September 1998 - Sinister

re: Sinister: Tickets - Supper Club
by Anastasia Signoretta 28 Sep '98

28 Sep '98

just to add fire to the fury, or fury to the fray, or whatever the expression is...if anyone has *two* extra tickets they would like to sell at *any* cost to *either* of the new york city gigs (the two tickets do not have to be for the same day, by the way), i would be forever grateful...they're not for me, i'm sorted, but one is for my very hip brother and the other for my lovely diva-esque friend meghann, who i assure you would never ever be caught wearing pedal pushers. if you can't help well then wah wah wah. i shed tears for them. oh dear i think i am getting a cold...oh well carry on... stasia anastasia signoretta atlantic records international media relations 1290 avenue of the americas 24th floor new york, ny 10104 212.707.2619 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 'but how can i see stars if my feet are on the ground?' ride ------------- Original Text >From <Peter_Magnotta(a)readersdigest.com>, on 9/28/98 11:29 AM: I've just joined - so I don't know how many people have already asked this but.....Does anyone have a ticket for the Nov 2nd show at The Supper Club? It's actually for a friend (really!) who doesn't have email. He doesn't have a computer or a job either, at the moment - so you see how badly he needs to go to the gig. Pete +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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 +---+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" +---+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ - InetReceived: from gatekeeper.wmg.com by corp.wmg.com via 207.142.212.98 with SMTP-TCP; Mon, 28 Sep 1998 11:37:38 EDT InetReceived: from internalif.wmg.com ([207.142.212.97]) by gatekeeper.wmg.com (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id LAA20016 for <Anastasia_Signoretta(a)wmg.com>; Mon, 28 Sep 1998 11:27:05 -0400 (EDT) InetReceived: from envy.ph.ed.ac.uk ([129.215.72.168]) by internalif.wmg.com via smtpd (for gatekeeper.wmg.com [207.142.212.98]) with SMTP; 28 Sep 1998 15:33:49 UT InetReceived: from localhost (daemon@localhost) by envy.ph.ed.ac.uk (8.6.12/8.6.12) with SMTP id QAA08907; Mon, 28 Sep 1998 16:32:41 +0100 InetReceived: by envy.ph.ed.ac.uk (bulk_mailer v1.9); Mon, 28 Sep 1998 16:32:26 +0100 InetReceived: (from majordomo@localhost) by envy.ph.ed.ac.uk (8.6.12/8.6.12) id QAA08876 for sinister-outgoing; Mon, 28 Sep 1998 16:32:22 +0100 InetReceived: from rdigest.com ([207.50.197.67]) by envy.ph.ed.ac.uk (8.6.12/8.6.12) with ESMTP id QAA08872 for <sinister(a)majordomo.net>; Mon, 28 Sep 1998 16:32:18 +0100 InetReceived: from smtpgate.rdigest.com ([161.230.144.4]) by gatekeeper.rdigest.com with SMTP id <19733>; Mon, 28 Sep 1998 11:33:16 -0400 InetReceived: by smtpgate.rdigest.com(Lotus SMTP MTA Internal build v4.6.2 (651.2 6-10-1998)) id 8525668D.0054B472 ; Mon, 28 Sep 1998 11:25:12 -0400 +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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 +---+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" +---+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: and there was much rejoicing
by The Dude, a.k.a. Timmy D. 28 Sep '98

28 Sep '98

Wow, I've come the realization that TBWTAS has a more twangy, "american" feel to it than Sinister and the summer EP's. It's got that "country western folk" feel to it, and sometimes even an old-time Rock and Roll (i'm talking late fifties here) feel, namely the song TBWTAS. Anyone care to tongue lash me on this hypothetical insight? Or am i, as i hope, pointing out something that we all feel deep down inside? burn a flag, 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 +---+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" +---+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: #379
by Adrian Evans 28 Sep '98

28 Sep '98

Adam West wrote : >Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1998 12:26:42 +0100 (BST) >From: Millionnaire Bruce Wayne <u22rc(a)abdn.ac.uk> >Subject: Sinister: Apology >Sorry, I got confused. This is the funniest thing I have ever read on the list....even funnier than Genuine Millers constant electronic-diorreah. On the subject of honesty on the list Mr Genuine ChrisReah Miller, why don't you just come clean and admit you are in fact Terry Southern and that "Blue Movie" was autobiographical. A general warning to all you kiddoes out there. Whilst Mr Miller has to be commended on his hugely varied musical taste, one should never be tempted to take up one his book recommendations....Not the sort of thing you want your mum to find when she cleans up all those tissues under your bed. Rap101 wrote : >PS: Is the guy in the photo gallery who reckons he's Patrick McNee >still around? Respect to you if so. Hey respect due to Mr Dennis, that would be me. And no I don't reckon I'm Patrick McNee, that's the only photo I could find with a bloke in a suit with a bowler on. It's something to do with the late great Tim Randall and Hopkins deceased and Fluffy Sarah and is entirely irrelevant nowadays. I'm crap and should not be introduced to your children. BTW, is Rap101 something to do with the Depeche Mode album ? I shall be seeing DM at Wem_ber_lee on Weds and I would be somewhat disappointed if Gahan staged in Adidas joggers and Lord-Mayor regalia with Big Ben tied round his neck singing "Lemme see ya stripped down to the muvver-fuckin bone" On the subject, on holiday in Tunisia recntly I was woooed by the wonders of German satelite TV, on which I saw someone cover DM's "Stripped" in a sort of Extreme Noise Terror sort of way. I don't suppose any of our Euro-buddies know who whis was. I don't want to buy it...it was shit...just curious. Night children. 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 +---+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" +---+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: Tickets - Supper Club
by Peter_Magnotta＠readersdigest.com 28 Sep '98

