Hey, what price B&S as the new Wu-Tang Clan? If the recent discussion re black artists is anything to go by, it looks like maybe we could bring some influence to bear on the bands future direction. Picture the future.....after a year away, the new B&S album comes out. A dramatic restyling sees a double album of blunted beatz and kung-fu references, the latter a result of Stuart M's newfound obsession with the Martial Arts. Entitled "The Ghetto I Am In", it draws heavily on the experiences of band in their everday life confronting guns, violence, drugs, and sitting around in cafes. Despite rapturous critical and public acclaim, the band begins to fall apart in an orgy of bitter infighting caused by the very same drugs, violence and overconsumption of carrot-cake in cafes. Although more live appearances are promised, the band incur the wrath of punters when no more than two or three members of the band show up at each gig. As verbal sparring between members of the Glasgow musical fraternity explodes into outright name-calling, police are called when things get nasty and a member of the band plunges a metaphysical knife through the heart of an Arab Strap by saying "Cheer up, you miserable git" and "I've heard more uplifting music in a funeral parlour". Things come to a head when band members start to leave, beginning with Stuart David who departs for a DJ'ing career, laying down some "dope shit" while "chilling with the g's". Meanwhile, the female contingent of the band depart to become ace production duo Missies Martin and Campbell, coming up with bustin' grooves for members of the recently-split Backstreet Boys. As the band crumbles around him, Stuart M. renames himself Ol' Dirty Bugger and duets with Celine Dion on a cover of Kirk Douglas' "Kung-Fu Fighting" before proclaiming himself the illegitimate son of Bert Kwok. He finally cracks when informed that Stuart David has been arrested on suspicion of being responsible for a recent spate of vicious Ink Drive-By shootings..... It could happen, you know.....by the I do like Arab Strap actually, it's just not the sort of music you want to wake up to. Also, to add to the Brazillian debate, I'd highly recommend Sergio Mendes and his Brazil '66, especially their version of Mas Que Nada (theme from the Nike/Brazil in airport ad) and a series of awesome Beatles covers they did at the time...also, thanks to all who replied to my first message privately, it's nice to know you care... +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list please mail "sinister@majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo@majordomo.net". For list archives and searching, list rules, FAQ, poor jokes etc, see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +---+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" +---+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+