Dear Sinister, you might remember me, I used to post here a little while ago. In fact, I used to have the kind of presence that Jenowl now commands in her own special way. I used to have pink tights & the perks of rural living & gin, she's got rainbow tights & Ribena & a frequent kicking. I still try to keep up with you, so far as I can (bear). These days I'm more indie-dirtying than Indie Darling. Today, I find myself wincing slightly at the mention of Tompaulin. It takes me back to last October. This Tarpaulin outfit played the Scalarama event on a rainy Saturday in Kings Cross. This event had been hijacked and re-named Erica's Birthday Party. So, effectively, Tarpaulin played at my birthday party. They are not terrible, more so...what someone expects for that kind of thing; the usual low-key clattertwang din. Like Kicker, Sportique, or any other band Rachel Stevenson mentions in her internet diary. The next day, as I dabbed at the stains on my navy day jacket with Vanish, a hungover head and a toothache prevailing, the good-looking young man lying in my bed points out that Tarpaulin have been tooted The Best New Band In Britain by overweight Indie mongrel Ben Clancy. There are mentions of the words 'soulful' and 'lively' in his article on them in the programme to the event. I gave up with the Vanish and furiously batted at the jacket with a wire brush. I rip the programme to shreds and declare my birthday ruined. Now they're being played on Radio One, and I'm still not famous for doing nothing. Blast. I was recently ejected from a last-call of models for a photoshoot of antique clothing for a Japanese magazine because I was considered "too sexy" I went out last night to see a French band called Phoenix with that dandy and do-gooder Nicolas Horne. Phoenix have good French synth solos and bad French hair. At time of press, I owe Nicolas perhaps five glasses of wine. Alex from Baxendale was in attendance, and I can give you the latest scoop from the Bax 24-hour Mini-massive: Baxendale will collaborate with Puff Daddy, Britney Spears, Lil Kim and Belle and Sebastian in their forthcoming track GHETTO FABULOUS. Pinefox wondered where the Blur fans on this list had gone of late. I've got my dirty hands on the latest underground Blur demo. The heighlight is provided by Damon singing 'I've got a lovely bunch of coconuts' in a Ragga style, with Shaznay from All Saints guesting on percussion by repeatedly slapping Damon's bare bottom with a pilchard. Pamela Tait's got a soft spot for Fred Durst. Is is the way he thrusts his tiny combat-clad penis at the camera in the video for Rollin'? http://www.groupiecentral.com/gossiplimpbizkit.html That's enough for now, you lameo James fans. Erica x P.s Faux-Fur is for Pussies. http://welcome.to/houseofscarlet +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the undead 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 +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "tech-heads and students" +-+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +-+ "pasty-faced vegan geeks... and we LOST!" - NME April 2000 +-+ +-+ "peculiarly deranged fanbase" "frighteningly named +-+ +-+ Sinister List organisation" - NME May 2000 +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+