December 1998 - Sinister

Sinister: re: sun zoom spark and the dawn of the replicants
by Janine Papp 10 Dec '98

10 Dec '98

hey I may actually have some valid insight on this topic... the guy from dawn of the replicants does a zine called dumb sulk trigger which is pretty good, and witty and funny and had some good bands featured in it like mogwai and stuff. he somehow picked up a copy of my zine, Temple of Sting, and we've been trading ever since. haven't heard from him in a while though. I think he lives in glasgow, but i'm not sure. can't remember (typical of me.) Queen Bee Janine >Date: Thu, 10 Dec 1998 08:25:03 +0000 (GMT) >From: "Michaela Clarke +44 (131) 343 5810" <michaela.clarke(a)gecm.com> >Subject: Sinister: sun zoom spark and the dawn of the replicants > >>>> "What ever happened to that greatest of all music magazines "Sun, Zoom >Spark"???" > >>Well, unless I am very much mistaken I believe the creators no longer >>have time as they are too busy being in Dawn of the Replicants. > >I wasn't sure if that was all of them or just some of them. Not that I have >anything against the dawn of the replicants but both times i've seen them I've >had to restrain myself from shouting out something along the lines of "If you >can be the best in the world at something stick to that" they are good but >they'll never be the best band in the world where as Sun Zoom Spark was so >much >above the rest of the snotty drivel that passes for music journalism. > >spleen vented >Thank you > >K'la +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)majordomo.net". For list archives and searching, list rules, FAQ, poor jokes etc, see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +---+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" +---+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: Modrock song in Philly?...oui!
by bkim0＠dept.english.upenn.edu 10 Dec '98

10 Dec '98

Scott, and other listies in Philadelphia....apparently Spaceboy Music has lots of "Modern Rock" and will get more too. They're above Zipperhead on South Street...you have to go inside Z-head and go up the stairs to get to it, but it's a great place and well-stocked with B&S and other good things (they had Felt's Absolute Classic Masterpieces Vol. 2, which is more than most stores would have I'm sure). Last time I was there I got a Damaged Goods sampler (the $5 one with thirty songs or something), 3...6...9... and a Tittybras flat with Isobel on it. They're B&S fans too, the people that run the store. That always helps! I'm going to run out and grab a copy tonight myself. I think this may be the best alternative to Repo right now. They've certainly won me over. And for everyone else, if you're ever in Philly consider my post for future record-buying reference. You won't be sorry. Xavier -- BXK M o t h e r , M a y bkim0(a)dept.english.upenn.edu I S l e e p http://www.english.upenn.edu/~bkim0 W i t h D a n g e r ? X---X---X---X---X---X---X---X---X---X---X---X---X---X---X---X---X---X---X +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)majordomo.net". For list archives and searching, list rules, FAQ, poor jokes etc, see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +---+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" +---+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister:I am going To be tourtered for 6 hours Hear Me Roar
by NoelWhitey＠aol.com 10 Dec '98

10 Dec '98

Hello to anyone whos reading this, Today we are going On a feild trip! to See Shakespear Cleopatra And Antony. Well Usally I love feild trips but well this ones going to suck a.) I HAVE NO CD WALKMAN!!!(WHATEVER THEY CALL THEM NOW) I was gonna bring the one from my dads to my moms but I thought we wouldn't be allowed but a kid asked the teacher and he said sure. Now Im kicking my butt all morning untill I get skin marks and can't sit down b.) Oh yes my orinal plan was to read,Yes im reading 1984 and well Reading for an Hour(That long to get there) then Sitting in silence for a 3 hour play. I feel for my butt c.) Its In berkely And St.etsiene(Know I didn't spell that right) are singing Autographs at 4!!!!! and I will be in the theater AHHHHHH d.) The theater Is about 4 Blocks from Telegraph av.!!!! the best block ever,I wish I could sneak out but im too chicken and Die of Nervousness before I got passed the second block. Ok Im done bitching :) Hey maybe I can just sleep all day -Damon +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)majordomo.net". For list archives and searching, list rules, FAQ, poor jokes etc, see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +---+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" +---+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: Rufus philly shoutout
by Scott Turner 10 Dec '98

