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Re: Sinister: no contiene nada de Belle y Sebastian, lo siento
by Essexdog5 18 Mar '98

18 Mar '98

In a message dated 3/18/98 11:40:37AM, you write: << Maybe essexdog is right: IRC just isnt suitable for this. But it's all we've got. The Kevin Shields AOL chat shows questions formally put by an interviewer and answered in an ordered way - frankly very much like an NME interview but with a brain, but presumably with questions asked beforehand by fans? >> No, the questions were sent in 'live' to a central controller - he passed them on to Kevin who then chose which one to answer online. maybe I only mentioned that chat because I managed to get half a dozen questions answered (including "What's your favourite Spice Girl?" - and before anyone gets sarky on my 'ass', Smash Hits turned me down for a job, OK?). Re: The quoting of my posting about the "Is Stuart gay or not?" 'issue', specifically "It's a LARF, innit?" - That was intended to mean that ultimately the mystique element is very important, and frankly one doesn't really want to chat to people in a prosaic setting where "oooh I've just spilt crisps on the floor" takes precedence as a posting over 'fan' questions. There's no way the band could have done that chat without coming across as either flummoxed, aloof, anal, smug or flippant. Unfortunately they chose the latter. Whatever. As a journalist who happens to adore B&S, the music is the most important thing. I'd rather they wrote fiction or did something akin to the Melody Maker NYC diary than 'succumb' to the interview procedure. Do we actually CARE which is SM's favourite Felt song, or, indeed, what colour socks he wears? Belle Lettres is much more relevant. They have to realise that if they're going to enter into media-esque shenanigans, however, that an attitude reminiscent of the '86 shambling era (or, at least, the way it was portrayed by the NME and suchlike at the time) comes across as less than charming in print/IRC transcript. Stephen. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . 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: sinister: a wee bit b&s
by Euan Leitch 18 Mar '98

18 Mar '98

Thanks to whoever talked about The Beta Band. The single has made my working day a little bit skivier. I bought it with Mark Hollis new album. Get it. It is lazy, soft and slow and heavenly unlike Guy Chadwick who I saw in London on Friday being sluggish, bland and dull. I could have stayed in Embra and seen the Beta Band. He was worth enduring to hear The Catchers who haven't lost their sweetly painful touch. Did you know that last summer, while we barely heard B&S on the radio, an Athens station played them all the time? I mean, Greece? How? Books to reed: Italo Calvino - If on a winter's night a traveler... Umberto Eco - Foucalts Pendulum Truman Capote - In Cold Blood How have these book recommendations carried on without someone complaining? Uan ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . 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: skeletons, not menswear in the cupboard, radical politics
by Essexdog5 18 Mar '98

18 Mar '98

In a message dated 3/18/98 11:55:29AM, tuffen wrote: << 'the story of the eye' by georges bataille (now, how twisted can a mind get?) >> Twisted? It's hardly a mindfuck on the level of those hoary old pervs Burroughs or Ballard, but what's interesting for me is the reclamation of the word 'cunt' as a sensuous word. Especially in the saucer of milk scene. <g> Thanks to whoever recommended Geek Love, btw. It's engrossing. My book list is probably too predictable but, hey, here goes: Paul Auster - Moon Palace + City Of Glass Ayn Rand - The Fountainhead Jean Cocteau - Les Enfants Terribles Martin Amis - Dead Babies Sussana Moore - In The Cut Stephen Fry - The Liar Theodore Rozenstein - Flicker (I may be wrong about the author's name) Donna Tartt - The Secret History Helen Zahavi - Dirty Weekend Plus the Douglas Coupland books, and Charlie Higson's novels are great too, if totally non-B&S. "We dress cheap, we dress tacky" Stephen. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . 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: xtc/dukes/stone roses
by C Browning 18 Mar '98

18 Mar '98

the stone roses apparently asked john leckie to produce their album because they were such huge fans of the dukes. i'm sure they were fans of leckie's other works but i guess the dukes stuff still showed he could do his stuff seamlessly. both dukes albums are wonderful. i was trying to think of any link between xtc and belle andf sebastian but apart from the fact they are both marvellous i can't think of any. ho hum. chris ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . 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: all i never said
by bradford 18 Mar '98

18 Mar '98

howdy pardner. i got a box of goodies from parasol in the mail today, including the new guy chadwick and the new trenbling blue stars. i haven't listened to the guy chadwick yet because i can't stop listening to the new TBS. it's so much more wonderful than i would've imagined. after the first album i was thinking "they couldn't possibly top this" and i wouldn't say they have, but it's just as good. equal. and i got that northern picture library album, too....but i haven't had a chance to listen to it either. and parasol had a copy of that harvey williams album i was asking about a couple months back, so i got it also. and i have listened to it. it's really good as well. keeping with my usual ways of not mentioning b&s on the b&s list, -brad ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . 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: Hear my song..
by Johnston, John CT 18 Mar '98

18 Mar '98

I've been wanting to post things to the list for ages but every time my hand hovers above the send button an image of Cliff Richard appears and asks me just how bored I want the list to be and I refrain. This time I'm fighting him off - get the behind me, Heathcliff! But I must chip in and say how gorgeous Mark and Lard were on the graveyard shift (and still are now they are daytime, I'm sure). Listening to their show made so HAPPY, it broadened my mind and of course introduced me to Belle and Sebastian, and Stina N and and and.... I had to go and work in Portsmouth for a while ( Hampshire's IT heartland!), I was put up in an anonymous hotel but listening to mark and lard in the evenings made it such a pleasure. I'd sit in my room and just smile and laugh at the bollox they talked or Lard's farty noises And for lovers of their comedy items there are some great websites. http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Academy/2549/main.htm has a good collection of sound files - my computer now says Arse! or Cobblers! whenever anything happens - quality. ta ta Flipper Crace (My mate always 'wins' the Porn Star game - that's what happens when you call your guinea pig "Winkle") ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . 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: Re: Are They Still Alive?
by Jarrett Frankel 18 Mar '98

