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Jun 17, 2025•5 min
Sloancast
Two superfans take deep dives into the career and catalogue of the Canadian rock band Sloan.
Episodes
Ep. 60: Alan Wong and 90s Web Fandom
A/S/L? On this episode, we fall deep into the phenomenon that was 90s web superfandom with the one and only Alan Wong, alias SquirrelAl—webmaster of the legendary Sloan Hut. We wax nostalgic about Sloan Chat meetups, Pictures of the Week and forum escapades, as well as about friendships forged on the information superhighway that stand the test of time. To all Gen Zs and Alphas out there: you kinda had to be there .
Apr 17, 2025•1 hr 20 min•Season 1Ep. 60
Ep. 59: Bass Challenge
We are back — and once again joined by Trenton, NJ based musician and Sloan superfan Aaron Pinto. In this sequel to last year’s Drum Challenge, Rob and Aaron attempt to correctly guess the Sloan song based on its isolated bass track. How many of the 20 songs up for speculation did you get right?
Dec 06, 2024•1 hr 53 min•Season 1Ep. 59
Ep. 58: Brian Walsby
We dig into the Sloancast vault and uncover an entertaining conversation with artist and musician Brian Walsby about his newfound love for the GBOAT and his involvement as honorary merch-artist-in-residence. Join us down a rabbit hole of '80s punk bands, album cover cartoons, and just plain ol' good music.
Nov 22, 2024•1 hr 28 min•Season 1Ep. 58
Ep. 57: Twice Removed (Part 2)
Travis and Dave from the band Heron & Crane come back to Sloancast to dive into their experiences with the GBOAT's sophomore album and to discuss each of Twice Removed's tracks in detail with us.
Nov 13, 2024•2 hr 27 min•Season 1Ep. 57
Ep. 56: Twice Removed (Part 1)
We're (finally) back and we're finally addressing the elephant in the room. After four years, the time has come to discuss what many consider to be the band's greatest accomplishment: 1994's Twice Removed. As the album celebrates its 30th anniversary, we delve into what makes it a crucial part of where the band is today, and why critical acclaim might have come so late. Stay tuned for more episodes as the anniversary year rolls on!
Sep 12, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 56
Ep. 55: Patrick Pentland talks Smeared
This episode is a real haymaker: we had the pleasure of welcoming hitmaker Patrick Pentland back to Sloancast to discuss the band's goings-on in 2024, including the anticipated release of a Smeared reissue box set. Listen to Patrick go into depth about the band's salad days in 1992, 1993 and the slow march towards their second release, Twice Removed.
May 19, 2024•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 55
Ep. 54: Chris Trowbridge
We welcome producer, record collector and legendary liner-note-writer Chris Trowbridge (aka Chico T. Sanchez) as we discuss the Halifax music scene of the early 90s and dive deep into the sentiment around the creation of One Chord to Another. Plus, we get the inside angle on his creation of OCTA's famous sleeve blurb.
Apr 19, 2024•1 hr 43 min•Season 1Ep. 54
Ep. 53: 12 (feat. Julian Muia)
Sloan's 12th studio album — 2018's aptly titled "12" — is an exercise in collaboration and Sloanocracy. After half a dozen years of ripening, we're joined by musician and power pop connoisseur Julian Muia to take a retrospective look at the album and discuss it's place within the GBOAT pantheon.
Feb 05, 2024•2 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 53
Ep. 52: The Closers
As a bookend to our "Openers" episode, we individually rank and discuss each of the closing tracks to Sloan's 13 studio albums and reveal the Sloancast community rankings as well. If it feels nearly impossible to rank these tracks, it's because it is.
Jan 24, 2024•1 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 52
Ep. 51: The Openers
What makes a great opening track? In this episode, we dig into the openers to each of the band's 13 studio album releases to date. Rob and Ken deliver their own rankings, and we also reveal the Sloancast community's ranking of these seminal tracks.
