February 1999 - Sinister

Sinister: discussion lists
by azrael 28 Feb '99

28 Feb '99

So what's this about a jeepster discussion list? i mean, can it really be any better than sinister? i really doubt that it's necessary. are any of you subbed to it? -kerry "everybody i know is falling apart." -the jesus and mary chain +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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". List WWW site back soon, I promise. +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "tech-heads and students" +-+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: Looper on Beat Patrol, BBC Radio Scotland 28/2 2000
by Jim Nisbet 28 Feb '99

28 Feb '99

Just a quick note to say that Looper will be on 'Beat Patrol' on Radio Scotland this evening (28/2). The programme commences at 2000. Jim +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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". List WWW site back soon, I promise. +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "tech-heads and students" +-+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: Self-indulgence
by Brandt S. Fundak 28 Feb '99

28 Feb '99

I think this is relevant due to the fact that Belle and Sebastian is releasing a fourth album in four years as well as two side projects. How much is too much? Is a new album, a re-release, an ep and two side projects too self indulgent or just productive? Is a double album self indulgent? If so what does that make Stephen Merritt's 3 disc "69 Love Songs" due out in june? Am I wrong for wanting to buy it? Help, please. Brandt oh, yeah glad to be back. Looking for a new sig. Not clever enough to think of or remember a good one. Sorry. +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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". List WWW site back soon, I promise. +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "tech-heads and students" +-+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: love me like a reptile
by Corpora Arenacea 28 Feb '99

28 Feb '99

Heh heh. Motorhead rocks. I once fell head over heels in love with a girl because she actually knew every word to the song "Motorhead"... Oh, and she would drive around in the dead of winter in a jeep with no top, and no windshield, wearing goggles and blasting Motorhead at top volume. She was a real sweetums, too. She taught me to shoot guns. I think that was our first date. I met Lemmy once. He looked like he had three noses. I actually kicked my friend Dina's ass out of bed so we could meet him at 9 a.m. at Lincoln Center. It was a meeting of unfortunate college-radio types who look exactly like people attending Belle and Sebastian shows. And Lemmy shares my view of indie wear! To wit: "This must be the ugly crowd!" He then proceeded to berate us for not buying any of his albums since "Ace of Spades". Mind you, everyone in that crowd was about five years old when "Ace of Spades" came out. And that, in sum, was his 'keynote' speech! Wish I had golden sinister stories to rehash. -Eran ______________________________________________________ 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". List WWW site back soon, I promise. +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "tech-heads and students" +-+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: Subjects, subjects, subjects....
by weejay 28 Feb '99

28 Feb '99

Isn't it nice to be back? Let's all give Honey a big hug for getting us all back together again. I had to get my fix on the CU list, excrutiatingly on-topic, and the NME Angst board, which the band I manage (in the 'act as a scapegoat and get in the way' sense) insist on desecrating every few days, to the irritation of the natives. Which is sometimes entertaining, but more than a little tedious. The point of this message, if it has one, is that I phoned home (well, not home exactly, I suppose this is home now, yeah, anyway) the other day and spoke to my sister, the one who loves "seeing other people" but (thankfully?) doesn't know what it's about, and apparently our B&S have suddenly become incredibly famous in her school, not that anyone has heard them, but it was apparently the talking point amongst her steps-loving (13 & 14 year- old) friends for days, along the lines of "Who the fuck are..." So they appear to have gained fame amongst the youth of Worcester, and surely when "Loneliness Of The Middle-Distance Runner" or "Lord Anthony" or whatever the title track of the next ep will be is released, B&S will be up there on Top Of The Pops!!!! Yeah! Talking of which, I bought a CD of both Rezillos albums the other day - yeah, another great band from scottish history. No influence on B&S at all I presume, except in a really roundabout way perhaps, but very reccomended anyway. Isn't new-wave-girl- punk type stuff great? Got a bow wow wow album too, with 'go wild in the country' on it. Nothing much else to say really, as recounting the 'LLPJ' based moment in 'Rhino's' last wednesday is near impossible, hey, it's good to be back, weejay xxxxxxxx "Weej! Shut Up!" - everybody, all the time. Blue Glow is at; http://www.geocities.com/sunsetstrip/cabaret/5523/blueglow.html And you can visit me at http://www.geocities.com/sunsetstrip/cabaret/5523/wjpages.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". List WWW site back soon, I promise. +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "tech-heads and students" +-+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: Me and the General
by Kara Baer 28 Feb '99

