From: Pierre.Coat@cable.alcatel.com Subject: Sinister: Are they still alive?

Does anybody know if The High, The La's, East River Pipe, Another Sunny Day or Brian still exist?

I can only speak for two of the aforementioned bands, Brian and East River Pipe. East River Pipe are still going, as far as I know. Their last album was '96's mostly excellent "Mel", released in the US on the fine Merge label. I haven't heard any news on a new album, though I can't imagine what Mr. Cornog would do if he didn't make the beautiful music he makes. Don't expect a breakup, that'd be quite the feat considering ERP consists of FM Cornog and FM Cornog alone. As long as he exists(a long time, hopefully, we don't get songwriters like him everyday) East River Pipe will exist. And anybody reading this who has never heard of ERP and feels adventurous enough to want to take a chance on a record that could possibly change your life, PLEASE go out and buy/steal/borrow for a really really long time the "Shining Hours In A Can" compilation on Ajax Records. Guaranteed you'll cherish it. If not, I'll say a prayer for your kids. Brian, my sources tell me, has(have?) a new album coming out supposedly this year on the Bar/None label here in the states. I believe the last thing put out was the wonderful "Understand" EP. related note: B&S would do fine covers of ERP's "Silhouette Town" and "Times Square Go-Go Boy," dont'cha think? rendered, rainforested & rolexed: jarrett frankel jfrankel@intr.net ************************************************************** albums of the week: 3/16/98 ~Richard Davies- Telegraph ~Plush- Found A Little Baby 7" ~Tortoise- TNT ~DJ Cam- Mad Blunted Jazz ************************************************************** ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . 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 . Listen, this is pish, I think I'll leave -----------------------------------------------------------------------