Sloan

Sloan has signed a new licensing deal with BMG Canada, after recently ending their contract with Universal Music Canada on amicable terms.

(FYI: Cameron Carpenter, who is the Director of National Press and Artist Relations at BMG Canada, originally signed Sloan to MCA Records back in the day...)

For more info, check out this article at Chartattack.

Wanna see some concert footage of Sloan's Canada Day show? Go to Sieved.com and look for the link under "Bulletins". Wanna read a review of the Wonderland show? Or see some photos from the Wonderland gig? Check out Chartattack.

"David Wisdom is spinning maple syrup coated platters from Joel Plaskett, Danko Jones, Buck 65, Flashing Lights, Bullfrog, Stompin', Tom Connors, Hot Hot Heat and many more fabulous Canucks. Mar Sellars talks to Sloan's Jay Ferguson, Nashville Pussy's Ruyter Suys, Forgotten Rebels' Mickey Desadist, DOA's Joe Keithley and Tricky Woo about Tim Hortons, igloos, hockey, toques and everything else Canadian." --Radiosonic website

The show will air this Saturday (June 30). For more info, check out the official Radiosonic site. For local frequencies, or to find out how to listen through Real Audio, check out http://www.radio.cbc.ca/.

"There is a demo of a new Sloan song called 'Pretty Together' that is included with the new issue of Comes With A Smile (a nice glossy British fanzine). They are limited, but apparently there are some still available the darla records website. This song will not be on the upcoming LP either....but may see the light of day in a different form at another time." --Jay F.

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The UK's Alan McGee is coming back to invade Canada and the US for JULY - come one and come all!

Sloan will be sparring with "Canada's national treasure" Nardwuar the Human Surviette on Much Music's Going Coastal (which airs Sundays at 11pm ET). Nardwuar catches the band while in studio in Vancouver...

Sloan's infamous smashed rhodes will be up for grabs at a benefit concert for the White Ribbon Campaign. The benefit takes place on June 6th, as a part of the NXNE music festival. Festival wristbands are $18, and are available from various HMV stores, and ticketmaster. For more info about the benefit show, check out this article from Chartattack.com.

The Sloan boys will be heading down to Vancouver at the end of May, to start mixing their (still-untitled) upcoming album. On an interesting note: the band will be working with one of the guys who originally helped put together Smeared. (But I wouldn't hold my breath for a "Left of Centre redux". Or at least I hope not. Ha.) No new release date for the album has been set yet.

Wanna see some musician-types play some hockey for a good cause? Come down and watch the third-annual "Exclaim! Cup" at the following dates and venues, and make sure to bring a non-perishable food item (to be collected at the door) for donation to the Daily Bread Food Bank.

DATES:

Friday, April 13th - Moss Park Arena (140 Sherbourne & Queen E.) 12PM to 8PM

Saturday, April 14th - Moss Park Arena (140 Sherbourne & Queen E.) 11AM to 9PM

Sunday, April 15th - De La Salle Arena (131 Farnham Ave., southeast of Avenue & St. Clair W.) 12PM to 7PM

(We will be having live music during and between the games.)

Also, there will be a "Exclaim! Cup 2001 Hockey Tournament Opening Gala" on Friday night (April 13) at the Barcode (549 College St.) with the Cup's participants performing live music. The shindig starts at 9pm.