April 1999 - Sinister - missprint.org

Sinister: Probably already been said
by Taylor, Simon 06 Apr '99

06 Apr '99

but... (i only get the digest version) That song called "kinky love" (supposedly written just before the show) is actually a cover version. It was a very minor hit (ie No.71) for The Pale Saints in something like 1991. The Gentle Waves version is quite a close copy of the original, though to be honest I'll still always prefer PS's version. Not knowing much about The Pale Saints I don't know if they actually covered it themselves since it is written by D. Ellington (no note Duke!). Anyway... off to buy the TGW album now seeing as the show was so good. Cheerio SIMON Email Disclaimer The information in this email is confidential and may be legally privileged. It is intended solely for the addressee. Access to this email by anyone else is unauthorised. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or any action taken or omitted to be taken in reliance on it, is prohibited and may be unlawful. When addressed to our clients any opinions or advice contained in this email are subject to the terms and conditions expressed in the governing KPMG client engagement letter. +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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" +-+ +-+ "nambling pambling rice pudding & crochet holiday camp +-+ +-+ gangwanking whimsy-thon" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: Only 17 days
by Jordi Trenzano i Vilar 06 Apr '99

06 Apr '99

Yes, IŽm becoming more and more impacient just waiting for the Bowlie Weekender. IŽve been out for a few days, having a little holidays, and you can guess what answers did I get when I talked to my friends about the Bowlie and my zine. IŽm living in another planet, they may think. Luckily, a friend of mine who is a B&S fan since I taped him two songs of IYFS took his guitar to the beach and he, me and another friend of mine (the twin brother of Lee Ranaldo, but 20-25 years younger) we sang to some B&S tunes. It was just a sillyness (is it correct ?) but we were happy for a while. The best was in the car trip. I played TWATTYBUS to my mother, and when "The boy with..." (the song) started, she said: "Is the girl singing ?" I bought "The green fields..." some hours ago and itŽs a GREAT album. "Hangman in the shadow" is maybe my favourite. So, StuartŽs real name is Stuart Lee, isnŽit ?. A question to my north neighbours: The girl who appears at the end of Yann TiersenŽs "Le quartier" video is Natacha Reigner, isnŽt she ? I saw "la vie revée des anges" and I liked it very much. Finally, I recommend everybody to read the "Stolen kisses" zine from Matthew. ItŽs really nice. Adeu Jordiet. ================================================== Jordiet jordi-tv(a)olemail.com 0291942a01(a)abonados.cplus.es ================================================== Tu E-Mail Gratis en http://www.olemail.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" +-+ +-+ "nambling pambling rice pudding & crochet holiday camp +-+ +-+ gangwanking whimsy-thon" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: within all government and moral laws? (am I?)
by Molly 06 Apr '99

06 Apr '99

I just giggle to myself at the surreptitiousness of the upside down badge thing. I want a badge to put upside down! However I can't figure out how the conversion of funds works though at the Jeepster shop. Not that i have a checkbook or any money anyhow. Would it be an infringement upon anything if I printed a picture of one (or nine!)onto iron-on-transfer paper and then ironed it upside down onto my own t-shirt? Would that be betraying laws and copyrights and domains and whatnot? I figger as long as I put it upside down it'll be okay! It's like two triangles with the same dimensions, but one is flipped around... THEN THEY AREN'T THE SAME! YES! I am thoroughly convinced! All of this talk about brushing elbows with ____ and chatting with _____.. how do you do it? Are they just walking around, there for your bumping into pleasure? I want to run into people. I tried to find Beck once but nay, all I saw of him was what I saw on stage. Of course, I've never been within five hundred miles of B&S, so I wouldn't know the differences of their themness. Back to the mom front: my mom loves IYFS and she sings along to all of the songs. She's befuddled though when I play TBWTAS. She doesn't know the words! She hums along.. and then breaks out into "but if you are feeling sinister go off and see a minister..." I thinks it's really funny cuz I'm pretty sure it's a subconscious thing, and if I said something to her she wouldn't even know what I was talking about. Thassall. Goodnight Western Hemisphere Good Morning/afternoon elsewhere m o l l y +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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" +-+ +-+ "nambling pambling rice pudding & crochet holiday camp +-+ +-+ gangwanking whimsy-thon" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: What is in a good subject header, really?
by Mick McMick * Sandcastle Records 06 Apr '99

06 Apr '99

Hello, All this talk of picnics in the US... I think it should be noted that we've already had some. Don't have any idea how many. Less than 40, for sure. I was at one, I think. All I can remember is maiming myself on a vicious bicycle. Of course, that is not a reason to refrain from further picnics. So, we have B&S wallpaper headed our way, eh? Does that mean we could expect a Windows theme or something? Hm, and I for one am glad we have some spies in that other list...whatsitcalled. I forget. I'm glad we have some there, though. Yes. On the subject of Broadcast, as someone else mentioned, I too am curious to hear about their plans. I looked for them on the Ultimate Band List (which is useful if irritating) and came up with some eastern European band which was most certainly not *that* Broadcast. Hm, well, that's all I found myself compelled to comment on, except I'm relieved to find I hadn't slept with Gene Simmons. I was afraid I might have been really tired one night and not noticed. Good thing I'm a light sleeper. /"\_/"\_/"\ Mick McMick/Sandcastle Records <<->> bp224996(a)ohiou.edu \ / Sandcastle Records Homepage: ICQ#5056758 | | http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Amphitheatre/4972/ | | "I am always wishing to make people | | in the world happy with my smiles." | | -Mr. Friendly +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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" +-+ +-+ "nambling pambling rice pudding & crochet holiday camp +-+ +-+ gangwanking whimsy-thon" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: E-POP: Gentle Waves (fwd)
by L. Kerr 06 Apr '99

