February 1999 - Sinister

Sinister: SteviDirty Dream #2 comes complete with funksome Steve Cropper guitare�s guitar
by Jordi Trenzano i Vilar 12 Feb '99

12 Feb '99

In that guitar magazine they wrote about the comparisons between stevieŽs guitars and the ones from Steve Cropper. Some months ago (at the date of the TWATTYBUS release), the spanish magazine Rock De Lux made an interview to Stevie and he said that heŽs a fan of the Memphis blues, and Steve Cropper (iŽve never heard anything from him) is his favourite. So the comparison is right. ================================================== Jordiet ================================================== Tu E-Mail Gratis en http://www.olemail.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: Festival.........
by ana simic 12 Feb '99

12 Feb '99

I'll tell you straight away: I cannot go to this awesome festival, cos I'd need loads of money I don't have.....So I'll try not to think about what I'll be missing......hmmmmmmm Specially after I saw the beeeeeautiful Mercury Rev last night playing here in Vienna. And do belive me, that was one of the best gigs I saw (though I was in a 'we-might-be-breaking-up' mood with my boyfriend and didn't speak a single word with him through the whole gig). But I reckon, this funny state of mind I was in, made the whole concert even more touching and more personal. I can just try to imagine how magnificant it would be to see the beautiful B&S for once.... Pleeeeeeease, you nice Jeepster-people, do something about it!!! Make them play in Vienna!!! *thanks* Ana "...but you would love him anyway..."(B&S) ______________________________________________________ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: Belle & Sebastian gig details - FESTIVAL CONFIRMED!!!
by Anna J 12 Feb '99

12 Feb '99

I am so-o-o excited too!! When I first read it I just thought "oh, why can't I go?!?" but then I started thinking, and well I'm probably crazy and everything, but if I started living on rice and water and used my change collection I could maybe afford it!!! But then of course, I don't think I know anyone here who'd be willing to go all the way to England for a festival, but I just can't give up on the idea. Oh, I don't know, maybe I should. But, just in case I completely lose my mind and consider going anyway, would you all be nice to a lost Swedish girl and take care of her on her first visit to Britain? I could make chocolate cookies and bribe you to be nice maybe, do you think that would work? And that idea that we could all team up for apartments seems great, I think I already saw John asking for Scandinavian girls, so I'd get some company wouldn't I? Anyway, you lot are the only group of 900 strangers I could easily imagine sharing a chalet with (maybe not everybody in one though, although we could give it a try). Oh please, I desperately need some advice, am I nutty for thinking about going? (and nothing John says will be taken seriously :) Anna :) +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: affordable floors
by Denise Power 12 Feb '99

12 Feb '99

Have anyone ever heard of the guild balloon (or something like that) in scotland ? I desperately need to know if it exists or if my dream/unconsciousness thing has finally broken down. affordable floors is actually the name of a band. Is anyone going to the battle of the bands in UCD ? I am, nah ! em, are b/s playing anywhere in the british isles ( can you still say this ?) this summer ? that's all. +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: really stupid things.
by weejay 12 Feb '99

12 Feb '99

I just wrote out a very long posting and lost it through a clipboard-related gross stupidity. I.e. I cut it then copied something else. Dumb, dumb, very very dumb. Oh well, here was the jist of it: I've just got back from my 2 weeks away (well, wednesday 5pm but lets not split hairs) and thankfully there were only 200 or so messages waiting for me. Well, I worked my way through those to find news of a B&S festival!!!!!!.... !!!!!!! No, I must not even start to think about it - I know that I'll never find anyone else to go with me and I'm not spending £85 of my overdraft to go on my own. So I'm not going to even think about it. I've also got to make a new tape tree compilation tape, which is a little painful for me as it's like choosing which friends to save in my lifeboat, but it must be done. My two weeks away were, um, interesting. Met lots of bizarre and not so bizarre people, all of whom called me James, which made a refreshing change. On the down side I spent a good part of the time caught up in a really messy breakup between two friends I was staying with... I've got some v. nice ink polariods I could show you but this is a public forum and I think the whole business should be laid to rest now. Not that I didn't have fun of course... In fact, several people commented on my Study at Stow t-shirt at a party somewhere in leeds last saturday, and I was wondering if any were here...? I would have asked then and there but the fruit punch and advocat meant that I wasn't exactly in the mood. It'd be odd if my messages were going out to scary charlotte. i've got a lot more to say, but I've just decided not to, so bye, j.m. errington. We used to lie in the empty car park and sun ourselves all day long. Headaches can be cured by medicine. 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 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: Belle & Sebastian gig details - FESTIVAL CONFIRMED! !!
by Warrander John - FML 12 Feb '99

