101 Part Time Jobs with Giles Bidder

Loz Taylor from While She Sleeps on 101 Pod: he talks all about Sleeps Society, taking their business into their own hands, forging a new channel of communication between them and their fans, early bands, the story of how they all quit their jobs to focus on Sleeps, their van and The Chamber of Secrets, literally building their warehouse HQ, growing up just wanting to skate and sing in bands, not...

Oz joins me to talk about getting signed at the age of 17, that going pear-shaped and going back to work at Urban Outfitters, almost giving up music before getting a call to fly to LA for a meeting, and how that put her on the writing path she's on now - as well as making her own music as Oz. Listen to her Jupiter EP here Episode edited by Sophie Porter Get your beers delivered! 101 Part Time Jobs...

Josh joins me to talk about You Me At Six's new album SUCKAPUNCH (out 15 January), the most memorable moments of his career, knowing what he signed up for, staying positive and sometimes keeping it to the basics. PLUS an incredible story of YMA6's big night out with former Arsenal player Tomáš Rosický  His lockdown book recommendation: Kill Your Friends His lockdown pod recommendation: The Peter C...

Jennie from Bad Cop / Bad Cop tells us all about the different crafts she's into, how she's balanced work with the band, not letting your boss take too much of your life, sustainability in her work and how they've become organised over the years! Check out her excellent art - http://www.jenniecotterill.com/ Episode edited by Emily Naylor Bad Cop / Bad Cop's The Ride is out now - get it here Get yo...

I'm very excited about Kevin Morby coming on the show - he speaks from his shed studio about self producing, Woods, classes in music, keeping it fresh, losing one of his favourite shirts on tour, how they made City Music, doing bike delivery in new york, moving to LA and leaving Woods and The Babies, recording Harlem River & Still Life, how he became a solo artist, when labels came on board, the m...

Jason Hall NAMES THINGS for a living. We get into that, plus: how he approaches songwriting, how words are so important, Bad Religion and Greg Graffin, Tom Petty, Elvis Costello, how his songwriting has changed over the years, how working with Jack Shirley changed how he saw studio time, working at Fat Wreck Chords, Against Me!, not letting life pass you by, loving death metal, working at Live 105...

Charlie from Chubby and the Gang joins me to talk about being a mini cab driver, an electrician and his union, London shows, Rucktion Records, Grosvenor, Birds Nest, Abolition - all this chat the day after their new album was mixed by Dan Carey Order Speed Kills from Partisan here Get your beers delivered! 101 Part Time Jobs is supported by Signature Brew: listeners can get 10% off all their beers...

Samuel Joseph of holistic ensemble Hello Forever - recently released superb debut Whatever It Is - tells me about the former nudist colony the band live on in California, his spell working at Capitol Records in data tagging, as a solar-panel salesman and at the farmer's market, and how the band almost has their second full-length ready. Order Whatever It Is from Rough Trade here Edited by Keiran M...

Legend of punk rock Luke Bentham joins me to discuss working at Starbucks and as a limousine valet, their favourite and most trying tours, plus how they made all their records including Fuck Art - out 1 January Pre-order Fuck Art here Edited by Sophie Porter Get your beers delivered! 101 Part Time Jobs is supported by Signature Brew: listeners can get 10% off all their beers by visiting signatureb...

TV Priest's Charlie Drinkwater tells us about being an art director with Sigrid, Lianne La Havas and Fontaines D.C., getting a job at Island records with no prior experience, and how TV Priest was initially something he kept private. Pre-order Uppers, coming out on Sub Pop, here Edited by Keiran Manetta-Jones Get your beers delivered! 101 Part Time Jobs is supported by Signature Brew: listeners ca...

Bob and Joe of Hey Colossus tell me about their years of touring, their respective jobs as audio-editor and postman, line-up changes and self-releasing their new double LP Dances/Curses Order Dances/Curses here Photo: Maria Karlakova 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 c...

Marika Hackman takes us on a career-spanning journey of the last 10 years. She tells me about how she writes, the impact Transgressive records & publishing has had on her life, and how she self-produced her Covers album - out this Friday - between two homes. Order Covers here Photo credit: Luka Booth Get your beers delivered! 101 Part Time Jobs is supported by Signature Brew: listeners can get 10%...

