kate said
>Funny as it is, I jsut finnished every work by Nick Horney and open my box
>to see a Top Ten?!? Wild. How many of you don't want to see Hugh Grant
>play
Will from About A Boy. Though I am really looking forward to the film.
i saw a tv commercial for the film a couple of days ago. i was all, "huh?"
and it was all, "sit down and shut up." well, not really. but i'd heard of
_about a boy_ because badly drawn boy did the soundtrack (which was recently
released, and has gotten good reviews). i don't know why the existence of
the soundtrack caused me to be confused about the existence of the film, but
there it is. i haven't read the book, so i can't comment on hugh grant's
suitability for the part...i suppose i prefer him as the charming befuddled
englishman in _four weddings and a funeral_.
kate also said she's 16, which made me shed a tear for my lost youth. i
recently turned 22 years old. it happened with more of a deflating noise
than a bang, but what will you? i had exams the next week. my boyfriend
called me up and had "desolation row" cued to the part about ophelia: "on
her 22nd birthday, she already is an old maid." luckily, those lines are
every third thing out of his mouth, so i was not shocked. all this to say
that despite my best efforts, time's keeping tabs on me.
disjointedly,
aruni
p.s. exercising self-restraint here not to add to the top ten listage, i
want to express my approval of REM's "automatic for the people" being put
out there. that cd was my belle and sebastian before i had belle and
sebastian.
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All Time Top Ten Favourite Discs:
1. Pancakes
2. Frisbees
3. Bicycle wheels
4. Car wheels
5. The Vinyl album format
6. The CD format
7. The Disc sled cos you go so fast and so out of control down snowy hills
8. My friend Bill's half inch wooden ear discs that he lathed himself
9. Cookies / Biscuits
10. Sliced carrots
I'm sorry.
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Goodness gracious me. These top 10 lists are fun, but annoying at the same
time. How am I supposed to judge every album I have and place them in a top
10? Oh, it's difficult. I'm going to take this time to just spout out ten
of my favourites. I'm really just...procrastinating, but whatever.
This is in no particular order:
Belle and Sebastian "Boy With the Arab Strap" - It's personal to me, because
it was my first and it evokes a gorgeous mood that no other album has ever
been able to do. It's wonderful.
The Clash "London Calling" - After years of indie-tweeness or whatever, I
discovered this album, and found I like to rock. It's absolutely amazing
all the way through. Each song gets me jumping or angry or sad or happy or
whatever. It excites me everytime. Plus "The Card Cheat" has some of the
saddest imagery I've ever heard.
Radiohead "OK Computer" - This was very important to me as well. I bought
it the day it came out, and listened to it virtually every day for a year.
I'm not sure why, but I did. And I still love it. To a Smashing Pumpkins
fan, it was a huge kick in the face. Well, it was for me.
Billy Bragg and Wilco "Mermaid Ave." - What can you say about this album?
It's fantastic.
The Smiths "The Queen is Dead" - One of the first albums I ever heard that
can be deeply sad, yet very amusing at the same time.
Tracy Thorn "A Distant Shore" - So sue me, this is one of the perfect albums
for some reason. She's got a great voice and the songwriting is terrific.
Maybe it's just a personal thing.
The Clash "Sandinista!" - A bit long perhaps, a bit much as well, but
brilliant anyway. An incredible statement from one of the most impressively
evolving bands. Ever. It makes me actualy enjoy reggae (although it's
still only white-boy reggae, but give me a break).
Blur "Blur" - I know I know, but I'm still young and it was the first album
I ever liked all the way through. It turned me on to looking for stuff in
magazines and paying attention to stuff critics mention. That's how I got
into all this stuff in the first place.
The Flaming Lips "Hit to Death in the Future Head" - Great, fuzzy, rock.
Perfect for a hot summer day for some reason. Taught me buying something
I've never heard before can be a wonderful thing.
Tom Waits "Closing Time" - Is there a sadder, more beautiful song then
"Martha"? Probably, but I can't think of it right now.
