November 1999 - Sinister

Sinister: Breadbin Backspin
by Peter Miller 02 Nov '99

02 Nov '99

Me and Mrs Sister Disco went to Saint Jean de Pied de Port yesterday, best known as the setting for Nouvelle Vague children's television series The Flashing Blade!* It's exactly the same as it used to be, except with Renault Clios instead of horses and baseball caps instead of Laughing Cavalier outfits. Half way up the Royal Mile there's a shop selling books and t-shirts and music. Most of the music (and books and t-shirts) was of the Basque variety, which means accompanying yourself on a tambourine as you see how many times you can mention the name of your country during each song. But they also had TWATTYBUS. And you can't say fairer than that. I mean, it's quite a small town. That Stuart Murdoch diary thing was good, wasn't it? Especially this bit: If you have any queries or problems about how to be a student, or what bus to get, or whatever, you may write to me care of 'Guardian'. I wonder what the address is? It's very nice of Stuart to offer, and I think it's up to us to make him feel that his kindheartedness hasn't fallen on stoney ground. It's not the first time he's offered help either. I remember him saying that what he liked most was making people a cup of tea and listening to their problems. And then writing a song about them, probably. Does it really take twenty weeks to get a record out once it's finished? I don't know what the world's coming to. Apparently, Slade used to do the whole process in a week, and their records were much better than anything on Jeepster, except Slow Graffiti. I am too frightened to go and see Blake Witch Project, even though it's dubbed. Sister Disco +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: Inevitable "Gregory's Girl" post
by Mark Casarotto 02 Nov '99

02 Nov '99

Well, I hadn't seen the film until last night, so sorry for repeating the obvious... "Are you going to take her up the country park?" I thought this phrase was shockingly rude for all of, ooh, ten minutes, before Gregory did actually take Susan to Primrose Hill, where they smoked a pot of jasmine tea. It also reminded me of the line in the first verse of String Bean Jean, but it's not really similar enough to be a direct reference. Though one of Gregory's friends did look a LOT like Struan, although older, which is odd as he was playing a schoolboy. What's weirder (only for me, mind) is the fact that Gregory *is* Henry, our IT bloke. They have the same face, similar accents, and an identical attitude towards women. I was in a meeting with him first thing this morning and just couldn't lose the images. I may have over-smirked. Aranzazu - I did the New Wave at college too (some nice films, decent imagery, pretty men & women, painfully/too hip and just a touch over-rated), and wrote a passable essay on A Bout de Souffle, though I can't for the life of me remember what I said. Sadly, this was before the days of word processors, so unless I can find it, discover the ink hasn't faded, photocopy it etc, it probably wouldn't help much. It probably wouldn't help much anyway. Steady Mike said: Damien Thorn He also said: cock. Or tits Stevie Trossachs said: Bush (this could go on. But it won't) I had a dream about listees the other night. Natasha was part of an all-female Mafia gang on the run in England for rigging the Inter-Venezia footie game. Me and Marcus accidentally overheard their discussion, and were duly kidnapped and held, unthreateningly, against our will. But we managed to persuade Natasha she was wrong to be a mafiosa, her and Marcus fell in love and then Marcus jumped off the roof of a double decker and barked his knee on the pavement. What could it all mean? Jason - have a look in the archives for answers to your 3 track Vs 4 track question. Poor old Jenowl. I once got punched for uttering the immortal words "you fucking wanker - yes, you in the hood". Oops. It turned out okay though - it was new year's eve, there were 3 blokes - after they'd each had a swing at me, they calmed down. The bloke I'd insulted (he'd laughed at my then girlfriend, who moments before had knocked herself unconscious on some railings) just had a bit of a shout at me, but his mates thought he was still looking for a fight, so they jumped on *him*, and left me to walk off, baffled, while the three of them kicked the shit out of each other. Quite enough for one day, Markx p.s. if anyone sees a 7 foot caber tosser by the name of Mctaggart, can they bring him back please? ******************************************************************* The contents of this e mail from HIT Entertainment PLC are confidential and intended for the addressee only. If you are not the intended recipient you must not copy or further distribute this e mail; please notify us by telephone on 0171 224 1717, and delete the e mail from your computer. This e mail has been checked by our anti-virus system before leaving us; we accept no responsibility for the e mail and any attachments once they leave us. www.hitentertainment.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: Gear B&S Interview...
by Walkn10＠aol.com 02 Nov '99

