January 1999 - Sinister - missprint.org

Sinister: Sinister?
by Nick Dastoor 08 Jan '99

08 Jan '99

I don't seem to have posted much recently. I spend all my time eating instead. But I still lost weigh over Christmas. Anyway, I wouldn't like anyone to think I was dead, as for a start my list crushes would start getting awkward questions from the police. lesleyjo has taken to quoting this stolen piece of Stuart Murdoch in her sig file: > "I've just been shining this apple, and it looks so delicious, but > I've changed my mind. . .do you want to share it?" I don't know about anyone else, but I don't find this whole incident cute at all. In fact it makes me feel kind of queasy. Would the Snow White story have worked so well with a banana? Here's another press piece from a while ago. The Evening Standard is the London local paper, not renowned for it's pop coverage, but I quite liked this. Well it's all right, anyway. I've never heard the Blue Peter story before - is it true? Nicholas xxx 04 Dec 1998 Evening Standard The Band That Wants To Be Left Alone: They've been described as 'fey' with annoying regularity. But there's more than winsomeness to Belle and Sebastian, discovers By ZOE WILLIAMS HERE are some regional stereotypes: Liverpudlians always try to do harmonies without sounding too much like the Beatles; the Welsh are fond of funny twangy instruments and big orchestral sweeps; the Scots like to strum in a vigorous, rough-hewn, lo-fi way, and break their instruments at the end; Bristol always throws up genres ending in the word 'hop'. There, see how handy that was? It saves you listening to about 27 albums of the past year alone, freeing up 1,215 minutes (dig my maths!) for sleeping and having baths. However, the eternally awkward and contrary Scots are quietly wriggling out of their particular pigeonhole. Why, just this year they've turned out Mogwai (not rough-hewn at all), Arab Strap (far too cute ever to growl, or make any other lo-fi noises) and, crucially, Belle and Sebastian, the most impossibly winsome, appealing, melody-led eight-piece that ever did be. The eight of them met, vaguely, at some arty college or other in Glasgow in 1995, but they're no Pulp - they didn't spend 12 years playing in pubs before anyone got to like them. They're not fuelled by some overarching passion to make it particularly massive. In their first 18 months as an outfit, they played no more than 18 gigs, which is rather refreshing, now that common practice is to do the gig circuit until the point of nervous exhaustion. They don't really have much dash to them - everything is taken at pootling pace. They release their next single, This Is Just Another Modern Rock Song, on Monday, which is just typical. You can almost hear the conversation - 'I've got a great idea! Why don't we release a totally unChristmasy song just before Christmas, then we can guarantee that nobody will buy it, and they'll all just leave us alone.' It's a marvellous little song with a proper tune, even while the lyrics completely undermine the whole business ('This is just another modern rock song/This is just a sorry lament/ We're four boys in corduroys/ We're not terrific but we're competent'). The whole EP is marvellous, actually, as was the album before it, which is why Belle and Sebastian are never going to be greeted with the indifference they genuinely prefer. Ever since they were first signed in 1996, the band have been relentlessly publicity shy. For a long time, they wouldn't even put out publicity shots of themselves, choosing instead to send snapshots of their mates, lying in the middle of the road and suchlike. Lead singer and prolific songwriter Stuart Murdoch doesn't want to talk about it, really, and most interviewing duty falls to Richard, the drummer, who explains the camera-shy angle thus: 'We're not trying to be difficult. We just thought that people who really liked the music would buy the album anyway, regardless of whether or not we looked ugly enough to scare the kids away from the fireplace.' (A strange Scottish saying, presumably.) Belle and Sebastian have been called fey more often than Noel's been called a Gallagher, but it's a misleading term, which brings to mind much chiffon and tragedy and cooing, art-school nonsense. According to Richard, at least, they're all much more straightforward than that. They don't have some grand plan to keep themselves pure and underground in the face of (yikes!) commercial or critical acclaim. They just have a big meeting every now and again, and if one of them says they're not comfortable with something, whether it's a tour or a release or a cappuccino, they just don't bother. Nor do they actively avoid publicity - hell, this is the outfit who bombarded Blue Peter with sincere requests to play on their show, and just got laughed at. They're not holed up in Glasgow ensconced in some creative idyll, playing recorders and making headwear out of twigs and flowers. They're just eight people, some of whom live together, some of whom don't, some of whom like the pub, some of whom are a bit more subdued, who happen to make good songs together. Live sets, although improved since the very first in 1996 when they 'flapped about like idiots and made a hellish, awful mess', have always been a bit sham-bolic. They also sell out within hours of going on sale. People travel hundreds of miles to see them - in America, thousands. But we needn't equate a cult following with deliberate kookiness. As far as I can make out, they're just a regular gang with an unexpected dollop of talent. And, to come over all Barence Norman, why not? Evening Standard Page 35 Copyright (C) Associated Newspapers Ltd,1993-1997 _________________________________________________________ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: Momus/Tindersticks
by Kevan Cooke 08 Jan '99

