September 1998 - Sinister

Sinister: boston show
by azriel 15 Sep '98

15 Sep '98

hullo all. i've been unsubbed for a couple weeks now, but i'm back. anyhoo, i may have an extra ticket for the boston show on october 21st, assuming that i can't find anyone here at camp hamp who wants to go with me. sooo, if you're in need of a ticket to the show please email me privately. -kerry "your fantasies are unlikely. but beautiful." -stanley donwood +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: Hi everyone!
by Aude Horeau-Rossigneux 15 Sep '98

15 Sep '98

Hello everyone I just subscribed the sinister mailing list. I'm a french 23 years old girl from Paris. I'm a journalist. I don't have enough time to write a long message, but I hope you'll answer me. Bye, kisses (You can also write in italian or in german, if you want) Aude PS: Mon cher Julien, comme tu peux le remarquer, me voici inscrite sur cette mailing list dont tu me parles longueur de temps. J'espre recevoir autant de message que toi . Je t'embrasse ______________________________________________________ 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: intercontinental drift
by Corpora Arenacea 15 Sep '98

15 Sep '98

I bought the new album yesterday and the old edition of the "Rolling Stone Album Guide", circa 1981. The first entry I open to is the Slits, a one-star review punctuated at the end with: "For Anglophilic ass-kissers only." Hmmmph. ______________________________________________________ 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: The Supper Club
by Euan Leitch 15 Sep '98

15 Sep '98

Hello boys and girls A wee quote from today's Times about Bill's social life: "Later the Clintons and Gores were set to attend a $10,000-a-plate dinner at The Supper Club, a regular venue for cabaret shows, and patronised for its air of old fashioned indulgence." I wonder if he wore an Arab Strap for Monica? Better keep your clothes from the NY show safe, who knows how valuable those stains may become! Keeping it up, Euan +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: Hey Kids, Let's put on a show!!
by Shearer, Calumn 15 Sep '98

15 Sep '98

Just for the record, as it were, and not withstanding all the other babble.... I'm well up for this whole meet-up-and-boogie-till-we-puke idea, be it in Preston, Manchester, Edinburgh or, indeed Glasgow (I herby volunteer to "sort it out" if it's in Glasgow) On a similar vein, my first choice (personally) would be Edinburgh, (NOT Glasgow! - Too much chance of B&S trying to gatecrash) Or Manchester, 'cos everyone knows how to get to (or is it away from?) Manchester. OR indeed Preston, except I don't know where that is (My Geography's pretty crap) Or London (I _know_ where that is.... I just don't know how I'd get there!) Or Anywhere. All I need's a bar, some music and a corner to curl up in. Oh, and sparkling company and conversation would be nice too! Well, it's in your hands, Keithy babes. just mind and tell everyone when you decide, or it'll be a _Very Quiet Night_ later, dudes and dudettes cal +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: Stolen bike episode
by Greg Pallis 15 Sep '98

15 Sep '98

Riding a bike? Were you wearing PEDAL PUSHERS? Good sentiments about the gig, I agree, but I was forced to miss the london gig thru parent power, so consider yourself lucky. Of course, if the band read the list, they'll ALL turn up in pedal pushers! Why would a woodchuck chuck wood? Greg >>Today I rode my bike to get tickets to the Nov 2 show in NYC. Tickets I now have, but my bike I do not. In the less than five minutes spent picking up the tickets, someone took bolt cutters to my lock and made off with my bicycle. [Insert many expletives here.] ______________________________________________________ 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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by Keith Watson 15 Sep '98