28 Sep '98

I've just joined - so I don't know how many people have already asked this but.....Does anyone have a ticket for the Nov 2nd show at The Supper Club? It's actually for a friend (really!) who doesn't have email. He doesn't have a computer or a job either, at the moment - so you see how badly he needs to go to the gig. Pete +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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 +---+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" +---+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: the last of the famous international playboys
by Mctaggart, Robert 28 Sep '98

28 Sep '98

Hello, Regular viewers will be aware of my long-standing obsession with all things Swedish, and Stockholm in particular. So when the opportunity arose to see that band you all keep going on about in my favourite city, with several of my best friends, and all for the low, low price of 70 pounds, wild horses wouldn't keep me away. This obviously leaves ample scope for people to consider me, at best, a deeply sad human being, and at worst, a stalker, but of course, nothing could be further from the truth. On the contrary, I can recommend wanton spur-of-the-moment jetsetting to anyone. I managed to pull off a once in a lifetime stunt of showing up without actually telling a couple of my friends I was going, tapping them on the shoulder, and watching their surprised expressions. "What the hell are you doing here?" That was almost worth the airfare in itself. At the venue, there was no Symington (surely the Bez of B&S), so instead of blistering soul tunes, it was all a terribly 'indie', although I liked hearing "Candyskin". Ah well, some people love that sort of thing, I guess. (Incidentally, I won't go on about this, but when I keep seeing posts where the word "twee" is used as a compliment? It isn't - it's an insult, and certainly not something to aspire to. Excuses that the word is being used "ironically" or being reclaimed as a weapon against an uncaring world don't wash with me, I'm afraid. But I digress). I didn't meet any Sinister kids this time, which was a shame, but I didn't have time, sorry. Anyway, the show.... Well, I'm not very good at compliments, I guess the very fact I'm on this list speaks volumes about how fond I am of Belle and Sebastian, but this show was special. I've rarely seen a band so obviously happy to be playing, and to one of the loveliest crowds I've ever witnessed. I do love seeing groups abroad, I think that European audiences are more appreciative than their British equivalents, maybe they're not so complacent cos they don't get so many chances, but they weren't simpering and sycophantic, they just liked what they heard and showed it. It all seemed to come together on Saturday, the venue was the perfect size, the crowd a delight, and B&S responded accordingly, and were just fucking great, better than I've ever seen them. Afterwards, we went to a bar and we all got drunk, as is the custom; had a fascinating debate about whether or not Celts were better than Vikings; listened to The Clash (although Jani wanted to hear "Horny"), and encountered a lunatic woman at the bar who told me off for drinking Swedish beer - "it tastes of shit", she said, repeatedly. She looked vaguely psychotic so I wasn't about to argue with her. I had four hours sleep all weekend, but I wouldn't have missed it for the world. I love Stockholm and next time, I'm taking you (yes, you), baby. Love Tag 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 +---+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" +---+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: Paris show tickets ?
by Niall Lynch 28 Sep '98

28 Sep '98

Does anyone have any spare tickets for the show in La Cigale next week ( Oct 6 )? I'm flying over from Dublin without a ticket in hand, my brother over there couldn't get any. It seems like it was sold out before it was announced. I'd be grateful if someone could take pity on me, since Ireland doesn't feature on the tour. thanks in advance, niall.

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Sinister: MTV/ Stockholm gig/ Hefner
by Miche�l O'Dwyer 28 Sep '98

