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Sinister: songbooks
by Alan Prior 12 May '98

12 May '98

continuing with this thread of bands/songs named after books... there's this author (i don't think he's been mentioned on this list yet, yous probably haven't heard of him before), but i think his name is Douglas Coupland- sommat like that, anyway- and he's written this book called 'Girlfriend in a Coma' which has been totally ripped off by some young bunch of chancers called 'The Smiths'. the title is one of their songs, as are a large number of quotes from throughout the book (Hand In Glove, The Queen Is Dead, That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore... the list goes on). they've obviously just flicked through the book and picked out quotes to use for their songs. it's a disgrace, someone should be told. still, they're not that bad, really. they've got some nice tunes, remind me of Gene a bit, though- obviously fans- and the guitarist is desperate to be bernard butler. not that i blame him. they could do well, i think, with the right management... maybe get a support slot with suede on their next tour... just thought yous should know... D xxx ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister(a)majordomo.net . Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Sinister: Insomnia Rocks....
by Andrew James Bonar 12 May '98

12 May '98

Yeah, I've been up all friggin' night, and have discovered many important things, which I would like to share. 1:Two songs off 'Bwd Time' by Gorky's Zygotic Mynci called 'The Game of Eyes' (with its preceding interlude of what sounds like pixies being machine-gunned) and 'Blood Chant' have the two distinctive effects of making my flatmates pish themselves laughing, and freaking them out so that they leave the room. 2:Playing 'Burning Wheel' by the Primals at high volume on repeat just pisses them off. 3:If 'Donimo' by the Cocteaus was a place, I would quite happily spend the rest of my days there, armed with a huge supply of strawberries & cream, and copious amounts of recreational drugs. 4:Try as I might, I will never achieve my ambition of being able to sing like a Buckley and play guitar like a Verlaine. Especially 'cos I'm always damaging my health and co-ordination with bad habits like smoking, drinking and eating lots of chilli. 5:Cockroaches are cunning little fuckers. Only this morning I was re-creating scenes from 'Alien', looking under every single bit of furniture and waving a shovel about. Eventually I caught the pernicious wee sod and threw him out the window. Should have kept him to frighten people with... or trained him to guard my food supply.... 6:Sometimes, sleep's quite a good idea. I think I'll pop out and get some. Sayonara, Andy ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister(a)majordomo.net . Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Re: Sinister: B&S in a travel guide?!
by Perfection As A Hipster 12 May '98

12 May '98

Amy Golden wrote ... >So get this: I'm planning a trip over the water, & lo and behold, right >there on page 449 of "Let's Go Britain & Ireland '98" is the following >passage: > > In the 1970's and 80's, Scotland has played a significant role in >the development of popular music, launching THE REZILLOS (c. 1978), the >Skids, Average White Band, Glasgow's Orange Juice, Edinburgh's Josef K, >and the record label Postcard which favored Byrdsy guitar chimes and >winsome, coy-boy singers. Although mainstream rock claimed popularity >during the early 90's, producing groups like the Wake and Aberdeen's >Kitchen Cynics, Scottish punk rages once again. Slampt and Vesuvius >record labels promote Scottish punk bands, including the suggestively >named YUMMY FUR and LUNG LEG, while the quiet folk-rock of BELLE & >SEBASTIAN wail throughout Edinburgh and Glasgow. > >So what do you make of this? I'd suggest this is a fairly brief and very biased summary ... a considerable number of early Creation Records bands and almost the complete 53rd & 3rd Records rooster stemmed from Glasgow and Edinburgh, let alone numerous excellent bands on other labels ... furthermore, the passage seems to have been written by someone involved with Slampt Records (Newcastle Upon Tyne) or Vesuvius Records (Glasgow) who's not very fond of more successful labels like Chemikal Underground Records. However, the most interesting issue about the passage is the mention of The Kitchen Cynics who, to the best of my knowledge, never gained any success ... their first two albums were released in an edition of fifty copies on a foreign label after years of cassette only releases. Anyway, do I read the relevant passage correctly in that The Kitchen Cynics are lumped in with "mainstream rock" ??? That would be one of the most inaccurate statements ever made ... "Part Time Punks" (Television Personalities) Andreas The rain it raineth on the just And also on the unjust fella But more upon the just because The unjust steals the just's umbrella (Charles Baron Bowen) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister(a)majordomo.net . Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Sinister: B&S in a travel guide?!
by Amy Golden 12 May '98

12 May '98

So get this: I'm planning a trip over the water, & lo and behold, right there on page 449 of "Let's Go Britain & Ireland '98" is the following passage: In the 1970's and 80's, Scotland has played a significant role in the development of popular music, launching THE REZILLOS (c. 1978), the Skids, Average White Band, Glasgow's Orange Juice, Edinburgh's Josef K, and the record label Postcard which favored Byrdsy guitar chimes and winsome, coy-boy singers. Although mainstream rock claimed popularity during the early 90's, producing groups like the Wake and Aberdeen's Kitchen Cynics, Scottish punk rages once again. Slampt and Vesuvius record labels promote Scottish punk bands, including the suggestively named YUMMY FUR and LUNG LEG, while the quiet folk-rock of BELLE & SEBASTIAN wail throughout Edinburgh and Glasgow. Sorry for SHOUTING, but my program can't do bold (I'm not sure how they decided which people rated bold & which didn't). So what do you make of this? I thought it kind of funny to find that there amongst descriptions of Glasgow Cathedral and haggis. Could the author be on the list? So anyhoo, my gal-pal & I will be in England, Scotland, & Ireland from mid July to mid August (I know--the worst time to go), & would welcome any tips on where to go. I don't just mean whole towns, but also good music and book shops as well. Right now our itinerary is a hazy line at best, but it would be fun to meet a sinisterian or two. I s'pose all the cool kids would say, "Fancy a pint?," but a cuppa tea is more our speed. Hopefully the picnics will still be thriving :-) Whew! That was long for a little lurker like me... "That's my story and I am stuck with it" (Trashcan Sinatras) --Amy ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister(a)majordomo.net . Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Sinister: Bad T.V.
by Huw Jenkins 12 May '98

