Foxy Loxy wrinkled his nose and scratched his scrotum in befuddled
dejection. Where could it be? It was no good; his library card was nowhere
to be found. What a puzzling palaver....
Foxy Loxy replaced his testicles and rummaged around in the back of his
wardrobe until he found his reading spectacles, a family heirloom passed
down from Fox to Fox for centuries. He perched them on his snout and sneaked
an admiring glance at himself in his antique looking-glass: "What a sly old
cunt you are, Foxy!" he thought, and licked his lips in anticipation.
More from Foxy Loxy next week. Welcome back Big Tackles Brad Ford and
Mitchell Mitchell! Hey gang, let's all go to the Chicago picnic! There are
rumours afoot that Big Arthur Bergman will be wielding his spatulas at the
barbeque! Now THAT'S what I call big tackle!
Arantxa Sanchez Viccario
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Hey.......
I am a list lurker who has been off-put by the largely euro nature of the
listees.
But if any of you live in the San Francisco Area (that's in America, you
knowand want to meet up and communally swoon over Belle and Sebastian,
perhaps over croquet (sp?) or mint fizzes, then let me know. My life is
sorely lacking in understanding individuals.
--Joanna
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Fax: (510)933-9720
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dum de dum, candy factory interview from july 97.
Belle & Sebastian are a 7 piece (perhaps by now an 8 piece) from
Glasgow, Scotland I was first introduced to this band when I made a
tape swap with an English lad last September. I have to be honest when
I say that the first time I heard 'The State I Am In," it blew me into
the stratosphere. Their careers have also seemed to have recently
skyrocketed with a domestic release of their second album "If You're
Feeling Sinister," by the moderately sized Enclave label. Look out for
new import EPs including Dog On Wheels and enough boring chit-chat...
Let's hear what Stuart (vocals) and Chris (keyboards) have to say.
CF:=09Hi. My name is Matt. Just who are you guys?
Chris:=09You know who I am, so it seems pretty silly telling you. Stuart
is here just now, as well.
Stuart:=09Hey Matt. This is Stuart Murdoch here. I can't remember what
interviews we did with the U.S. [NY Times] . You said that you didn't
really know us from that [Editors note: I spoke with them on this
interview in a previous email]. If you meet us, then you will know us
and you will see that we're pretty straight-forward and are into a lot
of the same things that you are into. But in terms of songs and things
in our heads, we always try to throw a "googly" which might translate
as a "curve ball." . . . we'd rather talk rubbish when it comes to
interviews and things. So apologies if we seem not to give you
straight answers. We enjoy the interaction though. So to your
questions. I'm twenty-eight and have lived in Glasgow most of my life.
I started to write songs about four years ago. I persevered on my own
for quite some time, and got very engrossed with playing and recording.
CF:=09Who in the band picked the name?
C:=09Stuart did.
8:=09I wrote a story called =93Belle & Sebastian'' one gloomly summer. I
used the name thereafter on tapes I handed out because I imagined that
the characters in the story had produced the music, and in essence
they had. I met the real B&S one by one in a short space of time soon
after.
CF:=09What music did you listen to growing up and what do you listen to
now? Would you consider any of these bands to be influential?
S:=09I grew up listening to Yes. Does it show?
C:=09Bad metal when I was a wee rock kid with a mullet but I still love
AC/DC, the Stone Roses, and Happy Mondays, the lots of awful early
90's indie rock.
Now mostly soul and techno, but that's just today, I go through wee
phases of listening to one particular thing all the time for a few
weeks. As you probably gathered from what I said yesterday southern
soul is really the big thing for me. The stuff I've listed to has
influenced me in different ways, like from the Roses I got interested
in radical politics and started reading books about May 68 and stuff .
=2E . If It hadn't been for them I probably wouldn't be doing a
philosophy degree, even though that sounds really wanky. Musically I'm
always trying to play with the same feeling for space as someone like
Spooner Oldham, but I guess the stuff we do isn't drawn that much from
r n'b so it's more a feeling rather than directly drawing on what
someone else has done. Having said that the thing about these guys is
that they always played the song, and guess I try to do that too.
CF:=09What is life like being in a band and living in Glasgow? Is there
really an east coast / west coast competition with Edinburgh?
C:=09I really like living in Glasgow . . . all my friends are here, but
having said that I'm thinking of leaving, but I don't know where to.
There's not really any rivalry between Glasgow bands and Edinburgh
bands as far as I know ... in footballing terms Glasgow is totally
dominant but there is big rivalry between the two biggest dubs in
Glasgow, Rangers and Celtic . . . It is all to do with religion and
Northern Ireland... at one point there were more anti-Catholic
organisations in Glasgow than there were Catholics so it's not hard to
see why Celtic fans have a chip on their collective shoulder... not
that we do, but it would be understandable if we did, which we don't.
