Life to Labyrinth
61 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 year ago -Three Canadians that realized we were sick of hearing the same 50 songs we listened to in high school. So we're going to be introducing each other to music we like and music we've heard is good, even if we think we'll hate it! Each week we pick an album, listen, and discuss it to see where the conversation takes us. Join us as we explore the pop culture that made us! **Podcast theme music by Devon Rose**
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Steel Panther - Feel the Steel
April 10, 2023 10:02 - 46 minutes - 41.7 MBRecorded in January of 2022. We listened to the 2009 album Feel the Steel, by Steel Panther. Knowing very little about what we were in for, we dove in and just had to face the music...so to speak. Join us as Bryn asks for forgiveness and Angie and Emily learn where their respective lines are when it comes to musical parody humor.
Air - Moon Safari
March 31, 2023 10:02 - 43 minutes - 39.6 MBFor our return episode we decided to review something we're all familiar with that's celebrating it's 25th anniversary this year! 1998's Moon Safari by Air. Comfortably fitting into the Relaxtronica genre, we had a great time reminiscing as we revisited this old friend
Where Did We Go?
March 25, 2023 23:45 - 23 minutes - 20.9 MBOnce upon a time, we had a podcast, then it seemed like we didn't....but we do. We wanted to explain ourselves and see if you'll take us back
Greta Van Fleet - From The Fires
May 13, 2022 10:04 - 45 minutes - 41.9 MBOn this episode we listened to three bothers and another guy throw it down Frankenmuth-style, it's Greta Van Fleet with their album from 2017, From the Fires! Marvel as we talk about how they aren't Led Zeppelin; how Bryn is a music gear nerd, and Angie fills us in on how she fills out a SPANX Podcast Theme Music by Devon Rose
Silk Sonic - An Evening with Silk Sonic
April 22, 2022 10:02 - 40 minutes - 36.4 MBOn this, our fifty first episode we are taking a listen to another of Emily's picks, An Evening with Silk Sonic from 2021. A strong album featuring Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak, with Bootsy Collins... but can they bring in both the noise and the funk? Podcast Theme Music by Devon Rose
Jacob Collier - Djesse Vol. 3
April 09, 2022 18:03 - 49 minutes - 59.1 MBFor our 50th episode we've stretched ourselves way out of our comfort zones with Bryn's pick of Jacob Collier's 2020 release, Djesse Vol. 3. Not only did we learn that it's the piano that's out of tune, but we'd need to know a lot more about music theory to scratch the surface on what he's doing. Needless to say, Angie had some feelings on this... Podcast Theme Music by Devon Rose
Gin Wigmore - Gravel & Wine
March 25, 2022 10:04 - 47 minutes - 42.7 MBOn this episode we listen to one of Angie's picks that she took right out of a Heineken beer commercial, she thinks....Gin Wigmore's 2011 album Gravel & Wine. This New Zealand artist has a voice as powerful as the landscapes of her home country, although these days you can find her in Palm Springs running a hotel, and hopefully destroying on karaoke night in the hotel's lounge, but that's just us dreaming. Podcast Theme Music by Devon Rose
Broken Bells - After the Disco
March 11, 2022 11:10 - 51 minutes - 47 MBEmily comes back to join Angie and Bryn as we establish our new normal with the three of us, and brings her first album choice to the pod with Broken Bells' 2014 sophomore album, After the Disco. We all agreed it was a strong start to her suggestions and despite wandering into tangents, many of which ended up on the cutting room floor, we found lots to discuss about this band. Podcast Theme Music by Devon Rose
The Prettiots - Funs Cool
February 25, 2022 11:03 - 44 minutes - 40 MBWe kick off Season 3 officially with our new host Emily who last joined Bryn and Angie on our Rocky Horror Picture Show Episode. This week we were listening to the 2016 album Funs Cool by The Prettiots. A one album band that seems to have come and gone too quickly. Will their sweet ukulele jams, tongue in cheek attitude and pointed lyrics be enough to win us over? Podcast Theme Music by Devon Rose
MuchMusic - Big Shiny Tunes 2&3