06 Apr '99

Hi there (said in a sing-song voice). Thought you might like to see this posted to the e-pop list about the Gentle Waves gig. Hope Dan doesn't mind my posting it. Linda ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Sat, 3 Apr 1999 16:38:50 EST From: DJYork11(a)aol.com To: europop(a)alcd.soton.ac.uk Subject: E-POP: Gentle Waves Gentle Waves in Leeds: The venue was the Leeds City Varities Theatre (World Famous, apparently) and it was all very strange. It's an old fashioned music hall type of place, and this didn't seem like the sort of thing they normally put on. Future events included Rabbi Lionel Blue, Roy Walker and (I kid you not) the Whitbread Senior Citizens Talent Contest (Leeds Heat). There was *no-one* there - it was probably over two-thirds empty. And being a theatre it was all seated, so unlike at Looper nobody felt the urge to shout "stand up you twee fuckers" at the crowd. The films were both French, one about a group of boys obsessed with an older woman and the other (much better) one was about a boy who befriends a magical red balloon which follows him everywhere. It was good, honest. The Gentle Waves themselves turned out to be pretty much all of B&S. Isobel was *very* nervous. It was all a bit chaotic between songs (in true B&S style, I suppose) what with unplugging of guitar leads causing earth-shattering THUMPS and lost triangle strings (major hold up, that one) and set list confusion. But despite all that it was very good - definitely leaning towards the more whimsy bits of B&S but there were only a couple of songs that sounded a bit too lightweight on first hearing. They even managed an instrumental "jam", involving something that sounded like a cowbell and was fantastic - you really couldn't tell they were making it up until Chris told us afterwards. And another song (Kinky Love) that was written about 5 minutes before they came on, apparently. Ric was right with the IYFS comparisons - there was plenty of trumpets, flutes and xylophones involved. On the whole it was excellent stuff, I probably enjoyed it more than Looper despite not having heard any of the songs beforehand. Dan +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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" +-+ +-+ "nambling pambling rice pudding & crochet holiday camp +-+ +-+ gangwanking whimsy-thon" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: the improbable rise of the jeepster empire
by Damon Seils 05 Apr '99

05 Apr '99

"It is a certain kind of religion to retire from your subjects." ---Juan Fernández de Medrano Remember when it was a strapping young republic? Maybe even more like an anarcho-syndicalist movement, a doomed experiment in the way of pre-Franco Spain? The Israeli kibbutzim? Jeepster as that really sad, attractive woman in _The Salt of the Earth_? Oh, and Charlie Brown. Surely I'm misremembering, romanticizing... I've been away for a while, a lurker who doesn't even bother to lurk. To be honest (/me shudders), I haven't even pulled out the old B&S records much lately. So imagine my surprise when I returned to the homeland and gave the official Jeepster site a visit! So shiny and smooth! Dreamy, really. The roads and sidewalks have been polished. All sorts of new sections, cozy cushions to hide in, kiosk after kiosk of information about *everything*. Maps, lyrics, pictures, hygiene recommendations, a fortune in gold-plated mailing lists bearing the official imperial seal, message boards, picnics, gigs, new music...! <SIGH SIGH SIGH> But there I am, walking at a leisurely pace along the new aquaduct, and I arrive at the center of Jeepster City only to find a crater where the old Historical District of town used to be. The only sign of its glory...a rusty sign swinging in the wind, "Ye Olde Sinistre Lavatorie." I guess I can understand it. A burdgeoning world power sheds a bit of itself--maybe even a substantial bit of itself--in the name of "progress." I wonder what it feels like to treat one's roots as mere appendage, to demote one's strongest supporters to a less than "essential" status. I guess it just seems like kind of a shame. --- Damon +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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" +-+ +-+ "nambling pambling rice pudding & crochet holiday camp +-+ +-+ gangwanking whimsy-thon" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: It's 'orrible being in love when you're 8 and a half
by mctag＠bigfoot.com 05 Apr '99

