September 1998 - Sinister

Sinister: I've been to Hastings!
by Funkyseb＠aol.com 17 Sep '98

17 Sep '98

Evening popkids! I'm tempted to send you all an Ink Postcard. And I'm a sucker for temptation, so I will: here's one of me and my mum walking by the sea. To our suprise, it's quite clean, and the weather's hot enough to go swimming, if you can muster the energy. 'If it keeps on like this', i'm saying, ' I'll have to take my jumper off.' here's another quick one: This was taken in the cafe on the pier. I think it used to be a ballroom, 'cause the celing's really high, and there are fairy lights dangling from it. The shiny wooden floor's covered with maybe a hundred tables now though,and even more chairs, so there's no room for any grooving. it's not a good one of me, 'cause I've just put a hot chip in my mouth, and I'm trying to spit it out without looking vulgar. I needn't have worried, because we were the only ones in there. Not much cop, I admit, but I'm a little unsettled. I've been hexed, you see: Tim (not p!o!p!kins) wrote: <<hastings is the most miserable place I have ever been to (except for Prestatyn) it is also the suicide capital of the UK watch your step>> Agh!, That seagull, the one that nearly landed on my head! It was IN YOUR POWER! I see it all now. Sinister list controlled by forces of evil.Tim, I'll never disagree with you again. (Hastings is great though, popsters, lots of junk shops secondhand books and cafes. And the S!E!A! A hipster could learn to live there...) bye seb ''..and I tell you this faded glamour's a 'stupid art school idea'. And you tell me I don't know either, 'cause I don't have to live here. I could just move away-probably will some day...'' (Animals that swim) +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: watch your tongues
by Glenn Peoples 17 Sep '98

17 Sep '98

there seems to be quite a bit of talk about the band's chart positions and the usual types of comment toward a brilliant underground band, such as "they should be the biggest band in the world" and "it would be criminal if they aren't stars after this album." if you said or thought either, you are either a liar or a fool. can you imagine never again seeing b&s in an intimate setting? would you like to show up to one of those arena shows and have a bunch of fucking rookie third eye blind (or the u.k. equivilent) fans standing next to you. i know tons of people who would never go see b&s in a venue larger than 1,500. they don't want to share their bands with others, they don't want to think they have the same musical tastes as the average music consumer, and they live for being insider trendies who are one step ahead of the masses. in all honesty, i can't say i'm that much different from them (though i would brave the fair-weather fans and go to an arena show if need be). same goes for most of the people on this list. don't wish for too much success for b&s lest you have to let your 11-year-old sister borrow your new CD. would you still be a fan after that brutal experience? or would you revert to the classic i-was-here-before-you comment, "well, it's not as good as their old stuff"? glenn +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: For the Love of God...
by Gntlmn1220＠aol.com 17 Sep '98

17 Sep '98

Dearest Sinister-Mates, I would so love to count myself among your ranks, but I have just been introduced to this morass of Belle & Sebastian lovers. I am overwhelmed. I suppose I should introduce myself... My name is Joshua. I have but a few questions for the melange of readers that this letter shall go out to... 1. Does anyone know where a humble B&S fan in the US can get a hold of Tigermilk and Twattybus? I am so desperate. I need these albums. 2. How many singles, aside from LLPJ, 369..., and Dog on Wheels is there? 3. Does anyone have any information regarding B&S touring here in the US. I would open a vein to see my most delicate of pop stars... Any help would be most appreciated. Yours, Joshua Izzo I personally own no terry underwear +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: Re: 5 hours behind
by Laurel Girvan 17 Sep '98

17 Sep '98

according to my calculations, the "girl" referred to in hicktractor must reside somewhere in either the pacific isles or alaska, in order to be 5 hours behind the east cost. just in case you all were wondering...as i'm sure you were. well, no one ever accused me of keeping people in suspense. laurel +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: any comments on these bands?
by Jim Schmidt 17 Sep '98

17 Sep '98

just wondering if anyone can give me their humble (or not-so-humble) opinion on these bands i've been eyeing at my local record shop. i would be ever so grateful... boards of canada theaudience helen love +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: gloater
by debbie.spiers＠utoronto.ca 17 Sep '98

