Jeff Martin (The Tea Party)

Lead Singer Syndrome with Shane Told

Shane Told

Music, Music Commentary, Music Interviews

4.8 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 13 December 2021

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Episode 296 – WE HAVE ANOTHER LEGEND ON THE SHOW! Jeff Martin, of Canadian "Moroccan Roll" band The Tea Party joins us! We talk about his upbringing in Windsor ON, and the influence growing up near the US border had on him, his early life extreme obsession with The Beatles, the success of the band in Canada and Australia, their struggles of breaking in the US, and their evolution since. We also discuss his role in producing a large amount of their records, the process of creating the new EP during quarantine, and the 30th anniversary of their debut album. The new EP “Sunshower” is out now on all streaming platforms! Rolling Stone is stepping up the podcast game with Rolling Stones’ 500 Greatest Albums, an Amazon Original podcast. They are diving deep into the most beloved records ever, with interviews from HUGE names like Paul McCartney, Weezer, Liz Phair, and more! Listen every Tuesday and get it first on Amazon Music. And of course ROCKABILIA.COM - the BEST and BIGGEST merch company online. Get 10% off their already low prices at rockabilia.com with promo code SHANE. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:29.4	Hello everyone, and welcome back!
1:00.0	To another edition of the podcast, lead singer syndrome.
1:06.4	I'm your host, as always, Shane told.
1:10.4	I feel like there's been a lot less episodes lately because there has been.
1:15.5	I had some vocal problems on tour, lost my voice, luckily I was able to put out an episode
1:21.4	the last week, and today we're back with another great episode with a person I've wanted
1:29.6	to talk to for a very long time.
1:34.0	Now this band, if you're Canadian or if you're from Australia perhaps, you probably know
1:39.7	them very well, and they are an absolute staple of 90s Canadian alternative rock music.
1:49.4	There's no question, and I'm talking about this week's guest, Jeff Martin of the Tea Party.
1:56.2	I remember watching these music videos as a teenager, maybe even a pre-teenager on
2:03.4	much music, and just the intrigue that I had for this band because they truly are, they
2:11.4	were and are a very unique band, but they're still at it.
2:16.9	Jeff called me from Australia to do this interview, and it was really, really great to pick
2:22.4	his brain about all things Tea Party.
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