January 1998 - Sinister - missprint.org

Sinister: SPIRTUALIZED!
by Sarah 30 Jan '98

30 Jan '98

Hola! Spiritualized are playing manchester on march the 14th.....and I really really want to go...but can find no-one to come along! Are any listee people planning on going, and is there an way, if possible, kinda-ish, sorta way I could tag along, or go with you??? Because I think Spirtualized are just so amazing, and I really really want to go and not y myself which would be kinda nasty.... So, does anyone want to meet up? I'm nice, really! Please!!!! Well thats my brief begging over with now :o) I'M GOING NOW BYE!!!!!!! Sarah "......visionary and poet cursed work before trying it, and would only lift a finger to write a book. THE IDLE THOUGHTS OF A DAYDREAMER, Volumes 1 to 10. Ten in ten years. Like Felt records flowing freely from an uncluttered mind....." ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . 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? -----------------------------------------------------------------------

1 0

Re: Sinister: ARAB STRAP in "we sound like B&S scandal"
by Perfection As A Hipster 30 Jan '98

30 Jan '98

Lorraine Hosie wrote in a reply to ***** ... >> Arab Strap are absolute shite!!! >> >> Their set consisted of one fat Scottish bloke sitting on a stool and >> SAYING crap lyrics and then a pointless, non melodic crappy chorus of >> plain old guitars >> >Sorry if this offends but it has come to the attention of my friend >and I that "Century of Elvis" does undoubtedly sound like Arab Strap >or Vica Versa (whatever) - 2 Scottish bands in singer-vocalike shock! The first comparable tune that stroke my mind when obtaining "The first big weekend" 7" was "Mike the bike" by the Claim which can be found on the "Birth of a teenager" 7" (UK/Caff 08/'90) ... On now: _The World's First 10" Irritation Disk_ - Orange Juice Andreas The rain it raineth on the just And also on the unjust fella But more upon the just because The unjust steals the just's umbrella (Charles Baron Bowen) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . 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? -----------------------------------------------------------------------

2 1

RE: Sinister: Let's hear chatter
by Hopkins T 30 Jan '98

30 Jan '98

> Look, I don't even know if what follows is worth saying. Your best bet is > to delete it now. But i've written it now so bollocks to it. But don't say > I didn't warn you. > > Matt quoted: > >"For many, idolizing Belle and Sebastian is an offensive move--a way to > say > >that traditional bands are still worthy of debate and attention, and that > >their traditionally structured songs and sense of narrative are still > relevant > >at a time when these very notions are being messed with by electronic > music." > > Uhh, well I kind of agree and disagree with that, for various reasons... > > 1. B&S do represent something of a return to guitar pop for me, after a > while away...so for me they say exactly that geetar music is still worthy > of attention (though I would prefer to say guitar music can still sound > fucking brilliant and make me laugh and cry...) > > 2. pop is (or can be) all about positioning yourself, for and against, > what's wrong and right. But I have to say that B&S are a way to say that > guitar music can still be beautiful and subtle and (shhh...) touching > without succumbing too much to traditional roccknroll business bullshit > and, in particular, laddish boor-rock. > > Where I disagree is that I think B&S, if they relate to anything else > musical at all, are all about the world of indiepop... I think they're > pretty much irrelevant to 'electronic music' (and, brilliant though it is, > 'Electronic Renaissance' supports my point...). To make a statement about > electronic music (which I take to mean the broad dance field- jungle, > techno, hardcore, speed garage, whatever- plus hip hop and stuff) by > liking B&S would be pointless, says I. > > Like dancing about architecture, as Thelonius once said... > > tim H ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . 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? -----------------------------------------------------------------------

