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.

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Shawna Potter (War On Women)
<p>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 in her high school band, moving to Baltimore to join a new band, and how War On Women navigate themselves. Plus some great stuff on her book Making Spaces Safer.</p><br><p>Get your beers delivered! 101 Part Time Jobs is supported by Signature Brew: listeners can get 10% off all their beers by visiting&nbsp;<a href="http://signaturebrew.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">signaturebrew.co.uk</a>&nbsp;and using the code '101PODCAST'</p><br><p>Photo Credit: Chris Sikich</p><br><p>War On Women 'Capture The Flag' is out now on <a href="http://www.bridge9.com/b9r252" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bridge 9 Records</a></p><br><p>Songs: War On Women 'Capture The Flag', Cock Sparrer 'Working'</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
56 min
577
Dylan Slocum (Spanish Love Songs)
<p>Dylan Slocum, frontperson of Spanish Love Songs, tells me about playing first division baseball after getting a scholarship to university, life as an assistant to a Hollywood screenwriter/director, and how the band organise themselves.</p><br><p>Spanish Love Songs' <em>Brave Faces Everyone</em> is out now on <a href="https://www.purenoisestoreuk.com/products/spanish-love-songs-brave-faces-everyone-lp-various-3-3rd-pressing-pun" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Pure Noise</a></p><br><p>Get your beers delivered! 101 Part Time Jobs is supported by Signature Brew: listeners can get 10% off all their beers by visiting&nbsp;<a href="http://signaturebrew.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">signaturebrew.co.uk</a>&nbsp;and using the code '101PODCAST'</p><br><p>Photo Credit: John Oakes.</p><br><p>Songs: Spanish Love Songs 'Kick', Cock Sparrer 'Working'</p><p><br></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
55 min
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Chris Cresswell (The Flatliners)
<p><strong>101 Part Time Jobs 'A Punk Rock Summer'</strong>: Chris Cresswell from Toronto vanquishers The Flatliners joins me to talk about his whole damn life. Playing together as the same line-up for 18 years, he tells me how he met his future bandmates in kindergarten, getting signed to Fat Wreck, and their years and years of touring. Plus, his work at <a href="https://www.cutloosemerch.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Cut Loose Merch Supply</a> and <a href="http://www.lastwishessupply.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Last Wishes Supply</a>.</p><br><p>Get your beers delivered! 101 Part Time Jobs is supported by Signature Brew: listeners can get 10% off all their beers by visiting&nbsp;<a href="http://signaturebrew.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">signaturebrew.co.uk</a>&nbsp;and using the code '101PODCAST'</p><br><p>Songs: The Flatliners 'Monumental', Cock Sparrer 'Working'</p><br><p>Produced by Mighty Moon Media</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
59 min
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Daniel P Carter (Radio 1 Rock Show / Artist)
<p>Daniel P. Carter, known for his work in 'A', Hexes &amp; the BBC Radio 1 Rock Show, joins me to dig around how he arrived to now. Growing up in Reading, his love of music and art took him to the world's biggest rock stages, and speaking to/painting his favourite artists for his own podcast Someone Who Isn't Me (SWIM).</p><br><p>From working in an East London video shop to being called up for the Radio 1 job, find out what happened along his way. Plus the realisation 'A' were the most un-googlable band in the world.</p><br><p>Songs: Elephant Tree 'Faceless', Cock Sparrer 'Working'</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
66 min
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Ash Kenazi (Happyness)
<p>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 his identity in the band in their new line-up. Plus EXCLUSIVE insight into the deluxe version of Floatr, arriving later this year.</p><br><p>Photo: Holly Whitaker</p><br><p>Songs: Happyness 'Seeing Eye Dog', Cock Sparrer 'Working'</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
40 min
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Wesley Gonzalez
<p>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, and since had an assortment of jobs between doing music - from taking the hardest entrance test at Record and Tape Exchange (debunking record shop weirdness in the process), throwing an interview for his perfect job, and learning that music is the only true thing he can do.</p><br><p>Pick up 'Appalling Human' <a href="https://wesleygonzalez.bandcamp.com/album/appalling-human" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a></p><br><p>Photo: Holly Whitaker</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
34 min
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Ophelia Booth (BLOXX)
<p>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 do the band full-time!</p><br><p>BLOXX's debut album Lie Out Loud is out 28 August on Chess Club Records</p><br><p>Songs: BLOXX 'Thinking About Yourself', Cock Sparrer 'Working'</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
24 min
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Harrison Swann (Talk Show)
<p>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 interaction and how he was once the face of Fred Perry!</p><br><p>Get their new EP <em>These People </em>from <a href="https://www.councilrecords.co.uk/product/these-people/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Council Records</a></p><br><p>Photo: Matt Wilder</p><br><p>Songs: Talk Show 'Stress', Cock Sparrer 'Working'</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
25 min
