September 1998 - Sinister

Sinister: B&S Comparisans
by Adrian Evans 30 Sep '98

30 Sep '98

On the subject of the many B&S comparisans bounding around, have you noticed on Dirty Dream that if you were to take Struans vocals out, Stevies guitar, Stuarts bass, Chris's keyboards, Isobelles little ditty in the middle and anything Sarah or Mick does, it sounds incredibly like my 18 month nephew bashing the living shit out of his drum ? Kevan "Big-Issue" Cooke wrote : >I can confirm that Adrian looks nothing like an Avenger. I have no wheels for a start. >If I had recognised him after Shepherds Bush I would never have stood there >at the bar leering lustfully at his Kate and throwing him menacing >looks. No no no no no no no no no. I was scared, I swore I was on for a beating, it couldn't possibly be anyone on the list. Genuine Miller wrote on the subject of Rammstein : >I don't think it's that bad to be honest. Especially the line about making >decisions without your television, a classic I think, especially when >GRRRRROWLED. Oh let's cut the crap Peter, you just like the video. Mark C wrote : >Just thought I'd write to ask if anyone's going to the Delgados Union >Chapel gig in London this Thursday? Mark, if it was anything like Exeter last night they were chuffing brilliant. A bit on the "polished act" side of things, but they were reet fookin loud and truly wonderful. And just HOW HOW HOW does a wee lass like that have such a strong voice....she must have a big pair of lungs, not that I could see cos she was so small. Byebye Playmates. PS I've just realised that I'm seeing DM at Wemberlee tonight and I'm an Arsenal fan...I wonder if I could swap my ticket with some poor unsuspecting Greek ??? 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: Mission: Sneaking Into Supper Club Impossible?
by Putneysays＠aol.com 30 Sep '98

30 Sep '98

Hello, i've just joined this list, and already I've been awed by the abundance of e-mail I've been getting from it...you rival the porn artists who insist on filling my mail box, bravo! But before I write any reamrks that can be deemed disparaging, I was just curious about the age limit of the supper Club. I've heard all sorts of odd rumors about it, saying that the show is 21+, 18+, and oddest of all, 16+...either way, does anyone know how good the chances of a 14 year old girl snekaing into the Supper Club past the scary bouncers? Yes, we all know that Stuart Murdoch has an unhealthy infatuation with nubile young school girls such as myself. Do you think that if I showed a bit of leg under the pleated skirt of my school unfiorm, he'll lust and put me on the guest list? Speculation and condescending remarks about my age are welcome, someone please answer me. Thanks, Susannah +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: another review of TBWTAS
by OLDSCHREC＠aol.com 30 Sep '98

30 Sep '98

from the zine "Velocity" out of Chicago: Last year, IYFS turned a lark octet called Belle & Sebastian into a bit of a global cult. After various EPS, TBWTAS follows with more of the most exceptionally strange and unabashed pop music since ...well, imagine the Association as Scottish loafers and the aural picture only begins to form. There's also a hint of Sly & The Family Stone (not nearly so funky, of course), because Belle & Sebastian don't debate the fineries of genre. Apathetic about purism, they balance the twee tendencies of their folk-style reveries with elegantly spare musical elaborations-pure pop trumpet, lounge organ, yearning violin- and a cheerfully dark view of the world. They depict life without purpose, yet while they see narrow entrapment and parochialism, they escape across the discovery of their own potential. Their infectious music feels like the simplest revelation, the opening of vast possibilty in the banal; the real point, should there be one, to pop music. review written by Jon M. Gilbertson 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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Re: Sinister: ?
by Samiam82＠aol.com 30 Sep '98

30 Sep '98

In a message dated 9/29/98 6:13:23 PM Central Daylight Time, noelani30(a)hotmail.com writes: << hey all US kids... what night and what time is Alternative Nation on? >> At least for me... I live near Chicago... Alternative nation is not on anymore. They have awful Carson Daly shows instead. Sunday nights from 11-1am though 120 minutes is on.... usually. -Linsay +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: NYC Meetup Oct. 5?
by Janine Papp 30 Sep '98

30 Sep '98

hey sinisterines who will be in NYC: how about we all meet up on October 5th, Brad's first day in New York? He doesn't know anyone in NYC and wants to meet all of us. He's traveling all the way from Georgia. Also, I was thinking of making it a little birthday party for my friend Kris, whose birthday is the next day. Some of you NYC Sinisterines may have met him at the last picnic. He's not on the list, but he loves Belle and Sebastian, and he's a beautiful sensitive shy boy. I would suggest the meeting place as: The Library, a bar on Ave. A just above Houston, which has books and bad movies and nice bartenders and doesn't get too crowded and has a great jukebox. Let's say - 9:00 pm? oh, by the way, I met a nyc sinisterine there once and I ended up bringing 15 friends along... don't say I didn't warn you. (feel free to bring whoever YOU want, too) E-mail me with questions, complaints, nasty glances, love notes, etc. Queen Bee Janine +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: USA Today review..
by Gregg Bucken-Knapp 30 Sep '98

