101 Part Time Jobs with Giles Bidder

Georgia joins me at Reading 2023 with her love for QOTSA and Arctic Monkeys, Reply All'ing and her Pop Bitch dream. Download AMPOLLO - the FREE app that lets you practice at home with any song, using its AI stem-removing super smart tech: https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-store/id1659856412?pt=125376217&ct=Giles&mt=8 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

James and Damien from The Murder Capital take me in at Reading Festival, talking Limp Bizkit, fisherman dads, wanting to sample Vashti Bunyan and a hot shot at 101 Part Time Jobs Bingo... Download AMPOLLO - the FREE app that lets you practice at home with any song, using its AI stem-removing super smart tech: https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-store/id1659856412?pt=125376217&ct=Giles&mt=8 Learn more...

KennyHoopla regales us with his Domino's days, his ideal hardcore singer steez and provides a good shot at 101 Part Time Jobs Bingo! Download AMPOLLO - the FREE app that lets you practice at home with any song, using its AI stem-removing super smart tech: https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-store/id1659856412?pt=125376217&ct=Giles&mt=8 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dylan from Spanish Love Songs tells us about their new album 'No Joy', dealing with worry and finding appreciation for the good moments. Catch them in the UK with Hot Mulligan starting on Friday! Photo: Hannah Hall Download AMPOLLO - the FREE app that lets you practice at home with any song, using its AI stem-removing super smart tech: https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-store/id1659856412?pt=1253762...

The Garageband Superstar on meeting Joe Cole, festival imodium and a claim as winner of 101 Part Time Jobs bingo... Download AMPOLLO - the FREE app that lets you practice at home with any song, using its AI stem-removing super smart tech: https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-store/id1659856412?pt=125376217&ct=Giles&mt=8 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Full band Yard Act join on the first in a week of Reading Special 101's. Topics broached include paper rounds, Isle of Man creamaries and the Poo Lady. Download AMPOLLO - the FREE app that lets you practice at home with any song, using its AI stem-removing super smart tech: https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-store/id1659856412?pt=125376217&ct=Giles&mt=8 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaph...

Michael Taylor talks growing up with punk rock, how the longer you do music the more care it needs, when inspiration sustained without money, and the living evolution of a song. Hiss Golden Messenger's new album Jump For Joy is out tomorrow Photo: Graham Tolbert Download AMPOLLO - the FREE app that lets you practice at home with any song, using its AI stem-removing super smart tech: https://apps.a...

Live from ATG 2023, Kate from Pupil Slicer joined me to talk about the start of the band, meeting bands they aspired to sound like and how much ATG means to them. Get cheaper tickets to next year's festival: https://arctangent.co.uk/ Pupil Slicer's second album Blossom is out now: https://shop.prostheticrecords.com/products/pupil-slicer-blossom Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/...

Asha from Sorry tells me about how songs are like puzzles, being disenchanted with music and a false start in bar work. 'Screaming In The Rain Again' is out now and you can catch Sorry in Japan, Australia and the UK in the nearish future. Photo: Peter Eason-Daniels Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

'At Your Worst' is out in the world, so Calum Scott joins on today's episode. Carrying stories of making small mistakes at work to the tune of £250k (!), working for the local council, growing up in Hull, skateboarding and the feeling behind his excellent new single. Photo: Tom Cockram Download AMPOLLO - the FREE app that lets you practice at home with any song, using its AI stem-removing super sm...

John Dwyer talks about his industrious years in high maintenance, moving from Rhode Island to the West Coast, writing songs while watching TV and getting fired for being too rude at the rude restaurant. Intercepted Message is out now: https://ohsees.bandcamp.com/album/intercepted-message Photo: Thomas Girard Download AMPOLLO - the FREE app that lets you practice at home with any song, using its AI...

Theo joined me to talk about assisting and directing films, getting fired for eating too many on-set sandwiches, Static Shock, being a Ukrainian uber driver and a horror porn b-movie assistant. Powerplant - Grass EP: https://staticshockrecords.bandcamp.com/album/grass Photo: Lloyd Clipston Download AMPOLLO - the FREE app that lets you practice at home with any song, using its AI stem-removing supe...

