August 1999 - Sinister - missprint.org

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by Dan Hooper 23 Aug '99

23 Aug '99

Greetings Listees, Kt788(a)aol.com asked for suggestions of cult bands old and new that maybe haven't or never really made it big, but should or should have, for a radio show. The perfect band for this would be Sweetwater. VH1 in the US just did their first original movie about them. They were the first electric band to play at Woodstock 69. They were a mutiracial band from Los Angeles playing a very cool fusion of psychedlic pop jazz rock. They had no guitar players, instead they used flute and cello keyboards, bass, drums, and congas. They were just on the verge of becoming famous when Nansi Nevin, their lead singer, was hit by a drunk driver, resulting in a 30 day coma, and an operation that cost her a vocal cord. Needless to say, they have been a mere footnote in rock history as the keyboard player became a construction forman, the bass player did orchestral arrangements for Yanni, the cello player died in a freak elevator accident in germany, and Nansi did the decent in to drugs and alcohol until she became an English teacher at a Los Angeles college. Their music is really cool, and stands up pretty well today. The VH1 show had lots of it, which was very cool too. Another really good band, which is a cult band, and one that I think people who like Belle and Sebastian would really like, are from San Francisco, write really good songs, and are called Box Set. Even their initials are the same as B & S, well, except for the ampersand. This is a different Box Set than the Box Set from England (I have never heard them, so I can't say . . .). You can learn a lot more about them and order their CD's from their website: WWW.boxset.com. Socks are very important, and not something to be taken lightly (except in summer). I have a friend who only washes a pair of socks once. He wears them oncewhen they are new (at their best according to him) and once after they've been washed. Then he throws them out because they aren't as soft an nice as they used to be. Personally, I'm in the process of replacing all my socks with cashmere. They are very expensive, I know. But they are very comfortable and nice on the feet and they come in the best colors. So far, the best cashmere socks I've found come from N. Peal Cashmere. They use only scottish cashmere, which is softer and nicer than the chinese chasmere they sell at Macy's. My friends think I'm crazy spending so much money on cashmere socks, but I tell them life is short and we should indulge ourselves as much as possible while we're here. Cuz, in heaven there is no cashmere (or everything is cashmere which is pretty much the same as nothing being cashmere). But what do I know, except that cashmere socks are really nice on your feet. Wow, I just realized I captured two points that have been touched on by Arantxa: socks and cashmere. I have to say she won my heart when she said a couple weeks ago that she was going to spend her student fee check on a cashmere sweater. That's my kind of girl, no wonder I have a cru . . .oops. In my last post I was all aglee having just received a box with all the B & S LP's and EP's. Well not a day has gone by since that one or more of them have not been spinning on my turntable. And though my love and appreciation of B & S's has only deepened (I still like TBWTAS the best, but maybe that's because first love is the deepest), a stange thing occurred. I was going to Amoeba Records on Haight Street to see what I could find (I ended up buying Looper's Up a Tree), and my housemate (the one who had made some disparaging remarks about that "wimpy music" or some such thing) asked me if I would pick up "Are You Feeling Sinister" for her. I looked at her strangely, and she said she really liked TBWTAS and had the CD in her car. I was gobsmacked (I like that term, it really does capture a certain feeling and facial expression, doesn't it?). So I purchased the CD for her and she now cruises around San Francisco blasting "Dylan in the Movies" really really loudly. Another convert made. I see too that the ranks of NorCal B & S fans have swollen by one, now that Laura Llew is amoungst us. Welcome to our little corner of the world Laura, you couldn't have come at a better time. The weather is nice . . . and not much else is going on. Be sure to visit the city. Amoeba Records has lots of B & S in stock and lots of other cool stuff too. Besides it's fun to shop in an old bowling alley, and the Haight is an interesting way to spend a Saturday with a little lunch in the Park. Though I like them both, the Beatles were way better than the Beach Boys. You see, the Beatles did not have Mike Love. And the Beatles stopped before they sucked. But I just bought the newly released "True Stereo" version of Pet Sounds, and it is truely a masterpiece. Much much better than the mono version. No wonder Paul McCartney was inspired to create Sgt. Pepper after hearing it. But the Beatles seem to wear better. Or is it that I'm from California and every summer "the Radio's blasting and we're grooving just as fast as we can now" to those old tracks? Thanks to those of you who turned me on to Marine Research, though you probably didn't realise you were doing it. I bought their new LP on my recent trip to Amoeba records (when I got my housemate her copy of IYFS). I really like it a lot. Thanks. Anyway, my tubes and turntable are calling out to bring forth the sounds of B & S from my speakers into my livingroom, and that's a long way away from my computer so . . . I must hed the call. 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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by nickb 23 Aug '99

