November 1997 - Sinister

Sinister: Saropoly
by Steve Genge 03 Nov '97

03 Nov '97

Ok, the story of Saropoly - Once upon a much maligned record label in Bristol known as Sarah Records decided for their 50th release they would do something a little different and created their own board game. Well folded paper & card counters game to be exact & in this game you were the head honcho of various "indie" labels (4AD, Creation, Factory Virgin) & your task was to make a Sarah 7" EP complete with poster, wrap around sleeve & plastic bag. This you did by speeding around various locations on the board based on Bristol. Further rules can be explained but frankly it's way past my bedtime. Everyone bought two copies one to play with & the other to clutch fondly to their indie pop hearts. I think I've played it twice, never one & also had the indignity of having to be Alan McGee :o) Maybe a new version could be devised where you play an NME "journalist" or photographer & you following top pop band around various Glasgow locations. The winner being whoever gets the most bitter, twisted & pompous by the end of the game? Apologies if you've already seen half this posting but I'm convinced my crappy computer ate it earlier? ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister(a)majordomo.net . We're all happy bunnies humming happy bunny tunes. Aren't we? -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Re: Sinister: TIGERMILK REGISTER
by P.S.Mitchell 02 Nov '97

02 Nov '97

TIGERMILK count just to let you know I'm keeping my fingers busy in a responsible manner: Definite spottings: jj (1), Steve (1), David and Katrina (2), Mark Jones (3), Stef (1), Simon (1), Peter (1) "Last seens": Jennifer from Austin, Texas who one the competition (1), and 25 slimey journalists who probably left them on radiators. So thats a total of 10 with 26 possibles. 1%. Nearly there. Has anyone HAD a cold which has left them struggling between a bed and a sofa for 2 weeks? I've got extentenuating circumstances (don't start me as I'll bore you to tears: Peter Miller made that mistake..:) but this is getting ridiculous. Finally PLEASE use my search engine on the WWW pages and make my time lying around on a sofa worthwhile. Even if you're just going to search for rude words in people's postings. In fact this is the best use probably: spotting who swears most in email. You can even search for rude *phrases* now. http://www.majordomo.net/sinister/cgi-bin/sinister-search.cgi Paul ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister(a)majordomo.net . We're all happy bunnies humming happy bunny tunes. Aren't we? -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Sinister: Belle, Sebastian and the Pastels
by Walter 02 Nov '97

02 Nov '97

I've just read this in a french fanzine (Crême Anglaise, there's also an interview of Stuart David and Chris Geddes in it...) Stephen, of The Pastels, is answering a question about his hobbies : " I'm working in a library. I'm doing some writing also. I'm actually qoing to do a book with Stuart Murdoch of Belle and Sebastian. We're going to tell the story of Glasgow music from Orange Juice. It may be a book, but it will probably end up as a pamphlet! To both of us Orange Juice was a really important thing. We are very close to each other in Glasgow, we have so many things in common..." Well, I guess you already knew everything... It's just my modest contribution to the mailing-list... Walter -- " Get me away from here, I'm dying..." ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister(a)majordomo.net . We're all happy bunnies humming happy bunny tunes. Aren't we? -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Sinister: Celebrating Sarah
by Giuseppe Gregorini 02 Nov '97

02 Nov '97

Matthew wrote: >On one Monday in this month of November 10 years ago, the Sarah label was born. It lasted 8 years while >being nothing but abused by indie snobs and the NME. I think we should celebrate this day. We could organize a Saropoly on-line tournament (am I the only one who bought Saropoly on this list?).:-) Idea #2: starting every Monday morning with Another Sunny Day's "I'm in love with a girl who doesn't know I exist". Bye Giuseppe

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Sinister: NME article
by Paul Mitchell 01 Nov '97

01 Nov '97

For those of you not out having a good time on a Saturday night, but staying in and sniffing, if there's anyone else out there with the same interests as me :) ... I just had the privilege to read last week's NME "interview" with B&S and laughed my socks off. I think it's disgraceful that a band such as B&S should not show due respect to the people who put them there, the creative artists who run the literate and sophisticated music press of this country. As a measure of protest against the band's appalling behaviour I will be shutting down this mailing list until they apologise in person. Paul mailto:owner-sinister@majordomo.net ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister(a)majordomo.net . We're all happy bunnies humming happy bunny tunes. Aren't we? -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Sinister: re: little ink movies
by Andrew.Dean＠BULL.NET 01 Nov '97

01 Nov '97

duke: >Chris is wearing 'metallic sky blue nail polish'. >Nice to know that others are following the >manifesto as set down by the Living Room >Collective back in April ;-) chris was wearing nail polish at the borderline gig last november. andy bubbles burst while-u-wait 8) i'm now on page 25 and the people here at work are looking at me and wondering why i'm laughing. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister(a)majordomo.net . We're all happy bunnies humming happy bunny tunes. Aren't we? -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Sinister: Re-open old wounds....
by ben ferneyhough 01 Nov '97

01 Nov '97

Hello all. I'm a bit bored at work, and can't get the words to a certain song out of my head, except I can only remember 3 lines, and want to hum and mumble the rest. The only problem is that the song is 'Pocketbook Angel'. So far I can remember 'He's a marketing analyst, he's go it all on computer disc', and obviously, 'she's a pocketbook angel'. Can anyone help, and I don't mean to offend or hurt anyones sensibilities by asking, just needed to sing it properly, as my tape is at home !!! A not bragging Ben. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister(a)majordomo.net . We're all happy bunnies humming happy bunny tunes. Aren't we? -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Sinister: 3,6,9
by Giuseppe Gregorini 01 Nov '97

01 Nov '97

Thanks God I received 3,6,9. I don't remember if anyone wrote about the Monochrome Set influence in "La pastie.." It really reminds me of "Jet Set junta". 3,6,9 starts with some hint of the Velvets and grows every time I listen to it. They're still in a state of grace. I'm quite happy. Giuseppe

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Sinister: knocky doory night
by Ian MacDonald 01 Nov '97

01 Nov '97

Peering back through the mists of time to the days of my brattish youth , I am reminded of the legendary Knocky Doory nights. Nobody else I've ever met has ever heard of it but basically the night before Halloween was the night all the local delinquents had the right to knock on neighbours doors and then run away. B&S are obviously aware of Knocky Doory night ! I have this vision of 8 fully formed adults sniggering behind a hedgerow whilst the MAN stands at the door mystified. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister(a)majordomo.net . We're all happy bunnies humming happy bunny tunes. Aren't we? -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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