January 1999 - Sinister - missprint.org

Sinister: No I haven't seen Dundee, sorry
by Pamela Hutchinson 21 Jan '99

21 Jan '99

Hello Kitty (that's not very funny is it?) I am the girl who is stuck in Oxford and bewildered. I am studying English at the other University. There is a bloke called Ben on the list who works at Brookes as a lab technician, I think. see you soon (maybe not at Crunchy!) love pamela +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: indie rock glasses
by Nicholas Joseph Marino 21 Jan '99

21 Jan '99

Long time lurker here, brought from the shadows whereupon Someone wrote the following in reference to the pics at http://www.begbie.com/rod/photos/nhs.html >your glasses are amazing. I love them. Truly you were an icon of modern >fashion even at a young age... That sort of intentional dork-look is >quite avante-garde. Witness Todd Solendz (i hope I've spelt that right) >the filmmaker. I've been looking for a pair of glasses like that for some >time.. Ah yes, the indie rock glasses. Worn by intentional dorks (up to and including myself) all around our book-reading, smiths-loving, worldwide hipster community. The black frames and the slightly thicker than necessary lenses (sometimes prescription, sometimes not) offer us a sinister layer of protection from the cruel mainstream world. A good lot of the indie kids around my radio station wear said glasses, and a knowing understanding is exchanged when I have mine on as well. This is only heightened when one or more parties have dark denim jeans on, rolled up once or twice but never more. Wee Chris wears them, that guy from Everclear in the Gap ad wears them, even *horror of horrors* Leo Dicaprio has been snapped with the specs at some ultra-swank hollywood gala. So yes, here's to our indie rock glasses. May they live long with the sight-impaired (or just plain fashionable) hipsters till our library cards all expire. Sorry to pull you away from chat about unmentionables...I'll post again in several months, as is my practice. Nick +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: Some Manics fans slagging off B & S
by ar981611＠student.paisley.ac.uk 21 Jan '99

21 Jan '99

Hello again kids A friend of mine, when trawling the web, came across a discussion of the relative merits of the Manics and B&S which he thought I might be interested in as a fan of both. i read it, and all this has done has continued my hatred of nearly all manics fans (who seem to think that by listening to them they are cleverer and better people by osmosis) and made me realise, and not for the first time, that you lot are the loveliest people I know, as discussions of this nature on sinister would NOT be tolerated, by honey or anyone else. If anyone wants to laugh at these pseudo-intellectual Manics fans by reading such gems as "B&S are crap because everyone on the internet likes them", then I recommend you visit the following: http://www.dejanews.com/=zzz_maf/dnquery.xp?search=thread&svcclass=dnserver… I was tempted to post a response, but I'm content to merely sit here and laugh instead. Sometimes that's enough, I think. Oh, and Gary - see, we aren't the only Lloyd Cole fans left in the world. Finally, did everyone see in the Melody Maker's preview of the Brits that they thought Belle & Sebastian should win the Best Newcomer Award? This'll be the same Belle and Sebastian they have been relentlessly championing since....ohh, about a month ago. And haven;t they taken an about-turn on Gomez? Finally, finally... I remembered the other day in the Scotland on Sunday review of 1998 (a reasonable Scottish Sunday newspaper which used to mention B&S a fair bit in the old days before all their decent music writers vanished) they described 1998 as the year that Belle and Sebastian changed from the band who never talked to the band who never shut up. Did anyone else read this or did I hallucinate it after a few too many sherry trifles? And can anyone point out the resemblance between this Belle and Sebastian they refer to and the band that we all know and love? And another thing. (Sorry, I'm not good at endings). Richard, thank you for your review of Mercury Rev, I am going to see them in Glasgow in a couple of weeks for the first time in five years. Can anyone tell me if they play anything that is pre-Deserters Songs? And richard, the real reason I metion your mail is to ask - wasn't Tony the reformed alcoholic brother in Blossom - Joey was the younger stupider one that left to pursue a dreadful singing career (OK i'm confusing real life with the series now, but he was called Joey in real life too). Sorry to have taken up so much of your time, I'm sure there will be another, more interesting, post along soon. Ailsa +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: have you ever seen Dundee?
by eddy katherine m 21 Jan '99

21 Jan '99

Hello, I'm Kitty and I'm new. In reponse to someone who asked, yes there are other Oxfordshire people on this list - me, for one. But I'm from Dundee originally. I'm learning to be a teacher of children. I'm about to start teaching practice at a new school. Apparently Supergrass used to go there. I wonder if the current kids are into Billie, etc. or what and whether or not it's any of my business. Think of me when you hear playground noises. Perhaps I should get a Belleand Sebastian badge so that someone's eyes light up. Perhaps I should concentrate on teaching. Kitty P.S. Dye your greying white bras or other underwear bright colours for a new lease of life +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: i hope your bottom is not big
by rebelstrange＠ldd.net 21 Jan '99

