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Sinister: So long and thanks for all the fish
by Keith Watson 10 Apr '98

10 Apr '98

Interesting one in this weeks NME. In an interview with Therapy?, Mark Beaumont (the bloke who reviewed If you're feeling sinister in NME) asks one of the members of Therapy? when the last time he punched someone for buying a Belle and Sebastian album was. The drummer bloke says one of his mates bought one recently and he was horrified, although the singer then points out that he quite likes Belle and Sebastian. Not a lot to it really, except that you begin to wonder exactly where a question like that popped up from if there isn't some sort of hidden agenda going down in Mark Beaumont's head. From his original review of "If you're feeling sinister" I got the impression he didn't like the idea of a band coming along and drowning out the memory of some of his favourite bands - which Belle and Sebastian are liable to do on account of them being infinitely better. A few months ago Steve Sutherland from the NME said something to the effect of "What is the point of Belle and Sebastian" , which I find a particularly stupid question from a bloke who's worked for the music press for nearly twenty years. I don't doubt he knows that the answer is that the point is that they're a bunch of musicians who want to make records that people will like - again, it's what's the motive for asking such a blatantly daft question. It just makes me wonder whether or not they're trying to force Belle and Sebastian to play the game and start doing interviews with them. It'd be a pity, cause Melody Maker seem to have treated B+S with much more respect, which I find annoying cause in my opinion it's a terrible paper - indie guitar weekly, Steve Lamacq's fanzine etc. Anyway, I'm currently reading "Hammer of the Gods" (the Led Zeppelin biography) which is the reason for the slightly cryptic title of this message - I've left 10CC songs well behind now for email titles. It's a cracking read, and if anyone in Scotland - or indeed Leamington Spa, has 3 quid spare then pop into Fopp and get a hold of it cause it's currently going well cheap. Is the Bernard Butler album worth buying then? cause I bought the last one, and it was the sort of thing that I thought I should like, but it turned out in the end that it was almost all shite. The two singles and a song called Disappointed were good though. Here's something I found evilly amusing the other day. I bumped into a friend of mine at Tolcross in Edinburgh last Saturday night and he was completely out of his brains staggering down the street from side to side, I've never seen him that rubbered before, cause he never used to drink all that much. So I'm asking him what he's been up to and he tells me that he's been out drinking with Arab Strap! Cheers, Keith. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . 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 . Listen, this is pish, I think I'll leave -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Sinister: Magda, don't forget to milk the goats
by Runegg 10 Apr '98

10 Apr '98

Hi sinisterines. I've also never cried to a song, though I could list lots of beautiful cry-worthy songs, songs that made me sad, wistful, nostalgic, angry, dance-happy, etc., etc.. "What songs make you cry?" implies that you cry habitually over the same songs. I don't, myself. I did cry once listening to a song, but the song was a trigger. It was a "Mystere des Voix Bulgares" song whose Bulgarian lyrics were something like, "Hey Magda, don't forget to milk the goats," but the music is intensely beautiful and started me crying so much I had to pull over the car I was driving; but it was my mom's car I was driving, and it was a tape I'd given her, and it was the first Christmas Eve since she'd been killed in an accident. So that's why I was crying. Maybe that's too personal for a mailist list...... fuck it. love all you people because it's fun, Ari ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . 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 . Listen, this is pish, I think I'll leave -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Sinister: The Mending Wall
by Ivo A P Escossia 10 Apr '98

