In this special guest episode, Sally invites Ryan from the band Guster to Teacup Studios™️ to talk about dimes...What are dimes, you ask? They're not just hits, they're perfect songs. Listen as this duo tweak and geek over the best of the best! What makes a song a dime? Who are the parties responsible? Why are the Beatles so g*ddamn important? Sally gets schooled, but not convinced! Vast ground gets covered, but yes, we talk about TikTok, Dee-Lite, Alice In Chains, Lana Del Rey and RCHP again...and it probably won't be the last time.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

WOMEN. What do they want? What's the point of them? Why aren't they funny? Can they even make good music? For obvious reasons, Sally and Gabbie cannot answer these questions. But they can rattle off a list of women that they've heard of and hope for the best, and then recommend some new women you may not have heard of yet. There's even a playlist full of them right here! https://rb.gy/1dj1ca There's patriarchy toppled, folks. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the long-awaited (whoopsie!) second part of their Spotify series, the Demagogues explore what can be done to rebalance the music biome. What is this elusive context, and how does the indie artist create it for themselves? What is really happening with "good guy" distributors? What is Spotify doing wrong, and why? And what is the listener's role in this ecosystem? Sally puts on her finest podcast bro regalia and flexes her business nerd muscles (thank you, ketones), while Gabbie grounds the conversation with repartée the people are actually interested in. It is, all in all, their best episode yet...and they have no plans to ever be this good again.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Spotify has made some major changes to how they're paying artists in 2024, and people are pretty pissed about it. People, sure, but what about the Demagogues? Gabbie admits to being a total fraud who actually knows nothing about the music industry, then blithely demands that Sally explain everything to her. What are royalties, even? Does every artist deserve to have them? Are the changes to the payment model as bad as everyone says they are? Plus, Sally channels her inner bootstrap-puller in some harsh (yet loving) advice to indie musicians everywhere. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In their riveting first episode of 2024, the Demagogues have finally christened their listeners (welcome, Teacups!). Sally makes chaos coquette by adorning her new year In/Out list with pink bows. Gabbie has big feelings about the poetry of Anthony Kiedis. Oldheads get an intermediate lesson in finding new music. Our masterful orator podcast bros who are also, somehow, simultaneously just girls, give a rundown of upcoming 2024 releases with tepid anticipation. All of these treasures (and more?) culminate in yet another incredible episode. The Demagogues have done it again, and they'll do it again next week, too.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You were promised an episode about the best albums of 2023, and now you're almost going to get one! Gabbie thinks she's deciphering the AOTY end-of-year list aggregator, but ends up sounding like an overeager crypto-bro failing to impress a first date. Sally quickly tires of lists and explains the inner workings of the actual music industry instead (and challenges Foo Fighters fans to a duel as a treat). What should by all rights have been a list of album recommendations devolves into miscellaneous rantings about the evolution of music production and consumption. Maybe in the new year we can stay on task?Listen to the Teacup Demagogues Best of 2023 picks at this playlist: https://sptfy.com/PANy(Teacup Demagogues will be back in 2024!) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our slightly frazzled hosts desperately cling to their youth and their stuffed animals by reviving a middle school slumber party mainstay: Fuck/Marry/Kill...with a musical twist. Sally imagines a long life of adventure with Kim Gordon. Gabbie plans Morrissey's murder in upsetting detail. Right Said Fred get lucky. Thanks to Singles (the movie) and Sara (friend of the show) for inspiring this episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The girls boldly confess their guilty pleasures. Sally realizes too late that Cherry Poppin' Daddies is not just a creepy band name, but a trending search term on Pornhub. Gabbie gets all worked up and blows her wad (unrelated). Is the pleasure guilty, or were innocent minds unceremoniously defiled by the campaigning of pretentious goons? This star-studded episode features Marilyn Manson, Tori Amos, Girl Talk, Sleeping with Sirens, Future, Taylor Swift, Aerosmith, and many more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Several minutes of complaining about boys before these two grown women can control their emotions and get serious. Gabbie thinks too many bands are compared to My Bloody Valentine. Sally doesn't think these little urchins even know the difference between a genre and a band. Albums covered, in order: Cartwheel by Hotline TNT, Of Good Fortune by Wiring, KNOWER FOREVER by KNOWER, and New Blue Sun by Andre 3000. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.