21 Jan '99

and i hope my address hasnt' been kicked off the list yet...... but i'm back anyway. not quite in style, but still crushing like mad. otday was a weepy, crushy, wistful day. but sunny. i'm going to have to get used to that. i didnt' get any mail. that was another bad thing. i'm just waiting for my new sinisters to come in now. i got forwarded the Select article. that was lovely. i didn't know that isobel was a style guru now, but as well she might be, that much was clear from the VERY beginning. as far as i could see. i can see it so clearly now.......when i picked up that Puncture mag for the Mary Timony cover, and happened upon the jenny toomey article with a "wee"photo of belle playing the bass. and i says to myself, i says "this isobel gal is quite the firecracker, i do declare!" i guess as far as sinister is concerned i wasn't here at the beginning by a long shot, but i hope i wont' be kicked out when we all split into guerrilla factions. ;) it's so lonely in the country, when all the brits are gathering to be shy and have milkshakes with one another, and share pyjamas. (i always liked that spelling better) at least the article didn't quote one of the many psychotic things i have posted to the list, that would have been a shameful moment. i flatter myself too much. so i hear a certain james had himself a BALL at the gentle waves show in beautiful london. i'm so disapointed i have missed the GW mania discussions. i'll have to slog through the archives one of these days. how i've misssed all of you and your idle prattling! *hug* (i see a lot of you turning away in horror at that prospect) now i'll have to look up my things that i have to send to Mummy. it will be fun. and remember, belle and sebastian are not gods. they are people like you and me. very humble, utterly normal, ultra-bionic hard-pumping liquid metal sex machines! I've been listening to pussy power. i like it very much. i like chan marshall. i like girls who cry. people who cry are the cutest. i should know. Sigh!!! you should see all the Ye-ye dresses i got in pittsburgh. i'm going to be a go-go dancer. now i need a pinafore. i have a thing that i thought was a pinafore, but i stupidly didn't try it on, and it is far too small. i cried that evening. maybe i should get my hair done blonde. i had no idea there wa sa trend of isobel clones. how come there can't be any where i live? but i bet they are all cheap, i bet hardly any of them can play the guitar or the cello much less!! "bargain isobel." i recall when my friends and i went to a blur show in STL.....even in that backwoods city we had a whole crew of Damon albarn clones shuffling about. it was quite a sight to see. that night we also saw two girls holding hands......how adowabow**) OHHHHHH i need some GW gear to go with my adidas track suit and gold chains. can jeepster hook me up?? Exactly what is candyfloss? is it in fact CANDY? since americans always go on about how sexy foreign accents are, i wondered a question for all the furriners out there: do other countries find the flat-as-pancakes american accent makes the blood boil? that's enough garbage from me, jus ta note to say i'm back and i'm glad to be. not that anyone cared..... LJ (maybe soon i can finally update my homepage, and the wee world as well....) (i have a new pen pal.....or so i'd like to believe) http://www.members.tripod.com/rebelstrange The boat that brings us here will crack beneath your weight. This is territory you cannot invade. --JW +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the reborn Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)majordomo.net". WWW: http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "tech-heads and students" +-+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +-+ "nambling pambling rice pudding & crochet holiday camp +-+ +-+ gangwanking whimsy-thon" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: Manics reply
by Pamela Hutchinson 21 Jan '99

21 Jan '99

Hi I am pamela the new member from Oxford I am also unfortunately a hardcore manics fan :( No scars on my arm yet, though. I also love B+S which is why I am here. Nicky wire can get away with slagging everyone off and then being charming about it five minutes later Silly fans who take everything he says as gospel truth can't though. Nicky's mucking about. the fans need to sort it out. I love the band but hate most of the fans, I'm afraid. please don't take it to heart, everybody. B+S are a lovely band, amazing music, intelligent lyrics AND lovely fans. guess I like them as well, then. love pamela +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: Greetings boys and girls...
by Etheriel99＠aol.com 20 Jan '99

20 Jan '99

Hello everyone, I'm new to the list, and I'm rather glad I found it. In any case, I came across Belle & Sebastian over the course of about six months. At first I rejected them completely without even giving them a chance at all - perhaps out of stubborness. However, I kept on hearing the Boy With the Arab Strap being played at clubs and such, and I grew obsessed with it. I stole my friend's cd, and taped it so I could hear The Boy With the Arab Strap and I fell in love with Stuart's voice. Then I got my hands on a B&S mix tape with some songs from Tigermilk and ...Sinister along with some b-sides and it was over. I'm completely hooked. Belle & Sebastan is all I've been listenting to lately. They were due to play over here ( Toronto Canada ) around November but unfortunately, the show was cancelled...sniffle, sniffle...So, I was just wondering if anyone had any clue as to whether or not they are planning to make up the show. Cheers and Cherries, Cindy +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: You Should All Be Murdered
by Mick McMick * Sandcastle Records 20 Jan '99