17 Sep '98

hello from t.o.!!! everyone else seems to spew useless info or announcements on here, so whats stopping me? though i am only a three day old resident of the list. i awoke extra early this morn to trek downtown, worried that the b&s show would sell out before i arrived. i had viewed people from other countries announcing their intent on visiting t.o. for the show and i thought i'd be arriving to a long line up. foolish i arrived to an empty store and a ticket boy who needed me to write out the band name for correct spelling, as he could not locate the information. oh well, his ignorance, my joy. i left grinning stupidly. i also phoned my home away from home in england yesterday. it has been three weeks since i landed back in canada. i'm in uk withdrawl. i love reading all of your messages becasue you write with a hint of your superb accents. i hope some of you are at the t.o. show. though the performers will be accents enough for me. alright, i'm boring the bunch. bye for now. i gotta go to class. deb +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: (Note - Insert amusing comment here)
by J Errington 17 Sep '98

17 Sep '98

Hello sinistereens or listies or whatever the current term is. I havent written for a while due to (a) not having anything interesting to say, not that that stopped me before (b) Going out and neglecting my e-mail and mainly (c) There suddenly being an overwhelming amount of Content. Well, I can go some way to redressing (c) - Here's my non-Content all time top ten herbal teas: 1. Peppermint 2. Blueberry 3. Mandarin 4. Rosehip 5. Strawberry, Blackberry & Something 6. Cinnamon, Vanilla & Honey (Although everyone else hates the smell) 7. Fennel 8. Lemon 9. Lemon & Ginger 10. Erm... Definitely not 'Blackcurrant Bracer'! Eeeuugh! Pour it away! Hmmn, maybe I'm getting a little too twisted, being at home on my own all day. Since all my friends seem to be dissapearing to Uni I'm stuck here lying in bed, listening to everything B&S have done, eating marshmallows and reading 'Second from last in the sack race.' Simply hell, darlings ;-) Well, where was I? Oh yes. Bjork said: > "It seems to me in England, rock or guitar music is mainstream, > it's kind of goody-goody. Very square. And electronic music is > for rebels: sort of creative, taking risks, where rock music is > playing it safe. Well, I like Bjork but that really is bullwarks of the nobelist order. I dont know, maybe it's because she knows all the cutting edge dj peeps and only sees all the high-charting noelrock pish. I doubt she's heard B&S. I like 'dance music' in theory but if you listen to the radio programmes on saturdays, well, it's 95% regurgitated disco sludge and deserves to be forgotten as fast as it will be. I thought I would tell all you non-digest listees about an interesting phenomenon I've witnessed. Rod Begbie puts out messages with "Please ignore the piece-of-crap advertisment that follows" at the bottom - undoubtedly because his service provider puts on some line at the end. However, little does he know that Honey's new filter cuts it out anyway, and it looks like Rod is telling us to ignore the 'piece-of-crap' next message. Tee Hee. Has anyone come up with an amusing anagram of 'The Boy With The Arab Strap' yet? No? Me neither. A lot of mishearings talk too. While I had the radcliffe session but not IYFS for a few months I thought the fist line of 'Stars of Track & Field' was 'Make a new coat everyday to suit your affairs' Well I thought it was funny. David & Katrina said: > PS: things currently being worked on - a rock family tree for the band Yes! I have to see this! What will you call it? Belle and Sebastian and the Scotpop explosion of the late nineties? Belle & Sebastian & Friends? Belle, Sebastian and other scottish musicians of 1995 onwards? Will it include the legendary band that had Stuart and whoever-that-bloke-on-mark-radcliffe-was in it? genevieve said: > are there any Fun Facts on Belle and Sebastian like they do with the boy > bands? Like 'Stuart's favourite colour is blue and he loves his mam's > homemade haggis (or whatever,that's the only scottish food i know) and > in his spare time he crochets,cleans up oil spills and rescues pets from > the humane society' Stuart works collecting blood at the abbatoir and selling it to small middle-class kiddies in his spare time. His honorary post is as 'King Pimp' but HoneyPaul does the day-to-day operations. His favorite food is grilled overripe aubergine with a bean & tatty pie and his favorite colour is vomit red. Isobel lives by night as a vampire, feasting on the blood of obese american tourists. To earn extra pocket money she sells Skag cut with Persil to Tory MPs. She is powered by her magic pedal-pushers. Her favorite food is Haggis made with the stomach lining of Jerry Garcia and the leftover meat from Jerry Springer, and her favorite colour is rupture mauve. Chris has a secret double life as a spy for Sony. His task is to infiltrate Jeepster records and help their evil takeover bid, for which he is paid chocolate- coated peanuts. His favorite food is Findus Crispy Pancakes (While frozen) and his favorite colour is intestinal grey. Sarah is only a hologram. The real Sarah lives in Basingstoke and works by day cleaning the socks of rich old men with her special formula. At night she sends out her holograms to conquer the world. Her favorite food is deep fried mars bars (she eats nothing else) and her favorite colour is omlette opaque. I could go on.... I wont. libellously yours, WeeJay "Who cares where national borders lie? Who cares whose laws you're governed by? Who cares what name you call a town? Who cares when you're six feet beneath the ground?" james(a)twopounds.u-net.com (my site kills browsers) http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Cabaret/5523/ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: Guys,Guys!!
by GretchN66＠aol.com 17 Sep '98