02 Nov '99

One of my friends hipped me to a B&S "interview" (I use that term loosely) in the new edition of the US men's mag Gear. Its a decent premise in that a journalist who is in love with the band travels to Glasgow to throw himself at the heels of Mr. Murdoch in the hopes of being granted an interview. The only catch is that he spends most of the time talking about the band to Alan Rankine, Stephen Pastel and a few other sundry characters who shed little light on the band (Half the quotes were lifted from the BBC documentary for crying out loud). Struan says very little (go figure) but he does say some interesting things about his love for the Smiths. Plus they give a fuller picture of the Seymour Stein debacle a few years back and Mr. Rankine tells how Struan used to wear three peice suits with pajama bottoms. The thing I find most odd is that its in a men's magazine that has a more than subtle predilection towards tits, motorcycles and American football players. I'm not saying thats a bad thing, because if "real" men can be exposed to things like B&S it might do some good for society. I just get the feeling its more a dissection of a fad than any serious discussion on the band outside of their unexpected fame. For instance, the phrase "You should know B&S because..." is repeated about 20 times through the article. I think the author genuinely loves the band and is as much of a true fan as we are, but I seriously doubt the magazine gives two shits about Struan or B&S as a whole other than to boost their "sensitive man" demographic. Maybe I'm being cynical...pick up the mag and see for yourself. Later 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: "you can only listen to belle and sebastian if you're a stoner."
by Mike Jones 02 Nov '99

02 Nov '99

hello everyone wooo...lots to say today. well, today in school i played "seymour stein" as part of an english project in which we were to find examples of a faustian-type deal... needless to say, my english teacher wasn't into b&s at all. thankfully, the rest of the class took a little more kindly to the song, which is good because the projects are being graded by the class concensus. i also wore my homemade b&s t shirt today...it's got the 2 drawings of mod-looking girls from the "2 shows: edinburgh & glasgow" live poster, and the lazy line painter b&s logo on a white shirt. a few of my friends like to tell me that one can't listen to belle and sebastian if they aren't stoners, and i don't smoke the cannabis, so... they can arse off because i've been down w/ b&s before they began experimenting w/ controlled substances anyhow. oh well... on a less b&s related note, tomorrow (tues 2 nov), i am going on a field trip to nyc w/ a few friends in my computer art class so we can "learn what graphic artists do in the real world." accompanying me on the hour long busride shall be momus' splendidly wonderful "stars forever". one word: eargasm. i cannot get enough of this record...i finally found a copy around here (here being a northern new jersey suburb) yesterday, and it's been all i can listen to. the concept alone is genius. well, to tie things up, i'd like to say i'm trying to plan a meetup/gathering for northern new jersey/possibly new york city sinisters...anyone interested in helping and/or contributing ideas can email me off the list. well, i do believe i've taken up enough room. thank you all for yr time. gracias, aloha, bonjour, mike j adrock(a)netrom.com **ape shall never kill ape** +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: all I need is the air that I breath...
by Diana N. 01 Nov '99

01 Nov '99

KIRWAN LOUISE wrote: y'know if we could we'd sell the air And I will say, hey...I do!!!! Yep, I am a freak and I work in an Oxygen bar. Not just an oxygen bar but the first oxygen bar in the world..set here in sunny Toronto... And that is just what I do, I sell oxygen... to all poor souls in Toronto who are down and out and need a lift... Of course, for the past 2 years of working there, I have tried to convert all of our clientelle to becoming Belle and Sebastian fans... unfortunately most of them just go 'what is this...' and I blush fanatically as I try to talk up the beauty of Belle and Sebastian... never works...but I try...I did meet my first sinister person while catering oxygen at a club though... Hmmmmmmm, it just goes to show that you can sell anything...and charge 7% tax on it to boot...(this is not a slag to my work...I love my job and wouldn't trade it in for the world)... Okay, back to lurking, Diana ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.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: The Sensibility of Belle and Sebastian
by Brandt Fundak 01 Nov '99

01 Nov '99

I have been reading the discussions on Nouvelle Vague with great interest, and while I know very little about the form, I was drawn to write by the comments made by Youn about Belle and Sebastians "feminine sensability." I thought about this assertion for a bit and I am not sure I agree. For a while now, I have been trying to identify what it is about Belle and Sebastian that makes them a much "better" (for lack of a term) band in my eyes than other bands that I like. I thought that perhaps Youn had identified what I had been searching for, but I don't think so. Is what belle and sebastian has such a "feminine" sensibility? I rarely ever think about gender when listening to Belle and Sebastian because I think defining a gender creates boundaries and I think the subject matter of a lot of B & S songs don't have gender boundaries. Unfortunately, this does not answer the question of what exactly it IS about Belle and Sebastian that sets them apart. Maybe I should stop trying to figure it out. Maybe I am just talking out of my ass, but I have had a hard time figuring out what makes Belle and Sebastian so damned good. Brandt +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: I don't like parties
by JENOWL22＠aol.com 01 Nov '99

