Re: Sinister: stuart and the pastels
there was a loud clang. turned out it was the duke dropping names: 8)
i heard a story from a reputable source that goes like this: There was a party being held by, i think, Stephen Pastel, at which were assembled various pop personages and other glasgow hipsters.
dum de dum. i had an email from sarah a couple of months ago and the address she gave me to reply to was john smith's bookshop in glasgow. isn't this the one where mr pastel also works? actually, the pastels comparison may be better than the smiths comparison - the pastels have been plugging away for years loved by many and unknown to many more. oh, you can ignore the hundreds of lineup and label changes though. and nobody answered when i asked whether 'songs for children' that was mentioned in a list of upcoming songs was a cover of the pastels track. does anyone know? and just why has glasgow produced more decent bands than you can shake a whole bundle of sticks at when edinburgh hasn't? and whilst we're here: grass. just why is it green? andy ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . 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 -----------------------------------------------------------------------
there was a loud clang. turned out it was the duke dropping names: 8)
it's the only thing i do well!
dum de dum. i had an email from sarah a couple of months ago and the address she gave me to reply to was john smith's bookshop in glasgow. isn't this
the one where mr pastel also works?
yeah, i'm sure that's true.
actually, the pastels comparison may be better than the smiths comparison -
i have a problem with the pastels angle because, basically i don't like them much. Stephen was very nice and helpful once when i was asking him questions about his old fanzine 'Juniper Beri Beri' for my thesis, but still, i can't get away from the memories of the old clique that existed around the whole glasgow scene, then as now i expect. The PAstels records i liked for a short while, but i grew tired of it, more excitement lay in other areas i guess.
and nobody answered when i asked whether 'songs for children' that was mentioned in a list of upcoming songs was a cover of the pastels track.
does anyone know?
i didn't see that question, sorry. I doubt it is a cover version, since 'Songs For Children' was the title of the EP on Whaaam! records. I don't _think_ there was a song of the same title. The EP did, however, have my very favourite Pastels song, and one which i do still love, the swoonful 'Heaven's Above'.
and just why has glasgow produced more decent bands than you can shake a whole bundle of sticks at when edinburgh hasn't?
not quite fair, and unlike me to defend edinburgh, but what about Fire Engines! (and by association anything else Davey Henderson has done), Josef K (and by association anything else Paul Haig has done) Shop Assistants, Jesse Garon... a few others. Weren't The Thanes from Edinburgh? Still, as you so rightly infer, Glasgow's Miles Better. the duke
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