September 1999 - Sinister

Sinister: Re: sinister-digest V3 #310
by sean hopson 16 Sep '99

16 Sep '99

yoo-hoo! i was, quite literally, staggered when i read : > From: "Chris Jones" <chris.jones(a)saqnet.co.uk> > We are having a Movie Theme Night in the pub at > school next week, and I in the pub at school? what? where is it? between the lap dancing club and the bookies, round the corner from the E's and coke stall? kennet comprehensive was never like that. well apart from the E's perhaps then i read : > From: susannah <susannah(a)garton.clara.net> > Subject: Sinister: I've found Satan in a biscuit. > > Well, I bought the chocalatey ones and half way > through I got one with a really > evil sneering face on it, the face of Old Nick > himself. I can barely bring > myself to touch it, actually I'm pretty scared of that Dastoor gets everywhere, now it's clear why - he's been outed as lucifer himself see you tonight at the betsy's love Sean === Dr Sean Hopson e-mail : sean_hopson(a)yahoo.com __________________________________________________ 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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Sinister: never trust a man in a blue trenchcoat
by Robyn Fadden 16 Sep '99

16 Sep '99

Wow, I just got back from Mogwai (and boy are my arms tired...), but my god they were amazing! Practically a religious experience. This is music for the new millennium, I say, (since everything is *something* for the new millennium these days.) They just kicked ass. A movie begs to be made based on a Mogwai score/soundtrack. My ears are only ringing a little, too - the plugs were wrecking things, so I took them out after a minute or so. I mainly put them in so I wouldn't have to hear the lame-ass guys beside me talk loudly during the quiet bits. Just b/c it's quiet and there are no words, does not mean you must provide a voice, twitknobs. But they stopped soon enough. Har, they got drowned out and ran away. The band is *the* shit. I am quite content right now. But where were other Vancouver-area sinisterites? It was a quiet night on that front. Perhaps we can become unshy for a while and meet up before GodspeedYBE on Tuesday. That would be nice. All the other cities are doin' it... JygsawDave (you are never boring) & others talked about feeling like you're in a movie: like you're just passing through a very vivid set and you can see all around you, but in your head you can also see the movie screen with you on it. Feeling there and not there. There's this film noir movie (redundancies, sorry) called "Blast of Silence" that I saw the other day. It's not a wonderfully written movie or anything, in fact pretty laughable at times, but it deals with this dichotomy - it's all written in 2nd person, a pretty dangerous choice as that can get ugly fast. Which it did, but somehow forgivably. But the interesting thing is that in this movie, as in much film noir, the main character is walking around having a dialogue with himself, as are many other characters because they can't trust anyone else. And they can't even trust themselves, as evidenced in this movie where there is a constant (and I paraphrase slightly), "you know what to do, you go into that room and you kill that guy, you do it because that's who you are, that's who you've always been, a killer. A killer since the day you were born. But you remember, memories...fading..." So he's caught up in this voice (that could be him, or could be some no-name narrator who somehow knows just who he is, or doesn't.) Like the narrator is following him around behind the camera, interpreting his actions, guessing at who he is and telling him what to do so much that the main character thinks he is this "you" and forgets for the most part who he really is. He sees himself (if he is the narrator) in a movie, yet his actions in the movie also contradict what the narrator says and have consequences the main character didn't think he'd have to deal with being such a cool character and all. So back to our lives: in many ways if you're having this movie feeling, maybe you're being partly a narrator, looking at yourself as others might see you and partly being yourself, watching others' reactions to you. (use of 2nd person intentional). It's so interesting. Lots of theories, but I've already gone on too long and it's super late. There was mention of Tom Waits. He is on tour. I have a lovely ticket. I am happy. There is a gaping hole in my wallet where my money was sucked out, but I've come to accept it. You can't put a price on happiness, you can't put a price on Tom Waits. The man is frickin' priceless. In real life, I don't talk this much. Not this steadily anyway. Goodnight, Robyn === I was reading the dictionary. I thought it was a poem about everything. ~Steven Wright ~~~ Robyn Fadden rfadden(a)yahoo.com Vancouver, BC __________________________________________________ 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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Sinister: Get me away from Sting, I�m dying
by Jordi Trenzano i Vilar 16 Sep '99

16 Sep '99

All the media here, even the TV news, are covering the press conference of Mr.Summer here. Boring guys. I donŽt want to confrontate myself with Sarah, but I hate him more than I hate the Jam. I know itŽs obvious to say this, but I felt that I had to say it. Anyone knows how to get Trembling Blue Stars last 7" ? I heard it last night and itŽs amazingly beautiful. Does AnneMary Davies sings the background vocals ? The influence of B&S is starting to have fruits: MigalaŽs last album is going to be released on France by Delabel. You should buy it, my northern neighbours. ================================================== Jordiet Sinistre ================================================== Tu E-Mail Gratis en http://www.mixmail.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: UC is the new rock'n roll
by Arantxa Sanz 16 Sep '99

