UK-BASED POP PUNK AND ALTERNATIVE MUSIC PODCAST
Episodes
Tuesday Apr 23, 2019
Tuesday Apr 23, 2019
This time we are joined by Tim Rogner of pop punk legends Allister. Tim kindly took time out from his busy Saturday to discuss his years touring the world in a band beloved by many. He takes us through the early Drive Thru Records years and how the band became full time. Allister has always been big in Japan, so Tim shares fond memories of touring over there and their recent visit. Tim gives his honest opinions of bands Allister has shared tours with. We also have time for listeners questions and what the future holds for Allister.
We have been listening to a Chicago band called PARKER, they recently opened for Allister at their 20th anniversary show. Tim was impressed by them, so give them a listen.
Tuesday Apr 09, 2019
Tuesday Apr 09, 2019
We are joined by Chris Messer, singer of Chicago pop punk band Showoff and owner of Dodgeball Records. Chris goes into detail about Showoff's early days and how they became the first band to record with mega producer John Feldmann. We discuss the sophomore effort recorded with Mark Trombino and the crazy reasons that that album never saw the light of day. Chris candidly tells us about the disgraceful behaviour of a certain band that were huge in the 90s. We talk about the years in other bands including The Get Go, and why he wasn't keen on joining Fall Out Boy when he had the chance.
Check out Showoff's music and Dodgeball Records bands Amuse and Decent Criminal.
Thursday Mar 28, 2019
Thursday Mar 28, 2019
After a bit of a break we are joined by producer Zakk Cervini. Zakk has just produced and co-wrote the EP for Simple Creatures, a new band consisting of Mark Hoppus (blink-182) and Alex Gaskarth (All Time Low). He has also recently produced music for Good Charlotte, FEVER 333, Atreyu, Halsey, YUNGBLUD and many many more. We discussed his time coming up working for John Feldmann, being managed by the Madden brothers and becoming close friends with Mark and Travis of blink-182.
Zakk has some exciting projects coming up, he also wanted us to know about the work he has done with rising pop star Poppy (he co-wrote the song X).
Wednesday Jan 30, 2019
Wednesday Jan 30, 2019
The Burnt Tapes are our first returning guests! Phil and Pan came by to discuss their upcoming album 'Never Better'. We get into how the album came about and what they have been up to recently, including their first shows in their home country of Greece. We also discuss new releases by American Football, MxPx, Simple Creatures and Shy Tooth.
Monday Dec 03, 2018
Monday Dec 03, 2018
James and Chris made it along to the Boston Music Rooms to meet Dan Allen of Ducking Punches. Dan discusses the history of the band, how he balances touring with his illustration work, how they recently played their 1000th show as a band. He goes in depth as to what he thinks of the current UK punk scene.
Monday Nov 26, 2018
Monday Nov 26, 2018
After a long break, we're back with guest Dylan Slocum of Spanish Love Songs. Dylan joined us straight after arriving in the UK for the first time and had been awake for 28 hours! We got straight into Dylan's first impressions of the UK and London and why he's better company for his band on tour in Europe. Topics covered in this episode include: the pronunciation of blink-182, Hot Water Music's tour (booked very much in advance), how Dylan got on Mike Herrera of MxPx's podcast, Drive-Thru Records, The Who, Dylan desire to play San Dimas with The Ataris next year, The Streets, Dylan's early music career, Spanish Love Songs signing to A-F Records.
Friday Apr 06, 2018
Friday Apr 06, 2018
For episode 16 Ollie Ward of Mean Caeser, Great Cynics and Myelin joins us. We talk about recent events with Joe Sib and SideOneDummy Records, the upcoming Lightyear documentary and news involving Phinius Gage. We discuss new music from Ducking Punches, Nervus, Red City Radio, Southpaw, Frank Turner (who Ollie tells us a funny story about), Summer Wars, Press Club, Hot Snakes, Spanish Love Songs and American Nightmare. Ollie talks about how he got into music and the various bands he's played in over the years.
Friday Feb 09, 2018
Friday Feb 09, 2018
Episode 15 is here with guest John Allen of Disconnect Disconnect Records. James and Darren discuss the Menzingers gig at Shepherd’s Bush and Darren’s intolerance for tote bags. We discuss the newly released Harker album that John has put out. John tells us a crazy story about a recent Great Collapse gig. John and Chris discuss the Brighton punk scene in the early 2000s, how John came to release the best of Phinius Gage and the upcoming Not Katies reunion.
Friday Oct 13, 2017
Friday Oct 13, 2017
The new Wasting Podcast line-up welcome our first guest Giles Bidder of Great Cynics. We talk to Giles about how his love of music came about and his years of touring in GC and also Honey Joy.
We also discuss recent releases by Hot Water Music, Telethon, Showoff and Propagandhi
Thursday Sep 21, 2017
Thursday Sep 21, 2017
The Wasting Time Podcast is back!
Chris and Darren are joined by new co-host James Farrelly. We discuss recent releases by Iron Chic, Rebuilder and Direct Hit! New full episode to come soon with the next guest
Monday Jul 04, 2016
Monday Jul 04, 2016
This week on The Wasting Time Podcast we are joined by Rich and Phoebe of the Happy Accidents.
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Saturday Jun 11, 2016
Saturday Jun 11, 2016
This week Chris and Quinn break the silence by sitting down and discussing the recent blink-182 acoustic shows, their new single Rabbit Hole and first impressions of Matt Skiba's involvement in the band.
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Monday Apr 25, 2016
Monday Apr 25, 2016
In episode 10 of The Wasting Time Podcast we are joined by Dan Bond of Myelin and formerly of Apologies, I Have None.
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Sunday Apr 03, 2016
Sunday Apr 03, 2016
This week Chris, Darren, and Quinn are joined by Mike Herrera of MxPx and Tumbledown.
In this week's news we discuss Absolute Punk's transition to chorus.fm and what the website is going to be doing in the future and how musicians can use the internet to make money.
And we chat to Mike about favourite TV shows; where his passion for live performance started; the origins of MxPx; rehearsal spaces; the new MxPx live album and loads more.
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Tuesday Mar 15, 2016
Tuesday Mar 15, 2016
In Episode 8 of The Wasting Time Podcast Chris, Darren, and Quinn are joined by Mike Turner of Pacer.