Sinister: NME ( a week late .... I know, I know ....)

[Lawrence Mikkelsen]

***anal, trainspottery question which took far less than 15 minutes to
compose.***

My copy of "Legal Man" is an American one, and in the inner sleeve, amongst
all the stuff on the desk, is a calander with "16" on it. Now ... Legal Man
came out on the 16th in the US. What I want to know, fellow listees, is
whether the UK one as "22" in the picture, after its release date.

Oh I am sooooooooo sad.

***NME***
Finally got last weeks NME. Very dull article, but nice picture of Stuart on
the cover. Actually - I can hardly see how they can justify calling it an
interview at all. It was just Stuart calling Mr Wells to clarify his points
from the press conference. Anyway ... at least Mr Wells referred to himself
as a hack. That's one less thing I have to say. I guess what I found
insulting was the implication that bands HAVE to make a political statement.
He mentioned the Mekons, and how a concert from them was a lesson in
feminisation. semiotics or something or other. Now, I've never seen B&S
live, but listening their music gives me a lesson in love, and beauty etc.
etc. Politics isn't the only important thing in life. Sure ... if Stuart
Murdoch was a Nazi I wouldn't listen to B&S, but Mr Gillespie (the apparent
peak of all things great about rock'n'roll according to the NME) has dodgy
politics at best. "I take drugs as a political statement" for example.
errrrrrrrr .... what? I don't think that speed you take is made on a nice
collective farm run by vegetarian feminists, Bobby. The way things stand at
the moment (and I'm not going to debate drug law here) is that drugs are the
product of crime, and people who deal in that sort of thing stand a good
chance of being hurt. For every speed taking pop star there is some solo-mum
junkie prostitute degrading herself trying to make a living and feed her
habit. You're talking shit pal.

And didn't you like how they called us an "inarticulate and self-satisfied
fan base". Some of the best prose I have evr read has been found in these
wonderful digests.

***Thanks for the plug, Laura - love you too***

Take care kids .....

Lawrence Mikkelsen
http://www.akn.quik.co.nz/mikelsen/aboutme
THIS MANCHINE KILLS THE NME

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