60 Minutes or less - A podcast from Birthday Cake For Breakfast

Welcome to ’60 Minutes or less’ - the podcast from Birthday Cake For Breakfast - where for our second episode of 2025 we look to Chicago, joined by our very special guest, Brian Case of FACS!Cooler than cool, FACS have been on the radar for a number of years now, with each new release better than the next. No strangers to Birthday Cake For Breakfast, we’ve had a back and forth with the trio over the years, so thought it only right to have Brian get involved with the podcast!  In February 2025, FACS will release their sixth album ‘Wish Defense’ via their longtime home of Trouble In Mind Records. Rather uniquely, the album is the last record engineered by Steve Albini, he who produced records for - oh, you know - the likes of Pixies, Nirvana, The Jesus Lizard and all your other favourite artists.We spoke of Albini and Electrical Audio when we caught up over Zoom in January, where we also touched on what it’s like having a son’s band signed to Matador, the joy of discovering something new before we had the internet, the scene in Chicago and listening to music whilst walking the dog. As ever, If you like the episode, let us know - follow us on your favourite streaming platform and follow us on the socials. Find us on the socials and everything else here! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to the first episode of 2025 for ’60 Minutes or less’ - the podcast from Birthday Cake For Breakfast! We’re kicking off our first episode of the year with a real treat, the nicest guy in music production, Jonah Falco!A very busy young man, on top of playing in Toronto punk leg-ends Fucked Up for over 20 years, Falco also fronts the brilliant Jade Hairpins and when he finds any spare time, produces records too. In 2024 alone, Fucked Up released a series of records, including three LPs, Jade Hairpins released their second album, ‘Get Me The Good Stuff’ (via Merge Records) and Falco worked on records from the likes of High Vis, The Chisel and Chubby and the Gang to name a select few. A grafter we’ve been hoping to talk to for a good while now, we managed to grab Jonah for a swift chat in mid-November whilst Jade Hairpins were on tour in Germany. Speaking on the phone as he hurtled down the autobahn, we covered all sorts, from playing music with your own mum to living on a narrowboat.  With it being 2024 at the time, naturally the call dropped out at one point, though we passed through it like a couple of pro’s - as you’ll hear. None of that in 2025, pure network coverage from this point forward.You should totally kick off the new year as you mean to go on - follow us on your favourite streaming platform, follow us on the socials and give us a rating wherever you can. Find us on the socials and everything else here! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to ’60 Minutes or less’ - A podcast from Birthday Cake For Breakfast. Holy hell, it’s the last episode of 2024! ’60 Minutes or less’ started in 2024 and in the first year we’ve had all manner of guests - from our first episode with Joe Casey of Protomartyr, to our latest episode with Field Music, with the likes of Pissed Jeans, The Futureheads, Everything Everything and more in-between! For episode twenty six, it’s a treat for us to welcome our final guest of the year, Willem Smit, the creative force behind Dutch outfit Personal Trainer!A shapeshifting outfit of note, Personal Trainer have been grafting for a few years, building a reputation for having one of the most entertaining live acts going, with a revolving collection of tip-top musicians joining the ranks at one time or another. It’s no surprise they’ve encountered so much love either, as whilst they’ve got the musical chops - and then some - they’re also fronted by the incredibly charming Willem, previously of the influential Canshaker Pi once upon a time.We caught up with Willem in August of this year off the back of the band releasing their latest album ‘Still Willing’ - their first for Bella Union. Personal Trainer were due to play at the recently opened Rough Trade in Liverpool and we managed to grab a swift chat with Willem ahead of time. On the windiest bloody day in Liverpool, mind you. You can hear the paper with my interview questions on almost blow away and at one point, Willem even stands in the way of the oncoming gust to block out the noise. What a nice fella.As ever, If you like the episode, let us know - follow us on your favourite streaming platform and follow us on the socials. Make sure to have a pleasant NYE too and I’ll catch you in the new year! Find us on the socials and everything else here! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

