Hello I've loved all the reporting back from Texas - sounds like a magical time was had by everyone. But the venue sounds peculiar: you were underneath the stars? Doesn't it ever rain in Austin? And does anyone know what's the deal with Isobel on this tour? Is she ill? Or does she just choose which shows she wishes to play these days? That seems a bit unfair on the rest of the band, and also on certain, fixated members of the paying crowd. I mean, I'm happy to pay $25 or whatever to see them play, but a good chunk of that is so that I can enjoy the sulky, moody, wonderful performances of young Ms Campbell. It just wouldn't be the same without her. It should be half-price for any show where she doesn't play. Anyhow, good to read on nme.com that plans for the next album are well underway. They should record it in 2 weeks instead of minging around for months like they did last time. And let Sarah do more stuff, that woman is potentially the greatest pop star of the 21st Century. Did anyone in New York see Joe Pernice at Brownies the other night? Oh, he was so good! Just Joe and his guitar, basically. Lovely. Take care, David __________________________________________________________________ Your favorite stores, helpful shopping tools and great gift ideas. Experience the convenience of buying online with Shop@Netscape! http://shopnow.netscape.com/ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape Mail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com/ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister@missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo@missprint.org. WWW: http://www.missprint.org/sinister +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "peculiarly deranged fanbase" +-+ +-+ "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 +-+ +-+ Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa +-+ +-+ Snipp snapp snut, sa var sagan slut! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+