10 Dec '98

I'm not sure if anyone has mentioned it yet, but i haven't been on the list for a while, but Rufus Wainwright is playing the pontiac grill on saturday at 6:30 (all ages). B&S content?- are there any good cd stores in center city now that 3rd street jazz is closed, am I just going to have to trek out to repo to pick up Modern Rock Song? Does anyone know if anywhere closer has it? .scott +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)majordomo.net". For list archives and searching, list rules, FAQ, poor jokes etc, see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +---+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" +---+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: This Is Just A Really Good Day
by Frank Yang 10 Dec '98

10 Dec '98

'Allo Sinisterines: First things first - a HUGE thanks to David and Katrina at Jeepster for being so ridiculously efficient with the new EP. Here I was expecting to receive get it maybe early next year (I figured it'd be sent out on the 7th, spend a million weeks in transit, get lost in the holiday postal glut, etc.) but what was awaiting me when I got home last night but a beautifully nondescript cardboard package! Huzzah. And the t-shirt could not have been more appropriately timed as I got to put off doing laundry for another day... The EP proper - well, I'd never heard any of these songs before, so the anticipation was pretty high. And I'll admit, it didn't grab me on first listen. It was a good deal mellower than I'd expected (not that I really wanted 20 minutes of hardcore B&S...), but upon just a few more listenings, it's certainly grown on me. Hooray for new B&S. Other little tidbits that made my day - finding out the new Manics record will finally be released in North America next March... better late than never, I suppose. Getting the Januray issue of Q, with bonus CD... I cannot believe Fatboy Slim was in the Housemartins... I guess his muse was being stifled, for sure. "Right about now, the funk soul brother..." Huh huh. And Luke Perry's return to 90210 still has me on the edge of my seat. Don't do the smack, Dylan! It'll all end in tears! The CanCon (Canadian content) on this list is going through the roof! Before you know it, we'll be eligible for government funding or something. And it's not Spirit Of The West's fault that one of their songs was adopted by every drunken frat boy in every university across Canada as their anthem. They're a good band, who'd I'd rather listen to than 99% of the dreck that our country puts out right now... Death to the Tea Party... but I digress. Why film the new B&S video in Athens, GA? I think Toronto would be a much more suitable locale... we've got that big phallus - dirty dream indeed. -- Frank Yang "Don't chase Ganesh - you'll only get more wrath!" In my CD player: Pulp - This Is Hardcore +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)majordomo.net". For list archives and searching, list rules, FAQ, poor jokes etc, see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +---+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" +---+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: Wordy Dream #1
by Iangstl＠aol.com 10 Dec '98

