Date: Sun, 24 May 1998 11:50:33 -0400 (EDT) From: "David C. DelDebbio" <ddeldebb@zoo.uvm.edu> Subject: Sinister: stuart makes the NY Times Magazine
After deleting the last couple days worth of sinister e-mails, I thought
I
would turn my attention to other worthy pursuits- reading the Sunday Times, go swimming in the quarry, but nooooo;). Under the title of "God Give Us Music," Rob Hoerburger writes
And on "If You're Feeling Sinister," Belle and Sebastian dress up trenchant wit in sheep's clothing of aching melodies, a combination that assured them zero airplay. The album has sold a total of 21,000 copies (according to Soundscan), about what Celine Dion's latest sells in a couple of hours.
Of course! The radio industry is not interested. Did you know that the vast majority of radio stations are now owned by a handfull of conglomerates? So what, you say? This is the result. Celine Dion's assured hit from the big blockbuster movie gets the airplay. I can't help but think of the old days (94) when a good alternative station existed here in Austin until another one owned by a conglomerate basically stole their audience (the new station had the advantage of having a much larger signal when a lot of people couldn't get the other). All my favorite songs are now gone. Big business doesn't aim for what's new. It only goes for the broadest audience, and it seems that all male artists sound like stone temple pilots and all the females are doe-eyed Jewel types. I remember how everyone made such a big deal about the angry women trend in rock. Now, look what has happened. Celine Dion all over again. Jewel makes me incredibly ill, and all i can think of is this one picture of her on a magazine that had her staring straight ahead with an expression on her face that conveyed that she didn't have a single thought in her head and I truly began to realize her appeal. Whoever the hell that is singing the song about closing time in a bar and basically chanting over and over "I know who I want to take me home" ought to be shot. That is so bad and unoriginal. s.s. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . 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 . Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa -----------------------------------------------------------------------