December 1998 - Sinister

Sinister: musical suggestion (related)
by Frank Yang 09 Dec '98

09 Dec '98

I don't think this got sent out, so I'm trying again. Apologies if it was only me who didn't get a copy sent to me... Chris Butler wrote: > Anyone care for "Grapes of Wrath" from Canada in the mid 80's? > A little more folksy than the Housemartins, but similarities exist. > Maybe it's a little bit of the harmonizations, not the song speeds. > I'd recommend "Treehouse", I guess. Quite poppy in a small town > kinda way... somehow I associate them with Prefab Sprout in my mind, > even if they don't sound alike. Must be the time period. Egads! Definitely not one of the bands from my past I'd ever expected to pop up here, of all places. Don't know if I'd equate the Grapes with the Housemartins, as Kevin Kane & co. were some of the most humourless, earnest folks to come out of Canada in years, IMO. None of the Housemartins' trademark wit. Musically, maybe there are some comparisons to be drawn, though the GOW were distinctly Beatle/Rubber Soul-ish. Had a fair bit of success in Canada before breaking up in 92 or 93. Kevin Kane went on to solo projects, and since he had the legal rights to the band name, the rest of the band became Ginger (terrible name...). The Grapes have now reformed, BTW, and are performing under the original name. Played a couple shows in Toronto this past weekend - don't know how they went over... BTW - the Grapes Of Wrath were my first concert ever. Inicidentally, that night was the first time I'd gotten stomped on by a girl (figuratively speaking...). Hmm - wonder if that's why I'm not so fond of the Grapes? Ah, memories of my youth... > Two other Canadian bands I found interesting from similar times: > 1. Martha and the Muffins (M&M) - very indie, wonderful! (1982-1987) > Daniel Lanois producing effort. "Danseparc" 1982, v.innovative. > 2. Propaganda - "Secret Wish". A bit of 80's electronic with fairly > catchy melodies. (1982?) > > The most amazing of the bunch is Martha and the Muffins. They did > quite a few albums and were long before their time in indieland. > Funny how timing is important is making it in music. "Danseparc" has > some similarities in rhythm to "Rock Lobster" of B52s fame, but > obviously the band didn't fare as well. Martha & The Muffins? I must admit, all I really knew of them was that Echo Beach song, which annoyed the piss out of me when I was little. Of course, back then if you weren't Honeymoon Suite or Platinum Blonde, you were automatically shite... I was young and impressionable, and their hair was oh-so big. How could I resist? -- Frank Yang "It's 'cause they're stupid, that's why. That's why everybody does everything." In my CD player: Spiritualized - Live At The Royal Albert Hall +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: Re: Want the New Single!
by SErringt＠ahh.com 09 Dec '98

09 Dec '98

Derek wrote: *Hi, * I am in the United States and every place I get my imports from *says they dont know when they will have it. I checked on a couple *places on the web and saw that the Jeepster shopping site is closed until *after Christmas. * I live outside Philadelpia has anybody else from the area found it *somewhere or on the web somewhere. You can get it on-line either thru Other Music <www.othermusic.com> or Secret Sounds <www.secretsounds.com> Other Music is actually cheaper than Secret Sounds by $.50! so that's where I got mine! Someone else mentioned Amazon.com, but when I looked on there, it said it wasn't released yet, and the price was $12.99! a whole $4 more than Other Music... - Sue +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: grapes of judybats
by keith m 09 Dec '98

09 Dec '98

chris wrote: >Anyone care for "Grapes of Wrath" from Canada in the mid >80's? >A little more folksy than the Housemartins, but >similarities exist. >Maybe it's a little bit of the harmonizations, not the >song speeds. i liked their lp they made with john leckie but i haven't many kind words for the band that they morphed into Ginger. they seem to be critics darlings especially in places like Q magazine but they are not quite the same. i love prefab sprout though and would say that the last record 'andromeda heights' is beautiful as well, especially the gorgeous 'swans'. i always considered the judybats to be the american version of prefab sprout, sadly they were completely ignored and died after four fabulous records. keith mcl thinking it would be lovely if paddy mcaloon actually released the christmas record he always threatens people with. +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: WASSAIL IN NYC - Meet Up
by MWaggner＠aol.com 09 Dec '98

09 Dec '98

At the risk of abusing the list -- I am sneaking in a reminder : ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* This Saturday, December 12, 9:30 p.m. NYC area Sinisterines can meet up at 85 Down, 85 Avenue A (bet. 6th & 7th) in Manhattan. It's underneath Kim's Video. Anyone gazing at their shoes will be sure to see it. +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: Sun Zoom Spark and the uselessness of paisley newsagents...
by ar981611＠student.paisley.ac.uk 09 Dec '98

