January 1998 - Sinister - missprint.org

Sinister: re: small faces
by Andrew.Dean＠BULL.NET 07 Jan '98

07 Jan '98

no, not the band, dumbass elizabeth: >d) I saw yon fillum Small Faces on the box the other night, >and a very fine piece of cinema it is too. Teenage >reminiscences of vicious >youth-gang warfare in 60's Glasgee? Yes please! Ooh, Joseph >Macfaydden...wash that boy and bring him to my tent. wasn't he prentice in 'the crow road' too? and in that thing in the 'love bites' season on bbc2 recently (is three things a season?). i'm sure in that one he went into the phone box near the beginning and said 'hey, it's me, andy dean...'. he got beaten to a pulp later though. and all because he fell head over heels for some foxy chick and kept buying her washing machines. won't find me doing that. no sireee... oh, and in small faces they used the phrase 'young team' to describe one of the tong gangs. and the new mogwai lp is called 'mogwai young team'. cool. andy it's better if you throw them broken... 8) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . 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: A good deed
by jon g. 07 Jan '98

07 Jan '98

My friend phoned me up yesterday and said 'I've got £55 of Christmas record vouchers to spend" I asked "What are you going to buy?" She responded "Urban Hymns" I cursed and swore and told her to buy "If You're Feeling Sinister" That's my fourth convert in a month. Do I deserve a medal? Please say yes. Has anyone else converted loads of people? If you do want to help convert people, go to http://www.btinternet.com/~jon.g/ - where my album of 1997 contest is taking place. Urban Hymns is catching up with If You're Feeling Sinister (I changed the rules so that IYFS would be let in) and if no other b&s people are going to win, the evil ashcroft may win. Quick!! Run!! Or I may have to change the figures subtly!! jon.g(a)btinternet.com http://www.btinternet.com/~jon.g/

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Re: Sinister: B&S POSTERS
by Perfection As A Hipster 07 Jan '98

07 Jan '98

Adrian Evans wrote ... >> Andrew...I don't know about you but I love my mother dearly and I am an extremely passive fellow. However, should my mother ever sell/throw or give away any of my B&S cd's, I would surely be forced to break both of her legs. << "Ouch!" ... before anyone is taking such an instigation too light-heartedly, you should remember that breaking the legs of a deaf family member may be considered as an aggrevated assault ... "Let's be natural" 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? -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Sinister: repsonses - little/no Belle content
by Tara Widmer 07 Jan '98

07 Jan '98

<<("a man could lose himself in London!"). >> ooooh I love saint etienne, too, along with B&S one of the few bands i have yet to see live that I really really want to... <<So I was wondering how everyone else would feel if someone threw away or > sold all your CDs? Because I was utterly frightened!!!>> That WOULD be devastating!!!! Good luck But on a serious note... I know someone whose entire house burned down over the holidays... and well, Cds weren't high on the list of priorities. <<now Radiohead, there's a different story... Completely turgid, nothing new at all, I'm in pain etc. etc. >> All a matter of opinion... mine being that OK Computer probably WAS the best thing released last year.... <<but do you remember any of the other bands (morrissey) mentioned? Although poor old Mozza seems to have the Kiss of Death for up-and-comers, to his credit he WAS an early supporter of Suede. Other than that... NO. (Gallon Drunk anyone?) later~ Tarappa the rapper ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . 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: Belle And Sebastian on the radio
by Keith Watson 07 Jan '98

07 Jan '98

>still, those were the days when people took any notice of the man: nobody >bothers now, and i can't really say i blame them - he hasn't done anything >worthwhile for ages now. but do you remember any of the other bands he >memtioned? > Woodentops, James, Easterhouse, Suede... Think that's all I can remember Suede did OK I suppose, but then, it's easy to see why, there's no great *curse* involved, it''s just that all the other bands were crap. Cheers, Keith. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . 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: Provincial boutique Sundays
by poetry place2 07 Jan '98

07 Jan '98

A number of points: 1) Frankly Mr Shankly - I always thought that the whole song was a reference to every right thinking person's favourite film, Billy Liar, in particular the scene where Billy tells his boss, Mr Shadrack, that he's packing his job in to move to London ("a man could lose himself in London!"). Unfortunately, Frankly Mr Shadrack didn't rhyme. While I'm on the subject, there's a fantastic essay on Billy Liar as the founding myth of Brit pop culture in Jon Savage's book Time Travel. And Stephen Duffy's "Julie Christie" is the greatest song ever written, and would sound just dandy in a B&S 'stylee'. 2) Consistency - May I just say that a foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds? 3) Laurel's contraceptives It's quite clear that she doesn't need to use any, as HoneyPaul is having all her babies. 4) Let's have a party! 5) Duke, you are not alone in feeling old and weird. Prompted by your remarks on the Woodentops, I dug out my copy of Giant, and yes, it sounds fantastic! Stephen xxxxxx ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------ The Poetry Society Website http://www.poetrysoc.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? -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Re: Sinister: Losing All Your CDs(No B&S content)
by Bramleys 07 Jan '98

