101 Part Time Jobs with Giles Bidder

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 and the head injury that orbits their brilliant new album, Let There Be Music. Pick yourself up the album: https://bonnydoon.bandcamp.com/album/let-there-be-music https://www.anti.com/artists/bonny-doon/ If you'd like to contribute to 101, you can name your price at patreon.com/101parttimejobs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 music of wonderful bands like Samiam and the Bouncing Souls. James talks about his time as a substitute teacher and how we was very content at his grocery store job. All of DAZY's buzzing music can be found at https://dazysound.bandcamp.com/ If you'd like to contribute to 101, you can name your price at patreon.com/101parttimejobs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Subscribe to the Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4Z2WbWh9WNDZjudSFWHFnw?si=5c66632867bf4225 Divorce 'Birds' Thyrsis 'Durnovaria' King Krule 'Flimsier' Problem Patterns 'Letter of Resignation' Powerplant 'Beautiful Boy' If you'd consider contributing a little bit each month to 101 PTJ, name your price at patreon.com/101parttimejobs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Over 220 episodes of the podcast to go back to discover. If you like the show and want to support it, you can make a small monthly donation at patreon.com/101parttimejobs Head to 2000 Trees this July! Use '101POD' at checkout for £20 off, FREE MONEY: https://www.twothousandtreesfestival.co.uk/ Songs: Militarie Gun 'Will Logic' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tapir! - On A Grassy Knoll (We'll Bow Together) The Natvral - Lucifer's Glory Hey Colossus - My Name In Blood Angel Dus$t ft. Mat Kerekes - Very Aggressive If you'd like to consider donating a small amount each month to the podcast, head to patreon.com/101parttimejobs - thank you! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tom Gilbert speaks to me about their 39-date tour, aux-ing The Oozes in taxis, writing Disney reviews on Letterboxd and a conversation about how to react when an artist you love does something you don't. Over 220 episodes of the podcast to go back to discover. If you like the show and want to support it, you can make a small monthly donation at patreon.com/101parttimejobs Head to 2000 Trees this July! Use '101POD' at checkout for £20 off, FREE MONEY: https://www.twothousandtreesfestival.co.uk/ Songs: The Oozes 'Ready' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lily and Phoebe join me today talking about running out of bellongings to sell for rent, why they're going to places they don't belong and quitting jobs to go on tour this summer. Listen to You're Welcome: https://bsmrocks.bandcamp.com/album/youre-welcome Over 220 episodes of the podcast to go back to discover. If you like the show and want to support it, you can make a small monthly donation at patreon.com/101parttimejobs Head to 2000 Trees this July! Use '101POD' at checkout for £20 off, FREE MONEY: https://www.twothousandtreesfestival.co.uk/ Songs: Lambrini Girls 'White Van' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

No Elegant Way To Sell Out is Ellie Bleach's excellent latest EP. About to release new music, Ellie talks with me about ballroom dancing, Southend-On-Sea's Adventure Island and her Cherry B supply. Listen to Ellie Bleach: https://elliebleach.bandcamp.com/ Over 220 episodes of the podcast to go back to discover. If you like the show and want to support it, you can make a small monthly donation at patreon.com/101parttimejobs Head to 2000 Trees this July! Use '101POD' at checkout for £20 off, FREE MONEY: https://www.twothousandtreesfestival.co.uk/ Songs: Ellie Bleach 'Doing Really Well Thanks' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Georgie Stott joins on today's episode, with music-work stories from Brighton, the NHS, cafes and more. Get SUEP's 'Shop' EP: https://memorialsofdistinction.bandcamp.com/album/shop-2 Over 220 episodes of the podcast to go back to discover. If you like the show and want to support it, you can make a small monthly donation at patreon.com/101parttimejobs Head to 2000 Trees this July! Use '101POD' at checkout for £20 off, FREE MONEY: https://www.twothousandtreesfestival.co.uk/ Songs: SUEP 'Domesticated Dream' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Marissa tells me about spiking her boss' coffee with bleach, hating on the GAP and her ace artwork. Screaming Females 'Desire Pathway': https://screamingfemales.bandcamp.com/album/desire-pathway Photo: Krista Schlueter If you'd like to make a monthly contribution to the podcast, name your price at patreon.com/101parttimejobs Head to 2000 Trees this July! Use '101POD' at checkout for £20 off, FREE MONEY: https://www.twothousandtreesfestival.co.uk/ Songs: Screaming Females 'Let You Go', Cock Sparrer ‘Working’ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Follow the Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4Z2WbWh9WNDZjudSFWHFnw?si=8c5d3cb085fd4b16 If you'd like to make a monthly contribution to the podcast, name your price at patreon.com/101parttimejobs Nature TV ‘Illusions’ Teenage Fanclub ‘Foreign Land’ Lambrini Girls ‘White Van’ Militarie Gun ‘Will Logic’ Guided By Voices ‘Seedling’ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ahead of I Thought I Was Better Than You (out 2 June), Baxter talks death, taxes and some inbetween. Thanks Jamie at Rough Trade, Liam Clayton for editing and Jason Cavalier for the jingle production. Photo: Tom Beard Download AMPOLLO - the FREE app that lets you practice at home with any song, using its AI stem-removing super smart tech: https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-store/id1659856412?pt=125376217&ct=Giles&mt=8 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gently Tender and former Palma Violets singer Sam Fryer talks getting fired from Royal Albert Hall, getting lamped at Stamford Bridge and his (and my) cricket team, Paddington Rabbits. Photo: Richie Racoon If you'd like to make a monthly contribution to the podcast, name your price at patreon.com/101parttimejobs Jason Cavalier produced the cover of Blister in the Sun by Violent Femmes & Waitress In The Sky by The Replacements Head to 2000 Trees this July! Use '101POD' at checkout for £20 off, FREE MONEY: https://www.twothousandtreesfestival.co.uk/ Songs: Gently Tender 'Love All The Population', Cock Sparrer ‘Working’ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Follow on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4Z2WbWh9WNDZjudSFWHFnw?si=6cdc4223a0714f7c If you'd like to make a monthly contribution to the podcast, name your price at patreon.com/101parttimejobs Jenny Lewis ‘Giddy Up’ Bojockey ‘Magpie’ Horse Jumper of Love ‘Singing by the Sink’ The Chisel ‘Cry Yours Eyes Out’ Spiritual Cramp ‘Phone Lines Down’ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2000 Trees booker James Scarlett tells us what to look forward to at the festival this July! If you'd like to make a monthly contribution to the podcast, name your price at patreon.com/101parttimejobs Head to 2000 Trees this July! Use '101POD' at checkout for £20 off, FREE MONEY: https://www.twothousandtreesfestival.co.uk/ Songs: Empire State Bastard 'Harvest', Cock Sparrer ‘Working’ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Adam McIlwee in full and uncut on today's episode - and no, he didn't work at the Scranton Chili's. Photo: Ebru Yildiz If you'd like to make a monthly contribution to the podcast, name your price at patreon.com/101parttimejobs Jason Cavalier produced the cover of Gold Soundz by Pavement & Waitress In Thee Sky by The Replacements Head to 2000 Trees this July! Use '101POD' at checkout for £20 off, FREE MONEY: https://www.twothousandtreesfestival.co.uk/ Songs: Wicca Phase Springs Eternal 'Moving Without Movement', Cock Sparrer ‘Working’ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Body Type's voices Annabel and Sophie join on today's episode, chatting self-made artwork, touring with Pixies, taking responsibilites in the band and the free lunch. Expired Candy is out 2 June on Poison City Records: https://bodytypemusic.bandcamp.com/album/expired-candy If you'd like to make a monthly contribution to the podcast, name your price at patreon.com/101parttimejobs Photo: Toni Wilkinson Jason Cavalier produced the cover of Gold Soundz by Pavement & Waitress In Thee Sky by The Replacements Use '101POD' at checkout for £20 off, FREE MONEY: https://www.twothousandtreesfestival.co.uk/ Songs: Body Type 'Weekend', Cock Sparrer ‘Working’ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Glasgow twins Rachael and Paul join me on the impact of the 4-track recorded Rachael got as a child, recording Secret Measure with excellent producer Ali Chant - and another story of cleaning up human turd from a basement! Secret Measure is out now on Rock Action: https://rockaction.scot/products/secret-measure If you'd like to make a monthly contribution to the podcast, name your price at patreon.com/101parttimejobs Photo: Rosie Sco Jason Cavalier produced the cover of Blister In The Sun by Violent Femmes & Waitress In Thee Sky by The Replacements Use '101POD' at checkout for £20 off, FREE MONEY: https://www.twothousandtreesfestival.co.uk/ Songs: Cloth 'Pigeon', Cock Sparrer ‘Working’ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the morning of his new album's release, Greg sat on his porch and spoke with me about years of songwriting, Philadelphia and the job he picked up on a street intersection. Greg Mendez's self-titled new album is out now: https://gregmendez.bandcamp.com/album/greg-mendez Photo: Veronica Mendez If you'd like to make a monthly contribution to the podcast, name your price at patreon.com/101parttimejobs Jason Cavalier produced the cover of Blister In The Sun by Violent Femmes Use '101POD' at checkout for £20 off, FREE MONEY: https://www.twothousandtreesfestival.co.uk/ Songs: Greg Mendez 'Maria', Cock Sparrer ‘Working’ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rob Taylor, Los Campesinos! multi-instrumentalist, has a track from 10 years ago become a TikTok hit. We talk about early days in Cardiff, running for his supper and being an illustrator. If you'd like to make a monthly contribution to the podcast, name your price at patreon.com/101parttimejobs Wanna head to 2000 Trees Festival in July? Use '101POD' at checkout for £20 off, FREE MONEY: https://www.twothousandtreesfestival.co.uk/ Songs: Sparky Deathcap 'September', Cock Sparrer ‘Working’ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you'd like to make a monthly contribution to the podcast, name your price at patreon.com/101parttimejobs Baxter Dury ‘Celebrate Me’ Garden Centre ‘Chicken’ Body Type ‘Holding On’ Delivery ‘Lifetimer’ https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4Z2WbWh9WNDZjudSFWHFnw?si=7c276f3d07084d43 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

LA Priest's Sam Dust joins me ahead of the new album Fase Luna - out this Friday. Listen in for stories of building drum machines and mad scientist life. If you'd like to make a monthly contribution to the podcast, name your price at patreon.com/101parttimejobs Wanna head to 2000 Trees Festival in July? Use '101POD' at checkout for £20 off, FREE MONEY: https://www.twothousandtreesfestival.co.uk/ Songs: LA Priest 'Star', Cock Sparrer ‘Working’ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jack and Harry from SUDS join on today's, talking about their Norwich record & clothes shop Lowell, community and working at high street chains. Their EP In The Undergrowth is out now Wanna head to 2000 Trees Festival in July? Use '101POD' at checkout for £20 off, FREE MONEY: https://www.twothousandtreesfestival.co.uk/ Songs: SUDS 'Notice Me', Cock Sparrer ‘Working’ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Follow the playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4Z2WbWh9WNDZjudSFWHFnw?si=054a0aa11c824295 If you'd like to make a monthly contribution to the podcast, name your price at patreon.com/101parttimejobs Warrington-Runcorn New Town Development Plan ‘Busway’ CMAT ‘Whatever’s Inconvenient’ JOHN ‘Trauma Mosaic’ Wicca Phase Springs Eternal ‘It’s Getting Dark’ Bad//Dreems ‘New Breeze’ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

