101 Part Time Jobs with Giles Bidder
101 Part Time Jobs is the interviews podcast that unearths the graft and resilience of artists in an uncertain time for music. Get AD FREE episodes: www.patreon.com/101parttimejobs
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.
- Update frequency
- every 2 days
- Average duration
- 38 minutes
- Episodes
- 561
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
Alan 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 off, in which time he and his wife sew th…
01:02:20 |
Tue 13 Oct 2020
Bryan 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 National over twenty years ago. He talks abou…
00:43:37 |
Sun 11 Oct 2020
David 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 forming in college as a recording project …
01:01:13 |
Tue 06 Oct 2020
Peter 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 the band, social media and Brutus' sche…
00:51:03 |
Thu 01 Oct 2020
James 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 job in accountancy three years later, sta…
00:36:10 |
Mon 28 Sep 2020
James 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 memories - including finding out they we…
00:19:45 |
Sat 26 Sep 2020
Thurston 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 By The Fire through Rough Trade
Get you…
01:02:49 |
Thu 24 Sep 2020
Jamie 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 album King of Clubs - out on Friday!
Order …
00:53:46 |
Tue 22 Sep 2020
Ty 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 seven year break between albums. Plus, …
00:49:45 |
Fri 18 Sep 2020
Em 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 deconstruction and HMV. Plus a hint of an …
01:03:51 |
Tue 15 Sep 2020
Brendan 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 Greatest Story Ever Told / Oh! Calcutta! , p…
00:51:04 |
Thu 10 Sep 2020
Mark 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 over the years. Plus, how they wrote upc…
00:54:33 |
Tue 08 Sep 2020
Honey 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 situation, scooping into Meg's job as an nurse,…
00:56:30 |
Fri 04 Sep 2020
Benny 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 (including an excellent story from a satire edit…
01:03:21 |
Sun 30 Aug 2020
Jeff 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 touring days in ASOB, signing to Sideone Dum…
00:47:26 |
Wed 26 Aug 2020
Alicia 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 Friday) on Sub Pop
Get your beers delivered…
00:41:37 |
Wed 19 Aug 2020
Jason 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 illustration work at Righteous Indignation
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00:38:31 |
Thu 13 Aug 2020
Shawna 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 in her high school band, moving to Balti…
00:59:50 |
Mon 10 Aug 2020
Dylan 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 to a Hollywood screenwriter/director, a…
00:58:43 |
Fri 07 Aug 2020
Chris 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 as the same line-up for 18 years, he tell…
01:03:26 |
Wed 05 Aug 2020
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