November 1999 - Sinister

Sinister: Beat Room Exposed!
by robhalcrow＠lineone.net 13 Nov '99

13 Nov '99

Mmmmmmm I managed to catch a repeat of the Beat Room last night and there he was .....Stuart Murdoch (with Bill Wells on piano). He did indeed sing Bewitched and Skylark and a very good job he did too. I wouldn't fancy all those chromatic shifts and death defying leaps, and Old Bill seemed to be trying to put him off. "Just bang out the tune, mate" ... well, that's what I would've said. No goatee (or sheepee) beards in sight, and no Duglas Stewart either. I half expected David Jacobs to pipe up with "Hallo there" and start on about "our kind of music" but he didn't. There was also one Michael Shelley doing something like "My Girlfriend's Got The Right Hump", notable for featuring a certain Beans on keyboard and Stevie Jackson on bass. Other appearances included Hefner, The High Fidelity and The Starlets. I hope all you Glaswegian Sinister types take advantage of all this right on your doorstep (wags finger in admonishing way), and finally, footie fans, let's make sure we all st! ! ! ay friends during the next 5 days, eh? I'm torn by virtue of being English yet seeing pundit Kelly Dalglish in a Scotland shirt this morning........ Yours Rob PS 2 Picturebox songs now on Ear Confection at http://www.send.demon.co.uk/beagle.html +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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" +-+ +-+ "jelly-filled danishes" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: a variety of musings and gaiety
by Poppixxie＠aol.com 13 Nov '99

13 Nov '99

oh hello hello my dearest sinisterees. ON THE TOPIC OF THE NURSERY: please do not delete my mail or click on the next button at the bottom of your luminscing screen. catch your attention. hey i tried. anyhow, i was just thinking today of all the fun people who i hope are still on list who should really post again soon for they are great fun and quite wonderful. please all you fresh out of the nursery premee sinister cherub babies, do not take offense to this for you are all quite wonderful, however it seems that all i receive anymore is introductions and it's terrified all my old dear friends to back themselves into a corner of the internet netherworld. among these are funkyseb who i miss terribly. funky seb, if you read this know that i always adore your posts and would love for you to liven my day relating one of your fabulous tales. and carrick. i always enjoy your taste in music and i do agree that looper is a little pish. ON THE SUBJECT OF AUTUMN: all this talk of autumn in a negative light is breaking my heart. i for one loooove autumn, it is my favorite of the seasons. although i also live in the state of new jersey, make fun all you like, that has a particularly breathtaking season of falling leaves and temperate weather. there is always that brisk breeze in the air. the kind of weather that could cause a scene such as the one in american beauty with the plastic bag whisping through the air. my soundtrack to autumn though is not belle and sebastian (gasp) it is however any album by elliot smith. i think he's wonderful and have a bit of a non-sexual crush on him. (ps. did anyone catch something on the bravo station with mr. smith in it and he's music as the soundtrack and also of interest and worthy of note, a ROBOTIC hand! i love robots and elliot smith however i only caught about 15 minutes of the show and have not a clue as to what it was) autumn yes. although i do like winter as well. it reminds me of the ice storm. or spring even. for everyone falls in love during that season, it's the fault of spring fever. yes blame it on the virus of budding daisies and pixie dust (otherwise known as passion pollen) gallavanting through the air. <<i think autumn is "the ****". if turn of the century vienna was a season it would be autumn (turn of the century vienna was also 'the ****in a decadent sort of way). and i;m not the only one who digs fall. all my friends agree. especially my friend amber who came in second in a butter sculpting contest yesterday. she did a nice one of an old lady sitting on a bench with pigeons.>> i agree. however i don't like butter. i've sworn it as my enemy and waged many a battle on the lord of lard. ON THE TOPIC OF CONTENT: you all might have been wondering if this post contained any content whatsoever.....and well it does!! yes, here goes. i like belle and sebastian. yes, i think they are a great band. alright, there's more to it than that. i've been on a kick lately though. all i want to listen to is belle and sebastian. i know, it's a strange obession but yeah. alright so there really isn't any content. and seeing as how this post is soooo long i'll wait until monday to relate the rest of what's on my mind. love you sinister....... shAwnEE- vowels are important +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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" +-+ +-+ "jelly-filled danishes" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: B&S stoners...
by Walkn10＠aol.com 13 Nov '99