23 Aug '99

{ k a i t e } wrote: 'they might be giants DOES have a cult following, but it's mostly by normal "mostpeople" who always listen to the radio but they think they're hipsters because they obsess over this one band that "no one has ever heard of" called they might be giants. as such, i've never listened to them. cuz their fans are sooo normal.' I'm not really a TMBG fan BUT I like that someone might think I'm normal. I can't help feeling that everyone is so into externals. What're you into? What do you look like? Do you say cool/clever/ironic/flippant things? Do you have a piercing? What colour's your hair? Are you making ENOUGH OF A STATEMENT? I'm just as bad as everyone else I'm sure, but I want to strip everything down to the bare bones of it. I really do. Sometimes I just want to be so normal I make people sick. Is today Sinister's birthday or something? I spent it not having a shag in a pub but going to work and getting bored. This isn't a flame and I hope I don't offend anyone because I realy don't mean to. (somewhat downbeat) spritser +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: beth orton might be giant
by { k a i t e } 23 Aug '99

23 Aug '99

hey i was reading someone's post, and they said they wanted the beth orton cd. it is great. i listen to it quite a bit... especially while i'm packing to jet to live in the dorms at emu. i alternate between beth orton and if you're feeling sinister. they might be giants DOES have a cult following, but it's mostly by normal "mostpeople" who always listen to the radio but they think they're hipsters because they obsess over this one band that "no one has ever heard of" called they might be giants. as such, i've never listened to them. cuz their fans are sooo normal. school's starting and i got my hair cut and put pomade in it. i look COOOL. i'm excited for school to start but i have to move. augh. i'll talk to y'all later. peace --- pax kah http://welcome.to/starsik *********************************** 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". 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: Socks, sweeties, and rolling rock
by William Messent 23 Aug '99

23 Aug '99

Ay up everyone, I'm afraid I missed the poker, even though I genuinely meant to watch it. I entered a darts tournament earlier on in the evening, got drunk, did badly, came home and slept. I didn't have to cry myself to sleep though. Darts aren't everything. A friend of mine's a copper, and I bought him some ace 'Darts Police' flights for his birthday. Briefly picking up the Aranxta's 'socks' theme in the absence of any on-topic material; I bought some trainers a few months ago which have since destroyed any sock that comes into contact with them. As a result, I have no socks without a big fuck-off hole in the ankle. My feet are also starting to look deformed. Mind you, they looked pretty funny to start off with. Doesn't Jarkko's job sound ace? Why can't we all have jobs like that, meeting pop stars, getting free records and eating sweets all day. Is anyone else concerned about the diversification (is that a word?) of the confectionary market in the last few years? I was quite happy with the Mars/Snickers ice-cream thing, even the flavoured milk, but Snickers spread? Mini Polos? Those Celebration miniature things? Chunky Kit-Kats? *Butterscotch* Polos? Where's it all going to end? I'll tell you where. The industry will collapse entirely. Then where will we be? I'll try to stay on-topic next time, Love Will x === Visit The Remote Viewer homepage http://www.members.tripod.com/remoteviewer/ _____________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.co.uk address at http://mail.yahoo.co.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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Sinister: THE FUNNY AND THE SAD HAD A BABY
by GEORGE DICKIE 23 Aug '99

