July 1998 - Sinister - missprint.org

Re: Sinister: looooooper...
by barzy＠networkmags.com 09 Jul '98

09 Jul '98

>yay!!! >got my looper singles in the mail today... >haven't listened to 'em yet because i'm at work. >but they look really nice :) > >brian Heehee me too! Yeah...they do look swell, don't they....? I wish I had a turn table here at work..or one of those little vans with the needle on the bottom to drive round and round and round and play the little record..... beth ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . 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 . Coinini athasach ata muid - ag canuint amhrain na . coinini - nach bhfuilimid? -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Sinister: hang the dj hang the dj hang the dj hang the dj hang the dj hang the dj...
by BCapirigi＠aol.com 09 Jul '98

09 Jul '98

i've been a huge smiths fan for exactly six days now. matt << > The Smiths are underrated. Their time will come. not if i can help it, mate. >> ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . 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 . Coinini athasach ata muid - ag canuint amhrain na . coinini - nach bhfuilimid? -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Re: Sinister: Free design and Harpers Bizarre
by barzy＠networkmags.com 08 Jul '98

08 Jul '98

>Hi > >FREE DESIGN are much better than harpers bizarre. >Other fantastic records: >Jan and Dean "Save for a Rainy day" >Roger Nichols and the Small circle of friends >The left Banke >Harpers bizarre >Millenium >Yellow balloon >The Searchers "Where have all the Flowers gone" >5th Dimension Very few people i've talked to have heard of the Millenium record....It's the producer of The Association, who's singing... right? Someone told me it was reissued on Columbia Records, but i've looked everywhere! I have a tape of it somewhere, and it's *lovely*.....Hum...the dj is playing "Sunday Morning" as done by James....could be really bad...but it's nice...I'd forgotten they did this...it makes me *sigh* In a good way.... xbeth ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . 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 . Coinini athasach ata muid - ag canuint amhrain na . coinini - nach bhfuilimid? -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Sinister: The Boy with a dodgy Scottish indie band
by Northy 08 Jul '98

08 Jul '98

In the words of the great Greek philosopher Homer, DOH! I forgot to change my bloody name signature! > >hi I am new to this list and have been sitting around for a while not > >saying much > > The gall of the man!!! Northy, I salute you. Thanx! Just like a single magpie. Now people give me some weird looks when I do that..... > Call me what you like, Northy, just so long as you call me... I was initially annoyed that you had uncovered my cunning disguise, but seeing as you're such a fantastic person, I solemnly forgive you. from the now revealed Northy, keen to jump back on the Belle and Sebastian soundtrack now their new LP is out :) so who's still out there? Mr Steven Eastwood perhaps? I love your teletext page man. Last night I got the nicest shock of my life when I saw the new LP news. Thanx again! But what's with the deluge of adverts on your pages? Are the corporate pigs getting to you? OK, then bye I now have, Queen is Dead, Strangeways and Louder than Bombs What's next kids? _____________________________________________________ "Gary Glitter's gone to seed so who will lead us now?" _____________________________________________________ (Tiny, 1998) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . 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 . Coinini athasach ata muid - ag canuint amhrain na . coinini - nach bhfuilimid? -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Sinister: dead royals
by Honey 08 Jul '98

08 Jul '98

Thanks to all of you for your contributions of racing driver and rude names for fish - I'm afraid Linda's ignoring them all and calling said fish "Princess Diana". Letters of complaint to her please. It's her birthday. Anyway, the non-cycling-short-wearing Stuart asked me to remind you all that Isobel's second song is on the Treehouse site www.treehouse.clara.net - go and take a listen as they disappear after a bit. He's also got some other stuff going on there, some Looper clips, but sadly the tape of the concert didn't come out or something. Does anyone have newts? How big do chinese fire-bellied newts grow to please? Can you make little hats for their heads, and do you need to strap them on with little elastic bands? Do newts have 80s revival parties? honey 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 . Coinini athasach ata muid - ag canuint amhrain na . coinini - nach bhfuilimid? -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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RE: Sinister: 10 Roddington Place
by PJMiller 08 Jul '98

08 Jul '98

The lovely Adrianne wrote: And then there was Rene Arnoux. I'm sorry, how can such a glamorous team as Ferrari go with a driver called Rene ? He's clearly never going to win a thing with a name like that, and for that and that alone I vote Linda's Honeypet should be called Rene or Arnoux or Rene Arnoux or Ferrari or Enzo or Enzo Ferrari or shut up Adrian. Does anyone remember Rene Arnoux's performance on Superstars? He was short and unfit and came in about half an hour after everyone else in the hundred metres dash. Not a patch on Brian Jacks. Where are they now? And wasn't Rene with Renault? Superstars, what a great programme. I wonder how much they got paid? Wriggling synth tunes? Just how wriggling? Higgledy piggledy ne'er do well wriggling or sinuous snakey sexy song snake wriggling? So, our old friend Mister Waronker has moved on to Dreamworks, eh? Now THERE'S a definitive story I would like to read. I can't really imagine McCarthy being a thrill a minute, unless someone makes it all up. Has anyone got that Cherry Red book, every indie pop release of the 80s or something? And has anyone seen the B&S entry in the Virgin Book of Alternative Rock? It's not very good. Perhaps this topic was covered while I was away. In which case, mea extrema culpa. The Smiths are underrated. Their time will come. Thanks for that charming pen portrait of Baronet Roddington on patrol at T in the Park. I am relieved to hear it's only his sister in the purple frightwig, and he won't be breeding just yet. I don't know, Popgob, endless reams of press coverage, and now making records in his bedroom! We certainly are lucky on this list to have our very own Jonathan King. Long may he reign! 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 . Coinini athasach ata muid - ag canuint amhrain na . coinini - nach bhfuilimid? -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Sinister: fish keeping - not for the faint hearted
by Vicky Parkinson 08 Jul '98

08 Jul '98

I thought I should warn Sinister people of the hidden dangers of keeping goldfish. Having kept fish in a little platic tank with no filter, air pump etc, for years, I was told by friends that I was cruel and should buy them a super duper big glass tank with a filter and air pump. So I treated my fish at christmas to a lovely 3ft tank with all the trimmings, and after a few weeks bought them some companions to play with, so I had 6 fish swimming happily around. Except they didn't swim happily for very long, they got a yukky disease called white spot which meant that they were cover in white blobs that were itchy and they kept rubbing their scales on all available surfaces and even tried to commit suicide on various occassions, so much were they suffering. I managed to buy medication, and they were cured, but three died. So I decided to buy some more, from a better pet shop. This is when the nightmare truly began. I bought cannibal fish. One fish got it's stomach eaten away, another got it's mouth eaten away so it couldn't eat anything, and the last one to be eaten was swimming around without a tail, because the most viscious goldfish had been eating the flesh away the was at the base of the tail. That left two fish, and the viscious cannibal bullied the other one so much that it lost the will to live and died. So I killed the other one, and am now emotionally scarred and have a tank etc going spare - anyone interested?! It is quite scary to read a goldfish book and see just what diseases they can get, some are very very grusome Has anyone heard the new Placebo track? I was never a huge fan, but the rhymes on the new track are just fantastic - 'A friend in need is a friend indeed, a friend with weed is better.....' (I can't actually remember any more off hand, I'll have to blag a copy so I can learn it off by heart) Truly the most brilliant fantastically rhyming lyrics I have heard in years, and such a catchy tune as well, it's going to be big. Electronic music, surely ELO are the kings? 80's bargain bucket lps available in Camberwell include Prefab Sprout, Madonna, Rick Astley (my hero), Kylie, 5 star, A-HA, Spandau Ballet, and other class acts. Singles are more interesting as you find hundreds of one hit wonders New album and tour! I'll just have to finish my dissertation in 8 weeks instead of ten so i can truly appreciate it, hah hah. Vicky ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . 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 . Coinini athasach ata muid - ag canuint amhrain na . coinini - nach bhfuilimid? -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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RE: Sinister: nostalgia, take two
by Lamba, Sanjeet 08 Jul '98

