101 Part Time Jobs is about the resilience and elbow grease of musicians. Giles Bidder hosts revealing conversations with a variety of musicians... more
Austin from wood creatures Snapped Ankles joins today on how he pays rent in twigs, taking their warehouse party art... more
Even as a teenager, Jim James knew music was number one. Here he is on learning to love himself through... more
Battle axe songwriter Bob Mould comes on today, with stories from working in pro wrestling, how the chords might not... more
The wayward teen turned co-creator of one of the greatest comedy series on TV, Allan Mustafa walks us from Brentford... more
On music, money, baseball and intrusive thoughts, it's a deep chat with Trevor Powers aka Youth Lagoon. Rarely Do I... more
When Hamilton Leithauser played in London a few weeks ago, I thought: "This guy has a story about everything." Turns... more
At his east London base Total Refreshment Centre, Alabaster DePlume discusses his philosopy on what it means to be his... more
At their family-rooted cafe on Hastings seafront, the no-bullshit, blistering Pixies/Hole-inspired HotWax take us through their nonstop touring schedule, growing... more
Best New Artist at the BRITs, The Last Dinner Party's five members each have their own musical histories. Georgia Davies,... more
The masterpiece of Divorce's debut album is out this Friday. Here with the stories behind Drive to Goldenhammer, all four... more
Former English teacher Antony Szmierek joins us on settling into life as a full-time artist, his top-bins volley in Angie's... more
Matilda Mann joins today on the costs of touring, the fortuitous fate of not going to university and the wine... more
Craig Finn AND Franz Nicolay join us ahead of their London Weekender, on their resonable community, taking The War On... more
Trinity and Row step in from the world of psychology and rapper reviews for this special episode of Stop &... more
Henrietta Smith-Rolla tells Giles about being a housekeeper for a Man City player, perfecting her Aussie accent at the call... more
Comedian, actor and now songwriter Mae Martin joins today, on drawing animals in strange situations, eating mystery noodles and sleeping... more
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The day before his new album End of the Middle, esteemed songwriter Richard Dawson takes us through the different paint... more
A brief, silly chat with one of the most ripping bands around. Bad Nerves' Bobby and Jon discuss white underwear,... more
Greg Freeman's debut I Looked Away is on repeat. Now re-issued by Transgressive with a new one on the way,... more
Jessica Smyth aka Biig Piig releases her long awaited debut album 11:11 this Friday. At MAP Cafe, where NiNE8 Collective... more
A few moments from our episode with Stuart Braithwaite of Mogwai. Hear the full episode from last week at https://open.spotify.com/episode/790mIIOsmt5ausHxltOniA?si=6772cb48115e43c6 Support... more
A wonderful night at Brudenell Social Club in Leeds, where we met venue runner Nathan Clark, head of security Jo,... more
Join us for our evening at Night & Day in Manchester, where we spoke with Opus Kink and The Great... more
On the first night of Independent Venue Week in collaboration with Beavertown tour, we headed to The Louisiana to see... more
At Dingwalls, Camden we heard from Prima Queen's Kristin and Louise, plus Opus Kink's Angus about their favourite memories of... more
The Jesus Lizard, IDLES, Lambrini Girls and McDonalds all get a mention in today's Stop & Chat with Cal from... more
At Glasgow's Barrowland Ballroom, Stuart tells us about growing up in the city, the class separation in music and how... more
In one of the most remarkable music stories of our time, Vashti Bunyan's terrifying and beautiful experience as part of... more
Behind the alchemical sounds of Anna B Savage is a long track of side-hustles and working out how to be... more
At 19, Alex Kapranos was promoting independent gigs in Glasgow. Working a laundry list of jobs to keep playing music,... more
James from Australia's Delivery fields questions on digging holes, how warm a loo seat should be and teaching Aussie rules... more
On the brink of their excellent debut album Who Let The Dogs Out (this Friday), Lambrini Girls' Phoebe and Lily... more
In the glow of his new solo record Love & Lore and during a tour with Hot Water Music, Chuck... more
Looking back on moments with IDLES' Joe Talbot, Irish hip-hop trio KNEECAP, Stockport legends Blossoms, Norwegian guiding light AURORA and... more
Wedding singer and Nando's forever-girl Ashaine White joins on today's episode. Her new track 'I Sing To Myself' is a... more
Bartees Strange joins today on discovering community through DIY screamo shows, facilitating your own progression and having fun doing it,... more
My Method Actor is one of 2024's great albums. In this episode, its author Nilüfer Yanya talks growing up in... more
Geese's Cameron Winter laments his days as the youngest ever camp counselor, advice from Stu from King Gizzard, spilling plates... more
Creating a vulnerable, hearty connection with a proper dose of humour, Nick Carpenter's Medium Build is built on adolescent experience.... more
