December 1997 - Sinister

Sinister: FANZINES!!!!
by Sarah 05 Dec '97

05 Dec '97

hi people! I'm writing my zine, and as its being held up for a few various reasons to do with life in general, I want to have some more B&S writings in it, about how they make you feel, what makes them So special, anything concerning them really! So i was wondering...! :) Would anyone like to mail me if they have any B&S writings I could put please? I'd love to have other fans opinions about lets face it, one of the best bands about. please?!?!?!?!!? thank you very much! byee! Sarah *************************** FEATHER BOAS & NAPALM ZINE C'MON!PUNCH THE AIR! *************************** ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . 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: today's guardian
by Andrew.Dean＠BULL.NET 05 Dec '97

05 Dec '97

(or yesterday's if this mail takes as long to get to the list as the last one did making me look a complete fool in the process as katrina had already answered the same question posed by someone else. actually, making me look like a complete fool doesn't take much anyway...) ****************************** * relevant stuff begins here * ****************************** anyway, jo whiley as fallen for 'if you're feeling sinister' as her record of the year (2nd actually, radiohead was first, the verve was third) despite it being released last year. she says: 'genius music made by people who don't give a fig about fitting into any musical trend' which i think we'd all agree with most of... *********************** * and ends here, sigh * *********************** um, i think i like more of the 'dance' cds they choose above the 'rock' cds. (made me laugh when i bought that autechre cd earlier this year and it had 'soul and dance' on the sticker on the back of it) actually, the whole of today's G2 is worth a read as it goes over their fave videos, books, video games, lps (etc) of the year and they usually have good taste. good timing too seeing as ma is starting to pester me about what i want for christmas. (a sony mzr30 would be nice ma, if you're reading this. i doubt it'll happen though. will end up buying it myself. again) hey, if belle and sebastian were a pantomime which one would it be? andy arse, just seen that 'the children's hour' is on this afternoon and i didn't set the video - shirley maclaine and audrey hepburn as two lesbian teachers... no, behave, it's not how it sounds, it's a classic b&w thing. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . 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: Tigermilk
by Sarah 05 Dec '97

05 Dec '97

THIS IS A PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT FROM THE B&S GIRL! The list has been cluttered with people asking for Tigermilk. I shall say it again, mail me and I will tape you a copy!!!! Bear in mind I am not ususally this nice its just that B&S MAKE me feel nice the BASTARDS!!!!! I have no idea how they do this but whenever I fell the worst, I can just lisent to B&S and feel sad but calm, like uplifting melancholia. I'd write more but I have to go and drink some orange juice and feed the cat. byee! Sarah ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . 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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by John Stuart 05 Dec '97

05 Dec '97

>1. Does anyone know when The Acid House is coming out and what B&S track is > going to be on the soundtrack? The Acid House Trilogy is due for release in Jan/Feb 98, the last I heard. The B&S track on the soundtrack is called 'Soft Touch'. You might also be interested to hear that Irvine Welsh just finished his new novel a week or two ago and it's at the publishers now. Finally I have one question, will the track 'Rhoda' finally appear on the 'Just A Modern Rock Song' EP? Cheers, John. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . 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: my mate - minimal B&S content - you have been warned
by Johnston, John CT 05 Dec '97

05 Dec '97

All , I was shocked and horrified when I heard that certain members of our favourite pop combo prefered Vegemite to Marmite. I was poised to resign from the fan club ; cast out all my records and burn my demented play-group leader's tee-shirt; thankfully I remembered that they make the most wonderfull music I've ever heard so I stepped back from the brink. The Tsimshian Indians of British Columbia have a saying "In the land of Yeast Extract - the Marmite Man is King". Marmite is the food of the Gods - or at least you'd be forgiven for thinking so. In fact it's the only commercially succesfull spin off of the British space program. In the 1950s BASTARD (British Aero-Space Technology And Research Department) were developping a revolutionary yeast-fusion engine. Unfortunately it never got off the ground and British attempts to get a budgerigar in space to mark the coronation of Elizabeth II came to nothing. Eventualy our efforts were superceded by the Russian and American programs who had taken the, at the time, controversial non-yeast approach. But the boffins in the lab did have one result - namely the discovery of Marmite. An interesting footnote here is that the original name for this product was Cock Fun, it only became known as Marmite by the personal intervention of Her Majesty Queen Elizabrth, the Queen Mother. How bizarre is that! xx john ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . 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: B&S Manchester GIGS
by Daniel Smith 05 Dec '97

05 Dec '97

-----Original Message----- From: Anne <aroels(a)epf.fr> To: sinister(a)majordomo.net <sinister(a)majordomo.net> Date: 04 December 1997 17:49 Subject: Sinister: B&S Manchester GIGS >Thanks for using NetForward! >http://www.netforward.com >v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v > >Hi everybody, >Help!!! >Is anyone going from London to Manchester on the 26th for the B&S gigs and >could give me a lift...? >Has anyone any suggestions about cheap b&b accomodations in Manchester or sorry can't help with transport but can offer a place to stay (this goes out to anyone it is a 6 person house and there are only three of us so far). i am a student up here and already have two listees staying with me so the more the merrier???? dan xxxx p.s. i haven't axe murdered anyone for several weeks now and my therapist is impressed with my progress >whatever... >Is there a meet-up in Manchester? >When and Where???!??????????? > ? >----------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . 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: gol!
by Ivo A P Escossia 05 Dec '97

