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101 Part Time Jobs with Giles Bidder
101 Part Time Jobs is the interviews podcast that unearths the graft and resilience in a demanding time for artists. Giles Bidder interviews guests about the gumption and work ethic that drives them to create, defying the odds of an ever-changing industry to ensure that the show can go on. Guests have included IDLES, KNEECAP, Blossoms, Denzel Curry, Self Esteem, Tim Heidecker, The Last Dinner Party, Lauren Mayberry, Crowded House, English Teacher & many more.
Episodes
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderFrank Lees (Press Club)
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…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderAlan Day (Four Year Strong)
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…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderBryan Devendorf (Royal Green / The National)
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…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderDavid Catmur (Tubelord)
David Catmur of legendary math-rock band Tubelord tells me about becoming commercial pilot, the economics of touring, being a tour manager himself, Tubelord…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderPeter Mulders (Brutus)
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…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderJames Scarlett (2000 Trees, ArcTanGent booker)
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…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderJames Tidswell (Violent Soho)
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…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderThurston Moore
Thurston Moore joins me to talk about his years of Sonic Youth, how he dealt with touring, living in London and his new album By The Fire - out tomorrow! Order…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderJamie Lenman
Jamie talks to me about becoming a solo artist after his band Reuben ended, being a cartoonist, going to medieval reenactments before lockdown, and his new…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderTy Vaughn (Broadway Calls)
My old tourmate Ty joins me to talk about the unusual way the band started, their journey in the music industry and his mental health struggles before taking a…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderEm Foster (Nervus)
Em Foster of Nervus talks to me about self-producing their records, Watford, systemic issues in the British school, police & prison systems, and her jobs in…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderBrendan Kelly (The Lawrence Arms)
The Lawrence Arms' new record Skeleton Coast is out now, and I think it's their best yet. Brendan tells me all about that album after I quizzed him on The…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderMark Bowen (IDLES)
IDLES guitarist Mark Bowen joins me to talk about being a registered dentist - formerly a prison dentist no less! - and how the band have organised themselves…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderHoney Joy
I'm joined by full band Honey Joy for hungover group therapy. The members discuss their jobs in a way we'd be too embarrassed to ask about in any other…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderBenny Horowitz (The Gaslight Anthem)
The Gaslight Anthem and Mercy Union drummer Benny Horowitz joins me to talk about first bands, putting on shows at a young age, working at a newspaper…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderJeff Rosenstock
Having recently relocated to Los Angeles, Jeff Rosenstock tells me about his new job writing the score for Cartoon Network's Craig of the Creek, his early…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderAlicia Bognanno (Bully)
Alicia Bognanno talks about being burning the work candle, producing records and how she navigates her identity as Bully. SUGAREGG is out 21 August (this…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderJason Lubrano (Iron Chic)
Jason Lubrano of Iron Chic weighs in on the start of Iron Chic, the pressures of touring vs. work at home, and how aspects of those have changed. Plus his…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderShawna Potter (War On Women)
Shawna brings one of the best side-hustles ever heard on 101 Part Time Jobs; dancing for Spinal Tap ACOUSTIC . She tells me what it was like getting notoriety…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderDylan Slocum (Spanish Love Songs)
Dylan Slocum, frontperson of Spanish Love Songs, tells me about playing first division baseball after getting a scholarship to university, life as an assistant…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderChris Cresswell (The Flatliners)
101 Part Time Jobs 'A Punk Rock Summer': Chris Cresswell from Toronto vanquishers The Flatliners joins me to talk about his whole damn life. Playing together…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderDaniel P Carter (Radio 1 Rock Show / Artist)
Daniel P. Carter, known for his work in 'A', Hexes & the BBC Radio 1 Rock Show, joins me to dig around how he arrived to now. Growing up in Reading, his love…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderAsh Kenazi (Happyness)
Happyness drummer and co-frontperson Ash Kenazi tells me about discovering drag at End of the Road Festival, the nature of creativity and coming to peace with…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderWesley Gonzalez
London purveyor of strange and exciting pop, Wesley Gonzalez tells me about his life of creating detached music. He started his old band Let's Wrestle at 15…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderOphelia Booth (BLOXX)
Fee Booth, of Uxbridge trio BLOXX, joins me to talk about her time behind the bar at Wetherspoons, being band-smart and what it was like sacking in the job to…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderHarrison Swann (Talk Show)
Harrison Swann, frontperson of Talk Show, joins me to talk about the debut album they're writing, internet cancel culture, being grateful for online fan…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderMatt Sharp (The Rentals / formerly Weezer)
Matt Sharp from The Rentals (and formerly Weezer) joins me to talk about growing up listening to The Kinks and Pixies, the haphazard way he joined Weezer…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderJamie Munro (Aerial Salad)
Jamie joins me to talk about their experiences as a sales shark, going to (and dropping out from) the wrong university and incel in punk rock lyrics. Plus a…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderAJJ (Sean Bonnette & Ben Gallaty)
AJJ founders Sean Bonnette and Ben Gallaty join me for a triple-voiced episode! These two are just lovely human beings. They tell me about their early days of…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderKatie Malco
Katie Malco joins me to talk about coming to terms with her identity as an artist, vulnerability in making records and the conflicts that find you in your…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderJimmy Wizard (Higher Power)
