101 Part Time Jobs with Giles Bidder

Colleen Cosmo Murphy - "It doesn't matter what the genre is, music can relate to one another"

For the last four decades, Colleen Cosmo Murphy has been chasing a long thread of good music. From her first DJ gig at 14, when she'd rather play records than speak, thro

Slow Pulp - "I just want to write music all day"

Slow Pulp's Melodie is my standout album of the year. Emily Massey and Henry Stoehr join on their Wisconsin DIY beginnings, cramming five people into a Chicago apartment

The Big Moon - "The way we became a band doesn't exist in the same way anymore"

Jules, Soph and Celia join us on the realities of making a life in music, the jobs that have kept them going, and how your passion can be both exhilarating and completely

Ginger Johnson - "I live to play my character"

Ginger joins us on how life-changing winning RuPaul's Drag Race and Celebrity Masterchef was, how their entrepreneurial skills started at a young age and gravedigging in

Stop & Chat: Sadurn

Go and listen to Sadurn's new album The Underworld for some sad magic. Genevieve and Jon join us on early days in Philadelphia DIY circles, the perfect job and accidental

Bella Poarch - "It was joining the military or running away from home"

Before Bella Poarch released her satisfyingly shapeshifting alt-pop album Picnic at the Cemetery, she had joined the navy as a way to escape her strict childhood. She tel

Stop & Chat: Friko

There's an out of reach desperation in Friko's new record Something Worth Waiting For. Niko Kapetan talks about being a lifer songwriter, odd jobs replenishing vending ma

The Avalanches - "It's been a battle to come back"

Robbie and Tony dive into their rise, fall and rise again. After the initial deserved hype of their 2000 debut Since I Left You, the Australian spent 16 years getting the

Stop & Chat: Strawberry Guy

Alex's new album Give Me A Dream is an absolute gem, you should definitely be listening to it on 23 October. He tells us about doing a comedy bit with Paul McCartney, bef

Dan Tiernan - "I've had my phone nicked on the same day three years in a row"

With a new show about the healing power of crystals, comic Dan Tiernan takes us through his short-lived time as a magician, how his dyspraxia (and ADHD) meant he wasn't t

Jack Shep - "SNL UK meant I left football coaching"

SNL UK's Jack Shep on how he got his break on Big Boys, but went to the wrong place on his first day on set, working on weekends, behind the bar and his football job he l

Stop & Chat: Love Spells

Taegen C'aion Harris has released a killer groovy record in Love Is The Law, but before their sparkling career they were homeless in Houston, working at a tanning salon a

End of the Road Festival: Molly McGuinness and big long sun

On Friday morning at this year's End of the Road festival, we heard from comedian Molly McGuinness and excellent band big long sun (stylised as such!) about working at Ce

Stop & Chat: Polhawan

Another incredible new find out on Breakfast Records (Getdown Services, Mumble Tide, The Cindys) is Polhawan. Tim tells us about working with young people in music, the s

Johnny Marr - "I wrote songs to solve my problems"

Sign up to our newsletter to win a Johnny Marr signed The Age of Everything LP : https://www.101ptj.fyi/ The world's most influential guitarist joins today on wearing ey

Stop & Chat: Sorcha Richardson

Sorcha Richardson's Draw The Outline is an album you need on your radar. She tells about early years discovering her voice, working at record labels, a chance advert sync

C.O.F.F.I.N. - "Don't underestimate your ability to have an affect"

While over for their London documentary screening, the Manly-Australia band joined on starting as teenagers and booking local shows, developing an understanding on how to

Stop & Chat: corto.alto

Liam Shortall, who's just released his mind melting new record Some Small Fortune, joins on going to music university at 16, playing in wedding bands and his parents runn

Interpol - "There's a magic that happens between us"

Interpol's Paul Banks and Daniel Kessler on the alchemy behind the band, making the tectonically powerful new record This Mirror Weighs A Ton with established pop produce

Stop & Chat: Le Ren

If you're into timeless Americana folk, you gotta listen to Le Ren's new album Don't Be Funny Without Me - out tomorrow. Lauren joins us on playing to her 90-year-olds gr