Episodes
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S3 Ep19: Blur, The Enemy, Jon 'Reverend' McClure and more star in our very final episode
'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'. In this final…
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S3 Ep18: Why Oasis v Blur was such a life-changing gateway drug for us (Previously Unreleased Podcast Pilot)
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? Well, we'd like to think of this release of the very first pilot episode for Demo Tapes as more like...
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S3 Ep16: Noughties indie stagers Haven reunite for 20th anniversary (Lost Artists, Episode 2)
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. With…
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S3 Ep15: Reverend and the Makers guitarist Ed Cosens talks going solo (Series 3, Episode 15)
Here at Demo Tapes, nothing fascinates us more than someone going solo from a band - particularly if it isn't the frontman. So we were delighted to get Ed Cosens on the show, on the week that the Reverend and the Makers guitarist released his brilliant debut solo album, 'Fortunes Favour'. It's an...
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S3 Ep14: Theoretical Girl kicks off our Lost Artists series
Lost Artists is a new 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. First up, we've got an interview with Theoretical Girl, aka Amy Sharp. TG emerged as part of the same late '00s Southend...
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S3 Ep13: Long Blondes interview: Triumphs and tragedy with '00s indie's biggest outsiders (Series 3, Episode 13)
The Long Blondes were one of the most important indie groups of the '00s - great tunes, whip-smart lyrics filled with endless Easter eggs for eagle-eyed listeners and a fashion sense which inspired a generation of music fans. However, the triumphs of their brilliant albums 'Someone To Drive You...
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S3 Ep12: Luke from The Kooks and his wife Ellie Rose talk their joint album (Series 3, Episode 12)
We're excited to bring you a bit of a Demo Tapes exclusive this week as Luke Pritchard of The Kooks and his wife Ellie Rose sit down for their first extended joint podcast interview. The pair released their excellent joint album 'Duo' a couple of months back so we wanted to find out all about it,...
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S3 Ep11: Nirvana’s ‘Nevermind’ turns 30: Hear one of their early interviews (Series 3, Episode 11)
Legendary music journalist John Robb was the first person to interview Nirvana in the late ‘80s. As the grunge titans’ seminal second album ‘Nevermind’ turns 30 later this year, we’ve got John on the show to look back on his time spent on the trail of Kurt Cobain and co, including a clip from one...
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S3 Ep10: Film soundtracks special with writer/director/actress Laura Jean Marsh (Series 3, Episode 10)
Behind every great movie - even the silent ones of the early 20th century - is a great soundtrack. On this episode we celebrate our favourite film soundtracks and also find out about how they're put together with writer, director and all round good egg Laura Jean Marsh. Laura is currently in the...
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S3 Ep9: The inside story of 'Is This It' with Strokes producer Gordon Raphael (Series 3, Episode 9)
This week marks the 20th anniversary of the release of The Strokes' debut EP 'The Modern Age' - so what better time to get band producer Gordon Raphael on the show to talk all about New York's finest? *If you want to skip our prattling on about why we love The Strokes, you can hear the interview…
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S3 Ep8: The Holloways interview: Highs, lows and a scuppered reunion (Series 3, Episode 8)
Noughties North London rockers The Holloways formed with a simple premise, outlined in their Top 20 smash and signature song 'Generator': making the music to make you feel better. However, underneath their calypso-pop indie sound and raucously fun live performances was a darker side. Frankly, few...
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S3 Ep7: Turin Brakes discuss the 20th anniversary of 'The Optimist LP' (Series 3, Episode 7)
Turin Brakes are a British indie institution so we were delighted to get singer Olly Knights on the show to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the release of the folk heroes' 2001 debut album 'The Optimist LP'. Olly reflects on the conception of the Mercury Prize-nominated record, how the band...
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S3 Ep6: Looking back on the legendary Leeds scene with Black Wire (Series 3, Episode 6)
Leeds saw an explosion of musical activity in the mid '00s - and brilliant art-punks Black Wire, active 2003-2007, were right at the heart of it all. Their bassist Tom Greatorex joins the show this week to tells us about BW's beginnings, how their debut gig inspired fellow Leodensians Kaiser…
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S3 Ep5: Music movies special with Laura Jean Marsh of new film 'Giddy Stratospheres' (Series 3, Episode 5)
When we heard someone was making a movie drama about the guitar scene of the mid-'00s we couldn't have been more excited - not least because it sounded like the film version of this very podcast! That someone is writer, director and star of 'Giddy Stratospheres' Laura Jean Marsh, and she joins…
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S3 Ep4: Young Knives chat carving a new niche with 'Barbarians' (Series 3, Episode 4)
Young Knives recently returned with their first album in seven years, the brilliantly bonkers 'Barbarians' - and we've got them on the show to tell us all about it. Speaking to guest interviewer and firm friend of Demo Tapes Jamie Fullerton (www.twitter.com/jamiefullerton1), the Oxford-based band...
