Random Scattershot Communication I have recommendations. Oh yes. Books and music. Not in that order, though. Very little of anything else, mind. It's one of those days when I feel the need to post to the list, but don't really have anything of substance to say and therefore feel obliged to manufacture a reason. Which shouldn't diminish the speldour of the intrinsic wonderfullness of these offerings: The much-lauded Ballboy have a proper album, at last, released on Monday there. A Guide for The Daylight Hours. "Where Do The Nights of Sleep Go to When They Do Not Come to Me?" is the single of the year. Oh yes it is. I'm not listening, it is. Don't argue with me. Anthemic. The cryptically titled newness from Sigur Ros, (), as recommended to me by the McDermott girl, is a full 78 minutes of human whale song. Glorious. This is a second-hand recommendation, but I've been very careful with it, look at it, mint condition mate, yours for a tenner. Dave Eggers' quasi-memoir, A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, is, I have discovered after finally taking the time to read it and its attached and cleverly printed appendix, actually that. Like Ronseal, it does exactly what it says on the tin. The preface and readers' guide alone, a mere 30-ish pages, are worth the cover price. Mil Millington, of "Things My Girlfriend and I Have Argued About" fame (http://homepage.ntlworld.com/mil.millington/things.html) has published a book of the same name. He wouldn't use the words titular or eponymous, so I won't, either. Hie thee to Waterstones where you'll find it with a couple of quid knocked off. Read it. Marvel. Laugh. Be both entertained and edified. Then go to his guestbook and tell him that I made you do it, and he will love you from afar. That's all. I feel much better now, - M. +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+