23 Aug '99

FOR WHAT IT IS WORTH THE DEVIL FISH DID WIN THE POKER IT WAS AMAZING MY FRIENDS AND I RUSHED BACK FROM A CLUB TO SEE IT THEY TRASHED MY HOUSE AND COVERED ME IN PIZZA BUT I THINK THEY CARE I SAT BY MY CD PLAYER AND JUST PLAYED A LOAD OF SONGS YESTERDAY I FELT LIKE A DJ MY SET WAS AMAZING 'THE GRAVEYARD SHIFT' LOVE AND SWEETS PORKAS ______________________________________________________ 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: she is in socks fashion
by Arantxa Sanz 23 Aug '99

23 Aug '99

Another socking message.I got two pairs of socks from TopShop saying groovy chick and some other stupid motto when I was packing for Bowlie in April, and as every time I have to pack, I realised my socks supply is too short.They are probably ugly, but good quality, as haven't shown any hole yet as usually happen in any pair of socks of mine quite quickly. But it is true is a pain in the arse to buy socks in general, and I am waiting to get home on Wednesday to do some 'inner'shopping with my mum.Inner include knickers ,not lingerie,just everyday,common ones and vests and tights.Nothing very flamboyant. Could it be a good business to exteend Jeepster merchandise into girlies undies ? i think it is not so bad for socks.Sure all these trendy ones outside there addicted to Samrio(...)would order loads of stuff.Sorry, I had forgotten this is too close to the so rejected tweeness.What about only Gentle Waves? The name itself could apply to some strawberry flavoured softener. Sorry for all this nonsense.I am very into artwork since I saw that exhibition at Nott.Uni named 'Young Meteors'.If I had a band, David Bailey's pictures should distinguish all our covers.And I would ask Honey for his French Portrait for some single. Pre-last message before vacation Love is more fun outdoors, apparently. Arantxa +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: Rodding Along in My Automobile, My Baby Beside Me at the Wheel!
by PJMiller 23 Aug '99

23 Aug '99

I think we should all celebrate the Sinister birthday by having a good, hard shag. I bet Isaac Hayes celebrated his birthday with a good, hard shag. He did invite me to his party, Oon, but I reckoned there'd be no spare gash, and what, thought Alice, is the point of a party with no spare gash? So I stayed at home and read the sleeve notes to my latest musical purchases. Here's Ian McLagen from the notes to "At The Club": "So I'd sit drinking and listening to the sounds pumping out of the speakers, as my feet flailed about under the table, checking out the chicks on the dance floor. They were working it out alright! "Hey beautiful, do you fancy a drink?" Well, I only asked." Hmmm. Later on in the same lavishly illustrated booklet, Paolo Hewitt blatantly rips of "Young and Foolish", filling us in on the life of a mod: "The jazzers read the Beats, you check Albert Camus and you both want freedom from the drudgery, to pull wide the curtains, let the air in. Clothes, music, drugs, mobility, chicks - they've all taken a grip and as the pill dips for a minute, a slight panic hits inside." They overlooked that in "Quadrophenia", didn't they? "Oi, Chalky, lend us your Camus, will you?" "Piss off, Jimmy!" I don't think Roger Daltrey read Camus, thank you very much, unless Monsieur Albert wrote the instructions for Dippity Doo. Let's move along sprightly to the notes to "Bossa Cubana" the misleadingly titled compilation from Los Zaphiros, which I urge you all to avoid for fear of falling into a coma. Los Zaphiros happen to coincide with the legendary Beatles in Paris: "They loved Ignacio's voice. They examined his throat to see if there was anything inside. They realised there was no device, it was his natural voice. John Lennon talked a lot with me. He touched my hair. I touched his hair. They were real gentlemen." So there we have it, conclusive proof that John Lennon had a one-way ticket on the choo-choo train of love to Bumhaven! Now that B&S and Howie B are delabel mates, perhaps Howie could be drafted in to do something with Electronic Renaissance. Like dispose of it safely. Lights! Camera! Action! On Wednesday I hope to attend the star-studded premiere of Sinister legend Roman Polanski's new film. The only trouble is, it's a raffle. Johann Nilsson asked about various festivals. Benicassim was on Spanish radio 3 all bloody weekend, but I didn't listen to much. Most of the time it was just people talking when I switched on (David Gedge, to name but one fascinationg conversationalist) and the music sounded appalling, like it was recorded in a bucket full of wee. There's a half-hour television programme on tonight at 1.30 on Tele 5, if you have a revolving staellite dish, they're threatening Blur, Suede, Massive Attack, and (I quote) Kula and Shaker. No Arab Strap. I'm not going to watch it, I only watch pole vaulting nowadays. I'm not going to tape it either, unless you really want me to. Well done Brainbox Sarah. Peter +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: smutty and swotty
by Pamela Hutchinson 23 Aug '99