Getting ready for Black Honey's new album Written & Directed (29 January), Izzy talks to me about being a waitress on skates, how working at Beyond Retro inspired her tastes, and the smorgasbord of art/creator jobs she now does every day. Pre-order Written & Directed at Rough Trade here Edited by Emily Naylor Get your beers delivered! 101 Part Time Jobs is supported by Signature Brew: listeners ca...

Lucy Evers of Orchards tells me about selfcare, working at Lush, how the band have become their most progressive selves, and how she lives with OCD and endometriosis. Their Acoustic EP and debut full-length Lovecore are out now on Big Scary Monsters Edited by Sophie Porter Photo: Jessie Morgan Get your beers delivered! 101 Part Time Jobs is supported by Signature Brew: listeners can get 10% off al...

Ryan Smith, of the excellent new band bdrmm, tells me about working for his dad, at the pub and at the cinema he's at now. Plus his love of KEXP playlists and not worrying what anyone thinks of their music. Photo: Sam Joyce 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 '101PO...

John Darnielle joins me to talk about early touring years in The Mountain Goats, their new record Getting Into Knives and his discovery of running! Getting Into Knives is out now - order it 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: The Mountain Go...

Samuel T. Herring talks me through the pivotal moments of his twenties and Future Islands' journey to their new album As Long As You Are. As Long As You Are is out now and you can order it here! Get your beers delivered! 101 Part Time Jobs is supported by Signature Brew: listeners can get 10% off all their beers by visiting www.signaturebrew.co.uk and using the code '101PODCAST' Songs: Future Isla...

Hassle Records' head honcho Wez joins me through telephone to talk about working at a record store alongside Rivers Cuomo, starting the label, how their business plan is fluid and the mental health support they give their artists. Plus a lot more! Hassle are FIFTEEN YEARS OLD. They've got pre-orders for some very special one-off represses on their website - visit https://www.hasslerecords.com/ Get...

Frank Lees, drummer in Melbourne band Press Club, talks discipline, complacency in the workplace and his old world music band, plus some excellent tales of previous employment. Pre-order Hassle records' 15th Anniversary reissue of Late Teens 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 an...

Alan Day, co-frontperson of Four Year Strong, tells me about being bad at social media, hard times around 'In Some Way, Shape, Or Form' leading to their year off, in which time he and his wife sew the seeds (sorry) of the idea of their now fully-operating Christmas tree & flower farm. Plus how the band got back on their feet and created their favourite album yet, Brain Pain. Pre-order Hassle recor...

Bryan Devendorf, drummer of The National, joins me to talk about his new record/project Royal Green - some of which songs were originally written for The National over twenty years ago. He talks about working in book publishing in New York, meeting the other members of The National, touring Europe for the first time, the birth of his first child plus much more! Including news of some more LNZNDRF...

David Catmur of legendary math-rock band Tubelord tells me about becoming commercial pilot, the economics of touring, being a tour manager himself, Tubelord forming in college as a recording project going to uni, and much more. It's Hassle's 15th birthday - find their awesome new reissues here: https://mailchi.mp/hasslerecords/ha088l200630 (including the reissue of Tubelord's Our First American Fr...

Peter Mulders, bassist of Brutus, tells me about his experiences as a graphic designer & art director for his local Belgium government, balancing home-life and the band, social media and Brutus' schedule during COVID times. It's Hassle's 15th birthday - find their awesome new reissues here: https://mailchi.mp/hasslerecords/ha088l200630 Brutus 'Life In Ghent' is out 23 October on Hassle Records / S...

James Scarlett, booker of UK festivals 2000 Trees and ArcTanGent, gives us his story. From booking the first 'Trees with no prior experience, to quitting his job in accountancy three years later, starting ATG, and his sensibilities behind keeping the two festivals the best they can be - for the fans. 2000 Trees have announced their headliners for 2021: Jimmy Eat World & Thrice ArcTanGent are annou...

The story of Violent Soho is just so great; the same four friends just doing it as sure as the sun goes down. Guitarist James Tidswell digs out some excellent memories - including finding out they were nominated for an ARIA award after an interview at McDonald's. Of course there's nothing wrong with Maccies... just if you're gonna be sweeping up backstage at the ARIA ceremony, you don't expect to...