August 1998 - Sinister - missprint.org

Sinister: Bagpipes good, boredom bad
by J Errington 12 Aug '98

12 Aug '98

The duke of harringay said; > > Sleep the clock around sounds like Electronic Rennaisance meets the music from > > Gregory's Girl, with synths, and in the background, what can only be described > > as the sound of Happy Bunnies yelping. > there's also what is worryingly like the sound of bagpipes coming in on > the end of this track. not good. not good at all... NO! Bagpipes in pop are officially a GOOD thing. Listen to David Devant and his Spirit Wife's 'This is for real' and you will see what I mean. This is not the cue for one of you to rant at me for liking DD&HSW. I will defend to the death the man who wrote: We're making it up as we go along, Humming a half remembered song. When we woke up we thought 'What's the big deal?' Then we remembered - This is for real.' (Not to mention "People in glass houses so seldom throw parties") Ok, you all may have noticed I am a bit bored, so it would be very nice if you could all send me beautifully crafted e-mails. Well, get to it then....... *yawn* *sigh* *hmmmmmmmm....* WeeJay "...All you can do is laugh All I can do is cry..." james(a)twopounds.u-net.com +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: magazines
by Janine Papp 12 Aug '98

12 Aug '98

you know, I prefer Puncture - they have tons of music reviews - and they did that B&S piece recently all about how great they are. (And then of course there's my very own little fanzine, Temple of Sting - hint hint ... http://members.tripod.com/~JanineBee) queen bee Janine Kimberly Rivas-Plata wrote: > if any US listees are looking for a cheaper substitute for the > imported (and rather pricey) NME or Select or whatever, try AP > (Alternative Press) - it has a good album review section which may > not always be current, but is fairly extensive. +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: zines, isobel, trumpets, and me.
by Greekesque＠aol.com 12 Aug '98

12 Aug '98

it's funny that you would mention a dislike for AP. i still read it all the time because some of the reviews are good, and it's always nice to see some pictures of bands you like. however, of course i still think it's cheesy. they did an interview with tortoise, the mellow instromental groove machine from chicago, and they asked rather cheesy questions and tortoise was all kurt and funny with them. then i just read a newer interview with tortoise and they were talking about how they did this interview with all these cheesy questions like "why did you decide to start an instrumental band" and "what do you think about the term post-rock" and those were the questions AP asked. hee hee. puncture is rather swell. (if you're into that indie rock sort of thing.) the feature that they ran on belle and sebastian was rather swell itself. it was long, and gave lots on insight. and they showed some rather swell pictures of isobel. isobel is swell. however, personal and diy zines rule the world. and my girlfriend, amanda, named her sunflower plant sebastian and her littler plant belle. she was the one who turned me on to belle and sebastian back in the day. 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. love; christian jay sienkiewicz the expandable, to some extent, fish. +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: Amphetameanies Website
by david kitchen 12 Aug '98

12 Aug '98

Mick Cooke (trumpet in belle and sebastian) has just mailed with some news on one of his side projects... Mick Cooke wrote: > > Dear David, > The Amphetameanies website is up and running at: > http://www.redfoot.force9.co.uk/meanies/ > Can you put a link to it from the B&S site please? > Also, we have a few gigs coming up, on Thursday and Saturday of this > week: > > Thursday August 13th > Planet Pop Festival > Cas Rock Cafe > top of Cowgate > Edinburgh > > The main band of the night are signed weird/ska/hammond pop things > Huckleberry, and there is a local band playing at the bottom of the > bill. > Stage times, at the moment, are anyone's guess, but given a 9.00 pm > start, > we should be on not unadjacent to 10.00pm > Tickets are £4.50 for the night > > Saturday August 15th > Treason In The Park, Glasgow > > Unofficial, barely legal, but normally tolerated by the police, > this free > festival usually happens in Kelvingrove Park (West End), pretty much > wherever they can set up the PA. If it happens, and if we go ahead > and play > it, we'll be on sometime between 2.00 pm and 5.00 pm > Free entry (but put £1 in the collection bucket) > > Saturday August 15th > Nice and Sleazy > Sauchiehall Street > Glasgow > > Doors open 9.00 pm > Sharing the night we have The Rough Kutz, from London-way, a > reportedly > very professional trad ska outfit, and the Newtown Grunts, fae Fife, > a shambolic ska-punk ensemble. > Tickets will be £3.00 (very good value indeed). the web site looks great and is worth a visit, but if you can make it one of the gigs then you'll be doing even better. :) david kitchen ----------------------------------------------------------------------- david kitchen : merchandising and websites : jeepster records http://www.jeepster.co.uk/ http://www.jeepster.co.uk/belleandsebastian/ mailto:shop@jeepster.co.uk jeepster recordings ltd, 217 canalot, 222 kensal road, london w10 5bn to subscribe to the news mailing list mail majordomo(a)jeepster.co.uk with the words 'subscribe news' in the body of the message there is no need to subscribe if you are on the 'sinister' list +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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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by Neil Dewhurst 12 Aug '98

