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101 Part Time Jobs is about the resilience and elbow grease of musicians. Giles Bidder hosts immensely engaging conversations with a variety of musicians about the many jobs they’ve taken to ensure that the show can go on. Whether they’re casual jobs taken between tours or a full-time career that runs in tandem with their music, 101 Part Time Jobs demonstrates just how much effort, commitment and inventiveness it can take a name musician to be able to make a living. Previous guests include S ...
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On 1 November 2018, UK punk rock band Creeper feigned their break-up on stage at legendary Camden venue KOKO. The plan? To give themselves time to go to Hollywood, Los Angeles and write a second album as powerful and compelling as their debut, ‘Eternity, In Your Arms’. But within a week of the performance, the lives of the band’s songwriters Will Gould and Ian Miles changed forever. Poisoned by death, tragedy and Ian’s admission into a mental health care unit, the band came within moments of ...
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The Sunday Social is a Sunday brunch pop culture popcast hosted by Lucy Moon. In each episode, Lucy chats to her guests about an overarching pop culture trend that has been relevant in music, film and entertainment over the past year. From the future of YouTube to the #MeToo movement in the music industry, the podcast offers a unique perspective from some of the most relevant people in entertainment, music and social media. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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A Podcast of trans and non-binary folks exploring media others have deemed Transphobic asking is it? Is it really? Our website https://www.isittransphobic.com/ Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IsItTransphobic Make a one time payment on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/isittransphobic Support us on Anchor: https://anchor.fm/isittransphobic/support Make a one time payment on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/isittransphobic Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/isittransph ...
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Meryl Streek joins Giles at 2000 Trees on Dublin, applying for a job under Meryl Streek and their new album Songs For The Deceased - out 25 October. Catch Meryl Streek on tour in the UK this November. Photo: Laurent Barnard DistroKid makes music distribution fun and easy with unlimited uploads and artists keeping the ENTIRETY of their revenue. Get …
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Motor neurone disease sufferer Jake Popyura leads Supermilk, about to put out their new record High Precision Ghosts on 9 August. Jake talks about his journey so far of being diagnosed, how he's made stage-friendly props to help playing live, and spreading the message of MND experiences. Pre-order High Precision Ghosts at https://supermilk4u.bandca…
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Leader of inclusive rockers Los Campesinos!, Gareth David shares his approach to being a musician, the social responsibility that it brings, pressing the emergency button at Safeways, and LC!'s new album All Hell - out this Friday. Photo: Martyna Bannister DistroKid makes music distribution fun and easy with unlimited uploads and artists keeping th…
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Ahead of their UK dates supporting Ocean Alley, Hockey Dad talk early years of touring, lifeguarding and their new album Rebuild Repeat. Photo: Chris Frape DistroKid makes music distribution fun and easy with unlimited uploads and artists keeping the ENTIRETY of their revenue. Get 30% off the first year of their service by signing up at https://dis…
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Ahead a string of dates supporting IDLES, Angélica Garcia joins us on working at a raunchy nightclub in NYC, playing piano in rural Richmond and the pamphlets about Jesus that look like $1. DistroKid makes music distribution fun and easy with unlimited uploads and artists keeping the ENTIRETY of their revenue. Get 30% off the first year of their se…
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Chicago songwriter Kara Jackson joins today on the arts scene she came up through, self-production and doing all the music-adjacent jobs as a musician. DistroKid makes music distribution fun and easy with unlimited uploads and artists keeping the ENTIRETY of their revenue. Get 30% off the first year of their service by signing up at https://distrok…
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Man of mischief and soul nourishing songwriter Fran Healy joins to talk about LA Times (out 12 July), supporting The Killers, being a wet donkey jacket and getting stuck at Glastonbury. Photo: Steve Gullick DistroKid makes music distribution fun and easy with unlimited uploads and artists keeping the ENTIRETY of their revenue. Get 30% off the first…
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After teaching himself how to shred and self-produce, Alfie Templeman talks self-doubt, London and Nando's with Nile Rodgers. Radiosoul is out now on Chess Club Records. DistroKid makes music distribution fun and easy with unlimited uploads and artists keeping the ENTIRETY of their revenue. Get 30% off the first year of their service by signing up …
