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Sinister: Monday morning mailbox blues
by Kevan Cooke 20 Jul '98

20 Jul '98

On Northy meeting Thom Yorke: A couple of years ago my brother saw Brett Anderson walking down Kilburn High Road. Another time he was on the railway station and sees this girl who looks just like Justine out of Elastica standing there. Then this bloke who looks just like Damon out of Blur gets off a train and embraces the Justine-like girl and they walk off together, visibly reinventing themselves several times before they were out of view. And two weeks ago he went for an job interview in Runcorn and who did he see on the platform? Louise Woodward. You know, the baby shaking nanny. The best I can do is that I saw Ron Dixon from Brookside in a pub once. On French films: What about Subway? Or, rather predictably, Betty Blue? On the subject of Canadian music: Don't blame Canada, it was people in the UK that bought seven billion copies of that bloody awful Bryan Adams record. On the subject of the B&S album title: Surely "The boy with the vibrating butt plug" would have the same effect, but without causing confusion with the foulmouthed mumblemasters. Kevan. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". . For unsubscribing, list rules, Tigermilk and sessions tapes, . please see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister(a)majordomo.net . *** B&S new LP worldwide release 7th September, tour news etc. at *** . *** http://www.majordomo.net/sinister/news.html *** . Coinini athasach ata muid - ag canuint amhrain na . coinini - nach bhfuilimid? -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Sinister: A fool such as I
by Nick Dastoor 20 Jul '98

20 Jul '98

Things not to do: When conducting a thorough hoovering of one's bedroom, DO NOT be tempted to lift the nozzle up to the top of your stereo as a dusting shortcut. I tried this lazy man's trick yesterday and to my utter horror suddenly saw the tape from one of the cassettes piled on top FLY up the tube and then SNAP from the strain. There were lots of cassettes there, but it had to be the most precious one of all: an immaculate recording of Beat Patrol made for me by someone kinder than Kind Dog. <Sniff> If only I took better care of my most treasured possessions. Nick xx P.S. I would be cheered up by receiving a list crush vote, if only I weren't so sure that I'm just being toyed with by evil Mark. _________________________________________________________ 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 unsubscribing, list rules, Tigermilk and sessions tapes, . please see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister(a)majordomo.net . *** B&S new LP worldwide release 7th September, tour news etc. at *** . *** http://www.majordomo.net/sinister/news.html *** . Coinini athasach ata muid - ag canuint amhrain na . coinini - nach bhfuilimid? -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Re: Sinister: Ouch!
by Ihamilt＠aol.com 20 Jul '98

20 Jul '98

Allow me to make a few points 1. Bis - Im actually a big fan of shouting in pop - but only where it has some kind of emotional resonance. I dont think this applies in songs by band whose major emotional traumas appear to be when John Smiths run out of that Jad Fair compilation that John Disco has been desperately seeking. 2. Uresei - Ive been unfortunate enough to see Uresei more than once - I first saw them on some showcase thing with the Delgados and The Secret Goldfish a few years back ( and what a thrilling night that was). I then had the misfortune to see them supporting Pavement in Newcastle. The Sheffield thing i only went to see Prolapse. i hung around , like the open minded chap i am, to see if they had improved any. They hadn't. Oh and if you dont think class is important in pop, after the likes of Crispin Mills, i think you're very much mistaken. 3. Arab Strap. Oh but i have tried to understand. And im not against "difficult" music. Just bad music. 4.Idlewild . Beleive me, its all true. 5. Punk - Im one of those misguided souls who thinks punk died circa 1977. I shudder to think what your average punk audience would have made of poor wee Steven. 6. BMX Bandits - You may classify Belle and Sebastian as twee wank for students , but i certainly don't. 7. Secret Goldfish - I did - it isnt . I think that belongs to lazy Line painter jane , by some twee student band or other. 8. The Delagados - The first time ive heard them mentioned in the same sentence as Captain beefheart, and hopefully the last. 9. Mogwai - Didnt i say they can be excellent? 10. Work for the NME? me? After all the death threats i wrote over the last Morrissey review? - perhaps not. Cheers popkids Iain/ Dreadful escuse for a human being ( delete as appropriate) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". . For unsubscribing, list rules, Tigermilk and sessions tapes, . please see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister(a)majordomo.net . *** B&S new LP worldwide release 7th September, tour news etc. at *** . *** http://www.majordomo.net/sinister/news.html *** . Coinini athasach ata muid - ag canuint amhrain na . coinini - nach bhfuilimid? -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Sinister: Bicycle Clips.
by Adrian Evans 20 Jul '98