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S3 Ep3: The Orielles discuss their brilliant album ‘Disco Volador’ (Series 3, Episode 3)
The Orielles have released one of our favourite albums of this (or any) year in ‘Disco Volador’, so we were delighted to get all three of them on the show to tell us all about it. The Halifax indie trio explain their intergalactic inspirations, how the planets aligned when they formed the band a...
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S3 Ep2: Revisiting the Libertines-led London scene with The Paddingtons (Series 3, Episode 2)
The Paddingtons were one of the leading lights of the London grot'n'roll scene of the mid '00s - despite being from, er, Hull. Singer Tom Atkin and bassist Lloyd Dobbs join this week's episode to reminisce about the raucous squat party gigs that helped them make their name, what it was like being...
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S3 Ep1: The Enemy's Tom Clarke returns to talk 'The Chronicles of Nigel' (Series 3, Episode 1)
Demo Tapes is back on the podcast airwaves after an extended break! And who better to kick off Series 3 than one of our most popular previous guests, Tom Clarke? The former frontman of chart-topping indie-punks The Enemy returns to the show to talk us through his debut solo album 'The Chronicles…
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S2 Ep9: Adam Ficek: Pete Doherty's drummer to psychotherapist to the stars (Series 2, Episode 9)
How do you go from being one of the musical sidekicks to the world's most notorious rock star Pete Doherty to a psychotherapist to the stars? This is the question we put to sometime Babyshambles drummer Adam Ficek in this episode. Adam invited Rick down to his clinic in central London for a good...
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S2 Ep8: Chris McClure talks Arctic Monkeys album artwork & alcoholism (Series 2, Episode 8)
You may not know the name but you will definitely know the face. Chris McClure shot to global fame as the cover star of the Arctic Monkeys' record-breaking debut album 'Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not' back in 2006. Now a filmmaker, he talks to us about his latest documentary…
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S2 Ep7: A Stone Roses history lesson from biographer John Robb (Series 2, Episode 7)
This month marks the 30th anniversary of The Stone Roses' seminal track Fools Gold. With this in mind, we got band biographer and music journalist John Robb on the line to give us the inside story on the creation of the song, along with tales from the legendary Manchester band's formative years…
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S2 Ep6: Interview with The Twang's Phil Etheridge (Series 2, Episode 6)
In this episode Sarah sits down for an interview with The Twang frontman Phil Etheridge as the Birmingham band prepare to release their new album 'If Confronted Just Go Mad'. Given the Brummie baggy rockers have racked up 15 years in the music scene, there's plenty of ground to go over and Phil...
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S2 Ep5: Interview with The Enemy's Tom Clarke (Series 2, Ep 5)
In this episode we bring you an extended interview with Tom Clarke, formerly frontman of chart-topping Coventry indie-rockers The Enemy. Tom is currently recording his debut solo album and gives us exclusive details of his new songs and how a 30-year-old track by legendary post-punks XTC provided...
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S2 Ep4: Damon Albarn interview & Britpop revival rambles (Series 2, Ep 4)
Hear an exclusive archive interview with Damon Albarn as the frontman of Blur/Gorillaz/The Good the Bad and the Queen/Rockjuice & the Moon/some other bands we've probably forgotten readies his new solo project. Elsewhere, Rick and Sarah examine the '90s/Britpop revival engulfing modern music and...
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S2 Ep3: Jon McClure interview: The resurrection of Reverend & the Makers (Series 2, Ep 3)
With Reverend and the Makers having released their Best Of album this week we've got frontman Jon McClure on the line to look back over the band's career, reflect on their recent career resurgence and, frankly, settle a few scores. "I’ve never really told the true story of our band the way I did…
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S2 Ep2: Classic Courteeners interview & Mercury Prize predictions (Series 2, Ep 2)
With Manchester indie heroes Courteeners having just announced details of their long-awaited new album 'More. Again. Forever', we've delved back into Rick's interview archive to unearth a classic interview with singer Liam Fray. Fans of the band won't want to miss these never-before-heard…
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S2 Ep1: Can Music be Factually Good? (Series 2, Ep 1)
Demo Tapes is back on the podcast airwaves! In this first episode of the second series Rick and Sarah talk about their last 9 months in music before pondering on whether songs, artists or albums can be considered 'factually' good. It's a heated and humerous debate and sets the tone for the series...