05 Dec '97

you wrote: >Yes! Yes! Yes! to Belle and Sebastian doing the Scotland World Cup Song. >I have a feeling this is going to be Scotlands best ever World Cup and >with some soaraway single behind them it can only be a glorious summer >for these sons of Rawk (sorry). The first game will be Brazil (my f***** country) and Scotland. Will Scotland have a B&S song as their Word Cup theme ???!! I hope Scotland wins :o) I don't like soccer. I don't like Brazil I don't care who will win the word cup. but with a B&S theme....GOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL !!!!! Ivo A P EScossia :o) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . 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: gol!
by Johnston, John CT 05 Dec '97

05 Dec '97

Yes! Yes! Yes! to Belle and Sebastian doing the Scotland World Cup Song. I have a feeling this is going to be Scotlands best ever World Cup and with some soaraway single behind them it can only be a glorious summer for these sons of Rawk (sorry). But I fear the SFA will only consent to a record that features the name Donnie Munro prominently on it somewhere. Perhaps they could call it "Donnie Munro".... I'm feeling wildly chipper today! I've finished a big project at work, the play I'm in is going really well and my mate came to see it last night. After the show the conversation somehow came round to Belle and Sebastian and how absolutely heart-breakingly-surly-bond-slippingly-pop-tastically great they are. xx john ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . 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: Readers Poll
by Sven Fuchs 05 Dec '97

05 Dec '97

Hi, someone posted the address for the nme readers poll yesterday so we all could vote b&s as best of every single category (e.g. best male solo artist: Sebastian, best female solo artist: Belle). Does anyone know if something similar exists for the melody maker? Sven ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . 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: Song-spiel
by Johnston, John CT 05 Dec '97

05 Dec '97

I thought Nick's song thing was a great idea. I was trying to come up with a verse myself (bearing in mind Walt Whitman's contention that "the powerful play goes on and you may contribuite a verse") but couldn't manage the Murdochesque inflection of Nick's. Anyhow hooray for Paul, the good shepherd of this List. I think we're lucky to have him and I want to tell him that he's ace! I am, sir, your most assuredly happy bunny. John xxx >---------- >From: Nick >Dastoor/BSHO/GB[SMTP:Nick_Dastoor/BSHO/GB%BSHO@notesgw.compuserve.com] >Sent: 04 Dec 1997 19:01 >To: sinister >Subject: Re: Sinister: jesus wept > >Sinister: jesus wept > >Peter Higgins (p.higgins(a)mailgate.csm-li.co.uk) >Thu, 04 Dec 1997 13:54:05 +0000 > > >>Don't take this personally, but... That pastiche of a B&S song which someone >suggested we could all add to in a kind of >internet happy clappy >collaborative >perfect world vomit inducing experiment type thingy was simply astounding! >Please >keep such "ideas" to yourself next time, I could do without the kind >of >mental upset which your "song" caused me. It's >nonsense like this which >gives >fans a bad name. Right, can I go back to sleep now? > >Oh dear, I feel like I've had the stuffing knocked out of me. Don't take >this >personally but... I think you misunderstood my intentions, character, >whatever, Peter. Of course my "song" was crap. And no, I don't really >subscribe to all this global village nonsense either. It was a _joke_. >Maybe >not a very good one after all, and of course jokes that fall flat are worse >when they are in print (well, not print, but you know what I mean) because >they >just sit there lurking in their irretrievable, semi-permanent state. > >The lines I wrote where supposed to be a piss-take of some of the more >obvious, >recurring themes in Stuart Murdoch's songs (esp. the earlier ones). Such as: > >* Mentioning misfit girls by name a lot (Jean, Jenny, Judy, Lisa, Jane, etc) >* Dropping in names of years ('82 in She's Losing It, 1975 and 1995 in The >State I Am In, 1972 in Me and the Major) >* Ecclesiastical matters (IYFS, Le Pastie) >* Not being into the drugs scene (Me and the Major, Photo Jenny, Le Pastie) > >I'm not remotely suggesting that these 'sum up' Belle and Sebastian - they're >the kind of things that if taken to extremes would make for a very dull, >formulaic twee pile of rubbish. Of course I think there's infinitely more to >them them than that - they wouldn't be my favourite bands for years if I >didn't. > >But in a light-hearted (crap phrase I know - shades of '..and finally' items >on >local news) way I thought maybe others might have spotted other things in >Belle >& Sebastian to satirise which they could post as further verses to mine. But >if no one thinks it's funny or appropriate, I shall bow to your sharp tongue >(hey - mix those metaphors), consign my thread to the bin and hang my head in >shame at Manchester Town Hall. > >So long, >Nick > >nick_dastoor.bsho(a)notes.compuserve.com > >----------------------------------------------------------------------- >. 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? >----------------------------------------------------------------------- > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . 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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