08 Jan '99

I was going to mention the new Momus project, and suggest that we club together and get him to do a song about the Sinister list, but I see that someone has beaten me to it. If anyone is interested, the reason why Momus is rapidly heading towards bankruptcy is that his last album contained a song called "Walter Carlos" about the pioneering moogster who became Wendy Carlos shortly after recording "Switched on Bach Vol. 1" Unfortunately Wendy Carlos took objection to the track and turned up with a writ at one of the dates on Momus' recent US tour. My understanding was that Momus won the initial court case, but decided to remove the offending track anyway, out of respect for Wendy Carlos. The fact that Momus is now seeking to recover legal costs, and is unable to talk about the reasons why, would seem to indicate that Wendy Carlos has persisted with her legal actions in spite of the fact that the track has been removed, and was intended as a tribute in the first place. Lest we forget, this is not the first time that Nick Currie has run into such problems. A few years back the track "Michelin Man" was removed from the album "Hippopotomomus" after threats of legal action. By all accounts there was a colourful Michelin board meeting where the song's lyrics were read out to the horrified directors. On another subject entirely, the Tindersticks have had a couple of mentions in the last few days. I'd just like to add that the Isabella Rosellini duet "A Marriage Made in Heaven" which appears on Donkeys was originally recorded by the Tindersticks in 1993 with Nicky from Huggy Bear on vocals. Just my personal opinion of course, but that version was a hell of a lot better than the newer one. The "Nennette et Boni" soundtrack is mostly instrumental. The highlight is a pared down version of "Tiny Tears" which is also included on Donkeys, so the soundtrack album is really for the dedicated Tindersticks fan only. Kevan The Fat Slug ps Good to see you back Keith, even if you did leave for less time than some of the people who unsubscribed over Christmas ;) *********************************** chickclick.com girl sites that don't fake it. http://www.chickclick.com http://www.chickmail.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: What do you call a pig with wings?
by Anne Ward 08 Jan '99

08 Jan '99

Pizza Boy wrote: >Why, isn't that Paul 'n' Linda's finest moment, The Frog Chorus? Which >reminds me, has anyone seen the ads for Linda's last album, on which she >rants at f***ing (sic) journalists for knowing "f***ing nothing" and being >"f***ing no-one"? A bit rich coming from one of the least worthwhile people >on the planet, don't you reckon? No I don't reckon. Linda may have been fairly duff at playing the tambourine but that doesn't make her public enemy number one. I'm not trying to get all right on here but what about the animal rights stuff she did? Is that not fairly worthwhile? If you're not happy with that try her sausages, which are very tasty, or have a look at her photos, some of which are very nice. I can also recommend any of her cookbooks. What with her and Jane Asher Paul must have had dinner sewn up. Anyway, I *like* Wings. They've got some good tunes. Some fairly pish ones too it has to be said, but it's crap how Macca always gets a slagging while everyone idolises John Lennon. They both wrote some very good songs and some very bad ones. I think Imagine can give Candle in the Wind a good run for its money in the naff olympics but you're not allowed to say that because he's dead. I know this has got nothing to do with anything but that remark got right up my bugle, as Frank Butcher would say. OK, rant over. While I'm on the subject of bad reputations - did someone call Keith winsome? He's not winsome. He RULES. Everybody knows that. And Chris, there's no need to apologise. I had a smashing Hogmanay. Thank you for being so entertaining. You're all welcome back next year, but Honey, maybe you should leave your phone off the hook. I had a look at your website too, by the way. You look smashing and I bet your songs are fabulous. Are there any as good as Jet? Can anybody explain Bobby Conn to me please? I saw him on TV the other night and I swear I thought I'd seen everything until I clapped eyes on him. What's all that about then? Does he always look like that? The Hush Puppy and I were silent for a full two minutes after witnessing his 'performance'. I thought I was au fait with lo-fi but that takes the cake. Enlighten me someone please. Happy trails. Anne 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: wheezy, the forgotten dwarf
by jessica 08 Jan '99