30 Sep '98

anastasia signoretta mentioned: "by the way...got a clipping at work today of the review in 'usa today' for 'arab strap'...called b+s 'paranoid.' bwhahaha." Right -- this of course coming from a paper that can't tackle a topic unless it can somehow be reduced to a simplistic pie chart, replete with garish primary colors. So, bwahaha on them indeed. Gregg. ============================================================================== Gregg Bucken-Knapp Three for today: Department of Political Science 1. Versus The George Washington University 2. Mick Harvey Washington DC 20052 3. Dag Vag greggbk(a)gwu.edu ===================http://gwis2.circ.gwu.edu/~greggbk========================= +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: Belle & Sebastian live?
by ASTROPOP20＠aol.com 30 Sep '98

30 Sep '98

anyone ou there have any live Belle & Sebastian live shows? from whenever? I would love trade...if youve got the goods, i'd be really into getting that... heres my list: http://members.aol.com/astropop20/bootlegs.html let me know NEIL +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: d'you feel like a remnant of something that's past?
by Funkyseb＠aol.com 29 Sep '98

29 Sep '98

hi popkids as if you couldn't already tell by my total disregard for capitalization during this post, i'm feeling a little bit shitty today. and yesterday. and maybe tomorrow. is it possible to get shit poisoning? i just ask 'cause i had to wade through raw sewage in an underpass yesterday, and i woke this morning with a huge cold, and the whole works. happy bunny? no. and then i met my beautiful love and her new boyfriend, listened to his 'paki jokes', looked at his twatty undercut, and vapid smile and wondered how anyone so fantastic could go out with someone in such desperate need of a kicking. 'I don't actually like any music' he said, in a pause between his chubby-brown esque rib ticklers. 'I don't really listen to any.' C**t. Annnyway! Business in hand: Corpora Arenacea wrote: <<All the people on this list sure weren't half this adorable in 1992. What I mean is that they were all listening to Fugazi and Mudhoney and the Dead C and shit like that because it was vogueish to be into, you know, the 'extremes of rock', all the Stooges and stuff.>> What the fuck would you know about it? I don't listen to B&S 'cause they're fashionable, or because, hey, their sleeves are 'just so so cute'. I listen because when you've watched the girl you love walk off with some bloody idiot with no respect or feelings for her, for the nth time, it's nice to have someone else in your corner. I find it quite hard to get on sometimes, knowing that I'll lose out to the bastards every time, that real love is out of date. And it may be sad, but at least I get some solace from the empathy in Stuart's lyrics. No one else writes songs as personal and affecting as Belle and Sebastian today, and all the 'cellists come lately' in the world won't change that fact. If you really see us that way, then you clearly know very little about the band, and about the list. The list is full of adorable people, as any picnicer, across the globe will tell you. What were we doing in 92? Waiting for Belle and Sebastian. (BTW what kind of a name is Corpora Arenacea for a B&S fan? I'm sure it means something terribly clever, but it just makes you sound as if you fuck corpses my dear.) I sincerly expect and deserve a honeybollocking for all this, but I can't apologise, I'd leave first. I'll stand being accused of being twee, or of being cliched, but never of being insincere. It really hurts. Talking of lovely people (and we really should), I second Padraic's eulogy. Linda and Rory are uncommonly sweet people, and you New Yorkers should be fighting for the honour of hosting them. Not only did they hold the picnic in their lovely house, but Rory graciously entertained me and FunkyFred all through the night, with his outstanding record collection. I considered buying some FunkyFarahs in tribute to you Rory, but I just can't carry them off the way you do. Respect. And it was lovely to see so many absolute stars at the picnic-all the gorgeous regulars, and all the even more gorgeous new people. (especially the ones who were nice about my drunken singing). I love you all very much. anyway, maybe I'll see you all around. seb +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: ?
by Jessica Noelani Wright 29 Sep '98

29 Sep '98

hey all US kids... what night and what time is Alternative Nation on? thanks, jess ______________________________________________________ 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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Sinister: Do you remember the first time?
by Ultaltwavr＠aol.com 29 Sep '98

29 Sep '98

Hi all, I've seen a few mentions of the Swedish band Bob Hund in the last several posts. I can't really say I know their music, but I'd like to. I don't think you can buy their CDs here in New York, but if anyone sees it, let me know. I saw them at the Roskilde Festival in 97, and they were sort of goofy. But the relevant point concerning this mailing list is that I saw one of their videos on Italian TV near the end of last year (I think it was filmed backward with them going down the street) within ten minutes of the first (and last) time I ever saw the video for "Century of Fakers". That half an hour in the middle of the night was indeed quite special. Cheers, Steve +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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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