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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, 7 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, 8 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, 9 months ago
The Art of Longevity 50th Episode: Corey Taylor
Season 8 Episode 50
What better guest for this 50th episode of The Art of Longevity than metal’s renaissance man Corey Taylor? A modern legend of the heavy metal genre, …
2 years, 10 months ago
The Art of Longevity Season 7, Episode 7: The Walkmen
Season 7 Episode 7
Following the highly accomplished 2012 album Heaven, cult American indie band The Walkmen went on hiatus. But now they have reformed. In a recent int…
2 years, 10 months ago
The Art of Longevity Season 7, Episode 6: Ron Sexsmith
Season 7 Episode 6
After he “couldn’t get arrested” in the 80s, post-grunge opened a window through which a then 30-year old Ron Sexsmith could climb. With his sincere,…
2 years, 11 months ago
The Art of Longevity Season 7, Episode 5: Ben Folds
Season 7 Episode 5
For Ben Folds, coming back on the scene with a new studio album feels like a breeze, literally:
“I Feel like the expectations are lowered but I have t…
3 years ago
The Art of Longevity Season 7, Episode 4: John Grant
Season 7 Episode 4
Asking John Grant to describe the essence of the record he is working on now, elicits a response that fascinates from the get go.
“I’m trying to marr…
3 years ago
The Art of Longevity Season 7, Episode 3: Joseph
Season 7 Episode 3
What’s more important in securing a band’s longevity - hit songs or a classic album? I put this question to Meegan and Allison Closner (the twin sist…
3 years, 1 month ago
The Art of Longevity Season 7, Episode 2: Mogwai
Season 7 Episode 2
In this episode of the Art of Longevity, we have the pleasure of chatting with Stuart Braithwaite, a member of the internationally renowned post-rock…
3 years, 2 months ago