20 Jan '99

Hi Everyone, Oh, don't take offense at the title, I'm just in a Harvey mood after getting a copy of London Weekend & listening to it now. A shame I couldn't make it to the Po Caff to see him, but since I'm on another continent...well, I digress. Mark Casarotto writes: > But the most important thing that simply has to be said is BUY THE > FIRST STEREOLAB ALBUM, "PENG!", as it is utterly fantastic, nowhere > near as poncey and self-indulgent as their more recent drum'n'jazz > noodlings, much as I like them, and sounds the most like B&S (just > about). It is the only album in the world as good as Tigermilk, even > if it lags just that crucial bit behind IYFS. Hm, I have to say the reverse. I always thought Peng! and the earlier Stereolab recordings were a bit too droney for me, and I hardly ever listen to them. However, Dots & Loops (the new "poncey" album) is my favorite of the lot, and my flatmate's too, and they're his favorite band. I also don't think I mentioned that B&S have definate moments where they resemble Stereolab's predecessors, McCarthy, whom I happen to prefer slightly. See: "Le Pastie de la Bourgeoisie," & some of the Dogs Doing Wheelies EP. And speaking of Stereolab, at the radio station I'm music director at, today we got the new Pastels remix album. It is really quite good, I found myself surprised at how much so, especially the evidently poncey Stereolab remix, which has a nice flute thing going, and the remix by John McEntire of Tortoise, who sound nothing like B&S. They thank Andy Symington on the sleeve, as well. Why didn't he do a remix? Maybe he could produce Alexis' banging house remix of The Boy with the Nipple Clamps. Wait, no. Also, we got the new Mojave 3 album, which I myself had bought days earlier. In case you missed hearing about it, 'twas recorded at Cava Studios (as in "Ca va?" "Ca va.") with our favorite band's usual producer, whatshisface, er I mean Tony Doogan, and Mick lends trumpet to a bevy of songs. That's Mick Cooke, of course, not myself, because I've never been to Cava and I play saxophone, not trumpet. Overall, the LP is excellent, signifigantly better than their last, but of course nothing like Slowdive. Soundwise it reminded me of a mix of a lot of Nick Drake, a little B&S, some Beatles, and some miscellaneous steel pedal guitar. Thoroughly good. Also forgot to mention yesterday (yet note you, I posted not until today) that the Jeepster website has "The Gentle Waves," mentioned on their bands page, and according to the website, it is Isobel's moniker on her solo recordings, and there will be a single, album, and "merchandise." I assume that will mean we can get a little plastic Isobel who shoots Pezzes out of her mouth, and Isobel chewing gum and all sorts of fun things like that. While I'm on this, I want some B&S stickers. Is that too punk rock to ask? Surely I think not... Lovely day today, it felt like fall after a hot and boring summer, but it is winter, and it was winter last week, cold and snowy. In fact, today had a little of that spring-after-winter feeling as well, so it was a mix of both. Really the nicest of both seasons, because spring has too much rain, and fall has...well no, fall is exceedingly nice, and could not be encompassed in a mere balmy winter day. Oh, but look at my inbox... No, don't actually. I'd best go and get on those mails (sigh) as if I didn't have things to do. At least I don't have to start on my paper yet... /"\_/"\_/"\ Mick McMick/Sandcastle Records <<->> bp224996(a)ohiou.edu \ / Sandcastle Records Homepage: ICQ#5056758 | | http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Amphitheatre/4972/ | | "I am always wishing to make people | | in the world happy with my smiles." | | -Mr. Friendly +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: Bill Bryson
by Stanley,L 20 Jan '99

20 Jan '99

To whoever mentioned Bill Bryson: I get the feeling that I've read all of his books full stop (check out "Mother Tongue", on linguistics) but I love his new book of collected articles and must look at the Mail on Sunday to see if he still writes them every week. I think his TV series (Sunday nights, ITV, 7pm) is OK too, although he's a bit patronising and makes the entire UK look like the grey hell of Bedford - having been to St Petersburg in late December makes even Bedford feel like heaven. But I can't fault him and he's one of those authors that I have to read over and over again... Louise l.stanley(a)lse.ac.uk +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: b 'n s shirts etc.
by TheeXVirus＠aol.com 20 Jan '99

20 Jan '99

that was vague. i was trying to get at how it's too expensive to order the stuff from the Jeepster site. +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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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