28 Feb '99

Hi Everyone! I'm so glad the list is back up! I missed you all... I've been on the list almost a year, although I rarely post. For the last week, with no outlet, I felt the need to share my story with everyone. Heartbreak, embaressment, drunkeness..it's all here. I'm an American studying in Glasgow. I've been here a couple of weeks, now. I went to the Evie Sands show. Last Saturday night I went to the Art School to hear Chris DJ. The music was great! and I was hyped up on tea and beer. That was when I decided it would be a great idea to introduce myself to all the members of Belle & Sebastian I could see. (3 of the 8) I went up to Dic..N..er Mick, who was very nice--he shook my hand , and I congratulated him on the Brit Award. I tried to talk to Isobel, but she just sort of looked at me oddly. I guess not everyone likes to be accosted by fans on the dance floor. FInally, after a bit of following him around, I managed to talk to Stu M! I complimented him on his bass solo at the Evie show, and made a bunch of other innane conversation. It was all good, though. Afterwards, I got all faint and David--where the heartbreak bit comes in--had to hold me up. All in all, it was pretty exciting. Sure, I made an ass of myself, but when will I ever get the chance to do so in front of Stuart again? (I think I saw him at the RL Burnside show on Wednesday--I went with the General, my friend Anne's boyfriend, he carries around an Admiral Ackbar action figure--but I didn't bother him. "Once is a fan; twice a freak; and 3 times a stalker." I feel no need to join 200 motels.) Now, I've got my ticket to the Bowlie Weekend, a crush on David--who I haven't seen since--and plans to go to the Looper show! He wanted me to do the Black Sessions for him--David, that is--so I did, with some yummy japenese pop on the B-side. What to do? He's the boy in the Study at Stow T-shirt. Love Kara "It's so nice to be a beautiful girl!"--Kahimi Karie *********************************** chickclick.com http://www.chickclick.com girl sites that don't fake it. http://www.chickmail.com sign up for your free email. *********************************** +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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". List WWW site back soon, I promise. +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "tech-heads and students" +-+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: release date for Tigermilk reissue?
by OLDSCHREC＠aol.com 28 Feb '99

28 Feb '99

In the new issue of ICE (compact disc magazine about new releases) they mention a U.K. import of a remastered Tigermilk to be released. Is there a release date yet from Jeepster for the reissue? Pete G. +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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". List WWW site back soon, I promise. +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "tech-heads and students" +-+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: Kin returns to his beloved list!
by Kin Woo 28 Feb '99

28 Feb '99

HeellOOO sinisterines!!! It's moi! Kin Woo, writer of so many off-the-topic postings just returned from an exhausting 18 hour-in-total flight from a most magical and WONDROUS time in gorgeous London!!!:) And congratulations are definitely in order for the band we all love, Belle and Sebastian!!! (in one tacky paper, the Sun I think, they showed a pic of Richard and the caption was "Belle, there with pal Sebastian" how clueless is that???) I couldn't believe it when I saw them win the Best Newcomer award at the Brits, and for one surreal and dreamy moment, I thought the whole gang would be there. But sadly they weren't but it was wonderful enough. Yay yay YAY! Am soooo sad I missed the Sinister List social at the Poetry Café. Listees I would have loved to go but I had just arrived about two days before and was very jetlagged. Hefner would have been so good to see!!! Am also a bit disappointed I couldn't catch any gigs when I was in London cos I either missed 'em (like Bonnie Prince Billy, Sing Sing) and also there didn't seem to be many good ones on at that time. Guess what listees? I met Ewan McGregor!!! I went to see his play "Little Malcolm" (which is highly brilliant, go see it if you can- that's an order!) I didn't score anything when I went after the performance but when I went again another time BEFORE the performance I met him! And got an autograph and photograph to boot!!! How great is that??? Also spotted Jude Law, Christina Ricci (methinks) and brother spotted Gruff from Super Furry Animals:) that's just so cool! Wish I was rich enough to have gone to see the Vagina Monologues which had such an amazing cast (Cate Blanchett, Kate Winslet, Gillian Anderson, Melanie Griffiths, Sophie Dahl among so many others) but the tickets were so expensive. Did any listee go? Was it any good? I had such a marvellous time shopping in London that I get so depressed thinking about having to go out shopping here in Perth. I'm not buying any more clothes here for a long time:) You London listees have the best shops! Like Urban Outfitters, Carhartt, Offspring and so many others. Wish I could have gone to Browns Focus but probably couldn't have afforded anything there anyway. Record shopping was UNBELIEVABLE!!! I've never bought so many limited edition and rare promos etc in my life. God I love the Music and Video Exchange!!!:) Wow a great time I had, I saw snow for the first magical time and err even had a bomb scare at the Tate Gallery!!! This trip had it all! Well what's been going on since I left you dearies? What topics currently grab your minds? What goss have I missed? I need to know! Speaking of which, has Philippe left-France-to-go-to-America Garnier contacted the list yet with his new address??? Philippe if you're out there, please contact me, I STILL haven't received your lovely tapes you made for me yet:( seeya luvvies ______________________________________________________ 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". List WWW site back soon, I promise. +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "tech-heads and students" +-+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: He's back, he's back in denim
by skg21＠hermes.cam.ac.uk 28 Feb '99

