December 1998 - Sinister

Sinister: Er Yeah Hi!
by Ben Rainbird 08 Dec '98

08 Dec '98

Sorry about this, brief compulsion thing to say hi, I've just joined this list, and before I really annoy the living christ out of everyone I would introduce myself. My name is Ben Thomas and I am 20 which is insanely old. I was born in the "peeling paint seaside town" (Thanks Q Magazine) of Irvine, Scotland and I now live in Australia. The two football teams in my life (St Mirren and Liverpool) 100% underachieve which is my biggest life disappointment. I've been in three fights and won two. I have blonde hair. The first thing I unpack when I move is my signed St Mirren FC shirt circa 1995. I have no history of mental instability. My biggest secret is that on school camp I snuck out and got drunk. I have jam on my toast. I once scored with a 30 yard free kick and in school cricket the wicketkeeper dropped my hat trick ball. My musical tastes I won't go into so as to avoid the "Why do you listen to them" thing that happens. Suffice to say my favourite song EVER is Birthday by the Sugarcubes. I've never broken any bones but I skinned my own neck. I hate dogs. I've been drunk twice in my life and neither time was much fun. I've met some famous people but they've usually been drunk (ie. Marie Kenickie). I have an unfulfilled ambition to meet Emma George. I can tap dance but I can't whistle. I can paint but I can't draw. On the karaoke I sing Kung Fu by Ash. I prefer Cheddar Cheese to Cottage Cheese and I loved Button Moon more than life itself when I was younger. And my heroes are David Boon the cricketer and Ralph Wiggum the Simpsons cartoon character. Oh I adore B&S Ben Thomas ------------------------------------------------------------ House of Unit The Australian/UK music mailing list Joinable by sending an e-mail to ozmusic48(a)hotmail.com with subscribe in the subject line ______________________________________________________ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: Sandip i lost your email address!
by Geneusface＠aol.com 08 Dec '98

08 Dec '98

hi all, sorry to do this on the list, but, sandip, it's jessica and i want to write you back but my mail server has been mighty freaky and i can't find your mail anywhere. consequently i don't have your e addy. just drop me a line so i can write you back! cheers jessica +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: She's a teacher, and she's got style...
by Delaware9＠aol.com 08 Dec '98

08 Dec '98

Wow, my first Study at Stow score! I always like hearing about when you all wear yr Study at Stow T-shirts and people comment on them! Ah, for so long I would read and think "Why doesnt anyone ever run up to ME and shriek, 'YOU LIKE BELLE AND SEBASTIAN TOO?!?!?!?'" Usually I just have to explain over and over to people who look at me quizzically and say "What's Stow?" "Who are Belle and Sebastian?" etc. But now I too have my own story to share, yay!!.... My college often sets up these little programs where one of our professors who has done something of note recently will give a presentation during lunchtime for all interested people to come and eat and listen to them talk. And today it was this lady who was into art history and literature and had just published a book. And instantly when she walked in I thought she was so kool! She had this cute blond messy bun-hair and awesome old cat-eye glasses and bright red lipstick! And she was wearing this cute little sweater from the 50s and a long brown skirt and she just looked really nice and fun. And her presentation was intelligent and interesting, abt variations in the way Hamlet's Ophelia has been portrayed throughout the years. She started by showing us the really old engravings, then Waterhouse's paintings, etc, and moved up to modern times with things like the cover of PJ Harvey's "To Bring You My Love" which mimics the scene of Ophelia drowning. But then when she was finished, and we were all standing up to leave, she saw my shirt and said to me, "Hey, do you like Belle and Sebastian?" and I started freaking out! And I said of course and she told me that she had Sinister and TBWTAS! And she knew the songs on the EPs. And we were talking abt them for a while. It was very surreal to me, in "a town so small, there's nothing left to do." So I was so excited, and what if i hadnt even worn my shirt? I think we should all wear our B/S shirts every day like a uniform, to identify each other! Haha. I just have to sign up for a class with this lady now! She made my day. Hmmm...I wonder if she and me are the only B&S fans at my little skool? Additionally, I wanted to bring to yr attention the email address for MTV's 120 Minutes. Lesley Jo and I think that we should totally inundate them with emails requesting "Is it Wicked Not to Care?" or Belle and Sebastian in general. Maybe they will see the light and start playing them more instead of Marilyn Manson or whomever it is that they play instead. Even if you never watch it, even if you dont have a TV, just write, it only takes a sec...Lesley was even kind enough to provide a message for you busy types...just cut, paste and send! Play Belle and Sebastian or you will stink like cheese for the whole next century!!!!!!! it's true. So there you go. Send those emails to: Minutes120(a)aol.com NOW!! Jess, the forward slanting mother of all pudding bowl haircuts. +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: The chances are slim
by Reid Dossinger 08 Dec '98

