From rob_brennan at xxx.uk Fri Feb 3 10:52:32 2006 From: rob_brennan at xxx.uk (robster) Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2006 10:52:32 +0000 (GMT) Subject: Sinister: Cambridge Reporting Back Message-ID: <20060203105232.94756.qmail@web25712.mail.ukl.yahoo.com> Excellent night at the Corn Exchange. Band on form, new stuff very good and lots of Sinister. Hooray! REMEMBERED... *Stuart wore a nice stripey blazer *They played The State I'm In :):):):) *They made a couple of stabs at starting We Rule the School then gave up and said "we'll do it tomorrow" TAKE NOTE BRIGHTON *In response to audience pressure they played Fox in the Snow *Despite a shouted request from a drunk bloke in the middle of the audience, they failed to play My Humps More Reporting Back you lot! robster ___________________________________________________________ NEW Yahoo! 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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! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ From kittenmouse at xxx.com Fri Feb 3 17:19:44 2006 From: kittenmouse at xxx.com (Andrea Young) Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2006 12:19:44 -0500 Subject: Sinister: It's rainy, and I'm feeling jaded. In-Reply-To: <680757ef0602030812hdebcba6j7e2a90133827feaf@mail.gmail.com> References: <680757ef0602030812hdebcba6j7e2a90133827feaf@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <680757ef0602030919k6398d93ja5782d5a8765ddfd@mail.gmail.com> Hi everyone, This may be my last attempt to post, before giving up altogether. I think there is some sort of HAL9000-like computer running the back-end part of this list that doesn't like gmail. Anyway, I'll try. To be honest, I don't know if I want to hear the new album. There is something a bit weird about all those new fans that I overhear talking about them while walking around the E. Village, and the fact that they released an album only on iTunes music store, which isn't the most progressive outlet in the world for music, in my opinion. I really don't like it when I read this sort of crap: "oh yeah, I really don't like If You're Feeling Sinister...blah blah blah...pretentious lyrics...blah blah...Dear Catastrophe Waitress is so much better" on amazon dot com. Sure, everyone has a right to their opinion, but maybe I also have the right to bludgeon you in the head with a durian fruit as well, don't I? I just really hate going to a show and having to put up with assholes talking on their cellphones behind me. I guess you could say my current attitude towards the band would be "I really like you, but I despise your new friends." I long for the time when we still barely knew what the band looked like. The mystery was still there, and we could whisper about it in weird little conversations on IRC and late-night college radio. In other news, my old school finally deleted the Kittenmouse Radio website. It makes sense, since I graduated three and a half years ago now, but it still makes me mad. It's archived on my laptop at home, so if anyone wants to host some sort of Kittenmouse museum on their webspace, I would be forever in your debt. It just feels bad not to have it up anymore. I'm going to the Portland show, since all those jerks I mentioned two paragraphs up took all the NYC tickets before I had a chance to buy any. I'm not downloading their album off of bittorrent, either, even though I could. Ya gotta have something to look forward to in life. Anyway, thanks for listening. Hi to Ken P. Chu, Archel, Eric Brasure, Honey, Partick, and anyone I may have talked to in sinister IRC or who ever listened in to my old show (still hoping I can invade KEXP if I ever make it to Seattle). Yours, Andrea p.s. Off topic, but if you're in Animal Crossing, I'm Pandy in BearCity (yeah, like the SNL video). I'll post my friend code later if you post yours. +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister at missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo at 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! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ From javiersorribes at xxx.com Fri Feb 3 21:13:04 2006 From: javiersorribes at xxx.com (Javi Sorribes) Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2006 22:13:04 +0100 Subject: Sinister: Best of 2005?? Message-ID: I know best-of-2004 wasn't too successful, but... hey, I had to try!!! Rules are here (pasted from Bruno's message for 2004). By the way, we're talking about albums!! i'd like to hear about your "best-of-2005" lists, so please send them to this addy [*] with best-of-2005 as subject. please send lists with up to 20 albums. if you can sort the 20 lucky ones according to their "ranks", please format the list like this: 1 - xxx 2 - yyy 3 - zzz ... the 1st will get 20 pts, the 2nd will get 19 pts, etc. but if you can't decide if xxx is better or worse than yyy: - xxx - yyy - zzz ... each entry will get 10,5 pts (in a list of 20) and that's that for now! [*] and not to the list cos i think it would be fun to compile them and only then post the results in the first days of march, ok? HOPE TO HEAR FROM YOU ALL!!! -- Javi Sorribes javiersorribes at gmail.com http://javiersorribes.blogspot.com +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister at missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo at 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! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ From samwaltonyeah at xxx.com Sat Feb 4 03:25:57 2006 From: samwaltonyeah at xxx.com (Sam Walton) Date: Sat, 04 Feb 2006 03:25:57 +0000 Subject: Sinister: Best of 2005?? In-Reply-To: Message-ID: here's my list, in no particular order: Mercury Rev - The Secret Migration Coldplay - X&Y Goldfrapp - Supernature Doves - Some Cities Boards of Canada - The Campfire Headphase Bloc Party - Silent Alarm Anthony & The Johnsons - I Am A Bird Now Sufjan Stevens - Come on feel the Illinoise Gorillaz - Demon Days Beck - Guero Prefuse73 - Surrounded By Silence Lemon Jelly - 64-95 Iron & Wine/Calexico - In the Reins Mountain Goats - You or Your Memory Supergrass - Road to Rouen Super Furry Animals - Love Kraft Sleater-Kinney - The Woods LCD Soundsystem - LCD Soundsystem Futureheads - Futureheads Maximo Park - A Certain Trigger Rakes - Capture-Release Art Brut - Bang Bang Rock'n'Roll ================================ "He's strictly a pain in the ass, but he certainly has a good vocabulary" - Holden Caulfield >From: Javi Sorribes >Reply-To: Javi Sorribes >To: Sinister Mailing List >Subject: Sinister: Best of 2005?? >Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2006 22:13:04 +0100 > >I know best-of-2004 wasn't too successful, but... hey, I had to try!!! >Rules are here (pasted from Bruno's message for 2004). By the way, >we're talking about albums!! > > >i'd like to hear about your "best-of-2005" lists, so >please send them to this addy [*] with best-of-2005 as subject. please send >lists with up to 20 albums. >if you can sort the 20 lucky ones according to their "ranks", please format >the list like this: >1 - xxx >2 - yyy >3 - zzz >... >the 1st will get 20 pts, the 2nd will get 19 pts, etc. >but if you can't decide if xxx is better or worse than yyy: >- xxx >- yyy >- zzz >... >each entry will get 10,5 pts (in a list of 20) > >and that's that for now! > >[*] and not to the list cos i think it would be fun to compile them and >only >then post the results in the first days of march, ok? > >HOPE TO HEAR FROM YOU ALL!!! >-- >Javi Sorribes >javiersorribes at gmail.com >http://javiersorribes.blogspot.com >+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ > +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ > To send to the list mail sinister at missprint.org. To unsubscribe > send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to > majordomo at 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! +-+ >+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister at missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo at 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! