Pass-Through Frequencies EP07 | Guest: David Bazan (Pedro the Lion) 

man Bazan is just so wise and grounded about his music, could listen to him talk about his stuff for hours

Its so comforting to know that these songwriters experience the same problems that I experience more or less. Its so easy to get caught up in your own head and think you can't do it, but that's a universal thing that we all struggle with, and most of the time all you can do about it is to let go and see what happens

I love feeling like a fly on the wall listening to really interesting people engage. It's like sitting in a cafe, waiting for your day to start and overhearing a conversation next to you. I desprately want to jump into it and ask questions, but I don't know why! I'm not a musician, but I feel like these conversations are universal truths that can apply to anything a person is passionate about.

Thanks for having Dave on! He's one of my favorite artists of all time. I saw you guys play together in Albuquerque around 2011 at the Sunshine Theater, I believe. Oddly enough, the same friend turned me on to both Jimmy Eat World and Pedro the Lion around 20 years ago. I'll be forever in his debt.

I’m just here for Jim’s impromptu Fender ads 😆

I would absolutely listen to a weekly podcast with you and Bazan. He's one of the best songwriters alive. I'd also love to see Matt Talbott from HUM on the podcast. They have an amazing new album out.

Oh my goodness, just when I thought this series couldn't get any better... David Freaking Bazan!

This is very therapeutic hearing musicians I admire struggle with the same things I do. Thank you.

Here’s some future guest suggestions: Mike Kinsella - American Football/Owen Christopher Simpson - Mineral/Mountain Time Matt Pryor - The Get Up Kids/New Amsterdams Jeremy Egnik - Sunny Day Real Estate Dustin Kensrue - Thrice Cedric Bixler-Zavala - At the drive in/Mars Volta Anthony Green - Saosin/Circa Survive

I love these so much. Jim you are so fascinating! Would love to see one of these with Brian Fallon of gaslight anthem.

“I Do” is an all time fav of Daves. Loved the tour you guys did together.

Jim you gotta get davey havok on!

I was just telling someoneabout my Tele Thinline. Love that axe

I love this. Bazan is my spirit animal.

"the hesitance to let things suck" may be the most understated definition of artistry I've ever heard :D

Pedro the Lion and Jimmy Eat world are some of my favorite bands this is gunna be a great ep

David seems like such a genuinely NICE guy, which makes his music even better - loved this chat, Jim

2 of my very favorite artists of all time.

One of those shows with the CD recordings had a bit of banter between songs referencing a fake phone call interview with Jim I made on my previous RU-vid channel. Quite memorable for me, for sure!

Pedro the Lion was such a big part of my life journey up to this point. Thank you David!

Thank you for addressing musicians listening to their own music! I feel like that's something people don't want to admit for whatever reason.

Hey Jim, if you're reading this, I'd love to hear you play a lick from Dizzy in one of your podcast intros :D

Jim, these videos are great! Please keep them coming.

Desperate for approval I just put out my fifth short film, which I think is my best yet but has a lot of problems. I shared it with my friends who worked on it with me and with my parents. They all said they liked it and I was disappointed. I am also negative like Bazan in the sense that I get paranoid, I think, oh they are only saying that bc they are being nice. If it was really good or worthwhile people would be telling me to quit. So I began thinking, I just want someone to tell me I'm shit. So my dad finally watched it, and he didn't finish it. He told me it wasn't his cup of tea. In a strange way, that felt the best. Because you know it's honest

Jim, these conversations have been so eye-opening and informative and hella entertaining. Even for me as a non-musician. Would to hear you talk with a Black artist if you can make it happen - Kele from Bloc Party, Nnamdï, or anyone in the hip hop industry would be absolutely fascinating to hear their perspective.

David Bazan is one The of Greatest of all time.

I love these videos Jim keep em coming! currently writing an album and expeirencing writers block so these talks have helped inspire me a lot! thanks

Nice David Bazan is one of my favorite songwriters. Jim, may I recommend an interview with Aaron Wiess from mewithoutYou? I'd like to hear what takes he may have. Great work with pass-through frequencies!

I keep buying all these Fender guitars because Jim's ads are so damn good and intense

Absolutely loving this series!!! Please Jim, if you know (or even if you don’t), bring on Claudio Sanchez!!!

Those heavy strings are amazing. I might have to change to 13s now. Uhg!

