Hello I've been on a sinister-nomail-diet for a few weeks now, and just like brian, i just returned - for chaos. Can't you take care of yourselves for a while?? So in my first post after decades of silence, I've taken it upon me to translate an "interview" with Stevie Jackson from a german news-magazine called FOCUS (slogan: "facts facts facts - and think about the readers.") Just for safety reasons I might have to add that it's not a review and does not contain any kind of valid information whatsoever. It's for you to have a good laugh really. BETWEEN PUN AND PAIN Scotch pop-octet Belle and Sebastian have a problem: they are taken seriously. The glasgowers have called themselves after a french dog-cartoon, play with clerical traditions and do almost anything to remain a commercial failure - in vain. FOCUS: some of your songs sound like the luth-play of a manic depressive medieval singer [i know there is a word for this, but it was not in my dictionary]. Have you made a profession out of sadness? Stevie Jackson (guitarist of B&S): We take our work seriously, albeit not quite as seriously as our fans. One day we decided to become the most morose band of this planet. Focus: your first three CDs came out on a renowned label, your new one is being published by an independent label. Why? Jackson: We've only been one out of a lot of bands at Virgin Records. But we are absolutely unique. If you want to represent something special, you have to be strict in your decisions. Focus: Do you fight against success? Jackson: We are craving to become superstars. But if the people like our music, well, than just as well buy our CD. [good that they finally escaped the grip of big business now, after Virgin had hugely promoted their acclaimed debut album "Lionblood"...] Jan PS: Spiegel-Leser wissen mehr! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ tindersticks page: http://members.tripod.com/~iodin/tinder.html 'they're only songs' ----------------------------------------------------------------------- +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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 +-+ +-+ "peculiarly deranged fanbase" "frighteningly named +-+ +-+ Sinister List organisation" - NME May 2000 +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+