101 Part Time Jobs with Giles Bidder

Charlotte joins me to talk about Harlow and The Square, taking everything as it came, the importance of talking, playing Glastonbury when she did her A-Levels, training as a postnatal nurse, their new album and much more. 'Fight' is out now via Alcopop Records Get your beers delivered! 101 Part Time Jobs is supported by Signature Brew: listeners can get 10% off all their beers by visiting signatur...

Myles McCabe tells me the oral history of Megabear, the tour that changed his perception, selling his dad's invention of magnetic glasses frames, a short stint as a children's entertainer, working for a charity for people with learning difficulties now, the process of making Megabear - including years of working on it without knowing it would work, making the album with Rich Mandell and the Jono G...

Ritzy - or birth certificated Rhiannon, as I call her on this - tells me her story of moving to Utah, the tougher times in The Joy Formidable, how they would have struggled to make the new album without TJF Music Club, being independent and self-sustainable, working temp jobs after moving to London with Rhydian, how Into The Blue is about reclaiming yourself, and more! Get your beers delivered! 10...

John Myrtle, whose new album Myrtle Soup is out now on Sad Club Records, discusses being self aware, working at a library, door to door sales, keeping his determination to keep playing, surviving in London & more. Find John Myrtle / Sad Club Records on Bandcamp: https://johnmyrtle.bandcamp.com / https://sadclubrecords.com Get your beers delivered! 101 Part Time Jobs is supported by Signature Brew:...

nudista join me today, talking about home recording, Pilar growing up in Madrid, Robbie in Devon, how nudista has evolved casually over time, Pilar working at Dice, Robbie working as a receptionist at UCL, plus former jobs at the Huel factory, The Other Art Fair and seeing Rihanna, other famous encounters, and more. Their latest track 'confess' is out now via Sad Club Records. Find it on their Ban...

Justin Young joins me talking about the anxieties of early success, learning to enjoy the stresses of the band, getting a text from the person who would become their manager, the heavier side of Back In Love City that we haven't heard yet, and lots more. Back In Love City is out 10 September. Get your beers delivered! 101 Part Time Jobs is supported by Signature Brew: listeners can get 10% off all...

Rebecca Lucy Taylor talks about fully committing to her art, learning lessons along her way, life throughout her 20s, former jobs as a phlebotomist, a PA (after she thought she was interviewing for a TV part) and lots more. Prioritise Please is out 22 October - you can pre-order it here Photo: Olivia Richardson Download AMPOLLO - the FREE app that lets you practice at home with any song, using its...

Tyler tells me about being a teacher, being a welder, Tasmania and that Triple J article, Party In The Paddock, making Everything Is Tenuous from home, going to David Boon's house and lots more. Photo credit – Kane Hibberd Luca Brasi - Everything Is Tenuous is out now Get your beers delivered! 101 Part Time Jobs is supported by Signature Brew: listeners can get 10% off all their beers by visiting ...

Toby joins me talking about finding out Rehearsal was number 1 while he was fishing, making surf videos, starting a surf hardware company so he could hang out with his friends more, growing up on the South Coast of New South Wales, early days playing with Brett from Dune Rats, the influence of working at a beer factory behind Rehearsal, being nervous, going to therapy, touring with a feature lengt...

Amy Taylor recounts the first time Amyl and The Sniffers got to pay themselves, having two jobs at 15, transparency in the band and her lyrics, Dolly Parton and more. Amyl and The Sniffers - Comfort To Me is out 10 September Get your beers delivered! 101 Part Time Jobs is supported by Signature Brew: listeners can get 10% off all their beers by visiting signaturebrew.co.uk and using the code '101P...

Ahead of his new solo album The Sound of Yourself (24 September) Mac joins me to talk about all things Merge, college radio, early European tours and early sideline jobs. Get your beers delivered! 101 Part Time Jobs is supported by Signature Brew: listeners can get 10% off all their beers by visiting signaturebrew.co.uk and using the code '101PODCAST' Songs: Mac McCaughan 'Dawn Bends', Cock Sparre...

Alexis Taylor of Hot Chip joins me this week, talking about first getting signed to Moshi Moshi, his job at Domino and what life was like there, going to gigs every night for two years, the Buffalo Bar, NME, the excellent story of meeting DFA - signing to EMI / Astralwerks as a result, Prince, working at a record store before all that, and more. His new solo album Silence is out 17 September. Get...

