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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 Bidder
Amy Taylor (Amyl and The Sniffers, 2021)
Instead of our planned SXSW coverage, here's Amy from Amyl and The Sniffers from 2021. DistroKid makes music distribution fun and easy with unlimited uploads…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderJoe Talbot (IDLES) Part 1 | Purpose is nothing but a gift
Joe Talbot's stamina is to be admired. On this first of two live nights at Signature Brew, Joe Talbot tells us about the split moment that changed his life…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderBill Ryder-Jones - "Don't need much"
One of today's great songwriters, Bill Ryder-Jones talks writer's block, pub communities and producing. His excellent new album Iechyd Da is out now on Domino…
- 101 Part Time Jobs with Giles Bidder
Stop & Chat: Lea (ĠENN)
As a programmer in fintech, Lea shares memories of making it work from the road - even at the most nerve-wracking of times. DistroKid makes music distribution…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderFlorence Shaw & Nick Buxton (Dry Cleaning) - "I got conned a lot!"
Furnished with a GRAMMY for their Stumpwork album artwork, London band Dry Cleaning remember retail with Hollywood stars, falling asleep at their computers and…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderBen Hozie (BODEGA) - "I'm a legend in my own mind"
Film school, first tours, freewheeling rock 'n' roll. Ben Hozie of NY art punks BODEGA gives his version of the story. Our Brand Could Be Your Life is out 12…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderStop & Chat: Cath Neilson (Gaffa Tape Sandy)
Calling your boss a prick live on Glastonbury iPlayer, while he's watching with your colleagues? Classic move from Cath of Gaffa Tape Sandy. This band are…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderEtienne (Whitelands) - "It's a lot"
Caught inbetween touring, his Masters degree and a national shortage of ADHD medication, Etienne Quartey-Papafio shows us the reality of prioritsing music…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderManga Saint Hilare - "I have no idea how I was getting by"
From Watford's Harlequin Centre to Roll Deep, self-reliance, 1Xtra and winning over punk fans, Manga's on his own trip. His 16-track new album Everything Is…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderEwen MacIntosh (2019)
Remembering Ewen MacIntosh, here's a few moments of our chat in 2019. He kindly agreed to do this podcast when I introduced myself on the 177 bus in Peckham…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderCody Frost - "I hope it was all worth it"
WOT? This rapscallion from the North West tells of the toll multiple jobs and not seeing friends takes on them, having ADHD, addictive nature of needing to be…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderStop & Chat: Vince Freeman
Crooner Vince Freeman laments his short-lived career as a horsebox barista, and when his family business in France was mistaken for a brothel. His debut album…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderEd Harcourt - Crashing through the window
11 years and 23 albums into a life of music, Ed Harcourt remembers totalling cars, building a home studio and beginning a curiosity into film scoring. His new…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderJonathan Higgs (Everything Everything) - Different from the rest
From first bands to EE's 7th album, Jonathan Higgs has surged through a path of his own. He talks new album Mountainhead (out 1 March), acidentally nicking a…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderJoe Talbot (IDLES) Part 2 | They will never make another Sinéad O'Connor
On the second night at Signature Brew, Joe Talbot talks being a carer for his sick mother, working on the tills at Sainsburys, at the call center and as a…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderJamie Webster - Celebrating with a packet of crisps
10 For The People, Jamie's third album, is poems for the people. Giving and receiving strength from his community, most powerful in Liverpool, Webster has…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderProducer Robert Adam Stevenson - Queens Of The Stone Age
GRAMMY nominated producer and fellow Berko guy on how he found his space in the studio, moving to LA and working on Queens Of The Stone Age's new record In…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderNorman Brannon (Texas Is The Reason / Thursday) - Anti-Matter
Norman Brannon creates the best kind of music journalism, reflecting the heart and galvanisation of a genre in a mutual conversation with hardcore's most…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderNed Russin (Glitterer) - Creative Writing & Record Store
Hardcore and punk would be very different today it weren't for Title Fight. Now, Ned Russin joins me about his journey beyond his old band, thinking it to be…
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Stop & Chat: Tom May (The Menzingers)
Tom May is a such a legend. Here he is fending off my dumb questions like a pro. Subscribe and Sign Up to my newsletter: 101parttimejobs.com Get discounted…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderStop & Chat: Lambrini Girls
