August 1998 - Sinister - missprint.org

Sinister: patience is a virtue... and i have it
by Rehak, Kimberly 14 Aug '98

14 Aug '98

Good morning and Happy Friday! (please don't read this to sound as happy as it seems, for i am still working) Well, while all of you are talking about the forthcoming album you've already managed to lay your hands on and about all of the times you've heard b&s on the radio, I treasure the three times that i actually have. And like the minimum few who are waiting until the actual release to hear the next album, way to go you virtuous creatures! Let's pretend that we are seven years old again and start a club. Any name suggestions? Nevermind, Kim +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)majordomo.net". For list archives and searching, list rules, FAQ, poor jokes etc, see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +---+ Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa +---+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister:see you then!
by Dr Nick Morton 14 Aug '98

14 Aug '98

I was going to write a message bemoaning the fact that I seemed to be the only person on the planet not to have heard the new album....*sob*... except that this time I did hear Mark and Lard AND Jo Wiley and both songs are fab and I'M SUCH A HAPPY BUNNY!!!! Makes all the wading through Cleopatra, Sash!, Embrace and so on worthwhile. Yay!! As this is also - yes- the 10 month anniversary of my joining Sinister, I just wanted to say THANKYOU to everyone. I may not actually write very much at all but that doesn't mean I don't LOVE this list and most of the people I've met on it. I think this has all made B&s an even more significant thing in my life, the list and the band are now inseperable to me. Only now I have to unsub for a couple of weeks... so, byeee! Oh, and on that Lightning Seeds thing - I don't want this to sound like some I-was-there-first kind of thing, but its sad to see them just being known for that-Match-of-the-day theme and the intensely irritating You Showed Me. It all went downhill when he let OTHER PEOPLE play, that bunch of Cast-offs (literally) he has backing him. Even if they are fun live. But I fell in love with Pure back in 1989 - and just listen to the Cloudcuckooland album and tell me its not chock full of 11 perfect pop songs... Nick ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ And the sad part is..... You do my world the world of good e-mail: ggy3swm4(a)novell2.bham.ac.uk +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)majordomo.net". For list archives and searching, list rules, FAQ, poor jokes etc, see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +---+ Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa +---+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: Number Ones
by Cassell Professional Publishing 14 Aug '98

14 Aug '98

I know this is counting chickens rather, but when was the last time a number one album didn't have a single taken off it? It must be a very long time. Unless, of course, that woman who sings on cruise ships counts. Was there a single off her album. If there wasn't, it makes my question very redundant indeed. As for the Orchids and Field Mice stuff, I reckon the Orchids are much closer to B and S in spirit. There is a cheekiness to most Orchids material that the Field Mice, for all their qualities, never possessed. Am I alone in thinking that Trembling Blue Stars are the worst of Bob Wratten's incarnations so far? I just think most of the Field Mice and NPL stuff was so much better. My absolute favourite song of his is Dear Faraway Friend, an eleven minute epic that was on a NPL EP. If you listen to the feedback at the end very loud on headphones, it really feels like your head is disintegrating. Lovely. Is anyone else bored rigid by feedback? Is it to do with growing old? It's one of the reasons I love B and S so much, that they don't bother with it. It just seems a bit lazy, really. One more thing: anyone who's ever swooned over Nick Drake should rush out to get a copy of the Union Wireless seven inch called Some Morning. It sounds like the last ten seconds of a Nick Drake song (I think it's Hazy Jane 2) stretched out for five minutes, and it is totally lush. Later, DAVID +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)majordomo.net". For list archives and searching, list rules, FAQ, poor jokes etc, see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +---+ Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa +---+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: My favourite page
by Keith Watson 14 Aug '98