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New York wonderkinds Been Stellar join on today's episode, on awkward label meetings, having the practice space downstairs, infinite regression and injuries from ice cream scooping under the influence. Scream from New York, NY is out now via Dirt Hit. Photo: Gabe Long DistroKid makes music distribution fun and easy with unlimited uploads and artist…
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Ahead of their new album Afraid of Tomorrows, out in the morning, Lia and Callum talk boozing, health, and finding new sounds on the album. Catch The Mysterines at 2000 Trees next month. DistroKid makes music distribution fun and easy with unlimited uploads and artists keeping the ENTIRETY of their revenue. Get 30% off the first year of their servi…
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On the week of their debut album Fine Art, Mo Chara, Móglaí Bap and DJ Próvaí weigh in on drugs, Irish Americans, sperm banks and bee keeping. Fine Art is out now on Heavenly Recordings. Photo: Peadar Ó Goill DistroKid makes music distribution fun and easy with unlimited uploads and artists keeping the ENTIRETY of their revenue. Get 30% off the fir…
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We join Orlando Weeks at his Loja exhibition in Peckham, where he was making art prints during the day and performing at night, to talk industriousness, specificity, and what success means. His wonderful new album Loja, featuring guest spots by Katy J Pearson and Wet Leg's Rhian Teasdale, is out now. Become a member of Rough Trade Club New Music, a…
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With their stellar Top 10 album Western Approaches, Liverpool's Red Rum Club put their SAS level of hard work to good use. On this chat with an audience at Liverpool Sound City, Fran and Simon tell their story of bar band to stadium headliners. Become a member of Rough Trade Club New Music, and you’ll receive 1/3 off Rough Trade's Album of the Mont…
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About to release their tenth record Stung!, here is POND's Nick Allbrook on being a landscape gardener, trying to assimilate into regular society after touring, and one sketchy trial shift that ended in... success! Become a member of Rough Trade Club New Music, and you’ll receive 1/3 off Rough Trade's Album of the Month on exclusive varient. Head t…
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AURORA joins Giles talking about her work on Frozen Planet II and Disney's Frozen, having a powerful voice in social and political movements, and what you should name your cat. Her new album What Happened To The Heart? lands this Friday. Photo: Wanda Martin Become a member of Rough Trade Club New Music, and you’ll receive 1/3 off Rough Trade's Albu…
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Owen's Mike Kinsella, on parenting, not knowing people were listening to American Football for years, and whether or not he's ever played a powerchord. Owen's new album The Falls of Sioux is out now, and he's on tour in the UK next week. Photo - Alexia Viscius Become a member of Rough Trade Club New Music, and you’ll receive 1/3 off Rough Trade's A…
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About to release their new album Below The Waste (7 June), Goat Girl's Lottie Pendlebury discusses anxiety, taking time to figure out what the artform is, Universal Credit and being open to learning. Become a member of Rough Trade Club New Music, and you’ll receive 1/3 off Rough Trade's Album of the Month on exclusive varient. Head to http://rought…
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Uploading personal photos to your company's iCloud is a life lesson in work gaffes. Bri and Lila from Crumb join on today's episode, the week after the release of new album AMAMA - a contender for 2024's album of the year. Become a member of Rough Trade Club New Music, and you’ll receive 1/3 off Rough Trade's Album of the Month on exclusive varient…
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Molly Lewis whistled on Barbie, with Dr. Dre, Karen O and Parkway Drive, and left Elon Musk hanging. Her new record On The Lips is out now and if you want to save money on that immersion bath, you can listen to it now. Become a member of Rough Trade Club New Music, and you’ll receive 1/3 off Rough Trade's Album of the Month on exclusive varient. He…
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On Episode 350, British legend Suggs joins us about his shortlived careers as a butcher/gardener/painter/plasterer, being caught skiving on MotD and getting kicked out of Madness, and writing a book as well as his one man play. The expanded edition of Madness' first Number 1 album Theatre of the Absurd Presents C'est La Vie is out 7 June. Become a …
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On Villagers' excellent new record That Golden Time, Conor O'Brien returns to lone intimacy. Conor chats painting houses in Dublin, tragicomedy and finding new life in physical excercise. Photo: Andrew Whitton Become a member of Rough Trade Club New Music, and you’ll receive 1/3 off Rough Trade's Album of the Month on exclusive varient. Head to htt…
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As Lauren Mayberry gears up for life as a solo artist, she chats about freedom and sexuality, TikTok cats and the DIY Glasgow scene. Lauren has a new documentary on iPlayer as part of 6 Music's Change The Tune campaign against online abuse, and her new track Change Shapes is out now. Become a member of Rough Trade Club New Music, and you’ll receive…