15 Sep '98

>I second the Preston idea as regards meeting up. I think it's a pretty >cool town really and there's some decent pubs about and there's Tokyo >Joes as well which is a cool club, and hey, it's only 20 minutes from >where i live, so go to Preston!!!! Preston is fine, but obviously we'll need someone to set it up there - do we have any volunteers, as I say, I'm happy to sort it in Edinburgh and I believe Tag is happy to sort it in Manchester if it turns out there but we don't yet have a volunteer for Preston. Please mail me if you want to hire a place and organise all the rest of the stuff too. However, any place with a club named after a Bryan Ferry song is the business for me. Just out of interest though, if we were to set it up in Glasgow, would more people be likely to come? What do people think? Peter, you're welcome to set up one in the Azores, but as we're a truly multinational list, with people from all over the Globe, I've ascertained that the only fair place to have the party is in the Earth's core - right in the middle, where large weirdo Dinosaurs, like the ones in Jurassic Godzilla except with light bulbs for eyes, roam the land. I've already arranged a Mole Machine to carry us down there, but it only takes 12 people at a time, so it'll take a bit of time to ferry us all down there. Plus it only leaves from Edinburgh, so you'll all have to travel there first. Godzilla does look like complete shit and as usual I'm not gonna go and see it. Does it have Godzooky or whatever it's called in it? Peter (again) I can agree with you that the Duke in full ranting mode is much more entertaining than the usual fare, Manda Rin really is taking the "kids" for a ride... what a bitch! That's just the beginning as Bis are currently attempting, with the profits from their fanzine empire, to buy all of Glasgow. Rumour has it the next target is that daft Armadillo thing that's just been built - it's going to be a concert venue for only tiny "credible" indie bands so's they can play to much larger audiences inside a giant mammal! (naturally at a cost). And indeed I'm gonna get myself a copy of the Duke's "Young and Foolish" too. And if you haven't received an order form for the Duke's book yet (usually on the other side of the scrap of paper he writes notes on) mail him and I'm sure he'll send you one. I'm well looking forward to it... When does it actually come out Duke? Going back to the meet up situation, we did actually think that perhaps an entire weekend's holiday or something would be a good idea - but that was vetoed on the grounds that the chances of more than about three people turning up were slim. If anyone thinks otherwise please mail your plan to the list and we can all see what people think. I've had quite a large number of positive responses for the meet up, so it's looking good at the moment. 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 +---+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" +---+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: Genius journalist
by Cassell Professional Publishing 15 Sep '98

15 Sep '98

Afternoon all. I don't think anyone's posted this review of the London show yet. It is the most deliriously dreadful piece of journalism I have ever read, and I love it to bits. It appeared in the London Evening Standard, and is written by the appropriately named Max Bell. THE MAJESTY IN MURDOCH MOB'S MAGIC MIX The Scottish band Belle and Sebastian borrow their name from Cecile Aubry's tale of a boy and his Pyrenean mountain dog. The book was a cult TV item in the seventies, rather as Stuart Murdoch's deliciously off-beat group are now, although there were far more than one garcon and his chien at the Empire last night as B and S celebrated their third album, The Boy with the Arab Strap, in front of a packed house who cheered their heroes to the rafters. Renowned for a shambolic approach to live performances, the Strap got their act together here, thanks to crowd pleasers from If You're Feeling Sinister and Tiger Milk. Once ensconced, Murdoch's mob turned Stars of Track and Field into a world-beating exercise in melodic, million-dollar pop that Marion Jones would have appreciated. Basking in musical territory reminiscent of US West Coast legends like Love and the Byrds, while always keeping one foot on the rhythmic panache of the Velvet Underground, this most esoteric yet accessible of bands ensured that Is It Wicked not to Care and Spaceboy Dream left their fanatical following limp with delight. Well, there you have it. I defy anyone to ever come up with more cliches, mixed metaphors, errors, etc in the space of a 300 word review. Absolute genius. Oh, and I nominate Joss in Dublin to come up with next Monday's poem. Looking forward to the video on MTV 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: FW: Critics' Choice (review)
by Shearer, Calumn 15 Sep '98

15 Sep '98

Well, if anyone's really interested..... more for the archives methinks > > >Belle & Sebastian - The Boy With The Arab Strap(Jeepster) > >If you haven't got a Bell & Sebastian album nestling in your CD collection >yet, it probably means you're not very cool. Their name alone - it comes from >that black -and-white children's TV series about a boy and his St. Bernard >which we all watched in the Seventies - makes them worth buying. and their >mellow, softly-sung, melodic acoustic folk-pop, blessed with clever, wistful >lyrics, is just the thing with which to soothe your friends at louche urban >dinner parties. But to be frank, I can't hear much difference between this >and their two earlier albums. > >Review by James Delingpole - The Sunday Telegraph Sept. 13th 1998. >"Critics Choice" > > >I actually got sent this by one of my cow-orkers, just goes to show... If you >like Belle and Sebastian, you're marked for life. > I'm off to buy another cardie - a nice one in beige and red, I think. > cal +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: Tut, test card music indeed!
by Sarah Wheeler 15 Sep '98

15 Sep '98

Aaaaaargh......why do I let myself get so wound up???? I eventually persuaded my friend to play TWATTYBUS in the car whilst driving through to my parents, and by the time Dirty Dream #2 came on he told me to turn it off, it was like listening to the test card music!!!!!!!! This, coming from a boy who sings the praises of piddly widdly shit like Yngwie 'I am a viking' Malmsteen, Steve Vai and Mr Big!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Needless to say, I made my point about his taste being in his arse, and didn't speak for the rest of the journey. It made for a quite pleasant atmosphere. He did mention something about the Kingfishers, though. Can anyone tell me anything about them - type of music etc??? Bye bye Sarah x ======================= Sarah Wheeler Room 106 West Medical Building University of Glasgow GLASGOW G12 8QQ 0141-339 8855 ext.2860 ======================= +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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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