About to headline THE ROUNDHOUSE in London, The Big Moon's Fern Ford joins on today's episode to talk working at Lidl, drumming for Kate Nash, gross motel rooms, crying on the toilet and producing other folks' music among many other brilliant things. The Big Moon's 'Here Is Everything' is out now! Get tickets to their Roundhouse show: https://www.roundhouse.org.uk/whats-on/2023/the-big-moon/ Photo: El Hardwick If you'd like to make a monthly contribution to the podcast, name your price at patreon.com/101parttimejobs Wanna head to 2000 Trees Festival in July? Use '101POD' at checkout for £20 off, FREE MONEY: https://www.twothousandtreesfestival.co.uk/ Songs: The Big Moon 'Wide Eyes', Cock Sparrer ‘Working’ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Live from Manchester Punk Festival, Dave McWane and Alex Stern of Big D and the Kids Table arrive on 101! Talking getting lost in Derby, Hard Skin and getting on the strike list of Hollywood actors. Cheers to Jay Sun for recording this. Songs: Big D and the Kids Table 'Too Much', Cock Sparrer ‘Working’ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 2021 I spoke to Lucy Dacus about her then new album Home Video - and with boygenius' The Record being so completely brilliant, I thought it'd be a good time to hoik the chat back up. Songs: Lucy Dacus 'We're In Love', Cock Sparrer ‘Working’ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Part of Fender Next class of 2023, Ruti joins me about life after winning The Voice 2018. Stream her new track 'Luh Luh Love' - out now. Wanna head to 2000 Trees Festival in July? Use '101POD' at checkout for £20 off, FREE MONEY: https://www.twothousandtreesfestival.co.uk/ Songs: Ruti 'Luh Luh Love', Cock Sparrer ‘Working’ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Liquid Mike ‘God Bless The World’, Radiator Hospital ‘Yr Head’, Big Break ‘Cancelled Again’, SUEP ‘Domesticated Dream’, Holiday Ghosts ‘Again and Again’, Cloth ‘Pigeon’ Follow & listen for full songs: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4Z2WbWh9WNDZjudSFWHFnw?si=09055238d0ef4d9a Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Civic's new album Taken By Force is quality and I'm excited to have Jim McCullough talking about being an undertaker, a deliver driver and reminding yourself to have gratitude on today's episode. Wanna head to 2000 Trees Festival in July? Use '101POD' at checkout for £20 off, FREE MONEY: https://www.twothousandtreesfestival.co.uk/ Songs: Civic 'Fly Song', Cock Sparrer ‘Working’ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Angus Rogers of Opus Kink joins today, talking books, technicolour style, his improv group & more! Their new EP 'My Eyes, Brother!' is out 19 May on Nice Swan Records Photo: Anya Rose Wanna head to 2000 Trees Festival in July? Use '101POD' at checkout for £20 off, FREE MONEY: https://www.twothousandtreesfestival.co.uk/ Songs: Opus Kink '1 : 18', Cock Sparrer ‘Working’ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4Z2WbWh9WNDZjudSFWHFnw?si=11a9a42954ab47a4 Superviolet ‘Locket’ Sam Akpro ‘Trace’ Billie Marten ‘God Above’ Angel Olsen ‘Forever Means’ Bonny Doon ‘Let There Be Music’ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Arthur and Joe join me around their new track 'Cloudy', talking Scunthorpe, not doing final year exams after being in a band for 3 months, technician art school, being a six piece, badly paid internships, feeling like mr ben, doing remot jobs when on tour, a humiliating experience being a band for a Zara photoshoot, charing £1000 for insurance, beef packing factory & more. Photo: James Ogram Wanna head to 2000 Trees Festival in July? Use '101POD' at checkout for £20 off, FREE MONEY: https://www.twothousandtreesfestival.co.uk/ Songs: Blue Bendy 'Cloudy', Cock Sparrer ‘Working’ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mercedes and Phoenix Arn-Horn join today, the week after releasing See You In The Dark. Here they discuss doubting times, imposter syndrome, working side jobs in music, finding their sound and vision for Softcult, balanced life, working in their parents cafe & more! Photo: Pearl Cook Wanna head to 2000 Trees Festival in July? Use '101POD' at checkout for £20 off, FREE MONEY: https://www.twothousandtreesfestival.co.uk/ Songs: Softcult 'Someone2Me', Cock Sparrer ‘Working’ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shirley Collins 'High and Away', Greg Mendez 'Maria', SUDS 'Notice Me', Opus Kink '1:18', Bad Optix 'Raid', Scowl 'Psychic Dance Routine' Hop on the playlist gravy train: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4Z2WbWh9WNDZjudSFWHFnw?si=c97830f9bb044c61 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Benny Sings joins today, a week in on Young Hearts. He talks wanting to study