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Matt 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, taking criticism in a positive way, and his lifer-attitude to being a writer. The Rentals' new album Q36 is out 7 July!<br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
59 min
585
Jamie Munro (Aerial Salad)
<p>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 fantastic story of getting sacked.</p><br><p>Songs: Aerial Salad 'Romance', Cock Sparrer 'Working'</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
42 min
586
AJJ (Sean Bonnette & Ben Gallaty)
<p>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 touring, working together at coffee and ice cream shops, and cleaning toilets whilst listening to mixes of their 2014 record Christmas Island.</p><br><p>Their new record Good Luck Everybody is out now!</p><br><p>Photo: Joe Stakun</p><br><p>Songs: AJJ - 'Loudmouth', Cock Sparrer - 'Working'</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
42 min
587
Katie Malco
<p>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 artistic journey.</p><br><p>Want to sponsor this podcast? Email giles@mightymoonmedia.com</p><br><p>Songs: Katie Malco 'Fractures', Cock Sparrer 'Working'</p><br><p>Photo: Sam Manville</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
27 min
588
Jimmy Wizard (Higher Power)
<p>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 different kinds of music and hard work paying off. Higher Power's new album <em>27 Miles Underwater</em> is out now.</p><br><p>Want to sponsor this podcast? Get in touch: giles@mightymoonmedia.com</p><br><p>Photo: Nat Wood</p><br><p>Songs: Higher Power 'Low Season', Cock Sparrer 'Working'</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
78 min
589
Henry Cox (Boston Manor)
<p>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 band's latest videos - including how the video for 'On A High Ledge' is based on an event he witnessed. He then tells me what the band are up to in quarantine and their plans for future live streams.</p><br><p>Want to sponsor this podcast? Get in touch: giles@mightymoonmedia.com</p><br><p>Photo: Edd Taylor</p><p>Songs featured: Boston Manor 'Ratking' &amp; Cock Sparrer 'Working'</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
40 min
590
Arthur Leadbetter (Squid)
<p>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 attention the band is getting, plus his one job at the Tate as a performative artist.</p><br><p>Want to sponsor this podcast? Get in touch: giles@mightymoonmedia.com</p><br><p>Photo:&nbsp;<strong>Machine Operated</strong></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
23 min
591
Liz & Jon (The Beths)
<p>Jon &amp; Liz from New Zealand powerpop rockers The Beths join me from across three continents! They talk teaching instruments in school, navigating band life in an isolated country and bumping into Thom Yorke at London's U.S. Embassy.</p><br><p>Want to sponsor this podcast? Get in touch: giles@mightymoonmedia.com</p><br><p>Photo: Mason Fairey</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
30 min
592
Jack Kaye (The Magic Gang)
<p>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 job which inspired 'Tuning In', and how a recent role at a florist has given him grounding in routine.</p><br><p>Want to sponsor this podcast? Get in touch: giles@mightymoonmedia.com</p><br><p>Tracks:</p><p>The Magic Gang - Believe In Yourself (The Arthur Theme Song)</p><p>Cock Sparrer - Working</p><br><p>Photo: Dan Kendall</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
20 min
593
Jock Norton (Puppy)
<p>Jock Norton, singer and guitarist in Bill &amp; Ted-inspired metal band Puppy, talks to me about bar work, keeping humour in the heaviness and his most unbearable part time jobs.</p><br><p>Want to sponsor this podcast? Get in touch: giles@mightymoonmedia.com</p><br><p>Photo: Sean Black</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
23 min
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Will Gould (Creeper)
<p>Will reveals all: working in a grocery store (and getting held up in a robbery), Domino's Pizza &amp; HMV. Plus an exclusive insight into the band's new album Sex, Death &amp; The Infinite Void.</p><br><p>Want to sponsor this podcast? Get in touch: giles@mightymoonmedia.com</p><br><p>Photo: Zain Zia</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
96 min
595
Michael 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 in a band with his brother (this ep's photo eye) and way more awesome shit I didn't know about. BM are on the front cover of KERRANG! this week! Get in, Michael. Boston Manor's new album Glue is out 1 May and it rips. Photo: Daniel Cunniff<br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
36 min
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Brooke Bentham
Brooke's new album Everyday Nothing is out now an…
31 min
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Chas Palmer-Williams (Lightyear)
The most performative UK ska-punk band ever, Ligh…
53 min
598
Ben Ayres (Cornershop)
<p>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 beginnings, working in a vinyl pressing factory and how he sees the future of music PR. Cornershop's new album 'England Is A Garden' is out now; it's fantastic and I implore you to check it out.</p><br><p>Photo: Joe Dilworth</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
26 min
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Sam Russo
<p>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 unabashed storytelling, he talks to me about his jobs as a window smasher &amp; school teacher, growing up in the tiny town of Haverhill, and releasing records on Red Scare Industries. Plus a lot more. Thanks for listening! Cheers.</p><br><p>Photo: Julian Harding</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
43 min
600
Turnover
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 being on their playlist), California farming and future university plans.<br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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