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ From mail.fiona at xxx.net Sat Feb 4 21:06:55 2006 From: mail.fiona at xxx.net (F James) Date: Sat, 04 Feb 2006 13:06:55 -0800 Subject: Sinister: Friday's Brighton Gig In-Reply-To: <20060203105232.94756.qmail@web25712.mail.ukl.yahoo.com> References: <20060203105232.94756.qmail@web25712.mail.ukl.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <43E5176F.5060706@virgin.net> A quick de-lurk to report as requested. Brighton Dome: Stevie wore a mod suit and looked hip - I think he wanted to do some sort of Buddy holly song at one point but the drummer was impatient with him. Oh well, he had fun with the Strokes song 'Last Night' (they had a 'bigger' gig playing around the corner so you can imagine the jokes) and as for his robotic dancing... They didn't try 'We rule the school' this time, but I remember State and Judy and *almost* 'Lazy Line Painter Jane' but alas "had no-one to sing the girls part" Did anyone in the crowd know the part? Sure enough a random girlfan stepped up, but it was seemingly just her 'get me onstage ploy' though ;-) Stuart gave her a tambourine and she happily sang backup on something I didn't recognise instead. Stuart was charismatic and even gentle with 'shouter outers' 'we love you belle & sebastian' - 'thanks. We'll take all the love we can get.' '' - 'your request has been noted. by the man backstage who notes everything.' 'Belle & Sebastian are the best band in the world!' - 'Not yet but we're working on it. One country at a time. We've got Scotland...' Stuart also endeared himself to all by leaving the stage while walking the entire handrail to sing among the crowd. This was the first time I've seen B&S live, not only were the songs delivered with panache but they really come across as liking their audience. It was a great night. Best Wishes Fiona robster wrote: > Excellent night at the Corn Exchange. Band on form, > new stuff very good and lots of Sinister. Hooray! > > REMEMBERED... > > *Stuart wore a nice stripey blazer > > *They played The State I'm In :):):):) > > *They made a couple of stabs at starting We Rule the > School then gave up and said "we'll do it tomorrow" > TAKE NOTE BRIGHTON > > *In response to audience pressure they played Fox in > the Snow > > *Despite a shouted request from a drunk bloke in the > middle of the audience, they failed to play My Humps > > More Reporting Back you lot! > > robster +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister at missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo at 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! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ From samwaltonyeah at xxx.com Sat Feb 4 13:15:51 2006 From: samwaltonyeah at xxx.com (Sam Walton) Date: Sat, 04 Feb 2006 13:15:51 +0000 Subject: Sinister: Production Beef In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Hello Forgive me Sinister, I sinned. You may have read my slightly truncated post which I sent in the small hours of last night. Needless to say, it was only for Javi's eyes, and not for yours, lacking as it did the characteristic charm and charisma that normally peppers my posts. Or something. Needless to say, drink had been taken, and there was resulting confusion between the "reply" and "reply all" buttons. As I said, Sinister, forgive me. But since I'm here, and I'm not really into grovelling for any more than is necessary, I thought I'd throw in my two pence about The Life Pursuit. But then I thought that actually it's slightly pointless, as everyone here will have an opinion, and hey - mine's just another. All I will say is that I know there's lots of gnashing of teeth about it not having that DIY production of the first two albums, but isn't it time we all moved on? I mean, it'd be a bit harsh to expect someone of Struan's personality to sit still and live out a groundhog day of releasing beautifully flawed records for the rest of eternity. We already have two incredible albums and four EPs like that, and surely if the band can move on then we can too, right? The whole transformation of the band - talking to the press, releasing proper singles, doing proper tours - just makes me feel quite proud of them really; it's like watching a nervous, introverted, spotty teenager blossom into a well-rounded, interesting and confident grown-up. Anyway, that's just my thoughts. Dear me, Sinster, this post is nearly as drab as my list of albums mistake post. Sorry. Maybe I just lost my touch somewhere. Maybe I never had it in the first place. Answers on a postcard. love Asm.x ================================ "He's strictly a pain in the ass, but he certainly has a good vocabulary" - Holden Caulfield +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister at missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo at 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! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ From l1amafarmer at xxx.uk Sat Feb 4 13:38:27 2006 From: l1amafarmer at xxx.uk (James Jackson) Date: Sat, 4 Feb 2006 13:38:27 -0000 Subject: Sinister: Belfast gig Message-ID: <200602041337.NAA13443@missprint.org> 'ello, awful to only come out of lurkerdom for concerts, but I was just wondering if anyone would like to meet up before the belfast gig on Tuesday? Maybe go to Auntie Annie's for a pre-gig pint? Regardless, great to see lot's of people being enthusiastic about the tour, I've seen them four times now and each time it's the best gig I've been to... Watched the bonus DVD last night, very good indeed! Regards, James J ___________________________________________________________ Yahoo! Photos � NEW, now offering a quality print service from just 8p a photo http://uk.photos.yahoo.com +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister at missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo at 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! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ From rawkstah at xxx.com Sat Feb 4 16:37:11 2006 From: rawkstah at xxx.com (Grant Bennett) Date: Sat, 4 Feb 2006 10:37:11 -0600 Subject: Sinister: Nebraska listees? Message-ID: <2d46d63c0602040837k2dc8d0d1jd5a51865293e9617@mail.gmail.com> Hello, all. I really don't have much to post, B&S related or otherwise, but I am curious as to whether or not there are any listees in Nebraska, specifically SE Nebraska. I'm based out of Beatrice right now, and there are any number of ways to reach me. I'm just curious since that in an area with over 300,000 people, I've met two that know of B&S, and only one that's a fan. -- Grant Off-topic, and inspired by Andrea Kittenmouse, I also have Animal Crossing for the DS. I'm Rawk in DeGrassi, and I'll post my friend code if you'll post yours. +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister at missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo at 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! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ From nik_ovenden at xxx.com Sun Feb 5 10:46:19 2006 From: nik_ovenden at xxx.com (Nik Ovenden) Date: Sun, 5 Feb 2006 02:46:19 -0800 (PST) Subject: Sinister: The New Pornographers, Pursuing Life...and a less catchy subject line Message-ID: <20060205104619.67587.qmail@web50603.mail.yahoo.com> Hello all, Firstly, I am *immensely* jealous all of you US-ers will get to see The New Pornographers alongside our beloved B&S. That is a gig to rival all gigs. With crossed fingers (assuming the exam gods don't dump a test on the same weekend), i will be at Weekend 2 of ATP06, so I'll get to see the Pornos too. They are absolutely Fan-f****ng-tastic. You jammy gits. I finally bought a copy of DCW; since I'm buying the Life Pursuit i figured it was time to pick up a DCW too. Ooh, i'm also buying that comic book anthology, what a sweet concept. Hooray for B&S popularity, although i second the big booooo for loud, drunk, rude and cellphone talking boorish louts at the recent gigs. I didn't go because i am poor, but I'm sure B&S were excellent despite the louts. Content: I have the radcliffe session on my PC after listening live [email me ;)]. They were very "chuffing" good, quite witty and Mark Radcliffe now intones just like John Peel used to; i think we've found the man who wants to fit into that market. The last semester of uni sucks. I'm not saying i'm emailing you *just* to avoid deadlines, but I'd be lying if that didn't have something to do with it. And then in 4 months i get shown the door and have to be an adult. bollocks to that. I'm going to take a holiday, with what little cash i can scrape off my bedside table...ooh, 24p. Great. I can take a holiday to the corner shop to buy a banana. Ooh and the superbowl's tonight. I get to stay up till 4am drinking weak american beer and watch men clout each other (go steelers). Still, bang goes another evening that i could spend doing my essays. This semester I am doing a course on "Happiness", one on Chinese Medicine, and the other 2 are core courses about power, language and other dense things. Just as i get to love social anthropology, I'm graduating into a world that doesn't use us well. Grr. So apart from graduation dissatisfaction and essay deadlines, my world rocks out. The recent musical discoveries fill me with happiness, I love my degree and scotland is surprisingly un-wet for this time of year. Thanks to the groundhog for saying we only have 6 more weeks of winter, too. Usually Edinburgh's winter is October-May. If anyone wants a S*nister meetup in Edinburgh, get in touch. Picnics in February? How twee. Lots of love, Niko xxxx __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister at missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo at 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! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ From sexychickswithheadwounds at xxx.com Sun Feb 5 14:52:43 2006 From: sexychickswithheadwounds at xxx.com (leyda campbell) Date: Sun, 05 Feb 2006 14:52:43 +0000 Subject: Sinister: B&S in chicago...is going to rock!! Message-ID: i have my tix for the chicago show with B&S and New Pornographers. i am so excited i can hardly stand it. any kids from the list going to that one?? not to be a brat but it is going to be WONDERFUL!!! hope i can see some listers there. xoxo leyda _________________________________________________________________ Is your PC infected? Get a FREE online computer virus scan from McAfee� Security. http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963 +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister at missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo at 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! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ From sexychickswithheadwounds at xxx.com Sun Feb 5 19:07:10 2006 From: sexychickswithheadwounds at xxx.com (leyda campbell) Date: Sun, 05 Feb 2006 19:07:10 +0000 Subject: Sinister: chicago info Message-ID: i am from st. louis but it would be cool to meet up with some sinisters from chicago...my hometown. let me know what the plan is. over and out. xoxox leyda _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister at missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo at 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! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ From benapps at xxx.com Mon Feb 6 22:03:20 2006 From: benapps at xxx.com (Ben Apps) Date: Mon, 06 Feb 2006 22:03:20 +0000 Subject: Sinister: in pursuit of a penis Message-ID: Wotcha! Having resisted the temptation to listen to the entire album before it's release date, I scampered down to 'aitch em vee on my way to work, and plumped for the special edition bonus dvd version of the album. My own portable CD player having packed up a few years ago I cleverly hid Rachel's pink Hello Kitty one inside the HMV bag and pressed play. The first half of the album quickly gained my approval. The T-Rexish stomp of The Blues are still Blue is an early favourite. Things progress nicely (I'm loving Sarah's 'bada bada bada's' on We are the sleepyheads) until the first stumbling block for me, "Song for Sunshine". I can't get "Hello Sunshine" by the Super Furries out of my head. "To be myself completely" failed to really get going. Not sure if it's a Stevie song, he's certainly singing the lead. Nice to see the closer referencing one of London's most attractively restored tube stations (or the Radio 4 show/game). Overall from 2 listenings I give The Life Pursuit 10/13. Monsieur Carsmile was suggesting some Pre-Hammersmith Gig pubbage. But I seek clarification about which establishment should be the meeting place. I can't hold my booze like I used to and despite it's close proximity to Apps Towers am not too familiar with the various merits of Hammersmith's hostelries. If anyone can recommend a decent one me and my other half will certainly see you there! ttfn Ben -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- www.brapps.net +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister at missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo at 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! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ From psi_fla at xxx.com Mon Feb 6 22:55:14 2006 From: psi_fla at xxx.com (Simon Fallaha) Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2006 22:55:14 +0000 (GMT) Subject: Sinister: An Alias in Belfast In-Reply-To: <200602041337.NAA13443@missprint.org> Message-ID: <20060206225514.58673.qmail@web54115.mail.yahoo.com> Hello everyone. Spent the whole of last year as a lurker. At least I think I did. Not sure why, but anyhow... I'm brought back to the mailing list by tomorrow's Belfast gig. I know James (Jackson) is going, I know I'm going, but...who else on this list is going? There must be a fair few. I remember seeing B & S at Oxegen 04 near Dublin and the turnout was immense. As it was in the Mandela Hall back in 2001. I wonder if the Ulster Hall will be as full tomorrow night. Well, James suggested meeting up before the gig, and I'm up for it too if anyone else is interested. Additionally... The Life Pursuit is growing on me. I must have sang my way through The Blues Are Still Blue at least twice yesterday. I wonder if, pretty soon, I could be calling it better than DCW. Finally, what songs do I hope to hear at the gig, along with the new material? Well, I'd like them to play: TBWTAS (of course), There's Too Much Love, Women's Realm, The Wrong Girl, The Model, Step Into My Office Baby, I'm A Cuckoo and Wrapped Up In Books, among others. Needless to say they won't have time for all those, but it'd be nice to hear a few of 'em. That's it for now...chat later. Si PS Just watched an episode of Alias partly set in Belfast. Talk about stereotypical misrepresentation. (Ricky Gervais was in this one too - alas, allowing him to keep his accent made his line delivery too Brent-ish for my liking.) ___________________________________________________________ NEW Yahoo! Cars - sell your car and browse thousands of new and used cars online! http://uk.cars.yahoo.com/ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister at missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo at 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! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ From pj.miller.68 at xxx.com Tue Feb 7 08:54:17 2006 From: pj.miller.68 at xxx.com (Peter Miller) Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2006 08:54:17 +0000 (GMT) Subject: Sinister: Do They Mean Us? They Surely Do! Message-ID: <20060207085417.92155.qmail@web86508.mail.ukl.yahoo.com> Former listee Alexis Petridis has written a very interesting review of The Life Support in The Guardian. It is an entertaining piece which will surely not be bettered, and it is always a pleasure to read about oneself in the national press, so I thought I would post it here in case anyone missed it. It is presented without further comment: ------------------------------------- Pop CD Belle and Sebastian, The Life Pursuit (Rough Trade) Alexis Petridis Friday February 3, 2006 The Guardian The seasoned rock critic invariably approaches a new Belle and Sebastian album with apprehension. This is not caused by the album or the band, but by Belle and Sebastian's fans. They may be commonly depicted as the drippiest in rock, but nothing could be further from the truth: they're like the Chelsea Headhunters, if the Chelsea Headhunters had bought their clothes from Sue Ryder and cultivated a working knowledge of nouvelle vague cinema. Say a word against the Scottish septet in print and they launch kamikaze raids on your inbox and write letters to your editor in cat's blood. Most artists would kill for supporters as devoted and ingenious. Long before the Arctic Monkeys, Belle and Sebastian's fans had worked out that the internet could raise a band's profile: block voting by their web community won the band the 1999 best newcomer Brit. The downside is that a die-hard fanbase like Belle and Sebastian's will put up with almost anything: they're too busy clobbering non-believers to death with their vintage BOAC holdalls to criticise the band itself. The records that snared the fans - Belle and Sebastian's second album, 1996's If You're Feeling Sinister, and the three subsequent EPs - were as astonishing as the ensuing releases were patchy. Blessed with a unique writing talent, leader Stuart Murdoch persisted in letting other members contribute songs, to deleterious effect: few bands have ever been so hobbled by the willingness to "let Ringo have a go". However, 2003's Dear Catastrophe Waitress served notice of a shift in approach. Murdoch was back in charge, while the production desk was manned by Trevor Horn, the man behind both Frankie Goes to Hollywood's Relax and Barry Manilow's Could It Be Magic '93. The result was their best album in years: they were nominated for Mercury and Ivor Novello awards and sent as War on Want ambassadors to the Palestinian Occupied Territories, the latter occurrence prompting hopes that the charity may yet try to resolve the conflict in East Timor by parachuting in the Pastels. Its follow-up attempts to repeat the feat. The idea of Belle and Sebastian decamping to LA to work with a big-name producer would once have seemed as improbable as Belle and Sebastian driving a Harley-Davidson around a hotel suite filled with empty Jack Daniel's bottles and coked-out nymphettes; even so, the choice of Tony Hoffer as producer seems less bold than Trevor Horn. Horn is a maverick; Hoffer is just one of those Americans who get called when dreary British bands like Idlewild and the Thrills need a bit of Californian polish. The end result follows suit. Dear Catastrophe Waitress saw Belle and Sebastian confidently applying fresh musical ideas to their wispy template: electro-pop and dub, Glitter Band stomp and, most unlikely of all, the twin guitar attack of Thin Lizzy on the wonderful I'm a Cuckoo. The Life Pursuit offers further experiments but they don't quite have the same consistency or impact as their predecessors. The electronic glam of White Collar Boy and Song For Sunshine's spidery funk sound fantastic, but there's something forced about We Are the Sleepyheads' frantic disco, and the odd combination of syncopated beats and affected Bolan-esque warble on Sukie in the Graveyard is just too lumpy to digest. Sukie in the Graveyard highlights a paradox at The Life Pursuit's heart. On its predecessor, the best tracks were the most musically adventurous. Here, you can applaud Belle and Sebastian for trying something different, but the highlights stick closest to their well-worn blueprint. The carefree jangle and swooping melody of Another Sunny Day could have come from any of their albums to date, while Dress Up in You employs every trick in Belle and Sebastian's well-thumbed book - ineffably melancholy piano, muted orchestration, choirboy vocals, a lyric that slowly reveals itself to be written from a female perspective - and still sounds heartbreaking rather than hackneyed. Act of the Apostle II and The Blues Are Still Blue are gorgeous and both token homages to Stuart Murdoch's beloved Felt (there is, incidentally, at least one somewhere in the lyrics or music or sleevenotes of every Belle and Sebastian album, a kind of musical Where's Wally? for people who know more than is strictly healthy about 1980s indie); the former is inspired by Felt's impenetrable instrumental albums Train Above the City and Let the Snakes Crinkle Their Heads to Death, the latter obviously indebted to Felt frontman Lawrence's latterday project, Denim. Literate, droll, moving and often very beautiful, The Life Pursuit certainly isn't a bad album, but it's a disappointment after Dear Catastrophe Waitress. The diehard fans, who, even as you read this, are filling their fountain pens with sulphuric acid, won't mind. The less committed might be advised to wait and see what Belle and Sebastian come up with next time. --------------------------- And this... is me. I do not like the packaging of the new album. It is sexist, promotes paedofiddlia, and the knees are nobbly. The latter is a problem that has beset B&S before, notably in the Read It In Books video. It is a good album though, I give it four stars. I think maybe the excitement of the approaching release date was a bit too much for Sol Campbell. I hope to attend the Hammersmith Palais concert, so I might see some of you there. Kind regards, Sister Disco +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister at missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo at 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! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ From S.Hewitt at xxx.uk Tue Feb 7 11:16:01 2006 From: S.Hewitt at xxx.uk (Hewitt, Stephen) Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2006 11:16:01 -0000 Subject: Sinister: in pursuit of a beer Message-ID: ello babies THE BAPPS, he sa: > > Monsieur Carsmile was suggesting some Pre-Hammersmith Gig > pubbage. But I seek clarification about which establishment > should be the meeting place. I can't hold my booze like I > used to and despite it's close proximity to Apps Towers am > not too familiar with the various merits of Hammersmith's > hostelries. If anyone can recommend a decent one me and my > other half will certainly see you there! I haf ascertained that the bouzer I was refering to last week is the DUKE OF CORNWALL: http://www.beerintheevening.com/pubs/s/51/5193/Duke_of_Cornwall/Hammersm ith Which is very close to the appollo, as previously mentioned. I intend to be there for 5. it's not the biggest place in the world, but I don't think there are that many of us turning up, are there? You find me in less than fine fettle this morning my sinibabies. Despite railing loudly about people who come to work when poorly, here I sit, feeling