08 Jan '99

bonjour, it's still crazysnowy here, and i'm still sicksicksick. not hungover this time (i made the obligatory new year's resolution to never drink again) but in possession of a cold. headache, body aches, stuffy nose that i blow a billion times a day, sore throat that makes me sound a bit surly. just a run of the mill cold, but it's unpleasant. on the upside, it's given me more time to put off writing my report on relationship stages. poo, relationships. overrated anyways, i say. singlehood is the way to go. imagine, being able to go stay home on a saturday night if you want. oh, <sigh>, if anyone knows a lovely boy in toronto who likes tea and toast with honey and is hygenic and prone to spontaneous snuggling and hand-holding, let me know. he sounds like he's looking for a girl to set him straight. and i would be just the girl to help him. hey, i'm just trying to fulfil a resolution. ooh, there's a fabulous website that i discovered today, it's www.reformatting.com and it's about really thinking and becoming more real. they give you 30 statements, you can edit up to two words from each and then you can write things about yourself and post them there for everyone to see. i, of course, made mine public, being the fame whore that i am. so go and find out things you always wondered about. >Excellent, Fluffy Starry Sarah: >>Who does the *ducks on a pond, ducks on a pond, >>very pretty swimming around* song please? I am fond of it. > >God bless you Sarah. It is the Incredible String Band. Robin >Williamson wrote it. could someone share which song this is and which album it is from? i have "the hangman's beautiful daughter" (which i have been inspired to put on, which will be followed immediately by the creation and then robert wyatt), and i don't recall any mention of ducks on a pond. there are, um, fish, and buffaloes, and mice and lions, but no ducks. meaty beaty big and bouncy, jessicaxo +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: Fat asses
by Laurent de GUELL 08 Jan '99

08 Jan '99

Oh hello and so ... Well, my question about fat asses is how do you manage with it, you those who are concerned with _ i thought that's a hell of a luck if you have fat ass cause you focus on it and nothing else matters. About the bo, bo bo (tcha !) that reminds me of TJAMC "just like honey" but no backing vocals in that hell of a song so at once i felt like a cake (kind of french manner) with a big headeache (that's not the proper typing i do believe). I was thinking about posting something intelligent. I promise not to post once more if it is not. It is truely that i confess my love to this list. "Canaille !... Canaille !" qu'elle hurlait. Ca resonnait. Quelle pluie ! Je trottai d'un reverbere a l'autre jusqu'à la pissotiere de la place des Fetes. Premier abri. +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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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Fw: Sinister: ?
by Queen of Noise 08 Jan '99

08 Jan '99

> I feel sort of like an ass. I never respond to any messages on here > because I quite frankly don't know what to say. I'm gonna try my best. > I'm still pretty unfamiliar with the band, although for what I have heard > they've been addicting. Uhmm, other than these posts (which have helped me > out a bit with the knowledge of B&S) does anyone have any B&S pages to > recommend to me? Thanks. > - Amy +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: "I;m proud to be an American, and a t least i know i'm free(si...
by Mew817＠aol.com 08 Jan '99

08 Jan '99

Hi everyone ***Skip this if you want B&S content!*** Lesley Jo just makes me laugh and laugh! > it seems very > uniquely american to want to prove how big your manhood is, or in the case > of a woman, how big your husband's is. and they're all married women with > 3 kids who think they have to be big and bad Uh oh, I'm an American with an SUV....And I'm a girl!! I'm not married and don't have kids. I just like to show off my muscle when I drive, you know, prove my womanhood to all other drivers. No really, I got it mostly because I'm 6'1 and it gives me lots of leg room that normal cars don't. On the subject of crazy Americans..... There was a guy in front of me today in a pick-up truck with the confederate flag on his rear window. Funny thing was, it looked like a book cover taped to the window. And then he had these 2 signs which were cardboard with the messages written in black marker, except you couldn't read them even from right behind him. I really wanted to know what they said but I couldn't read the small print. I even dodged around traffic to get next to him, but I still couldn't see... It's probably better that way though, it most likely would have gotten me really mad. Sometimes you just have to laugh at people like that though. OK, enough from me. mew x +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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 Amphetamines
by Clarence Tsui, Hong Chee 08 Jan '99

08 Jan '99

No, this is not a subject-line to grab attention.. I just want hardened B&S fans to shed some light - whether members of B&S have been involved in this project called The Amphetamines. According to an ad by a record shop here, the Amp's have released a single. Ta da Greetings from divinity channeled through the mortal medium of Clarence +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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 E-mail Adress Formly Known as NoelWhitey@aol.com
by WeeChrisBS＠aol.com 07 Jan '99