12 Aug '98

The excitement of waiting for a new album release outstrips by a mile the actual moment when it slots into the tray and the laser does its thing. The first time I realised this was when I bought the Tindersticks' live album. Months of waiting after hearing them live, and then one day it finally appears on my doormat in a fat brown envelope. As I carefully clicked the disc from its casing it occurred to me that once I pressed play, I would never ever again know what it felt like not to know what it would sound like. I would never again be able to appreciate the anticipation. I'll go out an buy The boy...on the day of release, with only radio snippets to keep me going until then. Then I'll listen to it. And then I'll realise that I won't hear many new songs for a very long time... As for the manics. It's an old theme, but the new song is a little bit too much by numbers. Not so manic now. someone who has never been more WRONG in his life, wrote: >Oh, can I take the opportunity to point out that the new Manics sounds like >The Lightning Seeds? no you can't as the lightning seeds are one of the most awful bands to emerge in recent history (apart from chumbawamba and space) and the manics are the greatest. That's the most ludicrous comparison i have ever heard ( and believe me, i've heard many- i have yet to meet a real live person who actually likes the manics, which is tragic, really) But never mind, i'm sure you didn't mean it... love, Debbie xxx +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: more media monitoring
by Cassell Professional Publishing 12 Aug '98

12 Aug '98

Music Week have got the album on their playlist, and they have this to say about it: A cheekily titled record that should be perfect for the end of summer. A bit disappointed that I-D didn't review it in their new issue: thought it would be perfect for those hipsters. Oh well. 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: Try not to think about it
by Reid Dossinger 12 Aug '98

12 Aug '98

In theory, I'm one of those people that Mr. Kitchen spoke of...that is, one of the people that prefers to get an album as a whole, rather than little bits for the first few weeks before the album comes out. But...I'm also impatient and totally lacking in the self-control department, so obviously, I went and listened to a minute of "Dirty Dream #2"...and I love it. Thank God none of the band members thought, "We really should get rid of all the horn swells." It's gorgeous. That foul-mouthed Mick sure can play right pretty. And then: > Apart from some great musicianship & songs like "Alice Childress", > I quickly jumped off the BFF bandwagon by the time that 2nd album > was released. > Of course you did. Wouldn't want to like a band that (shudder) gets played on the radio! Ah, the ugly American indie view of music raises it's head: Anything that gets played on Modern Rock stations is automatically bad. Want a band that you can rag on and no one will challenge you on? Look no further than Billboards Modern Rock charts: Marcy Playground, Barenaked Ladies, any one of them will do. Easy as pie, and you don't have to have any of those pesky "reasons". So how long until we hear the first mentions of, "I liked Belle and Sebastian until that crap third album"? Probably around the time: a) they get played on anything other than college stations b) a fraternity/sorority member says they like them or c) Rolling Stone does a feature article. But it won't have anything to do with the music. It's all so very, very sad. It's still pretty early, Reid +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: Liquid Audio
by Mark Iles 12 Aug '98