like cr at p, because we haf an auditor in today. I wouldn't mind, but it's not like I can even tell her much having only been in my new job for a month or so... I have yet to buy the album, but I have a sicknote for yesterday please miss. I think I shall go to FOPP at lunchtime. Who knows, I might even bump into sister disco lurking round covent garden... FINALLY, if anyone happens to have a spare (standing) ticket for Friday, I'd be very eager to take it off yr hands. I thought I had one sorted for mypete, but then my cow-orker has sold it to someone else in the meantime, d'oh... Nice to see a busy list (haha, nearly typed busty list there! That's an entirely different mailing list...), KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK! xoxo Carsmile **************************************************************************** For the latest City Lit news &information, please visit our website www..citylit.ac.uk **************************************************************************** The City Literary Institute Registered Office: 1-10 Keeley Street, London WC2B 4BA Registered in England no: 2471686 Registered Charity no: 803007 **************************************************************************** PRIVACY AND CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE. **************************************************************************** This e-mail may contain privileged or confidential information. The message and any files transmitted with it are intended only for the use of the recipient or organisation to whom it is addressed. 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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! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ From ianwatsonuk at xxx.com Tue Feb 7 13:43:14 2006 From: ianwatsonuk at xxx.com (Ian Watson) Date: Tue, 07 Feb 2006 13:43:14 +0000 Subject: Sinister: This Friday - Post B&S one-off HDIF in central London! In-Reply-To: <20060207085417.92155.qmail@web86508.mail.ukl.yahoo.com> Message-ID: Hello! Forgive the meat-based product nature of this post, but I thought you might like to hear about this. We're very pleased to announce that we're doing a one-off HDIF to coincide with the B&S show in Hammersmith on Friday - just so everyone has somewhere to go dancing afterwards. We'll be at The Phoenix on Cavendish Square, and the guest DJ is Phil King of Felt/Lush fame. Any requests? x How Does It Feel To Be Loved? Friday Feb 10th The Phoenix, 37 Cavendish Square, London W1G 0PP, three minutes walk from Oxford Circus tube station, 10pm-3am, £4 members, £6 non members. Membership is free from http://www.howdoesitfeel.co.uk Guest DJ: Phil King (Lush/Felt) We play: The Smiths * The Supremes * The Go-Betweens * Dusty Springfield * Belle & Sebastian * Love * Tammi Terrell * Aztec Camera * The Ronettes * Orange Juice * Beach Boys * The Temptations * Velvet Underground * Felt * The Shangri-Las * Primal Scream * Otis Redding * The Field Mice * Dexys Midnight Runners * Camera Obscura * The Four Tops * Melba Moore * The Orchids +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister at missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo at 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! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ From l1amafarmer at xxx.uk Tue Feb 7 14:14:31 2006 From: l1amafarmer at xxx.uk (James Jackson) Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2006 14:14:31 +0000 (GMT) Subject: Sinister: More belfast gig stuff Message-ID: <20060207141431.12004.qmail@web25015.mail.ukl.yahoo.com> Howdy, If anyone else is going to the belfast gig, myself and some of the other list folk wil most likely be in Auntie Annie's from 5-ish onwards. Since no-one probably knows what anyone else looks like, there's a link below to my myspace profile, feel free to tap me on the shoulder! :o) Hope everyone's enjoying the new album, it's really growing on me... Lovin' Sukie in the Graveyard best at the moment though. James J http://www.myspace.com/llamafarmerjames ___________________________________________________________ To help you stay safe and secure online, we've developed the all new Yahoo! Security Centre. http://uk.security.yahoo.com +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister at missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo at 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! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ From eric.brasure at xxx.com Tue Feb 7 14:25:10 2006 From: eric.brasure at xxx.com (Eric Brasure) Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2006 09:25:10 -0500 Subject: Sinister: You're Looking a Little Dirty There, Comrade! Message-ID: <488ac0700602070625t680146d9sad015316a5d65755@mail.gmail.com> Dearest Sinister, What is the world coming to when Pitchfork gives a Belle & Sebastian album a good review, while the Guardian savages it? Nothing good, that's what. You'd think our fair heroes had drawn blasphemous cartoons of the prophet or something. At any rate, I think TLP is a much better album than DCW- the latter had too many half-formed ideas and knobbly lyrics. The only thing that really stuck with me from the debate over DCW on this very list was Idleberry decrying the rhyme of Tokyo with "Thin-Lizzio"; I thought of this a couple of weeks ago when I was listening to the live Sinister album, and realized that rhyming "cuddle" with "muddle" really isn't any great shakes, either. There hasn't been much (if any) mention of that album here, and I have to say that's a shame because it's really good. I could have done without the 2 minutes of clapping at the end of "Judy and the Dream of Horses", though. Yes, we get it- people love you. But what was I talking about? Ah yes, the New Album. I've been listening to it for about two months, because I'm evil. Regardless of that, I have no profound insights about it. I like it, and think it's their best album since Sinister- certaintly it's their most engaging and consistent. But what do I know; I defended Fishyclap way back in the prehistoric year of 2000, and now I think it's pretty dire. I won't be sending any lists, top 10 or otherwise, because I don't really listen to new music anymore. I spend all my money on DVDs, my dog, and whores. I've been trying to rectify this, but it's hard to figure out what's good that I've missed in the past 3 or 4 years. Any recommendations? Best, Eric Cheesybun +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister at missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo at 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! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ From clj106york at xxx.uk Tue Feb 7 18:05:17 2006 From: clj106york at xxx.uk (mummy i've grazed my knee) Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2006 18:05:17 +0000 (GMT) Subject: Sinister: Meet my Potatoes Message-ID: <20060207180517.79392.qmail@web25309.mail.ukl.yahoo.com> Hello kids, This is about my fourth attempt to post in the last few weeks - I think something is up at missprint towers. Hopefully this will make it through. POP RECORD I am currently half way through my first listen of TLP - many will be angered by my glib approach - typing and listening, therefore not paying full attention to either. First thoughts - it's good. Certainly the first B&S record that I've wanted to dance to from the start, but my bedroom is just one big pile of pants and ants (how does anyone manage to get ants in February?) so I'm not going to risk it. Also, I feel a bit poorly and have to preserve my energy for Sheffield on Thursday. What's everyone's problem (unnecessarily aggressive tone, but there we go) with Funny Little Frog? I have seen so many articles questioning why it was released as a single. Answer: Because it's the best thing they've done since Jonathan David. Although I don't rate the B sides - I like smut as much as the next sinisterine, but I just can't giggle from behind my hand while listening to Meat And Potatoes. I prefered the subtler sexual references about thrush, S&M and seeing other people. I don't get the video either - it's just strictly come indie dancing, although the inclusion of LLPJ from the Botanic Gardens lit up my miserable January day and reminded me of happier times. I think the best thing about all the new material though, without a doubt, is that Trevor The Horne hasn't ruined it with his "My First Casio" production that managed to eek every last bit of life and soul out of DCW. ROCKING ROUND BLIGHTY Well, in a positive content fest, I move from one Scottish band topic to another. Some good old fashioned reporting back. A week or so ago, I toddled off to Manchester for my sixth viewing of B&S. I went on my own (because I smell) and ate my sandwiches at Oxford Road station. It is generally agreed that a colder day has never been recorded. The venue was, rather marvelously, about 200m from the station and what a lovely little place it was. You could see the band and hear them perfectly, and the toilets were alright too. As I grow older, this becomes more and more important. I missed Brakes on purpose, just so I didn't have to look like a loner for too long. Beans skulked around behind me, monitoring the wares at the Banchory merchadise stall. Some nice kids then told me they recognised me and so I hung out with them, smack bang in the middle of the venue. Why does Struan wear that hat? I thought this episode ended after the Dog On Wheels video. He also had a big coat on for "I Fought In A War" I won't do a set list, you can pick them up anywhere (but not at Poundland - I just checked) The highlights of the main set were "Your Cover's Blown" which was the best thing I've ever heard them do live, and the new rocking version of Dog On Wheels. Loneliness... was also very welcome. The lowlights were the hushed reverence of the crowd. You could hear a pin drop between songs - it just seemed like most people didn't want to be there. Also, the little bicker between Struan and Stevie as the latter blocked the formers view of the audience for Fox In The Snow. The song was stopped and a short argument ensued before it was agreed not to air dirty laundry in public. The final low point was to become a high point. The laptop packed up and stopped them doing Electronic Renaissance - my second favourite B&S song However... Come the encore, they had fixed it. Struan ran into the audience to sing and stopped right next to me. He asked whether we knew the words. After a few lines of me appearing to be the only person who did, he came over and told me to sing into the microphone, so we sang the rest of it together! Whether it could actually be heard, I have no idea but it was a toppermost moment! I think I might also have accidentally brushed his manhood. ANY OTHER BUSINESS I have written quite a lot, but it is my first post in yonks so maybe I can be forgiven? It is nice to see that people are still meeting up. Maybe one day I will make it down to the smoke for a picnic. I don't think I've been to one for about five years. I will try my best to wear an upside down badge at Sheffield. Do the kids still do that? I have become obsessed recently with Jilted John. I realise I am about 28 years too late (bar the rather wonderful performance at Ipswich as the B&S interlude in 2001), but his album is the greatest documentation of teenage angst ever created. An entire song about breeding fancy mice to overcome the despair of acne! It's funny because it's true! I love you all, Chris Jones. ___________________________________________________________ Win a BlackBerry device from O2 with Yahoo!. Enter now. http://www.yahoo.co.uk/blackberry +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister at missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo at 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! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ From harperb at xxx.com Tue Feb 7 18:41:09 2006 From: harperb at xxx.com (Ben Harper) Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2006 10:41:09 -0800 Subject: Sinister: The Life Pursuit on iTunes US? Message-ID: For some reason, the Funny Little Frog single isn't available on iTunes here in the US, and now, as of today, when TLP was released here, it's not available as well. Is it just me? Seems kind of odd. By the way, is the bonus DVD worth picking up? I think they're selling it in three different formats...not sure what my local record store is going to be carrying, though... --Ben +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister at missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo at 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! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ From honey at xxx.org Tue Feb 7 20:16:18 2006 From: honey at xxx.org (honey at xxx.org) Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2006 20:16:18 +0000 (GMT) Subject: Sinister: Looksies Message-ID: Sinisterrrs, It's about time I passed on a few nudges below from people I've received in the last week towards interviews and video footage of the band in the wake of the new LP. Firstly an interview with Stupot by the Onion AV Club in Chicago. Then BBC Scotland mailing us to tell us they've put up the whole of the recent performance of the band as streaming video, complete with students dressed up in the 21st century's interpretation of 70s fashion (a Stalinesque rewriting of history if ever I saw one: if you *really* want to look authentically 70s, stop using skin and hair products and live solely on Findus Crispy Pancakes for a year or so). And finally, seeing as we're all hip with teh internets now, video interviews from Faceculture with Richard and the usually shy and retiring Bob, which I haven't watched yet but appear charmingly like watching a Dutch version of Parkinson. Seeing Bob talk is a bit of a surprise. It's a bit like watching a badger who you've spent years peeking at through infrared cameras on your lawn at night suddenly stand up in a hat and coat and hold a press conference. Also Forbidden Planet in Edinburgh wished me to mention that they'll have that Bumper Book of B&S Cartoons in soon. Sadly, none of these nudges I get come with freebies enticing me to publicise them. You can interpret that as either me proudly stating that the list remains fiercely independent, or me moaning a bit. I bet if I was running the James Blunt list I'd be deluged with tasty foodstuffs and shiny little presents all the time. I liked Alexis Petridis's piece from the Guardian, it made me giggle a little and it's nice to see B&S fans still characterised as fiercely loyal and venomous nutters. I thought that view was becoming unfashionable since those halcyon days five years ago when the NME called us a peculiarly deranged fanbase and sick posse of f**ked in the head psycho-fans as immortalised in the footer (their peculiarly prudish asterisks, not mine). Yay we're back! Honey x ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2006 08:09:07 -0600 From: Keith Phipps To: honey at missprint.org Subject: Stuart Murdoch interview Hey, I don't know if you all have seen this yet or not, but we've got an interview with Stuart Murdoch running this week: http://www.avclub.com/content/ Best, Keith ----------------- ----------------- Keith Phipps Editor, The Onion A.V. Club 900 N. Franklin #510 Chicago, IL 60610 www.avclub.com ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2006 10:10:39 -0000 From: Nick Dempsey To: honey at missprint.org Subject: B&S on BBC Scotland TV Hi there. Just thought you might like to inform list subscribers that all of the Belle and Sebastian tracks from this week's broadcast on BBC Scotland's The Music Show are now available as video streams on our website at: bbc.co.uk/scotland/musicshow/ Best wishes, Nick Dempsey Assistant Web Producer BBC Scotland http://www.bbc.co.uk/ ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Sun, 5 Feb 2006 18:13:14 +0100 From: Martin - FaceCulture Subject: Video interview Belle and Sebastian FaceCulture, www.faceculture.nl , met guitarist/bassist Bobby Kildea and drummer Richard Colburn of Scottish band Belle and Sebastian in the Victoria Hotel in Amsterdam. We spoke about the new album The Life Pursuit, their first album Tiger Milk, the absence of strings on The Life Pursuit, former member Isobel Campbell, lyrics, producer Tony Hoffer, Glasgow and lots more!! We even found the time to drink a cup of tea. I definitely think it's worth a mention in the news section! +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister at missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo at 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! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ From adrian.evans at xxx.uk Tue Feb 7 21:31:55 2006 From: adrian.evans at xxx.uk (Ev) Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2006 21:31:55 -0000 Subject: Sinister: Fife's a Hoot Message-ID: Sister Disco: > I do not like the packaging of the new album. It is >sexist, promotes paedofiddlia, and the knees are >nobbly. Fatherhood does that to you eh? All of a sudden you have to think twice about looking at those lovely young ladies who are now closer in age to your daughter than they are to you. Miller Continues: > It is a good album though, I give it four stars. I'm getting there, I'm on about three and half at the moment. The half is slightly obscured by the cloud that is Lidls Bourbon. I'm quite taken by "For the price of a cup of tea" which reminds me of one of the great injustices in the corridors of County Hall. How can a cup of tea equate to one packet of Wheat Crunchies when the price of a cup of coffee will get you a packet of Cheesey McCoys? How can that be right? Surely more effort goes into making an urn of tea than an urn of coffee? Surely teabags are well expensive compared to the crap instant dust they pass as coffee? I flatly refuse to drink the coffee but that may have something to do with my continuing acid reflux problems. "White Collar Boy" sounds like it belongs on a Carter USM album somewhere. That's all for another 4 years. Adrian -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.371 / Virus Database: 267.15.0/249 - Release Date: 02/02/2006 +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister at missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo at 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! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ From lucyalder at xxx.com Wed Feb 8 11:41:08 2006 From: lucyalder at xxx.com (Lucy Alder) Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2006 11:41:08 +0000 (GMT) Subject: Sinister: The Wife's Hirsute Message-ID: <20060208114108.36620.qmail@web33503.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Daerest Busty List Petridish, via Sister Disco, sed: "Say a word against the Scottish septet in print and they launch kamikaze raids on your inbox and write letters to your editor in cat's blood." Come on, Lexi, you know we only deal in fwuffy kittens round these parts. Way back, I went to see Belle and Sebastihen's Tuesday gig at the ABC in Glasgow with Ailsa nee Ross and somebody even taller than Big Stu who used to be on the list for a very short time a very long while ago. Ailsa and I thought it was very strange that we didn't know anyone there. We searched and searched for upside-down badges and friendly faces, but no luck (rants about picnics, meet-ups and Ye Olden Tymes for a couple of paragraphs, then thinks better of it and deletes it all). Oh, we did see Stephen Pastel, though. THEN, when the gig ended, we realised that there was a bit for VIPs upstairs and who should come down those stairs but some dead snooty types eg. Chrys and Julya Lynyrd, "Crazylegs" Keith Watson and Patrick Municipool! We comforted ourselves with the knowledge that we were down with the real fans, even if half of them looked like they were only there because they quite like that one at the end of Teachers. Should I say something about the actual, like, music? OK, then. It was rather good. They are 'tight' these days and also 'in tune'. They did a lot of songs off IYFS, presumably because they were still well rehearsed from the album gig in London. Actually, there was a lot of old stuff and the new stuff was good too. Only one I wasn't so keen on (sorry Stevie), and Stupot forgot the words once, so it almost felt like Ye Olden Tymes (rant etc.) Oooh, and we stood under Europe's Largest Glitterball. It was kind of dazzling and also very big, as you'd expect, I suppose. When the lights went down a bit, you could see the whole crowd reflected in its little squares. It made me feel a bit misty, or maybe that was the booze from the ABC's amazing bottle bar (really, they do have an excellent selection. I mean it!) In other news, I have a new job, and they are sending me to India! And my vaccinations are making me feel like I've been hit by a truck. Poor old ... Juicy Lucy The one, the only Glasgow Indie List! http://www.groups.yahoo.com/group/glasgow-indie/ ___________________________________________________________ To help you stay safe and secure online, we've developed the all new Yahoo! Security Centre. http://uk.security.yahoo.com +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister at missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo at 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! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ From amory1920 at xxx.com Wed Feb 8 12:31:58 2006 From: amory1920 at xxx.com (Andrew Barton) Date: Wed, 08 Feb 2006 12:31:58 +0000 Subject: Sinister: steamy windows when we met Message-ID: Dearest Sinister: Over the past few years I have been tempted to post, fleetingly, when a number of heated discussions have flared up. But I have most often chosen to remain quiet, as I edge towards twenty years of age. I joined this list at 15, when I was living in London for a little while during my sophomore year of high school (I apologize in advance, to anyone it may irritate, for the overtly autobiographical nature of this post). Many people on the list were very kind in welcoming me to the U.K., making mix tapes for me, taping a B&S radio broadcast to send my way, recommending records stores, etc. Since then I have come and gone from actively reading posts, but have consistantly regained my Sinister devotee status when times get Belle & Sebastian-y. I wanted to write about the new album (surprise surprise). Firstly, I think it is utterly fanstastic. But I didn't fully upon first listen. I heard 'Another Sunny Day' as an mp3 sometime in November, and remember the joyful moment distinctly. I was staring out the window of my room at Bennington College, and saw my ladyfriend walking down a path maybe three hundred feet from out house. The song was hitting the 'another rainy day, we're trapped inside with the trainset' section, and I took off running out the door and into the oddly-balmy-for-Vermont-in-November sunshine. She joined me in running back to my room, and there we danced to the last minute or so of the song before collapsing and playing it over again. I read the lyrics to all the songs off of the website soon after. Then, sometime in December, a list-ee friend who had downloaded it, sent me a secret CDR. I hesitated, then thought, "Oh fuck it, the anticipation is too great, and of course when I actually buy it I'll like it even better." At first I was shocked to find no detectable strings other than the 'To Be Myself Completely' violin solo, a whole lot of swagger, and to hear what seemed to be a record of B&S playing in a room together again. Even though 'The Life Pursuit' is vasty different from those cherished, beautifully flawed B&S recordings, I believe the spirit and direct style resembles them delightfully. As do the lyrics. 