101 Part Time Jobs with Giles Bidder

EPISODE 100! ORDER YOUR COFFEE/TOILET BOOK AT 101PARTTIMEJOBS.COM I woke up Courtney Taylor-Taylor after he'd had a long night, who told me about being a trainee Volkswagen mechanic, how he and Peter Holmström worked as roadies for a swing band, learning to demo himself, working at convenience stores to put himself through jazz college, taking classes to inform and develop his songwriting, being p...

Kip Berman of The Natvral - and formerly The Pains of Being Pure at Heart - joins me for a comprehensive life analysis. We talk about subjects including(but not limited to): becoming a father, moving to New Jersey, booking shows at his university ping pong room in Portland, working at call center with pre-paid calling cards, being a local news reporter, the further importance of pre-paid calling c...

Chart battle! The Snuts are in with a sniff of beating Demi Lovato (?!) to the Number 1 Albums Chart spot this Friday with W.L. - their DEBUT. I had a lovely chat with Jack where he tells me about being an "indie band", staying true to yourself and being yourself, vulnerable songwriting, The Beatles, his personal experience of that TRNSMT performance, ragged gigs in their early days, the band bein...

Jazz multi-instrumentalist, producer and songwriter Leron Thomas joins us this week, talking about Free - the album he co-wrote with Iggy Pop - and his life in music; having a Michael Jackson Coca-Cola advert moment with Roy Hargrove, online chess, The Queen's Gambit, having fun while working and lots lots more. Get your beers delivered! 101 Part Time Jobs is supported by Signature Brew: listeners...

Welcoming Ed Cosens to the show, of Reverend and the Makers, who's about to release Fortunes Favour - his debut solo album. He talks about working behind the bar at the Boardwalk in Sheffield with Alex Turner, Sheffield bands in that minute in their mid 20s, early days of Reverend and the Makers early days, streaming platforms, social media, publishing and writing with other people, and how he's g...

Valley Maker - aka Austin Crane - has a new record out, When The Day Leaves, and is absolutely fantastic. Austin tells us about balancing academia and teaching with being a musician, how he sees himself as an artist, moving from Seattle to South Carolina, playing solo and playing as a band, his PHD on migration and much more. Listen to and buy When The Day Leaves here Photo by Bree Burchfield Get...

Justin Courtney Pierre joins us this week to talk about his journey with Motion City Soundtrack, writing outside of MCS, The Matches and the new Chelsea Christer film Bleeding Audio, My Blood Valentine, Sonic Youth, The Jesus and Mary Chain, drinking, getting sober, signing to Epitaph, filmmaking, music videos, Limbeck, Tony Thaxton playing drums and Brett Gurewitz producing his new EP An Anthropo...

Lonely The Brave drummer Mo talks us through the long life of the band, new members, their new record The Hope List... and being an ambulance driver. You can order Lonely The Brave - 'The Hope List' here 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: Lonely...

Raymond McGinley joins me to talk about Teenage Fanclub's new album Endless Arcade (out on 30 April), using the same guitars they had when they're started the band in 1981, how they never discuss lyrics, and much more. You can pre-order Endless Arcade from Rough Trade Records here Photo: Donald Milne Get your beers delivered! 101 Part Time Jobs is supported by Signature Brew: listeners can get 10%...

Championed by Jessie Ware on Radio 1 and making a DIY masterpiece video, The Last Morrell has had a successful lockdown. We get behind the doors into the session work James has done, fighting for his right to be up there with the best and knowing all the music uploaders are worth his time. The Last Morrell - Sarcasm EP is out now. Get your beers delivered! 101 Part Time Jobs is supported by Signat...

Matt Baty went through a lot before working at Wipeout Music Publishing and fronting the excellent Pigs x7. A service station job featuring brushes with Natalie Imbruglia, Derren Brown and Paul Daniels, moving to Manchester early on to attempt music full time, academic pursuits and Amazing Radio, Matt's seen a lot of it. Edited by Sophie Porter. Viscerals is out now - purchase it here Get your bee...

Ryan and James gather round the weeknight table with me on this week's episode - a variety show of old bands, new jobs, universal basic allowance (income) and cameos on Emmerdale. Their 7" is superb and you can buy it now from most British indies if there are any left. Photo: James Brown Get your beers delivered! 101 Part Time Jobs is supported by Signature Brew: listeners can get 10% off all thei...

Ian Farmer, bassist, producer and recording engineer at The Metal Shop in Philadelphia, joins us to discuss the beginnings of Modern Baseball, being interested in the 'behind the scenes' stuff from an early age, how he's been able to work on what he wants to do now, and lots more in this time-hopping chat. Special notes: chat on Wilco, The Replacements, The Mars Volta and a lovely piece of advise...