psychology, philosophy, first demo/album, BEA1991, rejections, trends, a bad tiny desk first session, staying home, making records, the office floor & more. Head to 2000 Trees Festival this July. Use '101POD' at checkout for £20 off, FREE MONEY: https://www.twothousandtreesfestival.co.uk/ Tracks: Benny Sings 'Young Hearts', Cocksparrer 'Working' Photo: Robb Klassen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bangers are reformed! Here's singer/guitarist Roo Pescod on lowballing ambitions, Cornwall, friends around the country, developing games, board games, D&D, theatre of the mind storytelling, turning down backing Dan Andriano, working at a library, still having a desire to tour while working full time, principles from growing up, Falmouth punk shows, shutting down Tesco warehouse on Christmas, breaking sheds, finding dog poo bins, Dartmoor ice cream turf wars & lots more! Head to 2000 Trees Festival this July. Use '101POD' at checkout for £20 off, FREE MONEY: https://www.twothousandtreesfestival.co.uk/ Tracks: Bangers 'Too Many Dark Knights', Cocksparrer 'Working' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus Ultra, their debut album, is out 14 April. It's good stuff. Here's Charlie and Jake talking about how they were going to release it themselves before EMI, recording into 5 watt amps, how British culture isn’t set up for musicians, their dip moment, Charlie's leccy job, Future Islands, the mental battle, a balloon sore spot & more. Head to 2000 Trees Festival this July. Use '101POD' at checkout for £20 off, FREE MONEY: https://www.twothousandtreesfestival.co.uk/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Some tunes for today's Playlist: Wednesday 'TV in the Gas Pump', Halo Maud 'Catch The Wave', Dave Okumu ‘Amnesia’, CIVIC 'Fly Song'. Eades 'Reno Pt. 2', Kitty Fitz 'Malibu' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Her new crime thriller family novel Coming To Find You is available to pre-order NOW... it's my mum! For the 200th episode I wanted to do something special, so interviewing the person who's been waking up before sunrise and writing novels during my school plays has a good feeling about it. Here's Jane talking about reading a lot when she was younger, writing 12 unpublished novels before her first published novel, manuscript rejections, working at a high security prison, being 49 when her first novel was published, being 60 getting her first best seller, her self imposed apprenticeship & more!! Jane Corry's new book Coming To Find You is out in June on Penguin / Random House Head to 2000 Trees Festival this July. Use '101POD' at checkout for £20 off, FREE MONEY: https://www.twothousandtreesfestival.co.uk/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One of the greatest punk rock bands ever, the Bouncing Souls have a new album out TODAY. It's called Ten Stories High, written about fans' lives they were told through their Patreon. Big heart energy. Here's Greg Attonito talking about their punk house, BYO’s impact on the Bouncing Souls, touring in the UK with Green Day, moving to California, getting into ruts and how that’s really experiencing life, their patreon inspired new album, will yip, kids music with mike asian man, Play Date, working at mosquito control in New Jersey & more. Head to 2000 Trees Festival this July. Use '101POD' at checkout for £20 off, FREE MONEY: https://www.twothousandtreesfestival.co.uk/ Songs: the Bouncing Souls 'Shannon's Song', Cock Sparrer ‘Working’ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

THE PLAYLIST Follow on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4Z2WbWh9WNDZjudSFWHFnw?si=152ed313c2784769 The Playlist - mini episodes about new releases I'm listening to, a mini reviews SLASH weekly music highlights. Featured: Island of Love 'Fed Rock', Dazy 'Always In Between', Trust Fund & Ex-Vöid ‘animals in war’, Feist 'Borrow Trouble', BC Camplight 'She's Gone Cold', Bully 'Days Move Slow', Lankum 'Newcastle' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kingsley of BENEFITS joins me before their new album NAILS comes out 21 April - touching on the lack of infrastructure of the North East, Sleaford Mods, famous fans on Twitter, being actually quite shy and nervous, sweating from one armpit, being