January 07, 2022 11:11 - 46 minutes - 44.3 MBAfter talking about how they wanted to revisit these albums since the podcast started, Bryn and Angie have finally let themselves listen to the Canadian phenomenon that was the Big Shiny Tunes compilations. Focusing on the two most important in their lives they've gone with #2 and #3 from 1997 and 1998 respectively. Podcast Theme Music by Devon Rose
Jim Henson‘s - Labyrinth
December 21, 2021 11:02 - 1 hour - 59.9 MBIn this episode we really expose how far in advance we record episodes vs when we release them. In September 2021, for our first anniversary as a podcast we closed out our musical reviews with the 1986 movie Labyrinth. Staring David Bowie and Jennifer Connelly we look at this crazy Jim Henson movie and discuss the bizarre David Bowie soundtrack....you know when we weren't getting sidetracked by the prominent Bowie Bulge Podcast Theme Music by Devon Rose
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
November 19, 2021 11:12 - 32 minutes - 30.9 MBOn this episode we come in under our usual time due to technical issues when we were recording, but we were so excited to talk about 1971's Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory that we pushed on and tried to still salvage an episode out of it. We figured it's a bizarre movie with weird music and this bizarro episode is probably suitable. I SAID GOOD DAY! Podcast Theme Music by Devon Rose
Peter Pan
November 05, 2021 04:46 - 46 minutes - 43.4 MBFor this episode we took it way back to 1960 for the TV broadcast of the 1954 musical of the story of Peter Pan, Staring Mary Martin and Cyril Ritchard. Bryn and Angie reflect on how despite this being the most low budget production they've ever seen, everyone they spoke to over the week had absolutely seen it. Clap for Tinker Bell so she knows you believe in fairies, and doesn't die...clap! don't let Tink die! CLAP!! CLAP!!! Podcast Theme Music by Devon Rose
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
October 31, 2021 10:03 - 55 minutes - 49.9 MBAfter much promising that went unfulfilled we finally got a bonus episode done! We've joined in the annual fun of watching The Rocky Horror Picture Show for Halloween and have of course spent time listening to the soundtrack. Joined by a Angie's friend Emily, we share stories of loving the music and the movie that we've all seen "a bazillion" times, while simultaneously never having committed much of the plot to memory. Who actually knows the correct Time Warp dance moves? Emily claims it's ...
Moulin Rouge!
October 22, 2021 10:03 - 59 minutes - 53.1 MBOn this episode as we continue forth with exploring and reviewing musicals we arrive in 2001 for Baz Luhrmann's Moulin Rouge! Angie teaches us that this falls into a new category of musical that we were unfamiliar with, Rob doesn't hold back about his love for Nicole Kidman, and Bryn just can't enjoy a good thing and needs to discuss tuberculosis. Podcast Theme Music by Devon Rose
The Producers
September 24, 2021 10:14 - 59 minutes - 55.1 MBIn this episode we continue our attempt of watching and reviewing musicals with 2005's The Producers. Featuring Mel Brooks' soundtrack as a backbone we explore a first time watch for Bryn and Angie, while our guest host Rob enjoys another of his many rewatches of this legendary film. Podcast Theme Music by Devon Rose
Disney‘s - Mary Poppins
September 10, 2021 10:02 - 1 hour - 68.8 MBAfter discussing it for ages and teasing it in past episodes we finally dove headfirst into our first week of watching musicals. Our friend Rob is back to help us review and try to understand the cultural milestone that is Disney's Mary Poppins. We share memories of the movie and talk about how Mary Poppins is perhaps not really the hero of the story. Podcast Theme Music by Devon Rose
Sly & The Family Stone - The Woodstock Experience
August 30, 2021 10:02 - 1 hour - 57.7 MBOn this episode Bryn and Angie discuss how watching the documentary Summer of Soul turned into listening to Sly & The Family Stone's performance at Woodstock. The album is called The Woodstock Experience and it's an amazing snapshot of one of the best bands every put together at the top of their game. Naturally the conversation drifts to talking about the The Woodstock Music and Art Fair and the Harlem Cultural Festival that the Summer of Soul documentary is about. Podcast Theme Music by De...
