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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 BidderMat Kerekes (Citizen) - 3D Printing and the Square Drumset
Mat tells me about 3D printing, building a square drumset, acknowledging your own character traits to keep growing and why he doesn't record many bands…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderThe Murder Capital - Tying the Boat to the Roof
James and Irv tell me about working at call centres and pizza places, tour tiredness, moving to London and a few work fuck-yous. Their new single Heart In The…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderCrispian Mills (Kula Shaker) - It's A Dance, Darling
Kula Shaker's Crispian Mills tell me about how opportunities have changed for new bands, inventing mushroom house, pain in music and the battle to stay human…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderJohn Kennedy (Radio X) - "I Need Them As Much As They Need Me"
Voice of unsigned bands John Kennedy joins me today talking about his own story of making music number one, his role as X-Posure chief on Radio X and how your…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderDel Water Gap - The Photo Booth
Holden Jaffe on the accumulative effect of doing nice things, finding your identity as an artist, writing on the road, moving to LA and writing with Arlo Parks…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderSam Bentley (The Paper Kites)
Sam from The Paper Kites tells me about new album At the Roadhouse, growing up outside of Melbourne, the space and time he needs the write, and days working at…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderMykki Blanco - Anarchist Punk and Rare Book Dealing
Queer rapper, performance artist, poet and activist Mykki Blanco spoke to me from holiday before she started her new course at grad school. She remembers…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderJacob Ewald (Slaughter Beach, Dog) - The Italian Restaurant and Committing To The Tunes
Jacob Ewald talks about learning as he goes, committing to the music, the two sides to the music industry and getting into the idea of asking for help…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderSingles 1: Jeff Rosenstock
In this single, Jeff Rosenstock takes us back to his days scrambling for graphic design jobs and the conversation that stopped him giving up touring. This…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderTeenage Wrist - Taskrabbit and First Day Firings
Still Love, Teenage Wrist's new album, is a total rocker. Here Marshall and Anthony talk the tumbledryer feeling of touring, growing in public and being a…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderMamas Gun - Live from Signature Brew
Launching their Golden Days Signature Brew beer, Mamas Gun had a brief chat with me on stage before they brew the roof off with groovy tunes. Download AMPOLLO…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderKatie Munshaw (Dizzy) - Ghost Stories and Lacrosse Screams
From Toronto Katie speaks to me about why she started wearing a mask, working at a record store, Canada and we trade ghost stories. Download AMPOLLO - the FREE…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderJustice Tripp (Angel Du$t) - Teeth 7 Times Knocked Out
Justice talks about his Brand New Soul feeling, working security, getting his teeth knocked out 7 times, crazy nights at Cafe Tattoo in Baltimore and faking…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderJames Skelly (The Coral) - Mood Catching and Merseybeat
James Skelly tells us how he's re-connected with fans, Merseybeat, being a mood-catcher and shutting down his parents' pub for a day. Photo: Jack Finnigan…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderThom Rylance (The Lottery Winners) - Claire's Accessories and No Hot Drinks
Thom from The Lottery Winners on never having a hot drink in his life, his teenage double life, doing ear piercings at Claire's Accessories and turning the…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderCoach Party - Running a Vegan Cafe and KILLJOY
Jess and Steph from Isle of Wight's Coach Party tell me how quickly the band took over their lives, running a vegan cafe, the absurdity of packing for tour and…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderReading Festival: High Vis
Graham Sayle got tried by his school students, talks DIY BMX culture and building cool asf tables. Download AMPOLLO - the FREE app that lets you practice at…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderReading Festival: Kat Moss of Scowl
Kat Moss tells us about watching MCR Reading Fest videos, building lego all day and a good good shot at 101 Part Time Jobs BINGO Download AMPOLLO - the FREE…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderReading Festival: Yonaka
Theresa from Yonaka joined me to talk about her first job at the fish + chip shop, retail days and camping essentials. Download AMPOLLO - the FREE app that…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderReading Festival: Khazali