08 Dec '98

I'm done with all of the digests that were filling my mailbox after a fun-filled visit to Our Nation's Capital, visiting everyone's favorite seldom-posting listees, Christian and Susan. You'll be happy to know that Susan and I sacrificed a few brain cells at the altar of the God of Just One More Couldn't Hurt. When will I learn? Sunday morning was spent overcoming waves of nausea, although that could have been brought on by the MTV that we were watching and taunting. I think we hurt its feelings, but I'm glad. When you get right down to the nitty gritty of all this M!O!V!E!M!E!N!T! talk, I just have this to say: there won't be another movement these days, because anytime a group of people with similar interests or goals get together, the whole fucking world feels some twisted obligation to have long, drawn-out discussions and analysis on whether or not said group is a "movement", and whether it's valid and necessary, and what name we should call it, all of which ends up killing it immediately. Hint, fucking hint. I suppose this would be an appopriate time to confess that I adore Belle and Sebastian for the shocking reason that they write brilliant songs. It has nothing to do with wanting to be part of a movement, nothing to do with "Stuart M.'s lyrics are sad and lonely just like me", nothing to do with cardigans (I wouldn't even be able to recognize a cardigan, aside from Nina Persson)...nothing to do with any of that. And I would just like to say once again that I hate the term "twee" as it's applied to Belle and Sebastian. This band writes beautiful songs, end of story, no need for meaningless terms. Wear what you want, throw out your biscuits (unless they're the Southern variety, in which case pass 'em here) and listen to whatever tickles your eardrums. I hope I speak for the majority... > Seymour Stein - isn't that a tongue in cheek criticism of the major = > label industry? > No. And frankly, I'm a little surprised (no insult intended) that a fan thinks this. It's been said several million time by sources official and just plain knowledgable that Seymour Stein is just A STORY ABOUT B&S meeting Seymour Stein. There's no criticism intended at all. There are tons of reasons why a band shouldn't sign to a major label *besides* their corporate-ness, and I never cease to admire B&S for realizing that. They chose not to go with a major label, and that's that. Mag Megan wrote: > anyway, i was going to write about how i got my first flame from someone on > the list today. > I'm sure I'm not the only one on the list who will gladly offer my capacity for violence to "take care of" said flamer in defense of dear Megan. Especially after that beautiful B&S-esque story of the bagpiper in front of the church. Did you request "Sleep the Clock Around"? Is anyone else slightly worried about Honey? Not a peep since "the incident". We're not orphans, are we? Where's our list mummy? Who will protect us from the mean ol' metalheads who are itching to spill their cheap beer on our twee cardigans? Oops. So I'll be spending the next few days driving from my mailbox to Two Way Pull records in downtown Chapel Hill, seeing which one gets TIGGER 'JAMAS first. My money's on the mailbox, but don't I doubt the record-ordering prowess of the perpetually stoned owner of Two Way Pull. Should make for an interesting race. If worse comes to worse, I'll end up with two copies, but there's nothing wrong with that. At the back of the gym, Reid On my air-conditioning: the "cool" setting. It's summer without leaves. +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: Sinister Tales
by jmoorkens＠esat.ie 08 Dec '98