Nov 23, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 51
Ep. 50: Elaine Hsu
In celebration of our 50th episode, we invited superfan, artist and early Sloan internet celebrity Elaine Hsu to tell us her story. Join us as we chat about about the early Sloan fan internet community, the Psychotically Obsessed Sloan Fan Page, the viral phenomenon that was/is "Simpsloans"/"Sloansons", as well as her encounters with the band over the years.
Sep 26, 2023•1 hr 45 min•Season 1Ep. 50
Ep. 49: Drum Challenge
Think you know Sloan? How's your musical acumen? How attentive of a listener are you? Rob and recurring guest Aaron Pinto try to guess 20 Sloan songs based alone off of an isolated clip of their drum tracks. Play along (no cheating!) and let us know how many you got right!
Jul 21, 2023•1 hr 22 min•Season 1Ep. 49
Ep. 48: Craig Northey
We were thrilled to be able to welcome Odds frontman and Trans-Canada Highwaymen member Craig Northey to Sloancast! Listen in to hear about the upcoming Odds studio LP, his musical upbringing and approach to composition, intersections throughout the years with Sloan, as well as the inside scoop on the CanRock hockey community.
Jun 28, 2023•52 min•Season 1Ep. 48
Ep. 47: Smeared
We may have missed the official 30th anniversary of Sloan's debut LP last year, but the time has finally come to delve deep into Smeared. We welcome fellow Sloan superfan and hardcore/grunge/shoegaze connoisseur Greg Polard back to Sloancast as we discuss the meteoric success of the band in 1992 and the impact that Smeared had on the band's eventual trajectory. And in classic Sloancast fashion, we also piece apart each track in excruciating detail.
May 31, 2023•2 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 47
Ep. 46: Gordon from Double Wonderful
We talk to NYC-based Sloan superfan and band t-shirt creator extraordinaire, Gordon Kenny (alias Double Wonderful), about his Sloan-centric family upbringing and the New York Sloan concert scene throughout the years. Plus, find out about the exclusive band t-shirt he designed for Sloan's April 20th gig at the Bowery Ballroom in New York City.
Apr 17, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 46
Ep. 45: Action Pact (Part 3 – feat. Chris Murphy)
To round off our three-part 20th anniversary special on Action Pact, Chris Murphy joins us to give the inside scoop on the period in the band's history leading up to the album, as well as on the album's recording and production. He also gives us his reactions to each of the tracks after two decades of maturation.
Apr 01, 2023•1 hr 33 min•Season 1Ep. 45
Ep. 44: Action Pact (Part 2)
As part of our continuing celebration of the 20th anniversary of the band's 2003 album "Action Pact", we take a look at each of the album's songs in succession.
Mar 24, 2023•1 hr 46 min•Season 1Ep. 44
Ep. 43: Action Pact (Part 1)
In this 20th anniversary year of the release of the album, we discuss 2003's Action Pact in detail both from the perspective of the events leading up to the release (including the aftershock of the Pretty Together era) as well as with a view to the band's changing creative processes. Plus, Emily Plunkett joins us to give an update on her bid to get the band into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame.
Feb 23, 2023•1 hr 22 min•Season 1Ep. 43
Ep. 42: Greg Rhyno
We round off 2022 with an interview with author and musician Greg Rhyno, whose debut novel "To Me You Seem Giant" takes a semi-fictional, semi-autobiographical glance at the Canadian indie rock scene of the mid-90s, including depictions of the members of Sloan and other Murderecords artists. Plus, Rob spills the beans on his brief-yet-illustrious career as drummer of Sloan.
Dec 31, 2022•1 hr 29 min•Season 1Ep. 42
Ep. 41: Jay Ferguson
To round off our series of interviews with the four members of Sloan, we sit down with Jay Ferguson and chat about his own "cradle-to-Sloan" story. Tune in to find out more about Jay's gig at Old Dan's Records, about his pre-Sloan careers with Deluxe Boys and Kearney Lake Rd., about his love for collecting music paraphernalia, and about his almost-career as a professional baseball player.