05 Apr '99

Hello Young Lovers, I've just eaten most of a Dairy Milk easter egg and I feel a bit queasy. Los Genitales did "Kinky Love"? I like that song, but I feel sure that Isobel's earnest attempt pales into insignificance when compared to 25,000 Manchester City fans hollering "Kinky, take me inside and let the honey slide" two seasons ago, in a heartfelt plea to get "diminutive mercurial Georgian genius" (copyright Manchester Evening News) Georgi Kinkladze to stay at Maine Road for another season. My trip to Glasgow was jolly good fun, I had my usual record spree, and we all went to Julia's house where Chris Lynyrd informed us that one in twenty people in the world had been bedded by Gene Simmons. That means 50 people on this list alone. I've counted eight that I know of - the Duke, Leslie-Jo, Peter Miller, Roddd, Kamp Kommandant Kitchen, JJ, Stuart Gardiner and Andreas. Matt Haines has had him too. And Steve Lowe. Can we have a Simmons Shag register like we did with "Tigermilk"? I had a go on a theramin for the first time the other day. I want one. They may look like a fifth form electronics project entry, but appearances are deceptive, just switch it on and you are instantly Portishead. I'm watching an Estonian film. I bet nobody else here is *that* fucking cultured, not even Keith. Mind you, I'm having some trouble following it as the plot seems to be going in reverse. You're all distracting me, piss off. Tag xxx +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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" +-+ +-+ "nambling pambling rice pudding & crochet holiday camp +-+ +-+ gangwanking whimsy-thon" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: Mucky fingers
by Honey 05 Apr '99

05 Apr '99

I've hmmed and I've ahhed and I've finally got round to putting all those cutting from the press online for your delectation. They're whopping great images in some cases, but hey, someone has to use up the electons. So go see a very badly written page of HTML now at: http://www.majordomo.net/sinister/press.html featuring the first Sinister public sighting, "that" Select article (with all the nice pictures and non-text and charitable B&S WWW site review in a side-panel), a wicked cartoon, and various other trivial amusements. The first Daily Record article in particular is a corker for "spot the ball". honey xxx +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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" +-+ +-+ "nambling pambling rice pudding & crochet holiday camp +-+ +-+ gangwanking whimsy-thon" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: Gentle Waves were GREAT! ps. did anyone tape it? and get the setlist?????
by JaMeS 05 Apr '99

05 Apr '99

hello to you all, i thought that the London gig was really really good. yeah, isobel didnt show any nerves onstage, i thought her voice sounded quite strong throughout. my own personal faves were the one with Stevie on harmonica near the beginning, the instrumental (what was isobel playing?), the catchy Kinky Love, and that new one 'which might sound a bit rough', but was in fact simply sublime. overall, i thought it was well worth catching. i hope my GW album arrives soon.... personally i was very chuffed as i bumped into Stuart 3 times over the course of the evening, and had a little chat with isobel too :) wow, thats one of my life's ambitions finally fulfilled... did anyone tape the gig? i'd really really like to get a copy if anyone did. i have loads of B&S rare things on tape to trade. mail me :) oh and if anyones interested ive updated my little site to include a gentle waves gig review by me (in the style of stuart david). pictures to be added when i process the film and scam my uni's scanner.... JaMeS :) http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Hall/7789 +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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" +-+ +-+ "nambling pambling rice pudding & crochet holiday camp +-+ +-+ gangwanking whimsy-thon" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: Gimble Wabes Gig
by David Moore 05 Apr '99

05 Apr '99

Hi Sinisterines, (I see that Chris plays guitar left-handed) Yesterday's day of culcher kicked off at the Royal Academy to see the Monet exhibition, continued at the Tate to see everything from Gainsborough to Damien Hirst and thence to the Improv, to watch the two short films, Les Mistons (The Bicycle Saddle Sniffers) and The Red Balloon. The second film nearly didn't start, but the situation was heroically rescued by the video tech (red hair, arms of sex) who later appeared on stage, nonchalantly leaning against a pillar, chewing gum and playing bass with The Gentle Waves. In contrast to reports of the Leeds gig, Isobel did not appear to be nervous, and she directed the rest of the band in such a crisp manner that there was little farting around between songs. In fact I reckon they were only on stage for about 45 minutes, playing most of the album except for Weathershow: Hangman In The Shadow, Evensong (French Version), Renew & Restore, Emanuelle, Skating On Thin Ice, Rose, I Love You, Dirty Snow For The Broken Ground, A Chapter In The Life Of Mathiew, To Salt A Scar. Can't be sure if they played Tree Lullaby & Enchanted Place: I think so the former, less certain of the latter. Five songs not on the album were aired: Loretta Young, Grazing In The Grass (Mick Trumpet lead instrumental), Pretty Things, Kinky Love and recently written Flood. The sound was excellent, the vocals were strong & confident, and multi-instrumental talent abounded (including new member Margaret Smith). The audience not only stood up :) but seemed pretty appreciative considering the fact that presumably most of the material was unfamiliar. Personal favourite ...Mathiew gleaned the most applause and crowd reaction to all the subsequent songs seemed warmer. (Or maybe that was due to the appeal of Isobel singing about Kinky Love......) It seems that gig professionalism can improv(e) without affecting the quality of the music, which augurs well for the Bowlie. Very well done, chaps! The upside down badge trick didn't work, but maybe that's due to the darkened venue, or the fact that those Jeepster badges are so tiny! David Moore Chelmsford, 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" +-+ +-+ "nambling pambling rice pudding & crochet holiday camp +-+ +-+ gangwanking whimsy-thon" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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