08 Dec '98

Belle & Sebastian: the forgotten protagonists. part one of an occasional series - 'my crippled friend' One bright and sunny day, Frank decided to go for a walk to the butchers, despite his crippled leg. It was so nice out, after all. He didn't want to buy anything, he was just going to look, for they had the finest selection of meats in all of town. Off he went, hobbling along merrily when all of a sudden he saw an elderly gentleman standing in his way. The elderly gentleman, despite his many and ancient years, fired a stone in Frank's direction. The stone flew past Frank's ears leaving him aghast. "Do not throw your stone at me, for I have a crippled leg!", he told the elderly gent. The gent looked to the ground in shame and Frank, feeling vindicated, continued on his meaty errand. As he passed the post office, he saw a young man wearing boxing gloves. His face lit up as he recognised the man as his young friend Struan, out walking his dad for the day. "Hello there, young Struan", said Frank, but the young man said not a thing. Instead, he popped a jab in Frank's direction, almost knocking the golden filling from his jippy molar. Frank stared at his young assailant in disbelief before admonishing him thusly: "Don't pop a jab at me, young Struan, for I have a crippled leg!" Frank got away quickly, for it seemed that Struan had moved to kick his crutches. And that would never do. Frank was almost at the butchers, wondering allowed what had become of his lovely day, when he saw a poor beggar by the roadside. In an effort to improve his dreadful luck via the gift of the beatles' karma, he limped over to the poor beggar, for to give him a crown. As he leaned towards the beggars upturned hat, he heard a nasty sound from the begging throat. Then a huge lungful of gob emerged from twixt the beggarlips and hit Frank - full in the face! Frank turned to the beggar in disgust saying: "Do not spit at me Mr. Beggar, for I have a crippled leg!" So the beggar smote him with a leg-iron and Frank dropped to the floor. "For why did you do such a thing?" said Frank through the use of his penultimate breath. "Because I wanted to be on TV's Esther Rantzen", replied the beggar, setting off for the BBC's Birmingham studios. "For why did you smite the cripple man, Beggar?", shouted TV's Esther Rantzen gustily to the approval of her family audience family. "I love you, Esther", gasped the beggarman then through a veil of tears. And so Esther forgave the beggar and brought him on holidays to her caravan in Wales, where, for many days and nights, they stayed up making babies. One of them may possibly have had a gammy leg. +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: easing the burden of modern life vs. bizarre coincidence
by that guy mcguire 08 Dec '98

08 Dec '98

my bus transfer on the way home stops just a block from rhino records, where i went afterwork today to pick up the new ep. i slid it into my cd player at the counter then headed off to catch my bus. a cigarette, cool air, a bus stop and a new single. isn't this the way b+s are meant to be enjoyed? life is nearly unbearable most of the time, but for twenty minutes and one second today, things looked pretty good. there was a sign rising up over the boulevard that read: "Life is full of responsibilities, there are vehicles for these times." vehicles indeed... the ride home was lovely and bizarre as usual. ranting homeless, pretty boys and girls in tennis shoes and coats, even a few daft smiles i couldn't place. to top it all off (no one if going to believe me, but i will tell this anyway) i get home and checked my messages to find a wrong number from a man named 'sebastian' looking for an electrician. the world, my friends, is strange... but sometimes kind of wonderful. -kelly ryan mcguire +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: mathrock
by aaron tieger 08 Dec '98

08 Dec '98

In addition to all the great bands everyone's already mentioned, let's not forget Pittsburgh's mighty Don Cabellero. Also, my friend andy does some solo mathrock stuff. he's a got a two-song demo he'll send you for real cheap. It's worth whatever he's asking and is nice because it's prettier than most mathrock stuff. aaron and I beg to differ: The entire Rodan album is brilliant, especially "Everyday Language of Bodies." === atieger(a)rocketmail.com I tossed in my quilt Angry at my own helplessness. It is easier to see Heaven Than to see you. _____________________________________________________________________ Sent by RocketMail, free e-mail for the planet. * Visit & explore Cybersmith at http://www.cybersmith.com * Get your web-based e-mail at http://www.rocketmail.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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Sinister: Fwd: Stuff and that
by Rod Begbie 07 Dec '98