20 Jul '98

PJ Harvey Keitel Miller wrote : >It's a great joke, you just have >to think about it for a couple of days, to the exclusion of everything else. >Eventually it all becomes apparent. Trust me. Nope. Excuse me for being stooooooooooooooooooopid. Explain. I'm not really an axe-murderer....It's not like I'm going to do anything if you offend my good lady...she might though as I found out to my cost when I accused her of being 13 stone. ...your bird is a horse Is it any wonder I'm confused ? >From now on I shall call her Pegasus, and not Ghengis. Debbie wrote : >> i was very disappointed with Electronic, though. I mean, if it were other >> people in the band, i would have been quite impressed, i suppose, but i >> would have expected more from two great talents such as bernard >>sumner and >> johnny marr. Espawotsit added : >was bernard really a talent, tho? he could hardly sing (tho this did in >itslef lead to some moments of genius, i'll admit), could definitely not >write lyrics (ooh you've got blue eyes, oooh you've got green eyes, >ooh you've got red eyes. - when a single black eye would have done the >job...), and slagged off joy division at every opportunity... >ooh you've got red eyes...Grey ? I cannot disagree Bernard Sumner/Dicken/Albrecht was a talentless individual whose lyrics were as meaningless as my postings to this list. However, he never once tried to defend his lyrical shortfalls and always refused to get drawn into explaning them. He did though with the other three come up with some of the toppermost P!O!P! tunes of the eighties. Electronic was a big big mistake (probably not if you look at Bernards bank balance) and apart from the very first single (collaboration with Neil Tenant) was a big bag of poo. Someone kindly informed us of Morrisseys forthcoming death : >Some suggest a new two-album deal with an unspecified label, others >imminent retirement". Could he not go back to being a consumer monkey ? Now where are my bicycle clips ? ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". . For unsubscribing, list rules, Tigermilk and sessions tapes, . please see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister(a)majordomo.net . *** B&S new LP worldwide release 7th September, tour news etc. at *** . *** http://www.majordomo.net/sinister/news.html *** . Coinini athasach ata muid - ag canuint amhrain na . coinini - nach bhfuilimid? -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Sinister: the end of the beginning
by brad 20 Jul '98

20 Jul '98

> with 2 votes: > Brad uh-oh. i smell a catfight. hey, i just thought of something. are we gonna have a contest to see who makes the best mix tape? cause i reckon with the one i made tonight you can go ahead and crown me. and when's this damn thing gonna start anyway? i can't wait to hear all those smiths and dandy warhol songs. and, once again, i'm gonna plug this web magazine that i have a weekly column in. it's called firewall http://www.triangle23.com/firewall/ the more people show up, the longer it might stick around. my column is called "road to nowhere" cause i'm unimaginative. just scroll down on the main page until you see the "columns" section. and, ladies....i understand. i've got a crush on myself. i've been there. -brad ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". . For unsubscribing, list rules, Tigermilk and sessions tapes, . please see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister(a)majordomo.net . *** B&S new LP worldwide release 7th September, tour news etc. at *** . *** http://www.majordomo.net/sinister/news.html *** . Coinini athasach ata muid - ag canuint amhrain na . coinini - nach bhfuilimid? -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Sinister: isn't it too EARLY for this sort of thing?!
by Sarah 20 Jul '98

