REVOLUTIONS PER MOVIE 'THE MUSIC VIDEOS OF SLOAN' w/ Jay Ferguson & Chris Murphy of SLOAN
This week, Jay Ferguson & Chris Murphy of the legendary Canadian band Sloan join me to discuss their 30+ year recording career (with the same four original band members!) as well as their charming and extensive videography.
We also discuss how Sloan carves out space for all four songwriters on each record and the democracy within the band's ethos, the recent 'fake' movie trailers they've made for their new record, the challenges of getting all the band members on the same page to make a music video, the mystery behind Andrew’s hypnotic performances (the ‘less is more’ factor), their significant work archiving their visual and audio legacy, the band’s visual demands for the 'Coax Me' video that initially were not met, the early batch of music videos filmed during their first trip to NYC and their CBGB show in 1992, sticking to their guns when Geffen Records executives didn't get their 2nd album (the stone-cold classic Twice Removed), the film tributes within their videos from Easy Rider to Privilege and To Sir With Love, The MTV of Canada: Much Music, the difficulties in working with other film directors, did Andrew actually cry when he was pushed in the "Losing California" video, the range of budgets on their music videos, The Rolling Stones and their "Start Me Up" video, Sloan's short film comedy classic ‘THE EMPEROR SLAPS BACK’, bands not coming to your hometown to perform, how the band has had to adapt to keep going for the last 30 years and so much more!
So quiet on the set... shhh, please don’t set off the 'Reverb Siren' in Jay's living room... during this week's episode of Revolutions Per Movie!
SLOAN:
https://www.youtube.com/@sloanmusic/featured
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Host Chris Slusarenko (Eyelids, Guided By Voices, owner of Clinton Street Video rental store) is joined by actors, musicians, comedians, writers & directors who each week pick out their favorite music documentary, musical, music-themed fiction film or music videos to discuss. Fun, weird, and insightful, Revolutions Per Movie is your deep dive into our life-long obsessions where music and film collide.
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