Sloan

Chris Murphy of the Canadian indie rock band Sloan describes them
as "a cult band," but they're a cult band with legs. They started
in 1991 and recently released their 14th album, Based on the Best
Seller.


This week Murphy talks about how a band with kids and members in
their 50s works, and what democracy looks like in a band. Murphy
talks about the fake B-movie trailers the band shot to draw
attention to songs from the new album, and they're well worth
seeing.


We also hear part of three songs from Based on the Best Seller:


1. "Live Forever"


2. "Dream Destroyer"


3. "Capitol Cooler"


Of course, we also talked about their Christmas recordings and a
possible Christmas album.


In the episode, I mentioned a story that quotes me on programming
all-Christmas radio and Christmas playlists.  


Finally, the episode ends with Los Del Rio's "Christmas
Macarena," which has an entertaining video on YouTube.