Jamz Supernova joins us today, with stories from how she started at BBC and Reprezent, gate keepers, resilience of getting a presenter slot on 1Xtra, being determined but having humility, building her brand, discovering old music after being so hot on new music, documentaries, and an excellent gaffe when she was a producer at Radio 1Xtr, and lots more. Her podcast DIY Handbook is available to hear...

Billie Marten joins me over Skype, talking about having to decide her future at 15, growing up alongside her songs, being self-employed and being aware of what that means, how she needed lockdown for her health, her stress-free studio environment, spending more time listening to music than making it, making her nest over the last year, the tectonic manipulation of the music industry, and MUCH MORE...

Singer and songwriter Ed Robertson joins me from the room he recorded vocals for the new album Detour de Force, talking about being Wendys Employee of the Month in 1985, the band's early years of hard work, social media and music, dealing with the pressures of expectations, how he's felt so free making Detour de Force, Barenaked Ladies' relationship with the UK, an ace story from playing at Glasto...

Bert from Teen Creeps speaks to me this week about holding off their new album Forever (out now!) over the first lockdowns, being a band in Belgium, establishing himself as a producer, maintaining a youthful energy, deciding to not produce or mix Teen Creeps, and lots more. Edited by Rory Hughes Buy Forever - https://sentimentalrecords.bandcamp.com/album/forever Get your beers delivered! 101 Part...

Jamie Hall joins us today, talking about sacrificing work for gigs, FOMO from not playing gigs, having high hopes and low expectations, playing in cover bands, the cost of living in Brighton, bulk-buying and re-selling second hand Levis, learning to feel like a 'real band', James and Allix working in a recording studio and a venue, starting Nancy, the twists and turns leading up to As Blue As Indi...

This week, Barney Artist talks to me about working in retail, fighting the stigma of artists having part time jobs, starting to rap at 17, growing up and working with Alfa Mist, connecting with music, getting his first microphone and making LOFI LOCKDOWN in a week, joining bubbles with Jack Steadman of Bombay Bicycle Club to make The Locket, him and Jack learning from each other, feeling like he's...

With his new album Miracle out on Friday, Francis Lung joins us this week: talking about his first band WU LYF, producing Miracle with collaborator Brendan Williams, super furry animals - NOT the band - and a strong selection of jobs he's had along the way. Miracle is out on Friday (did I mention that?) and you can get it through Memphis Industries and your local record shop. Get your beers delive...

Wyldest's Zoe Mead joins me today, talking about her studio in Greenwich, making music videos, being caught by an old boss playing at a festival when she'd called in sick, growing up in Swindon, doing some guerilla producing on a karaoke machine when she was younger, working at ASDA and H&M, the tour they just did, having a good team around her, knowing you can pick and choose what you do, having...

Mera Bhai (aka Karthik Poduval) joins me to talk about being a chef at a rehabilitation centre, Flamingods, studying 3D design, running club nights, the shift in London clubbing, The Birds Nest in Deptford, the concept of inclusivity in Mera Bhai, becoming a producer, living in Albania, Saudi Arabia, Dubai and Italy growing up, eating on tour, levelling up on tour riders, using lockdown to level u...

Faris from The Horrors joins me on today's episode, talking about things including but not limited to: Junk, the Southend club run by Rhys Webb, managing expectations, focusing on what he loves about being an artist, anti-structure of his art, periods of productivity, not having control over when creativity comes, the changing music industry, managers, falling into music by accident, The Horrors'...

Kathryn Woods of Fresh joins us this week talking about being confident in yourself, writing for yourself, having good communication in your group, how indie/punk rock is written about, being a music writer so she could see more bands play, being active about trying to join bands as a teenager, getting an early write up on PropertyofZack, the importance on Bandcamp's functionality, the band being...

Craig Finn joins me on today's episode, telling us all about working at a a finance company in Minneapolis during Lifter Puller, the shift in his life when they were getting busier, booking their tours using a payphone, forming his identity as a writer, moving to New York, getting a job at a webcasting service, finding himself more in NY, starting The Hold Steady for pure fun, their community fanb...

On the 101st episode of the show, Stu Mackenzie tells me about self-managing the band, how Head On/Pill was a turning point for the band, always putting music first, teaching guitar to teenagers, growing up in Wangaratta, Anglesea and Geelong, 60s garage rock, staying motivated and having fun, being comfortable in his situation, the story of making their new record L.W., making albums for $0, find...