Sinister: The NME

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Lawrence said:

>I don't know if anyone who bought the Stuart M issue of NME got as far >as 
>the "Angst" page, but up at the top there is the statement "Come on >Belle 
>& Sebastian fans ... we're expecting you" I have this feeling >that the NME 
>*really* wants to make us look like fools.

I say:

To ANYONE thinking of writing to the NME to complain about their recent B&S 
offensive hear this:

DONT DO IT!!!!!!!!!!!

DONT!!!

NO!!!

I don't care how witty and crushing you undoubtably think your masterpiece 
is, that the very stroke of your pen will turn those vagabonds at the devils 
own newspaper to repentant jelly, that it will drive Swells to despair when 
he cannot compete with your cold logic and venerable wisdom, that they will 
somehow see the error of their evil ways and leave us and the band alone - 
IT WILL NOT HAPPEN.

I have read with despair the letters that have been printed on the matter so 
far, and without exception, although well written and well meaning, they 
have been portrayed by the sarky and snide replies to be the lunatic ravings 
of swamp-slime on the level of Old Manics Fans.

And this is a basic problem. When you write to the NME, you have to accept 
that they will ALWAYS have the last word, and that they can twist and edit 
your words to fit their purpose (I speak from experience here).

Add to this the fact that the NME has been getting increasingly frustrated 
that B&S refuse to play the game and be one of 'their' bands, (and believe 
me, they would give their grandmothers for that), I believe there has been a 
concious editorial descision to send B&S the same way as the Manics, and 
countless other bands who have somehow found disfavour with them.

I honestly think the best thing we can do is to disengage from the whole 
circus. Let them say what they want, if we don't make fools of ourselves on 
Angst, then we aren't fuelling the fire.

Hope this made sense,

love Mark.
(the idle-bloke.)
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