THE WASTING TIME PODCAST

Latest Episodes:

Jay Maas (Producer, Ex-Defeater) Jan 12, 2021

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Our first episode of 2021, and we are joined by Jay Maas. Jay was a founder of Boston band Defeater with whom he enjoyed a successful career. Jay talks us through his musical journey of touring the world and being signed to labels like Bridge 9 and Epitaph. Since leaving Defeater in 2015 Jay has been able to focus on the production side of music most recently working with artists like Rebuilder and Kali Masi.

Jay has been working recently with Reverb.com and has launced Maastr for artists needing mastering.

Chris, Nick and Jay also find time at the end of the show to discuss each of their top 5 songs of 2020.

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Christmas Special 2020 Dec 20, 2020

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We end what has been a tough year with our Christmas Special. Chris and Nick count down their top 5 alternative Christmas songs. We were lucky enough to have contributions from some of lovely previous guests. Much love and thank you to Josh Madden, Dave Baksh, Jason Tate, Rob Hitt, Jonah Matranga, Ty Vaughn and Tim Rogner for taking the time to be part of this.

Stay safe and have a great holiday, we'll see you in the new year.

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Kyle Kilday (The Last Scene) Dec 14, 2020

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For episode 54 we are joined by Kyle Kilday. Kyle has been busy making a documentary called The Last Scene. If you are a fan of our podcast, you will be interested in this project. The in-production documentary tells the story of the underground punk scene of the late 90s/early 2000s. Kyle explores how this movement broke into the mainstream. He has so far interviewed lots of big names like Taking Back Sunday, New Found Glory and Dashboard Confessional.

We discuss Kyle’s background around this genre of music and his career in TV to how the project came about and how it is going.

If you would like to find out more, please check out his social media and visit the Kickstarter page.

We also find time to share some great new music Hell’s Ditch with their new single ‘The Likes Of Us’ and Project Revise with ‘Downside Up’. Head to both bands social medias and give them a follow.

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Shane Henderson (Valencia) Nov 29, 2020

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Episode 53 is here and we are joined by Shane Henderson of the band Valencia. Shane talks us through his journey in the music industry and the highs and lows that Valencia has faced. He is an incredible songwriter and we touch upon all of Valencia's releases and the work he has done outside of the band.

Check out Valencia deluxe release of 'Dancing With The Ghost', available everywhere.

We also had a chat to Freddie from the band Magnolia Park who have just released a new single 'Love Me' featuring Kellin Quinn. It is available worldwide now.

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Will Pugh (Cartel) Nov 15, 2020

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Will Pugh takes a break from his busy schedule to join us for a chat this time. As the frontman for the band Cartel, Will has plenty of stories to share, covering their early days and subsequent rise to fame. We touch upon the complications of working with major labels and the experience of the band being the subject of the MTV reality show 'Band in a Bubble'. Will tells us about how Wyclef Jean ended up on one of their tracks and what that time in the band was like. In recent years Will some has been involved in a lot of production work, working with artists like The Foxies and Vista Wolf. Will has also been involved with New Found Glory recently, working on both their previous releases and acting as their second live guitarist.

Check out his new project TAURIDS here.

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Alan Day (Four Year Strong) Oct 28, 2020

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We spoke to Alan Day, one of the frontmen for Four Year Strong. Four Year Strong have had an incredible career remaining a staple in the alternative music world. Alan tells us about their journey with all the ups and downs they have had over the years.

Four Year Strong had just released their seventh full-length just before the world went under lockdown. Alan tells us how they have been coping with this.

Their album Brain Pain is available worldwide everywhere, and check out Alan's instagram for his recent production work.

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Dave Baksh (Sum 41) Oct 03, 2020

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We’re here at episode 50! For this occasion, we chat to Dave Baksh aka Dave Brownsound from the legendary Sum 41. Dave was really fun to chat with and we cover a wide range of topics. We discuss Dave growing up in Toronto and the formation of Sum 41 with them quickly finding international fame. Sum 41 visited a war-torn Congo in 2004, Dave tells us about this amazing, life-changing experience and how intense it was at times. We cover Dave leaving and returning to the band that has had such an incredible career. Dave also gets into his love for the UK and how he became a big Newcastle United fan (much to Nick’s delight).

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Rob Hitt (Midtown/I Surrender Records) Sep 19, 2020

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We’re up to episode 49 and this time we’re joined by Rob Hitt. Rob was the drummer for New Jersey band Midtown who were one of the first successful bands of the Drive Thru Records movement. Rob talks us through his long career in music with some amazing achievements. We discuss Midtown’s rise in the early 2000s and what happened after that. During this time Rob started I Surrender Records, which he still runs today. With his label he has signed bands like Four Year Strong and Valencia. We discuss his life these days living in Brooklyn, life as a vegan in 2020, and how he started the viral Instagram and Twitter account for Bodega Cats.

Check out I Surrender Records’ recent releases and of course, listen through the incredible Midtown discography.

If anyone is curious to find out the answers to the Drive Thru Records quiz at the start of the episode (Nick doesn’t give them!), they can be found here.

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Matt Pryor (The Get Up Kids) Aug 19, 2020

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Matt Pryor from The Get Up Kids joins us for episode 48. Matt tells us how life in Kansas has been during the pandemic and what he has been up to. We cover the amazing career of The Get Up Kids and their legacy. Matt has also had a strong solo career as well as other projects like The New Amsterdams and Radar State, he explains how these projects came about.

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Kevin Truckenmiller (Quietdrive) Aug 03, 2020

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For episode 47 we are joined by Kevin Truckenmiller who is best known for singing for the band Quietdrive. Based out of Minneapolis, Quietdrive have had an impressive career since forming in the early 2000s. Kevin tells us what is was like signing to a major label in their early days, including working with Butch Walker early on. We hear about the time will.i.am discovered their music in a Minneapolis studio and how their lives changed after achieving success in the music industry.

Kevin does a lot of work as songwriter/producer/engineer for other artists, we find time to discuss this as well.

If you are not familiar with Quietdrive, do yourself a favour and get into their backcatalogue now!

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