Hey, I know we're supposed to wait awhile before coming "online" but I want to comment on the great news that we've been nominated at the Brits: OK so I think the prize will probably be awarded to someone more mainstream (I can't remember who's been nominated, I don't have a list with me at the moment) but it's brilliant because having heard "Tigermilk" just before Christmas - thanks heaps, James E. - the judges must have impeccable taste. It's not exactly too bourgeois, look at it as a triumph for the unbourgeois. And if you want more of the same stuff, check out "Rising for the Moon" by Fairport Convention - especially track 8, "Dawn" - because Sandy Denny was definitely the Belle of her day. (Having heard "Lazy Line Painter Jane", I know what I'm talking about. OK so there may be no songs sung by a female voice, and I can't remember whether LLPJ is or not, but even so I think her voice has the same mysterious qualities as whoever does sing on B&S records.) Also a question (unrelated to B&S but I figured someone might know...): Does anyone know where I can get my hands on either Steve Bell's "The Big If.." (published in 1995) or some "Fritz the Cat" stuff by Robert Crumb? They're both cartoonists/comic book artists and this would really make my day. Louise Stanley, l.stanley@lse.ac.uk +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+