the number one in call centres for Barclaycard for giving back late payment fees, making plastic charms, being a bin man, art security. seeing areas of crippling poverty & some more. Use '101POD' at checkout for £20 off, FREE MONEY: https://www.twothousandtreesfestival.co.uk/ Songs: BENEFITS 'Warhorse', Cock Sparrer ‘Working’ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Tubs are one of many excellent bands Owen's in - here right now he talks about writing, balancing chaos and The Tubs' new album Dead Meat. Photo: Maria Cecilia Tedemalm Use '101POD' at checkout for £20 off, FREE MONEY: https://www.twothousandtreesfestival.co.uk/ Songs: The Tubs 'Two Person Love', Cock Sparrer ‘Working’ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Roves' 'Needle Factory' is a perfectly crafted record - hear they are talking about feeling outside of 'cool' London bands, being introverted, working on the reception desk of a sexual health clinic, being an albums band, aesthetics & more Head to 2000 Trees Festival this July. Use '101POD' at checkout for £20 off, FREE MONEY: https://www.twothousandtreesfestival.co.uk/ Songs: The Roves 'I Am The Flood', Cock Sparrer ‘Working’ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Milk For Flowers is H. Hawkline's excellent new album - on this episode (recorded in 2021) he talks designing while touring, fixing lawn mowers, painting and decorating, living in the states playing on Cate Le Bon tracks, doing Teenage Fanclub’s ‘Endless Arcade’ artwork, crying at other people's artwork, puking in a tractor wheen at the Royal Welsh show & lots more. Head to 2000 Trees Festival this July. Use '101POD' at checkout for £20 off, FREE MONEY: https://www.twothousandtreesfestival.co.uk/ Songs: H. Hawkline 'Milk For Flowers', Cock Sparrer ‘Working’ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join Benjamin Woods, the driving force behind the Golden Dregs, on today's episode - on having a difficult time making 'On Grace & Diginity', signing to 4AD on his 30th birthday, hard songs to sing, audio editing for The Crown, playing catch up in album cycles, touring in Anna Burch’s band, working on a building site, wearing trillbys, & more! Head to 2000 Trees Festival this July. Use '101POD' at checkout for £20 off, FREE MONEY: https://www.twothousandtreesfestival.co.uk/ Songs: the Golden Dregs 'Vista', Cock Sparrer ‘Working’ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Their new album UK GRIM is out this Friday - here's Jason talking about getting a thicker skin, the competitive nature of bands, his childhood, listening to 80s music, when Stewart Lee came to a gig, curious sartorial decisions + lots more. Photo: Ewen Spencer Download AMPOLLO - the FREE app that lets you practice at home with any song, using its AI stem-removing super smart tech: https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-store/id1659856412?pt=125376217&ct=Giles&mt=8 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Maori native Jen Cloher joins us today- talking self managing, Milk! Records, transparency, Bjork and PJ Harvey, the collective music organisation, The Wurundjeri people, stolen land, lost language, Māori the indigenous people of New Zealand, the desire to learn, going to NIDA acting school, putting out firest album at 32, performing in london with Ngāti Rānana + more! Get your 4 day tickets for 2000 Trees Festival, including Wednesday's Forest Stage Line Up with Bob Vylan, Holding Absence and more. Use '101POD' at checkout for £20 off, FREE MONEY: https://www.twothousandtreesfestival.co.uk/ Songs: Jen Cloher 'Being Human', Cock Sparrer ‘Working’ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Steve Mason's fifth solo album Brothers & Sisters is out this Fridat - here is on accepting to be an artist you’re going to be skint, loving the art, having a family, being a car mechanic, meeting artists, clubbing in london & the value of mistakes. Get your 4 day tickets for 2000 Trees Festival, including Wednesday's Forest Stage Line Up with Bob Vylan, Holding Absence and more. Use '101POD' at checkout for £20 off, FREE MONEY: https://www.twothousandtreesfestival.co.uk/ Songs: Steve Mason 'The People Say', Cock Sparrer ‘Working’ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices