June 1998 - Sinister - missprint.org

Sinister: Maybe it's because I'm not a Londoner
by mctag＠mcmail.com 16 Jun '98

16 Jun '98

Wahey! A fight... Mark wrote: >I'm also wondering if all you listees have a somewhat pro-Scotland/anti-London >stance. Would it be the same if B&S came from Finchley? Of course not. They would be totally different if they came from Finchley. A lot of great groups come from London, the Kinks are probably my favourite English pop group of all time, the Clash were great on their day, and nowadays we've got Saint Etienne and Stereolab...but just as the Kinks could have come from nowhere other than London, the Smiths wouldn't have been the Smiths if they weren't from Manchester, B&S are a product of their environment. >I for one think London >is fucking wicked in almost every respect, I've lived here all my life (brief >sojourn in Bologna excepted), and fully intend to stay here for ever and ever. >I think it's beautiful, haunting, sexy, dark, vivacious, pretentious, cuddly >and grotesque, and I love it. It does kind of annoy me reading all this "oh well >of course I live in London but my life's changed ever since I went to Glasgow, >what a wonderful place, so much more full of life and intimacy than big, anonymous, >grimy ol' London Town" - Lets have a moment's silence for poor little London, alone and unloved all the way down there, isolated from an uncaring world. With respect, Mark, you're talking bollocks. I hadn't noticed a lack of London letters, far from it. Like most non-Londoners I'm sick to the back teeth of the London bias in the media, the way bands from "the provinces" are even now treated as a novelty. Look at how Manchester bands have their quotes reported phonetically ("fookin' 'ell") as if any variation on Estuary English is some sort of bumpkin dialect. London has had the limelight for as long as I can remember, and you can hardly blame the rest of us for saying "it's our turn now". >if you don't like this place you haven't got to know it nearly well enough. Maybe if you don't like London, you just don't like crowded tubes full of bad tempered passengers, bad air, fashion victims who don't dance, racists in the East End, stroppy taxi drivers and the overwhelming capital-centricity of far too many of its population. Myself, I like London for the most part. I like being able to find the records I want, see films, to see bands playing. I like Covent Garden and Soho, Thameside pubs, and Highgate Cemetry. And I'll probably end up moving there. But don't get all uppity if they happen to prefer somehere else. Rant over, Love Tag ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . 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 . Somos todos conejitos felices que tararean . consonancias felices del conejito - no somos? -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Sinister: RE: Cheeky Adrian Evans
by PJMiller 16 Jun '98

16 Jun '98

The most offensive man on the list wrote: Peter Miller wrote : >I'm looking forward to Holland - Belgium tonight Such foresight. You cheeky twat. The match in question was a huge pounding slab of barely shifting meditational tranquility, which was just what the doctor ordered. My hopes of a Third World victory are still intact, what with Nigeria looking sharp, Cameroon and Jamaica promising good things, and Scotland still in with a shout. . Somos todos conejitos felices que tararean . consonancias felices del conejito - no somos? Paul - see me after school. Peter ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . 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 . Somos todos conejitos felices que tararean . consonancias felices del conejito - no somos? -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Re: Sinister: It's a London Thing
by debbie 16 Jun '98

16 Jun '98

pearly queen mark wrote: > Ooh, snidey - what I was referring to (as you well know) was all those nameless people out there who seem to > rejoice in slagging off London whether they've ever been there or not, especially in comparison to a certain > place which'll remain nameless. well i for one do rejoice in slagging off london, especially as i've never been there nor have any intention of going in the future. it wouldn't be that bad if all the uk media wasn't so damn biased towards it; i mean, do i really need to be bombarded with continual fawning over london when it really has no bearing on my life whatsoever? Of course, everyones just gonna say i'm maybe just a teensy bit jealous- damn straight and i dont care who knows it. but i also have no qualms about slagging off glasgow, manchester, sheffield, bristol or anywhere else for that matter that recieves attention while i live in relative isolation from the majority of goings on in the country. I mean, where can you go when the last (v. unreliable) bus home is at 10pm? But still, london is the easiest target for a slagging, no matter what, 'specially as everyone there seems to love it and can't resist from letting everyone know that they feel this way. ok, ahm done... debbie 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 . Somos todos conejitos felices que tararean . consonancias felices del conejito - no somos? -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Sinister: Sin & Lenny Kravitz
by David Moore 16 Jun '98

16 Jun '98

Hi All (Isn't it cool that if I want to post to this list all I have to do is type "Sin" into the To line and Outlook 98 automatically knows that I mean you lot?) Anyway, in view of all the recent Lenny Kravitz approbation, can I remind all readers of Evan Dando's moving tribute to the great man on the first of the "secret" tracks at the end of the Lemonheads' "Come On Feel" CD? B & S content = zero, except to say that I've turned two more colleagues at work onto them. How about releasing some product soon for this market we're all busy creating? David Moore Chelmsford, UK ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . 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 . Somos todos conejitos felices que tararean . consonancias felices del conejito - no somos? -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Sinister: mick cooke - amphetameanies
by blue soda 16 Jun '98

16 Jun '98

just got this message from mick, so here it is forwarded to sinister... -=- I have yet more gig news (and release dates this time) for The Karelia and the Amphetameanies. Please bear with me, or humour me, or something... The Karelia: The Karelia and El Hombre Trajeado play: Nice'n'Sleazy, Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow (Tel 0141 333 9637); Saturday 13th June; 9pm onwards Tickets £3 on the door Described by The List magazine as: "Two of the best alternative bands in Glasgow (that's alternative as in 'actually quite different to most other things you'll hear')." This is a launch night for a split 7" single between El Hombre- very good, kind of Fugazi-ish, John Peel favourites-(their song is called 'Like Quicksand') and the Karelia ('Vision in a World Without Spectacles') on F&J Records. Nationwide UK release on 22nd June (all good independents), 15th June for Glasgow shops (Fopp, Missing etc.). The cover for the single is a bright yellow spiral pattern, with red writing. Amphetameanies (an 11-piece 2-Tone stylee ska band I play with, in case you didn't know): The Amphetameanies, The Newtown Grunts, Duffy Moon and DJ Lukey Luke play: King Tut's, St. Vincent Street, Glasgow (Tel 0141 221 5279); on Thursday 18th June 8.30pm onwards Tickets £3.50 in advance Described by The List: "Glasgow's all-star ska band The Amphetameanies doff their caps to 2-Tone with a little help from the Buckfast-swilling Newtown Grunts." Again, another launch night for: Amphetameanies debut 7" single out at the end of June- 'Around the World in 5 and a Half Minutes' (F&J Records: cat no SHaG 021)- nationwide UK release through SRD distribution (all good independents). Available via mail order from June 18th. Snippets of both songs ('Mo'ska' and 'Tales of the Arizona Highway Patrol') are on the website: News, info, audio, photos and irrelevant shit: http://www.redfoot.force9.co.uk/meanies/ Either of the above singles can be ordered direct from F&J. Send a cheque or postal order, made out for £3.00 (£4.00 outside of UK), to Sandy Black at: F&J Records, PO Box 16704, Glasgow, G12 9WQ Cheers, Mick -=- if anyone has questions, then mail me and i'll pass them on when i get the chance. :) david kitchen -- -=- http://www.jeepster.co.uk/ http://www.totalweb.co.uk/bluesoda/ - fanclub - fiction - lyrics - merchandise - records - competitions - - poetry - IRC chat - voting booth - FAQ - picnics - socials - news - mailto:shop@jeepster.co.uk mailto:d.kitchen@virgin.net mailto:bluesoda@totalweb.co.uk ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . 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 . Somos todos conejitos felices que tararean . consonancias felices del conejito - no somos? -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Sinister: nothing much of anything
by Dallas Schmidt 16 Jun '98

16 Jun '98

it is a lovely hot South Dakota day... and Im wishing it would rain... I spent the year at school wishing I was out...and now I think I'd like to be back... well....nothing much is happing here... every record/cd shop ive been to has nothing I want. and Im surrounded by happy people all the time...( I work at the mall) ( which I despise.. but I need a job)... so... I think I shall listen to a little B&S... yours, Truly Dallas Kathleen _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.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 . Somos todos conejitos felices que tararean . consonancias felices del conejito - no somos? -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Sinister: Ben folds five
by rob.dawson 16 Jun '98

16 Jun '98

Hello, Big thanks to Anna for being the first to brighten my day!!!!!!! (I can see the sun shining through the cloud over my head already) I forgot to ask if anyone likes Ben folds five. I'm going to the gig on Monday 29th but know very little of there stuff! Are they good, bad or ugly! Cheers Rob ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . 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 . Somos todos conejitos felices que tararean . consonancias felices del conejito - no somos? -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Sinister: football, paris et ses taxis.
by pierre Miquel 16 Jun '98

16 Jun '98

joe le taxi, y va pas partout, y marche pas au soda, son saxo jaune, conait toutes les rues par coeur, tous les ptits bars, ect.. J'aimerai bien correspondre avec des jolies écossaises, and i can speak in english. Juste pour savoir comment vous vivez la-bas, et tout et tout.. a bientôt. Pierre Je suis français, j'habite près de Paris. p.miquel(a)hol.fr ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . 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 . Somos todos conejitos felices que tararean . consonancias felices del conejito - no somos? -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Re: Sinister: Maybe it's because I'm not a Londoner
by Claire Timmins 16 Jun '98

16 Jun '98

> Tag ranted.. > >>Like most non-Londoners I'm sick to the back teeth of the London bias >>in the media, the way bands from "the provinces" are even now treated >>as a novelty. Look at how Manchester bands have their quotes reported >>phonetically ("fookin' 'ell") as if any variation on Estuary English >>is some sort of bumpkin dialect. > > Unfortunately the Urban dialects of Britain are all merging together, >'accent levelling,' and pretty soon we are all going to speak the same >way, (slight exaggeration). So we should appreciate this phonetic delight >while we can. > You are right though. Everyone has their own distinct accent so why is it >that London bands don't have their phrases represented phonetically. In >fact while we're on the subject, I'm all for a phonetic alphabet. Thus we >would never have any of these problems. > > Did you know that to cook an octopus properly you have to open up its >head take out some brain type thing and beat it against a rock 100 times, >occassionally rubbing the goo round and round. ('Fish' Sophie Grigson). > Doesn't that just put you off trying to cook them. > > Bye, come on the boys!!!!!!! > > > Claire. > > oops sorry folks, this is what I'm working on just now so sorry to bore you. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . 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 . Somos todos conejitos felices que tararean . consonancias felices del conejito - no somos? -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Sinister: So Scottland then!!!
by rob.dawson 16 Jun '98

16 Jun '98

Hellooooooo, First a massive thanks for the replies about Edinburgh venues (I shall mail you back nearer my moving North date which should be about the beginning of October). Edinburgh is sounding better by the minute although I sure will miss London (sob). Has anyone heard the Massive attack album, I never really liked them but I bought "teardrop" and was kinda wondering what the rest of the stuff's like?!?!?!? Had a majorly depressing weekend (involving a broken leg and several cuts from a broken wine glass, fortunately not all at the same time) and the cloud is still looming so I'd love some pick-me-up messages of joy and happiness if it still exists! love Rob ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . 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 . Somos todos conejitos felices que tararean . consonancias felices del conejito - no somos? -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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