10 Dec '98

Hi List, Allow me to say that I don't know what most of the band looks like and I really don't know what the lot of you look like, but as some other dreamer stated, you just know these things in dreams. So some of you are in this dream and I'm not sure why and I'm not sure if my dream of you looks like you, but you're there anyway. I must also address that I am on a lot of codeine right now as I am recovering from a bad case of bronchitis. I nodded out in my chair while listening to Miles' In a Silent Way. My first Belle and Sebastian dream and it happens in a Veterans Hall.... I'm in the hall and I look back to see David on the door taking the cash to enter this weird party/indoor fair. The place is dark, like all paneled VFW halls. There are various mock booths around and most are charging $5.00 for whatever you get to do. I see Robbie at the "Write a Song with Stevie" booth and he's arguing with Stevie about the words. Robbie wants to include "the word shit with an E on the end" and Stevie thinks that "poo" is more appropriate. There's a sign above a table with glitter letters that reads "The Duke Sells Out." On the table is a stack of books and a plastic water cooler brimming with cash. I'm about to drop my five in the cooler when I see that the book is actually "Tears are Not Enough" by Martin Frye. I take my money back and walk away grumpy. The music in the hall is awful and I look for the source. I see Tag and Wee Chris and Stuart David working on a turntable. It seems that someone only brought 45's and the table is locked on 33; so everyone sounds like The Sisters of Mercy. Katrina is selling band photos and that gets me excited so I wait in line and smile as I walk away with glossy in hand. It's a group pic and they are all wearing prison coveralls and are shackled to each other. They have black bars across their eyes and milk mustaches. Under the picture is the scary commercial slogan "Got TigerMILK?" I still think it's funny, but like Pavlov's dog, it makes me look for something to drink. I spot a table where Stuart Murdoch is filling these tiny dixie cups with some nasty red punch. He is frantically trying to fill them and not making eye contact with anyone. Just as he thinks he's poured enough, the cups vanish and he becomes more annoyed. LesleyJo is there asking him about Isobel. She is sporting some bizarre patent leather outfit under a purple cardigan. She has a riding crop in one hand and a leather collar with the word "Belle" engraved on a silver plate in the other. LesleyJo asks a frustrated Stuart "When will Isobel be back. I'm worried that without this (holds up collar) she will not find her way home." He just shakes his head and mutters "Later, mumble mumble. Later." I think all the disappearing punch is collecting in my bladder so I make a break for the bathroom. On the way I spot Honey in charge of a booth that's called "Goose the QueenMum." Brad is dressed as the QueenMum and Sarah, with videocam slung over shoulder, is in line with a fist full of dollars. I'm still debating if that's a booth to try when I reach the bathrooms. One door is marked Judy, the other Horse. At that point, my stereo remote fell out of my hand, hitting the floor, causing my kitten to leap from my chest and startle me to semi-wakefullness. I rushed, or rather stumbled as any codeine-filled person knows that stumbling is a hurried state, to the computer to make sure I captured all dream notes, as I usually do in my notebook near my bed on the rare occasion I remember my dream. Hope it doesn't frighten any of you in my dream, I'm still sorting out why I dreamed of you too. Back to the Land of Nod, dawn +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)majordomo.net". For list archives and searching, list rules, FAQ, poor jokes etc, see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +---+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" +---+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: STORY GAME THING, like.
by WeeJay 10 Dec '98

10 Dec '98

Hey, everyone, pay attention now, I've got a great new idea which will be Fun, Fun, Fun! Have you ever played that game where everyone has a piece of paper and the first person writes the introduction to a story then passes it onto the next one who continues it and so on until it comes back to the person it started with? Well I plan to do that on a grand tape-tree esque international e-mailing scale! And what's more I'll make a nice web page for all the stories when they're finished. Now come on, don't be shy, it only means writing a paragraph every week, not much of a commitment really. And I know there are some very good writers out there, not to name any names, so come on, join in everyone! Just remember these couple of things first: 1. ALWAYS mail me at james(a)twopounds.u-net.com or I may well not get it until january otherwise so you'll fail 2 which is: 2. All applications in by the 20th of this month please. Well, get to me soon then. This means YOU. And in other news, I got my first hatemail today. It said, simply: > you are homosexual I'm not sure if that's meant to be an insult. I mean, I think I've probably tried to give that impression in quite a few circumstances and anyway people tend to assume that so I've got used to it. I won't reveal the mystery git but his attempt to offend has failed. Oh and did anyone see the last ever 'Drop the dead donkey' last night? I don't want to spoil it for anyone waiting for the repeat but, well, :( *sniff* WeeJay xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx James(a)twopounds.u-net.com Go on, what are you frightened of? (and remember - stick it in sideways) http://www.geocities.com/sunsetstrip/cabaret/5523/ (Which will no longer crash your computer. Hopefully.) +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)majordomo.net". For list archives and searching, list rules, FAQ, poor jokes etc, see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +---+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" +---+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: Drink me.
by Ivo A P Escossia 10 Dec '98

