Impossible Way Of Life

D'ya know what I mean?

SUBSCRIBE TO IMPOSSIBLE WAY OF LIFE ON PATREON TO ACCESS FULL EPISODE https://www.patreon.com/animpossiblewayoflife The IWOL boys have been a little banged up but we're back on the mic for some Beatles talk to make up for Sunday. 

The epic conclusion of our 3 episode reaction to Giles explaining his Rubber Soul re-mix/de-mix.

SUBSCRIBE TO IMPOSSIBLE WAY OF LIFE ON PATREON TO ACCESS FULL EPISODE https://www.patreon.com/animpossiblewayoflife We're gonna milk this thing for all it's worth...

SUBSCRIBE TO IMPOSSIBLE WAY OF LIFE ON PATREON TO ACCESS FULL EPISODE https://www.patreon.com/animpossiblewayoflife For the Patrons as a make up for Sunday... James is live from Bologna, Italy to discuss the new, revelatory, tell all interview Giles just did about de-mixing and modernizing Rubber Soul. 

"Why is your passport sweaty, sir?"

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In one of the great pleasures of our lives, we are joined by a man who really needs no introduction. The master of restraint himself, the thunder to Ringo's lightning, the Sidebury to George's Wilbury. From John to Bob to Harry to Randy, the drummer who put the roll in so much great rock music... Mr. Jim Keltner.

SUBSCRIBE TO IMPOSSIBLE WAY OF LIFE ON PATREON TO ACCESS FULL EPISODE https://www.patreon.com/animpossiblewayoflife Some say that ranking art is futile, impossible, does it a disservice. We say that we must know, once and for all, which Beatles album is better. This is the only way to figure it out and whatever is decided shall go down in the official record. 

We pit two Beatles albums that were both made into films and both start with H against one another and Johnny discusses the psychedelic awakening he had over the IWOL summer break. 

SUBSCRIBE TO IMPOSSIBLE WAY OF LIFE ON PATREON TO ACCESS FULL EPISODE https://www.patreon.com/animpossiblewayoflife After a month off IWOL is back and better than ever. The old energy is charged up and we're ready to take on the world. 

It's a God Damn Impossible Way Of Life... We love you all and we'll see you in September. xo Johnny and James

SUBSCRIBE TO IMPOSSIBLE WAY OF LIFE ON PATREON TO ACCESS FULL EPISODE https://www.patreon.com/animpossiblewayoflife (FOR BEATLES HEADS ONLY)  "Michelle" by The Beatles: The 1965 mono mix, the 1965 stereo mix, George Martin's 1986 alternate stereo mix, the 2009 remasters, the Giles Martin 2023 remix, the Giles Martin 2026 mix of Michelle (Take 1), The Giles Martin October 2026 stereo...

The moment that changed everything.... Also discussed: Giles is back to do a hatchet job on Rubber Soul - "I Shall Be Released" is still the only song chosen for an end of show ensemble sing-a-long.

SUBSCRIBE TO IMPOSSIBLE WAY OF LIFE ON PATREON TO ACCESS FULL EPISODE https://www.patreon.com/animpossiblewayoflife My parents are in town first time in a decade and in true Steinbeckian fashion I caravanned them out to Johnny's Ranch. A time was had. We catch up here, before the moment that changed it all, before our return to innocence.

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Fresh off the release of his new album "Enduro" (produced by Johnny), Wills Van Doorn is back to discuss everything from Power Pop community to Beatles beat mapping to Tame Impala Simulators. He's got the new record, the new haircut, the new city, the new attitude. This dude is ready to take a bite out of life and we're here for it. 

SUBSCRIBE TO IMPOSSIBLE WAY OF LIFE ON PATREON TO ACCESS FULL EPISODE https://www.patreon.com/animpossiblewayoflife At a time when rock was disappearing up its own velvet cape, Jonathan Richman turned boredom, highways, crushes, and convenience stores into sacred ground. Call it proto-punk, or an early sketch of power pop, there was no precedent for what Richman was up to - and whatever it was, we...

Jeffrey "Gassed Up" Silverstein is back and better than ever. He's got a fresh album, a fresh record deal, and a sunny spot in his Portland back yard where he can sip his iced coffee and talk shop with us. What more can you really ask for in this impossible way of life?

SUBSCRIBE TO IMPOSSIBLE WAY OF LIFE ON PATREON TO ACCESS FULL EPISODE https://www.patreon.com/animpossiblewayoflife We break down one of James' favourite "No Skips" albums - The power pop workhorse record that is "The Beat" by The Beat. 

We have't caught up in a while so it's a slice of life Wednesday pod. Some World Cup talk, some music talk, some gear talk. It's an Impossible Way Of Life, if you're here you know what to expect. 

SUBSCRIBE TO IMPOSSIBLE WAY OF LIFE ON PATREON TO ACCESS FULL EPISODE https://www.patreon.com/animpossiblewayoflife Another installment of music from James' living room, Cuban Bluegrass, Psychedelic Soul, and a Beach Boys song with a particularly demented drum mix.

Iggy Pop is selling champagne, AI is curating wine flights, recording studios stink like Uber Eats burritos. On today's episode of Impossible Way Of Life we are two grumpy old Rock 'n' Rollers fed up with the state of things. We're not defeated, though. It's time to take the world back. Take music back. Or at least wrestle back a little piece of it, just for us. 

SUBSCRIBE TO IMPOSSIBLE WAY OF LIFE ON PATREON TO ACCESS FULL EPISODE https://www.patreon.com/animpossiblewayoflife We are all too aware that most of the patrons of this podcast are not only music lovers, but performing musicians themselves. So, with a piazza inspired summer on the horizon, and likely a few gigs to prepare for, we break down some summer stage wear do's and don'ts. Everyo...

Jake Feinberg takes his place in the front row, like the curious alchemist at the edge of a carnival. Uninterested in the machinery of fame, he is a curiosity collector of those fleeting moments when sound becomes a temporary religion, because Jake is his own particular Hero's Journey, a musical ambassador attempting to heal humanity through interviews with artists and spiritualists. A blind...