Eve 6 - Eve 6
August 13, 2021 11:03 - 43 minutes - 40.6 MBOn this episode we wrap up our 90's theme with Angie's own pick for her birthday. The 1998 self titled release by Eve 6, yes the "Heart in a Blender song" album. We manage to draw our conclusions and tangent all under 50 min for this pocket sized episode. By the way, in case we don't mention it in the episode you can find their twitter here. Podcast Theme Music by Devon Rose
Spice Girls - Spice & Spice World
July 30, 2021 11:03 - 59 minutes - 72.1 MBOn this episode we have our second week of 90's music and take our second try at reviewing two albums by the same artist. We tackled 1996's Spice and 1997's Spice World by the world wide phenomenon known as The Spice Girls. We had so much to say we only went on one little tangent about Robbie Williams and some other English boy band that only Steven has heard of. Podcast Theme Music by Devon Rose We even found Geri Body Yoga
Radiohead - OK Computer
July 16, 2021 11:02 - 1 hour - 92.7 MBFor this episode we begin Angie's birthday theme of the 90's with Radiohead's 1997 album OK Computer. Although it was met with groans when Bryn announced it as his selection, we all seemed to be pleasantly surprised. Tangents include Netflix shows and figuring out the criteria for a favorite song. Podcast Theme Music by Devon Rose Angie's Blog: https://gracenic8.com/
Lily Allen - Alright, Still
July 02, 2021 11:04 - 56 minutes - 51.5 MBOn this week's episode we visit another of Angie's favorite British artists, Lily Allen and her debut album Alright, Still. We all agreed that the hardest part was conveying how we felt about it into words, but somehow we managed. Podcast Theme Music by Devon Rose
AJR - Neotheater
June 11, 2021 16:40 - 51 minutes - 48.3 MBOn this episode Steven takes us on a deep dive of his research into the band AJR and regales Bryn and Angie on all the fun facts he discovered about the band and their album Neotheater. Spoilers, they didn't do anywhere near as much research as him. Podcast Theme Music by Devon Rose
Claptone - Charmer
May 28, 2021 11:30 - 48 minutes - 46.7 MBOn this week's episode we listen to 2015's Charmer by Claptone, one of Bryn's favorite artists of the last couple of years much to his surprise. Angie and Steven come away from the experience feeling like the spice in this dance music may have contained a little too much flour. We also share stories about house music and Angie has a quiz to see if Bryn and Steven can tell the difference between a fake house music genre and a real one. Podcast Theme Music by Devon Rose
Deerhoof - Offend Maggie
May 21, 2021 14:02 - 55 minutes - 51.5 MBOn this week's episode we welcome back our co-host Steven and our friend Rob. Rob has fixed his mic issues from our last episode and we dig into his suggestion of Deerhoof's 2008 release, Offend Maggie. In possibly our most challenging listen to date we all found things to enjoy and opportunities to laugh at how bizarre an album it is. Podcast Theme Music by Devon Rose
David Usher - Little Songs
May 07, 2021 16:25 - 48 minutes - 44.4 MBOn this episode Bryn and Angie are joined by our friend Rob to listen to Angie's favorite artist David Usher's first solo album Little Songs from 1998. Angie and Rob share their very strong feelings about David's appearance and Angie shares some of her memories from a lifetime of being a "Moist Gal" Podcast Theme Music by Devon Rose
Cyndi Lauper - She's So Unusual
May 03, 2021 07:27 - 50 minutes - 49.7 MBOn this episode Bryn and Angie round out our third of three weeks listening to music from the 1980's with 1983's She's So Unusual by Cyndi Lauper. We discuss how watching her episode of Behind the Music helped us connect with Cyndi as an artist and her find a level of charm and enjoyment in the album we didn't see originally. Angie puts Bryn on the spot for more "this or that" 80's song questions. We also discuss gaining weight over COVID and the toll it's taking on how fast our pants wear o...