10 Dec '98

Mark Casarotto wrote: >the only record in the >world which approaches Tigermilky and Sinister is Peng! by Stereolab... Peng is a wonderfull album, my fave Stereolab album. I remember the first time i listened to a Stereolab's song. It was on the radio. magic, beauty, love, charming, sexy .... I don't really like their last albuns. But it's a good band. i am afraid Belle and Sebastian release bad records someday. NOPE, I am not the kind of guy who does not like one band anymore cause more people "found" the band. But let's face the reality How many bands are GREAT for 4, 5 or more albuns ? just a few !!! Katrina wrote: >i just wish they'd grow up. /me too I am listening to Chet Baker now. A friend of mine gave me 2 Cds today A Chet Baker and a Shirley Bassey compilation. Chet is GOD !!!!!! B E L I E V E, please !!!!! Losing the faith,smoking Marlboro Lights and drinking some beers. I am a happy bunny !!! ~~~^~^v^~^v^~^v^~^v^~v^~^v^~^v^~ Ivo A P Escossia +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)majordomo.net". For list archives and searching, list rules, FAQ, poor jokes etc, see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +---+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" +---+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: a few moments of my life
by Tjonrr＠aol.com 10 Dec '98

10 Dec '98

a conversation between me and my brother, some time last week: my brother- you cant lend little naomi 'the boy with the arab strap'. me- how not? my brother- cause its... perverted ! at the time i was quite impressed at his knowledge of the lyrical content of a record he has never heard, but later i thought he was probably just getting confused with, well, arab strap. a conversation between me and my mother, around teatime last night: my mother (after a cursory glance at the cover of the melody maker)- so, which ones belle and which ones sebastian? me-......never mind. another conversation between me and my brother, this one as we waited at the bus stop in the freezing cold on monday morning: me- is that the postman who goes to our house? my brother- dunno, why? me- i was just wondering if he had a copy of the new belle and sebastian ep for me in his bag. my brother- oh. do you think he has to wear that santa hat, or is he doing it out of choice? me- dunno. my brother- do you think theres time for me to run to the shop for a bottle of barr bru before the bus comes? me- dunno. that is the extent of my B+S related conversations with my family recently. anyway, the reason i was waiting at the busstop at a time when i should have been in bed waiting for the post was to go and do my christmas shopping, which posed the question: was i looking the other way when the argos shop mutated into some bizarre bingohall/fascist police state? shopping in argos is a stressful experience at the best of times, but now there was a load of people sitting in rows of chairs, comparing the numbers on their bits of paper with the numbers coming up on the computer screens. they all looked a bit stressed out and/or confused so i was going to cheer them up by pretending like id won the bingo when it was my turn, but i couldnt remember what to shout (i remembered later, its house isnt it?) so instead i pretended i was at the stock exchange by waving my bit of paper in the air and shouting BUY! BUY! SELL! at the tv screens. for some reason this did not cheer the shoppers up but only made them more stressed out and confused. i must have been doing it wrong. bye for now, from tjohn +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)majordomo.net". For list archives and searching, list rules, FAQ, poor jokes etc, see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +---+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" +---+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: Cover Picture
by Spaceman Stuart 10 Dec '98

10 Dec '98

Okay, so perhaps Belle and Sebastian didn't really have anything to do with the MM article. I don't really care much cause it was worth buying for the sight of Isobel. What a great picture!!!! Any B&S fans in Scotland or England who would be willing to give me a copy of Tigermilk and any radio sessions? I know it's a boring question but I had to ask eventually. Lastly, any Hibs fans on the list. Great to see the cabbage finally getting it together. Anyone who can help me regards tapes please mail me at: stuart.spaceman(a)mailcity.com Cheers Stuart. P.S The slagging of Dundee the other week was quite called for. It is basically a dull misery of a city on a hill. It also has a street named "smelly street". Need I say more? Get your FREE Email at http://mailcity.lycos.com Get your PERSONALIZED START PAGE at http://personal.lycos.com +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)majordomo.net". For list archives and searching, list rules, FAQ, poor jokes etc, see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +---+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" +---+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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