Nov 06, 2022•1 hr 50 min•Season 1Ep. 41
Ep. 40: Steady Preview
Join us as we dive into the band's 13th studio album "Steady", due for release on October 21st, 2022. Find out why this band just keeps getting better on each and every outing!
Oct 09, 2022•1 hr 20 min•Season 1Ep. 40
Ep. 39: Haris Cehajic
In our first-ever (partially) in-person interview, we sit down with musician, drone enthusiast and guitar/instrument tech to the GBOAT, Haris Cehajic, to talk about his history as part of the band's road crew, the band's upcoming 13th studio album "Steady", as well as his directorial debut for the first single off of this album, "Scratch the Surface". We also entertain our first-ever call-in guest.
Sep 25, 2022•56 min•Season 1Ep. 39
Ep. 38: The Album Covers
You like ranking stuff? So does Sloancast. Join us as we each individually rank the 16 covers of Sloan's major releases (13 studio LPs, 2 major EPs, 1 live album) from least favourite to favourite, discussing along the way the merits of each piece of artwork.
Aug 28, 2022•1 hr 59 min•Season 1Ep. 38
Ep. 37: Supervoice
Move over, Lennon & McCartney: there's a "new" lead vocal amalgam from the colonies whose double helix harmonic stylings will blow your minds. In this episode, we discuss the iconic lead vocal combination of Patrick Pentland and Chris Murphy, illustrated through ten examples from across the catalogue.
Jun 11, 2022•1 hr 31 min•Season 1Ep. 37
Ep. 36: Paul Myers
In this episode, we sit down with Toronto-born, California-based writer, journalist, musician and all-round Cancon renaissance man Paul Myers to chat about his own overlap with the Greatest Band of All Time, Sloan's place in the power pop canon, and the correlation between comedy and music. Be sure to check out Paul's Record Store Day Podcast as well as his upcoming documentary The Kids In The Hall: Comedy Punks!
Apr 25, 2022•50 min•Season 1Ep. 36
Ep. 35: Parallel Play (ft. Ben Lindbergh)
Together with NYC-based writer and podcaster Ben Lindbergh, we tackle 2008's Parallel Play—an album sandwiched between the classic statements Never Hear The End of It and Hit & Run, and which, despite now being chronologically in the middle of their career, in many ways signals the beginning of the latest phase in the band's sound. Ben also takes us through his own personal Sloan story, including the perhaps only instance (yet) of an on-stage proposal over the band's 30-year career.
Apr 01, 2022•2 hr 20 min
Ep. 34: Ned Brower and Taylor Locke
In this episode (which has been a Long Time Coming), Rob takes a virtual trip south of the border to sunny Los Feliz, Los Angeles to chat with singer-songwriter/musical multi-talents Ned Brower and Taylor Locke. Find out about the musicians' longtime appreciation of the GBOAT , about their particular admiration of 2001's Pretty Together , as well as about their own personal encounters with the Sloan throughout their own careers.
Mar 17, 2022•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 34
Ep. 33: Alive & Alright Recap (w/Ron Baker)
In this post-mortem look at the band's "Alive & Alright" concert footage from February 2000, we're joined by Ron Baker (aka Blue Suit Ron), who was present at the taping of the special.
Feb 27, 2022•1 hr 20 min•Season 1Ep. 33
Ep. 32: Alive & Alright Preview (feat. Laura Mayo)
In this emergency episode of Sloancast, we set the time machine for February 4th, 2000 and the filming of a live performance of the entire Between the Bridges album in front of a select group of 40 fans—the result of which will eventually spawn the "Friendship" music video. Prior to the release of the footage on Side Door on this February 4th, we chat with superfan Laura (Q) Mayo, who attended the original show, and talk to Rob about his own run-in with the concert footage.
Jan 23, 2022•36 min•Season 1Ep. 32
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