THE WASTING TIME PODCAST

LØLØ joins us this time to discuss her career and all that she has achieved in a relatively short space of time. We cover her signing to Hopeless Records, the time she ordered McDonald's for Billie Joe Armstrong and writing K-Pop music. LØLØ recently announced her debut full-length 'Falling For Robots and Wishing I Was One'. This is out on June 7, and you can listen to her most

For episode 120, Chaney Elaine of Texas band House Parties joins us. Chaney took a break from their tour with Games We Play to discuss the history of the band. House Parties will play at Four Chord Festival in Pittsburgh on June 23 as part of a stacked line up - be sure to there if you are in the area! Since signing to Equal Vision Records last year, House Parties have put out thei

Today we are joined by James Scarlett, organiser and band booker of 2000 Trees and ArcTanGent festivals. James talks about how 2000 Trees Festival was conceived by him and five friends back in 2006. They wanted to create a festival that had a great a community around it and was a pleasant one to attend. 2000 Trees was born in 2007 and has been going ever since, featuring artists li

We are thrilled to welcome Tony Lovato, singer for Mest, back to the podcast. We were keen to talk to Tony ahead of Mest's new single 'When We Were Young'. Tony tells us about the upcoming album and how it came about. He discusses writing in the Hollywood Hills with Taylor Carroll from Lit. Mest will be reaching their 30th anniversary next year, we discuss their legacy and why the

Today we are joined by Sherry Saeedi and Nick Lippman from Verswire. Launched in 2022, Verswire is a VC incubator for artists providing development and label services. Sherry and Nick teamed up with Mark Hoppus and Pete Wentz when they created the company. Sherry and Nick tell Chris about how the company has grown and how they see it as the future. Verswire is currently working wit

We are joined by G’Ra and Rihanna from the band Baby Got Back Talk. Forming in 2017, the band have been making catchy, pop punk songs and have attracted a large following. We discuss the band's formation and how they ended up on Wiretap Records. G’Ra recently wrote a piece for the Boston Globe 'A rollicking rebuke to the idea that rock music isn’t black music'. This was a pus

We are delighted to be joined by Cassadee Pope for episode 115. It's fair to say that Cassadee has had a fascinating career. We discuss her beginnings with the Warped Tour band Hey Monday and coming up in that scene. After Hey Monday disbanded, Cassadee entered The Voice in the US, which she ended up winning. This led to a successful career in the pop-country world. Most recently,

This time we are joined by Will Nutter of the Seattle-based band Amber Pacific. Amber Pacific burst onto the scene in the mid-2000s, building up a solid fanbase with their catchy sound. Chris and Will talk about the band’s influence and their career, as well as how the band operates today. If you don’t know them, it’s well worth diving into their catalogue. Watch out for new

Episode 113, and we are joined by singer Donots' singer, Ingo Knollmann. The Donots are a huge band in Germany and this year celebrate their 30th anniversary! Ingo tells Chris all about how the band have grown throughout their career and have recently played their biggest shows to date. As well as running Solitary Man Records with the rest of the band, Ingo also hosts 'Donots Rocks

First episode of 2024, and we're joined by Alternative Press editor-in-chief, Anna Zanes. Anna tells us about her career so far and what led her to being head-hunted by the Madden brothers. We discuss her love of Green Day and hardcore, and how it feels to interview huge stars. We touch upon the legacy of AP and what the futures holds. Be sure to follow Anna and AP on their socials