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S1 Ep12: End of Series Xmas Special! (Series 1, Ep 12)
'Tis the season to hand out presents and our gift to you this year is... another episode of Demo Tapes. For our final episode of 2018 - and the series - we're hitting rewind on our year in music and looking back on the bands, albums and songs that lit up the last 12 months. And of course, no...
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S1 Ep11: The Big Rap Cookbook (Series 1, Ep 11)
This week we're doing something a bit different and hitting rewind on the relationship between the worlds of food and music. Joining us on our journey are Scott (Booda) French and Sam (Fatty) Hemingway, the authors of The Big Rap Cookbook. The pair talk about how they roped some of the leading...
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S1 Ep10: Johnny Marr Interview (Series 1, Ep 10)
This week we're hitting rewind on the career of one of our all-time musical heroes, Johnny Marr. Rick has unearthed a previously unheard archive interview with the legendary Smiths guitarist, recorded in 2011 as he recorded his classic album The Messenger. Originally intended to be a comeback...
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S1 Ep9: The Libertines - Side B: On the Trail of Pete Doherty (Series 1, Ep 9)
From Wormwood Scrubs to Paris - and everywhere inbetween - journalist Jamie Fullerton trailed Pete Doherty for a number of years whilst working for NME. On this week's episode, Jamie reveals amazing insights from some of his most infamous interviews with the notorious singer, including the inside...
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S1 Ep8: The Music That Made Us - Side A (Series 1, Ep 8)
We're hitting rewind as usual, but doing something a bit different this week - and talking through our own musical memories. Specifically, we're looking back on our first singles, albums and gigs - the music which shaped the first ten years of our lives. Join us on a rose-tinted ramble through...
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S1 Ep7: Interview with Blur's Dave Rowntree (Series 1, Ep 7)
Hear an interview with Dave Rowntree as we hit rewind on the career of Blur. Find out more about the band’s formative years, how they survived the Britpop wars with Oasis and the inside story of their 2015 comeback album The Magic Whip. Dave also talks about the likelihood of the band ever...
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S1 Ep6: The inside story of The Libertines with band biographer Anthony Thornton (Series 1, Ep 6)
This week Rick and Sarah Jane jump aboard the Good Ship Albion and hit rewind on the career of The Libertines - one of the most celebrated British bands of the past 20 years. Joining them on their voyage down memory lane is Anthony Thornton, author of the definitive Libs biography Bound Together...
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S1 Ep5: Azealia Banks Interview (Series 1, Ep 5)
This week’s episode is focused on hip-hop’s enfant terrible Azealia Banks. Hear an exclusive archive interview with the New York rapper, recorded in 2011 as ‘212’ was blowing up but she hadn’t yet signed a record deal. Banks also talks about working with producer Paul Epworth and her biggest...
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S1 Ep4: Late of the Pier Interview (Series 1, Ep 4)
Was the New Rave scene sublime or ridiculous? This is what Rick and Sarah set out to decide in the fourth episode of this series of Demo Tapes as they revisit the scene that time forgot and look back on the emergence of bands such as Klaxons, The Sunshine Underground and Lost Penguin. Along for…
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S1 Ep3: Listen to Arctic Monkeys' first ever NME interview - Part 2 (Series 1, Ep 3)
It’s the third episode of the series and side-B of Demo Tapes' terrific two-parter covering the emergence of the Arctic Monkeys. Rick and Sarah unveil more clips from their never-before-heard interview with Alex Turner and Matt Helders, recorded way back in 2005. The pair talk about the madness…
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S1 Ep2: Glasvegas Interview (Series 1, Ep 2)
Join Rick and Sarah for Episode 2 of the music podcast which hits rewind on the careers of some of the world's biggest and best bands. In the first of this week's bonus double-header of episodes, Rick joins Scottish stagers Glasvegas on their latest UK tour as the band celebrate the 10th...
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S1 Ep1: Hear Arctic Monkeys' first ever NME interview - Part 1 (Series 1, Ep1)
Welcome to the very first episode of the series! In the first of their two-parter covering the emergence of Arctic Monkeys, your hosts Rick and Sarah unveil a never-before-heard interview with the Sheffield band, recorded when they were still unsigned way back in April 2005. Alex Turner and Matt...
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