07 Jan '99

Hello List, Just wanted to tell anyone(if anyone ) I changed my e-mail address Aye yes To WeeChrisBS(a)aol.com But I have more to say.... Today at school we had to write a story about Something to do with space and My Story was about 3 Astronots(spelling) Stuart,Isobel and Wee Chris and They discovered a new Planet and Met 2 Aliens, Richard and Steveie and Then They all made a wee little Town on the planet. And on Sunday I went in The City, San Francisco to see "The Thin Red Line"(Really Really Great By The way) and when we were on the bridge to pay the Toll. I had my Best of B&S tape and "Me And The Major" was on and He said "Oh I love B&S", I asked him if He was on Sinister and He said He was going To. Ah Think his name was Philip... Anyways Off to After School Work at a resturent(blah) -Damon +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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;m proud to be an American, and a t least i know i'm free(sic)"
by rebelstrange＠ldd.net 07 Jan '99

07 Jan '99

me again, rubbish!! first off everyone is being very humourous and in good spirits, and i like that very much, whoever ones of you wrote lately, thank you, you know who you are. I just wrote 'humourous' with a 'u' in it, i am not sure why. i'm going all faux-british, no surprise really. ooh a fighter plane has crashed, but no one even was seriously injured at all, but they're acting like it's a huge big story. get off my tv. whooopty doo. sorry i'm very rude. oh--someone yesterday was saying about the 'drink-till-you-hurl' concept. i hope when i made that remark that i did tn give the impression i was being the moral compass of the list and giveing everyone raps on the wrist for being naughty. i couldn't care less. i just dont' really understand how you get to that point. . . nothing personal. hola weejay, good to see someone else is a hopeless lightweight and miserable tosspot like me. so what is your smutty dilemma? i'd ask, but you'd be telling me witht he knowledge that i would have no grasp of any concept that came up, so its probably no use. now for the relevant content: yesterday i had run into the super-ultra-mega-world HQ walmart to get some mailing envelopes and string cheese and Lolly-scented oil, and run in to get my contact lenses. as i was standing in line i glanced up toward to the hair cuts place in front, and a big sign board said: "PROFESSIONAL HAIR STYLING PRODUCTS BY: --PAUL MITCHELL --SEBASTIAN" that was all the names that were up there. well i had a good laugh, even if it was at the expense of my plainly disintegrating sanity. Megan, my kitty is very cute too. i swear. i have two kitties. both are very cute. I would trade tapes, if i have anything interesting to listen to which might be questionable but it's worth a try. I hate those jane austen type things. *SNoooooooooooooore!* I have no literary aspirations whatsoever. my least favorite writers are mark twain and ernest hemingway. brrrrrrrr there's your sleep aids right there. that was totally off topic. sarah sez"bom, bom bom" ("byah!") "bom, bom bom" ("bayah") brackets denote backing vocals by the way. Can you tell what it is yet? If you can guess then thats a bit scary. ,,,,,ooh that sounds just LOVELY. i should be brushing up on my crap music now. is there a priize for guessing? it sounds like something dreadful. here's one for you. "Am I SEX-shoo ULLL.....(yeah, yeah)" that's all i know. my friend listens to them. gawd i need some new friends!! what use is someone who has never heard of B&S? i made her a tape with them on it, and her favorite track was "century of elvis" because scottish accented boyz make her all emm, gooey. how can you respect someone like that? no comment what soever about "get me away from here i'm dying" or "belle and sebastian." what a loser. then she laughs at me when i said Elvis is a ripoff. "you only say that cos he talks over the other guy singing" well YEAH, that could be it. Genius! Carson Daly, you're my hero!! whoever pronounced their fear of american survivalist/millenial/militia crews, just try livin here, babe. the idiots are everywhere. every truck you end up behind on the highway has a sticker like "My gun, my dog, my wife--in that order" or "IMpeach KLInTon(with little sickle communist thing in it)" these people are friggin scary. I'm geting out of here in a hurry. do you have scary gun cults with beard wearing mandates in britain too, and huge fat old men with 8 wives and 20 kids?? or is it just us?? do you have sport utility vehicles? anyone who owns a sport utility should be punished richly, and all those stupid machismo-aid tanks should be crushed and turned into dessert forks and playground equipment. those things burn gas like nothing else, and when they hit you on the road, their driver remains safe and sound, whilst you my friend, in your gas-efficent modest car, get your head cut off by the height of the bumper on their tank. fun vehicles for sure. now that i've begun ranting, i see it's time for me to go to bed. apologies. i just wondered if yall had s-u-v's in britain. it seems very uniquely american to want to prove how big your manhood is, or in the case of a woman, how big your husband's is. and they're all married women with 3 kids who think they have to be big and bad when they drive to the daycare and then to baskin robbins to slop the rugrats with fat. mm good. llesleyjo http://www.members.tripod.com/rebelstrange "I've just been shining this apple, and it looks so delicious, but i've changed my mind. . .do you want to share it?" --stuart murdoch +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". 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