S:=09Glasgow's a fine place to live. Just fine. Come over and we'll make
you feel at home.
CF:=09In case you haven't realized, you have quite a fanbase over the
world. Are you somehow overwhelmed by this, or do you find yourselves
taking your popularity in stride? Did you ever think Tigermilk would
sell so many copies in such a short period of time?
S:=09There were only 1000 Tigermilk, and we gave 600 away! We are not
over-whelmed. We are underwhelmed because folk in Glasgow think you
are being a cheeky bastard.
C:=09Playing live is the only time you actually realize anyone is
bothered. Anyway 1000 records ain't that much.
CF:=09Do you plan on a US tour in the near future?
S:=09See Chris for [the answer to this question].
C:=09Yep. It seems we're headed stateside in August, but its not really
much of a tour - just New York, Boston, Chicago and Atlanta... Can't
say I'm really looking forward to it but maybe it'll seem more
appealing when I'm finished studying.
CF:=09Will Tigermilk ever be reissued? Describe the upcoming releases.
Will you still do them through Jeepster?
S:=09Yes. I'm sure in a couple of years. We are going to compile our
upcoming British releases onto an LP for The Enclave called Lazy Line
Painter Jane. This is no half-baked plan. This LP is the natural
culmination of our winter's work. I ought to send you the story of
Lazy Jane some time.
C:=09I hope so, I was dead proud of It. The new stuff maybe gets across
more of the energy that is there when we play... It was all recorded
live... It=92s the first stuff we've done that I've sat at home and
listened to by myself.
CF:=09Listening to your music, one cannot help but be moved by your
lyrics. What inspires these words? Life? Your imaginations? Is the
story of "The Slate I'm In" autobiograiplical?
S:=09Songs have a life of their own if they're any good so we just leave
them to get on with it.
CF:=09Do you plan on covering any bands? Would you like other bands to
cover you? If so, which bands?
S:=09We played "Reel Around The Fountain" by the Smiths at two concerts
recently. That was my choice. I think we'll drop the odd cover into
our playing in the future. As long as everyone is happy with it. I'd
like to play good versions of "The Boys are Back in Town" by Thin
Lizzy and "Block Rockin' Beats" by the Chemical Brothers.
C:=09We've done the Smith's "Reel Around the Fountain"... not a band I
really rate, but everyone else like them. We were talking the other
day about doing "Block Rockin' Beats" by the Chemical Brothers but I
don't know if that will ever get beyond a drunk joke. There's lots of
songs I'd like to try, just for fun, like Left Banke stuff or some
Northern Soul numbers. I'm in another group called V-twin and we do
"All Kinds of Girls" by the Real Kids and "Do I Love You" by the
Ronettes. We are the greatest rock'n'roll band on earth . . . the
other's out. Belle & Sebastian always come and see us play, it's like
having your parents come and see you but I'm glad they like us cos
sometimes I worry that my taste is so different from everyone else in
the band, but it's not really... I=92ve just come to realize that you
can't necessarily put across everything that you're into in one song
or something, and it probahly isn't worth trying to do anyway cos then
the song wouldn=92t say anything other than what music you like. Oh also
me and Stevie play 'Topanga Canyon" off of John PIlillips' solo
album... an excellent record - boy it if you ever see it.
CF:=09What are your thoughts on the evolution of pop music at this time?
How do you feel being a part of its evolution?
S:=09[This question] is one that my head is too dizzy to answer just now.
C:=09I don't know about the evolution question. I mean we don't exist in
a vacuum, but I don't really see us in any particular context,
although Tigermilk is next to my other indie records.... I dunno, the
contemporary stuff that is really out there is drum and bass or hip
hop or techno but much as I love a lot of that stuff I still listen to
guitar bands too.... It doesn't matter what genre something is, if
someone is genuinely excited by the music they're doing that comes
across whether they're using computers or an acoustic guitar.
CF:=09how long do you see yourselves working in this band? Is there
anything else you guys aspire to in life?
S:=09I was thinking last night that it is always a comfort and settling
down to something "real" for awhile away from this funny business. Our
work is crystal clear for the moment, but in the future, I would love
simply to make coffee for people and listen to their problems. How
long that would last for is anyone's guess. I'm sure the rest have
many different things they'd rather do with their time. They did after
all have this little hobby thrust on them more than I. Apart from
Stevie maybe.
C:=09I don't know how long things will last but I'm getting better at
enjoying it while it do..... I would have liked to have been a
footbatler but I wasn't good enough.