This is my favorite thing on RU-vid. I have been watching all of these episodes and the mini dives and getting really inspired to try new things, or recognize things I do that I didn't even realize were conscious decisions. Would you ever consider doing an audience questions episode? I have so many questions about your studio and process!

Oh wow! I used to listen to Pedro the Lion all the time back in the day, I just never knew the singers name. Great, great show Jim. Keep up the good work. Saludos from Mexico!

Can't believe I'm just finding this.

This is amazing. Keep the videos coming!

BEAUTIFUL & INSPIRING

I was at that gig in Manchester- got the CD too :) The show was great so doesn't matter.

Quick question for all the fans of mostly 80's-90's (and just a smidgen of the early to mid 2000's) punk/emo/etc. I'm pretty sure I've become the old guy who thinks that all music today sucks ass, and I really miss that feeling of running to vintage vinyl to pick up the new album by J church, J.E.W., Jets to Brazil, or any other amazing band beginning with J. There wasn't really a specific sound through that time frame, but there was something special about it that I can't quite put my finger on. Bands sounded very different from each other, yet similar enough to the point where it was damn near impossible to pick an ultimate favorite. The good thing is that even after 30+ years, I can still enjoy listening to all those old albums (almost as much as I did when they were new). The last band I fell in love with was Forgetters, and that kinda doesn't count because I was following the artists previous bands. OK, no more filibustering. The question is this... Can any of you please give me suggestions of newer bands that have the same feeling of bands from back then? Maybe even list some of your favorites from back then in case I missed it. Thanks

I'm Commander Shepard, and this is my favorite thing to watch on the internet.

Pedro the Lion ❤

Please interview Jeremy Enigk, Jim.

I hope you have a Ken Andrews interview in the chamber! Love the show. Thank you.

"It's not a ripoff, it's a reference!" - B.D., by way of D.B.

Damn I feel like a real song writer now. Listening to two of the best, two of my favorites who go through pretty much the all the same feelings. Nice.

Nihilist Fender Ads. Yes please.

Jim...call Claudio...that's the ultimate PTF that we all want to see. :)

Man, I just live for this series right now. Super helpful. Inspires me to write and work on more musical ideas. Also, I still neeeeed a JA-90. Who can get me a hot deal! Or do I have to wait and pray for some Covid relief money?

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Great series, love David Bazan, whether him, Pedro, Lo Tom. Like Jimmy Eat World too :-)

a dave holmes joke in there bout Scandinavia.

Jim, these are sick! Love the open and honest song writing discussion. I would love to hear from Lee Ronaldo or Johnny Marr (and Isaac Brock would be incredible if you could convince him!)

OH MY GOD!!!!!!!!!!

Wonderful conversation!

Get Mike Kinsella, Matt Pryor and the guys from No Knife

"Nihilism is, like... so not me... Fender" I died

The final insurgents of grunge and emo in the thick of it!!!😅😅

Jim Adkins becoming joe Rogan with hair is a daydream of mine

Please have Chris Walla on. Or Evan Stephens Hall from Pinegrove. Love these

Aha so true about a show having a glitch making it that much more memorable. The one time I saw RATM was 2010 at the La coliseum and the sound dropped twice to the opening of testify like Jim said theirs had dropped twice gearing the crowd aha crowd was like awh then started again but dropped again and then started again aha. Another time is when circa had an acoustic performance in Mesa at the art center and the power to the city went out by us plugging in aha literally got the moment the sound and power went out, it was such a unique noise and crowd awh aha truly made it that much more memorable. Always love these and the fender ads 😆

You know physics!!!

Wow I think this is the first one where it ended and I was like "is that it?" On a side note, God pranked me and had the cvs playing the Pink and Nate Ruess song yesterday.

classic use of entropy to sell guitars ;)

Damn, you definitely need to do another video with Bazaan.

Buddy, Jim. I know this is all backlogged but release these once a week and you'll have 100k subs and way more views per video. There's a science to RU-vid and you're doing it all wrong just dumping these epic videos on here nonstop.

Dude....seriously, Jim....can we count on you dropping new videos on a (nearly) daily basis?

bring on Jon Foreman!

I saw Dave Bazan and I clicked.

Tom DeLonge next 🤞

Love these vids! Any chance you could get Ken Andrews?

The livestreams killed jim !

"I'm into skeletons"

This is ok, but I was hoping for more specific David stuff. Plenty of Jim cutting in.

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