THE WASTING TIME PODCAST

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LOVEBREAKERS (album release) Jun 28, 2021

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We are joined again by our friends Jack and Christian from LOVEBREAKERS to discuss their newly released album. Produced by Davey Warsop, the album 'Primary Colours' is available everywhere. We talk about the different tracks on the record and what is next for the band.

Primary Colours is a fantastic listen and we're seeing big things ahead for the band.

Moon Valjean (Goldfinger/Greek Fire) Jun 12, 2021

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We are absolutely thrilled to be joined by the legendary Moon Valjean. Moon leads a busy life playing in Goldfinger, Greek Fire and The Teenage Dirtbags. He is also a radio celebrity in St Louis where he hosts The Rizzuto Show. We get into Moon's history with music and how he became a permanent member of Goldfinger. He was also a member the band Story Of The Year and we discuss his years of success with them and his departure.

Goldfinger's most recent album 'Never Look Back' is great and is available everywhere.

Steve Rawles (Belvedere) May 27, 2021

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For episode 64 we are joined by Steve Rawles of legendary skate punk band, Belvedere. Steve takes us through the amazing history of the band and some of the incredible tours they have done around the world. We discuss his role booking and managing other bands.

At the time of our discussion, Belvedere were releasing their sixth studio album, Hindsight Is The Sixth Sense. It is available everywhere.

Chris and Nick also discuss new music from Point North, Girlfriends and Dangers Of Love.

Davey Warsop (Sharp Shock/Producer) May 02, 2021

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For episode 63 we are joined by Davey Warsop. Davey works as a producer/engineer in California but also plays in the band Sharp/Shock. We discuss his amazing career which really kicked off when John Feldmann took notice of his old band Beat Union. Davey talks about his years transitioning from the UK to California life. He has worked on a variety of records since setting up his studio, including the new Face To Face album. We also spent time discussing his work on LOVEBREAKERS album as well as his recent work with Suzi Moon, Taylor Blackwell and Upper Downer.

Chris and Nick also discuss new releases from Eternal Boy, Ruthcrest and Sam Russo.

Anthony Eve-Murray and Sam Porter (Kali Masi) Apr 20, 2021

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Episode is 62 is here, and we are joined by Anthony and Sam from Kali Masi. We get into the band's history, working with Jay Maas and their trips to Europe. They have just released their new album '[laughs]', and we discuss how this has been received and what to expect from the band once the world opens up a bit more.

Chris and Nick also find time to talk about the new MxPx single and recent music from Dollar Signs, Eastwood and Tigers Jaw.

Kali Masi's album '[laughs]' is currently available everywhere, go check it out!

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Oliver Baxxter (Broadside) Apr 09, 2021

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It's episode 61, and we are joined by Oliver Baxxter of Broadside. Ollie tells us about how he came to join the band and how they have risen the past few years. We also get into many of Ollie's other projects including his poetry and his work with 'Featured X'.

Ollie is currently working on his second book of poetry, but his first one 'You, Me and The Moon' is available now worldwide.

Broadside's latest album 'Into The Raging Sea' is avaialble wherever you get your music.

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John O'Callaghan (The Maine) Mar 25, 2021

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It’s our 60th episode and we are joined by John O’Callaghan, singer of The Maine. There is a lot going on for John at the moment, in February he released the debut album of his solo project John The Ghost. Then this month The Maine released their new single ‘Sticky’ and announce their new album ‘XOXO: From Love and Anxiety in Real Time’.

John goes into detail about his latest projects as well as giving us the background of his musical career.

‘Sticky’ is now out everywhere. Check out the music video here and The Maine’s recent live stream here.

The album ‘I Only Want To Live Once’ by John The Ghost is also now available everywhere.

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Jack Perry and Christian O'Reilly (LOVEBREAKERS) Mar 12, 2021

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Episode 59 is here and we are joined by Jack and Christian from LOVEBREAKERS. We had a blast doing this one! The boys tell us what is was like coming up in bands in the Birmingham scene and how they came together. In their comparatively short history, they have already booked the main support for the Social Distortion European tour and recorded a full length with Davey Warsop in Los Angeles.

You can hear a few singles of the album now, including Chris and Nick's song of 2020 'Family Man'.

Primary Colours will be released April 21st via Wiretap Records (US/Canada) and All In Vinyl (UK/EU).

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Cyrus Bolooki (New Found Glory) Feb 14, 2021

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As longtime fans of New Found Glory, we are very happy to have Cyrus Bolooki as our latest guest. We discuss how productive NFG have been over the past year with their many projects! We get into some of the band's history and the crazy days of being MTV TRL regulars. Cyrus has also drummed for Goldfinger recently, so we ask about that.

New Found Glory's tenth full length, Forever and Ever x Infinity, is a fantastic listen and is available everywhere.

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Sulynn Hago (Propagandhi) Feb 02, 2021

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For episode 57 we are joined by Sulynn Hago of Propagandhi. Sulynn kindly gives us time to talk through their musical journey including moving to Florida from Puerto Rico at a young age and growing up in the Tampa scene. We discuss their years playing in various bands as well as teaching guitar (which they still do). In 2015 Sulynn had the surreal experience of joining a legendary band that they had been a longtime fan of! We discuss what this process was like including that amazing viral audition video.

Sulynn's first release with Propagandhi 'Victory Lap' came out in 2017 on Epitaph Records.

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