March 1998 - Sinister - missprint.org

Sinister: michael head
by Adam Robinson 11 Mar '98

11 Mar '98

Ruth MCCurry asked: "Does anyone know anything about Michael Head and/or The Strands? I don'twant to rush out and buy it if it's some Blue Nile crap. " Michael Head is a true genius. His tearjerking story is told in a remarkably frank interview in today's NME, so I won't bore you all withit here. Suffice to say, everything he and his brother have recorded (as The Pale Fountains, Shack, or The Strands) is fantastic. They're nothing like the Blue Nile. Can you really think the Blue Nile are crap ? I think they're gorgeous. Ho-hum. Cheers, Adam. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . 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: how about....
by [tEAD] 11 Mar '98

11 Mar '98

hey ppl - first post an' all...... Well, my name's Matt and i think b&s are super dooper. The mailing list is great, and I was thinking about the problem of all this nonB&S mail cluttering the list and how people are not liking it and all, but the fact is that if you took away all the nonB&S stuff, there wouldn't be much left. Which makes me ask: Why is the list a mailing list and not a newsgroup ? And for the porn name: I named my first fluffy black rabbit after my grandma, Betty, and my mother's maiden name is the same as my grandma's second name, so my porn name is the same as my grandma's : Betty Baxter! luv Matt x x x ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . 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: Stuart David in NME
by A Leonard 11 Mar '98

11 Mar '98

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Sinister: Pay attention 007 - Scottish Picnics
by Keith Watson 11 Mar '98

11 Mar '98

OK. Scottish Picnics... again. --Anyone's welcome. --Venue undecided - Glasgow or Edinburgh, mail me and let me know what you think. --Anyone who wants to help can. --All we really need is a date - currently Claire can make it in the latter half of May and no-one else has made any suggestions, so that seems like a good bet so far. --Completely provisionally as a total guess I'll say Saturday 23rd of May in Glasgow, cause that seems to be the most popular at the moment. Now here's another suggestion. I think it'd probably be better if these picnics were not just a one-off picnic job in the park and then we all piss off home, but better off part of a grand plan for the weekend, we could all meet up on Friday night, go out to a club, dance our pants off, sleep and then have a picnic - then go out again on Saturday night and do it all again. For a kick off, it'd mean that come the time the picnic thing arrives - we'll all know each other anyway, which'd be cool. It's always a bit better when it's a whole weekend as it feels like more of an event. -- Any alternative suggestions are of course welcome. Thanks, 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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Sinister: Coupland Price Alert
by Ruth McCurry 11 Mar '98

11 Mar '98

Sorry to be a stickler 'n'all, but Girlfriend in a Coma will retail at 12.99. I got it wrong and the stupid machine jumbled it up anyway. Another fantastic video, by the way, is Hanson's Weird dir. Gus van Sant. It's almost as good as the song. Love DAVID ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . 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: Stuff and nonsense
by David S Mccarthy 11 Mar '98

11 Mar '98

Claire Timmins wrote: If a picnic in Scotland is being organized then I will be there. If it is in the latter half of May only. Who's organizing it? Is anyone currently organising a Scottish picnic? If not who wants to? I'm willing to help out. Also, There has been talk recently, of older people beggining to take a shine to B&S and rececently when I last visited home my dad overheard b&s playing, liked it, and insisted I make a tape of the 3 eps and sinister for him to play in his car. The following week while listening to it he crashed his car, he was ok and it wasn't all a disaster infact something good came of it. My dad is a bit of a minger and never cleans his car, inside or out, much to the annoyance of my mother. But when the car came back from the garage it was all shiny and clean and smelled like new, and my mum was very, very happy, all thanks to belle and sebastian. the end. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . 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: Alex Chilton/V-Twin
by Keith Watson 11 Mar '98

11 Mar '98

And talking, well kind of, about B&S members extra-curricular acivity, Mick Cook played with The Karelia when I saw them play a couple of weeks ago. He played trumpet on one song, and guitar on the rest, but i got the idea he only played guitar so much because the singer couldn't- becuase he had cut his finger. Does anyone know anthing more about this?, that is Mick playing with The Karelia, not the singer's cut finger. And Keith, count me in for an Edinburgh picnic. I think many of my friends can be persuaded to attend. When I told them about the London picnic they said they wanted to go. Yet they wouldn't go to the Manchester gigs with me. I don't know. Mick's brother plays drums with the Karelia, so I guess it's just a part-time helping out thing. The location of the picnic is undecided as of yet, so if everyone who's interested wants to send me a mail with the subject of of either "GLASGOW" or "EDINBURGH" we'll do it by votes. 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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Sinister: Mudskipper
by Mark 11 Mar '98

11 Mar '98

Turns out that Mudskipper have a web site. It's at http://www.uce5.u-net.com/mudskipper.htm You can also get the CDs there for 50p cheaper than they're selling them to me!!!! And they've got cassettes which they didn't tell me about. Still, the music's so good I'll forgive them for any discrepancies! And there's still some CDs left if anyone wants one - either mail me or do it from their site. Mark ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . 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: Video as Art
by Ruth McCurry 11 Mar '98

11 Mar '98

Saw some awesome videos yesterday. First up was Cecil. Has anyone seen this? I don't remember a damn thing about the song, I was staring so hard at the gruesome nature of the events unfolding before my eyes. It's basically about this guy who goes around vomiting electronic goods like mobile phones, camcorders, gameboys, etc. The effects are pretty damn cool. The first video I've ever seen that made me shout and scream. Then tuned into Alternative Nation after Larry Sanders finished, and saw the Arab Strap video (nice try but not much cop), and the Beta Band video which is absolutely amazing. It's people in silly costumes going up a mountain having been filmed coming down it backwards in reverse. Complicated, I know. The effect is that you piss yourself laughing. Top marks. Bought the Hopkirk and Lee CD that was mentioned on the list about a week ago. Well, they're not the new B&S, but it's a beautiful record nevertheless. Hugely recommended. Who are they? Where do they come from? Does anyone know anything about Michael Head and/or The Strands? I don't want to rush out and buy it if it's some Blue Nile crap. Someone asked about the UK release of Girlfriend in a Coma by Coupland. As far as I know, it should be in the shops in two to three weeks. Priced attractively at £9.99. Is anyone going to see Guy Chadwick on Friday at the Garage? Let me know. How come She's Losing It seems to be the most popular B&S song? It's cute, sure, but it's not really what they do best, is it? Give me Judy or Fakers any day. That's enough now. Lots of love Camper Van Oaten (honest) Do I get points for that name? ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . 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: teachers and the music that they adore
by JOSEPH FOSTER 11 Mar '98

11 Mar '98

There is a head of year (year 6 I think) at my old secondary school, who has the pleasure of teaching my brother Dj and all his friends. She gave an assemble about popular music, and to gain herself much needed 'streed cred', with the 'kids', admitted that she was pretty fasionable because she quite liked Dire Straights. And she has a head like a microphone. And she smells. And she put me in bottom set for french. My brother has bin known to tap her on the head and say testing.......testing.....1, 2, 3. Honestly. Tut tut. See y'all. Harry Currie. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . 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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