Starting with B&S 's popularity. It's official and factual, they have been as widely distributed as Coca-Cola, for a bit now. Whether this is good or bad I dunno. On music-zines and such. If I want to hear a music-snob's opinions on trends and quality, I would talk to a a friend. Maybe I haven't been shown what a healthy music-zine should be like, but most are rubbish and for luxury only. Bitter or bored, sorry if I offended any music-zine people. I guess I miss publishings that explore sound and not fashions. {}{}{{}{}{}{{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{] Well, here are some flippering replies..... Lawrence once upon a time said... <<<The issue about "value for money" and the new Looper album is an interesting one. I have absolutely no problem whatsoever with 35 minute albums, and I've always been more concerned with the musical quality contained within. Take, for example, "Pink Moon" by Nick Drake. 27 minutes of pure genius, and not a moment too short......>>>>>>.. I couldn't agree more. 'Her Wallpaper Reverie' by The Apples in Stereo is another shortie but goodie. It is more debatable, but I thought it all fit together nicely. It didn't seem to me a cheat at all. I also like 'Up a tree' for it's take on a simple song and stretching it. The whole album melts into one musical line. Themes are fun to play with. ** A fellow, who I'd like to meet someday, cause I can't get enough of his posts, George Henry Dickie wrote <<<<<<IN MY DARK LOW TIMES I THINK OF SHARING A PINK GRAPEFRUIT WITH         CHARLOTTE CHURCH IT MAKES ME SMILE FOR A WHILE>>>>>>> Charlotte Church makes me giggle like a school girl and leap for joy. I don't care what people say, she's the cutest of the cutest. I wish she were my sis. ------------------------------------------------- Lastly, I would like to thank Julie for the fables she posts, which I do enjoy reading bunches. œœChad Lliam Curtis +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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 +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+