At Khazali's first festival, he told us about serving bubble teas (can you choke on them?) and gave a good whack at 101 Part Time Jobs BINGO... Download…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderReading Festival: Nieve Ella
Nieve Ella talks being a hairdressers' duaghter, The 1975 and gives a luke warm go at 101 Part Time Jobs B I N G O... Download AMPOLLO - the FREE app that lets…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderReading Festival: Jamie Webster
Liverpool's Jamie Webster on having a good festival time, working for his dad, loving pub gigs and lookalike couples... Download AMPOLLO - the FREE app that…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderReading Festival: Georgia
Georgia joins me at Reading 2023 with her love for QOTSA and Arctic Monkeys, Reply All'ing and her Pop Bitch dream. Download AMPOLLO - the FREE app that lets…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderReading Festival: The Murder Capital
James and Damien from The Murder Capital take me in at Reading Festival, talking Limp Bizkit, fisherman dads, wanting to sample Vashti Bunyan and a hot shot at…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderReading Festival: KennyHoopla
KennyHoopla regales us with his Domino's days, his ideal hardcore singer steez and provides a good shot at 101 Part Time Jobs Bingo! Download AMPOLLO - the…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderDylan Slocum (Spanish Love Songs) - Nashville and Coding
Dylan from Spanish Love Songs tells us about their new album 'No Joy', dealing with worry and finding appreciation for the good moments. Catch them in the UK…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderReading Festival: Lauran Hibberd
The Garageband Superstar on meeting Joe Cole, festival imodium and a claim as winner of 101 Part Time Jobs bingo... Download AMPOLLO - the FREE app that lets…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderReading Festival: Yard Act
Full band Yard Act join on the first in a week of Reading Special 101's. Topics broached include paper rounds, Isle of Man creamaries and the Poo Lady…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderHiss Golden Messenger
Michael Taylor talks growing up with punk rock, how the longer you do music the more care it needs, when inspiration sustained without money, and the living…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderKate Davies (Pupil Slicer) - Live from ArcTanGent Festival
Live from ATG 2023, Kate from Pupil Slicer joined me to talk about the start of the band, meeting bands they aspired to sound like and how much ATG means to…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderAsha Lorenz (Sorry) - Puzzle Songs and Disenchantment
Asha from Sorry tells me about how songs are like puzzles, being disenchanted with music and a false start in bar work. 'Screaming In The Rain Again' is out…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderCalum Scott - Self-Awareness and the £250k Cock-Up
'At Your Worst' is out in the world, so Calum Scott joins on today's episode. Carrying stories of making small mistakes at work to the tune of £250k (!)…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderJohn Dwyer (Osees) - High Maintenance and Being TOO Rude
John Dwyer talks about his industrious years in high maintenance, moving from Rhode Island to the West Coast, writing songs while watching TV and getting fired…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderTheo Zhykharyev (Powerplant) - Uber Driver and Porn Assistant
Theo joined me to talk about assisting and directing films, getting fired for eating too many on-set sandwiches, Static Shock, being a Ukrainian uber driver…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderBen Spence (Micromoon, Hoodstock, Fuzzbrain)
Ben Spence of Fuzzbrain studios, Micromoon and Hoodstock joins me talking about building a music community in East London, Hoodstock and its fund, how he got…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderPat Flynn (Fiddlehead) - Dead Eye's Boat Washing
Ahead of their third album Death Is Nothing To Us, Pat spoke with me about having parents in the miliatary, being around caskets in middle school, ignoring the…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderOther Half - Rival Chip Stalls and Schuh Dirty Protest
Cal and Sophie join me with stories of working at rival chip vans, accidental dirty protests while working at Schuh and loving time in the car playing gigs…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderWillie J Healey - Baklava Thief and Bunny Mix-Up
"I am the least employable person ever." A week before his new album Bunny, WJH joins me to talk about the mix-up that led to recording in New York, the funky…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderMargaret Glaspy - Completist Nanny and Joypoints
Before her new record Echo the Diamond comes out, Margaret Glaspy tells me about her completist nature, working as a nanny and guitar teacher, Courtney…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderThe Front Bottoms - Homemade Fun and Kindred Spirits