01 Nov '99

Hello, Last night I was at the worst party in the whole wide world. I went as a vampire, and I wasn't really looking forward to it because I knew that over the course of the party everyone would get gradually drunk and I would be left as the only sober one in the whole house by the end, which is never fun. No such luck. Everyone was drunk before I arrived, so I started off as the only sober one in the house. And everyone had on dance music really loud, and I don't like loudness, or dance music, or dancing, so that was bad too. And the fact that everyone was just jumping up and down screaming the f word over and over again for no apparent reason other than the fact that it made them feel big and clever. And I'd brought my dog on wheels CD. So when no one was looking, I switched the CD, everyone being too drunk to notice me. But when the cd came on, everyone just kind of stopped dancing and looked round at me, and then started screaming all at once to "get that shite off". And then a girl came up to me and punched me in the mouth, and I fell over and hit my head of the back of the chair. Then she threw my CD down, and the state I am in won't play properly now. So I retreated into a corner with a wee bowl of monkey nuts and hid for the rest of the night playing tigermilk in my head. For 4 hours. So I didn't have a very good halloween. On a nice note though, my mum's ordered me the looper album and a tigermilk poster. I'm paying for most of it, but she said she'd half me with it because of me looking after all these children when I van I was in broke down. She doesn't know that I met a naked boy who sort of made it worthwhile. Love Jen +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: y'know if we could we'd sell the air
by KIRWAN LOUISE 01 Nov '99

01 Nov '99

hallo - it's nice to be back after the summer ( hey seamas, hey daragh - how YOU doin'?). b+s summer highlights - finding llpj, tijamrs and 3..6..9 on 12" vinyl after 52 million years of looking (it's true what the woman in shop said to me; b'ns fans tend DO tend to be a bit fanatical) getting the dj in the local 'indie' ('its not really but i'd like to think that it could be :) club to play 'i don't love anyone' on my birthday oh - and getting the same deejay to play b'ns stuff in the main set. usually he'd play it at the very beginning, when only five other people were there. i 'd dance on my own and look like a complete fruitcake[as usual].But now, two or three others dance too, so i only look like a semi-fruitcake ( such is life:) that's it for me for now, although - y'know when you 've got a cold and you go around with your mouth open, a la bob the evil goldfish, for days... BUT THEN the cold starts to go away and your sense of smell and taste start to come back , only really slowly, so for a day or so you go around surreptitiously smelling everything, wondering "will i be able to smell this time?" (hoping that nobody else has noticed you doing this). then sooner or later everything comes back and then you can taste and smell everything and then..... you discover that that milk you'd been drinking really was sour (you'd suspected, but you weren't sure and were too lazy to go down the shops). i dunno, you forget how nice stuff tastes sometimes..blah, blah,blah i know, i know, not B'nS content but i've been afflicted with colds lately, so to hell with it !! :P louise +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: remember way back when...
by Josh Baze 01 Nov '99

01 Nov '99

...somebody was looking for french songs? this weekend i went to a record sale (20,000 lps for $1 each!) and I bought an album called "I Love Paris," a late 60's compilation of french songs and songs about france. if whomever it was that was interested is still interested, i'd be happy to tape it off and send it to them. let me know. josh +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: Big Issue Benefit Gig
by mickcooke＠lycosmail.com 01 Nov '99

01 Nov '99

Hello there, Just to let you know of a benefit gig in Glasgow for the Big Issue, Saturday 13th November The Bedsit 1 Park Drive Glasgow (the student union off Woodlands Road, next to Kelvingrove Park) The AMPHETAMEANIES The Vanity Witch Hunt Biffy Clyro surprise guests ska&northern DJs All proceeds to go to THE BIG ISSUE in Scotland Doors 9.00pm-licenced till 2.00 am (please note: matric cards not required) tickets £4 in advance/ £5 on the door Tickets available from Virgin Megastore, Argyle Street; Missing Records, Wellington Street; The Bedsit itself; and Lindsey, our big-shoed trombone player. Cheers, Mick Cooke +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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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