Jimmy and I go deeper than I bargained for. He tells me the whole story of Higher Power (including how he never meant to be singer), getting excited by…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderHenry Cox (Boston Manor)
Boston Manor frontperson Henry Cox takes me through the jobs he had growing up in Blackpool, reveals his child acting secret and talks about directing the…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderArthur Leadbetter (Squid)
Squid cello/keys player Arthur Leadbetter is a harpsichord tuner and former cello teacher. He tells me about the last couple of years and committing to the…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderLiz & Jon (The Beths)
Jon & Liz from New Zealand powerpop rockers The Beths join me from across three continents! They talk teaching instruments in school, navigating band life in…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderJack Kaye (The Magic Gang)
Singer and guitarist in The Magic Gang, Jack recalls the years he worked in a call centre concurrently to the band. He tells me the conversation he had at that…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderJock Norton (Puppy)
Jock Norton, singer and guitarist in Bill & Ted-inspired metal band Puppy, talks to me about bar work, keeping humour in the heaviness and his most unbearable…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderWill Gould (Creeper)
Will reveals all: working in a grocery store (and getting held up in a robbery), Domino's Pizza & HMV. Plus an exclusive insight into the band's new album Sex…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderMichael Cunniff (Boston Manor)
Before life in the road-hardy Boston Manor, Michael was a biomedical scientist. We delve into how life in a van took that over, his love for Taco Bell, being…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderBrooke Bentham
Brooke's new album Everyday Nothing is out now and it's a wonderfully chilled out indie rock experience. We talk about her early years doing musical theatre…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderChas Palmer-Williams (Lightyear)
The most performative UK ska-punk band ever, Lightyear are a band from Derby who started in the late 1990s. Chas takes us through all the big moments, starting…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderBen Ayres (Cornershop)
Ben Ayres is half of legendary Anglo-Indian band Cornershop and works as a press officer for Rough Trade Records. In this episode he tells me about the band's…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderSam Russo
Releasing his new album Back To The Party on 27 March, Sam Russo is one of the smartest, most talented people I’ve ever met. An enigma of poetry, punk and…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderTurnover
On the eve of their new record Altogether, I spoke to the Virginia Beach band about the jobs they would juggle between tours. We talked Starbucks (and now…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderLucinda Livingstone (Cultdreams)
Graphic designer Lucinda Livingstone - frontperson in Cultdreams - tells me about their beginnings on the tennis court before the Apple store as a genius…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderPhoebe Cross (Happy Accidents / Cheerbleederz)
Ecologist Phoebe Cross - aka drummer in Happy Accidents and Cheerbleederz - offers an insight into her full-time job, including the rehoming of great crested…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderMaura Weaver & Megan Schroer (Ogikubo Station)
Ogikubo Station are a folky pop-punk band from California. Starting bands in high school, working at Urban Outfitters and being a hairdresser. Megan and Maura…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderDavid Leutert (Illustrator)
David Leutert is an illustrator in Brooklyn, New York. From Nuremberg, Germany, he began designing friends’ bands t-shirts before studying art and eventually…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderEwen MacIntosh (The Office)
I spoke to Keith from The Office about his IRL DJ career, how filming the first series didn't feel like anything special, and telesales jobs alongside starting…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderJoey Ashworth (itoldyouiwouldeatyou)
I spoke to Joey about their home-schooled and child-acting upbringing, up until going to university in London and forming itoldyouiwouldeatyou. Signature Brew…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderSally Brown
I spoke to Sally Brown while she was in London on tour with German band GURR. She talks us through learning an instrument at an early age, and the projects and…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderNicola Leel (Doe)
I speak to Nicola from the band Doe about her jobs former-to and in-tandem-with leading a sick, loud as fuck postpunk trio. Photo - Chiara Gambuto Signature…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderDimash Kudaibergen (Winner of Kazakhstan's The Voice)
I speak to Dimash Kudaibergen about his life within and outside of music. He was in London for a performance at the 'DQ' show, where he played at The O2 Arena…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderTom May (The Menzingers)
Tom May walks us through his early career opportunities as a Domino's delivery driver in Scranton, Pennsylvania, to slowly making the transition to playing…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderFrances Quinlan (Hop Along)
I speak to Frances Quinlan before Hop Along's show at the Hammersmith Apollo (supporting The Decemberists). She talks us through dog walking, cleaning…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderPaul Smith (Maxïmo Park)
Maximo Park's Paul Smith joins me to discuss his former life on the dole and as an art supply teacher. What a legend. Their latest album 'Risk To Exist' is out…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderAlex Wonk Pt II
Part deux of my chat with Alex Wonk Unit - featuring debacles of under the counter record sales and generally fucking shit up in Soho and Central London…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderLauren Pattison
Comedian Lauren Pattison meets me at The Miller in London Bridge (her first ever London venue) to talk everything before she went full-time. Waitressing, Boots…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderAlex Wonk Pt I
I go to Alex Wonk's house in Croydon to discuss what happened after the demise of his former band, The Flying Medallions. Building, plastering, divine…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderBlaenavon
Ben, Harris and Frank from Blaenavon step into my office to talk about the jobs they have - or haven't - worked before their band became their job. Signature…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderJen Long
Jen Long comes to sit down with us to discuss what she got up to before joining Radio 1 and BBC Three as a presenter.Signature Brew is the official beer of 101…