Nice day for Billy Mackenzie to sing like a girl. Or like me. Christ on a unicycle, how I live for SteadyMike concept posts. Roasted chimpanzees on a bed of lettuce couldn't excite me more. Unless they were accompanied by Johnny Ball showing me his hair collection. I'm in a strange mood and I have nothing to say. I think the problem is that I'm not sure whether I'm happy or depressed. Perhaps some of both. Like a pinch of joy and a dash of morbidity all wrapped up in a salad roll. I'd take it back to Marks n Sparks if I were you. I hear the Go-Betweens are back writing some stuff together. However instead of writing new songs, the lazy bastards will simply be re-interpreting one song from each of their six albums. The track listing is as follows: Your Burn, My Burn. Musings on the delights of mutual sado-masochism using blowtorches. Slide guitars slide. Interesting colours. Cattle Insane Slightly too late to be topical, but interesting nonetheless. The BSE crisis as seen from the viewpoint of the sane cows. Disturbing paper and comb solo. Crumbly. Slow Slow Music Journalists Another take on the great NME vs Melody Maker debate, the GoBees come down eventually in the middle of the fence, and suffer horrendous injuries as a result. Beguiling glockenspiel played throughout was recorded inside a septic tank. Controversial. Spring Rolls Robert complains about the new head chef in the local Chinese restaurant not being as generous with the chicken. Poignantly linked with the tale of how he lost his first girlfriend to the Cambodian car mechanic who lived on the hill. Which hill is not clear. The string quartet used all died during the recording of this song. It is not dedicated to them. The House That Jack Charlton Bought A tale of conflicting emotions set in Newcastle and Leeds, relating Jack Charlton's football career to Grant's struggle to find inner peace and sanctuary through a world of torment. Amusing rendition of 'Who's on first?' read by Lindy Morrison and Amanda Brown used as the bridge. Sleigh bells and flugelhorns build to a thrilling climax. Canoodling. Meats of Your Town Robert tells a heartbreakingly nostalgic tale of a girl he once loved who worked in a butcher's shop, and could get him discount sausages. The lyrics are oblique, but it seems that she was eventually crushed to death by a veal cutlet. Discordant harmonies whine. First use of lilac. The other tracks comprise remixes of old numbers, such as the 'Aussie Homie Brutha Fucka' remix of Lee Remick by 'Ol Dirty Bastard, and the 'Very clever but dull as dishwater' remix of Right Here by Beck. I look forward with feted breath. I should go, it's past my bedtime. I think I am depressed. I may not be. Sent with love from Alasdair xx +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the undead 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 +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "tech-heads and students" +-+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +-+ "pasty-faced vegan geeks... and we LOST!" - NME April 2000 +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+