10 Apr '98

The songs are fairly sad. The music is fairly quiet. The vocals are fairly hushed. The tone is fairly somber. Although the sound of this new group is still coming together, the songs are written in the vein of Belle & Sebastian, The Secret Stars, Elliot Smith, Low, and others in this end of the musical spectrum -- that is to say, sparse, melancholy pop. The instrumentation of The Mending Wall provides a somewhat-orchestral vibe to the sound. The Mending Wall came about when, after moving from a Durham farmhouse to a Carrboro apartment complex, Gary began writing quiet songs on an acoustic guitar. Most of these wouldn't work with his other band of the time, Gumption. Armed with the idea to put a new band together for these songs, he posted a message to alt.music.chapel-hill. Based on the initial response, The Mending Wall was going to be a big band -- at one point eight people. After dropping to three and then bouncing up and down for a few months, the group settled to four participants. This will probably change semi-regularly. But, for now the line up is as follows:. a.. Heather Russell - oboe, pennywhistle, recorder, vocals b.. Pete Lucey - accordion, organ c.. Gary Miller - acoustic guitar, vocals d.. David Schulman - violin, viola Each member has other musical activities. Heather is a solo artist and also lends her talents to various recording projects in the area. Gary, Pete, and David were all in the western-swinging Earl Wells and the Gushers, a wonderful little combo that no longer exists. Gary played in Gumption for close to three years.. Taken from http://www.unc.edu/~gumption/tmwhome.html

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Sinister:sad song(we have no easter but goldenweek!)
by Ayacolor 10 Apr '98

10 Apr '98

Well,I was thinking about "the song makes me cry" It's not a sad song. I cried when I saw my Brother's wedding. Because of beauty and joy ! Not sad. The song I listed up in my mind were Twiggy - When I think of you Pizzicato Five - tokyo-paris/ma vie,I'ete de vie Doris - you made a fool of me B&S - get me away from here I'm dying Denki Groove - niji Ben Lee - grammercy park hotel Let's cut last 2 songs because this song were "too beautiful" kind of selection. Sorry but that's it. I cried A LOT in these songs. When I'm listening these, I think of my blody X- whoever or my crazy hopeless life. Or my boy friendS I miss.(isn't this matter goes to "too beautiful" thnigy?) The word is relate to my life as "My favorite record end so fast every time." pizzicato5 Everything have end, makes me cry. I know but that. I live happy life nothing is changing absolute. As usual,I'm highly optimisic. "My car crushed in LA" - none of us harts = good, good experiments! "I can't take language class10 weeks in Washington States because of visa stuff" - I don't need to live boring days in boreing village such a long time. = good! (if it was LA, not good) And I still can go to see Brian Jonestown. So~ next is HAPPY SONG? Did I made you sad? Oh sorry I'll send you happy song later. ayaXX ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . 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 . Listen, this is pish, I think I'll leave -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Re: Sinister: ...The audience at a Bros concert
by Richard Lander 10 Apr '98

10 Apr '98

-----Original Message----- From: PJMiller <pjmiller(a)arrakis.es> To: B&S mailing list <sinister(a)majordomo.net> Date: 08 April, 1998 2:22 Subject: RE: Sinister: ...The audience at a Bros concert >That blond bloke said: > >>Saw Rod Hull & Emu live once at the Kings Theatre in Embra. They weren't >>very good though. > > >You sick bastard, Rod. I saw the dynamic duo in Coventry, starring in Emu in >Pantoland. They were magnificent. And the late great Billy Daintee was even >better. The people sitting next to me may have wondered what I was on....EMU >POWER of course. Ahh I never thought I would live to see the day when Billy Daintee [or was it Dainty] would be mentioned on the list. Does anyone have any memories of seeing or meeting any other dead British or American comedians? Criteria for this... they must be dead and of not too greater fame. Billy Daintee size fame probably describes that best. Sorry Paul for cluttering the list with non-B&S but apart from the one new song [well done jon g for capturing it for your site] theres just not much going on is there. Richard ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . 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 . Listen, this is pish, I think I'll leave -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Sinister: kitsch n' sink
by Johnston, John CT 09 Apr '98

