Glasgow, Scotland-- In a surprising press conference today, Harry Potter announced that he will be singing on Belle and Sebastian's newest album release. The young wizard from Hogwarts School declared himself a "huge fan" of the fey Scottish octet. "They play all sorts of crazy instruments- like the electric sitar and the hammond organ," declares the young obsessed fictional character. His knowledge of the band goes far beyond the range of what a normal fan should know. "Isobel has her own band called Gentle Waves but thats an album that Colin Creevy would like." Colin Creevy couldn't be reached for an interview, but Harry's bookish friend, Hermione Granger, discussed her thoughts on Harry's obsession. "Harry thinks I would like Belle and Sebastian because they read narrative over some of their songs. I haven't quite told him that they're reading from 'Curses and Spells Volume Three' yet. I'm still secretly solving the mystery, which will surely get me into trouble, but I'll tell you that Stuart Murdoch is not a good little Christian. Just listen to the lyrics of Century of Elvis- actually, don't! You might turn into a frog." When asked about the origin of his obsession for Belle and Sebastian, Potter said, "Look at me! I wear indie glasses. I'm shy and socially distant from my peers. I grew up in an abusive home with parents who didn't understand my capabilities. I fly on a broom and try to catch a flying golden sphere. How could I NOT be a fan of Belle and Sebastian?" Harry Potter can be heard on Belle and Sebastian's newest E.P. "Duets", which will feature other various actors and artists such as Angelina Jolie (married to Billy Bob Thornton), Jack Black (High Fidelity), and Bashful (the dwarf). Potter has no plans to release a solo album, but if gameskeeper Hagrid get his way- grunge will make a comeback and Harry will be the next Curt Cobaine. "Not bloody likely," the young wizard smiles, "not bloody likely at all." _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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 +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+