CF:=09Are there any exotic countries you'd like to tour?
S:=09I don't know about tour. Visit is a better word. I would like to
visit and possibly play in Jerusalem, Brisbane, Sydney, India, parts
of China, the Czech Republic. It is presumptuous to imagine that they
would want to see us there, but if we could perform a useful task
there, it would be a privilege.
C:=09[In context to our US tour] I'm more interested in visiting places
like Memphis and New Orleans and Nashville. . . . I love the idea of
going and playmg our music in places like that have so much amazing
stuff and maybe they'd boot us off stage nightly, or maybe they'd
think that in our own white Scottish kind of way we had some sort of
soul or some sort of realness to us I think we do... at least the
reaction somewhere like that would probably be more genuine than
somewhere filled with journalists out to see the latest freak show or
even worse people from your own record company I suppose I'm just
totally inspired by music from the south, Sun stuff, Arthur Alexander
all the stuff from Stax, Muscle Shoals, people like Dan Penn, Alex
Chilton, that's where it's all from as far as i'm concerned. I'd love
to do a record down there too, cos they know how to record a band
playing together in a room.
CF:=09Thanks for the interview!
cheers
andy ("a British lad")
=3D=3D
andrew dean (koogydelbbog(a)yahoo.com)
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HEY GUYS!
any word on a US release date for the new EP?
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could all the people who are organising the picnics please mail me with
all the info that anyone could need to join in, i.e.
meet up times, location of picnic, possible duration, how to get there
by public transport from the main coach/train stations, events/games
that are happening, what to bring (packed lunch? booze? twister?), back
up plans if it pisses down, who to contact for more info + their e-mail
address, etc.
i will then place all this info onto the fan club site and then everyone
can use the one location to organise their festivities and find out
their local bash.
thanks
david kitchen
if e-mail is inconvenient you can fax on +44 (0)181 560 1815 and then
i'll add the details that way, if you need to call me or something, the
above number is also a phone, so ring that :)
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mail-outs, IRC chat, lyrics, poetry, fiction, vote,
records, artwork, news, merchandise, picnics
http://www.totalweb.co.uk/bluesoda/
mailto:d.kitchen@virgin.net or mailto:bluesoda@totalweb.co.uk
The boy brad said:
>hello.
my name is brad. i was introduced to the belle and sebastians from my
mom, who quite fancies krokus and says they sound just like them. for
fun, i give blow jobs to football players to give them a little "pep"
before the big game. i also have these recurring dreams of a naked and
jolly tag frolicking through the garbage dumpster behind the local jack
in the box eating, well, slurping, anything he finds and letting it run
down his stomach, across his navel, and drip down his well endowed
>member. oh, and i have seventeen testicles.
I like this man. He makes me laugh. Welcome back mate.
BTW David (or maybe HoneyBunney, i'm not sure), do we still get to know
about later picnics this summer on the other news list, then?
Also, Stuart Murdoch, i have a bone to pick with you.
i have recently been having some VERY strange conversations with a friend of
mine, who after listening to "If You're Feeling......." forty times a day
has decided that she would very much like to "liberate a boy she's never
rated".
This is true.
and disturbing, considering that before she started listening to Belle and
Sebastian, she used to be a lovely, sweet girl who liked watching sunsets
and Disney films.
It is also all your fault.
So, what have you got to say for yourself young man?
from a slightly worried Yaz
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Hello boys and girls
Still no word from Tag, eh? And just as upsetting: no word from Susannah
the Tormentor, currently sunning herself in Cyprus. Do these people have no
idea of their responsiblities? I appreciate the Duke sending 5 postcards to
make up for their shortcomings.
I'm a bit concerned that Keith feels the need to hide his sensitive side,
denying the fact that he is organising a PICNIC for his INDIE POP CHUMS. I
may be coming over all Julian (or is that Tag's job?), but I feel the need
to "out" Keith as the shy retiring type he is...
Exhibit #1: When I met Keith in Glasgow recently he was clutching a book of
paintings by the noted Abstract Expressionist Mark Rothko.
Exhibit #2: Keith played Gregory's sister's boyfriend in the film of
"Gregory's Girl". What a sweet lad.
Exhibit #3: Keith wears black polo necks so he looks more like his hero, Mr
Sensitive, Lloyd Cole.
Exhibit #4: In an Edinburgh pub recently, Keith spent the evening drawing
in a girl's sketchbook.
Exhibit #5: Keith has the largest collection of Winnie the Pooh merchandise
outside of Japan. He is especially fond of Eeyore.