’60 Minutes or less’ - the podcast from Birthday Cake For Breakfast - marks episode twenty five and it’s a delight for us to welcome Field Music as our guests!The duo of David Brewis and Peter Brewis, Field Music are a band we’ve had the pleasure of interviewing a number of times over the years. The eagle-eyed amongst you might’ve noticed we’ve already had Peter Brewis on the podcast for episode 5 and I’m sure this won’t be the last time that we have a Brewis brother on the podcast. Here’s to episode 45! Back in October 2024, Field Music released ’Limits of Language’ (Memphis Industries) - their first studio album in four years and ninth overall. That’s Field Music specific mind you, with the pair both putting out solo releases in 2023 and having over 20 credits between them for solo records, collaborations and more.  We caught up with Field Music in person the week following their album release, recording ahead of an in-store at Piccadilly Records in Manchester. We’d not realised when setting up in the office of their PR that the record label next door would be packing up a load of orders to go out. So much for peace and quiet! You’ll hear the sound of records being packaged in the background and a ringing doorbell, but as we’re in December, maybe you could pretend it’s been recorded in Santa’s workshop and they’re presents being wrapped?As ever, If you like the episode, let us know. Right - onto Field Music. Enjoy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

’60 Minutes or less’ - the podcast from Birthday Cake For Breakfast - returns for episode twenty four and we welcome our guests Sweeping Promises, gnarly husband and wife duo with the best names in the business, Lira Mondal and Caufield Schnug!Debut album ‘Hunger for a Way Out’ arrived via Feel It Records in deepest, darkest Covid times and was a total breath of fresh air, a post-punk gem that soundtracked many a sanctioned walk time whilst I was locked down. Along with a number of discoveries at the time - the likes of Stuck, Snooper and Deeper - the uncertainty of the pandemic had us thinking we might not ever see them live, so I hoovered up everything they’d put out with gusto. In mid-2023, the duo released their follow up record ‘Good Living Is Coming For You’, their label debut for Sub Pop and - free from the pandemic - we finally managed to catch them in the flesh when they played Manchester later in the year.Having bigged them up from the off, it was a no brainer to have them on the podcast and so four years to the day the band released their debut full length, we caught up over Zoom in August of this year for a chat about their recent marriage, halloween, being in a video game and - great news - that they’re working on their third record!We’re in December now and boy wouldn’t it be a real Christmas treat to rate this podcast on your chosen platform! Why not gift your loved ones too with news of ’60 Minutes or less’ - it’ll cost you nowt! If you like the episode, let us know. Find us on the socials and everything else here! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to ’60 Minutes or less’ - a podcast from Birthday Cake For Breakfast - where for episode twenty three, it’s a dream for young teenage me to welcome our guest Ross Millard, guitarist and vocalist in Sunderland’s finest, The Futureheads!With six albums under their collective belts and over 20 years of playing music together, The Futureheads have been part of my life for - well, 20 years now - and I can still fondly recall picking up their self-titled full length on CD from the holy Telford Town Centre. 15 years on in 2019 and I was again in a buying mood, chuffed up to grab a copy of ‘Powers’, their latest album off the back of a bit of a hiatus.Cut to 2024 and the quartet have just announced the forthcoming release of ‘Decent Days & Nights: The Singles’, a compilation of all of their singles (so far) in one brand new release. Out late November via Cherry Red Records, it’s an all-killer, no-filler collection from an outfit that never miss.  Ahead of its release, we caught up with Ross over Zoom as he got himself together for an evening of five-a-side - to talk about the new record, time away from The Futureheads and how much the music industry has changed over the years. Hey - It’s Christmas soon, so do us a favour and rate this podcast on your chosen platform and tell your pals, work colleagues - anyone really - all about us. If you like the episode, let us know. Find us on the socials and everything else here! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