12 Feb '99

It's nice of Katrina to organise everything so we can have a big ANZAC day knees-up on the Sunday. Up the colonies. Backbone of the empire. Will there be free ANZAC biscuits? And why can't we buy tickets now? I'm not a very patient man you know. Any Scandinavian chicks needing a big strong Scottish love-machine to share a cabin with? Large breasts not essential. And why isn't there a deluge of excited mails yet? Are you people alive? I'm bloody excited. And I'm off home to look out my matching Hawaiian shorts and shirt set right now. And who are the 300 kind souls who're volunteering to give B&S a miss then? Is that McRagTag's hand I see sticking in the air yonder? A big gesture from a little man. Let's get drunk and fight, Love...John +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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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by Arantxa Sanz 12 Feb '99

12 Feb '99

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Sinister: how will i get there? i don't know....
by Marie Elia 12 Feb '99

12 Feb '99

(sigh of resignation...) good morning, sinisterites (well, it's morning here...), if life were kind, then i would have a few hundred dollars to [convert into pounds and then] blow on airline tix out of western pennsylvania ... right on across the atlantic... and then i would plant myself in the midst of this amazing festival, which sounds unbelievable... and not just because of B&S. me and kim-barely (right, dear? [ps. should i stop namechecking you on my posts?]) would zip on over to the UK and share accommodations with some unknown listees and immerse ourselves in the dreamy sounds.... alas, i am a poor college student. so while i am excited for all you brits, and europeans, and anyone else who will be able to get there, i will sit here in the states and squirm and shift in my seat and A-C-H-E to be there... xo, marie +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: Belle & Sebastian gig details - FESTIVAL CONFIRMED!!!
by Katrina House 12 Feb '99