16 Sep '99

Conclusions so far about B&S + TV topic: Which song should be chosen to become UC-soundtrack for 99-00 course?I was shocked with revelations about TBWTAS being played to illustrate some holidays in Egypt.In Spain, Turkey has been rated as middle aged lonely secretaries favourite holidays'destination, but this public encouragement to try new sexual techniques in deserted landscapes,subtly advertised. 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: Nalda Said
by Stéphane 16 Sep '99

16 Sep '99

Hmmm... Maybe some of you remember me... I'm still there, you know, but my life is not so quiet at the moment, confusion and work, and I can't find the time to post on the list. Anyway, there was only one thing I wanted to say: do you remember "Nalda Said", this novel written by Stuart David? The first four chapters were published on his Treehouse (then there were only 2 chapters) and it seemed really great. Well, it was supposed to be published in october: I've just checked on the amazon.co.uk website and you can pre-order it right now. That's all. Cheers Stephane +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: POLICEMAN! You're working for the government
by Steven Kirk 16 Sep '99

16 Sep '99

POLICEMAN! That uniform is excellent. Sorry, TJR was quoting Yummy Fur lyrics and I couldn't help but do the same. I know, I know, if he jumped in a river etc etc. Now, call me observant, but I've noticed the fashionable thing to do round these parts is to put little headings in your post. Who am I to go against the grain? PORTUGUESE I put one of those Portuguese messages into the translation thingy at babelfish.altavista.com and it came out with this: How it will be tomorrow? It had, certain time, a very wise man. It was capable to answer all the questions that they were made to it. Its fame spreads for all the neighbouring regions e of very far they came people to consider questions and problems to it. Sergio liveed in the same city a called boy. This boy, when the time of the birds arrived to make its nests and to create its younglings, the nests were capable of discovered all of that region. He was xactly at a time thus, that it decided to look to the old scholar and to make a question to it. But, this question, would have of to be most difficult of all. It would make with that the scholar errasse ba reply. E planned following: I go to present itself to the hidden scholar leading in my hand a youngling of bird. When it will be ahead of it, I will extend my closed hand and I will ask: " What I am hiding in my hand " If it to say me: " a youngling Does that make sense to anyone? TINDERSTICKS The new album is quite different to curtains/second album. It's a little more upbeat, with slightly shorter songs. The main thing that I like about the new one is its *soulfullness*. Lots of soul backing vocals and a kind of middle-of-the-road feel to the arrangements (that's not as bad a thing as it sounds, honestly). It's not as different from the previous two albums as the first album, but it's more of a progression. Still a band to die for, if you ask me. TOM WAITS Anyone heard Blue Valentine by Tom Waits. Not *that* is a fucking magnificent album. My previous favourite of his was Frank's Wild Years which is completely mental. Blue Valentine is more sane, but more moving. SHYNESS Don't worry 'bout shyness. Come to the picnic. It'll be lovely. Like I said last time, if anyone wants a quiet drink on Friday, get in touch. Actually, it might not be that quiet, but still. BELLE & SEBASTIAN (sarcasm) NME taking the piss out of B&S? How dare they? (end sarcasm) Now don't get me wrong, B&S are one of my favourite bands ever, but if anyone deserves a bit of piss-taking, surely it's them. Or the Tindersticks. Or any of my other favourite bands for that matter. In fact, any band who doesn't deserve a piss-take doesn't deserve to exist. Take the Stereophonics for example, how exactly would you go about taking the piss out of a band who are so DULL? HOLIDAYS See you in a week. +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: Re: My frantic friend Kin Woo
by Boneboy54＠aol.com 16 Sep '99

16 Sep '99

Baby, don't worry... Hello to other listees... KCRW will be broadcasting the aforementioned Dot Allison show (live from NYC as part of the CMJ music festival) on Friday the 17th from 9am to 12 noon. Beloved Dot will appear at 10am, with the dreadful Luscious Jackson @ 11am. They rebroadcast the show from 4pm to 7pm and again from 2am to 5am... For further info contact them... I will tape it for you, but as far as I know you can probably receive the broadcast. All that is required is a real audio player, which can be downloaded for free. Any NYSinisters going to Momus and Kahimi Karie at Fez on Friday? We should have a meet-up. Perhaps for cocktails? best to all, Bone +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: Kadj my love
by E. A. Hostetter 16 Sep '99

16 Sep '99

Oh dear, another sensitive one? Where did all the bad boys go? Well that's just a fantasy of mine. I'd be much better off with a writerly type who listens to CDs with headphones and doesn't mind peanut butter on toast and strawberries for dinner. A man died yesterday after being caught shoplifting babyfood. He was very much overweight and suffered from asthma. I find that so sad. The security guards held him facedown on the pavement in front of the store. :( I gave my boss a card saying "have a happy birthday or do I have to come over there and kick your ass." And how many times have I wanted to do that very thing... No B&S content, sorry...I have sunk all my extra cash into that train ticket to Montreal...I promise to buy Tigermilk very soon. bye xo ea +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: to American listees: reminder about Dot and BBR on KCRW:)
by Kin WOO 16 Sep '99