23 Aug '99

hello sinister can you hear me? I am celebrating our birfday by unsubbing and fecking off on holiday to Russia! Yay! Tomorrow! Some would say as a student I am always on me hols but if I'm not enthusiastic I lose all my identity. However, idly playing with the jeepster poetry I came up with some subconscious list smut: kissing is monochrome after feeling sinister blame juicey honey get celibate girl and look only at vicars. it's not poetry, it's just a little saucy. There is a vein of smut in me just waiting to be mined. On the subject of being queer as folk: People in my family used to say that and also 'The world's queer but thee and me, and thee's got tha hand down me trousers.' Funny, eh? no? anyway I'm off to pack my new orange juice compilation and a copy of arcadia for a funpacked trek ignoring eastern europe cos I suddenly realised I have a reading list. ooops! but first I may just go and watch Tom Courtenay get the s**te kicked out of him. love glampam PS If you've ever liked them at all, go and buy the elastica ep. It's scrummy, but I find listening to Mark E Smith triggers the same morbid curiosity as looking at road crashes... Why is this? If you give a s**t, tell me. +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: Russia's Greatest Love Machine
by Elizabeth Daplyn 23 Aug '99

23 Aug '99

Yo wuzzup kids. Khrist, but when I miss out on all the fun-games and japes in town, I do it real bigstyle, don't I? Missed: The eclipse Piqueniqueness in plenty Tigermilking II: The REVENGE All of this due to being in a) the wrong bleedin' hemisphere b) on a bleedin' plane c)on friggin' safari (without a solar topee - that would be going too far in the name of style, my friends) in the Kruger National Park in South Africa. So yes, I'm complaining about being on holiday. Aren't I dreadful? Ah fuck it. Still, I missed what looks like a v. tedious Kubrick debate. Hey, the man's a dead genius, don't knock him. And I saw the Lucksmiths just before I went away, which was fine and dandy. I love them, oh yes I do. And Star Wars. I have also discovered a deep love for Stuart David (bless his grumpy socks) based on the utter gorgeousness of Winter Wooskie. *sigh* If I could marry a song, that would be it. I'm not discounting the possibility of divorce at some future time, mind you, being a fickle wench. So I'm back in Oxforde Parrish for the duration (apart from buggering off to Venice sometime in September if I can find an obliging bucket shop - if anyone wants to some they're welcome), and am therefore up for sundry shenanigins in the vicinity. Come all ye faithful. Meanwhile, I shall purchase tickets for the double bill of Tom Stoppard's "The Real Inspector Hound" and Peter Shaffer's "Black Comedy" which is on at the Oxford Playhous at the moment. Culture, you say? Laugh yer knickers off, sez I. Love to all Liz :x +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: ASTRID
by BabyChris Crystalballs 23 Aug '99

23 Aug '99

sorry for mailing again. Just to say that the astrid album kicks to kill(someone wanted to know), after a few listens. Best tracks are like a baby - a bit like the la's dusty - nice and upbeat boat song -lovely high in the morning - kick ass aw, hell, they're all good. W.O.R.P.M. has a bit in it that sounds like one b&s song, I think. I got this album, recorded it on my nifty cd machiney thingy, and returned it. Is this a bad thing to do. remember, I am a skint little boy. Is 4a's and a B a failure for higher results? I think it is. I feel like a failure. bye bye. baby chris CRYSTALBALLS __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Bid and sell for free at http://auctions.yahoo.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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