12 May '98

Speaking of Bad T.V, anyone watch Heartbreak High. I do. Never miss it. It makes Tuesday's television viewing all the more enjoyable, especially with the O-Zone to look forward to afterwards. It would be funny to see B&S on the O-Zone or 'Alive and Kicking'. Maybe they should form some kind of dance routine and just go for kids T.V. marketing strategies. also. talking of bad T.V. I've won tickets to go on the Pepsi Chart show on the 19th of this month. I can't wait it's going to be mental. that's all, and remember Channel 5 = bad T.V. Sweet dreams, huw.

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Sinister: Divine Comedy again
by iles＠boreas.leeds.icnet.uk 12 May '98

12 May '98

Just remembered another song by The Divine Comedy which is a reference to soemthing else - Festive Road is all about top childrens TV character Mr Benn who lives in the road of the same name. Probably uknown in the US... Mark ___________________________________________________________________________ Mark Iles, Tel: +44 (0113) 2065042 Imperial Cancer Research Fund, Fax: +44 (0113) 2340183 Genetic Epidemiology Laboratory, Ashley Wing, Email: iles(a)boreas.leeds.icnet.uk St James's University Hospital, Beckett Street, Leeds, "Libraries gave us power" LS9 7TF Manic Street Preachers U.K. ____________________________________________________________________________ ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister(a)majordomo.net . Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Sinister: Cheer up records
by Mark Casarotto 12 May '98

12 May '98

Well... The cheer up record of 1997 had to be "Remember Me" by the Blueboy, which means that '98's has to be "The Beat Goes On" by the All seeing Eye. Am I right or what? "This Charming Man always cheers me right up, baby, especially if I'm dancin'. It's just the boppiest pop slop around. Kate Bush, too - "Wow", "This woman's work" (makes me sob actually, but in a good kinda way) and "The man with the child in his eyes", to name but three. Actually, now that I come to think about it, it tends to be the saddest songs that make me happy, even if it's because usually the things that make me sad have got happy memories attached. Non e sempre cosi, amici? Lurve, Marky C. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister(a)majordomo.net . Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Fw: Sinister: G500 vs Felt (PS-No B&S content, but good history)
by Chris Borne 12 May '98

12 May '98

> From: Matthew Neimark < > G500 seemed pretty consistently great. All > three albums and the extra CD (in the boxset) are solid...but they could > be a bit silly and maybe even cheesy (like the sax in decomposing trees > or blue thunder). I think the sax really expresses the emotions behind their music. The guitar is generally full of feeling, but sometimes having a person who isn't a regular band-member can express the feeling more intenslely. The female vocals in Lazy Line Painter Jane are a good example of this. I also think G500 dropped off in creativity after releasing On Fire (CD). This Is Our Music seems to be stretching for material, the songs aren't as intense as their earlier work. It's a little too slow in parts, even for my sonambulistic tastes. In interviews I've read, the band, especially Damon and Naomi, express the strains on the realtionships within the band. Dean Wareham also seems to be getting quite a big head at this point, seeming to see the band as a vehicle for his own stardom. He eventually follows this path in Luna, his current pop band. There's a great interview in a recent Ptololaic Terrascope with Damon and Naomi, covering this period very well, if anyone is interested. I have a copy, and would be willing to get a copy of it to interested parties, please email off-line. Galaxie 500 really showcases the production excellence of Kramer (Bongwater, etc.) well. The etherial delays float angelically in their music. This continues with his work with Damon and Naomi, especially their first CD, More Sad Songs. Felt is much closer to the sound of B&S. But G500 has the intensity of B&S, I fell instantly in love with G500 10 years ago, and this passion for a band didn't happen for me until I found Belle and Sebastian. I remember the one G500 show I saw very well, and found it to be a spiritual experience. I think if I saw B&S live it would be as intense for me. I can't wait for the opportunity. > Galaxie 500 are probably the best band to have ever come out of Boston. > Well...them and the magnetic fields. I think these 2 are great bands, but what about the Pixies? I hope this wasn't too boring, Love, Chrispy ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister(a)majordomo.net . Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Fwd: Sinister: 'Names that will live forever'
by PHS517 12 May '98

12 May '98

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Sinister: new kid...kinda
by Brandt S. Fundak 12 May '98

12 May '98

Howdy, I'm Brandt Fundak and I'm a new kid on the block. However, a lot of you might know me from the sinister channel and I love you all so much that I decided that I'd join the list. I only just heard belle and sebastian for the first time about a month ago when I bought the album If You're Feeling Sinister and I have to admit, these guys are good. I like a ton of other bands too, like Poundsign and Bunnygrunt, US stuff mostly, and I just got the Orange Peels album from a friend in the mail, but I thought I'd join since megan told me that this was a list about the people who listen to belle and sebastian and not really about the band, so I thought I'd sign up. Okay, now that I've been babbling, you can start hating me now. See ya. Brandt "I want to smell what it was like to be a German Shepherd in heat.*Sniff* It's not bad." --Conan O' Brien ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister(a)majordomo.net . Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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