’60 Minutes or less’ - the podcast from Birthday Cake For Breakfast - returns for episode twenty two and we’re THANKful to welcome our guests, the rock band Thank from Leeds!A noise band of note that have been on our radar since almost day dot, off the back of releasing their debut full length ‘Thoughtless Cruelty’ in 2022, this month sees Thank release their latest record ’I Have A Physical Body That Can Be Harmed’ - their label debut for the wunderbar Big Scary Monsters. We interviewed Thank - that is vocalist Freddy, bassist Cameron, guitar / synth bod Lewis and drummer Steve - backstage at this year’s ArcTanGent Festival. You’ll realise instantly that it’s at a festival as the background noise is super loud… But not too loud, and you’ll soon get lost in our wandering conversation about Missy Elliott, Tears For Fears, supporting Yard Act where two thirds of the crowd hate your guts and Freddy slowly turning into Jeremy Clarkson. Quite a lot of naughty words in this one.Be sure to rate this podcast on your chosen platform and do tell your pals all about us. If you like the episode, let us know. Find us on the socials and everything else here! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

’60 Minutes or less’ - the podcast from Birthday Cake For Breakfast - returns for episode twenty one we’re delighted to welcome the brilliantly named Raygun Busch, vocalist in noisy Oklahoma outfit Chat Pile!With nightmarish music videos to compliment their harsh brand of noise rock, Chat Pile have picked up quite a lot of steam in their home country and throughout Europe off the back of releasing their gnarly debut ’God's Country’ in 2022.In October 2024, Chat Pile released their hotly tipped new album, ‘Cool World’ (via The Flenser), a record described on the pages of Birthday Cake For Breakfast as “really fucking dark and heavy”. Ahead of the release of ‘Cool World’, we spoke with Raygun over Zoom, touching on the new album, horror flicks, gatekeeping in music and visually explaining the meaning of cracking open a tin. Listen out too for an exclusive scoop from Raygun - one for the heads! Be sure to rate this podcast on your chosen platform and do tell your pals all about us. If you like the episode, let us know! Find us on the socials and everything else here! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Big one - 20 episodes of ’60 Minutes or less’ in the tank! For the latest episode of the podcast (from Birthday Cake For Breakfast), we’re rolling back the years, joined by a band that we first interviewed a decade ago - DZ Deathrays!Back in September 2014 - what seems like a lifetime ago - we sat down with drummer Simon Ridley and guitarist and vocalist Shane Parsons backstage at Night and Day Cafe in Manchester off the back of a bit of a whirlwind year for the Aussie pair.In May 2014, DZ Deathrays released their superb second album ‘Black Rat’ - a big mover for the duo, one that gained them a huge amount of support in the UK and Europe and saw them win big back home at the Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards.In 2024, DZ Deathrays celebrate ten years of ‘Black Rat’ and have been playing a number of special anniversary shows. In October, the band return to the UK and we thought what better way to mark the occasion than to interview them again, ten years on. With the novelty of time zones, I was on the coffee whilst they were enjoying a Jameson’s.If you like what you hear, let us know! Find us on the socials and everything else right here! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

’60 Minutes or less’ - the podcast from Birthday Cake For Breakfast - returns for episode nineteen and we're joined by the hilarious and super charming Anna Erhard!Raised in Switzerland but now based in Berlin, Erhard had been on our radar for a few years off the back of releasing her first two albums - ‘Short Cut’ in 2021 and ‘Campsite’ in 2022. But it was her 2023 single ‘170’ that really had us hooked - a ‘Mellow Gold’ style ripper about an argument Anna had with her friend over who was tallest.One of many songs cooked up on a fruitful holiday with a friend, these tales can be found on her forthcoming third album ’Botanical Garden’, which is out this week on Radicalis Music. One of our quickest turnarounds yet, we recorded this with Anna over Zoom last week, where we talked - surprisingly - about ‘Fawlty Towers’, as well as songwriting and heaps more.Her upcoming UK tour dates seem to be selling out swiftly, so be sure to get onboard with Anna Erhard before she becomes the huge act she’s destined to be!Be sure to rate this podcast on your chosen platform and do tell your pals all about us. If you like the episode, let us know. Right - onto Anna Erhard. Enjoy.Find us on the socials and much more here! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