13 Nov '99

Did anyone see the latest South Park where Ronnie James Dio sang "Holy Diver" at the Bay of Pigs dance? I thought I was going to die... I wouldn't say B&S are an out-and-out stoner band, but they really do sound great when you're baked. I always thought stoner bands were bands that you just HAD to be tore up in order to enjoy (read: Phish), and obviously B&S are the furthest thing from that, but when I listened to TBWTAS after a few tokes, I thought I was going to melt into my seat I was that relaxed. My friend keeps trying to tell me that B&S are a total hippy band, but I tell him where to stick it. I must agree with Mr. Chris who said that he would have stuck two fingers up to Mrs. Blair Witch and bumped uglies with the chick instead. My friend and I were talking on the way home after seeing the movie and we both agreed that if you're getting chased by some horrible, unseen, dis-embowler who chops up your friends and leaves them outside your tent, you better get your groove on while you still have time. Especially when you're in the same tent with a girl like that. Its like that scene in one of the Halloween movies where that couple is scrumping in the hay and Michael Myers runs the guy through with a pitchfork: sure, its gotta suck to be impaled, but at the same time look at how you went out! Top notch! When B&S tour the states, me and Marie Elia have planned to follow them coast to coast (or at least as long as we can). If we throw ourselves at the mercy of our sinister brethren, would you take us in and buy us tickets for the shows we can do it ourselves? This means Chicago, Toronto and anywhere else they're likely to stop outside of NY and DC. I promise a spot on my sofa for any listee who needs a spot near DC... Ummm, I've said my peice and my belly is threatening to say his so I better go quiet him down...love and Teemu Selanne Steve C. +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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" +-+ +-+ "jelly-filled danishes" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: when icicles hang by the wall..
by Ellen Jernstr�m 13 Nov '99

13 Nov '99

johan wrote: >But I love winter. I love Christmas. I love snow. I love wearing mittens. I love >wearing long underwear. I love coming home from work freezing so much I can't >feel my legs and make myself a cup of hot coco. I love Christmas lights. I love >making snow angles with my little sister. I love winter. and bertrand wrote: >Am I the only one in the word to love winter? and i just have to clarify: i love winter too. christmas is great, snow is beautiful, mittens are comfy. but in sweden, the winter somehow never seems to end. it begins usually, not this year though, in late october..and then it goes on and on and on and if you're lucky, the snow is gone by the end of may. it's just too much. i really fancy autumn, though. dan hooper wrote everything i have to say about it - ironically enough, since he's living in california. i won't quote him, go back and read it instead. and autumn really makes me think about belle and sebastian. but, then again - spring does too..=) sleep tight, all. /ellen +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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" +-+ +-+ "jelly-filled danishes" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: garp
by foxinthesnow 12 Nov '99

12 Nov '99

--- has any one out there ever read john irving's 'the world according to garp,' because i want to know what other people thing of it...(i just finished it...) thanks, andrea get your free gURLmAIL at http://www.gURLmAIL.com +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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" +-+ +-+ "jelly-filled danishes" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: Snow on my TV, and B&S touring my town?
by Dan Hooper 12 Nov '99

12 Nov '99

Hello Popsters, Carlos wanted to know our opinions of B & S touring the US. Well . . . I wouldn't want to be forward or anything, but . . . YES! YES! YES! YES! And they definately should come out west. California needs them. And I can only vouch for myself, but . . . I guarantee at least one ticket sale at every San Francisco show, San Jose show, Los Angeles show, and any other shows in California. I could also guarantee one ticket sale in Seattle WA, Chicago IL, and Austin, San Antonio, Dallas, or Houston TX because I either like those places or I have friends there. Yes, Belle & Sebastian should tour the US, and frequently! Please pardon my enthusiasm, but the thought excites me. Oh, and my housemate said that she would love to see them play SF as well. Snow Patrol on MTV. This is good, it would be better if it was a Snow Patrol concert, or better yet, a Bell & Sebastian concert, but hey, if Snow Patrol can generate interest, maybe Belle & Sebastian is not far behind. It seems that there are many different meanings to the term "stoner" in this world, and I believe our Mistopher Chris got ahold of the wrong end of the stick. Round about the parts that I come from (Cali, where we know how to party) a "stoner band" is one whose fans tend to alter their consciousness with herbal concoctions, usually to excess, while listening to the band's music. And though I have been known to "burn a fatty" every now and again while listening to IFYS or Twattybus, but never while listening to Tigermilk (yeah, right), and though thoughts of Isobel have been known to evoke Mistopher Chris's idea of a stoner, I would no more call then a "stoner band" that I would a "Goth band" (unless I completely misread my list mates). But it does give me a bit of a smile to think of those creatures of the night with dark silent eyes, brooding visages, and a bit too much make-up softly grooving to "Is It Wicked." The song marie elia used to sing in choir is a canon for Handel's Messiah. It sounds like "Oh we like sheep/ Oh we like sheep/ Oh we like sheep . . ." but in actual fact the lines are "All we like sheep/ All we like sheep/ all we like sheep have gone astray." Still . . . . I have used this piece to demonstrate that George Frederick was a little more than friendly with our fleecy friends, in a country sort of way. And what is even more frightening is that the lyrics, as all the lyric in the Messiah, are verse lifted directly from the Bible. Makes one wonder, don't it? I think I would rather be a goat, but then I am a Capricorn. So I guess I already am. Autumn doesn't make me think of Belle & Sebastian music, but Autumn in California is not like Autumn in say Boston or Virginia. I could see how Belle & Sebastian would be a wonderful soundtrack as one walked across the campus of a fine old eastern American University or against the gothic stone of those campuses in the UK with the air crisp and the leaves crunchy and red and yellow and brown. But here in California, autumn is only summer cooling off before the rains come. The sunlight changes and becomes more sad, because it signifies the end of Summer than the beginning of Winter. But Belle & Sebastian music is like hot cocoa, it makes everything better. Well there's my two cents, and I'm sure we're all the richer for it. I'm back to lurking quietly. Have a nice weekend all . . . Until next time I have something to say All the best Daniel Hooper +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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" +-+ +-+ "jelly-filled danishes" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: tour rumors
by COURTOLY＠aol.com 12 Nov '99