08 Jul '98

You know, it seems to me the '80's revival is already here. I say this only because I just heard the new Beastie Boys single, and it sounds like something Grandmaster Flash would have put out. And I've been seeing lots of denim jackets around. Maybe its time to stock up on some hair styling products. Mousse or something. > -----Original Message----- > From: Delaware9(a)aol.com [SMTP:Delaware9@aol.com] > Sent: Tuesday, July 07, 1998 9:28 PM > To: sinister(a)majordomo.net > Subject: Sinister: nostalgia, take two > > > OK well I have a lot thats been going thru my head and I decided to > actually > write and post it instead of letting my thoughts fizzle out into nothing > as > they usually do...I have written so many letters to Sinister in my head, > like > thought of things I ought to write, when I am bored at work, usually, or > whenever, but I never get around to sending them. Somehow they seem less > relelvant and worthy as the time passes by... > > but ANYWAY-- > > with all the talk of 80s stuff thats been going on, I was only able to > think > of how there will inevitably be an 80s revival in the next 5-10 years..it > is > fascinating to look at the past and see how the patterns of nostalgia and > rehashing old trends repeat themselves. > > Everything seems to come into vogue, or is that mockery???, again 20 years > after it was first popular. > > Like in the 70s, the 1950s were remembered with TV/movies like Happy Days, > Grease and Rocky Horror Picture Show which show typical 50s teens doing > their > thing... > > In the 80s stuff from the 60s came back like tacky boots like really tall > boots, like in the Breakfast Club when Claire is wearing those boots with > her > skirt...ew. Also miniskirts were popular, and that really pale light pink > cosmetics trend, like in the 60s,. actually I dont know the 80s too well > cos > thats when i was born but Im sure there is lots of other stuff I cant > think of > now... > > Then in the 90s my god, we have the flares, bell bottoms, platforms and > clogs, > disco on the radio every Saturday night, Boogie nights, all that 70s stuff > on > VH1, the rerelease of Grease, and also the late 70s punk and ska, its the > 70s > all over again... > > This is all American stuff but im sure that other countries follow similar > patterns... > > Anyway to get to the point, the 80s are gonna come back in the early > 2000s, > theoretically, and can you just imagine what it will be that comes back?? > Fashion- or pop-culture-speaking...the gauchos, neon, tightass jeans, and > will > new wave fall under the same revival disco did?? I loved the fact that > (early-to-mid, at least) 80s fashion seemed to be a mismatch of the > craziest > things one could pull from their closet, but can you see it? Asymmetrical > haircuts, tight stretch pants, etc....I feel bad for those who fervently > hate > all 80s culture cos its gonna be in our face very soon... > > what kind of music do you all think will come back in the 00s? I hope to > god > its not the return of cock rock , or as some say, hair rock...i shudder at > the > thought > and now, for that, uh, B&S content... > > I havent the slightest idea of who it was, but a month or 2 ago one > poster > commented on how he would look on the web sites at the lyrics for B&S > songs he > had never heard and make up melodies in his head for the songs...do any of > you > find that happening for these new songs, after simply hearing their > titles? > Like, words for "It could have been a brilliant career" > > "It could have been a brilliant career," > he cried into his beer, > while pigeons fought for crumbs, > > "It could have been a wonderful ride," > he shuddered and sighed, > and sat upon his thumbs > > Haha, I know that its awfully cheesy but I cant stop myself!! It comes on > its > own...at least I know that anything B&S writes would have to be 80 times > better than this and I will be pleasantly surprised to hear the real thing > after this trash has been swimming round my head... > > Also, I suppose we all know by now not to trust CDZone, but what abt Music > Blvd? Have you all had OK experiences with them? I ordered the LLPJ EP > but > have yet to send in my payment. I have ordered things from them before, > successfully. Are they A-OK when it comes to B&S? > > Jess > "Don't dream it, be it!" > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > . 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 > . 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Sinister: Meet Mike, he swims like a fish
by Mctaggart, Robert 08 Jul '98

08 Jul '98

Hello Nasties, Yesterday was a great day to be Sinister. I laughed, I cried, I danced the hoochie-coo. It helped me get over the extraordinary "breakbeat" incident of the day before. I can't believe there's someone who hasn't even heard the new B&S LP and is already wringing his hands in despair that it might be...different...with nasty, horrid electronic bits on it. I'm not a violent man, but come the revolution all purists will be stood up against a wall and shot. Stephen Fotherington-Trousers wrote: >I can recommend the soundtrack to "Here We Go 'Round the Mulberry ?>Bush" which I notice has been reissued. Not only does it feature Mr >Stevie Winwood, and so is full of gritty wooden soul and all that >Wellah business, but it's also from a film set in Swinging Stevenage, >and reminds me of my innocent youth, before I was lured into the evil >buckaroo den of Jasper, Tarquin and the rest of the metrosexuals... The best thing about "Here we go round the mulberry bush" was the sight of our very own 'vet in harness' Christopher Timothy (before the days when he stuck his arm up the rear ends of hapless cattle for art) hanging from the rail of a double decker with *the* most inane grin you have ever seen, a feat he later repeated when advertising "The Sun". It's got Adrienne Posta in it too. I like her. MILLER wrote: >I didn't really mean anyone in particular, and I wasn't just >referring to the list, it's just that sometimes we all get kinda hung >up on "knowledge" instead of just diggin' the sounds. That's all that >matters, and it's beautiful, baby! Why should we get all tongue-tied >if we don't know the title of every b-side and the names of the >musicians? Let go, go with the flow. No references required. Daws >will peck at them, man. There's no time. Passion is for the >passionate. Peter, I am genuinely moved. I'm filling up. Debbie wrote of Rod: >he's probably just taking his wee sister, No, it's JJ in a dress. >like last year. I saw him. and he was wearing that bloody Helen Love >t-shirt too. He obviously doesn't have any other clothes, poor lad. Here I am, thinking as usual about Dave. Oooh, Dave is wonderful, Dave can do anything. When POW! .... out pops my Fairy Godmother with her "I'll give you three wishes routine". Wish number one is easy. Next I wish we were both at the seaside.... Keith "Four Big Speakers" Watson wrote: >Linda, I'll have to concur with Andreas, I think you should name your >fish in honour of the Jazz Butcher, and call it Pat Butcher. I'm sorry, I have nothing to add. I just thought it was worth repeating, in case anyone missed it. Finally "Northy" wrote: >hi I am new to this list and have been sitting around for a while not >saying much The gall of the man!!! Northy, I salute you. >oh and you can just call me Thorny Call me what you like, Northy, just so long as you call me... Love, Ronnie Peterson 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 . Coinini athasach ata muid - ag canuint amhrain na . coinini - nach bhfuilimid? -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Sinister: [Fwd: E-POP: has anyone noticed...]
by Princess Rachel 08 Jul '98

08 Jul '98

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