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The Art of Longevity Season 9, Episode 3: Travis, with Fran Healy
Season 9 Episode 3
Fran Healy and his band Travis have this longevity thing down. Firstly, you must have a love and addiction to music, as something magical. Secondly, …
2 years ago
The Art of Longevity Season 9, Episode 2: Ed Harcourt
Season 9 Episode 2
After 25 years in the music business, both as a major label priority artist and as a jobbing musician, Ed Harcourt still has big ambitions.
“My great…
2 years ago
The Art of Longevity Season 9, Episode 1: Crowded House
Season 9 Episode 1
Try playing a Crowded House record (any of them) then let Spotify play on…you will get just the best selection of really great songs. Go on, try it a…
2 years, 1 month ago
The Art of Longevity Season 9 Preview, with Real Estate
Season 9
When Real Estate's fifth album The Main Thing was released to fairly mixed results, was it time for a reset? In a sense, yes. For band leader Martin …
2 years, 2 months ago
The Art of Longevity Season 8, Episode 5: The Staves
Season 8 Episode 5
Like many women creators in the (still) white, male dominated music industry, the Staveley-Taylor sisters aka The Staves, bring a sense of humbleness…
2 years, 4 months ago
The Art of Longevity Season 8, Episode 4: Beirut
Season 8 Episode 4
After the fiasco of having to cancel Beirut’s 2019 tour, Zach Condon knew he needed to take the time out to fully recover. Multiple infections, colds…
2 years, 5 months ago
The Art of Longevity Season 8, Episode 3: Metric
Season 8 Episode 3
Metric has become one of those bands that have paved the way for independence, along with Aimee Mann, Chance The Rapper and the other self-releasing …
2 years, 5 months ago
The Art of Longevity Season 8, Episode 2: Half Moon Run
Season 8 Episode 2
I had invited Half Moon Run onto the podcast after first hearing Salt - imploring their BMG PR to arrange it as a matter of priority.
Speaking with D…
2 years, 5 months ago
The Art of Longevity Season 8, Episode 1: Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
Season 8 Episode 1
In the 70s, the teenage years of Andy McCluskey and Paul Humphreys, one would have heard new music by word of mouth, from the music papers, and DJs l…
2 years, 6 months ago
Season 8 Preview: The Goo Goo Dolls, with John Rezeznik
Season 8
So many bands have a complex relationship with their biggest songs (probably because they essentially set a one dimensional benchmark - that of popul…
2 years, 7 months ago