09 Dec '98

Michaela asked; > "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. Off now to vainly search the shops of Paisley for Melody Maker (nowhere had it in this morning......) Hugs'n'stuff to you all.... Ailsa +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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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Re:Sinister: musical suggestion (related)
by Chris Butler 09 Dec '98

09 Dec '98

Anyone care for "Grapes of Wrath" from Canada in the mid 80's? A little more folksy than the Housemartins, but similarities exist. Maybe it's a little bit of the harmonizations, not the song speeds. I'd recommend "Treehouse", I guess. Quite poppy in a small town kinda way... somehow I associate them with Prefab Sprout in my mind, even if they don't sound alike. Must be the time period. Two other Canadian bands I found interesting from similar times: 1. Martha and the Muffins (M&M) - very indie, wonderful! (1982-1987) Daniel Lanois producing effort. "Danseparc" 1982, v.innovative. 2. Propaganda - "Secret Wish". A bit of 80's electronic with fairly catchy melodies. (1982?) The most amazing of the bunch is Martha and the Muffins. They did quite a few albums and were long before their time in indieland. Funny how timing is important is making it in music. "Danseparc" has some similarities in rhythm to "Rock Lobster" of B52s fame, but obviously the band didn't fare as well. pants+/- [vulnerably noting 1980's bands] At 09:04 AM 12/9/98 -0500, Chi.M.Lee(a)usdoj.gov wrote: >>First, if you haven't already, run out and buy a Prefab Sprout record. >>_Steve McQueen_ is a bit moody, while _Jordan: The Comeback_ is brighter >>in mood and is almost like a series of intertwining concept-EPs. > >Yes! Someone finally mentions Prefab Sprout! +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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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Re: Sinister: musician, shmusician
by lorelei tremelor 09 Dec '98

09 Dec '98

>first off, i just want to tell the world (well at least the list) that >lorraine is an amazing musician. she has the voice of an angel, you've >never heard anything like it. it's amazing. > >(ok lorraine stop blushing now.) egads! the sweetest bee in the world! well, i'll have to be cheesy and reply that janine is a *wonderful* musician. i've seen her in two different bands as well as solo, all alone on stage. she's got such great indie rock star potential. she sings, plays guitar, plays bass, does it all... she and our friend zef also have this great song called "Spontaneous Combustion...It Could Happen to You." and hey xavier! kudos to Clock Strikes Thirteen again. i saw them play in brooklyn this year and they were brill. - lorraine, stop gushing now. ______________________________________________________ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: timmy hopkins
by alex tobin 09 Dec '98

09 Dec '98

chris leonard! so little timmy wasn't quoted in the new m.m.? well, come on now! lil' tim had his five minutes of fame in q, didn't he? and we all know how chuffed he was 'bout that one! hehe... funksoulbrother

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Sinister: shit ty mag (brummy accent)
by J. MURTAGH 09 Dec '98

09 Dec '98

Weird this one. Read the first message from Katrina and seen that it was the F ing, W ing Melody Maker that she was talking about and how the B and the S were in it. Looked to my left and what do you know? Melody Maker next to me in the busy, congested Woolhouse Computer Cluster! Very strange. To conclude, nice illegal pictures, shit 'article', funny looking dogs*don't be horrible I hear you say* and I'll gaet the semtex . . . John Boy +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: musician, shmusician
by Janine Papp 09 Dec '98

09 Dec '98

first off, i just want to tell the world (well at least the list) that lorraine is an amazing musician. she has the voice of an angel, you've never heard anything like it. it's amazing. (ok lorraine stop blushing now.) I'm a musician too. i play bass, guitar, and i sing. (shamless plug: my band is playing next wed. 12/16 at brownies in nyc, we're called walk proudly, please please please come see us if you can) and i'm also trying to start a little side project with my beefriend called Apiary (that would be a place where bees are kept.) brad and i talked about starting a band with each other even though we've never met. but i heard his tape. he's real good too. don't let his swaggering fool you, he makes sensitive pop songs like s.merritt. (ok brad stop banging your head against the wall now) and xavier, I heard a tape of his band, clock strikes thirteen. they're really good also. what a talented bunch of people you are. ok I am typing badly today because I had a splinter in my finger and it's got a band-aid on it now and it's impairing my typing and possibly my reasoning skills as well. and my sense of humor. bah. hey I had egyptian food last night and it was swell. we got to smoke tobacco out of a huge three foot tall hookah and I knocked it over and almost started a fire. doh! queen bee janine +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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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