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On the day Jordan Rakei moved from Australia to London, he knew nobody in his new city. Now a fully fledged Londoner, Jordan tells us about fighting through his shyness in the name of sharing music, balancing family and writing life, and that one memorable work gaffe. Become a member of Rough Trade Club New Music, and you’ll receive 1/3 off Rough T…
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Joe and Callum reflect on their years of sh*t jobs, getting signed after a tiler was playing them while working at an A&R's house, waste removal and working at Wetherspoons. Postindustrial Hometown Blues is out today! Become a member of Rough Trade Club New Music, and you’ll receive 1/3 off Rough Trade's Album of the Month on exclusive varient. Hea…
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Katherine Priddy's album The Pendulum Swing is a sweeping, timeless snapshot of folk. Here she tells us about bigger gigs, moving beyond a hobby and supporting Fairport Convention’s Richard Thompson. Become a member of Rough Trade Club New Music, and you’ll receive 1/3 off Rough Trade's Album of the Month on exclusive varient. Head to http://rought…
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Two of the youngest artists at Sound City, Yee Loi and Alex Turner, and Grace from gothic shredders of the north VENUS GRRRLS speaks about their youth music organisation. Become a member of Rough Trade Club New Music, and you’ll receive 1/3 off Rough Trade's Album of the Month on exclusive varient. Head to http://roughtrade.com/club and use 'CLUB10…
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Callum from The Mysterines and all four Crawlers join from Liverpool Sound City - talking working at Anfield and spilled milk at McDonald's. Become a member of Rough Trade Club New Music, and you’ll receive 1/3 off Rough Trade's Album of the Month on exclusive varient. Head to http://roughtrade.com/club and use 'CLUB101POD' as your voucher. DistroK…
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At Sound City we spoke with Antony Szmierek about his former life as a secondary school English teacher, Kwoli Black on the grind and Joshua Epithet about opening up. Become a member of Rough Trade Club New Music, and you’ll receive 1/3 off Rough Trade's Album of the Month on exclusive varient. Head to http://roughtrade.com/club and use 'CLUB101POD…
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We hear from Brooke Combe, Home Counties and The Lottery Winners from this year's Liverpool Sound City. Thank you LSC, Virgin Music Group and Modern Sky for having us. Become a member of Rough Trade Club New Music, and you’ll receive 1/3 off Rough Trade's Album of the Month on exclusive varient. Head to http://roughtrade.com/club and use 'CLUB101PO…
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Are Other Half east anglia's best band? You decide! Announcing their new album Dark Ageism with a very cool track 'Lifted Fingers' (ft. Nada Surf's Mathew Caws), Sophie joins on today's Stop 'N' Chat with the funniest memories of her late dad, stories from the estate and the Bouncing Souls memory device. Dark Ageism is out 21 June on Big Scary Mons…
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Disneyland in Dagenham is a collection of Scott's memories and jaunts, out next Friday. Here he tells us about life changing in his 40s, working at a detox clinic and leaving the front door open. Become a member of Rough Trade Club New Music, and you’ll receive 1/3 off Rough Trade's Album of the Month on exclusive varient. Head to http://roughtrade…
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Renowned indie shredder El Kempner joins on today's episode, on Elliott Smith, taking a step back from touring with Palehound, and a Zoom acoustic version of 'Independence Day'. Palehound's awesome record Eye On The Bat is out now. Photo: Tonje Thilesen Become a member of Rough Trade Club New Music, and you’ll receive 1/3 off Rough Trade's Album of…
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Their fifth album comes out tomorrow, so William and Charlie talk working in the restaurant industry, kitchens, power-washing garbage and a bit about Anthony Bourdain. Become a member of Rough Trade Club New Music, and you’ll receive 1/3 off Rough Trade's Album of the Month, English Teacher's 'This Could Be Texas' on exclusive Galaxy Gold. Head to …
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Miles Kane And The Evils join us from Record Store Day 24, talking parents' record collections, surf guitar and an alternative life in hairdressing. Miles Kane And The Evils is streaming on 3 May. Become a member of Rough Trade Club New Music, and you’ll receive 1/3 off Rough Trade's Album of the Month, English Teacher's 'This Could Be Texas' on ex…
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Junodream guitarist Dougal Gray tells us about their aspirations, the reality of being a band in 2024 and getting fired. Their debut Pools of Colour is out now. Become a member of Rough Trade Club New Music, and you’ll receive 1/3 off Rough Trade's Album of the Month, English Teacher's 'This Could Be Texas' on exclusive Galaxy Gold. Head to http://…
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From working as a teacher in China to trying to find a crapper for his pre-show ritual at Berghain, Lias tells us about his various ups and downs of trying to live an honest life in music. Fat White Family's fourth album Forgiveness Is Yours is out this Friday. Become a member of Rough Trade Club New Music, and you’ll receive 1/3 off Rough Trade's …