12 Aug '98

Okay, I've downloaded the Liquid Audio player so that I can listen to Dirty Dream 2, but it won't let me. Something to do with Firewall preferences. But I can't change the Firewall preferences because I'm at work and this, obviously, isn't work related. So is there some way of getting round this? Or is some kind person planning to collect the files onto a website in real audio or quicktime format??? Help! I want to hear these songs... Mark +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: r*lling st*ne
by krivas＠codon.nih.gov 12 Aug '98

12 Aug '98

triple A mentioned: knowing how "hip" RS considers themselves to be, they won't "discover" B&S until 2003 actually, RS reviewed IYFS last spring I think it was, much to my shock. they gave it a pretty decent review as well (can't remember exactly what it said but I could go look it up if anyone was that interested). for a brief moment upon seeing the review I thought "oh no, now the cat's out of the bag and EVERYONE will know how great b&s are and they won't be a best-kept secret anymore!" (yeah, selfish attitude I know, but it was just a reflex reaction.) anyway, it didn't seem to make too much difference in the US - I've STILL yet to hear them on the radio (I'll probably be all old and gray before that ever happens.) if any US listees are looking for a cheaper substitute for the imported (and rather pricey) NME or Select or whatever, try AP (Alternative Press) - it has a good album review section which may not always be current, but is fairly extensive. and to Vic who queried: Does anyone have a miraculous cure for the constant itching of insect bites? try using rubbing alcohol on the bites followed by an application of Calydril (I think Calomine lotion is the generic name). if that's not available, try mixing up a paste of meat tenderizer and water - "it draws out the bad stuff" is what my mom always said. both remedies are kinda messy, but they work. ttfn, pre-Dr. 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: swap-o-rama
by Erin Lewis 12 Aug '98

12 Aug '98

Hey kids! I'm glad the tape tree has been at least mildly successful on both continents. I love getting stuff in the mail! Someone else (Rich?) thought up a movie-suggestion swap, which would involve finding a partner. I think this is a very good idea, but how do we match ourselves up? A top five list of favorites might work as a footer, so then Honey will still love us. (If anyone on this list fancies "Ed Wood", "The Jerk", "Say Anything", "The Fisher King", and "Searching for Bobby Fischer", then you will be my new movie partner.) I always like looking at the DIDs (Desert Island Discs, for those living on deserted islands who wouldn't know this already) in Tower Records' Pulse! magazine. If I see a top-10 list with 4 or more that match CDs in my own collection, I will usually keep the other 6 bands in mind. Does anyone else do this? Even better than the DIDs is Jackson Griffith, senior editor of Pulse! I met him a few times, and each time I asked him what his must-haves were - so far, he's been dead on, so I always refer to his column when I need something new that I will like. (Just for reference, his last picks for me (before they were hits) were Tortoise's "Millions Now Living..." and Fountains of Wayne, and his last column that I read said, "Rufus Wainwright is a star." I think this partner thing could also be extended into books and even recipes. Not on the list, though - privately! Janine mentioned having a "special" diet, which I suspect is a vegan one, because she made gazpacho for the list picnic, and i feel her pain. Or, she could have the same rare disease that Ben Watt of Everything But the Girl had (did anyone read "Patient" - his fabulously detailed account of his hospital stay?). I think he said %75 of his diet consists of white bread. mmm-mmm-good. As for my B&S content, to all those people who requested a certain unnamed LP to be taped for them - they will all be finished by this weekend! Richard, I didn't forget you - you are first to leave the house. And please let me go on vacation before I tape any more - I am up to #12, and I'm paying for all of the postage (overseas, too) and tapes myself, because I love this list so much. :) And to anyone who has a problem with that - I will sic Ellis on you. Love, Miss Erin Douglas Coupland: "Life After God" Antoine de Saint-Exupery: "The Little Prince" Charles Bukowski: "War All the Time" Kurt Vonnegut: "The Sirens of Titan" J.Otto Seibold and Vivian Walsh: "Free Lunch" +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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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