February 1998 - Sinister

Sinister: B & S & Tigermilk & etc.
by Bassler 02 Feb '98

02 Feb '98

I realize it gets old 'round here, but I'm needing a copy of Tigermilk - preferably from someone in the States, but not necessary. I'd buy a copy if I could, but you all know the story ... can trade for some cool pop from the Midwest, etc. Thanks in advance. Ryan polyholiday.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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by John Stuart 02 Feb '98

02 Feb '98

>what film they though would suit a Belle and Sebastian song soundtrack. I saw 'Stella Does Tricks' at the weekend and thought that some b&s tracks would have fitted in it well. She's Losing It perhaps? It's a very good film, and I'd recommend it to you all. The PJ Harvey song in it's good too. John S. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . 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: Re: Sinister: dolly
by Runegg＠aol.com 02 Feb '98

02 Feb '98

yes, I've heard dolly's "butterfly"--a sublime song as well. but something about jolene gets me every time. i pointed out "jolene" to a friend of mine and he turned the guitar riff into a psychotic techno loop. sadly... it was kind of good. by the way, i'd have liked to hear Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan doing "The Boy Done Wrong Again," but unfortunately, that genius is dead..... ah well, in my dreams. --ari ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . 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: impossible?
by Hopkins T 02 Feb '98

02 Feb '98

Tag wrote: > I really don't want Belle and Sebastian being put into any cosy indie category, because >they're better than that. Aren't they? Much better. They do relate to indie-pop for me because they reminded me, just when I needed it, that this pop songs thing could lift and shape me, cross my heart...All this talk of McCarthy and the Jasmine Minks and The Claim has reminded me too. ...and then Tag and The Duke and David and others went and made me all excited and excitable because they've been saying what I've been thinking about, about how all this feeling, all this meaning has to be put to some sort of good use because it _can be_. Invent things, reinvent yourself, participate, get angry, get happy, whatever. Duke: >how many do you think would share some kind of wish and desire and have the energy to >actually DO something with the love they profess? Oh, god, the five percent, the poor righteous teachers? Evangelism scares me but I can't believe that anyone could feel what us lot seem to feel about B&S and not want to use that feeling somehow. Even if that means using it as an opportunity to change yourself, rather than to produce some kind of tangible...something... to show for it. There's so much more to hope for than for your favourite band to become the biggest thing in the world, even though that might be nice. Small things...Frans Hals painting that corrupt town council as drunks...McCarthy singing about it...Belle and Sebastian seeming to re-find that spirit from somewhere, 'cos it's been lost or been buried for a long time. Or maybe I just went deaf, for a bit. 'It's not much to do, it's all I can do...' Whoever it is, whatever, count me in. Oh, and Sarah, Star, : >Yeah, I write a fanzine, wackily enough because I CARE? So I don't know >every perfect fact about every band about, sue me. I love what I find >worthy to be loved And even if we love different bands, which I reckon we do, I'm sure wht's in your fanzine has more truth in it than a hundred NME's. And that's not just because I git stitched up by Q :-). Enough. Tim ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . 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: Edinburgh list people
by Keith Watson 02 Feb '98

02 Feb '98

Any of the Edinburgh list people fancy a pint on say Thursday night... There's still a few of us to meet Mail back. 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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by Andrew Lison 02 Feb '98

02 Feb '98

At 03:28 PM 2/1/98 +0000, you wrote: >we should be using all this we get from these records, making everyone laugh (like Peter and >Susannah), writing witty little anecdotes about their lives (like >Genevieve), or making films, getting together, forming bands, opening >clubs, launching plans for an international pop underground magazine. Well, er, now that you mention it, I thought it would be a good time to ask: I'm a visiting Yank who's in the London area for two weeks (more next week than this, really), and I'd love to meet some of you all. Anybody up for a pub run of some sort? Or can anybody send some recommendations of good pubs/shows for an indie rocker like myself in the next two weeks? P.S. to Tag: Sorry about that. Meant to hit reply all instead of reply. Andrew ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . 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: i'm positively cynical
by Perfection As A Hipster 02 Feb '98