12 Nov '99

A local promoter said he's probably going to book Belle and Sebastian in Olympia early next year. I take that to be a hope of a West Coast US tour. Apparently Stuart stayed in town for a while during his NW tour, probably learning of the love/hate relationship everyone who lives here eventually aquires after a winter of rain and a lovely warm summer with salmon swimming in the bay. Love Courtney +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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" +-+ +-+ "jelly-filled danishes" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: B&S in Toronto and a question on Hefner
by Jean-Pierre Champagne 12 Nov '99

12 Nov '99

Persuant to the misconception of a B&S show next week in TO (due to a misleading ad in Now, a great local free entertainment mag, that read " Direct from Glasgow - Belle and Sebastian"), the same magazine has run a small article on the furor that ensued. Apparently, the got a couple hundred phone calls on it. Now actually called Matador to get the low down, and the Matador rep succinctly said "There's no fucking way Belle and Sebastian are playing in Toronto this month" (or something very similar to that - I haven't got the article with me). Now, about Henfer: I was just hoping someone could give me the digs on them. Firstly, I'm in the mood for a new band, and I've heard good things, but I can't seem to figure out they're angle since I haven't heard anything. Plus, they're coming to town, so I don't want to miss an excellent show if there is one to be had. So could someone let me know if they're sharp and what release would be the best starting place? Cheers. JPMFC +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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" +-+ +-+ "jelly-filled danishes" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: b&s on telly - for sinister (fwd)
by Honey 12 Nov '99

12 Nov '99

Everyone - the band's office (er, Neil and Katrina) have sent along early warning of a debut TV appearance of B&S on, erm, TV. New songs, first on Sky for plugged-in people and then on Channel 4. Please don't bomb the list for requests "please someone tape it for me!" because I'm sure lots of people will at the time - if someone wants to think of a way to organise it and keep the list sane, I'd be grateful. Also I've reproduced the band diary latest for anyone who wants to see it here. It's quite funny and talks about B&S on TV too. It's like panto. Should put a stop to the vicious rumours that B&S are twee once and for all. If you all get sick of me sending it here as well let me know. Honey ---------- Forwarded message ---------- hi paul, something to forward to sinister from us here at banchory :) cheers, katrina + neil. > Belle & Sebastian are to make their debut national TV appearance on > "Apocalypse Tube". The band will be performing two new songs on the show, > broadcast live on Sky One at 9PM on Saturday 20th November. As well as a > live webcast, the show will also be shown on Channel 4 at 1AM on the 1st of > January. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- DIARY OF A BAND 10th November 1999 Stuart Murdoch of Belle and Sebastian discusses 'The Tube and what to do about it' Neil: Do you want to do The Tube? Richard: With Jools Holland? Neil: With Chris Moyles. Chris: He's a dick... OK. Bel: What will we play? Me: I dunno, what do you want to play? Bel: Something old. Something they will know. Mick: What do you want to play? Me: I'm not bothered, what do you think? Mick: Something new. Definitely. Sarah: Any ideas what we are going to play? Me: Mick says something new. Bel says something old. Sarah: Something borrowed then. Me: A medley! Sarah: Yes. Me: I'll start with 'Thank You For The Music', then Bel and you do 'The Day We Went to Bangor'... Sarah: ... then we finish with Stevie doing 'There Ain't No Pleasing You'. A medley. Stuart David: I'm not fucking doing it... Beep. Me: What are we going to do about The Tube? Chris & Stevie: We don't know. We are in America. We are having the time of our lives. We have never eaten so well. The weather's amazing. There's the Golden Gate Bridge. Me: I'm fed up with this. Grant off Eastenders: Who else is on the show? Me: Travis, Weller, Oasis, McCartney, Sting probably. Grant off Eastenders: Oh, I love that Travis. (sings) Why does it always rain... Me: You're not helping. Mature Student: Why don't you take a vote on it? Me: That's sensible. Thanks Mature Student! I'VE BEEN sitting in this same spot all year, and I'm bored so I'm going to describe a couple of my favourite things to make up for it. Chris and I enter Nice'n'Sleazy's at 5.00pm on a summer Tuesday. We've been working, but that instantly passes from our minds as we get a prime table and ask for the Scrabble board. We order Jack Daniels. I put a pound in the jukebox, jabbing in the codes without looking. Eighties favourites. Quieter than your 90's junk, so I ask the girl to turn it up. Foxy brings over our veggie BLT's on the house. I get 'cunting' on a triple word score. I leave the pavilion with the clack-clack of moulded studs. There used to be a wee guy who went round the West End wearing football boots the whole time. My guess is that he wanted to anticipate the frisson of pre-match joy over and over again. Stuart Murdoch +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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" +-+ +-+ "jelly-filled danishes" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: snow patrol on MTV (US), belle and sebastian television debut (UK) and a jeepster night (SWEDEN).
by David Kitchen 12 Nov '99

