Hi all, I'm a new one to this town and wanted to say "hi." I've a mailing-list habit that has probably been done n number of times before, but I'm always interested in checking out what people are listening to (and really curious to see how B&S overlap with others). I'll get things started: 1) B&S. I guess that's no shocker. Really disappointed when I showed up to the Opera House last winter here in Toronto, only to see "Show cancelled." 2) There was Smiths' talk some time back - big guns in my books. 3) Billy Bragg fans out there? 4) Tortoise and the extended Thrill Jockey offsprings (Isotope 217, Brokeback, Pullman, Directions in Music) - plus BIG fix on the Sea and Cake (the Sam Prekop album is also really sharp - Archer Prewitt's leave something to be desired, tho). 5) More Thrill Jockey - Trans Am. 6) Mogwai are decent. Recent show at the Horseshoe was a bit tedious at times. 7) Lots of indie rock staples: Archers of Loaf (plus Barry Black - Eric Bachmann did a solo set here last year at the Horseshoe, and it was just beautiful, plus he's playing with Superchunk at the end of the month), GBV, Yo La Tengo, Superchunk, et al..... 8) Trashcan Sinatras - haven't found too many other fans. I just bought the Japanese re-release of "Cake" for $48. Fuck, that's tough on the books, but have you heard Drunken Chorus and Useless? Point finale. 9) Just recently picked up Arab Strap's Philaphobia. Still digesting, but tastes pretty good so far. I guess the lyrics are sorta honest... 10) DJ Shadow. Done. 11) Rachel's, although I've still yet to really get a firm hold on Selenography despite having bought it ages ago. 12) A band whose praises I can't sing enough: Godspeed You Black Emperor! Caught them a short while back, and it was astounding. 13) Anything Will Oldham touches. I guess that's a start. In retrospect, such postings seem a little juvenile, but then again, I've never once contended that I possess any level of maturity. And there it is. JPMFC P.S. How about a useless thread: where is the oddest place you've found yourself listening to B&S? For me, it's barreling down 100's of kilometers of horrible dirt road in a beat-up Land Rover in Uganda. +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the reborn Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail "sinister@majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo@majordomo.net". WWW: http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "tech-heads and students" +-+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +-+ "jelly-filled danishes" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+