02 Feb '98

The Duke of Harringay wrote ... >maybe we can get our collective shit together and make, as tag suggests, >a magazine of the international pop underground (taking a cue from K >there...), I'm afraid this name is occupied by the Stockholm collective involving "The International Pop Underground" showcases and free fanzines ... furthermore, there is a mailing list using the same name ... how about some originality ? >and maybe we can tell some kind of truth about the story of >belle & Sebastian, and maybe someone will care. i dunno. Dunno either ... >Tag said he was listening to McCarthy, so i've just put on I Am A >Wallet, and yes it is exciting, magical Pop. And yes ... you've missed the name for the potential fanzine, namely "The International Narcotics Traffic" by McCarthy. §;^D Music that could take you And your mind to a new sphere These our chiming chords Could take us both away from here The beat of the drums lifts off your head The bass is shaking off your cares On it goes you are carried away On a sea of sound On and on to an ecstasy (... ehrm ...) On a sea of sound The beat of the drums lifts off your head The bass is shaking of your cares Up, up and away On the beautiful tune In each verse excitement is built To a new pitch Cymbals crash and with frenzied guitars He wildly sings The beat of the drums lifts off your head The bass is shaking of your cares Apologies for the lack of emotion and thoughtfulness ... must be the cold medium. You could always choose "Pocketbook Angel" given an appropriately formated fanzine ... On now: _Silly songs for cynical people_ - Would Be's 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: Dolly Parton's guitar
by mctag＠mcmail.com 02 Feb '98

02 Feb '98

Hello Lovers, It's Sunday morning. I don't remember the last time I was awake on a Sunday morning. It's this mad, mad hedonistic lifestyle I lead. The cats are fighting a lot. Is there a full moon? Belle and Sebastian playing Sunday morning songs (String Bean Jean, in fact) on the dansette. Lights! Camera! Action! David Walker wrote: >Has a Northern Soul night started at the Star & Garter ? Is it still on >and is it any good ? Just noticed it on a poster somewhere the other day >and it got me thinking..... I don't know - tell me if you find out. Alan wrote: >bless.... Bless? Bless? You scroll down and down through someone else's letter in it's entirety expecting to see some incisive reply, and you get 'Bless'. It's all a horrible, horrible dream and I'm going to wake up soon. No? ... it's real? There is no God. Peter Miller wrote: >And then there's "My Sister" by Tinkersticks, which I think is really really >good, and I imagine more of a direct influence on Belle and Sebastian's >talking efforts. Which I still haven't heard. Another good one with talking >on is "Cherry Blossoms" (?), which is my favourite Tinkersticks song, don't >know what it's about though. My favourite Tindersticks song is their Nancy and Lee tribute 'A marriage made in heaven', although it sounds more like Nick Cave and Clare Grogan than N&L. I wonder what happened to the Isabella Rosselini version. Don't all write at once. But I love a good duet, being the big soppy pussycat that I am ... big favourites are 'Some velvet morning' and 'Je t'aime'. I put these songs on tape for an old girlfriend and she said 'Do you like men to be men, and women to be women?'. Dr Freud, is it true? 'Islands in the stream' by Kenny and Dolly, that's a good one. Teenage Fanclub used to do that one, and me and a friend wanted to record a version ourselves, the record company man just laughed. It would've been great, with my butch baritone and her Swedish accent. I like Dolly, she's a fine fine woman. Has anyone heard the story about Dolly Parton sitting in a car in a parking lot for 48 hours without noticing. I do hope drugs weren't involved. I defy anyone not to cry real tears hwen they listen to 'Daddy, come and get me', in which poor Dolly has been dumped in the nuthouse by her philandering husband. It starts off 'In this mental institution...' and goes uphill from there. Genevieve wrote: >I don't understand this 'mad' reputation I have,I make sense in my posts.I >am not crazy,just in love. That's what *I* keep saying, nobody believes me. But the kids understand. They always do. >Sadly,nobody appear in boxes...but it could be the canadian postal >system...speediest around,you know... When one arrives, don't open it with a sharp implement. It happened to Waldo Jeffers, it could happen to anyone. Megan wrote> >um, i don't know if i should be writing at night. i try to make my posts >somewhat pertinent, but i'd like to encourage all of you who only want b&s >info to delete my posts in the future, cause i plan on going for the silly >and entirely irrelevant info in the future. oh, to dream the impossible >dream. I hope everyone else will make it their February resolution to take a leaf out of Megan's book and make it their personal mission to amuse, entertain and excite in the future. Because if I read another dull-witted post repeating tedious facts that another 50 listees have also posted, I will kill, or at least maim. But I love you nevertheless. Tag xxx ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . 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: dance magic dance
by blink＠inexpress.net 02 Feb '98