Well, that was some pretentious wankery, wasn't it? I had fun though.
I got pissed off about my papers and everything on Tuesday, so I just hopped
in my car and drove the 6 hours to Athens alone to see Beulah. I met some
smashing people, and it was a lot of fun. There's something oddly freeing
about just dropping everything and driving on an open road for a long period
of time. Maybe it's because I'm American and we have some sort of fixation
on driving across big spaces. Is it a power thing? Do you Non-Americans
feel this way?
I can't wait until the belles concerts. I hope I can make it through exams
and final papers okay.
Peace out,
-Matt
P.S.: Yes Ann, it was me. You should still vent it anyway. Just send it
to me if you don't want to bug anyone else. I love kindred spirits in times
of despair.
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Thank you, thank you, thank you to everyone who came to the club tonight. It
was wonderful and only because you were there to dance and enjoy it!
For those who didn't quite make it to the end, the last two songs were as
follows:
"The End Of The Affair" ("This is it, isn't it, this is the end...")
"Homeward Bound"
Aww.
Have a good weekend everyone!
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Procrastination:
So ... there is this big chalk board in my office that had some sort of
(American) football-related diagram on it when i moved in. Today I decided
to clean it and use it as my own larger-than-life to-do list. It looks like
this:
1. Finish grading papers
2. Edit submissions to journal
3. Prepare speech for Toronto
4. Prepare article for publication
5. Post to Sinister
OK, it doesn't look like that - it looks like a chalk board - but that is
what's written on it. However, the fact that you have this post in front of
you should not be taken as a sign that I finished the other four things -
oh, no no no no no ...
Polish Paczki:
Have I mentioned that I lived in Poland for a year? Though it was only
three years ago, it rarely comes up in conversation anymore. The only
reason it comes up now is that - much to my surprise - people in North West
Ohio celebrate Paczki Day. For those of you who don't know, this is a
traditional Polish practice that is the same as Mardi Gras, Fat Tuesday ...
whatever you call it, wherever you are ... and to take part you just eat
loads of jelly doughnuts (in polish: Paczki) on the Tuesday before Lent
starts.
When I was there, I ate about 15 of the things. This was not (only) due to
my American eating habits but because every time I turned around, someone
was handing me one. Of course, all my Polish friends gave something up for
Lent on the following day, unlike me). I went out drinking - as usual -
that Paczki Day night and the bartenders were even giving them out to the
revelers. While beer and paczki may seem like Heaven Version 6.5 in theory,
I found the practice to be less than agreeable.
Paranoia of Provoked Privileges:
I looked up twee on the internet and four of the links listed on my first
page of results were B&S related. So ... I hope no one minds that I
substituted twee-full content for B&S content (I am fairly certain that
eating any pastry while drinking would be considered at least a bit twee ...
hmm ... did I mention I was wearing a light blue cardigan sweater at the
time?). I'm not sure if this substitution is officially sanctioned
procedure but it does seem to be a fairly common practice.
This Post has been brought to you by the letter P,
Stewart
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boyscout troop--always drunk, whether on the wine of its own secretions or
the smoke of its own polymorphous virtues. It is not the derangement of the
senses but rather their apotheosis--not the result of freedom but rather its
precondition. - Hakim Bey]
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Hi sinister.
Funny as it is, I jsut finnished every work by Nick Horney and open my box to
see a Top Ten?!? Wild. How many of you don't want to see Hugh Grant play
Will from About A Boy. Though I am really looking forward to the film.
Also, on a side note, someone was asking for a ticket for chicago (my home)
b/c on the 11th they are seeing sloan. I'm driving to toledo to see sloan on
the 10th, due to the fact that I am a generous 16 years old. Ah well.