07 Dec '98

Whoops - This didnae work the other day. Let's try again... ---Rod Begbie <rodbegbie(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > > Hey kids! > > So I ordered some stuff out of the Jeepster shop (including a copy of > Modern Rock Song) and my credit card was maxed-out, so I got a message > on my answerphone from Katrina telling me, and then I phone up David > to give him my other credit card number, and he mentions that I was > topping a list-crush vote (although apparently all the votes were > coming from one site), so I decided to have a nosey at the archive. > > And I miss you all loads! > > Yeah, sadly due to time contraints, work commitments, and not having a > PC at home yet, I haven't been able to resubscribe to Sinister. > > But I promise that once I'm back in action, I'll be very much back. > > Finally - A tasteless joke: What's dangerous and eats nuts? Syphillis. > > Aythangyoo. > > Later, popchums! > > Rod. > > PS. If Lisa the Bostonian who bought my ticket is reading this - get > in touch! I lost your phone number. == -- Rod Begbie - rod(a)begbie.com - http://www.begbie.com -- "My bed's full of takeaways and fantasies of easy lays The pause button's broke on my video" -- Robbie Williams, Strong _________________________________________________________ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: Fwd: Belle and Sebastian in your living room
by SPRFNK＠aol.com 07 Dec '98

07 Dec '98

hmm is it just me or is this supposed to be making fun of belle and sebastian--- pondering that thought.... kristin :) +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: weekend guilt, modern rock, snow patrol december in new york
by Anastasia Signoretta 07 Dec '98

07 Dec '98

[oops, i sent this to the jeepster address instead of the sinister one...apologies for clogging up the jeepster mailbox. *blush*] hi popkids, another week, another post. how goes it, bunnies? i myself am recovering from a rather debaucherous weekend, trying to bury guilty feelings deep within me...any suggestions for obliterating them all together? the highlight of my weekend was definitely my trip to other music, where i purchased a lovely orangey ep called 'this is just a modern rock song.' (apoplogies phillipe...i'm going to talk about this, just close your eyes and scroll down.) i've been having a belle and sebastian ep marathon at work today, and no one's been annoyed with me yet (as far as i know). i must admit that i think i prefer 'the gate' to 'is it wicked not to care?' well, i prefer it today, anyway. but both songs are *so* cute and *so* catchy and oh-*so*-isobel-esque, why are we debating this? and i'm much impressed with the recording of 'slow graffiti,' as the only other version i'd heard previously is the bbc sessions one. my 20-year-old punk rawk brother (and budding b&s fan) and i had a 'modern rock song' listening session the other morning in his apartment...we shut off 'daria' in the middle of the episode to do this, and mind you this was an episode which largely featured trent (the one when daria gets her navel pierced)!!! ah, the power of belle and sebastian... so i've given up contributing to the 'pop movements' discussion, but i wanted to say that i've found all of your observations really interesting. i would comment but fear my words wouldn't be too useful as i'm still headachy and bleh from my weekend. now, for a bit of jeepster content: i'm very saddened that snow patrol will be on television and i will not be able to see them (sad about the 'modern rock song' video too, which i assume will never reach our tired american shores). really, i think i am one of four americans who care about snow patrol. i've yet to get their record...katrina/david, can i order from the site? i assume the answer to that question is yes, but i haven't checked it out yet and thought i'd ask anyway. sorry. the thing i've been wondering about...why the lack of british press on snow patrol? i haven't read much about them, save a few live reviews in the nme. has there been any feature-y sort of thing about them anywhere or do they subscribe to the stuart m. school of the non-interview? well, i don't have much else to say except it is just too hot for december in new york. it's strange looking at wreaths and bows and christmas lights decorating buildings while i'm only wearing a light cardie. cheers, stasia +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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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