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About Me

Here's a little about those involved with Demos Reviewed. For all reviews look in the blog section of the page.
Ollie spent 3 years contributing to the music section of the DeMontfort University paper 'The Demon', including a role as joint editor for a year. Arranged a successful gig in April 2005 at the Students Union, working in conjunction with, amongst others, The Leicester Mercury and bbc.co.uk/leicester. Since then he was the head booker at 2oothpaste for nearly 2 and a half years, and has helped to arrange such nights as 'Rock/Paper/Scissors' in Leicester.
Joel is a DJ with the hugely successful Mosh chain, playing cutting-edge indie in Leicester and Derby. In addition, he runs Fox Like Me Music, based in Leicester, looking after the talents of a number of local artists, and has also put on and promoted a number of gigs.
Matt was a contributor to the De Montfort University student newspaper 'The Demon' for a number of years, and has a real passion for emerging bands
Claire and Sam co-host Demon FM show 'Unscripted', bringing the best in new and unsigned music, having profiled the likes of The Tea Monkeys and Luke Leighfield in the past. Their eye for talent earmarks their reviewed bands as some of the best we have heard.
George is a seventeen year old with high ambitions to write in the music press. While studying A-Levels in a bog standard Comp, he is juggling writing gigs with Time For Heroes magazine and Demos Reviewed, while also finding time to start producing his own radio show. He has interviewed Ormondroyd, Dark Sparks and Look See Proof and is always on the lookout for the next big thing, whatever style it is.
Marie is another who has contributed to the DMU student newspaper before, and is a valued part of the site. She has reviewed a number of bands on this site, and has helped several acts with her kind words.

My Interests

Click here to go to the blog where we reveal the top 50 songs we reviewed in 2007.

One of our regular features is our 'Artists of the month' feature. Here are the artists we have chosen so far:

May 2007 artists of the month: The Screening

June 2007 artists of the month: Kill Casino

July 2007 artist of the month: Luke Leighfield

August 2007 artists of the month: The October Game

September 2007 artists of the month: Shortwave Fade

October 2007 artists of the month: Blakfish

November 2007 artists of the month: The Displacements

Some of our gigs have been publicised, such as The Charlotte gig on the 22nd of August:
Demos Reviewed in the Leicester Mercury


I'd like to meet:

Anyone who comes to any gigs we arrange, anyone who can help with what we are trying to achieve on this site, and anyone who is a fan of bands on a local level.

Demos Reviewed links

Keely Ring is a make-up artrist who is available to work with bands on a range of jobs, from photoshoots to make-up for videos. Get in touch with her for more information on her MySpace page by clicking here

We're happy to announce that we have a link with the East Midlands Talent Radio site. They will promote the bands we review, and will post all archived reviews. Check out their website and MySpace site

Music:

Here are the links to the acts we have reviewed and/ or put on live. Check them out, you could find something you like.

2 Feet Wide
27 Brigade
360
Acres Of Ocean
Ady Young
Akeal
Alanalda
Alex Hudson
Alvarez Kings
A New Day
Antonia Bee
Any Ideas
Ashdowne
Balance
Barnyard Masturbator
BeatRoute
Beeba
Before All Time
Ben Hamilton
Blakfish
Bogart and the Addictives
Camel One
Capguns
Cardboardbox
Carmen
Catch 22
Censored
Chaplin
Cherry Colby
Chris Harding
Circle Line
CityLights
Conquistadors
Danni Soul
Dark Sparks
Daybreak
Dear Acetate
Death Of London
Deceptikon
Decree
Deportivo
Despondent
Dirt Farmer
Dobermann
El Mahico
Elizabeth
Falling Charlie
Fall of Jupiter
Far Away Tree
Fit and the Conniptions
For The Record
Frutech
Fox Cubs
Garrowz
Greetings From Georgia
Heather Watson
Herra Hidro
Hitchcock
Host
Iconics
James Starbuck
Jayde Morrison
Joel Owen
John Budding
Jones'n
Jukebox Vandals
Kalena
Khalo
Khashassi
Kill Casino
Koopa
Lay
Lester Norton
Libido Banshee
Little Victories
Lost Without Cause
Lucy Milford
Method In Madness
Mexicolas
Mike A
Mint Ive
Monocle Rose
My Passion
Nancy Cartonio
Neil McClafferty
Neon Sarcastic
New Offenders
Old School Tie
One Sad Horse
Olly Dabblers
Page 44
Paradoxic
Paul McClure
Pearl Rabbit
Peter & the Penguins
Phat Jerusalem
Picturebox
Pink Strip
Plane
Pothole
Primary Acoustics
Prjctx
Pulkse
Quadriga
Quaternary Limit
Requiem For An Empire
Rich Ayre
Richard Filaccio
Rob Scoda
Rosalita
Rosef Wachwater
Samuel
Satellite State
Scully
Serpico (1st)
Serpico (2nd)
Set In Stone
Shadows Among Silhouettes
Shief
Shortwave Fade
Skam
Slashed Seat Affair
Sleep Good Feel Good
Solitary Blossom
Stephen Hill
Strategic Intent
Sub-Rosa
Taylor Haycraft
Templeton Pek
Ten Foot Nun
The Anydays
The Authentics
The Auto Dropouts
The Bets
The Brothers Dimm
The Candy Twins
The Carnabys
The Carter Manoeuvre
The Cassini Division
The Chairmen
The Codes
The Colour Sound Experiment
The Cravattes
The Cubans
The Daykings
The Displacements
The Droogs
The Eaves
The Flyin' Muckers
The Fores
The Great Blind Degree
The Happy Death Society
The Histrioniks
The Jack Of Hearts Band
The Kickliner
The Lifeless
The Mystery Clocks
The October Game
The Screening
The September Flaw
The Tarka Groove Experiment
The Tea Monkeys
The Tonks
The Utopians
The Verified
Vitriol I.D
Wes Dance
West Of Eden
Wishlist

