Demo Tapes
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Podcast Overview
<div>Demo Tapes is the music podcast that hits rewind on the careers of some of the world's biggest bands and artists. <br> <br> </div> <div>Presented by Rick Martin (ex NME) and blogger/blagger Sarah Jane Kemp, the podcast features interviews with top musicians, their fans, journalists and anyone with a good tale to tell.<br> <br> </div> <div>Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @DemoTapesPod<br> <br> Email us at demotapespod@gmail.com<br> <br> <br> </div>
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10/8/2018
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April 4, 2022
S3 Ep19: Blur, The Enemy, Jon 'Reverend' McClure and more star in our very final episode
<div>'All farewells should be sudden when forever' as the old saying goes - just ask The Verve. So, get that helpline set up: after three series and four years, Demo Tapes is ending for good. But like many of our favourite bands, we couldn't split without putting out a 'best-of'.<br> <br> In this final episode, we look back on some of our favourite clips from the interviews we did for the show, including amazing insights from the likes of Blur, The Enemy, The Twang, Reverend and the Makers and 'Giddy Stratospheres' director and star Laura Jean Marsh. We also revisit the greatest anecdote of all time courtesy of Arctic Monkeys album cover star and documentary-maker Chris McClure.<br> <br> Elsewhere, we discuss the explosion in noughties nostalgia since DT started - not least that infamous Indie Sleaze Instagram account (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/indiesleaze/">https://www.instagram.com/indiesleaze/</a>) that everyone's been talking about - and give the world the answers they've been demanding on why we're ending the show. <br> <br> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br> <br> Some stuff you can do whilst commiserating on Demo Tapes' demise:<br> <br> - Listen to a playlist celebrating the best of the artists we featured on the show <a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/57OnN3o7Z9DWET3NfbnIlK?si=NGzkjDUKRsKts3rIm3d_gg">https://open.spotify.com/playlist/57OnN3o7Z9DWET3NfbnIlK?si=NGzkjDUKRsKts3rIm3d_gg</a><br> <br> - Buy tickets for The Enemy's reunion tour later this year: <a href="https://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/the-enemy-tickets/artist/1159468">https://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/the-enemy-tickets/artist/1159468</a><br> <br> - Watch 'Giddy Stratospheres': <a href="https://www.giddystratospheresfilm.com/">https://www.giddystratospheresfilm.com/</a><br> <br> - Listen and subscribe to 22 Grand Pod - still alive and kicking and the only other noughties indie nostalgia podcast we ever had any time for: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/22-grand-pod/id1509635873">https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/22-grand-pod/id1509635873</a> <br> <br> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br> Beg us to change our minds about ending the podcast on Twitter here: <a href="https://twitter.com/demotapespod">https://twitter.com/demotapespod</a><br> And Instagram here: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/demotapespod/">https://www.instagram.com/demotapespod/</a><br> <br> If that doesn't work (it won't), our personal Twitter handles are:<br> <a href="https://twitter.com/rick_j_martin">https://twitter.com/rick_j_martin</a><br> <a href="https://twitter.com/imsarahjanekemp">https://twitter.com/imsarahjanekemp</a><br> <br> Ok, just like Oasis, we might be open to seven-figure bribes to reform and return at some point in the future. Send them here: demotapespod@gmail.com<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> </div>
March 27, 2022
S3 Ep18: Why Oasis v Blur was such a life-changing gateway drug for us (Previously Unreleased Podcast Pilot)
<div>You know that thing where an important artist dies and their record label spends the following decades cashing in on any distorted demo or half thought/finished track they even committed to tape?<br> <br> Well, we'd like to think of this release of the very first pilot episode for Demo Tapes as more like <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SK4l-e7UvRs">the scene near the end of 24 Hour Party People</a> where Tony Wilson implores revellers at the last night of the Hacienda to loot the club of every memento they can get their sweaty palms on (nb. we don't know whether that actually happened in real life, we were mercifully too young to go to the Hacienda).<br> <br> In case you didn't follow that slightly convoluted narrative: <strong>Demo Tapes is ending for good, never to return, and everything must go!