60 Minutes or less - A podcast from Birthday Cake For Breakfast
Andy Hughes
’60 Minutes or less’ is a podcast that’s in and out within an hour, that cuts the crap and focuses on the chat. No overly long intros, no droning on - just inte...
60 Minutes or less - Episode 28 - Brian Case (FACS)
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.
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60 Minutes or less - Episode 27 - Jonah Falco (Jade Hairpins / Fucked Up)
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.
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60 Minutes or less - Episode 26 - Willem Smit (Personal Trainer)
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.
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60 Minutes or less - Episode 25 - Field Music
’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.
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60 Minutes or less - Episode 24 - Sweeping Promises
’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.
About 60 Minutes or less - A podcast from Birthday Cake For Breakfast
’60 Minutes or less’ is a podcast that’s in and out within an hour, that cuts the crap and focuses on the chat. No overly long intros, no droning on - just interesting conversations with a host of musicians and artists, provided for your listening pleasure in 60 minutes or less.Hosted by Andy Hughes, head honcho of Manchester based music site Birthday Cake For Breakfast. Alongside all manner of reviews and features, over the past ten years Birthday Cake For Breakfast has featured interviews with all sorts of artists, from partying aficionado Andrew WK to cucumber cool Japanese math-rock outfit Tricot.Entering our podcast phase, expect more in depth discussions with some of our favourite artists.Art Assistance - Esther Routledge Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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