Phoebe Lunny remembers the Brighton Machete Man and Bristol Poo Girl on this very special Stop & Chat. Lambrini Girls' debut EP You're Welcome is out now on…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderEnglish Teacher - Eyeballs and Hospitality
Doug and Lewis on feeling the eyeballs leading up to 2024's most anticipated debut, setting the bar high and how go make a living playing in a band (spoiler…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderChastity Belt - Freestyle Vodka Moves & Onion Batting
Julia, Gretchen and Lydia of lowkey rockers Chastity Belt ruminate on their instinctual nature, unintentional albums and knowing the right balance of touring…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderLiquid Mike - Post Office, Michigan
The soberer, indie rock Charles Bukowski LIQUID MIKE is here about being a postal worker. He was also a census taker and he self-records all his own records…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderFolly Group - The villain doctor
Just as they release Down There!, Folly Group's Sean and Kai give their take on collaboration, good jobs, bad jobs, and working full-time while being in a band…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderCal Graham (The Chisel) - Pontins Family Holidays, Carpenter, Estimator
Kicked out of school at 15, our Cal has been estimating it from the start. Listen to this obituary of activity and pre-order The Chisel's new album What A…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderMartin Courtney (Real Estate) - err, Real Estate
Martin Courtney is giving it another shot. Daniel (23 February via Domino) follows 2020's The Main Thing, which was underpinned by Courtney's relationship with…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderMax Levy (Garden Centre) - Driving the Brighton seafront train
Max Levy of Garden Centre tells me about the hat-wearing job in Brighton, working at the football museum, and writing loads of lyrics at the new 9-5. We talk…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderHoliday Re-Run: Kevin Morby
A highlight of Kevin Morby's episode in 2020. Tell me your work story, WhatsApp a voice note or message at 07904243 101. Learn your favourite song and download…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderHoliday Re-Run: Lambrini Girls
Lily and Phoebe eye up the mountain of touring as their You're Welcome EP comes out. First broadcast 6 June 2023. Tell me your work story, WhatsApp a voice…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderHoliday Re-Run: Ian Shelton (Militarie Gun)
Ian Shelton tells us about making music videos, truck driving jobs and touring since he was 17. Life Under The Gun is out now. Tell me your work story…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderJacob Duzsik (HEALTH) - Noise and Rockstar Games
Jacob from HEALTH tells me about early European trips, DIY scenes and how the band started working with Rockstar Games. RAT WARS is out now. Tell me your work…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderEels - Christmas and The Nashville Handshake
E tells us about making the move to LA, finding his place as a full-time songwriter and Christmas songs. 'Christmas, Why You Gotta Do Me Like This?' and Eels…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderBenny Horowitz (The Gaslight Anthem) - Woodshops and what work really means
Drummer of the legendary New Jersey band The Gaslight Anthem, the lovely Benny Horowitz joins me today. Talking woodshops, relationships, coming back from…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderJem Siow (SPEED) - Classical flute player... "it was like Whiplash"
A classical flute player, Jem Siow from SPEED is not your usual hardcore vocalist. In this episode, Jem tells us about going to university to study flute ("it…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderFrank Carter - Tattoos and self kindness
The Rattlesnakes singer tells me about the first CDs he bought on Watford High Street, his journey through Gallows and Pure Love, building his autonomy zone…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderLauran Hibberd - On her Waterstones autobiography
THE Lauran Hibberd joins today, telling us how she's a grower, saying hi to Avril, offering advice on how to talk to groups of people, the passing of her dad…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderEugene Hütz (Gogol Bordello) - Building Your Own Stage
Ukranian born Eguene Hutz tells me about moving to New York, labouring, getting kicked out of CBGBs and more. 'Solidartity', Gogol Bordello's cover of Angelic…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderWill Anderson (Hotline TNT) - Substitute Teacher and Comic Book Store Manager
Big Willy Anderson comes to play ball. We talk Assn'Up, scaling up Hotline TNT, the relatinship with Third Man Records, working as a substitute teacher…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderMarisa Dabice (Mannequin Pussy) - Teenage Trauma and Rude Customers
Ahead of their new record I Got Heaven, Mannequin Pussy's Marisa Dabice tells me about her teenage cancer diagnosis, finding her people and rude customers…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderKurt Vile - Brewery Forklifts and Natural Hair Oils
