Originally formed in London, Ontario in 1977, the band consisted of vocalist Keith Whittaker, guitarist Rob Brent, bassist Iain Atkinson-Staines and drummer James Weatherstone. Through 1978, the band were rising stars in the Canadian punk scene. They recorded their debut EP[1] in the fall of that year, and subsequently moved to Toronto to be closer to the centre of the punk scene. The EP's single, "New York City" released on Ready Records, was the band's breakthrough hit on CFNY in 1979.
Brent left the band and went on to form the post punk/new wave band, "Mettle" as guitarist and synth player. Brent was replaced by Steve Koch in the Demics. The band released a self-titled full-length album in 1980, but subsequently broke up due to internal tensions.
In 1996, a new CD compiling both of the band's original albums titled New York City was released domestically on Huge Records.[2] Also that year, "New York City" was named the greatest Canadian song of all time in a reader poll by the music magazine Chart.
Vocalist Keith Whittaker died of cancer on July 16, 1996.[3] Guitarist Rob Brent died of a heart condition on November 5, 2014 at the age of 57.[4] Drummer James Weatherstone died in his sleep on July 18, 2021 at the age of 63.[5]
demics, were, canadian, punk, rock, band, that, formed, 1977, london, ontario, originlondon, ontario, canadagenrespunkyears, active1977, 1977, 1980, 1980, labelsreadyhuge, records, domestic, other, peoples, music, international, past, memberskeith, whittakerro. The Demics were a Canadian punk rock band that formed in 1977 in London Ontario The DemicsOriginLondon Ontario CanadaGenresPunkYears active1977 1977 1980 1980 LabelsReadyHuge Records domestic Other Peoples Music international Past membersKeith WhittakerRob BrentIain Atkinson StainesJames WeatherstoneSteve Koch Contents 1 Biography 2 Discography 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksBiography EditOriginally formed in London Ontario in 1977 the band consisted of vocalist Keith Whittaker guitarist Rob Brent bassist Iain Atkinson Staines and drummer James Weatherstone Through 1978 the band were rising stars in the Canadian punk scene They recorded their debut EP 1 in the fall of that year and subsequently moved to Toronto to be closer to the centre of the punk scene The EP s single New York City released on Ready Records was the band s breakthrough hit on CFNY in 1979 Brent left the band and went on to form the post punk new wave band Mettle as guitarist and synth player Brent was replaced by Steve Koch in the Demics The band released a self titled full length album in 1980 but subsequently broke up due to internal tensions In 1996 a new CD compiling both of the band s original albums titled New York City was released domestically on Huge Records 2 Also that year New York City was named the greatest Canadian song of all time in a reader poll by the music magazine Chart Vocalist Keith Whittaker died of cancer on July 16 1996 3 Guitarist Rob Brent died of a heart condition on November 5 2014 at the age of 57 4 Drummer James Weatherstone died in his sleep on July 18 2021 at the age of 63 5 Discography Edit1979 Talk s Cheap 1980 The Demics 1981 The 400 Blows 1996 New York CitySee also Edit Music portal Canada portalMusic of Canada Canadian punk rock List of bands from CanadaReferences Edit Talk s cheap sound recording By Demics Collectionscanada gc ca Ottawa Library and Archives Canada 1979 OCLC 84098327 AMICUS No 5026112 retrieved 13 February 2012 The Demics New York City Worldcat org WorldCat OCLC 67682184 AMICUS No 27139896 retrieved 13 February 2012 The Demics Get Another Go Chart 30 June 2004 ISSN 1198 7235 Retrieved 13 February 2012 permanent dead link Rob Brent Demics amp Mettle guitarist James Brand New Blog Archived from the original on 14 February 2016 Retrieved 17 January 2016 Remembering the life of James WEATHERSTONE London Free Press Obituaries 24 July 2021 Retrieved 16 August 2021 External links EditKeith Whittaker solo album at Bullseye Records Keith Whittaker at MySpace Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Demics amp oldid 1102993360, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
