February 1998 - Sinister

Sinister: Re Tigermilk
by Stephen_J._Wood＠andyclin.exnet.com 16 Feb '98

16 Feb '98

It seems to me that now Tigermilk is supposedly fetching 100 to 200 pounds sterling, someone is bound to bring out a vinyl bootleg, if they haven't done so already. (and if they have, I'd quite like a copy!). A bootleg will be a close copy of the original, but with presumably some inevitable loss of sound quality. The bootleggers make a load of money by fooling fans, who may never have seen an original to tell the difference anyway. The value of the original copies will go down, The band will not get any royalties or share of profit. Surely it would be better for them to swiftly bring out a reissue, (maybe on CD, so there's no problem differentiating new copies from the original). I guess there are a few fans (me included!) who'll still want to get the original, but at least if people can buy the thing in one form or another, the 'street price' will drop to below the point where it is worth someone's while to bootleg it. And a lot more people will get to hear the songs! (I particularly prefer the version of "The State I Am In" to the version on the DOW EP) (Phew! no stranger to controversy, me!) In the meantime, my advice if you're offered a copy of Tigermilk in mint condition is to be very suspicious, there are few records that are over two years old which don't show signs of wear, on the sleeve at least. Does anyone know what the band thinks? (I don't have 'net access, only email, so maybe this stuff has all been covered before.) Cheers, Rocker, rocker(a)andyclin.exnet.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: Competition
by PKHINTZ＠aol.com 16 Feb '98

16 Feb '98

Are we still deciding upon a list-based competition? Well, Stuart David wrote Ink Polaroids--the list holds a competition of Ink Polaroids; Stuart David wrote Ink Movies--the list holds a competition of __________. (Answer: Ink Movies). Then we will not be repeating ourselves over, just slightly modifying ourselves. We need something to do whilst waiting for new album. And, I would like to hear Tracey Thorn c. _A Distant Shore_ sing "Seeing Other People" and "Ease Your Feet In the Sea". The latter would be perfect due to her preoccupation/obsession with the ocean in her own songs. I do not really want to hear her _play_ the songs, just to sing them. There, I wrote it, now I am crawling back to bed to continue to spend my time with the flu. Truthfully, the flu is not such a great companion. Coughing and sniffling Matthew ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . 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: Loving Spoonfull and Ink Photographs
by Junior/Fabiana 16 Feb '98

16 Feb '98

I have an almost-crap compilation (given by an old crap ex-boyfriend...hehehe) from some 60's obvious hits (California Dreaming etc), and there are...two songs from the Loving Spoonful in it. And I always thought they were probably the best on this CD. They sound very nice to me...although I've never heard anything else from them, neither know who they really were... Fabiana > I was eating my breakfast yesterday when, on Melody Radio (my parents > choice NOT mine!) a song came on by a group called Loving Spoonfull. > Now, the song was pretty insipid cack (it was on Melody, after all) but > the singer's voice was very, very similar to Stuart Murdoch's. Anyone > else heard of this group/singer? > > Just an observation... > > A (very) little ink photograph to finish: > > This one's of me. It was the moment when I read on the Sinister posting > that I'd be missing the B&S chats. You can just see the blood emerging > from my head after I'd smashed into the monitor in despair. > > Speaking of Ink Photographs, has anyone here who writes fiction > incorporated it into anything they've written? I used the idea on a > story I wrote and it "came out" really well. Was Stuart David actually > the originator or has a similar sort of idea been used before? > > All the best and if I don't post again before I go back to Dundee, take > care and have fun, > > Jon > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > . 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: her shadow is always with her
by blink＠inexpress.net 16 Feb '98