Ben Spence of Fuzzbrain studios, Micromoon and Hoodstock joins me talking about building a music community in East London, Hoodstock and its fund, how he got into recording bands and how everyone should allow themselves the freedom to have an idea and do it. Get your ticket to Hoodstock: https://www.colourfactory.com/whatson/hoodstock-2023 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adcho...

Ahead of their third album Death Is Nothing To Us, Pat spoke with me about having parents in the miliatary, being around caskets in middle school, ignoring the march of time, High Vis, songs being his own life preservers and working at Dead Eye's boat washing company in New Bedford Death Is Nothing To Us: https://runforcoverrecords.com/products/fiddlehead-death-is-nothing-to-us-pre-order Photo: Po...

Cal and Sophie join me with stories of working at rival chip vans, accidental dirty protests while working at Schuh and loving time in the car playing gigs. Soft Action is out now: https://bsmrocks.bandcamp.com/album/soft-action Photo: Lauren Quarmby Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"I am the least employable person ever." A week before his new album Bunny, WJH joins me to talk about the mix-up that led to recording in New York, the funky first demos he sent to Yala! and getting busted nicking baklavas. Order Bunny: https://williejhealey.lnk.to/BunnySo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Before her new record Echo the Diamond comes out, Margaret Glaspy tells me about her completist nature, working as a nanny and guitar teacher, Courtney Dauwalter and finding the joypoint. Echo the Diamond is out next Friday Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brian and a background Mat join on today's episode, talking homemade fun, emotional lyrics and their kindred spirit. You Are Who You Hang Out With is out now, catch them on their UK tour in December: https://www.thefrontbottoms.com/tour Download AMPOLLO - the FREE app that lets you practice at home with any song, using its AI stem-removing super smart tech: https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-store/i...

Girl Ray's Iris and Poppy talking being disco asf, working on film shoot coffee trucks and at Rough Trade East, and pose the question 'who will bake us a cake tomorrow?' Photo: Eerie Rose Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"I've booked my ideal festival" - ATG booker James Scarlett joins me to talk about a few of the most exciting bands to look forward to at ATG 2023. Including Chat Pile, '68, Pelagic Records and YOURCODENAMEIS:MILO. Here's the clashfinder: https://clashfinder.com/m/atg2023/?user=113vii.cm Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/24lffhZ0UX7mYFgcDqVPZk?si=6e96c4f0793c40b2 Learn more about...

His new album One Man Band is out this Friday, and on today's episode Miles Kane talks self confidence, his advice from Paul Weller, recording with his cousins James and Ian Skelly in The Coral and working at the toy department at M&S. Photo: Charlie Salt Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A trip down memory lane with Hak Baker and two intimate live tracks, 'Bricks in the Wall' and 'Almost Lost London' from his new album Worlds End FM. Recorded live at Strongroom in July 2023. Thanks to our sponsors Signature Brew and Sailor Jerry Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Hives' incomparable Howlin' Pelle joins on today's episode, on being naughty by nature, pushing through the 10 years The Hives had between albums, stints as a mailman (gave him a tight buttock) and sign writer, the affect Alan McGee had on the band and being treated awfully when they first came to the UK. The Hives' new album The Death of Randy Fitzsimmonds is out 11 August Feel free to contri...

4-time GRAMMY nominated Canadian songwriter, author, poet and activist Allison Russell joins on today's episode, on finding her network of musicians and friends, the abuse she suffered early on in life, and her album of reclmatation, The Returner - out 8 September. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Singer and guitarist Vinny Neff joins today, with stories from being baby faced and working at a bar restaurant, being fired by his sister, moving to New York and immersing into the Derry community there, making their own music videos, studying architecture and more. Django Django's new album Off Planet is out now Feel free to contribute to the show at patreon.com/101parttimejobs Learn more about...