’60 Minutes or less’ - the podcast from Birthday Cake For Breakfast - ups the cool factor for episode eighteen, featuring a big chat with all three members of ripper trio Demob Happy - Matthew Marcantonio, Thomas Armstrong and Adam Godfrey!Formed in Newcastle upon Tyne around 15 years ago, Demob Happy have put out three full length records in that time, on top of a handful of singles and other releases. Oh, and they just happened to support Jack White on the UK leg of his world tour in 2018 - hand-picked by the man himself by all accounts. They did all this whilst looking cucumber cool in the process, no doubt - a stylish bunch for sure. In May 2023, Demob Happy released their latest album ‘Divine Machines’. Almost a year later, we caught up with the trio ahead of a show at the Arts Club in Liverpool. If you love background noise, you are gonna get a kick out of this! Finding near enough the only green space just outside of Liverpool city centre, the whole Scouse population seemed to descend upon the area when we sat down to record. With footballs whizzing past, full conversations in earshot and a very friendly dog on the loose, we still managed to take a real deep-dive into what makes up Demob Happy, touching on aesthetics and fashion, toxic masculinity, growing up in the North East and, of course, Alan Shearer.Be sure to rate this podcast on your chosen platform and do tell your pals all about us. If you like the episode, let us know! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Another week, another new episode of ’60 Minutes or less’ - A podcast from Birthday Cake For Breakfast! For episode seventeen we’re joined by NYC royalty, Ben Hozie of New York art-punks BODEGA!An outfit we’ve been following since nearly day dot - or at least that’s what we thought. This year saw the release of their latest album ‘Our Brand Could Be Yr Life’, a reworking of an album of the same name released almost a decade ago when they were known as Bodega Bay. A concept album about the current corporate mentality of underground and indie rock, as you’ll soon hear, not much has changed since. Hey - it’s like The Stereophonics said - You Gotta Go There To Come Back.BODEGA ultimately formed off the back of that previous incarnation and would release their debut album ‘Endless Scroll’ in 2018. We’ve been hooked ever since. Experts at crafting infectious bops left, right and centre, we are eager beavers for everything they put out and always try to catch them on tour whenever they’re in the UK (which is often). It was during their last runaround when we caught up with guitarist and vocalist Ben in Manchester during the May bank holiday ahead of an all-dayer at Band on the Wall. Heavy on The Beatles chat, it’s a discussion that goes here, there and everywhere, and would end up being one of my personal favourites from our current crop. I was gutted we didn’t get the chance to talk with fellow vocalist Nikki Belfiglio also… or did we? You’ll have to listen all the way to the end to find out! Buckle up, buckaroo - it’s a big one! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's festival season! For the latest episode of ’60 Minutes or less’ - a podcast from Birthday Cake For Breakfast - we’re diving into our vaults, looking back at 10 years of ArcTanGent Festival, with a number of interviews we’ve recorded at the festival over the past decade.An award winning independent festival that takes place on the picturesque Fernhill Farm just outside of Bristol, since its first outing in 2013, ArcTanGent has showcased not only a wealth of amazing bands but also how to put on a bloody good knees up, with the vibe forever being top notch (the weather not so much, but it does take place at the end of British summertime…) We’ve been to nearly every one and can’t wait to get stuck in this week!Ahead of the festival, we’ve grabbed four interviews from the early years of ArcTanGent to get you in the mood, with four beer fuelled, expletive laden backstage chats with Young Legionnaire, Wot Gorilla?, Alpha Male Tea Party and the festival organisers themselves. Now be warned - these discussions all took place in a comfortable environment, so the language gets particularly fruity in parts - I’m looking at you, Alpha Male Tea Party! If you like what you hear, be sure to check out ArcTanGent online and join us in the field this week as I believe tickets are still available! Be sure to give the podcast a like, follow and share too!Festival organisers - Goc O’Callaghan, James Scarlett and Simon Maltas - 1:24Young Legionnaire - Paul Mullen and Gordon Moakes - 9:56Wot Gorilla? - Mat Haigh - 20:52Alpha Male Tea Party - Greg Chapman, Ben Griffiths and Tom Peters - 33:53 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