12 Feb '99

Hi all ... here's the press release for the fest! ************************************************************************ BOWLIE WEEKENDER APRIL 23RD - APRIL 25TH 1999 @ CAMBER SANDS HOLIDAY CENTRE UK CONFIRMED LINE-UP Belle & Sebastian Mercury Rev Pavement (tbc) The Divine Comedy Cornelius The Delgados Broadcast Sleater-Kinney The Pastels Godspeed You Black Emperor Looper Vic Godard Cinema V-Twin Camera Obscura + more to be confirmed Tickets are £85.00 (eighty five pounds) for a weekend pass to include festival entrance and chalet accommodation. The capacity is limited to 2,600 and will go on sale on Saturday 20th February 1999 exclusively available from Ticketweb, either by phone on 0171-771-2000 or online at http://www.ticketweb.co.uk Apartments must be booked as a complete 4,5,6 or 7 bed unit. A £25.00 (twenty five pounds) refundable damages deposit will be required from each person on arrival at the site and will be refunded when leaving the site. *BOWLIE WEEKENDER* - the explanation! The idea for this festival came from Stuart Murdoch and Neil Robertson from the Belle & Sebastian camp whereby they wanted to take over a holiday camp and stage a festival over a weekend with exciting new and already established bands of their choice. The location for the site is The Camber Sands Holiday Centre in Camber Sands between Hastings & Rye. It is set to take place on April 23rd until April 25th. Tickets are being issued as a weekend pass only as the allocation is limited to 2,600 and will be sold as a package where you gain entrance to the festival but this will also include a chalet apartment with TV and private cooking and shower facilities. Each apartment sleeps four to six people and everyone will be encouraged to take apartments with friends as no one can take an apartment for four unless they pay for four tickets. This may appear to be too formal but due to the very limited allocation and the proposed line-up it is likely to sell very fast. Apartments will be available from Friday afternoon until Monday morning and a returnable deposit of around £25.00 will be refunded on inspection of the apartment after the festival is finished. The weekend pass to include accommodation and festival entrance will be £85.00. The live music will take place from Friday until Sunday with a club night after each show with all ticket holders will be able to make full use of all the facilities which include catering outlets, late bars until 4am, Go-Karting, Swimming, Playstations etc. And the beach is a 7-minute walk from the site. The live music will be divided into two stages. The main stage has a capacity of 2,300 people and the smaller stage has a 950 capacity. Both are indoor venues so this defeats the general weather concerns that a lot of festivals encounter. Each person that purchases a ticket will be advised that the rooms have strict capacity and entrance will be on a first come first served basis as to avoid overcrowding. There is a third smaller venue with a bar on the site, which will have video monitors broadcasting live from the main stage as it happens. ************************************************************************ so there you have it! we understand that there might be some of you out there that may be travellling a long way on your own or just with one mate and booking a four bedroom chalet is going to be a bit expensive for you. so the best solution we can offer is for you all to be able to speak to each other and group up into fours - a bit like school camp! to help you with this, we're going to make a new message board on the belle & sebastian site which you can use to post and respond to requests for space + mates to share with! this will probably be online on monday 15th february, so check out http://www.jeepster.co.uk/belleandsebastian/ then! (please note, this will be unmoderated, but anyone abusing the board will have their post removed) we'll see you all there! cheers, Katrina + David -- ************************************************************************ jeepster recordings ltd. - mailto:a-and-r@jeepster.co.uk 217 canalot, 222 kensal road, london, w10 5bn, uk phone - 0181 964 9432, fax - 0181 964 8600 http://www.jeepster.co.uk vote for B&S in the Brits http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/reception/britsvote.shtml +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: Nick Drake - at last!
by Stanley,L (ug) 12 Feb '99

12 Feb '99

Hey! James Errington came over on Tuesday night and shared the wonderful sounds of Nick Drake avec moi. I know what you all mean now: it was difficult to decide whether he had just put on a B&S tape by mistake (although I didn't recognise any of the songs). Is it just me or are musicians nowadays concentrating on the style of their songs and ignoring the sheer achievement of writing a catchy song... Divine Comedy's new one is brilliant, but it lacks the clarity of "Casanova" and the sheer audacity of "Something for the Weekend" and "In and Out of Paris and London". Ditto Pulp, who have never managed to surpass "Babies" or "Common People". What would any of you think was the 90s "Hey Jude" or "Back in the USSR". OK there have been songs like "Parklife" and the above, but generally bands are going more for the elegaic 50 minute album rather than the catchy ditty. Or maybe I've just been listening to too much folk music - "All Around My Hat" and so on and so forth. In response to "The Duke" (any relation to Doonesbury?), I remember being sat at a desk in a French lesson someplace or other and looking at it, to be honest I could tell that the school hadn't replaced the desks at least since the sixties because there were "Beatles" and "Elvis" and "Stones" scrawled on it. I was in love with Pulp back then and I was heartened to see "J....s Coc.er" written, although they'd done it in ink so it had rubbed off. Being the epitome of Adam Ant's "Goody Two-Shoes" I didn't replace it with anything, but given my reckless behaviour in the last two weeks or so I'd have done it right now. However, me scrawling the name of the guy I am in love with on the desk might give political students and fellow members of the Labour Party palpitations so I won't bother. Ciao for now Louise l.stanley(a)lse.ac.uk +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)majordomo.net". For list archives and searching, list rules, FAQ, poor jokes etc, see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +---+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" +---+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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