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The Art of Longevity Season 3, Episode 7: Steve Mason
Steve Mason first made his name as one quarter (and the frontman of) the Beta Band, one of the most critically lauded acts of the late 1990s. They mi…
4 years, 1 month ago
The Art of Longevity Season 3, Episode 6: The Wombats
Season 3 Episode 6
The Wombats have defied all UK press scepticism (and cynicism) to become one of the country’s biggest indie pop bands. Big streaming audiences, huge …
4 years, 1 month ago
The Art of Longevity Season 3, Episode 5: Sea Power, with Yan
In a warm and whimsical conversation with Yan (Scott Wilkinson) of Sea Power, I learned to appreciate just what this unique band has achieved. With t…
4 years, 1 month ago
The Art of Longevity Season 3, Episode 4: Tears For Fears
From the earliest beginnings of 1983’s The Hurting to the band’s huge 1985 LP Songs From The Big Chair, Tears For Fears songs captured sadness, ambit…
4 years, 2 months ago
The Art of Longevity Season 3, Episode 3: Spoon, with Britt Daniel
Season 3 Episode 3
After the release of a ‘best of’ collection Everything Hits at Once in 2019, Spoon are back at long last with brand new material - the album Lucifer …
4 years, 2 months ago
The Art of Longevity Season 3, Episode 2: Feeder
Season 3 Episode 2
When it comes to longevity, Feeder keeps coming back around, and the guitar-rock scene is all the better for it. It was back in January 2001 that “Bu…
4 years, 3 months ago
The Art of Longevity Season 3, Episode 1: Suzanne Vega
Season 3 Episode 1
When Suzanne Vega played a short residency at New York’s exclusive, super high-end Cafe Carlisle in 2019 (for the second time in her career) she want…
4 years, 4 months ago
The Art of Longevity Season 2, Episode 6: Portico Quartet
Season 2 Episode 6
Discovering a band all to yourself is the best type of music discovery there is. One day in the mid 2000s as my wife and I wandered along London’s So…
4 years, 5 months ago
The Art of Longevity Season 2, Episode 5: Mew
Season 2 Episode 5
If one of the secrets to longevity in the music industry is simply taking your time, then Danish alternative rock band Mew are grand masters. Formed …
4 years, 6 months ago
The Art of Longevity Season 2, Episode 4: Los Lobos
When I sat down with Steve Berlin, the Los Lobos sax player and de facto spokesperson, I was a little more than intrigued. To most people around the …
4 years, 7 months ago