Well, there is more, but I'll leave it there for now. Unless, that is,
Keith continues to try and act "hard" to impress his "big mates".
Oh, before the poem, can I tell everyone about the new club/social thingy
that David and I are organising? Every Friday from the beginning of May:
top sounds and films, kitsch board games and live bands. 7.30-11pm at the
Poetry Caff on Betterton Street in Covent Garden. Entrance is £3.50, but if
you mention the sinister list you get in for £2.50!
This week's poem was commended in this year's National Poetry Competition.
It's by Billy Childish, who has knocked around the fringes of the London
art/rock/poetry worlds for twenty years now, and apparently is a big
favourite with Kylie Minogue. You can check out the winners and all the
other commendations at the NEW! IMPROVED! poetry society website:
http://www.poetrysoc.com.
Trousers
xxxxxx
Billy Childish
A sad donkey and a fat man smiling
Speaking as a man who doesnÂ’t eat cheese
and who paddled into 2nd place in the
Kent Schools under-18s Slalom 1975.
(Three entrants only)
Speaking as a man who doesnÂ’t own a television set
doesnÂ’t read daily papers
and the radio remains clicked to off.
Speaking as a man with twelve fillings,
four verrucas
and one O level (Art grade A) Walderslade Secondary
School for Boys 1976.
Speaking as an artist of dubious merit
and the writer of lewd verses.
Speaking as a man who caught Paul WellerÂ’s plectrum
thrown into the audience at Battersea Town Hall,
Jubilee Week 19977. (Support group The Boys)
Speaking as a man who carved The Reclining Admiral
and Van Gogh Without a Moustache.
Apprentice stone mason
Her MajestyÂ’s Dockyard Chatham 1976.
Speaking as a man who wore second-hand clothes
up until he was 33.
Speaking as a man who tried to run down Johnny Rotten
on the pavement outside The Roebuck Public House, Kings Rd
London 1978. (Drunk in charge of a push bike)
Speaking as a man with eyes the shape of little fishies,
the hands of my father and somebody elseÂ’s legs,
I see that truth only comes staggering up the mountain side
like a sad donkey teetering under the weight of a fat man smiling.
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I'm gonna have a bash at my first ink polaroid. (Gulp)
This is me and Anna on the sofa in our living room, quite late on Friday
night. The big lamp behind casts a golden halo around us and the room is
warm and cosy. The reason for my beatific grin is not the empty wine
bottles at my feet but the fact that Jimmy Webb is on the telly singing my
favourite song "Wichita Lineman", having just performed "The
Highwayman". His youthful looks are gone and he now resembles
Meatloaf with goofy teeth. He's having trouble with the high notes but
that is more than made up for by his ostentatious piano playing. Anna
looks on with amused affection at my ability to transform into a grinning
buffoon simply by hearing a popular song.
On another tack, can someone please explain to me the allure and
mystique that seems to exist around the Jasmine Minks in these parts. As
a callow youth I bought "Doing It For The Kids" and immediately
dismissed them as bog-standard indie-poppers who look suspiciously
like Secret Affair in the photo on the back. What did I miss ?
I'll go now. Cheers. Adam xx.
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Went to see twentyfourseven last night. Good film, if very depressing.
Places like Mansfield shouldn't be quite soooo grim in 1997. Anyhow,
there's this bit in the middle where these two guys who eventually turn
out to be gay are stood at the urinal going 'Oh yeah, I got hundreds of
women', and all of a sudden I realised why 'Seeing other people' is called
that. That's all. Don't let's resurrect the 'Is he / Isn't he' debate.
Finest kind,
C.
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Introductions agogo.
But first this.......
>Tim Hopkins wrote :
>List, it was horrible.
>And he *has* got childbearing hips. And they sing horrible songs about him
>at Exeter City away fixtures.
>Be warned:-)
I've always wondered where my musical hips went on Saturday afternoons Tim...moonlighting at ECFC away fixtures....I would never have guessed !!! And stabbing me in the back like that as well ???? Bastards. Next time you see them could you kindly ask them to come home.
Well then you pesky kids, after my character has been suitably defamed (It's all true I might add) here goes my intro :
I'm Adrian/Adey-Suit/Twat. I'm 26 years old believe it or not and I suck everyone's will to live. I read Sinister Digests for a living in between pretending to be an accountant. My mum thinks it's painful to listen to Belle and Sebastian...it will be if she keeps slagging them orf.
Regional folklore suggests I should spend my whole life drinking copious amounts of cider. I spend my whole life drinking copious amounts of cider.
I do not have my own website...I am not cool.
FIN.
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I have not got child-bearing hips.....alright ?
Adrian Evans
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