THE WASTING TIME PODCAST

We are joined by Jason Tate, founder and owner of chorus.fm . Jason built absolutepunk.net in the early 2000s after his love for blink-182 and MxPx, the site grew and grew over the next few years and soon became a staple in the alternative music scene. In 2016 he successfully re-branded the site as 'chorus.fm' and it has maintain its popularity. Jason talks us through starting the site and it beco...

We had the pleasure of chatting with Max Collins , singer of Eve 6 and Fitness . Max talks us through his rise to fame in the late 90s at a very young age and what it was like at the time. He candidly tells us about those early arena tours with Third Eye Blind and the continued success of Eve 6. Max has just come of the 'Songs and Stories' tour with amongst other famous songwriters, Chris Collingw...

Sebastien Lefebvre , guitarist in Simple Plan , takes a break from his busy schedule to join us this time. We talk about his recent performance on the main stage at Slam Dunk Festival, his musical history and what it is like playing in one of the biggest pop punk bands in the world. Sebastien also hosts the Idobi radio show ' Man Of The Hour ', which returned this week.  We also have time for a po...

This time we are joined by Josh Madden. Josh is part of the management company MDDN, which he heads up with his younger brothers Benji and Joel from Good Charlotte. As well as Good Charlotte, MDDN is home to a diverse range artists including Architects, Anti-Flag and Bishop Briggs. Josh takes time out of busy schedule to discuss the history of MDDN, his love for the UK and watching his younger bro...

This time we are joined by Vinnie Caruana , known for fronting both I Am The Avalanche and The Movielife , as well as being a solo artist. Vinnie talks us through growing up in Long Island (including the time he almost went to jail) and forming The Movielife. We get into the popularity of The Movielife in the UK in particular and the band splitting up at what seemed to be a high point in their car...

In this episode Gary Yay comes by for a chat. Gary has been been in several bands in the UK alternative and pop punk scene since the early 2000s. We cover his years fronting the Brighton band Poindexter and their years playing with contemporaries such as Phineas Gage and Not Katies as well as being part of the first Punktastic tour. Gary talks about the time he was offered to join the Ordinary Boy...

This time we are joined by Tim Rogner of pop punk legends Allister . Tim kindly took time out from his busy Saturday to discuss his years touring the world in a band beloved by many. He takes us through the early Drive Thru Records years and how the band became full time. Allister has always been big in Japan, so Tim shares fond memories of touring over there and their recent visit. Tim gives his...

We are joined by Chris Messer, singer of Chicago pop punk band Showoff and owner of Dodgeball Records . Chris goes into detail about Showoff's early days and how they became the first band to record with mega producer John Feldmann. We discuss the sophomore effort recorded with Mark Trombino and the crazy reasons that that album never saw the light of day. Chris candidly tells us about the disgrac...

After a bit of a break we are joined by producer Zakk Cervini . Zakk has just produced and co-wrote the EP for Simple Creatures , a new band consisting of Mark Hoppus (blink-182) and Alex Gaskarth (All Time Low). He has also recently produced music for Good Charlotte, FEVER 333, Atreyu, Halsey, YUNGBLUD and many many more. We discussed his time coming up working for John Feldmann, being managed by...

The Burnt Tapes are our first returning guests! Phil and Pan came by to discuss their upcoming album 'Never Better'. We get into how the album came about and what they have been up to recently, including their first shows in their home country of Greece. We also discuss new releases by American Football, MxPx, Simple Creatures and Shy Tooth.

James and Chris made it along to the Boston Music Rooms to meet Dan Allen of Ducking Punches . Dan discusses the history of the band, how he balances touring with his illustration work, how they recently played their 1000th show as a band. He goes in depth as to what he thinks of the current UK punk scene.

After a long break, we're back with guest Dylan Slocum of Spanish Love Songs . Dylan joined us straight after arriving in the UK for the first time and had been awake for 28 hours! We got straight into Dylan's first impressions of the UK and London and why he's better company for his band on tour in Europe. Topics covered in this episode include: the pronunciation of blink-182 , Hot Water Music 's...

For episode 16 Ollie Ward of  Mean Caeser , Great Cynics and Myelin joins us.  We talk about recent events with Joe Sib and SideOneDummy Records , the upcoming Lightyear documentary and news involving Phinius Gage .  We discuss new music from Ducking Punches , Nervus , Red City Radio , Southpaw , Frank Turner (who Ollie tells us a funny story about),  Summer Wars , Press Club , Hot Snakes , Spanis...

