May 2011
XX Tour Diary: CLEVELAND
We made little laminated all-access passes for everyone on the tour. We have a great bunch of guys on the road, though it is a bit of a sausage fest. Having fun people around is such an asset and we are extremely grateful. • (clockwise from top left) • Patrick Pentland (vocals, guitar), Jay …
Twenty Years, and Counting.
Please enjoy this final installment of our anniversary videos in which everybody ponders what has kept Sloan together for twenty years. I would suggest that our friends and families have played quite a role throughout. • Thanks again to all of our friends who contributed to these videos! It has …
Penultimate Anniversary Video.
Second-to-last day of anniversary videos. So many people to thank for these... • Today's thanks are going to Chris Butcher and his team who have filmed and edited a complete Sloan concert from the Parallel Play tour in 2009. Clips from that film are included in today's video. • We have been …
Writing Young and Gifted...
These videos are enough to make a guy blush. Good thing Jason Schwartzman helps put things in perspective.
Here's Where the Strings Come In.
Today's anniversary video is a musical treat for all of us. Owen Pallett has taken it upon himself to arrange "People of the Sky" for strings. • Do you have any memorable Sloan cover songs to share?
Sloan Given Free Reign as Guest Editors on Magnet
Sloan are this week's guest editors on Magnet Magazine's website. Each day two new articles will be posted. Every member of the band will be featured with musings on a (broad?) range of topics from Zakk Wilde to Will Currie, bad neighbors to good cocktails. Return daily for regular updates.
Underwhelmed. Roasted and Toasted.
In today's installment of Catherine Stockhausen's video tributes to Sloan, the band's first single "Underwhelmed" goes under the microscope. I think that it's holding up remarkably well. • And For those of you who missed it the first time around, here are some references for your viewing …
We Get By With A Little Help From Our Friends
We are pleased to announce that Dearly Beloved will be support on our upcoming run of dates from Cleveland to LA and all parts in between. We will then be joined by the dynamic duo Hot Kid for our eastern run from Toronto to NYC. • We would also like to give some credit today to our good friend …
What is your favourite Sloan Song?
We've asked some of our friends about their favorite Sloan songs, but perhaps you'd like to chime in with your own picks in the comments. • CBC Radio 3 are running a Sloan Playlist Contest where you can select a dozen songs from throughout the Sloan discography as the ultimate Sloan playlist …
The Double Cross
Sloan's 10th album, The Double Cross, was released today. We are happy to hear all of the great response from friends and fans, and are looking forward to hitting the road later in the month. • This week we kick things off with a few press and promo appearances. You can hear a live performance … read more »
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