Following their decidedly dynamic rocking new album Emita Ox, the three members of Hello Mary reflect on a year of... more
A band based on community, Maruja walk us through playing to zero people and band practices just working out the... more
Imogen and the Knife holds a deep, rare beauty. Imogen tells us of growing up around Newcastle at the same... more
Murph of legendary indie night reliables The Wombats joins today, on living in LA, nearly joining a wedding band and... more
Celebrating the launch of West Yorkshire Music Network, we heard from four Leeds homebodies - Simon Rix of Kaiser Chiefs,... more
One of this year's most comforting records is Paradise Pop. 10. Its author joins us on running, writing with Phoebe... more
Emma Richardson's the new(ish) bassist in Pixies, but she's lived two lifetimes - first in Band of Skulls and then... more
Set building for Ralph Lauren, parenting multiple kids and living a lazy susan of musical projects, does Clam Baker Jr... more
3 GRAMMYs and Tiny Desk Winner are footnotes in Fantastic Negrito's story. From hosting warehouse parties frequented by will.i.am and... more
Before they opened for The Libertines and the Roundhouse, HotWax joined us at the Hawley Arms to chat growing up... more
From an early Sears Christmas advert, comedian, songwriter, actor Cat Cohen set off on a path of all the jobs.... more
A new parent with a firefighter dad, vetenarian wife and thousands of hours on the road with Boston Manor, Henry... more
One of the most inventive, funniest bands you'll hear today are Getdown Services. Duo Ben and Josh join me on... more
The Iceage frontman's debut solo album is out tomorrow, and it's an aching listen. Elias talks about supermarket and bar... more
From his living sofa ahead of his Royal Albert Hall show on 28 October (which also features Jarvis Cocker), Chilly... more
Bringing together jazz, funk, dub, reggae and club culture, Galliano have put out their first album in 27 years. Rob... more
King Crimson's latter day singer and guitarist, plus mixer, actor and writer Jakko Jakszyk on early years in Watford, saying... more
For episode 400, here's songwriter, comedian and actor Tim Heidecker on where the music part comes from, the second verse,... more
Dexter Holland from The Offspring on his 101 part time jobs. From being a professor in molecular biology, blasting through... more
Balance and Composure tomorrow release their first album in eight years. Jon remembers first tours, working at the call centre... more
An immediately recognisable voice in punk and hardcore, singer and grapic novelist Patrick Kindlon joins on truck driving, becoming a... more
The Hard Quartet is the new band from Matt Sweeney, Stephen Malkmus, Emmett Kelly and Jim White and it's great... more
Alastair Shuttleworth of LICE on the Bristol pub where they made a home, freelance journalism and radio, staying late at... more
Sitting in the corner of their namesake pub in Stockport, Blossoms' Tom Ogden and Joe Donovan tell us the story... more
Ahead of her new album Someday, Now out this Friday, Katy talks about how she's stopped writing about herself negatively,... more
Rosie Lowe's new album Lover, Other is an excellent sonic exploration, and the journey up to her fourth album is... more
Get floored by Hannah McKittrick's new single 'Utensil', and hear her story of growing up writing solitarily in surburban Australia,... more
Joey Valence and Brae talk writing songs rapidly, filming on bad cameras, fashion and the deluxe edition of No Hands... more
At the wonderful End of the Road festival in Dorset, we hear from harpist Mary Lattimore and nature rockers Gently... more
A sardonic blast of breezy indie rock, MJ Lenderman is about release his fourth studio album Manning Fireworks. Also playing... more
Joanna Sternberg is a New Yorker who writes as a way to communicate. Their style makes you feel completely at... more
Before releasing their mind-bending, James Ford-produced debut album WOOF. this Friday, Fat Dog's Joe Love and Chris Hughes spoke with... more
Two torchbearers of punk rock and hardcore adjacent music today, the two singers of Militarie Gun (Ian Shelton) and Spiritual... more
Under blue sky at Reading 2024, we spoke with Australia's G Flip, following their Drumless EP and before a UK... more
More Reading 2024 highlights join on today's episode - three bands carving out their own lanes and energies talk being... more
At Reading Festival we caught up with two of the weekend's highlights. KNEECAP in the glow of their debut album... more
Artist, filmmaker and storyteller Cameron Lew tells us about the origins of Ginger Root, funding his way through college, his... more
In a powerful blend of cooling indie-rock with Illuminati Hotties, Sarah Tudzin is a producer with a laundry list of... more
GK and Eliza from VENUS GRRRLS join on today's episode, with their new single 'Darla' out now and their UK... more
Opening up publicly for the first time on an experience of being spiked at a music industry event, Josephine Vander... more
Joanna Sternberg is a New Yorker who writes as a way to communicate. Their style makes you feel completely at home; like... more