Episode 15 is here with guest John Allen of Disconnect Disconnect Records .  James and Darren discuss the Menzingers gig at Shepherd’s Bush and Darren’s intolerance for tote bags.  We discuss the newly released Harker album that John has put out.  John tells us a crazy story about a recent Great Collapse gig.  John and Chris discuss the Brighton punk scene in the early 2000s, how John came to rele...

The new Wasting Podcast line-up welcome our first guest Giles Bidder  of Great Cynics .  We talk to Giles about how his love of music came about and his years of touring in GC and also Honey Joy . We also discuss recent releases by Hot Water Music , Telethon , Showoff  and Propagandhi  

The Wasting Time Podcast is back!  Chris and Darren are joined by new co-host James Farrelly.  We discuss recent releases by Iron Chic, Rebuilder and Direct Hit! New full episode to come soon with the next guest 

This week on The Wasting Time Podcast we are joined by Rich and Phoebe of the  Happy Accidents . We run through the recent releases, including  Yellowcard 's farewell ' Rest in Peace ',  Taking Back Sunday 's latest ' Tidal Wave ' and  Doe 's single, from forthcoming debut album, ' Sincere '.   We also take a look at  Direct Hit! 's ' Wasted Mind ' and go in-depth on  blink-182 's long awaited ' C...

This week Chris and Quinn break the silence by sitting down and discussing the recent  blink-182  acoustic shows, their new single  Rabbit Hole  and first impressions of Matt Skiba's involvement in the band. We also briefly discuss new music;  Direct Hit!  -  Was it the Acid? ,  Hot Mass  -  Nervous Tensions  album, and  Wicked Bears  -  Self Titled  EP   The Wasting Time Podcast   Twitter - @wast...

In episode 10 of The Wasting Time Podcast we are joined by  Dan Bond  of  Myelin  and formerly of  Apologies, I Have None . We discuss the news that  Bad Ideas  are  calling it a day , bands for  Fest 15  have been announced, and Quinn and Darren chat about  The Flatliners  recent Camden gig and Dan simultaneously solves the issue of long bar service.   We review the new  Moose Blood  single, ' Ho...

This week Chris, Darren, and Quinn are joined by  Mike Herrera  of  MxPx  and  Tumbledown .   In this week's news we discuss Absolute Punk's transition to  chorus.fm  and what the website is going to be doing in the future and how musicians can use the internet to make money.   And we chat to Mike about favourite TV shows; where his passion for live performance started; the origins of MxPx; rehear...

In Episode 8 of The Wasting Time Podcast Chris, Darren, and Quinn are joined by  Mike Turner  of  Pacer . The guys discuss the new book due from  NOFX , ' The Hepatitis Bathtub and Other Stories ',  Off With Their Heads  UK  tour dates , and the news of a new pop-punk inspired TV series ' Headliners '.   This week we review  Muncie Girls  first full length album ' From Caplan to Belsize ' and the...

Chris, Darren, and Quinn are joined by Anton and Phil from  The Burnt Tapes  in episode 7 of The Wasting Time Podcast. After discussing the news that  Jamie  is leaving the  King Blues , the gang review the new  The Start Line  EP ' Anyways ',  Creeper's  latest  The Stranger EP , and a new track ' Give Up ' from Lincoln punks  Bad Ideas .   Phil and Anton talk the origins of the band, touring Eur...

Sam Russo  joins Chris, Darren, and Quinn this week in episode 6 of The Wasting Time Podcast. News this week of  Less Than Jake's  new album ' Live from the Astoria ' leads to a discussion about live albums.  Quinn talks about  The Lippies  signing to  Red Scare  with an album due imminently. And everyone takes a look at the line up for  Might As Well Fest II .   The guys review surprise EP ' Off...

In episode 5 Chris, Darren, and Quinn are joined by  James Hull , guitarist in  Leagues Apart  and bassist in  Apologies, I Have None . The gang discuss the upcoming tours from  NOFX ,  Jeff Rosenstock and Great Cynics , and  Chelsea , as well as the  Petrol Girls EP Launch  and the news that  Owl Sanctuary  in Norwich has found a new venue.   New releases from  Catch Fire  ( The Distance I Am fro...

Chris, Darren, and Quinn are joined by  Nicola Leel  from  Doe  and get drunk and silly for episode 4 of The Wasting Time Podcast.   The gang have a quick chat about new music from  Brian Fallon  and  Showoff  before digging deep into replacing bandmates upon hearing this weeks news that  Teenage Bottlerocket  have found a replacement for Brandon Carlisle. Everyone shares their thoughts and opinio...