2 1

Sinister: sinister-digest V2 #41 (fwd)
by adam the fool 30 Jan '98

30 Jan '98

>> Does anyone know of any decent indie nights in bristol > >no. but we know of a darn fine club in exeter of a sunday night, except >no-one came this weekend except Adrian, and i felt stupid cos it was ten >times emptier than usual and made me look like a right sad git. okay, >sadder than usual... Exeter's a long way... is the night that good? > we're going to run the entire Twin Peaks series on >about five TV's with hopefully the soundtrack mixed in with lots of >interesting stuff. Hmmm. Will this get us punters? i wonder if any of >B&S are David Lynch fans? i wonder what their fave movies are... don't >tell me; hal hartley features. i know, i know... I love what saw of twin peaks but i was a bit young back when it was on telly and mum thought i was too young. i haven't got around to watching them on video yet either *sigh*. Who is Hal Hartley? >> Oh yeah - valentines day soon - anyone else think this is the worst >> day >> of the year? > >only if you accept it's existence. it's easy to deny it you know... if >harder to actually ignore it. Difficult when you live with the sort of people who get four or five and don't stop "Wondering Who They Could Possibly Be From" (ie gloating) for days. (I can't believe i sound this bitter ;) >> What else? Well why don't we pick a day sometime next month and then >> all >> phone Radio One's Most Wanted (freephone i think) and force Dave >> Pearce >> to play Expectations (or whatever) that would be cool. > >because he'd probably have to mail this list and ask if someone could >make him a tape copy of Tigermilk. There are at least 300 intelligent (?) people with access to the latest technology on this list, i think that there could be some scope for collective action here. Possibly taking over the world? Maybe just trying to put the nme out of buisness... Or we could just carry the word to the unbeliever (via tigermilk tapes.) What do you think? Saw a band called King Billy and Marvellous (dead good) at Thekla last night and they had DROOPY cartoons (amongst others) projected behind them and it was brilliant. I thought B&S could fill in the gaps on stage by using peanuts cartoons maybe? See ya Love adam ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . 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? -----------------------------------------------------------------------

1 0

RE: Sinister: Shah Shah a Go Go
by PJMiller 30 Jan '98

30 Jan '98

-----Original Message----- De: Keith Watson <keith(a)qss.co.uk> Para: sinister(a)majordomo.net <sinister(a)majordomo.net> Fecha: miércoles 28 de enero de 1998 18:57 Asunto: Sinister: Shah Shah a Go Go >This bit about eclecticism etc, B+S fans only being into this and that and >stuff. More of a point was the fact that probably the only people I've ever >met who are only into one specific type of music invariably aren't into it >for the music at all... Make of this what you will, but in my experience it >certainly seems to be the case. Hmm...I've got a friend who listens almost exclusively to Bruce Springsteen, and he's definitely into it for the music, or at least not to be cool or anything, otherwise he wouldn't have chosen Bruce Springsteen. I know he's really into it because I've seen him dancing drunk to "Born in the USA", quite an alarming sight. I made enquiries about "Nebraska" because I had heard it was a strong anti-Reagan protest album, and he let me borrow it, but I thought it was shit. I didn't tell him though. It is all very narrative based, like B&S, but there's almost always a character called Frankie in the songs. I've never met anyone called Frankie. At any rate, I didn't find it particularly chilling, despite the best efforts of Greil Marcus to convince me otherwise. > >Phew... Bad day at work... nothing's working today. Frankie went down to the coffee machine And discovered that it was out of order. Peter ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . 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? -----------------------------------------------------------------------

1 0

RE: Sinister: Let's hear chatter
by PJMiller 30 Jan '98

30 Jan '98

-----Original Message----- De: PKHINTZ(a)aol.com <PKHINTZ(a)aol.com> Para: sinister(a)majordomo.net <sinister(a)majordomo.net> Fecha: viernes 30 de enero de 1998 4:44 Asunto: Sinister: Let's hear chatter > >"For many, idolizing Belle and Sebastian is an offensive move--a way to say >that traditional bands are still worthy of debate and attention, and that >their traditionally structured songs and sense of narrative are still relevant >at a time when these very notions are being messed with by electronic music." > What surprises me is that guitar bands still rule the earth, or at least that's the way it seems when all the end of year polls come through. Not that I particularly mind, but there was a time when vaguely radical records were awarded record of the year, things like Public Enemy. So support of structure and narrative seems to me to be a vote for the Staus Quo, rather than any kind of offensive move. There, that's my contribution. No lemurs and only one very poor joke. Peter ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . 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? -----------------------------------------------------------------------