20 Jul '98

Re Sinister Digest 261.... of which ALL the posts were from debbie, espadrille, the duke and "Popular" Ian :) Re Kurt and Courtney - well it's obvious she's going to be against it, it represents her in a less than positive light, but I'm still going to try and get to see it. From what I've read about it, it's basicaly trying to frame Courtney, but put it one way, some of the witnesses are somewhat...unreliable? I read a thing saying that one of Kurts "best friends" was interviewed and showed pictures of Kurt to prove their friendship...when one of the photos was the front covere of the Melody maker... Berand Butler. Is a very good geetar player in my opinion. At least he can writes songs and not WANK (YES! YES! ITS COMING! ANOTHER OVER EXAGGERATED AND TEDIOUS GUITAR SOLO! YES! ), unlike John Squire. But then aain I like Suede so lickle old me is biased. Thing to complain about though.....HIS NOSE!! Fuck me! "Vulture" Butler... His hairdo is't ROCK! It's very shiny though :) It's polished Nirvana fan who gave up the combats to dress smartly. YEY! Sorry, but ANNA FRIEL! has just come on teh radio! (the MADONNA song no that silly actress...) Duke - Caffreys is great isn't it. It's my fave drink in the world ever. Along with fresh orange juice and fresh BLOOD from litte CHILDREN!! NAHAHAHHAH! (Oh dear, it's only 9.00 in the morning as I write...) ARGH! KULA SHAKER ON THE RADIO! Idlewild, Idlewild, YOU'RE Good, YOU'RE Good.... they are shit. Sorry Debiie, but it's like that and thats the way it is. HURRGH. I'm glad I have no opinion about the Smiths. I have a tape of them but only listened to it once so far. S'alright. I just think Morrisey sounds amazingly like what Mr Bean must sound like when singing. *shrugs* Sorry. PJ Party Miller? A senior congressman! Ahahahahahaahhahahaha! Listen, you KNOW last time you got anywhere that SEXY item Bill Clinton, they threw you out of the USA and exiled you to Spain. You must stop these delusions - they FIRED YOU!!!! You can't keep taking pit ponies to work with you. As for teh cheap shot towards the Manics...SHUT UP! How come James had a beard in '94 and looked so good, and now he has a beard and looks... silly... Sean suits his beard. Nicky...depends on what mood you are in,...and james....should shave NOW NOW NOW! I think it's great they've gone and done it though. i mean what was the last thing you thought they'd do... ARGH! OASIS!!!! Radio One is very....crap isn't it. Wonderwall. *pukes* I'M GOING NOW BYE!!!!!! Sarah ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". . For unsubscribing, list rules, Tigermilk and sessions tapes, . please see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister(a)majordomo.net . *** B&S new LP worldwide release 7th September, tour news etc. at *** . *** http://www.majordomo.net/sinister/news.html *** . Coinini athasach ata muid - ag canuint amhrain na . coinini - nach bhfuilimid? -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Re: Sinister: Sinister Re:Ouch!
by Aurore 20 Jul '98

20 Jul '98

>and i do have a >blue ac acoustics single that anyone who doesn't, like me, think is >pish, is welcome to. for a snog. possibly. dear Duke, I don't care for the ac acoustics single but I would definitely be interested in the snog. love, Aurore xx ---------------------------------------------------- MUMBLY - http://www.mygale.org/00/aurore/emumbly.htm ---------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". . For unsubscribing, list rules, Tigermilk and sessions tapes, . please see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister(a)majordomo.net . *** B&S new LP worldwide release 7th September, tour news etc. at *** . *** http://www.majordomo.net/sinister/news.html *** . Coinini athasach ata muid - ag canuint amhrain na . coinini - nach bhfuilimid? -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Sinister: what the butler!
by Colin Campbell 19 Jul '98

19 Jul '98

All this bernard butler reminded me of a girl I know who looks just like him, same complexion, same nose, It's an interesting shape isn't it? Don't know about his music though, doesn't really do much to me. anyone else got the cinerama single? Love is an amazing track, featuring the gorgeous voice of emma 'fi the delgados. And what about the mogwai gig that's supposed to be in aberdeen on the 26th of august, anyone heard anything about that? colin. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". . For unsubscribing, list rules, Tigermilk and sessions tapes, . please see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister(a)majordomo.net . *** B&S new LP worldwide release 7th September, tour news etc. at *** . *** http://www.majordomo.net/sinister/news.html *** . Coinini athasach ata muid - ag canuint amhrain na . coinini - nach bhfuilimid? -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Sinister: you people are super, canada, #sinister, i make plastic plants.
by jubilee ? 19 Jul '98