And now for my top ten:
1. Cat stevens- Teaser and the firecat
2. Belle and S- Boy With the Arab Strap
3. Hefner- the singles album...Boxing w/ hefner
4. Spiritualized- let it come down
5. Cocteau twins- Treasure
6. Beatles- Revolver
7. Elton John- Madman across the Water
8. Elliot smith- Figure 8
9. White Stripes- White blood cells
10. (going along with someothers) The smiths- Queen is dead
I love you all
kate of c
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+-+ "frighteningly named Sinister List organisation" - NME May 2000 +-+
+-+ "sick posse of f**ked in the head psycho-fans" - NME June 2001 +-+
+-+ Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa +-+
+-+ Snipp snapp snut, sa var sagan slut! +-+
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I just have to get in on this... Finally, a chance to push my crappy taste
on others heh heh heh. OK, keep in mind that I am 17 and from a very small
town, where my only recourse for good music is Kazaa, so here goes:
1. Strangeways Here We Come - the Smiths
2. Tea for the Tillerman (or the Harold & Maude sndtrk)- Cat Stevens
3. Automatic for the People - REM
4. Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd
5. If You're Feeling Sinister - Belle & Sebastian
6. Monday Morning, 3 AM - Simon and Garfunkel
7. Carmina Burana - Carl Orff
8. Urban Hymns - the Verve
9. The Man Who - Travis
10. (tie) CDRed 1st 4 EPs (nice one Geoff), and Pablo Honey -
Radiohead
It's awfully funny how much I enjoy reading all these posts, I feel so
loved, in a cushioned, safe way. Funny. Hope you don't mind me getting in
on the party :P. Maybe I'll just lurk for a while longer. Or not.
Ishka bibl
Ann
PS: Matt (was it you who wrote the 'rant' a few days back including
references to Total Recall and Lawnmower Man?)... just wanted to say that
you took the words out of my mouth... I was just about ready to post
something VERY similar, but don't need to now. Thanks.
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+-+ "pasty-faced vegan geeks... and we LOST!" - NME April 2000 +-+
+-+ "frighteningly named Sinister List organisation" - NME May 2000 +-+
+-+ "sick posse of f**ked in the head psycho-fans" - NME June 2001 +-+
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sinistarians and the likes,
in this corner of the world, i have two (2) tickets for the Boston show that
i am willing to part with.........please submit your offer and again thanks
for kind words, in advance............
d
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+-+ "pasty-faced vegan geeks... and we LOST!" - NME April 2000 +-+
+-+ "frighteningly named Sinister List organisation" - NME May 2000 +-+
+-+ "sick posse of f**ked in the head psycho-fans" - NME June 2001 +-+
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Hi Again,
Sorry to forcibly enter your box again so soon. At the risk of getting a
mighty slap for treading on the toes of our dearly loved List Mums could I
remind readers of the carefully crafted list FAQ (
http://www.missprint.org/sinister/faq.html ). You know, that thing they make
you read through the bars of your cot while you're biding your time in the
Nursery, with the mobile slowly twirling above your head. I was just reading
No 18, as its one of my favourite ones, especially sub-heading 2, bullet 4
(what a masterfully crafted document).
Not for any particular reason, mind.
Love to all,
David Moore
Chelmsford, UK
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+-+ "pasty-faced vegan geeks... and we LOST!" - NME April 2000 +-+
+-+ "frighteningly named Sinister List organisation" - NME May 2000 +-+
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+-+ Snipp snapp snut, sa var sagan slut! +-+
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I just have to get in on this... Finally, a chance to push my crappy taste
on others heh heh heh. OK, keep in mind that I am 17 and from a very small
town, where my only recourse for good music is Kazaa, so here goes:
1. Strangeways Here We Come - the Smiths
2. Tea for the Tillerman (or the Harold & Maude sndtrk)- Cat Stevens
3. Automatic for the People - REM
4. Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd
5. If You're Feeling Sinister - Belle & Sebastian
6. Monday Morning, 3 AM - Simon and Garfunkel
7. Carmina Burana - Carl Orff
8. Urban Hymns - the Verve
9. The Man Who - Travis
10. (tie) CDRed 1st 4 EPs (nice one Geoff), and Pablo Honey - Radiohead
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