28 Sep '98

Firstly, did anybody else happen to see MTV Nordic's alternative Nation on Tuesday night? Because they showed THREE B&S videos IN A ROW (Is It Wicked, Dog On Wheels, Century Of Fakers). Followed by Arab Strap's new video. It all seemed to justify my habit of watching crap tv well into the night. Now if only I had a video recorder. Secondly, my weekend in Stockholm. After overindulging in a bottle of Pimms the night before, I was in no fit state whatsoever to participate in the sinister cricket game, so I had to give it a miss and crawl back to my sick bed in order to get the energy levels up. Otherwise I'd have never had a chance in the mosh-pit. We arrived at the venue mid way through the support act, and the place was already packed from the stage right back to the bar. By the time we had greased ourselves up and negotiated our way to the front, we only had a few minutes to wait before they came on stage to rapturous applause. That went on. And on. And on. Stuart did comment during the night on the fact that the Swedish people were the longest clappers in Europe. Between songs, the clapping lasted so long that by the end of it, all the individual clappers had synchronised into one big loud clap, like menstruation cycles in a convent. We even had rather irritating clapping five seconds into the songs, when everybody recognised what song was being played. It was all very Stars In Their Eyes. The set contained material from all three albums, concentrating mainly on Sinister, which was a bit of a surprise, 'cos when I saw them a year ago they played hardly anything from Sinister. Professionalism was the order of the day, and you could tell that the band had been through a few practise sessions. It was refreshing though to see that Stuart could still make a complete balls of the lyrics to A Summer Wasting. We were treated to three non-StuartM songs - Isobel's Is It Wicked Not To Care, StuartD's Spaceboy Dream (which, despite the fact that I don't care for it much on the album, was excellent live with the whole band wigging out like true rawk muthas at the end) and Stevie's Wrong Girl, which is the new title for Wrong Love. Stuart M played bass on this, which prompted Stevie to comment that he was the Phil Lynott of his generation, making us all chortle reverentially. As we did for all of the between song banter (my favourite being the time Stuart asked a mortified couple in the balcony to refrain from kissing as they were putting him off). Highlight of the night for me had to have been the storming version of The Boy With The Arab Strap. Stuart had another of his crazy mix-ups in his lyrics at the very end, singing "You're constantly updating your hit parade of your ten biggest fags / He's a waitress, and he's got piles / Sunday bath time could last for miles". Ahem. The duelling recorder bit during Judy was quite special too, with Isobel and Sarah seeing who could play most like the way I used to play when I was forced to learn it in primary school. That'd be all feeble and out of tune, in case you're wondering. All good things have to come to an end though, and after playing I Don't Love Anyone (their only Tigermilk song), the band left the stage, never to return, despite the fact that everybody hung around shouting for more. Pah, don't they know anything - every TRUE FAN knows that they don't do encores. Oh, but we wanted them to come back so much. I have no idea how long they played for, but it seemed way too short. The setlist, in no particular order ( and I'm doing this from memory, so forgive me if I left anything out / added anything) : Simple Things, Beautiful, Is It Wicked Not To Care, A Spaceboy Dream, The Boy With The Arab Strap, A Summer Wasting, Century Of Fakers, Seeing Other People, Like Dylan In The Movies, Get Me Away From Here, The Boy Done Wrong Again, Judy And The Dream Of Horses, Wrong Girl, I Don't Love Anyone. Apparantly the same set they played at one of their UK gigs. After several post gig pints in the Big Ben (I don't think there were any listies there, but I could be wrong), I made my way back through the streets of Stockholm in the rain, heartily singing B&S tunes in a style not too unlike my recorder playing in primary school. So it's back to Gothenburg and down to earth for me now. There were a couple of more things that I wanted to write...Oh yes - there was a post recently about Hefner and B&S's connection (and I apologise if this has been answered recently - I still have a wad of digests to get through). Stuart M is thanked on the Hefner album, but did not play on any of the tracks. His contribution from those recordings can be found on the Hefner Soul 10" on Too Pure - he plays keyboards on More Christian Girls. Richard is also thanked on the album for loaning some drums to Hefner. And has anybody else seen the new Fortuna Pop! website. Not only is it the best UK label in existence, but it also has a rather spiffing reference to B&S in their list of likes. Unfortunately, I don't have the URL here with me, and I got no joy when I tried to do a search for it, but you'll find it at the back of any of their recend deluge of singles. What do you mean you don't own the new Airport Girl single? Shame on you. That's it for now, folks Mick +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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 +---+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" +---+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: Tigermilk Dedication
by Keith Watson 28 Sep '98

28 Sep '98

This is unfair, I just answered this question to one person, but now that you've revealed that it's a competition thing, you all ought to have an equal chance - Tigermilk's dedicated to Lawrence Bradby. Thanks, 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 +---+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" +---+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: Tigermilk dedication
by Jean-Christophe MAGNIENT 28 Sep '98

28 Sep '98

Hi everyone, although i'm not on the list, i'm using it because i'm a big fan of B&S (of course) and i need to answer a question to have an opportunity to win a conpetition to see them playing live on the french 'Black sessions' (ok, i know it's pretty selfish). So i want to apologize if you have (or will) received the same request from others and you're already bothered with it. Still, the question is : 'whom is the "Tigermilk" album dedicated to?' As there are so few of this album around, and i don't know anyone who has it ;( i've search around the www but i don't think the answer to this question is anywhere (why would it be anyway!). So i'm begging for you're help (i'm sure you realize what this session means to me), and if you have the answer, as i'm not on the list and as only few people would be interested, you might want to reply directly to me. THANX a lot. xoxox, Zice. -- Jean-Christophe MAGNIENT PhD Student / Doctorant ONERA - MFE / DSNA / ETRI [ http://www.onera.fr ] BP 72 92322 Chatillon cedex Fax # : 33-(0)1 46 73 41 46 +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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 +---+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" +---+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: Tigermilk : who is it dedicated to ?
by Eric Fauquembergue 28 Sep '98

28 Sep '98

Hi, I'd like to know who the Tigermilk LP is dedicated to. Anyone with the original LP or a pointer to a WWW ressource where I could find full Tigermilk sleeve information, please help me ! Eric ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.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 +---+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" +---+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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