19 Jul '98

hello uhm, you. I promised myself i would get through the 900 and something e-mails i had from this list before i allowed myself to send anything. Of course that means that i didn't read yours unless you made an interesting topic. And if you all go by the same indication then no one is reading this, hoohaw :D And of course there were so many things that i wanted to give my $0.02 on, but now i forget most of them. Canadian music. or right, that was one of them. See the thing that most people don't realise is that inch for inch, and pound for pound, we have an equal amount of quality as any other of you countries, and on the reverse, we also have a par amount of tosh. You have to consider the population. There are far more people in the usa and in the uk then in canada. I do however see how you could think that canada produces nothing but rubbish because I'm in the bloody country and it's quite difficult to find quality, even though it's very much there. You have to take chances and listen to people that tell you 'hey, they're pretty decent.' It's also much harder to make it in canadian music, the distributors and record labels are fewer and fa between compared to the rest of you lot. I know a band called Admiral, i saw them open for someone bigger a couple years ago, and they were quite good, had a 60's sort of vibe, as that's what they mostly listen to, i later found out. They're now signed onto a label in america, i don't quite remember which one, but they carry the apples in stereo and frank black. Yet they still haven't been signed in canada. Of course this is just me rambling on about a topic that i could know a LOT more about then i actually do. So anyway, maybe i few of you caught my point. If not, too bad. mwahaha. What else was there...i don't know. I do take a lot of what you all talk about in terms of good bands to heart. I'm younger than jong it seems, so it wasn't that long ago really that i stopped listening to teddy bear picnic and noticed that there is more out there. (not that much younger than jong, i'm not 12 or anything) so it really interests me to hear about who you listen to and recommend. I've learned a lot since i've been on the list actually. I used to find things from my brother, but he's strayed off into a different musical...phase? maybe? or maybe it's permanent. I'm glad though, because it helps me discover more. He's not into the whole b&s/arab strap/tindersticks/pastels etc. and 60's sound, but more the dj drum and bass hip hop with a beat direction. Some of the stuff he likes is great, superb, the james lavelle, dj shadow, bentley rythm ace, fluke tortoise, fat boy slim blah blah blah, a lot of which is ace, but for me it's no where neat enough. My i do tend to ramble! I'll just be on about one more thing then. I stopped in at #sinister on chat.virgin.net a couple days ago, and it was superfantastic. I wasn't sure what i was wandering into and if i was going to be shunned by an untra exclusive club, but the people were so great. I saw steve, another sarah, i think brian, jong, and a lot of other people who i don't remember and i'm terribly sorry. BUt the point is that it's one of the friendliest, if not THE friendliest channels i've been in so thankyou, you're wonderful, and i'll be back so brace yourselves. And all of you other 312 people should stop by too. Oh on second thought that would be a bit crazy. But i'm sure no one would mind. euh. sorry. Thankyou, you're spamdamtastic, gbye. sarah ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". . For unsubscribing, list rules, Tigermilk and sessions tapes, . please see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister(a)majordomo.net . *** B&S new LP worldwide release 7th September, tour news etc. at *** . *** http://www.majordomo.net/sinister/news.html *** . Coinini athasach ata muid - ag canuint amhrain na . coinini - nach bhfuilimid? -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Sinister: french films
by debbie 19 Jul '98

19 Jul '98

i don't know what the French title was (and probably couldn't spell it if i did), but 'A Self Made Hero' was one of the best films i have ever seen. has anyone else seen this? It was soooo good, about a man who makles up a whole new identity for himself, turning himself into a big war hero or something... i dunno, i can never remember the plots of films properly. i finally got round to seeing 'The Ice Storm' last week, which was fantastic. I couldn't stop crying at the end. It was so sad. I've been going to see a lot of films lately for some reason. Does anyone know if i should bother going to see 'Kurt & Courtney' or not? I kinda don't want to cus Courtney was so against the film and i love her... but i'm obsessed with documentaries/biographies about bands etc just now, so... 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 unsubscribing, list rules, Tigermilk and sessions tapes, . please see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister(a)majordomo.net . *** B&S new LP worldwide release 7th September, tour news etc. at *** . *** http://www.majordomo.net/sinister/news.html *** . Coinini athasach ata muid - ag canuint amhrain na . coinini - nach bhfuilimid? -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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