Hello, those of the sinister persuasion. After not posting for about three months I've decided it's time to come out of the woodworkings of this fine list and say something. oh, first I feel I should apologize about something. a while back I had asked if anyone would send me a tigermilk tape and/or some radio sessions for a radio show I was doing on b&s. however, due to hotmail's dysfunctions I have no clue if anyone other than weejay gave me any offers. and by the time I was able to sort things out, it was too late, and I scrapped the b&s show idea. there's always next year, I suppose. anyways, I will be making a week-long trip to London the first week of July. had somebody mentioned a sinister picnic being held that weekend? how exciting it would be to meet some of the people who brighten my day with their witty, humorous, and occasionally thought-invoking posts! does anybody else like jimmy eat world? their new album, CLARITY, is great. dare I say it's the best record I've heard in a year. beautiful vocal harmonies, lyrics that ring universal truths (my favorite being "this is what she says gets her through it: 'if I can't let myself be happy now, then when? if not now, when?'"), great instrumentation, etc... at any rate, I'd highly recommend it not only to emo fans but to pop fans at-large. i've also been listening to teenage fanclub a lot lately. somebody mentioned a couple days ago that their interest in b&s has been waning due to overplaying them. with teenage fanclub for me, it's been much the opposite. for years I had underplayed them (for some reason I could never get into them), but now bandwagonesque is constantly in my cd player. such a great, overlooked pop record. and grand prix is great as well. thirteen also has its moments. 80's pop tidbit: in recent days people have mentioned elvis costello, the replacement, and the psychedelic furs. i'd have to say my favorite pop band of the 80's, aside from the smiths, is the Dream Academy. I find this somewhat disconcerting considering their hit single "Life in a Northern Town" (which is apparently an ode to Nick Drake) was chosen as a track on the "Pure Moods II" compilation. they also had a song on the soundtrack to Ferris Bueller's Day Off. does anyone else remember or like this band? well I know I had more to say but I've forgotten what it was so that's all for now. Peace, love, and legal narcotics from the locked drawer, ~Dan-O p.s.: oh yeah. if any of you londoners would be kind enough to fill me in as to where some good places are to shop for music in your city (i.e. used stores, indie stores, wherever), please email me privately. I would REALLY appreciate it. thanks! _______________________________________________________________ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the reborn Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail "sinister@majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo@majordomo.net". WWW: http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "tech-heads and students" +-+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +-+ "jelly-filled danishes" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+