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Sam and Lucy of Dog Unit, who just released the excellent At Home album, chat to me about their record shop counter days, darker days, and the trick to a good recommendation (ask the record shop counter). Become a member of Rough Trade Club New Music, and you’ll receive 1/3 off Rough Trade's Album of the Month, English Teacher's 'This Could Be Texa…
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At Record Store Day this Saturday gone, Felix and Tiger from Divorce spoke to us about discovering new music, Jamiroquai and working at the opticians. Become a member of Rough Trade Club New Music, and you’ll receive 1/3 off Rough Trade's Album of the Month, English Teacher's 'This Could Be Texas' on exclusive Galaxy Gold. Head to http://roughtrade…
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At Rough Trade East on Record Store Day 2024, Kate Stables of This Is The Kit spoke to me about an early love of drum and bass, working at the pub and her band's live album recorded on Cornish clifftop open-air venue, The Minack Theatre. Become a member of Rough Trade Club New Music, and you’ll receive 1/3 off Rough Trade's Album of the Month, Engl…
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Christina and Ralph from Cuffed Up join today, talking about their self-produced new album All You Got, working unpaid internships, teaching yourself to fish, and learning by f**king up. Become a member of Rough Trade Club New Music, and you’ll receive 1/3 off Rough Trade's Album of the Month, English Teacher's 'This Could Be Texas' on exclusive Ga…
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Charles and Henry Hendy remember doing everything they could to get to gigs, a decade on the dole and nothing being more important than the tunes. Become a member of Rough Trade Club New Music, and you’ll receive 1/3 off Rough Trade's Album of the Month, English Teacher's 'This Could Be Texas' on exclusive Galaxy Gold. Head to http://roughtrade.com…
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Currently on tour in the UK, Microwave's Nathan Hardy shares first-hand experience of being Mormon, how the band became self-sufficient and looking to other artists for inspiration. Microwave's new album 'Let's Start Degeneracy' is out 26 April. Become a member of Rough Trade Club New Music, and you’ll receive 1/3 off Rough Trade's Album of the Mon…
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Holding the ultimate part-time job of being in Fleetwood Mac, Crowded House's Neil Finn joins on today's episode. With memories from Luton, London and the morgue. Crowded House's new album Gravity Stairs comes out 31 May and their new single 'Teenage Summer' is out now. Become a member of Rough Trade Club New Music, and you’ll receive 1/3 off Rough…
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Two all-timer job stories here with Gustaf, who've just released their new album Package Pt. 2. Going to jail on the job and being caught out in a poop swindle - what more could you ask for? Become a member of Rough Trade Club New Music, and you’ll receive the Rough Trade Album of the Month straight to your door every month, on an exclusive vinyl p…
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Grant Nicholas and Taka Hirose join on the release week of their 12th album 'Black / Red', on forgetting lyrics, how they've kept writing after 30 years and whether it's 'drink cider from a lemon' or 'eleven'. Become a member of Rough Trade Club New Music, and you’ll receive the Rough Trade Album of the Month straight to your door every month, on a…
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In the glow of their new album 'Humble As The Sun', Bobby Vylan shares his lesser known years of selling vintage swag, MC'ing and working at Carphone Warehouse. Become a member of Rough Trade Club New Music, and you’ll receive the Rough Trade Album of the Month straight to your door every month, on an exclusive vinyl pressing with exclusive bonus m…
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Aussie rockn'roller Peter Bibby has just shared his new track 'Fun Guy', so here is discussing taking one to the face during a bar shift, doing the bins and being a plasterer. Become a member of Rough Trade Club New Music, and you’ll receive the Rough Trade Album of the Month straight to your door every month, on an exclusive vinyl pressing with ex…
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Felix on getting beaten up at his own gig, the risks of white trousers and the one subject he'd love to write a song about. Divorce's new single 'Gears' is out now, and they headline Islington Assembly Hall on 23 October. Become a member of Rough Trade Club New Music, and you’ll receive the Rough Trade Album of the Month straight to your door every…
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From open mic nights to Scala, Catrin and Jack from Another Sky tell their stories of dodgy part time jobs, sticking with a plan and the plan goddamn working! Their new album Beach Day is out on Fiction Records. Become a member of Rough Trade Club New Music, and you’ll receive the Rough Trade Album of the Month straight to your door every month, on…
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Getting hyped on doing a marathon in every US state, Dylan Baldi of Cloud Nothings (and his dog) tells about writing a song a day, memorable first tours, The Wipers and Greg Sage, and getting merked by school kids. Cloud Nothings' new album Final Summer is out 19 April on Pure Noise. Become a member of Rough Trade Club New Music, and you’ll receive…
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