Rough Trade label chiefs make demo plea

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Bosses call for new demos… and promise to listen to them all

Nov 24, 2008
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Rough Trade label bosses Geoff Travis and Jeanette Lee have made a plea to any aspiring musicians to submit a demo to them at a forthcoming gig.

The pair have organised for a box to be placed at the label's forthcoming 30th anniversary shows and are inviting acts to drop off their demos into them. The gigs are being headlined byJarvis Cocker.

The pair said in a statement that they promise to listen to every demo.

The boxes will be found at the following Jarvis Cocker-headlined shows:

Sheffield Academy (November 25)
London Shepherds Bush Empire (26)
Edinburgh Picture House (28)
Manchester Academy (30)
Birmingham Academy (December 2)

To check the availability of Jarvis Cocker tickets and get all the latest listings, go to NME.COM/GIGS now, or call 0871 230 1094.

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ed2005

Nov 24, 2008

Hmm...and if they give anyone a contract how will they handle the bands? A few years back, both Hal and Aberfeldy got contracts with Rough Trade only to be treated pretty bloody shabbily. Aberfeldy have now released a new single 'Claire' on a tiny label called 17 Seconds. It's brilliant. Travis should be kicking himself. Still at least he finally got Scritti Politti back on the label after twenty five years...

BriggoVoices

Nov 24, 2008

Rough Trade didn't do The Strokes or The Libs any harm. Wonder if this is a ploy to get people to the gigs?? Why not just release a statement with an adress for bands to send demo's to??