Dear sweet lord! Is there anyone on this list whose fingers aren't about to fall off?! I got five digests while I was at work, and I started getting worried...what could possibly have all the little sinisterines in such a flurry? Mick gets a cold sore? Stuart's arms of sex fall off? Isobel shaves her head? Rumors of the re-release of Tigermilk really being a *remix* of Tigermilk? But no, it was just some harmless smooching in the stock room. Which God knows I'm all for. Everyone's been in a bad mood lately. It happens to music fans this time of year. Nothing good's coming out. I'd be pulling out the sleeping pills too if it wasn't for the imminent release of the Modern Rock Song EP. David "Sister" Kitchen said:

what's going to be said about us and b&s in five years? what will they name us? the cardie-wearing-biscuit-nibbling bedroom phenomenon of the mid/late-nineties?

Okay, I think David's unwittingly lobbying to be on my list of list crushes. First he throws in that brilliant interpretation of "all the others do drugs" line, and then there was something else that slipped my mind, and then this. I could write chapters on this subject (they would be very bad chapters)...that is that Belle and Sebastian continually ignore all the ridiculous criticisms of them and just plain do what they want. I've gotten really tired of bands that start out great and then end up making albums for their critics, just because their critics are yelling "Bastard!" louder than the fans are yelling "Brilliant!". Belle and Sebastian are inpirational for so many reasons, but one of these reasons is that they let themselves be vulnerable, and they stay that way, even after taking a few hits. God bless 'em for it. So with that in mind, can I just say that the "what other bands do other people listen to" question makes me really uncomfortable? It does, because 9 times out of 10, it really means "Do you think you can top my list of obscure bands?" There are a ton of million-sellers on my "favorites" list...Fiona Apple's album "Tidal", Dave Matthews Band (yes, I'm serious...I'm not a huge fan, but I have a tremendous amount of respect for them), U2 and REM (still), and Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon". Among my list of "best singles of the '90's", I'd include "MmmBop", "The Sign", "Mo' Money, Mo' Problems" and "Walking on the Sun." I also adore Neutral Milk Hotel, Sleater-Kinney, Magnetic Fields and the Lucksmiths. But that's not news. I just thought I'd be the first to declare my interest and love for current, fluffy, commercial P!O!O! And if that happens to offend any punk rock Goddesses and/or Gods....good. Outed by myself, Reid Um, just so I don't have to end this on a negative note and feel guilty for bringing anyone even further down, I'd just like to mention that Lord Anthony is, still, after about a 100 listens, one of the best Belle and Sebastian songs around. It ain't nothing but Belle and Sebastian sounding like Belle and Sebastian, but it's got one of Stuart's greatest melodies ever. I can't wait 'till its proper release. +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list please mail "sinister@majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo@majordomo.net". For list archives and searching, list rules, FAQ, poor jokes etc, see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +---+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" +---+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+