12 Nov '99

in this fine edition of the jeepster news mail out; SNOW PATROL INTERVIEW TO APPEAR ON MTV (US) BELLE AND SEBASTIAN FINALLY HAVE NATIONAL TV DEBUT (UK) A SMALL GATHERING OF FRIENDS AT A JEEPSTER NIGHT (SWEDEN) SNOW PATROL INTERVIEW TO APPEAR ON MTV (US) ------------------------------------------- http://www.jeepster.co.uk/snowpatrol/ taking a rather hurried break in their current tour of europe with supergrass, snow patrol headed over to dublin for the mtv europe music awards. they performed at the aftershow party alongside the charlatans, and the result of all this rock 'n' roll shenanigans is that mtv america were so impressed with the performance they felt obliged to interview the 'patrol straight away. the interview will be broadcast on saturday at 6:30pm (u.s. time) during the mtv news, and will be repeated several times next week. also getting their debut us airing will be short clips from snow patrol videos around the interview. BELLE AND SEBASTIAN FINALLY HAVE NATIONAL TV DEBUT (UK) ------------------------------------------------------- http://www.jeepster.co.uk/belleandsebastian/ set your video's! belle and sebastian will be making their debut national (UK) television appearance on the re-born 'tube' television program. the tube formed an integral role in developing 'yoof tv' in the UK and this re-birth will hopefully herald a small revolution in television broadcasting that can save us from tfi friday and the demise of the chart show and offer a spark of mayhem and music genius back into late night viewing in the UK. the 'apocalypse tube' is being recorded and broadcast on Saturday 20th November and will appear on Sky One between 9pm and midnight. the highlights will be repeated on terrestrial television on Channel 4 between 1am and 4am on 1st January. all of belle and sebastian will be present for the live performance, as yet we do not have the list of tracks that will be played, but we do know that it will include two as yet unreleased and not-played-at-gigs tracks from the forthcoming new album. the hosts for the program will be chris moyles (bbc radio 1 dj) and donna air (mtv vj). other guests on the show are rumoured to feature the artist formerly known as prince, oasis, robbie williams, travis and michael stipe. though i'll state now that we haven't received a confirmed list of guests. A SMALL GATHERING OF FRIENDS AT A JEEPSTER NIGHT (SWEDEN) --------------------------------------------------------- http://www.jeepster.co.uk/ chris geddes and richard colburn (the keyboardist and percussionist from belle and sebastian) will be attending and dj'ing (mostly northern soul and funk) at a jeepster club night in SWEDEN along with a swedish dj. this is the first organized jeepster event outside of the UK, and should hopefully enable kids in other countries to hear the music jeepster are putting out and to have a more intimate rapport with the belles. the event will be hosted at the Estrad in Malmo (SWEDEN) on December 2nd from 9pm to 2am. records and promotional items for all of the bands on jeepster will be given away during the night as well as having jeepster music played during the night. tickets will be available on the door. END OF MESSAGE -------------- that's the end of another one :) remember, if you don't want to receive these messages, just pop along to http://www.jeepster.co.uk/ and use the form provided on most of the pages to unsubscribe :) cheers david +---------------------------------------------------------------------+ jeepster own my soul david kitchen : jeepster recordings ltd : http://www.jeepster.co.uk/ mailto:david@jeepster.co.uk : icq 28483699 : mobile 07930 116 705 po box 14153, london sw11 4xu, uk +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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" +-+ +-+ "jelly-filled danishes" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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