’60 Minutes or less’ - A new-ish podcast from Birthday Cake For Breakfast - returns for episode 15 and we welcome our guest Niall Kennedy, guitarist in brilliant instrumental outfit And So I Watch You From Afar!A band we’ve been mildly obsessed with for a good while now, they’re now approaching twenty years of the band, with Niall personally clocking in over a decade! This August, And So I Watch You From Afar release ‘Megafauna’, their seventh album and their first for Berlin based label Pelagic Records.Their first new release since ‘Jettison’ in 2022, the new record is said to be a tribute to the two places that the quartet call home - Portrush on the Irish North Coast and the beating heart of Belfast.August will also see And So I Watch You From Afar perform not one but two sets at ArcTanGent Festival, one of which will be a fan voted set! An award winning independent festival just outside of Bristol, over the past ten years it’s become the mecca for punters in favour of math-rock, post-rock and all things heavy! Enjoy our latest episode with Niall and be sure to tell us what you think, subscribe and tell your pals! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 14 of ’60 Minutes or less’ - a new podcast from Birthday Cake For Breakfast - goes BIG as we turn back the clock and welcome our guest Tim Hancock, guitarist in gnarly instrumental outfit Brontide!Together with drummer William Bowerman and bassist Nathan Fairweather, as Brontide the trio put out two all killer, no filler full lengths, as well as a number of standalone singles. In late August 2017, having announced in April of that year that they were knocking it on the head, the band played their final show together.We were gutted when Brontide called it a day. Gutted until earlier this year when they announced their return to coincide with the ten year anniversary of their second album ‘Artery’, with their live reunion set to take place this year at ArcTanGent Festival! An event close to their hearts - and ours - ArcTanGent is an award winning independent festival that we’ve been to many times over the past ten years (only missing a few of the post-Covid get togethers). ArcTanGent celebrates ten years in 2024 too, so what better way to mark the return of Brontide as they celebrate their own ten year anniversary?We are chuffed Brontide are back and were delighted to speak with Tim over Zoom in the run up to the festival, my swigging a beer in the early evening at odds with his post-coffee morning in LA. Reflecting on days gone by and bands like Tall Ships and Shapes, find out what they’ve been up to in their time away and what’s in store for their reunion at ArcTanGent Festival this August!  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're back with another episode of ’60 Minutes or less’, the new-ish podcast from Birthday Cake For Breakfast. For episode 13 we get active, putting in a shift with original Running Punk, Jimmy Watkins!  The second professional athlete to appear on the podcast (thank you, Steve Davis), Jimmy Watkins is a former record breaking GB athlete, who left it all behind for rock and roll back in the day, but recently returned to the running world in the last few years. Known for his poetic and energetic running reviews, where he takes a record out on the tracks and waxes lyrical about it mid-run, Jimmy takes his reviewing hat off from time to time to put out his own music and later this year he releases his debut album as Joyce (via London label Human Worth).We caught up over Zoom earlier in the year to talk about the record, as well as sobriety, Greggs and getting back into running after some time away. Be sure to run and tell your friends all about it - enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to another episode of ’60 Minutes or less’, the new-ish podcast from Birthday Cake For Breakfast. For episode 12, we turn to music hot-spot Lancaster for our egg-cellent guest, Holly Ross of The Lovely Eggs! Forgive me the pun, as you’ll soon hear, Holly is not fond of them!Along with husband David Blackwell, Ross makes up the other half of The Lovely Eggs - a two-headed rock and roll monster that’s been ripping it for fifteen plus years, with a handful of records under their collective belts and collaborations over the years with Pigsx7 and living leg-end Iggy Pop.  