INXS - Kick
April 26, 2021 06:42 - 59 minutes - 57 MBOn this episode Bryn and Angie are in our second of three weeks listening to music from the 1980's with INXS's 1987 album Kick. We discuss the album and the documentary Mystify from 2019 and how it really helped us connect with the band. Angie brings back her "this or that" 80's song questions and discussed her COVID scare. Podcast Theme Music by Devon Rose
Tears For Fears - Rule the World: The Greatest Hits
April 17, 2021 23:17 - 52 minutes - 52.8 MBOn this episode Bryn and Angie begin the first of three weeks listening to music from the 1980's with 2017's Rule the World: The Greatest Hits from Tears For Fears. We discuss how the 80's has been the purposefully forgotten decade, but really doesn't deserve to be and continue to work out how to listen to artists once they're accused of being abusive people. Podcast Theme Music by Devon Rose
Santigold - Master of My Make-Believe
April 10, 2021 06:25 - 55 minutes - 54.4 MBOn this episode Bryn and Angie are joined by Renee from the Ravage Love Podcast to listen to an album she was very excited to share with us, Santigold's 2012 album Master of My Make-Believe! We struggled through recording interruptions and technical issues but kept going because we all agreed Santigold is definitely worth it. Tangents include reality TV and Celine Dion. Podcast Theme Music by Devon Rose Ravage Love Podcast
Aretha Franklin - The Genius of Aretha Franklin
March 26, 2021 15:31 - 52 minutes - 51.9 MBThis week we've been listening to one of the newly released Aretha Franklin compilation albums, The genius of Aretha Franklin. Angie shares stories of her life long love of Aretha and her devastation when introduced to Aretha's 1968 Live in Paris album. Podcast Theme Music by Devon Rose
Swollen Members - Beautiful Death Machine
March 19, 2021 15:45 - 56 minutes - 69.9 MBOn this episode Angie and Bryn are once again joined by Ben as we listen to another rap album. This time we go with Canada's own Swollen Members' album Beautiful Death Machine. Tangents include nightlife in Toronto and reality TV. Podcast Theme Music by Devon Rose
Shelby Merry - Young Guns & Revelations
March 12, 2021 17:37 - 1 hour - 75 MBThis week Bryn and Angie are joined by our first guest, her bother Ben. We also tried listening to two albums by an artist for the first time to compare them, Shelby Merry's Young Guns from 2013 and 2019's Revelations. We talk about her being involved in Final Space and Ben and Angie tell stories about growing up as the children of two teachers. Podcast Theme Music by Devon Rose
Shelby Merry - Young Guns and Revelations
March 12, 2021 17:37 - 1 hour - 75 MBThis week Bryn and Angie are joined by our first guest, her bother Ben. We also tried listening to two albums by an artist for the first time to compare them, Shelby Merry's Young Guns from 2013 and 2019's Revelations. We talk about her being involved in Final Space and Ben and Angie tell stories about growing up as the children of two teachers. Podcast Theme Music by Devon Rose
A Perfect Circle - Mer de Noms
March 08, 2021 00:47 - 55 minutes - 69 MBFor our last week of Breakup Albums, Bryn and Angie swing back to a staple in Angie's life for A Perfect Circle's debut studio album Mer de Noms. Angie shares concert stories including seeing A Perfect Circle in Ottawa, we also go on a tangent discussing the challenges of choosing a family name when having a baby. Podcast Theme Music by Devon Rose
Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill
February 26, 2021 16:01 - 1 hour - 79.3 MBIn this, our third week of Breakup Albums, Bryn and Angie actually stay on topic and gush about listening to Jagged Little Pill by Alanis Morissette. Angie shares her long history with this album, how much it meant to her growing up and how much it influenced her taste in music, Bryn shares a musical memory that they share but had both forgotten about. Podcast Theme Music by Devon Rose