18 Mar '98

>From: Pierre.Coat(a)cable.alcatel.com >Subject: Sinister: Are they still alive? > >Does anybody know if The High, The La's, East River Pipe, >Another Sunny Day or Brian still exist? I can only speak for two of the aforementioned bands, Brian and East River Pipe. East River Pipe are still going, as far as I know. Their last album was '96's mostly excellent "Mel", released in the US on the fine Merge label. I haven't heard any news on a new album, though I can't imagine what Mr. Cornog would do if he didn't make the beautiful music he makes. Don't expect a breakup, that'd be quite the feat considering ERP consists of FM Cornog and FM Cornog alone. As long as he exists(a long time, hopefully, we don't get songwriters like him everyday) East River Pipe will exist. And anybody reading this who has never heard of ERP and feels adventurous enough to want to take a chance on a record that could possibly change your life, PLEASE go out and buy/steal/borrow for a really really long time the "Shining Hours In A Can" compilation on Ajax Records. Guaranteed you'll cherish it. If not, I'll say a prayer for your kids. Brian, my sources tell me, has(have?) a new album coming out supposedly this year on the Bar/None label here in the states. I believe the last thing put out was the wonderful "Understand" EP. related note: B&S would do fine covers of ERP's "Silhouette Town" and "Times Square Go-Go Boy," dont'cha think? rendered, rainforested & rolexed: jarrett frankel jfrankel(a)intr.net ************************************************************** albums of the week: 3/16/98 ~Richard Davies- Telegraph ~Plush- Found A Little Baby 7" ~Tortoise- TNT ~DJ Cam- Mad Blunted Jazz ************************************************************** ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . 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: nbs or no content for that matter, feel free to skip this one
by OMUser=Olafia Svansdottir 18 Mar '98

18 Mar '98

>Ah, the heady BritPop summer of '95. Happy days! oh, how i remember that magical summer of 95,, I had just turned 18 and was going to London for the first time- the city of Britpop( the wonder of it all). Imagine my delight when I arrived and I thought to myself ' I'm in the same city as Jarvis Cocker' coming from a hillbilly country like Iceland where there are no big stars to daydream about, it was like magic! Being an all britpopper at the time, I myself too liked menswe@r and this beautyfull list has made me come to terms with it,there was a time whenI felt slightly embarresed about it, but i remember one actually good song- it's called I'll manage somehow... I was too a Gene fan, and I dont know what to think about that now, should I be embarresed too or should I show off my three cd's I got with them? I was watching bbc prime the other day and I saw a show called Britpop now- remember? it was in the blome of britpop and had: Blur(in school uniforms singing country house), Echobelly, Sleeper(oh they still exist), Elastica,Menswear and Supergrass,,, it took me back,,, some bands did come out of that area ok, and are still live and kicking and I dont mean to trash any of them. But now I'm (almost) 21 and I look back to those days with a bit nostalgic mind I must say. Being on this list is not only entertaining, it's educative too, I'm learning all these new words and learning the names of bands I would really like to listen to, but it's no chance of me purchasing the cd's here( in the fasist state I live in) but there will be a fest next time I go abroud, and what books to read-although they are all in english and I dont find it fasanating enough to read a whole book in english without getting a grade for it,,, but I'll wait till they are translated.. on B&S content....ummm no I cant think of a thing.. I like them, did I mention that...? Could somebody pass Begbies homepage address to me, I've been to Sarahs and I want to judge which is better ...................................................................... ..............................................................olla ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . 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: Are they still alive?
by Mick McMick 18 Mar '98

18 Mar '98

Pierre.Coat(a)cable.alcatel.com wrote: > got a question. Does anybody know if The High, The La's, No idea on these... > East River Pipe, Last I heard he signed to a major label, but wasn't there something about the division he signed to folding, and so he wasn't signed to a major anymore? Regardless, it's just one guy, so he can't really "break up" =) I guess he could stop doing music, but I don't think he will anytime soon... > Another Sunny Day Isn't Another Sunny Day just Harvey Williams of various Sarah Records-related bands fame? If so, he played a date here in the US a few months back. I believe he was opening for the Divine Comedy, but I'm not wholly sure. I don't know if he's playing much these days or not. If it's someone else, I don't really know about their whereabouts... > or Brian still exist? Yeah. They have a webpage somewhere, and I think they finished recording their next album, with string arrangements by Sean O'Hagan. /"\_/"\_/"\ Mick McMick - mick(a)indiepop.com - ICQ#5056758 \ / Sandcastle Records - sandcastlerecords(a)indiepop.com | | Sandcastle Homepage - http://indiepop.com/sandcastle/ | | | | "Everyone has their own cup of tea. | | Some just happen to like a lot of sugar in it!" | | - Me! ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . 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: Precedence: bulk
by Mark Hester 18 Mar '98

18 Mar '98

Pierre, The High went all grungy, totally changing their sound (unnecessarily, as they were never really part of a 'scene') then vanished). Don't know about East River Pipe - I liked them as well. The La's split up, but the bassist is now the singer with Cast. In the US, mention there she goes and the response is usually "yes, that great song by the Boo Radleys" as apparently they covered it on a film soundtrack or something. Mark. -------------------------------------------------------- Mark Hester Engineering & Technology Elsevier Science Ltd The Boulevard Kidlington Oxon OX5 1GB UK Tel. +44 1865 843296 Fax +44 1865 853319 E-mail m.hester(a)elsevier.co.uk ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . 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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