Sinister: televised mayhem

nickie elfie at xxx.ie
Thu Jun 8 02:11:35 BST 2000


>From a Matador mail-out. It don't say nuffink new but I just liked the fact
of B&S being mentioned in the same breath as GG Allin. can't say that
happens very often...

Belle & Sebastian - Televised Mayhem 

The new multi-format smasheroo "Legal Man" entered the U.S. 
singles chart at No. 47 (No. 15 in the U.K.), which is a very 
triumphant moment for those of us who believe that quality 
music is more important than silly charts (which is why we're 
bragging about the chart numbers). To commemorate these 
achievments, BELLE & SEBASTIAN appeared on the BBC's 
venerable "Top Of The Pops" television program this past 
friday evening. For those of you who haven't seen the show 
before, try to imagine "American Bandstand" with a lot less 
dancing. Tabloid rag The Mirror are reporting that the band 
snuck into the set of the top-rated soap opera "East Enders" 
and were hauled away by the police. It reminds me of the time 
GG Allin was booked to appear on "The Morten Downey Jr. 
Show," but had to hide on the set of "People Are Talking" 
during a cooking segment, because the police were looking for 
him. Don't these "peace officers" have anything better to do 
than harrass musicians? 

Last time I mailed to the list I got a threatening mail back - and on
Christmas Day too. Hopefully there's nothing
offensive enough to warrant personal insults or threats to my
personal safety in the above. Unless the allusion of Belle and Sebastian to
a man that did poos on stage is enough to have me tarred and feathered
live in the Sinister chat-room...which has always been a fantasy of mine.

nickie

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