On the 300th episode, I speak with Philadelphia constant hitmaker Kurt Vile about growing up and home recording, driving forklifts, writting Lotta Sea Lice…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderBen Gregory - Berlin and Books
Remarkable songwriter Ben Gregory joins for our 299th episode, talking growing up in heady indie-rockers Blaenavon, living in Berlin and how studying has…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderDavid Holmes - A blind man on a galloping horse would see this for what it is
Belfast producer, composer and DJ David Holmes joins today, a week after releasing his new album with Raven Violet, Blind On A Galloping Horse. Tell us your…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderDan Yemin - Lifetime, Kid Dynamite and Paint It Black
Dan Yemin is a clinical psychologist (I somehow missed pointing that out in the intro, so pretend I mentioned it) and an ommitter of some of the highest…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderBaby Queen - BRIT Awards and Rough Trade
Arabella tells me about her early recording years, containing multitudes, being a BRIT Awards table server, her London black book, working at Rough Trade and…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderMurkage Dave - Algorithms and Ambulances
His new album The City Needs Part Deux is out now. Here David tells me about putting out music independently, Spotify numbers, being at peace with where he's…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderGavin Rossdale (Bush) - London, Loaded and Bowie
Gavin Rossdale tells me about early London years, always looking to David Bowie and how his songwriting is always in progression. Loaded: The Greatest Hits…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderJelani Blackman - Lake Garda and Greenlights
Ahead of his debut album The Heart Of It, Jelani Blackman tells me about the epiphony he had at Lake Garda, the meaning of work, greenlights and collaboration…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderEmily Haines (Metric) - NYC, Coat Hanger Nightmares and Living a Cool Life
Emily Haines talks NYC in the 2000s, moving to the West Coast, journaling and one coat hanger frenzied morning. Formentera II is out now. Tell us your…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderSnail Mail - Horror Films, Froyo and Valentine Demos
Lindsey Jordan tells us about horror films and poetry, progression in lyrics, getting unfairly fired from a Froyo bar and a panic attack on-stage. Valentine…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderZac Carper (FIDLAR) - Gathering of the Juggalos and Sobering Up
Zac tells me about old side jobs recording engineer and delivering pizzas, not detouring from simple songs, getting sober, growingup in Hawaii and Gathering of…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderBuck Meek (Big Thief) - Pedicabbing and Metal Sculpting
Buck tells me about growing up in Texas around minutiae jazz players, going to Berklee College of Music to study Jazz, moving to Brooklyn, metal sculpting…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderPip Blom - Teleprompter and Finding Your Band
Bobbie is Pip Blom's new album, and here Pip tells me about finding friends in indie rock, language barriers/enablers, teleprompter speed dial and working at…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderSo Young - Shopping Trollies and Teaching Football
Sam and Josh tell me about about starting the magazine from an idea and a blank page, how the record label came about and times of pushing trollies and…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderOscar Browne - Pissed On Shift at Ally Pally
Oscar's new EP If Only is out tomorrow. Here he is talking about time in Wunderhorse and Broadside Hacks, his Yellow Room studio and some classic work scrapes…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderJack Steadman (Bombay Bicycle Club) - Astronomy, Growth and Sampling
Jack Steadman tells me about being a believer in growth, the joy of sampling, time in India, his Astronomy degree and more! Bombay Bicycle Club's sixth album…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderKatie Gregson-MacLeod - Big Red, Coffee and Donuts
On the release day of Big Red, Katie tells us about previously working at a coffee and donut shop ("it's a good life"), being committed to music before…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderTom & Joe (The Menzingers) - "Some Of It Was True"
Before their new album Some Of It Was True comes out this Friday, The Menzingers' Tom and Joe tell me about running the band by committee and splitting it four…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderA. Savage - Kitchenware and High Maintenance
Andrew remembers tales like getting a job the day he arrived in NYC, his visual art and high maintenance around the city. Several Songs About Fire is out…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderĠENN - Air Host and Ice Cream Van
Leo and Sofia tell me about their years as an air hostess, round-the-clock care and driving an ICE CREAM VAN - plus the secret ingredient to bubble rackets…