OK, make the most of this, it doesn't happen very often. Yes, I've got some B&S content! This review of the B&S Rio gig is on the NME website... ------------------------------------------------------------------- Rio's warm weather seems to have melted all of Belle & Sebastian's cool. The band, known for their distant looks and unattainable image, give a fantastic performance when closing the first night of the Free Jazz Festival in Rio. Isobel Campbell - who stayed at home for fear of flying after the World Trade Center and Pentagon terrorist attacks on September 11 - misses what is likely to be considered one of the band's pivotal live performances in years to come. Stuart Murdoch and his pals never normally look this happy, jumping around and dancing frantically. And the crowd certainly approve, as the sold-out venue cheer almost non-stop. B&S perform no less than 17 songs, including two Brazilian hits: 'Baby' by Caetano Veloso and 'Minha Menina' by Jorge Benjor - both made famous by Brazilian cult band Os Mutantes. During the performance of the latter (sung by guitarist Stevie Jackson), members of the crowd are invited to join in the fun onstage. So much for cool... .. The Scots also, of course, bash out hearty renditions of their own classics - the highlights including 'I Fought In A War', 'Me And The Major', 'Don't Leave The Light On, Baby', 'The Boy With The Arab Strap' and 'Legal Man'. B&S's performance is a great closing to a lovely evening out. ------------------------------------------------------------- Sounds like the reviewer didn't go to any of the gigs on the UK tour, then... Still, not a bad review... Meanwhile, Katie was talking about earthquakes. And I know how she feels. Because we had an earthquake right here in Nottingham on Sunday afternoon. Admittedly, it was only a tiddler, about a 3.8, but by British standards that's a major event. We were on the news and eveything. Even if the only effect it actually had was to make people wander out onto the street saying "What the hell was that?". The Pulp album is, well, underwhelming. It has its moments, mainly the moments when you can tell Scott Walker was around at the studio, like the end of Sunrise. But we were hoping for so much more... My hopes are now resting on the Tompaulin album which I shall be heading to the shops to find at the weekend (although worryingly it doesn't include "It's a Girl's World", surely one of the best songs of the last year). I would also like to send a get-well-soon message to, erm, my car. Which had to get towed to the garage this morning. It's been to five B&S gigs, you know. Several hundred years ago, on November 5th, Guy Fawkes tried to blow up parliament and kill all the politicians. Can someone please explain why we celebrate the fact that he failed? Big Stu +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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 +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+