Hozier - Hozier
February 19, 2021 17:39 - 53 minutes - 67.6 MBOn this week's episode Bryn and Angie discuss listening to Hozier's self titled album in our second week of Breakup Albums. Tangents include Adventure Time, artists that have passed away, and conflicts about listening to musicians we love when allegations come out about them. Podcast Theme Music by Devon Rose
Supertramp - Crime Of The Century
February 09, 2021 21:43 - 57 minutes - 56.4 MBOn this week's Episode Bryn and Angie hold down the fort without Steven as we discuss our first "Breakup Album" as per our February theme, Supertramp's Crime of the Century. Tangents include dreading work from home ending, Graham Norton, and the BBC. Podcast Theme Music by Devon Rose
Charley Pride - The Best of Charlie Pride
February 02, 2021 16:01 - 1 hour - 75.4 MBOn this episode Steven introduces Country Music to the Podcast, with 2014's The Best of Charlie Pride. In addition to the album we talk about our personal experience resisting country music while growing up surrounded by it. Podcast Theme Music by Devon Rose
The Struts - Everybody Wants
January 27, 2021 18:01 - 1 hour - 88.6 MBOn this week's episode we address the body glitter we have lodged in our ears after several weeks listening to Everybody Wants by The Struts. Tangents include British TV, online dating apps and Angie's celebrity crushes... Podcast Theme Music by Devon Rose
CupcakKe - Ephorize
January 21, 2021 18:01 - 1 hour - 82.7 MBOn this week's episode we try to overcome some recording difficulties while we emotionally recover from CupcakKe's Ephorize album....Grab some Cinnamon Toast Crunch and join us on a wild ride. Our parents should feel free to skip this one! Podcast Theme Music by Devon Rose
Life to Labyrinth - 2020 Wrapped
December 31, 2020 22:11 - 54 minutes - 64.2 MBOn this week's episode we go through and compare our Wrapped playlists. We compare most listened to songs, artists and other podcasts, paying special tribute to Alan Cross and The Ongoing History of New Music. Podcast Theme Music by Devon Rose
Bug Hunter - The Rough Draft
December 26, 2020 02:39 - 58 minutes - 68.5 MBOn this week's episode we discuss Bug Hunter's album The Rough Draft....In between tangents about YouTube and parenting, Top Gear and nachos. Podcast Theme Music by Devon Rose
Amy Winehouse - Back to Black
December 18, 2020 23:35 - 59 minutes - 72.4 MBIn this week's episode Steven returns to discuss Amy Winehouse's Back to Black album and the AMY Documentary. Podcast Theme Music by Devon Rose
alt-J - Relaxer
December 13, 2020 03:23 - 1 hour - 78.3 MBOn this week's episode, Steven takes a week off and leaves Angie and Bryn to discuss the folktronica gem, Relaxer by alt-J. Podcast theme music by Devon Rose
Stevie Wonder - Talking Book
December 03, 2020 21:46 - 1 hour - 87.3 MBOn this week's episode, we're joined by our friend Angie to bring a fresh viewpoint to our review of Stevie Wonder's Talking Book. This is the album from 1972 that features the hit, Superstition. Podcast theme music by Devon Rose
Amy Winehouse - Frank
November 27, 2020 20:12 - 1 hour - 76.3 MBOn this week's episode we visit Amy Winehouse's first album Frank. This is one of Bryn's favorite albums and a first listen for Steven. Podcast theme music by Devon Rose
Lizzo - Cuz I Love You
November 19, 2020 17:15 - 1 hour - 66.6 MBOn this week's episode we listen to Cuz I Love You by Lizzo. Bryn falls in love and Steven manages to relate it to Punk Rock. Podcast theme music by Devon Rose
Weird Al - Straight Outta Lynwood
November 07, 2020 22:15 - 49 minutes - 46.5 MBBonus Episode: We break our format and discuss Weird Al's Straight Outta Lynwood. Podcast theme music by Devon Rose
Labrinth, Sia & Diplo - LSD
November 06, 2020 17:17 - 1 hour - 61.9 MBOn this week's episode we inch ever closer to newly released music as we discuss Labrinth, Sia & Diplo Present... LSD. Podcast theme music by Devon Rose