Their new album ‘Eggsistentialism’ is out now via their very own Egg Records - a stormer to add to their varied collection, with a number of its singles even bothering the Official UK Charts top 10 in vinyl sales!  A flying visit for this episode as they were deep into the final promotional push, the interview schedule coincided with their sending of a mammoth amount of records out to their loyal fanbase of egg-heads by hand. We were happy to catch Holly for half an hour over Zoom the week they released the album, to talk about Ivor Cutler, egg-based puns, DIY, soul-searching and their efforts to save The Lancaster Music Co-op. If you like what you hear, tell your pals, bring it up to your colleagues at work and don’t forget to share all over the internet. Give it a rating too, i'm sure it helps! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

’60 Minutes or less’ - the new podcast from Birthday Cake For Breakfast - returns with one for the noise-heads, our eleventh episode featuring an enjoyable chat with Matt Korvette, choice shouter in head-wreckers Pissed Jeans!Notorious noise punks with almost twenty years in the game, Pissed Jeans first melted this particular brain over a decade ago with a kooky video for the insanely catchy ‘False Jesii Part 2’, a song that is weirdly a go-to shower song for yours truly.From their second album ‘King of Jeans’, released in 2009, they’ve since followed it up with another four full length records, their latest - ‘Half Divorced’ - released in March 2024 via notable tastemakers Sub Pop. An invigorating ear-assault, there are songs about helicopter parenting, massive personal debt and finding the cons in every inch of the universe. A month after releasing ‘Half Divorced’, we sat down with vocalist Matt Korvette ahead off a sold out show at the Brudenell Social Club in Leeds to talk about their new album, sobriety, eating on the road and crossing the Canadian border when your band is called ‘Pissed Jeans’. Tell your friends, tell your colleagues, piss your jeans - go nuts! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Here we are then, ’60 Minutes or less’ - the new podcast from Birthday Cake For Breakfast - cracks the tenth episode. It's a doozy too, y'know. For episode ten we’ve gone lengthy with the one and only Jamie Lenman.We spoke with Jamie mid-week over zoom to discuss his new book, ’Skeletons & Skylines’ - ‘Twenty Five Years of Art, Design and Rock n’ Roll’. Available from the 22nd of May 2024 (via Big Scary Monsters), it acts as a visual showcase of his music-based artwork, both for his own projects - as 1/3 of cult heroes Reuben and then as a solo artist - as well as those created for other outfits.Someone we’ve spoken to a number of times over the life of Birthday Cake For Breakfast, it’s always a delight to shoot the shit with Lenman and I’m sure you’ll enjoy his hot take on The Beatles, his retirement, Dr Who and his favourite band: Reuben. Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bonjour! For the ninth episode of ’60 Minutes or less’ - a new podcast from Birthday Cake For Breakfast - it’s an honour to welcome our first European guest! If we were still in the EU, we would have ticked this off the list two episodes in, but since we fucked that when the UK voted to leave the EU, we look to France and our European friends with an interview with HALO MAUD.I discovered HALO MAUD in 2018 around the release of ‘Du Pouvoir’, her label debut for noted tastemakers Heavenly Recordings. Described by us at the time as a ‘gorgeous, sultry affair’ with a nod to Bjork, we were completely taken in by her brand of cinematic pop and have kept a close eye on her work ever since.In March 2024, HALO MAUD released her new album ‘Celebrate’, another via Heavenly Recordings, recorded between Paris and LA, with a number of tracks produced by Greg Saunier of Deerhoof.We recently spoke with HALO MAUD backstage at the New Century Hall in Manchester ahead of her supporting Jane Weaver. Whilst I’ve been hammering Duolingo for over a year, I didn’t quite fancy my chances of parler Francais avec HALO MAUD. Alors… Enjoy the episode and be sure to tell your friends, both local and international!  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.