17 Sep '98

Sometimes i wander why i spend such long amounts of time going through my sinister mail, when you guys spend so much of your time on silly arguements. Then i remember it's because you guys are really pretty cool and half of the time, have really interesting things to inform us about, or interesting views to express, and that interests me. All i can do is think about the night i get to stand just a few yards away from the band and watch their mouths as they sing out the words, and their hands as they move to produce such beautiful music! Weather it's in Athens, GA, or new york, or Europe, or my miraculous little cd player-from which i listen to B&S, that is what we all have in common, no matter who listens to them or where they buy it, or how they came across the band in the first place (the cd didn't just pop into your cd player- you found out about them from somwhere, or saw it for the first time- and decided to try it!) We listen to them because we love their music, and it is the band themselves that decide how big they get or how small they stay (although with help from us)-i speak for myself when i say -I am a lifetime fan and no one else in the world will effect that! Gretchen Tampa,FL +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: New EP: Bogus details
by Cassell Professional Publishing 17 Sep '98

17 Sep '98

Apparently, the new EP will feature radical reworkings of songs on the album, recorded with other illustrious practitioners of 'chart' music. Track listing: Stevie Jackson and John Squire: Seahorse Stein Stuart David and Babylon Zoo: Spaceman Dream Isobel Campbell and Will Smith: Is It Jiggy Not To Care? Stuart Murdoch and Thom Yorke: Creep The Clock Around I'm looking forward to Isobel's the most. I tried to pick up the French radio station that will be broadcasting the session next month, expecting fuzz, but it's clear as a bell here in London! Cool! The video was beautiful the other night. Very reminiscent of my favourite TV show of all time, The Herbs. Isobel was clutching a lovely Parsley lookalike, and the mysterious gate at the beginning and the end was cool, too. I didn't stay up in time for the Cornelius vid, but the Squarepusher video was fantastic. How the hell can he afford to make a video like that? Is he posh or something? Desperately hoping for some sexy Geordie football tonight, 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 +---+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" +---+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: Squash pigs and music snobs ( and a really bad pun)
by kenny 17 Sep '98

17 Sep '98

Hi ya all, I thought that it was my turn to add something to the arguement of the day, the advert of the day, the anti woolies campaign, and a new eagle/seagull twist; 1. I want to see B&S on TOTP, they want to be on TOTP ( just see the mini interview with Stevie in Select magazine beside the review). It will show everyone that I know, that I was right. I walked into college with IYFS on the day of release and put it on the common room stereo, and then it was promptly taken off and replaced by some "homie" (aka ganster rap) toss. They just didn't get it. Dog on wheels didn't work with them either. However it did convert my Grandparents, who thought it was lovely, and my grandmother then lost the plot a bit when she decided that it was the original music to the tv series. Lazy Jane started to work. They actually heard it on Radio 1, and realised I was a one man cult. And with 369 people really started to listen. La pastie had everyone in the room moving! Even my friends who like only dance music were impressed. And it entered the charts! B&S will always be "my" band, but I'm happy trying to spread the word to the deaf. So please stop being such boring museo snobs, be happy that you were there first, but also be happy that the band are reaching more people 2. On a much lighter note the pig was advertising Colemans mustard. And what is even funnier than this puppet pig singing, is the ending. It gets squashed by a giant jar of the stuff! 3. When are the 4 tracks that Isobel played on the Treehouse going to come out? 4. If Woolies won't take the same discount deals on the album as the other stores then Jeepster and those connected to the distribution of the record are right not to give into them. The only town I know of that Woolies is the only place to sell records, is Bexhill and everyone there is on death's doorstep. If need be, use mail order or the internet. Would you love me as a beagle, Would you love me till I'm dead Or is there someone else instead. (sorry had to try and end with a joke) Jake Ps My 15 year old sister hates all 3 albums so we are safe for now! +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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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