16 Sep '99

Hello there:) How are all you beautiful people? Well I hope. just donated blood yesterday and am feeling quite pleased with myself ( despite initial pain and all)- everyone who is fit and healthy- go and do it! Help save someone's life. Ok no one has replied to my initial post about Dot Allison and Black Box Recorder appearing on KCRW. Please please American listees who listen to the station- TAPE THE SHOW!!! (which should be on real SOON! 17th maybe? not sure) I would LOVE to get my mitts on a copy of it and would be willing to trade with any of the stuff I have:):) (see below for tantalising teaser of stuff I have). So please hope to hear from some of you soon (please only people with relevant recordings reply). Email me privately at: daftpunk(a)tartarus.uwa.edu.au ok love ya and leave ya Kin Woo ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Tue, 14 Sep 1999 13:16:59 +0800 (WST) From: Kin WOO <daftpunk(a)tartarus.uwa.edu.au> To: sinister(a)Majordomo.net Subject: KCRW- Dot Allison and BBR plea:):) (no B&S content) Hello dearies:) As regular readers of (more like people who put up with) my messages, besides Belle and Sebastian, I also love the sinister Black Box Recorder and the lovely haunting chanteuse Dot Allison. THat was why I was so excited when I heard about two of my fave acts playing on the cool KCRW station for the CMJ convention thingie, I couldn't believe it:):) So please any American listees who listen to KCRW PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE TAPE THE TWO SHOWS (info below) and then we can definitely trade:) Am not sure if the webcast will coincide with the actual broadcast, but I figure American listees will know much more about that than I:) I've got LOADS of rare/unreleased/live B&S, Tindersticks, Palace and Belly and Saint Etienne stuff to trade,Other bands I'm into and have stuff of include Lamb, Portishead, Radiohead, Garbage, Black Box Recorder, Sparklehorse, Spiritualized, Teenage Fanclub, Air, Kristin Hersh, Suede, dubstar, Jonathan Fire Eater, Pavement, Lambchop and PJ Harvey. So please hope to hear from some of you really soon!!! Hope we can trade! seeya Kin Woo p.s. hello to Katie-who's-friends-with-Nat-Bridgland if you're reading this:) --INFO@KCRW | http://www.kcrw.org | KCRW 89.9 FM-- INFO@KCRW is KCRW's online newsletter that will keep you up to date on the latest information about your favorite public radio station. ---------------------------------------------- CONTENTS ---------------------------------------------- ON THE AIR AT KCRW - Mike Morrison Guest DJs "Morning Becomes Eclectic" - Partial Ozomatli on "Chocolate City" ---------------------------------------------- ON THE AIR AT KCRW ---------------------------------------------- ** Morning Becomes Eclectic, weekdays 9a to noon ** - Fri, September 10 - "Weekend Becomes Eclectic" host Mike Morrison sits in for Nic Harcourt from 9 am to noon. - Wed, September 15 through Fri, September 17 - "Morning Becomes Eclectic" broadcasts live from the Museum of TV & Radio in NYC as part of CMJ Music Marathon. In addition, the following performances will be webcast on www.kcrw.org in Real Audio and Video: - Wednesday, Sept. 15: Dido at 1pm, EST (10 am, PST) - Thursday, Sept. 16: Black Box Recorder at 2 pm, EST (11 am, PST) - Friday, Sept. 17: Dot Allison at 1 pm, EST (10 am PST) - Friday, Sept. 17: Luscious Jackson at 2 pm, EST (11 am, PST) +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: Go!, Raves and New Order
by Sam Devere 16 Sep '99

16 Sep '99

The DC rave scene is similar to that portrayed in the movie Go! -- but there seems to be a backlash of old 'skool' vs. the new kids on the rave block. It seems like these old skoolers think that the new kids are making the scene too mainstream, of course these same old skoolers were only 13 or 14 when Ibiza busted wide open in the famed 'summer of love'. I just saw Moby last week at one of these 'Raves'; his new album is not bad, very different from his last few albums. I just ran across some New Order real audios that purport to be Peel Session Master tapes from 1998, what's this about? Was there a Peel Sessions released? FYI, MakeUp are very interesting, though they've gone soft. Nation of Ulysses 13 point plan to destroy america ranks up there as one of the more 'up' albums. Later poptarts... Sam > >Kino Korner - Our Wumpkinny and I went to see "Go" the other day and >it was really rather good. But are American raves really like that? >They seemed almost....dare I say it...twee. Maybe this will inspire >massed narcotic necking at the masterfully arranged "Sinisters are >doing it for themselves" events this weekend. I do hope so. Picture >the scene, if you will. > >Jasper Buckaroo: Are you on one, matey? >Wupert: Fanx geezer, I'm sorted. >Tamara: Nish. >Lucinda: Clish. >(DJ Flopsy Bunny seemlessly segues "Emma's House" into "I'm in love >with a girl who doesn't know I exist") >Sensitive Stan: CHOOOOOOON!!! > >Maybe not. > >Love >Tag xx ______________________________________________________ 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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