14 Aug '98

Here's one of my current favourite pages... the dotmusic all-time greatest album charts. http://www.dotmusic.com/premier/chartofalltime.shtml This is a farcical joke and it's just kind of what you might expect. What I was wondering is if we could all vote for the same album (there's a list of them that they provide) and make it a really shite one, and try to knock it up to the top... There's some real clangers in the list of classic albums (all the usual suspects : Tubular Bells, Dark side of the Moon, Bat out of Hell - oops... I like all of these), and my suggestion is that we all vote for "Cracked rear view" by Hootie and the Blowfish - at least it'll keep dear old Danny Baker happy. The voting page is on : http://www.dotmusic.com/premier/vote/index4.html Oh - and you'll note that only people over 18 have suitably shite music taste in order to be allowed to take part. You prove your age by clicking in the tick box that says "I'm over 18" (Alice Cooper is disqualified on account of being 18 for example). Incidentally, note also that there's a "buy" button right next to the "vote" button - please don't click the buy button, I'd hate to be responsible for the entire Belle and Sebastian list buying a Hootie and the Blowfish album. These things are so completely shit really - what I really want to see is an all time worst album chart - or worst artist of all time. That'd be more like it. The Lighthouse Family, the Spin Doctors, Matt Bianco, Manhattan Transfer, The Red Hot Chili Peppers etc. Cheers, Keith. +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)majordomo.net". For list archives and searching, list rules, FAQ, poor jokes etc, see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +---+ Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa +---+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: An humble plea
by Hopkins, Tim 14 Aug '98

14 Aug '98

Good morning, I am writing to the list to ask whether you folks could please see your way clear to not talking about the new LP at all, even after it has been released. You see, I am planning to avoid the LP completely until such time as it has been deleted and become a sought-after and fabulously expensive collector's item. Then, I'll buy a dodgy bootleg CD of it, at a ridiculously inflated price, with badly scanned artwork and mediocre-quality sound. Any other way of hearing it would ruin the excitement for me. Thanking you in advance, Tim +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)majordomo.net". For list archives and searching, list rules, FAQ, poor jokes etc, see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +---+ Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa +---+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: Looper
by JJ 14 Aug '98

14 Aug '98

Chris wrote: Hurrah! Hooray! My Looper single arrived yesterday. Boo! Hiss! It didn't have a middle. Which of you bastards stole it? C. Ours was like that too. it only had a beginning and an end. strange people those Loopers. Rachel. +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)majordomo.net". For list archives and searching, list rules, FAQ, poor jokes etc, see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +---+ Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa +---+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: Re:More media monitoring
by Funkyseb＠aol.com 14 Aug '98

14 Aug '98

Evening Hipsters! >>someone who has never been more WRONG in his life, wrote: <snip!> :-) I've been much more wrong than that in my life! Like when I thought that trenchcoats and the Levellers were pretty damn hep. I was that far from a dog on a bit of string and dreads, I tell you. And I once bought, and wore a panama hat. So there. I love the manics, I really do, but it's just that I don't like this last single. (Or the album before it..) They seem to have lost their anger- I was expecting 'repeat', and I got 'sense'. But anyway, enough arguments! Happy p!o!p!py smiles all round! 'cause it's summer, and Belle and Seb show no signs of going all crappy just yet. Or do they? Mmm... DAVID wrote that Music week wrote: <<A cheekily titled record that should be perfect for the end of summer. uh? that makes it sound like a bottle of wine- B&S are perfect all the time IMHO Christian the fish whomayhavebeenmorewrongthoughidoubtit wrote: <<i went to the analphabetamenies page, and i listened to the sound clip. it's <ska alright. it's not so bad either. the trumpet playing sounds sweetness to <me. Not ska again, please! Mick is a fantastic trumpet player and, no doubt, a great bloke, but ska? No. Sorry, No. Mind you, all these things are coming back.Countryfile or something like that said the other day that Swing is coming back, and that we'll all be doing it soon. What's a hipster to do? I refuse to give up my flares for anyone. Gay Byrne is retiring. A tragedy. Not only a great broadcaster, but he also had the best name in Ireland, (second to Dick Spring.) He sounds like a friction injury. I shall miss him. Okay, bye bye Sebastian Braonain PS- There would be a load of B&S content, but all about the new album, so I've kept my mouth shut. :-) </P><P ALIGN=CENTER>**** PISH! http://members.aol.com/Pishco/index.html**** ***new revamped site (oooh)***</PRE></HTML> +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)majordomo.net". For list archives and searching, list rules, FAQ, poor jokes etc, see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +---+ Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa +---+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: mags a lot
by John Johnston 14 Aug '98

