Impossible Way Of Life

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...

SUBSCRIBE TO IMPOSSIBLE WAY OF LIFE ON PATREON TO ACCESS FULL EPISODE https://www.patreon.com/animpossiblewayoflife If only there was a way to rank an artist's Piazza level and their corresponding Piazzabilities. If only we could replace our already exiting IWOL ranking categories with new Piazza versions. If only...

When we find ourselves in times of trouble, and need those words of wisdom - look no further whatsoever than our podcast's spiritual guru Mike Komaszczuk.

SUBSCRIBE TO IMPOSSIBLE WAY OF LIFE ON PATREON TO ACCESS FULL EPISODE https://www.patreon.com/animpossiblewayoflife Crooner lineage, mask vs music, AI John Lennon reels, having fun making music vs not having fun making music etc.  Oh, we also invent a game where you close your eyes and THINK ABOUT THE BEATLES, then you have to say the first image that comes to mind. 

We weren't planning to...but we ended up discussing Paul's new record. Full disclosure, neither of us have heard the whole thing, but it ended up leading to a bigger conversation...as usual,

SUBSCRIBE TO IMPOSSIBLE WAY OF LIFE ON PATREON TO ACCESS FULL EPISODE https://www.patreon.com/animpossiblewayoflife If memory serves...we spent most of this episode discussing children's TV show theme songs and the various careers of those who performed them. Still finding our groove for the summer, but we're here for it, mad for it, every Sunday for the patrons. 

Today we are joined by a major player and major pal to both James and Johnny: Mr. Brandon "my middle name is Wolfe" Scott. Brandon is not only James' co-combatant in the impossible way of life (by way of Yukon Blonde) but he has also been chipping away at a very impressive solo body of work these past few years. So, in the wake of his new Paul Simon inspired jam "Back For Me&qu...

The new Rolling Stones music video has us up in arms. This time they have gone too far. 

We basically spend the hour ranting like two Larry Davids about recent interactions with local businesses, people...society in general. Sometimes you gotta do it. Oh, we talked some Beach Boys and Beatles too. 

SUBSCRIBE TO IMPOSSIBLE WAY OF LIFE ON PATREON TO ACCESS FULL EPISODE https://www.patreon.com/animpossiblewayoflife We begin the task of defining the Heritage Revivalism genre and deciding which artists and albums currently belong there. 

Today we are joined by a major player and friend of the pod Johanna Samuels. Johanna is a true delight and always one of our favourite guests. This episode featured two main topics:  1. What we would order at various Margaritaville locations.  2. Johanna's wonderful new (Beatlesy) music she's been releasing.  Tune in, turn on, drop out everyone. It's an impossible way of life. 

SUBSCRIBE TO IMPOSSIBLE WAY OF LIFE ON PATREON TO ACCESS FULL EPISODE https://www.patreon.com/animpossiblewayoflife Stacey brought it to our attention that we already did 2 episodes on Fleetwood Mac's Tusk about 4 years ago. Both of us had forgotten. In any case, why not talk about it again, right? So here we are. It's an impossible way of life everyone. 

A couple of summers ago Sam went and visited Johnny on the coast of Vancouver island and together they recorded almost 40 songs. Now 28 of those songs have been released. That seemed like something worth doing a podcast about. 

SUBSCRIBE TO IMPOSSIBLE WAY OF LIFE ON PATREON TO ACCESS FULL EPISODE https://www.patreon.com/animpossiblewayoflife At long last we are joined by our long time pal and fellow Pop Tunesmith STACEY. Over the hour we discussed everything from her run in with Sir Paul McCartney to threading the needle between Heritage Revivalism and Contemporary Pop to Fleetwood Mac's "Tusk". Stacey is...

James gives Johnny a hard hitting, Charlie Rose style interview about his new album "Dazzle Me".

SUBSCRIBE TO IMPOSSIBLE WAY OF LIFE ON PATREON TO ACCESS FULL EPISODE https://www.patreon.com/animpossiblewayoflife Johnny pops to Vancouver and we go to the Sam Roberts and Flyte concerts. More importantly though, we went to the best bar in Vancouver (Tafs) to get fired up beforehand. 

BIG STAR, the greatest band that never got BIG. Or at least not until it was too late. This was mostly a discussion about the two main characters in the Big Star story: Alex Chilton and Chris Bell. So much so, that we ranked both of them. 

SUBSCRIBE TO IMPOSSIBLE WAY OF LIFE ON PATREON TO ACCESS FULL EPISODE https://www.patreon.com/animpossiblewayoflife A Sunday slice on one of Johnny's favourite days of the year. 

We finally get a start on our Pilgrim Pirate Pagan venn diagram, but there's a whole lot more in this episode beyond that. For those of you who may be new to the show, this is a taste of Classic IWOL.