i went to probably the best gig of my life on wednesday - i know, shocking that it WASN'T belle & sebastian, but there you go. it was actually BUCK 65, godlike 'emo-hop' poet and cute with it. this man is a big-hearted, ridiculously humble, virtuoso performer. he already makes me laugh, cry and tingle pleasantly on record, but live he just took my emotions, flung them in a tumble dryer, put them through a wringer for good measure and then hung them out on the line. and yet he could be so endearingly banal too: 'food/it puts me in a good mood/bacon, lasagne, asparagus, carrots, potatoes, waffles' etc. i'm going to see my other hero jim white on 12 may, but can't imagine even him topping buck. sorry, i'll stop gushing now. (http://www.buck65.com) i read that admittedly hilarious onion article a few days ago, and it set me to thinking... is there really anyone on sinister who actively seeks to be included in an obvious clique/subculture (as defined by dress/musical taste mainly)? i can't think of anything worse. as it is it's a constant battle not to be defined as TWEE because i like belle&sebastian, le petit prince, milly molly mandy, ghost world, the princess bride etc etc. of course i want to find like-minded people and be accepted (why would i be HERE otherwise), but the appeal of deliberately *dressing* in a recognisably 'indie' or 'emo' or 'goth' style completely escapes me. like sophia's melbourne, brighton frequently spews out strokes-alikes, and i can't help despising them. i'm sorry. maybe i am getting OLD? the older i get the more life starts to make sense and the less i care - haiku by... buck 65! i'm sorry i don't have anything else to say that isn't in some way buck-related. luv archel xxx ps. ooh, i also saw electrelane on sunday and they flipping rocked too. it's about time someone brought a bit of genuine cool and dignity back to 'girl' bands... ****************** Visit www.buzzwords.ndo.co.uk for the best new writing on the web. Email submissions to buzzwords@bigfoot.com +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the 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 +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "peculiarly deranged fanbase" +-+ +-+ "pasty-faced vegan geeks... and we LOST!" - NME April 2000 +-+ +-+ "frighteningly named Sinister List organisation" - NME May 2000 +-+ +-+ "sick posse of f**ked in the head psycho-fans" - NME June 2001 +-+ +-+ Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa +-+ +-+ Snipp snapp snut, sa var sagan slut! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+