09 Apr '98

Popkids There's been some talk about people liking teen bands in an ironic ooh-it's-funky-but-really-it's-crap-but-I-love it kind of way. But I've never seen anything as ironic as the line up at the club I went to last night. Lenny Beige at the Regency Rooms is a sort of easy listening club so ironic nineties sensibilites are a must but with a bill including Leo Sayer (small man - big hair, even now), 'veteran hoofer' Lionel Blair and Robbie "Show us yer nobbie" Williams (who made topical gags about George Michael and someone he refered to as 'Gary') resistance was useless. Now cool-hipster irony is fine but I say you can't beat a good honest good time. But I was having a good time, I'm sure of it. With Leo bounding round the venue grabbing girls and singing "You make me feel like dancing" it was brilliant. And Williams - he was superb. So he may be marketed, and guilty of all the grotesque sins of capitalist popmusic but by thunder he's showbiz! He rocked that room like there's no tommorrow. And sure it said nothing to me about my life but it was great! Genevieve - please don't get a tattoo at least not of anybody's name. The coolest tattoo I've ever heard of was a 'friend of a friend' who had a tattoo on his toe. It said "toe". How cool is that?? Perhaps you could get 'bum' tattooed on your bum - that'd be great. xx John ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . 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 . Listen, this is pish, I think I'll leave -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Sinister: you name the drama and i'll play the part
by blink＠inexpress.net 09 Apr '98

09 Apr '98

Allo puddin cups, i'm supposed to be spring cleaning but i jsut can't do it..and oh dear..please help me..my younger brother is bringing his friend over and i can't bear him,one irritating boy is enough..not too...they jump and pull hair and tear everything apart.... >these days i have been scrawling "belle&sebastian are god" on my desks in >class in the hopes that someone in another class will see it, understand and >search me out. however, so far this has proven to be in vain.. i don't know >one person in my school who likes them, unless ive introduced them to b&s >myself. well, boo for them cos it's my last year there anyway! I wrote 'Seeing Other People on the desk in physical science and this girl (who i later found out i knew all along) thought it was the most beautiful thing and she went on to give her own poems which also had the lines 'a hand over my mouth a hand over the window' well soemthing like that anyways.Then she told me she had her boyfriends name tattooed on her butt.I want a tattoo. >Date: Wed, 8 Apr 1998 22:16:59 -0500 (CDT) >From: Schaffenberger <kschaffe(a)trinity.edu> >Subject: Re: Sinister: and i'm just happy to be alive > "I went to my crush's house in the middle of the night to leave him a >rose and candy. Unfortunately, I tripped up a high-tech alarm system. >As alarms blasted and lights flashed on and off, he came to his window, >and saw me there. To make matters worse, I had just gotten my period! >Talk about supreme and utter humiliation! Now he calls me Alarm Girl!" > > none of these are true. Well, they didn't happen to me, at least. > > -Kristen my mother got me a magazine from england once,and it was like a brit version of ym.Their embarassing moments are really different.It's like 'i was on the bus,and i sat down on some gum,ohmigod!' It's annoying,but not embarassing...anyways the American ones,like Kristen said...it's true it's always bodily functions.And dares they do! 'my friends dared me to run around naked on the front lawn singing 'i've got rhythm i've got music,i've got my gal who could ask for anything more?'...and after i had,the football was there laughing,cos they could see everything' Well,if you're bold enough to take all your clothes off for the neighbours,what's a couple of football players? But sometimes there are happy endings "one day i puked in front of my whole geography class,and this total hottie thought it was sweet.He calls me Vomit Girl and we've been going out ever since" or 'my best friend and I had a major crush on the same boy.When she told me,I was so devastated that I killed her with my bare hands.But the next morning,everyone was talking about it,and the boy I liked didn't want to go with me cause I was a "crazy assed ho".I was so embarrased I wanted to die' And why are those girls so stupid? They really do give us a bad name 'dear kimmie,my boyfriend licked my toe,does this mean i'm pregnant?' sigh >Date: Thu, 9 Apr 1998 10:24:36 +0100 (BST) >From: "A.M. Horne" <amh20(a)hermes.cam.ac.uk> >Subject: Re: Sinister: Right then... > >help!!! i'm trapped on my own in the mailing list: the last 3 (now 4) >messages are all from me.. I'm talking to myself!! > >aaaaaah!!!! > >espadrille (of course: as if there's anybody else here: huh...) I think I'm alone here too...why doesn't anyone come to sinister and chat with me! Whenever I go there,no-one is there...and when there ARE lovely people I always have to leave. The cosmic forces are at work...i was supposed to go soemwhere today (and really the only reason for me wanteing ot go there was to a see a certain person) but i couldn't go today and it turns out that person wasn't there,and he is ALWAYS there...the day i don't go..he's not there...Cosmic Forces!!!! I shall be conducting an experiment... I want to go on vacation.Everyone's always somewhere,my brother's in Japan,and he was just in AustraliaI've never gone to Europe.I've only stayed in the Americas...and that's not really true,because i haven't even gone to South America.Which is a shame,i would like to go to Brazil.I played Go Fish with a boy from Brazil once,he was so sweet he'd always say 'go fish darling' Well I will be going to England in 2 years so that comforts me,yeah sleeping in ditches...my Welsh friend told me i can sleep on grassy hills...it's all good ramble ramble ramble.... xoxoxo Genevieve oh what a hell of a show but what i want to know what exactly do you do for an encore? ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . 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 . Listen, this is pish, I think I'll leave -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Sinister: The names have been changed to protect the innocent, chicka-chick-a, beat dis.
by babyblu＠gold.globalcafe.co.uk 09 Apr '98