16 Feb '98

Yes me again! Wait don't go...I'm not rambling that much! oh wait..i am...daaaamn! >>And there's nice steel guitar on it. I like Teenage Fanclub very much, but >I >>think Rod might just have the edge on them in terms of.....oh dear, I can't >>think of a suitable word....weightiness. ALl I keep hearing on the radio is that n-trance cover...I thought it was a raspy old woman singin 'do ya think i'm sexy!' but it's Rod,it was so weird when i realised this...Teenage Fanclub hold a special place in my heart,they play a song for once,I yelled out 'LONG LIVE SCOTLAND!' and Norman goes 'this is for the wee Scottish lass down front' or something.. I love The Concept,it makes me want to spin around in slo-mo circles at the end..another song that makes me want to spin in slo-mo circles with glitter flying around is Ash's Darkside/Lightside (or is it the other way round?) and when I think of Ash I'm thinking you were talkign about Catch and Toby or one of them looks like Tim Wheeler. You know what else about Ash,one day I had a biology test and I was gonna do bad and for soem reason I envisioned Mark Hamilton (bassist of Ash) sitting in the desk in front of me jsut wearing silver pants and he would grin and turn around every once in a while and I did really good on that test!I don't know why..i think he's 'stooopid' but hmmm...just a whole lotta chain reaction thoughts going on! >Date: Wed, 11 Feb 1998 17:01:59 -0800 (PST) >From: Michi Kobayashi <mkobayas(a)ea.oac.uci.edu> >Subject: Sinister: the soundtrack of your life. >here is michi's soundtrack: (in no particular order) i wrote some of the >lyrics down to reflect on the life that i've lead...(quite sad one that is..) I think this is a beautiful idea Michi! Good post,good post! I'm trying to get a couple lines together..but you know i have a terrible memory.. (suede)come to my arms tonight,just you and me together under electric light and we can stay together two hearts under the sky scrapers... (suede) slipping away while the city sleeps,running away from this cruel disease miles away,miles away (suede) you'll have to find another no-one who'll take the shit like i have ( (longpigs) and there's no-one i can talk to,like i talk to myself she said,so i play games to make them think i'm someone else... (lush) i'm in no position to make demands i have no past,no one else has done to me what you do.. (gang of four)if i could i'd let you cry on my shoulder i've no friends either,i absolve you (gang of four) you don't know who i am,you don't know where i come from from the soul of this land i am lost and you're soon gone (spiritualized) i'll always love you honey but i can't be what...i'm..not... (spiritualized) but i can't help,i can't help falling in love with you and the belle and sebastian ones: (b&s)now i'm feeling flat you seem miles away i'm so tired that down on the pavement i'll lay till the blossom on the tress comes falling on me (b&s) and feel the city air run past your body (because I love running when it's dark out...running really fast for no reason and feelign the air run past my body!) (b&s) we lay on the bed there kissing just for practice (b&S) here on my own now after hours,here on my own know on a bus (b&s)lovesick on a sunny afternoon and lastly (the smiths) i want to live and i want to love >Date: Wed, 11 Feb 1998 22:50:42 -0300 >From: "Junior/Fabiana" <jrbia(a)dicknet.com.br> >Subject: Sinister: Some roads are only seen at night... And you, you look like Heaven. An angel who stepped from a dream. 777 times >lovelier than anything i've ever seen. > >All the umbrellas in London couldn't stop this rain. And all the dope in >New York couldn't kill this pain. And all the money in Tokio couldn't make >me stay. All the umbrellas in London couldn't stop this rain. > >You may be cruel and unkind in every way. Thinking of ways to hurt me all >night and day. But you're so beautiful...But you're so beautiful, it makes >me want to cry. THIS is sad-lovely! I'm supposed ot know this aren't I? well I don't *sob sob* ohhh...good news! my sweetie brother's friend at a record store scored me some b&s promo poster...:) :) :) :) SARAH! Good work,keep up your protest,fight! fight! fight! you're all so special, lots of love and kisses Genevieve :) oh,cause this time is yours and mine oh hear the city sound see the lonely crowds this scene is you & me in the lazy sun,we're the only ones ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . 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: lovely,oh so very....
by blink＠inexpress.net 16 Feb '98

16 Feb '98

mmmm helllooo Sinisters.... boom bam boom Gatorade! Gatorade is disgust! Have you ever try powergel? Me and my friend went to this health food store,and we like to be energized you know? So it promised energy..it was the most disgusting thing i ever tasted and it reminds me of gatorade...cranberry juiced,that's a proper drink!..my dad bought me a big bag of oranges..but they weren't..they were grapefruits,but anyways that's what I been eating all this week and it's very good.. SO did you all have a good Valentines? I was with friends but romantically I was alone... backtracking...feb 10th was supposed to be my lucky day..(according to Cosmo) on my friends lucky day some guy asked her out that she had loved for a long time...now I went downtown all happy like but it was the wrong record store boy there...and even that guy who's usally ncie gave me a flippant 'enjoy' as I left the store with my purchase adn that's all (oh and what did I buy? The Smiths! Yes I did! THe Queen Is Dead at that..now I haven't really been listening to the rest of the cd becuase I cna't stop listening to Bigmouth Strikes Again) that's all..so I had not lost all hope went acorss the street to pick up my Pastels (because I had gotten a call that said I could come by anytime to pickup) so I go there...the guy says theres nothing for me..I ask again...and again he says it's still on order I yell 'ARE YOU PLAYING MIND GAMES WITH ME,HOW COME ANYTHING I ORDER NEVER COMES IN!' and the two behind counter thought this very funny and told me their friend play trick on me "But I distinctly heard a feminine voice!" "well dave does have a feminine voice" grrrrr! So I listen to Tindersticks there (I try hard to search out bands i hear you talk of here!) and it was called Curtains I think..I thought the music was lovely..but I don't know about the guys voice.....oh well..need to listen some more.... about edible underwear: I ate some at school the other day and it doesn't taste good! Its like pink shopping bag..it taste bad almost as bad as gatorade. So anyways..on feb 10th supposed to be my lucky day and i sat at Wendys looking out the window and I thought LOVE SUCKS! and then to make matters worse this icky guy always downthere appeared with his guitar case (but no guitar inside) and told me i was his lost love and ruder comments,wrong person saying the right things... ok...odd dream...i was talking with record store boy I don't liek about how much I loved the one I did..meanwhile the one I lvoe was parading round with feahters or seomthing and the one i was talking to was being very sweet and he finally said 'well dont you think i'm as lovely as him!' and he took my hand and I said yes,that he was..but no no..wrong one... So Valentines..i was freezing! It was like 28 below and everyone out on the canal and i jsut had my little red knee sox on with the hearts (valentines day..gotta wear some heart) and went into record store not expecting HIM to be there at all and he was booom boom booom..and oh..when he looks at me...why is he so lovely! it didn't help that i saw great expectations after....all the couples! Including Gwyneth and Ethan in the rain...oh me and you in the rain record store boy..how many lil scenarios I have... and suddenly everyone love Stuart D now...how can I compete! BUT..yesssss..Phillipe Candelro won the bronze..good good... AND GEEZ,all those snowboarders for Norway,everything everything abotu them glisten! I cna't get over it...i was supposed to go snowboarding today but noo..what did I do? I watch Mr.Holland's Opus..I've got music..I've got rhythm!I've got my guy (no i don't) who could ask for anything more? phhhhhhhhhhht! smooch, Genevieve ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . 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: BBC Sessions
by Andy Arnette 15 Feb '98

