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The Demands

LUST, MAYHEM AND LOUD GUITAR

About Me

"The Demands put on an aggressive, high energy, sexy show. This three-piece sounds like a much bigger band -- Jahna Rain's sultry vocals have been compared to Chrissy Hynde and Etta James, John Pardo's guitar work owes as much to Creedence as it does to Television and drummer "Memphis" Mike Federline is a powerhouse that ties it all together with a tornado's speed and energy. Rain and Pardo's impressive songwriting effectively fuses the swing and stomp of 60's soul with the angular edginess of 70's punk and the melodic impact of power-pop and glam rock. "NEW ALBUM COMING SOON!!!

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Member Since: 2/26/2005
Band Website: powerandvolume.com
Band Members: Jahna Rain - Screamin' and bass; John Pardo - Geee-tar; Memphis Mike aka dtrain - drums
Influences: Julia Lee, The Who, Billie Holiday, X, Nina Simone, Etta James, Polly Styrene, Debbie Harry, Chrissie Hynde, Elvis Costello, Otis Redding, Carla Thomas, Ella Fitgerald, The Kinks, Nina Simone, The Pretenders, Smokey Robinson, Mickey and Sylvia, Nick Lowe, Otis Redding, The Jam, The Buzzcocks, Louis Armstrong, Dusty Springfield, John Fogerty, Steve Cropper, Richard Lloyd, Dave Edmunds, Ike Turner, Scotty Moore, Luther Perkins, Waddy Wachtel, Joe Strummer... the list goes on and on and on...
Sounds Like: loud, lusty rock and roll


Record Label: BamaLama Records & Deep Eddy Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Pardo got hurt

Re-posted from his blog: I got hurt Current mood: shitty F...
Posted by The Demands on Mon, 24 Dec 2007 06:21:00 PST

RECORDING THIS WEEKEND!

Very excited to announce that we're hitting the studio this weekend to get that new CD recorded.  (Finally!)We're all pretty psyched!
Posted by The Demands on Tue, 07 Aug 2007 06:38:00 PST

NEW DRUMMER!

We're really very thrilled to be able to announce that we finally found a replacement for Jimmy Farrell on drums.  Jimmy was a veteran player, with more years experience behind the kit than all o...
Posted by The Demands on Wed, 11 Apr 2007 12:17:00 PST

Pardo's knee is better! It's a great day for vaginas!

Count on some rockin' Demands shows in the coming months, 'cause we've been saving it all up for you while Pardo's knee healed!I feel like dancing!  (Pardo is just happy to be walking like a hum...
Posted by The Demands on Wed, 31 Jan 2007 09:22:00 PST

Good news and bad news

Well, the bad news is that Pardo ripped up the inside of his knee and has to have surgery next week, so the Demands have to cancel our December shows. The good news is that we will be up and rocking ...
Posted by The Demands on Tue, 21 Nov 2006 11:37:00 PST

There's a new record label in town

Yes! A new label has arrived! Well, actually, they are located in Toronto.  If you're into homemade sounding garage punk crap-o-la at all, you'll dig it. Check them out at  here on myspace....
Posted by The Demands on Fri, 07 Jul 2006 03:29:00 PST

Ever wonder how we got this way?

Jahna founded the Demands after playing in a bunch of bands...you can check them out hereShit you never heard before, or what I was doing in the 90's...
Posted by The Demands on Sun, 02 Jul 2006 10:12:00 PST

Sell OUt!

Since March, when our CD, Play For You, came out, we've been quite busy.  We (and the label that put it out, Deep Eddy Records) sold out of our copies of our CD !! (played a lot of great shows...
Posted by The Demands on Tue, 06 Dec 2005 05:17:00 PST

In case you missed it

The Demands played on the radio yesterday!  Live! Heady stuff! ANd scary! You can hear how nervous I was by the amount of vibrato in my singing voice... and how excited I was by how breathles...
Posted by The Demands on Mon, 14 Nov 2005 04:34:00 PST

Check out this event: DEMANDS LIVE on WFMU

Hosted By: Terre T's Cherry Blossom ClinicWhen: Saturday Nov 12, 2005 at 3:00 PMWhere: WFMU Radio 91.1 FM 91.1 FM and www.wfmu.orgJersey City, NJ 07097USDescription: Terre T's Cherry Blossom Clinic C...
Posted by The Demands on Tue, 08 Nov 2005 02:30:00 PST