Sinister: the wreck of the ella fitzgerald

[Jeff Burke]

Hey sini-brothers and sinisisters.
how goes the fight.

Anyone in the US will agree that we're inundated with jokes about Florida, 
the election and the presidency..

ah. Hurm. If only I could work in europe.

any one wanna let me borrow 1.749 million dollars?

E-bay is auctioning off an Scottish estate, it *is* in aberdeenshire so I 
think that's why the asking price is so low :)

just kiddin'......kinda.


I've never been able to decipher who my list crush was. Ah well. that's 
okay. I appreciate the vote of confidence as it is.

Hmmm.. B&S content.
I listened to FYHCYWLAP yesterday, twice. that's about all I've got. Sadly I 
don't have classes with chris or share pints with stuart..

I had to respond to
keith mclachlan who said:
>
>pitchfork reviewed the gentle waves album and
>predictably trashed it, i laugh at their claim to
>professionalism.

They don't really claim to be professional. They write about what they want. 
Their claims of professionality stem from the fact that a bunch of 
20-something slackers run the site, don't get paid but have the new update 
everyday. Be nice. They're very nice people.


i am anxiously awaiting their best
>of the year list with nonrepentant bores like shellac,
>modest mouse and radiohead riding high.


I just can't let this go. Modest Mouse is one of the most interesting and 
intelligent bands to come round in a long time. (I don't think any fan of 
B&S has the right to call ANY band boring I mean I love them cause they're 
beautiful and witty but they're pretty slow and unexciting)And Shellac 
flat-out rock. it's nice to turn up your speakers once in a while and when 
you do it's good to have a band that's as talented as Shellac rockin' out 
rather then having to listen to Staind or Korn, for years i wouldn't rock 
out cause I didn't like those ignorant bands.. then I found the Archers of 
Loaf, Seam, Shellac, Unwound, loud doesn't always = bad.  Again it helps 
with Shellac that they're smarty pants too...
and I wouldn't be so quick to take the piss out of radiohead. how many bands 
do you know that have sold millions and millions of records have then put 
out a record like KidA. It's boring yeah, but it's very noncommercial and 
certainly not what a large majority of their "fans" would expect or want....
Now if you meant to say boors when then I wouldn't argue too too much.


:)

but really that's the best part about music it's all so subjective!

ah.

pleasant day to everyone.
jb
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