60 Minutes or less - Episode 43 - Matt Bigland (Dinosaur Pile-Up)
Welcome to ’60 Minutes or less’ - the podcast from Birthday Cake For Breakfast - where for episode 43, we welcome an artist who’s been a regular fixture on Birthday Cake For Breakfast since near enough day dot, Matt Bigland of Dinosaur Pile-Up!The new Dinosaur Pile-Up album ‘I’ve Felt Better’ has just landed in August 2025, with a UK tour not far behind. Business as usual you’d think? Not quite. Their first record in six years follows a rollercoaster ride of health issues for Bigland, who spent chunks of the intervening years in and out of hospital, suffering rapid weight loss, internal bleeding and at one point his throat almost collapsed in on itself. Fuck-ing-hell!Whilst Bigland remains on the recovery journey today, things are certainly looking up and health-wise, he’s in a much better place. He was certainly chipper in our interview when we caught up over Zoom at the start of August. We spoke of the new record, married life, the early days of Dinosaur Pile-Up, drinking in the music industry, performance anxiety and those major health issues.If you like the episode, let us know - follow us on your favourite streaming platform and follow Birthday Cake For Breakfast on all 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 42 - Derya Yıldırım
Welcome to ’60 Minutes or less’ - the podcast from Birthday Cake For Breakfast - where for episode 42, you might have to bear with me on the pronunciation front, as we look to Germany and our guest, “outernational” artist Derya Yıldırım.Based out of Berlin, Derya Yıldırım leads the band Grup Şimşek, bringing together players from South Africa, France and Germany, with Derya herself born in Germany to Turkish parents. Self-described as “outernational” rather than international, they promote a sound that’s more inclusive or “beyond borders”, mixing Anatolian folk with psychedelia and pop influences for a delectable cocktail. In March 2025, the band put out their third album ‘Yarın Yoksa’ (via Big Crown Records) - a record that instantly grabbed my attention from its terrific artwork alone before I’d even heard a note. Only a few days after its release, we were lucky enough to catch the band at Manchester’s Deaf Institute, completely hypnotised by their - at times - breathtaking performance.We were delighted to speak with Derya over Zoom a few months back, to talk about the new record, performing live in the UK and the historical significance of some of these songs. If you like the episode, let us know - follow us on your favourite streaming platform and follow Birthday Cake For Breakfast on all 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 41 - Keith Murray (We Are Scientists)
Welcome to ’60 Minutes or less’ - the podcast from Birthday Cake For Breakfast - where for episode 41, we look to NYC royalty, as we feature an interview with Keith Murray, guitarist and vocalist in the brilliant We Are Scientists.Along with bassist Chris Cain, Keith Murray has been co-steering the good ship We Are Scientists for over 20 years now, the pair cementing themselves across nine studio albums (and various assorted releases) as indie rock royalty.July 2025 saw the release of their latest album ‘Qualifying Miles’, but 2025 also marks a few anniversaries for We Are Scientists, with it being 15 years on from the release of third album ‘Barbara’ and amazingly, 20 years of their debut album ‘With Love and Squalor’!With celebrations in store for the anniversaries and the new record, we thought it only right to re-connect with Keith, having had the band appear on Birthday Cake For Breakfast in one form or another over the past decade. We caught up with Keith over Zoom on the morning of the new album’s release to talk about thrash metal, the longevity of their friendship (the pair having met at a ‘Dawson’s Creek’ viewing party) and the top 8 band’s of all time.If you like the episode, let us know - follow us on your favourite streaming platform and follow Birthday Cake For Breakfast on all 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 40 - Gordon Moakes (The None / Bloc Party)
Welcome to ’60 Minutes or less’ - the podcast from Birthday Cake For Breakfast - where for episode 40, we mark a bit of a milestone as we feature an interview with Gordon Moakes. In a former life, he was better known as the bassist in Bloc Party, but has since gone on to form and play in dynamite outfits like The None and Young Legionnaire.No stranger to the pages of Birthday Cake For Breakfast, we’ve spoke with Gordon many times about the goings on of Young Legionnaire. Latest outfit The None - featuring players from Cassels, Youth Man and Frauds - are more of a recent endeavour and over the past year have put out three releases, the latest of which is a raging, pretty much sold out everywhere 7”. We thought it only right to have Gordon come on the podcast to tell us all about it.It’s not just the current though - In 2025, Bloc Party celebrate the 20th Anniversary of their debut album ‘Silent Alarm’ - which means it’s been twenty years since yours truly was sticking the album in his CD walkman on the regular, obsessing over it on bus journeys to college and such. Given the anniversary, we had to drop in the occasional question about it, which he was more than happy to get into.It started though, as all good podcasts do, with an update on the health of his cat. Keep listening till the very, very end by the way for some bonus snooker waffle about Steve Davis!If you like the episode, let us know - follow us on your favourite streaming platform and follow Birthday Cake For Breakfast on all 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 39 - CIVIC
Welcome to ’60 Minutes or less’ - the podcast from Birthday Cake For Breakfast - where for episode 39, we welcome Aussie punks CIVIC, as we’re joined by vocalist Jim McCullogh and bassist Roland Hlavka. There’s also the occasional interjection from guitarist Lewis Hodgson before he crashed out asleep on the floor of their hotel room.On our radar for a number of years now, CIVIC have put out a handful of choice records since the release of the ‘New Vietnam’ 12 inch in 2018, each packed with snarling punk rippers. But it was their 2023 released album ‘Taken By Force’ that really had us hooked, particularly the anthemic ‘Blood Rushes’, easily a single of the year contender. We caught up over Zoom a week ahead of the band releasing their latest album ‘Chrome Dipped’ (out now via ATO Records). CIVIC had just landed in the states ahead of a run of US shows, but were good sports in putting the world to rights, discussing the new record, the Aussie music landscape and musically shedding your skin.At the time of putting this out the band are in Europe on tour and are well worth seeking out.If you like the episode, let us know - follow us on your favourite streaming platform and follow Birthday Cake For Breakfast on all the socials. 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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