</strong><br> <br> To be honest, we never intended to release this pilot publicly, not least because at this point we had the dubious idea of calling the podcast 'Pieces of the People We Love', a name that would only make sense to people who paid attention to <a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/1IjCAQlroTjoaRMayE3Unf">The Rapture's second (criminally underrated) album</a>. <br> <br> However, as we prepare to record Demo Tapes' final episode, we found this forgotten first foray into podcasting in the Google Drive vaults and decided it was (just about) good enough to put out for the listening millions, even if it does feature a terrible Arctic Monkeys soundalike track as a theme tune which we quickly sacked off for the first episode proper. <br> <br> Given that neither of us had ever stepped up to a podcast mic before recording this pilot, we checked we'd be able to ramble semi-coherently about music for a bit by picking an age-old topic close to both of hearts: the '90s Britpop battle between Blur and Oasis which acted as our mutual gateway drug into the indie scene.<br> <br> We recount our first experiences of hearing the bands' music, going to their gigs and, eventually, meeting our idols and interviewing them for the music press (or in the case of Noel and Liam, deliberately not. All will be explained on that one).<br> <br> This is the penultimate episode of Demo Tapes' final series. Look out for a final episode explaining why we're jacking in indie nostalgia - and sharing some clips of the best anecdotes from our three super, soaraway series - in the next week or so.<br> <br> Beg us to change our minds about ending the podcast on Twitter here: <a href="https://twitter.com/demotapespod">https://twitter.com/demotapespod</a><br> And Instagram here: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/demotapespod/">https://www.instagram.com/demotapespod/</a><br> <br> If that doesn't work (it won't), our personal Twitter handles are:<br> <a href="https://twitter.com/rick_j_martin">https://twitter.com/rick_j_martin</a><br> <a href="https://twitter.com/imsarahjanekemp">https://twitter.com/imsarahjanekemp</a><br> <br> Ok, just like Oasis, we might be open to seven-figure bribes to reform and return at some point in the future. Send them here: demotapespod@gmail.com</div>
May 20, 2021
S3 Ep16: Noughties indie stagers Haven reunite for 20th anniversary (Lost Artists, Episode 2)
<div>Originally formed in Cornwall, indie four-piece Haven rose to prominence in the early '00s after moving to Manchester. After a string of Top 30 hits and international tours, along with an appearance on Top of the Pops which they admit to still watching daily on YouTube, they split in 2005.<br> <br> With the band reuniting this summer to celebrate the 20th anniversary of recording their critically acclaimed debut album 'Between The Senses' with a gig at their spiritual home the Night and Day Cafe, this week we've got frontman Gary Briggs and drummer Jack Mitchell on the show to talk all about it. <br> <br> The pair reminisce about the band's halcyon days and also discuss what they've been up to since the "wheels fell off", including Gary's stint in Freebass - the supergroup which featured legendary Manchester bassists Mani, Peter Hook and Andy Rourke. <br> <br> Meanwhile, Jack's been drumming in Johnny Marr's solo band for the past ten years so he also gives us a progress report on material for the Smiths legend's forthcoming new studio album. The guitars are sounding "very Johnny Marr", apparently... <br> <br> Elsewhere in the episode, Rick and Sarah discuss the utter brilliance of The Coral's latest album 'Coral Island' and explain why they didn't watch the Brit Awards...<br> <br> This is the second episode in our Lost Artists series, an occasional feature for Demo Tapes, where we shine a light on criminally under-rated artists from yesteryear - and find out what happened next for them. <br> <br> Got a band you think we should be tracking down for Lost Artists? Get in touch with Demo Tapes on: demotapespod@gmail.com<br> <br> Follow us on Twitter here: <a href="https://twitter.com/demotapespod">https://twitter.com/demotapespod</a><br> And Instagram here: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/demotapespod/">https://www.instagram.com/demotapespod/</a><br> <br> If you really must, our personal Twitter handles are:<br> <a href="https://twitter.com/rick_j_martin">https://twitter.com/rick_j_martin</a><br> <a href="https://twitter.com/imsarahjanekemp">https://twitter.com/imsarahjanekemp</a> </div>
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- What is Demo Tapes?
<div>Demo Tapes is the music podcast that hits rewind on the careers of some of the world's biggest bands and artists. <br> <br> </div> <div>Presented by Rick Martin (ex NME) and blogger/blagger Sarah Jane Kemp, the podcast features interviews with top musicians, their fans, journalists and anyone with a good tale to tell.<br> <br> </div> <div>Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @DemoTapesPod<br> <br> Email us at demotapespod@gmail.com<br> <br> <br> </div> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
This podcast updates daily.
- Where can I listen to this podcast?
This podcast is available on 4 platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more. You can also use the RSS feed directly.
- Does this podcast accept guests?
Yes, this podcast regularly features guests.
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