07 Jan '98

Andy B wrote: >Recently my mom threatened to sell all of my CDs unless I cleaned them up! >The CDs were cluttering up the family which contains our big >stereo system with big speakers. After the threat, I quickly proceeded to >clean them up in fear of losing my favorite CDs especially IFYS. > >So I was wondering how everyone else would feel if someone threw away or >sold all your CDs? > >Because I was utterly frightened!!! > > Andy B-) > And all I have to say is: The prospect has never entered my mind because my family live in peace now they know the clutter is no ordinary clutter, but Belle and Sebastian clutter. Make your family listen to IYFS, and peace will be restored. Honestly. bethey > > > > > >----------------------------------------------------------------------- >. 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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Sinister: B&S Conversion
by Reid 07 Jan '98

07 Jan '98

<< She hates their music, and doesn't understand it can hold any sort of appeal for anyone. "Who likes this crap?" she asks?>> Who doesn't?! Seriously, out of all the people that I've forced to listen to Belle and Sebastian (and I've been pretty aggressive), I haven't met one who's thought its anything less than really good, and more than a few that understand how I feel, and have lost their minds for B&S. On the same topic, I just wanted to point out to anyone who's going to try to make a B&S tape for the purposes of converting that the contents of the three EP's (minus "...Elvis" and "On the Radio") fit PERFECTLY on one side of a 90 minute tape. And if you tape IYFS on the other side, you can stick "On the Radio" as a bonus track. And if you're REALLY feeling industrious, you can re-organize the songs from the three EP's to make another album. I did this for a friend of mine, and the running order was great, if I say so myself. I can't remember it exactly, but it began with "Lazy Line Painter Jane" then "Le Pastie" and ended with "Century of Fakers" then "You Made Me..." I think I'm going to do that for my own self. Oh, and to anyone in the UK who's wondering why Americans keep calling IYFS the album of '97, it's 'cause it wasn't released here until last year. As a matter of fact, the copyright year as it's printed on the CD is '97, which I find a bit curious... ~Reid --- "You wrote a book about yourself, the people left it on the shelf"" J. Reid Dossinger (Chapel Hill, NC) itstrue(a)earthlink.net or (alternate) itstrue(a)mailcity.com AUTOFAC Reviews: http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Studio/8002/ Free web-based e-mail, Forever, From anywhere! http://www.mailcity.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? -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Sinister: Irish review
by timminsc 07 Jan '98

07 Jan '98

I am obviously bored but yet I thought that if anyone was interested I would send a review of the gigs I found in Dublin's event guide.... " It's been a while since I travelled further than a spin on the DART to catch a band, but then again, it's been a while since I've heard a band this damn good. Even grimey Manchester can't put a downer on the sort of romance B&S ooze at every pore. And only B&S could come up with the idea of playing three shows in two days inside the ornate splendour of the city'e town hall. We're literally gobsmacked walking around this remarkable building, windows embellished with intricately stained glass, archaic stair-cases winding off in every direction, every door hiding a mystery and centuries of history. And inside one of the larger rooms seven or eight musicians swop instruments spread out over two stages, one opposite the other and a stacked PA in the middle. This is Belle and Sebastian's world for two days. The first show is tentative, impeded by the troublesome sound which is yet to marry itself to the Town Hall's vexatious acoustics. But once Stuart Murdoch's fragile voice comes upon us, a hushed reverance inhabits the air as brushed drums and deft traces of moog and hammond begin to fill the room. B&S have over three albums worth of great songs so despite their faltering poise it's still an enjoyable evening, and we're enchanted by the unique surrounds. The following day's matinee performance is approaching sublime. The band are hungover (keyboardist Chris hides a bucket beneath his pile of instruments in case of emergencies) and play with particular delicacy. Stuart performs a tender 'Fox In The Snow' on piano and we swoon appropriately. The final show is aptly rousing . B&S have mastered the discortant echo of the venue and every instrument (cello, ethnic percussion, drums, organs, piano, trumpet, violin, guitars etc) now cruises in harmony. The audience let loose a little too, and indulge in a spot of hootin' and hollerin'. Tonight's set is for the most aprt a variation on the previous two. The much favoured 'The State I Am In' is aired in its more languid 'Tigermilk' arrangement, (trainspotter info) as opposed to the snappier 'Dog On Wheels'version (alas,nothing from Dog On Wheels makes it this weekend - next time please) but it satiates our need to hear one of the finest pop songs released this year. Several more from 'Tigermilk' are played and some new material due for release in the next five or six months. The quality control leaves us dizzy and by the end of the night we've discarded all those Nick Drake and Love comparisons and fallen well and truly in love with our unlikely new pop saviours from Glasgow." Phew I don't thimk I've typed so much for ages. Good practice for all those essays coming up. After all the criticisms I thought it would be nice to read a review from someone not on the list..or is he??? The fans are always the first to criticise. It's just like football. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . 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: Belle And Sebastian on the radio
by Nick Dastoor/BSHO/GB 07 Jan '98

07 Jan '98

>> So: Mark Eitzel, Ian Broudie, some bloke from Travis, and >>ermm...Ben Folds. They're taking rock aristocracy by storm. >From: shelley wilkinson <rwilkin(a)gil.com.au> >Subject: Sinister: Belle And Sebastian on the radio > >i think it's great that heaps of people are discovering B&S. but really >- - does it matter who they are? does it make it any better (or worse) >that 'famous' or well known people like them.. does that make the band >better? > >shelley No, of course not - I was just being daft. And to be honest, none of those people really mean much to me anyway. I don't really take much heed of pop stars' opinions about other bands. God forbid that Morrissey should ever namecheck them. Mind you, if someone totally unexpected, like.... Wu-Tang Clan or Dionne Warwick started singing their praises then it would be quite exciting. 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? -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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