We hear Amelia's stories of joining The Ninth Wave, studying at uni when she joined, indie noir, online communities, lockdown starting right after they'd finished recording Happy Days, self care during lockdown and their ever shapeshifting sound. Photo: Neelam Khan Vela Edited by Rory Hughes Order The Ninth Wave - Happy Days here Get your beers delivered! 101 Part Time Jobs is supported by Signatu...

I had a great laugh with Sam & Adam and HYYTS up in Glasgow about working at Brew Dog, cast as Prince Charming in a pantomime, being a professional gamer, the origins of HYYTS' early writings intended for Sing Street, Spotify playlists, prison systems, working at nightclubs and much more. Their new single Bad Tattoo is out this Friday - and it's excellent synth pop. I'll have it on my playlist wit...

Suede bassist and author Mat Osman joins me to today to discuss the early years of the band, working as 'being cheaper than a taxi' for the BBC and his novel The Ruins, which you can purchase through Repeater Books. Thank you for listening, and please do tell ONE friend to listen to the show. Edited by Sophie Porter Get your beers delivered! 101 Part Time Jobs is supported by Signature Brew: liste...

The Get Up Kids have announced their new Patreon - check that out here: https://www.patreon.com/thegetupkids Jim Suptic joins me today, sharing stories of record labels, recording Something To Write Home About, tours with Green Day and Weezer, Kansas City, Blackpool Lights, working now at an amputee charity Steps of Faith Foundation - and writing the NEW Get Up Kids album. Photo credit: is it you?...

Garrett Dale of Red City Radio on 101 Part Time Jobs! Here he is, suited and booted, telling us about his ethos, earlier moments in his life and where he's at today. Paradise is out now on Pure Noise Records I love doing this show and if you somewhat enjoy it too, please review it where you're listening and tell ONE FRIEND about it. It'll be like a rumour one person starts and it migrates and beco...

August Koch of Gladie, formerly of Cayetana, joins me to talking about growing up in the Poconos, moving to Philadelphia, starting Cayetana and that happening hard and fast, starting Gladie, where she's at now and LOADS MORE Thanks for listening this year, big yourselves up. Augusta's Top 2020 Enhancers: Podcast - My Favorite Murder TV - Lovecraft Country and The Great British Bake Off Music - Bea...

Benke from Viagra Boys talks to me about working as tattoo shop, working as a carpenter now, having a big moment at All Points East festival, how they've made their third album in lockdown, keeping humour in their music, sobriety & lots more Photo: Marcus Wilen Get your beers delivered! 101 Part Time Jobs is supported by Signature Brew: listeners can get 10% off all their beers by visiting signatu...

Chilly Gonzales joins me ahead of A Very Chilly Christmas Special (screening this Wednesday 23 December). Here he is telling us stories including (but not limited to): an early job playing piano at a lingerie shop, getting signed to Warner Brothers Canada early on, Canada's education system and McGill Universty of Montreal, the book he wrote about Enya, his self-funded Gonzervatory music school, h...

Duncan Lloyd of Maxïmo Park joins me as the momentum for their new album Nature Always Wins (26 Feb) builds. He tells me about: painting, always needing to make things, discovering new music, recording parts of Nature Always Wins from home, early Maxïmo Park days, putting out their first 7" and taking it into Rough Trade, it becoming Single of the Week in Rough Trade and getting interest from majo...

Tim Burgess of The Charlatans, books and Tim's Twitter Listening Party joins to me discuss: his recent EP Ascent Of The Ascended, Gorilla TV, early days of The Charlatans, their work ethic, his moving to LA, starting O Genesis Recordings and how it revigorated him him, managing himself, meeting Heavenly Recordings and working with The Chemical Brothers, being in New York when lockdown hit, plans o...

Amos Pitsch of Tenement, Dusk and his own solo music talks to me from Crutch of Memory about: teaching himself how to engineer, getting into recording, writing Predatory Headlights, a story about going to The Fest to watch Ted Leo, drumming on his first long tour , starting Tenement, living in an isolated town in Wisconsin, finding the house where they set up Crutch of Memory, how to make living o...

Dani from Bury Tomorrow joins me to talk about working in the NHS and it being part of his family trade, having dual career of that and the band, their similarities, living to be with other people in the same mindset, helping others his main focus, creating individuality, his background, the primary importance of their fans, politics in music and how they work with people, label, media and manager...