Brian and a background Mat join on today's episode, talking homemade fun, emotional lyrics and their kindred spirit. You Are Who You Hang Out With is out now…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderGirl Ray - Coffee Trucks and Rough Trade Mailorder
Girl Ray's Iris and Poppy talking being disco asf, working on film shoot coffee trucks and at Rough Trade East, and pose the question 'who will bake us a cake…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderArctangent Special with James Scarlett - "My ideal festival"
"I've booked my ideal festival" - ATG booker James Scarlett joins me to talk about a few of the most exciting bands to look forward to at ATG 2023. Including…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderMiles Kane - Toy Department and Paul Weller's Advice
His new album One Man Band is out this Friday, and on today's episode Miles Kane talks self confidence, his advice from Paul Weller, recording with his cousins…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderHak Baker - Writing The World Around Him
A trip down memory lane with Hak Baker and two intimate live tracks, 'Bricks in the Wall' and 'Almost Lost London' from his new album Worlds End FM. Recorded…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderHowlin' Pelle Almqvist (The Hives) - Naughty By Nature
The Hives' incomparable Howlin' Pelle joins on today's episode, on being naughty by nature, pushing through the 10 years The Hives had between albums, stints…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderAllison Russell - Redesigning Abuse and Creative Networks
4-time GRAMMY nominated Canadian songwriter, author, poet and activist Allison Russell joins on today's episode, on finding her network of musicians and…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderVinny Neff (Django Django) - Music Videos and Fired By His Sister
Singer and guitarist Vinny Neff joins today, with stories from being baby faced and working at a bar restaurant, being fired by his sister, moving to New York…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderRhys Edwards (Ulrika Spacek) - Leafletting and Disaster Tour
Rhys from Ulrika Spacek joins today, on how spicy to make M.I.A.'s drink, a disaster tour with DIIV, the 5 years of making Compact Trauma and having his band…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles Bidder2000 Trees Special: Prima Queen and Bad Nerves
I went down to 2000 Trees last weekend to have some fun, see some bands, lost my phone in The Bronx pit to find it later on the floor, and also speak with…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderKarla Chubb (Sprints) - Nando's Changed My Life
Dublin garage punk band Sprints' Karla Chubb joins today, on how a job at Nando's changed her life, being open to new experiences and their new label City…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderJuan Wauters
Juan joins me to talk about his traumatic childhood move from Uruguay to New York, using music as a tool for feeling better, his work at a picture frame job…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderAndrew McMahon (in the Wilderness, Jack's Mannequin, Something Corporate)
One of my favourite songwriters Andrew McMahon joins on today's episode, telling stories of strong wills, people pleasing, surfing and coming to accept he…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderZac Lawrence (Deadletter)
Zac joins us with tales from gardening and two strange weeks at a coffee hut. Song: Deadletter 'The Snitching Hour' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderTimeshares & No Trigger (Live from Booze Cruise '23)
Mike and Jon from Timeshares + Tom from No Trigger join on this LIVE EPISODE Thank you to Booze Cruise for having us Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderJessica Winter
Before her show at Son Estrella Galicia x Paper Dress, Jessica Winter told me about her times at Pizza Hut, Dominos and the Navy. Song: Jessica Winter ft Lynks…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderFelix Bushe (Gengahr)
Gengahr have been a band since they were 12 YEARS OLD. Felix talks through the lessons he's learned and how being a tennis teacher is key to his life balance…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderBonny Doon
Had a great time with my new friends Bill and Bob from Bonny Doon. Open up for stories of the total commitment to playing music, psychedelics when recording…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderDAZY
James Goodson is a punk rock publicist. No formal training, no internships - just years playing in bands and finding out what it means to share the message and…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderPlaylist (13/06/2023)
Subscribe to the Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4Z2WbWh9WNDZjudSFWHFnw?si=5c66632867bf4225 Divorce 'Birds' Thyrsis 'Durnovaria' King Krule…
101 Part Time Jobs with Giles BidderIan Shelton (Militarie Gun)
Militarie Gun have a truly exciting energy and on this episode we have their leader Ian Shelton. Filmmaking, screenprinting, truck driving... it's all here…