Oh yes, tis true whilst flying back from the U.S on Virgin this monday I flicked through the entertainment guide to see what was on offer : The Game (average), Modern Times : DJ (hilarious - sorry if I'm behind the times on this one but American TV tends not to specialise in such quality viewing) , I looked at what the 'radio' channels had to offer & saw that Steve Lamacq was hosting a look at what's new in 'Indie', including a mention of our favorite Scottish N'err do wells. So true enough, having listened to various dross including Propellerheads (sorry dance-inclined listies) Modern Rock Song came on - it was quite different to the sessions - it sounds more produced (states the obvious) - the trumpets go on for longer - I think? & Stuart sings 'writing songs' instead on 'riding buses' - which i have heard is what he sings live - & which I don't like as much. True to form Mr Lamacq spoke over the ending saying they were going to be massive in 98 - Ohh he is SO on the ball - so I'm not sure if it's the same as the sessions (..the song has got to stop somewhere), but i hope so. Sorry, that's a bobbins review but it was about 3 in the morning & I was trying too hard to remember all the differences So a few questions 1/ Are there other promos of this floating around? 2/ Is Jeepster somehow affiliated with Virgin, & is that why they got the scoop...? 3/ How come the annoying DJ gets to hear the song before the people that matter...? 4/ is paying £250 to fly the most anyone has paid just to hear a song? probably not, if Tigerinflation continues 5/ Is this all old news & should I shut up? I thank you for your attention Paul P.S I bought the Air (obligatory mention) album yesterday & it's watered down St Etienne b-sides ( sorry........) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister@majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister@majordomo.net . We're all happy bunnies humming happy bunny tunes. Aren't we? -----------------------------------------------------------------------