You can also see each and every review we have posted on the East Midlands Talent Radio site. By clicking this link each review, alphabetised by band name, is available. Check it out!

My Blog

The Demos Reviewed Top 50 Songs of 2007

Below is the list of the best 50 songs we reviewed in 2007. There are 50 acts who make up the list, and each deserves to be ion this list. There is a direct link to each act's MySpace page, and a litt...
Posted by Demos Reviewed on Sun, 02 Dec 2007 07:16:00 PST

** Artist of the month, November 07, The Displacements

The Displacementswww.myspace.com/thedisplacementsThey were Leicester's best kept secret for a while, then a talented up and coming band, and now The Displacements are not just a band Leicester can be ...
Posted by Demos Reviewed on Thu, 22 Nov 2007 05:54:00 PST

Fox Cubs and The Tonks

Fox Cubs www.myspace.com/foxcubs The intro to 'You Never Learn' is incredible. It boasts a great pace, a catchy beat and a fresh appeal that could easily lead to chart success in the not-so-...
Posted by Demos Reviewed on Fri, 30 Nov 2007 03:03:00 PST

Radar- who were praising right now

Libido Banshee's demo track, 'Such A Drag', is the type of song that can really make an impression, given a chance. With a huge, in your face rock style, fast pace and heavy lashings of bass and guita...
Posted by Demos Reviewed on Thu, 29 Nov 2007 05:46:00 PST

New Offenders and Nancy Cartonio

New Offenderswww.myspace.com/newoffendersMuch of modindie is taken up with fitting an expectation, in attempts to conform. Which is ironic when one considers the origins of the genre. Yet New Offender...
Posted by Demos Reviewed on Mon, 26 Nov 2007 01:57:00 PST

Spotlight 5: Random Donkey featured bands

Random Donkey Presents& Method In Madness; The Sun, Churchgate, 21/11/07After unforeseen delays due to England's football match and an illness to Deceptikon's drummer, Method In Madness found themselv...
Posted by Demos Reviewed on Sun, 25 Nov 2007 08:42:00 PST

Radar- who we’re listening to

I'm going to start with Method In Madness, who played such an ear splittingly, guitar shreddingly, gut wrenchingly impressive set at the first 'Reactor' event in Leicester that they have to be mention...
Posted by Demos Reviewed on Sat, 24 Nov 2007 08:11:00 PST

Wes Dance, Satellite State and Rich Ayre

Wes Dancewww.myspace.com/wesdanceWith the delicate sounds of 'Almighty Conscience' the greeting on the page, it's an impressive start for Wes dance. It's a lovely song, with brilliant piano play, and ...
Posted by Demos Reviewed on Wed, 21 Nov 2007 04:29:00 PST

Spotlight 4: More acts weve reviewed before

The Eaveswww.myspace.com/theleicestereavesI have a lot of time for this band, who are genuinely fantastic talents, responsible for one of the better songs i hears in 2007 in 'Leave A Light On'. Here, ...
Posted by Demos Reviewed on Mon, 19 Nov 2007 12:46:00 PST

Jonesn, The Brothers Dimm and Beeba

Jones'nwww.myspace.com/jonesnliveCalifornian rockers Jones'n play with such a catchy, aggressive style that it's impossible to ignore them. The shuffling, almost techno backing beats and quickfire dru...
Posted by Demos Reviewed on Sun, 18 Nov 2007 03:36:00 PST