1 0

RE: Sinister: I've got no enthusiasm to even answer the phone...
by Hopkins T 30 Jan '98

30 Jan '98

Keith wrote: >I do think they [Arab Strap]get a disproportionate amount of press for what they >are, I don't know how they're going to sustain interest just doing that sort >speaky over guitar chord stuff. >"The Clearing" I thought I liked until I realised i was playing it >at the wrong speed, and playing it at the correct speed seemed to dullen it >a bit. Ha! Me too... >I do like Mogwai though, I think they'd be even better if they did >collaborations with singers perhaps, as again, I think it'd be pretty tricky >to continue much longer just doing the same thing. What's this? the Keith Watson rock and roll consultancy hour? Have your artistic career redirected coutesy of all-seeing Keith ? :-) > Another Glasgow band who seem to have been very much overlooked in the >recent cases of overexposure are Long Fin Killie, who make a dead nice Bark >Psychosis-esque noise which is really good, Luke's voice is amazing, >although unfortunately they've just split up. Doh! If only they'd come to you earlier.... tim h ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . 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? -----------------------------------------------------------------------

1 0

Sinister: ARAB CRAP!
by northy 30 Jan '98

30 Jan '98

Just been watching the NME Brat awards show on Channel 4 Arab Strap are absolute shite!!! Their set consisted of one fat Scottish bloke sitting on a stool and SAYING crap lyrics and then a pointless, non melodic crappy chorus of plain old guitars As I heard in "DreamTeam" yesterday.... "What a bunch of strokers" Ultrasound looking absolutely fucking brilliant though. What a song they placed!! I think I will see them at the Conway Hall in London now. I was gonna see Cornershop but naahhhh! bye Northy ________________________________________________ get up turn light on take gown don gown look inside pocket take analgesic _________________________________________________ ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . 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? -----------------------------------------------------------------------

4 3

Sinister: Alternative Nation
by Jeepster Recordings Ltd 30 Jan '98

30 Jan '98

Just thought i'd let you all know, that there is a special Scottish edition of Alternative Nation next Tuesday 3rd Feb - (MTV, 11pm - 1am). They will be the first tv show to air the video for Jeepster's new signing snow patrol debut single "little hide", and will follow it with B&S's "Dog On Wheels" (unless Colin changes his mind and plays oneof the other two!) You heard it here first ... set those videos now! There'll also be Pastels & Orange Juice clips too, and maybe even some Arab Strap (well, if they made a video anyway!) Cheers, Katrina. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . 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? -----------------------------------------------------------------------

1 0

Sinister: My Arsenal
by Jose Mª Saguillo Segovia 30 Jan '98

30 Jan '98

hello there Someone asked about music likes, this is a list about my own arsenal: Po!, Le Mans, La Buena Vida, Haywains, Throw that beat in the garbagecan!, Another sunny day, FRANCOISE HARDY, Timi Yuro, Bridge, Kahimi karie, Field mice, Rileys, Popundret, B'hel, daybehavior, cessna, popguns, baccara, Hunky Dory, THE HUMMINGBIRDS (do you like them Katrina?), Monty, Les 5-4-3-2-1, Poison girlfriend, Tip-top planets, Frank and Walters( I saw them the last week here in madrid), Holiday, Komeda, Fat tulips, strawberry story, Helen love, Simon turner, Billy fury, FREE DESIGN, HARPERS BIZARRE, golden , comet gain, SUPER, EVEN AS WE SPEAK ( Katrina?), Heavenly, Talulah gosh, Sweetest ache, Delta, The time lodgers, RAMONES, vegetales, nikis, housemartins, loving spoonful, the searchers, hank williams, raphael, St. ettienne, Melons, Julie London, Nick Drake, LOVE, The left banke, Beach Boys, Village people, Jonathan Richman, acid house kings, red sleeping beauty, club 8. Well, that's enough by now any comment? cheers Jose Maria ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . 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? -----------------------------------------------------------------------

3 2