02 Feb '98

Dear Sinister peeps, Hello! I recommend a snowshow workout to anybody! When I started out I was falling behind,then one after another I was telling off things and soon I was kicking the snow through the air..it was wonderful...and my you change,befoer it was all praise Arab Strap and now it's kick him till he dies. >From: susannah <susannah(a)tormentor.clara.net> >Subject: Sinister: Whats the difference between Clinton and the Titanic? Only 200 people went down on the Titanic I love Bill Clinton. >Genevieve your crown is under threat so get your madcap hat on and repeat after >me: >'I love you fishcake boy, your elbows are so like , um how do I say? pointy >pointy .' I don't understand this 'mad' reputation I have,I make sense in my posts.I am not crazy,just in love.Anyways,i like wearing flowers instead of crowns! Who is the fishcake boy? I know a Reptilian Man,he tried to touch my eyelids..and you know why? His friend told him it's a big turn-on for women.As I get my eye poked out!Ooh...sexy! Anyways..I'm with Tag,I think pervy lyrics are funny..most of the time I don't even understand them though and i get a jab in the side and a 'YOU CAN'T SAY THAT HERE!' Anyways,I was crying so much yesterday I think I was howling,I scared the cats anyways,I scared myself too! So to cheer myself up I put on The Labyrinth. "You remind me of the babe." "What babe?" "The babe with the POWER!" "What power?" "Power...VOODOO!" "Who,you?" "You do." "Do what? "Remind me of the babe!" I wonder,does David Bowie look back at this and wonder? Anyways,I love this movie..sorry no pointy fishcake boy...but that's a real gem,well maybe not to just anybody,but if you know the movie,just picture Jareth with his crop and jodpurrrs going 'The babe with the power!'to the goblin and then breaking into song!lovely lovely.... you all never answer my questions,are there any Belle & Sebby tshirts left? Well,I probably wouldnt' get one anyways,by the time you change the money into brit pounds...I think I will make my own,with sequins! dance magic dance,jump magic jump work that baby spell on me.... Genevieve xoxo ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . 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: First time I have ever laughed out loud at an email...
by northy 02 Feb '98

02 Feb '98

Hey List > Ricky Tikki Tavi Northy wrote: > > >I ordered my poster on Monday and got it on Wednesday so the people > >at VinylTap are pretty quick. > > > >Poster is brill and hanging up as the pride of my room but it does > >come folded and not in a proper poster sender so it has crease marks > >:( > > Oh, god! That's just awful. Can we all rally round? A benefit gig, > something like that. *Here it is* The one time I have ever laughed out loud at an email message. And I am not being sarcastic! Well done Tag (hey what happened to protecting me from the nasty list members!) > Fat Scottish blokes are bastards aren't they? Should have slaughtered > the lot of them at Culloden. Yup. > With my life, if necessary Oh! There it is! Thanx man! > Fuck, I missed the Simpsons. I watch the Simpsons sometimes twice a day and I never get bored of it! I also love patronising my friends who only have "BBC2 Simpsons" by quoting endlessly from the newer (and better ones) he...he...he. Peace people! Northy Hows about a BESEEN chat on one the Belle and Sebastian page? They are great! ________________________________________________ get up turn light on take gown don gown look inside pocket take analgesic _________________________________________________ ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . 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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