Sinister: "What is the use of a book", thought Alice, "without pictures or conversations?"
On Mon, 17 Aug 1998, Tara Widmer wrote:
Also does REM's "It's the End of the World..." count as a list?
Well, then I suppose we should include Bob Dylan's 'Subterranean Homesick Blues' as well. Oh and there's also that song called 'Superstar' (I think) by Nilon Bombers. But that's a bit rubbish. And probably loads of others that I could mention if I bothered to go upstairs and check. I know he's been mentioned many times before, but I bought a Nick Drake cd with the pittance I got of Echo for selling them my old rubbish cds and it is ace. Especially 'Hazy Jane II' which is very B&S. I don't usually notice comparisons between bands, but this is great. You should all go and get it now, cos I say so. Also, can anyone recommend any good music biogs? I'm hooked on them at the moment for some reason and am currently reading one on the wonderful Patti Smith but am nearly finished and would like to know what else is good. Thanks! I wonder who'll be the first to write a B&S biography... most bands nowadays seem to have a crappy 40 page book out after their first album, but then they seem to have far more press photographs to fill out the gaps where the author can't think of anything to write... love, Debbie "We are all the same, everybody is the same, only it is the prerogative of youth to believe that this is not so." ----------
From: Tim Harris <tlh20@hermes.cam.ac.uk> To: sinister@majordomo.net Subject: Re: Sinister: American Radio and TV Commercials - Double Take Date: 17 August 1998 21:08
On Mon, 17 Aug 1998, Tara Widmer wrote:
Also does REM's "It's the End of the World..." count as a list?
Ooh yes, I forgot that one! and maybe that "Hey, Matthew" song from 84-ish -- with lists of TV shows ("Dallas, Dynasty, Terrorhawkes, He Man, Dukes of Hazard, The A Team" -- spot who's sad enough to *still* remember (or almost-remember) these things..) and lists of occupations that "Matthew" wants to have.
tim
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debbie wrote:
Also, can anyone recommend any good music biogs? I'm hooked on them at the moment for some reason and am currently reading one on the wonderful Patti Smith but am nearly finished and would like to know what else is good. Thanks!
best single band biog is the Malanga/Bockris Up-Tight; The Velvet Underground, which is mighty. other fave music books are as follows: Lester Bangs; Psychotic Reactions & Carburettor Dung. Nik Cohn; Awapbopaloobop Awapbamboom. Kevin Pearce; Something Beginning With O. Peter Guralnick; Lost Highway. David Toop; Oceans of Sound and Clinton Heylin's From The Velvets To The Voidoids. All are brilliant in their own ways. there are others that are great, but i can;t be bothered boring you with long lists,although maybe someone could make a song out of it.
I wonder who'll be the first to write a B&S biography... most bands nowadays seem to have a crappy 40 page book out after their first album, but then they seem to have far more press photographs to fill out the gaps where the author can't think of anything to write...
well there's a hefty chunk in my upcoming book (plug plug - but no pics, sorry) 'Young And Foolish' about the band, and i've been haranguing the broadsheets with a recent article/review of the new record, but you can bet no-one will publish it, instead probably going for a belated and inaccurate effort from someone well known. such is life. keep the faith, the duke -- 'all of our dreams are dying of overdoses' Tangents On-Line http://www.virtual-pc.com/tangent/ http://website.lineone.net/~tangent/index.html PO Box 102, Exeter, EX2 4YL, UK tangent@lineone.net +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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 +---+ Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa +---+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+
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