15 Feb '98

I'm new to the list and first of all I'd like to say Hi to everyone out there! Secondly, I have a tape of the first two BBC sessions they have done (which are wonderful) and I recently heard that they did a session sometime last summer/fall. Is this true? And if it is, does anyone out there have a tape of it and would be willing to tape it for me? Thanks, ANDY ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . 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: Lets see your kit for games.
by susannah 15 Feb '98

15 Feb '98

Lets see your kit for games All the girls look the same You are challenging style for running miles You're running miles in some boys jumper I have been singing this set of lines all afternoon, while being drugged on a bottle of dry white wine and this prompted my flatmate to spill her soul about the teenage hell for late developers that was SHOWERS AFTER GAMES. Oh god! what torture, I went into a shivering wreck as we re-lived tale after tale of being dragged kicking and screaming into communal P.E. showers by uncaring butch games mistresses. My flatmate used to get her well-developed friend, who proudly strutted her naked way through shower alley , with busoms flying, to run wet footprints around her changing space , and I used to race back first as soon as the last hockey ball was struck, heart pounding, to chuck handfuls of water on my hair and down my legs; in an attempt to foil eagle- eyed P.E. teachers. And in the event of being forced at gunpoint to run through those showers, you sprinted so fast that the water didn't even touch you!, so What was the fucking point? Am I in my own embarrasing little world here or does anyone else feel the same way? Susannah xxxxx ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . 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: windy
by Andrew D Adler 15 Feb '98

15 Feb '98

At 04:18 PM 2/15/98 +0100, Perfection As A Hipster wrote: >Sandy Blair wrote ... > >>For your next lesson, we will all shout at you for not liking 'Windy' by >>The Association. > >I'm afraid I prefer "Windy" by the Groovy Little Numbers ... > >"Shoot me down" (Groovy Little Numbers) > >Andreas as much as i love the groovy little numbers (you make my head explode is a classic!) in a pinch id have to choose the astrud gilberto version of windy off the album of the same name. her first foray into 60's pop, straying from the world of bossanova. the album is terrific, a mix of covers and originals wrapped in 60's production. andy ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . 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 content
by bradford 15 Feb '98

15 Feb '98

hey. i was in athens last night to see the oh-so-overrated superchunk not because i love them, but because i love the opening band.......ladybug transistor. i know i've mentioned them before and those of you who haven't heard of them probably do what i do when i hear about some little known obscure indie band and i just go "ah poo" to myself quietly and forget i ever heard about them. you betta recognize. if it weren't for "iyfs", then ladybug transistor "beverley atonale" would've been the best piece of something to come out since sometime before. anyway, for the b&s content i alluded to...... i was talking to the ladybug boys and girls and talk got around to our beloved b&s and the singer said, and i quote "i worship the fucking ground they walk on" and then one of the girls (the bass player) nodded her head in agreement. and then mac superchunk walked out and he heard us talking about them and pretty soon the club was almost transformed into the church of belle and sebastian. it was quite a moment. and you should've seen the glow on the faces of the ladybug people and mac superchunk when talking of b&s. it was almost as if we were all talking of some sacred lost shrine that's gonna save the world. i guess it was just cool that fairly famous (or at least recognizable) people feel the same way we do about the band. anyway, i guess that wasn't much b&s content, but it was more than i usually have. oh yeah......go purchase ladybug transistor "beverley atonale". it's on merge in the states. not sure about overseas. stay away from their first album "marlborough farms" (for now). -brad ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . 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: Lovin' Spoonful
by Perfection As A Hipster 15 Feb '98

15 Feb '98

Sandy Blair wrote ... >For your next lesson, we will all shout at you for not liking 'Windy' by >The Association. I'm afraid I prefer "Windy" by the Groovy Little Numbers ... "Shoot me down" (Groovy Little Numbers) 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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