14 Aug '98

Robert "The Thunderer" McTagTeam kindly provided us with the address of the Idler and after his and Rod's robust endorsements I'm keen to check it out. I like the idea of magazine/periodical suggestions - books and films and all that are always being recommended. I can only recommend When Saturday Comes if you are keen on a good footy mag. It's great beacause it's about football not about Footballers - so no debate about Teddy Sheringham's favourite golf courses, just stuff about fans and the game and real issues. And it's funny too, with great cartoons. And the WSC world cup wallchart came with free stickers! I rest my case. The only music mag I ever read is Select but I only get it occasionaly nowadays. One thing that really pisses me off about it is their editorial veneration for the drinking/drug taking exploits of all the stars of the hit parade...perhaps I'm just showing my age. xx John Who can't wait to make "Phwoar" when playing Scrabble.. +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)majordomo.net". For list archives and searching, list rules, FAQ, poor jokes etc, see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +---+ Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa +---+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: Idle Loafers
by PJMiller 14 Aug '98

14 Aug '98

You can get The Idler from Dillons Bookshop as well. I picked it up onnce, following a similar recommendation from McRagtag. It had Alex from Blur on the cover, and (unless I'm very much mistaken) he was having flying lessons. Being terribly working class, all this just contributed to my impression of its crapness. But it's only fair to point out that everything I saw seemed crap on that particular day. It was in Leicester. Funkyseb: Not ska again, please! Mick is a fantastic trumpet player and, no doubt, a great bloke, but ska? No. Sorry, No. I'm very much in favour of ska music. I'm going to get some one day. Quite possibly "The Best of Don Drummond", who murdered his wife. Probably because she said Don was a great trombone player and, no doubt, a great bloke, but ska? No way, Don. 2-Tone is my cup of tea too. Do Nothing. Ska is one of the poppiest forms of pop in pop history. Speaking of wife murdering, the neighbours are arguing. It looks like there's more chance of husband murdering though. Tomorrow we're going to a pre-nuptial celebration in some vulture infested mountains, enabling us to play my favourite form of Chicken - who can lie still the longest. I hope those Liverpudlian ones from The Jungle Book are there. Jake: (Sorry to seem like I'm gloating that I've got the cd, I'm just overcome with joy, and remember GOOD THINGS COME TO THOSE WHO WAIT 3 weeks and a bit) That's okay, Jake. You've just earnt yourself a huge amount of bonus points for liking the unreleased album in a different order to the one chosen by the band. I haven't really been keeping score on the Kudos Kompetition, but there seems to be a flurry of late entries at the moment. Extra points for people who subscribe to the list purely for the pleasure of gloating. When's Sarah coming back off her holidays? I'm looking forward to some nice ink polaroids and the return of her caustic napalm wit. At times like this her absence is a yawning chasm of emptiness. Peter +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)majordomo.net". For list archives and searching, list rules, FAQ, poor jokes etc, see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +---+ Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa +---+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: Assembly
by Adrian Evans 14 Aug '98

14 Aug '98

PJM wrote : >Something else very wierd is going on. I haven't got Adrian's message yet. >(That Gus Honeybun incident certainly had a profound effect on Young Evans, >didn't it?). Also, my school assembley didn't even get back to me before we >were all standing in the dinner queue, which made a mockery of the whole >thing. I have an apology to make Sir, the lost message went via the school hall and I inadvertently told everyone that assembly was cancelled...coohoo SORRY !! >Yes Keith, Clippo the Helpful Paper Clip is a fucking twat. Oh Really?!!! Paper clips in general are very helpful chaps. I managed to pick a lock (for which we had lost the key) with one a couple of weeks ago and it gave me a great feeling of satisfaction in that same sort of way as when you nick something as a nipper. >Somebody who hasn't realised that ALL lead singers are gay. It's in their contract. >Most of them are going out with the drummer What ? Even the Wombles ? Megan the constipated one wrote : >>At 2:43 PM 8/13/98, Adrian Evans wrote: >>Duracell Bunny. Probably crept in your room and changed them while you >>slept last night. >well i for one am a little shocked that none of the rest of you caught the >obvious booboo here. the bunny works for *energizer*. as i do as well, >you'll be receiving a letter from our legal department within the next >week. >xox >megan (full of shit) lehar Well clearly your bunny's been moonlighting then, and you want to get your lawyers on to him :) I however, remain unconvinced. Whilst these two bunnies may be very similar in appearance I do not believe for a minute that our hard-as-nails Duracell Boxing-Bunny, is the very same as your Stateside Cymbal-Bashing Energising-Softy. Love and Myxomatosis. Adrian. +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)majordomo.net". For list archives and searching, list rules, FAQ, poor jokes etc, see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +---+ Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa +---+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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