Impossible Way Of Life

SUBSCRIBE TO IMPOSSIBLE WAY OF LIFE ON PATREON TO ACCESS FULL EPISODE https://www.patreon.com/animpossiblewayoflife Trevor is back to continue the important work we're doing on this recording manifesto. We all had to take a long hard into the mirror and face the music on this one. We might never record a song the same again once this is through. If you consider yourself a heritage revivalist,...

Today we are joined by Indie Rock royalty. We have the founder and curator of Jagjaguwar Records, Darius Van Arman, on the show. Darius has been a champion of great songs, freaky artists, and rock n roll individualism since 1996 when he started the label, and here he is, 30 years later, still doin it. 

SUBSCRIBE TO IMPOSSIBLE WAY OF LIFE ON PATREON TO ACCESS FULL EPISODE https://www.patreon.com/animpossiblewayoflife We needed to bring in a major player like two time Grammy nominee Trevor Spencer to really figure this thing out. We are getting to the core of something that feels very important. A set of old school principles for a new school of heritage revivalist recording freaks. 

Max is rattling down streets in a Fender humming panic. His Princeton is on the outs, more whole lotta nothing than whole lotta love. We make a call, so he puts the car in idle to cough up half remembered dreams while New York leaks past the windshield in streaks. Cut Worms are gearing up for another North American odyssey in support of “Transmitter,” and he talks to us live from the driver’s seat...

SUBSCRIBE TO IMPOSSIBLE WAY OF LIFE ON PATREON TO ACCESS FULL EPISODE https://www.patreon.com/animpossiblewayoflife We reclaim the word LEGIT for the way WE like to make music. The Beatos and Colliers of the world be damned. Also on this episode: a round of "Funny / Not Funny"...a new way to decide if bands are good or not. 

In one of the great pleasures of our podcasting lives, we are joined by the ever charming and inspiring Madison Cunningham to discuss her incredible new record, "Ace". 

SUBSCRIBE TO IMPOSSIBLE WAY OF LIFE ON PATREON TO ACCESS FULL EPISODE https://www.patreon.com/animpossiblewayoflife In the wake of all this recent "going legit" business, the lads get together for an informal Sunday chat. 

We team up with the Jokermen podcast to discuss the hot new Macca doc, "Man On The Run".

SUBSCRIBE TO IMPOSSIBLE WAY OF LIFE ON PATREON TO ACCESS FULL EPISODE https://www.patreon.com/animpossiblewayoflife Believe us, there is a big difference between doing music and making music. We are still refining this fresh hot take, but it applies to anyone who has dabbled in the impossible way of life. One thing we know for sure...it's all about balance. 

We are joined by two fine musicians, and even finer people, Mikaela Davis and John Lee Shannon to discuss Mikaela's new record "Graceland Way", which was produced by the two of them along side friend of the pod Dan Horne. They are also both members of The Grateful Shred so we talk a lot of jam. Is it easy to jam on a harp, you ask? You'll have to listen to find out. 

SUBSCRIBE TO IMPOSSIBLE WAY OF LIFE ON PATREON TO ACCESS FULL EPISODE https://www.patreon.com/animpossiblewayoflife Well, it's a long way to the top if you wanna rock 'n roll and, as of today, we've done 500 hours of this demented business. To celebrate this milestone we decided to feel ourselves by going through some of the all time greatest IWOL moments and episodes and a few surp...

From Pink Floyd's "Meddle" to the origins of Infected Clown to the Piazza test, this episode has a lot of seriously hot takes. We may have just solved the mystery of starting a successful band too. 

SUBSCRIBE TO IMPOSSIBLE WAY OF LIFE ON PATREON TO ACCESS FULL EPISODE https://www.patreon.com/animpossiblewayoflife Sometimes the boys just need a breather. In old school IWOL fashion, we get together, have a few drinks and do a podcast. What happens after that is in the ear of the beholder and the lap of the patrons. We do discuss who the most "New York" musicians are though.

The Atom...The Heart...The Mother. The essence of all life. The beginnings of all creation. The most fundamental principles at the core of all existence on this planet. Aaaand a pretty decent Pink Floyd album. 

SUBSCRIBE TO IMPOSSIBLE WAY OF LIFE ON PATREON TO ACCESS FULL EPISODE https://www.patreon.com/animpossiblewayoflife You'll have to listen to know what this one is all about...

We are joined by music supervisor, LA punk scenester, singer, songwriter and all around music lover, Tiffany Anders. Most recently you may have heard some tunes Tiffany likes on the soundtracks of hit shows like "The Lowdown" and "Reservation Dogs", but today she helps us trace the histories of American Indie Rock from SST to Sub Pop to...wherever we are now. 

SUBSCRIBE TO IMPOSSIBLE WAY OF LIFE ON PATREON TO ACCESS FULL EPISODE https://www.patreon.com/animpossiblewayoflife Floyd February carries on with our take on a record that sees a great band at a crossroads and, quite possibly, on the verge of collapse. Listening to this album is like hearing the group navigate a future without their spiritual leader, principal songwriter and frontman, Syd Barrett...

The requests for us to talk Floyd have been rolling in and the misty, grey, February timing feels right. Put a droplet in your morning tea cup, slip into your most colourful cravate and join us as we discuss the psychedelic genesis that is "Piper At The Gates Of Dawn".

SUBSCRIBE TO IMPOSSIBLE WAY OF LIFE ON PATREON TO ACCESS FULL EPISODE https://www.patreon.com/animpossiblewayoflife Not a great recollection of what this episode is about but James is back in the mix and we discuss Pink Floyd and The Eagles a fair bit. 

Johnny is in town and he met up with James at "The Main" Bar on Main Street to talk , psychogeography, piazza lifestyle, and vocal chains. An all timer folks.

Johnny is joined by Alex Bleeker and Dan Horne, two totemic pillars of the jam community. It took the passing of Bob Weir for this show to finally happen, and if there was ever a friendly rivalry between these two men, now is the time to leave it behind and come together in service of this beloved music. If we hesitate, John Mayer and Dave Matthews could take over for good.

John Mellancamp and Heartland Rock, The Hollywood Vampires, The Top Songs of 1966. We basically go through today's headlines in Ultimate Classic Rock and have laugh. 

On today's episode we are joined by Justin Gage, the man who started Aquarium Drunkard way back in 2005. If you have followed music over the past 20 years, you have almost certainly been turned onto a new (or old) record by his thoughtfully and carefully curated audio journal. Justin is a real head and we had a great time chatting with him. We need folks like him more than ever these days so...

SUBSCRIBE TO IMPOSSIBLE WAY OF LIFE ON PATREON TO ACCESS FULL EPISODE https://www.patreon.com/animpossiblewayoflife James is home from his holidays in Europe, we catch up and discuss the great Bob Weir.  This year also marks the 20 year anniversary of Destroyer's Rubies so we reminisce about the Vancouver music scene back in 2006.

James is still sipping Super Bock in Porto so the lads have a casual catch up and give each other a blind ranking challenge.