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The Art of Longevity Season 13, Episode 6: Kurt Vile
Season 13 Episode 6
I caught up with Kurt for the Art of Longevity at his home in the leafy, trail-threaded neighbourhood of Mount Airy ("there's like one coffee shop, o…
1 day, 12 hours ago
The Art of Longevity Season 13, Episode 5: Broken Social Scene
Season 13 Episode 4
There’s a point in every long music career where survival becomes more interesting than success. Not survival in the purely commercial sense. Not cha…
2 weeks, 2 days ago
The Art of Longevity Season 13, Episode 4: The Twilight Sad
Season 13 Episode 4
After seven years between records, The Twilight Sad have returned with It’s the Long Goodbye, an album forged through grief, survival and renewal. Wa…
4 weeks, 1 day ago
The Art of Longevity Season 13, Episode 3: Midge Ure
Season 13 Episode 3
From his early days with proto-punk pop band Slik, through his tenure with ex-Sex Pistol Glen Matlock’s Rich Kids, the creation of Visage, and tourin…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
The Art of Longevity Season 13, Episode 2: Ladytron, with Daniel Hunt
Season 13 Episode 2
Ladytron have never followed a conventional path to longevity. That’s good, because there isn’t one. This band has worked through cycles - creative s…
2 months, 1 week ago
The Art of Longevity Season 13, Episode 1: Ólafur Arnalds
Season 13 Episode 1
Ólafur Arnalds reflects on creativity, the changing music landscape, and the deeper emotional connection we risk losing in a hyper-digital world. Thi…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
The Art of Longevity Episode 87: Karnivool
Season 13 Episode 4
In an era dominated by playlists, TikTok, Reels and Shorts, reduced attention spans and endless content, Karnivool doubled down on the album as a com…
4 months, 1 week ago
The Art of Longevity Episode 86: Guilty Pleasures, with Sean Rowley
Season 13 Episode 3
I gave Sean Rowley a call after writing up an article on “Unguilty Pleasures” (see Chill Gonzales episode 64) - Gonzales' campaign against music snob…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
The Art of Longevity Episode 85: Idlewild, with Roddy Woomble
Season 13 Episode 2
Emerging from Edinburgh’s music scene in the mid-1990s, Idlewild carved out their place in a British rock scene choc-a-bloc with guitar bands (the ha…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
The Art of Longevity Episode 84: The Charlatans, with Tim Burgess
Season 13 Episode 1
I’ve been trying to get Tim Burgess to join me on The Art of Longevity for at least 10 seasons. Ultimately, a new Charlatans album, We Are Love, seem…
7 months ago