28 Feb '99

Who'd have thought it? B&S the subject of a phone poll in the Sun newspaper? The world is going mad... They're all over the music press this week as well, including a particularly good write-up for the Jeepster website in the NME ("If only all band websites were as good as this"). Today the world, tomorrow Camber Sands... Of course, this leads us Sherlock-Holmes-style to the true reason that Sinister has been about as active for the last week as a hungover sloth on a Sunday morning. Pete Waterman was so annoyed that Steps didn't win the Brit award (which was an integral part of his marketing plan for the next couple of months), that he decided to make sure the same thing didn't happen again. So seeing that most of B&S's votes came from the internet, he decided to sabotage this list in an attempt to dismantle the web-based fanbase. Luckily for us all, SuperHoney foiled his dastardly plan, and the MajorDomestos list will live forever! Mr Waterman was last seen slinking off home mumbling "I'd have got away with it if it wasn't for you pesky kids". --On Sun, Feb 28, 1999 0:01 +0000 "Fluffy Sarah" <sarah(a)elsato97.demon.co.uk> wrote: > So! Sinister is back! SINISTER IS! THE ONE AND ONLYYYY! la la lallalalaa > lalalaaaaa....what is that song? Its a bad song, but I feel t'is apt. Oh > MY what is it! This will bug me... That'll be number one single "I Am The One And Only" by the mighty Chesney Hawkes (1989 or there-abouts), as produced by Nick Kershaw. The ultimate one-hit-wonder, his next couple of songs flopped so badly that he got dropped. Apparently he's still writing music in New York, but without much success. It's really quite sad that I know all that, isn't it? And Keith wrote: > I was talking about that picnic thingy we had last April in the last > message, and I figured why don't we have another one? Why not indeed, and > in fact, why don't we make it a bit before the Bowliefest. Anyone up for > that? How about Easter Monday? If everything goes according to plan (which would admittedly be unusual in my life at the moment) I'll be camping / hiking in Scotland that weekend, so I'd have to come back via Glasgow / Edinburgh... Speaking of the Bowliefest, and the fact that I'm otherwise engaged that weekend, I must say I could do with a pre-exam break anyway - who's going over to the Dublin gig the week after? And does anyone fancy providing a floor or something to sleep on for a night or two? Big Stu PS Hefner gospel session on John Peel this Wednesday... +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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". List WWW site back soon, I promise. +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "tech-heads and students" +-+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: ... so happy I....
by Declan and Noren Hynes 28 Feb '99

28 Feb '99

bit my tongue. Yes, 'tis sad but true. The other day while casually browsing the nme.com site i saw the headline "Belle And Sebatian to play Ireland" or something of the like. i was instantly shuspicious being the cynic that i am (lie). so i double clicked on the headline and held my breath, for a very long time as it turns out; the site became suddenly slow and uncooperative, as is always the case in moments of importance. Then the file came up and i think my soul actually floated. The gig is far enough away from my june exams for me to go, and it's a venue i've met many bands before at. so i came to ponder, are b&s approachable? i also came to bite my tongue with excitement and have suffered ever since. but's it's worth it in the name of our Caledonian friends. I was quite depressed about not going to Camber Sands, it sounds like a little piece of paradise, and i hope everyone who goes appreciates it. as far as the new improved sinister goes, i'm still rubbing my eyes after the shock of it's pure sparkliness. may it continue to shine in the face of dull text and listless lines. this is only my third post ever, but i was so moved by honeys efforts, i kicked the crutches... i mean decided to throw in my tuppence worth. ooohhh, the wind outside is reminding me that i'm only a quivering mass of cells in the face of nature. a big sweeping gust of wind reminds me i'm alive. so, try run out in a storm near you, it's exhilirating (i take no responsibility for persons injured or lost in this activity). slan .... "may the seed of your loin be fruitful in the belly of your woman" love finn +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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". List WWW site back soon, I promise. +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "tech-heads and students" +-+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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