09 Apr '98

Re Jon g & betheys 'Kenickie' names: Raphael Blonqvist for jon & Sabine Martinique for bethey. Obviously. By the by, my dad's flatemate in the Eighties who went mad and ran off to open a marxist bookshop in Finsbury park was called Jon Gee. Any relation? P.S. Is the Anna Johannsen who recently mailed the same Anna Johannsen who used to live in Covent Garden and was friends with Trina? If so helloooooooo! It's Rory! Yes, that Rory, small world eh? If not helloooooooo! You've absolutely no idea who I am. Stay lucky, Rory 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 . Listen, this is pish, I think I'll leave -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Sinister: Only 1 Thing
by Thaian N Ton 09 Apr '98

09 Apr '98

I just thought I'd mention the Tweedle bugs while we were on tiny things that Jim Henson animated. They were funky, cos they didn't know when to get under shelter when it started raining and they lived in that flower box in Ernie and Bert's place. Ah nostalgia! The Birthday Girl, Wee Chi Chi (A big 23!) 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 . Listen, this is pish, I think I'll leave -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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RE: Sinister: B&S' Instruments
by Chris Leonard 09 Apr '98

09 Apr '98

"All right" to the boys "Hiya" to the girls Jon G and Bethey get a patronising ruffle of the hair. Would you like to see some puppies? mick mc mick said >>Maybe a steel drum solo >or something. Indeed. Timpani solos in pop songs are top and nice one, as I found out the other day when I listened to a record which contained a timpani solo in a pop song. "That's strikingly original and effective" i said out loud, to my Venus Fly Trap which I have named "Worms Hero". And Kazoos are in. Like in crosstown traffic and the ultimate in kazoo soloing "Ducks on a pond" by the incredible string band. Oh the string band, I love them so. Robin Williamson from the string band has mastered over 37 instruments including the wine glass, don't you know. And the clarsach, the loveliest thing in the whole wide world except maybe Mary Poppins, didn't I tell you. Cor Blimey Mary Poppinnnnns. And theramins are ace. B&S should invest. That almost rhymes. And bits of wood like the Tom Waits band play. Woodies. And who was it eh 13th Floor Elevators who played the electric jug? That's a great noise, pretty juggy as you might expect. Gettin juggy wit it big willy style. Talking of which, I can't stop thinking about that George Michael headline in the sun - "zip me up before you go go". It's starting to really irritate me now. It's good to know that George is no different from the rest of us. Oops. Sorry, it just slipped out. hmm. Ok Dokey Scots Picnic people, what if a hard rain falls - can we go to the pub then? Fond Regards. Leonard DiButterboy > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . 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 . Listen, this is pish, I think I'll leave -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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