'Sukie In The Graveyard' could have been created by a B&S song generator, but it might be my favorite track just for that reason! It is everything I could want from a B&S song, really: dancyiness, nice horn part, lyrics with literary finess and a fine story to boot. Anyway, at first I thought the record was very good, but also weird and confusing and not all together cohesive. But I knew to give it time. As the first B&S release to come out after I became a fan was 'Jonathan David' (arguably the first song of the 'confident' version of the band), which I didn't at first like but grew to adore, I knew to be patient. I knew how I had eventually decided each subsequent record was my cup of tea, even if others didn't agree. I've taken a break from it for a while. When my three formats of 'Funny Little Frog' single came in the mail, they tickled my pickle. What is it with people not getting into this song? In my estimation it has the catchy staying power of all those 60s and 70s pop songs snobs would tell me B&S were ripping off, with enormously better lyrics and musicianship. Isn't that what good bands do sometimes? It explodes from the speakers! Today I woke, tired from winter-internshipping, bleary eyed, to the third sunny day Washington state has seen in the past two months. I picked up my CD/DVD package (Super swanky cover art and accompanying photos! Well done Stuart!) and a nice hot coffee, then set out for a walk to remember. All the other memories of days when new B&S recordings have been released, since I got that little start in 2001, came back to me vividly. The beginning of high school to the beginning of college, perhaps the most important 'growing up' time. Points marked by afternoon walks where I always stop in the middle and flip through the liner notes. This band has never dissapointed me, and today I felt, stronger than ever, how I doubt they ever will. With shyly given love~ Andrew +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister at missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo at 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! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ From R.Playforth at xxx.uk Wed Feb 8 14:34:46 2006 From: R.Playforth at xxx.uk (Rachel Playforth) Date: Wed, 08 Feb 2006 14:34:46 +0000 Subject: Sinister: Unable to think of a new pun Message-ID: Well hello there. Thought I'd join in with some gig reporting back/album musings. This will probably be my only post for another year or however long it's been, so forgive me if it's long... Just to add to Fiona's memories of Brighton: - very disappointing to have Lazy Line Painter Jane (still my favourite track live) snatched away at the last minute due to misjudged audience participation. I remember sitting there thinking 'oh I know all the bloody words, get off woman and let me have a go' but then realising that a) I was in the circle a few dozen feet above the stage and b) I probably WOULDN'T remember the words once on stage and being hugged by Stuart. Sadly she turned out not to know the words to The State I Am In either, so Stuart kindly gave her a tambourine to bang instead like a small left-out child. - Your Cover's Blown is, as chris has said, amazing live. Better than any of the numbers they've supposedly had ten years to perfect... (though it was quite endearing to see Stuart STILL forgetting the lyrics to Slow Graffiti). - on being asked what team he supported (original!) Stuart claimed that he only supported 'half a team - Hove Albion, but not Brighton' because he liked his big posh houses by the sea to be pristine rock star pads rather than delapidated crack dens. Or something. - there was discussion of the Strokes gig down the road, and as Fiona said, a short and suspiciously perfect blast of 'Last Night'. 'I wish I was in the Strokes...' said Stuart wistfully. - daring death-defying handrail walking during Electronic Renaissance was definitely a highlight. Stuart seems to be much more of a showman these days (stooping down to shake people's hands!), also much more in control of the rest of the band somehow. As for the album: I have only listened to it at work so far, meaning that I haven't had the chance to crank it up to full volume. But listening to B&S slightly muted while daydreaming at a desk is maybe as good a way as any... Act of the Apostles a strange choice for an opener; too generic indie, and not as catchy as it thinks it is. Another Sunny Day is great - could have almost come from IYFS if it wasn't for the tighter production and prominent keyboards, and probably at its best listened to in the summer. Can't wait! White Collar Boy isn't as good as the similarly glam rock stuff on DCW, a bit aggressive and obvious for my taste. Not the lyrics though, they are fab. In The Blues Are Still Blue (like White Collar Boy) the production has the vocals far too much below everything else, I think, but I love the chorus (songs about laundrettes are always winners in my book). Dress Up In You sounds like something from TBWTAS (maybe a quieter, weedier Dirty Dream No 2) and as such isn't really doing it for me yet (though the horns are nice). Andrew is right that Sukie In The Graveyard could have popped out of a B&S song generator (guitar solos excepted perhaps). I like it, but it seems like Stuart (if it is he) struggles with the speed so his voice sounds a bit bland. We Are The Sleepyheads hasn't made much of an impact on me at all, could be any guitar band bar the voice really :( I love the dreamy chorus of Song For Sunshine, all very late-sixties trippy. Most 'different' song on the album in a way. Funny Little Frog despite the awful name totally justifies its selection as the first single, I reckon. Beautiful soaring, catchy melody, perfect 'new' B&S. Another one for summer. Just get rid of the frog... To Be Myself Completely was great live, but then it's always a pleasure to watch Stevie jerking around behind the mic in his nice suit and Stuart momentarily turning into Bez... on record it loses something, but I do love the intro with the tambourine etc. Falls over a bit in the chorus much like another Wrong Girl... Act of the Apostle II starts SO QUIET and continues a bit wavery and pointless, though the plinky plonk piano just about saves it and it seems to have turned into a whole new song by the end. Reminded me somewhat of the Kinks. Sadly I will not now be able to listen to For The Price Of A Cup of Tea without thinking of Adrian Evans' acid reflux, but apart from that I rather like it - nice twiddly bits. AND FINALLY, Mornington Cesecent. It sounds like an Oasis B-side, tedious percussion and ballady guitar solo and all. Of course Oasis would never title a song Mornington Crescent, and the lyrics are quite nice, but is that enough for your closing song? No. I often have a problem with the final songs on B&S albums. Some of my least favourite tracks are Judy and the Dream of Horse and Rollercoaster Ride. Not fade away! So overall, that's 4 good songs, 5 not sures and 3 turkeys. Not what I could have hoped my reaction would be but hey, after the greatness of the Brighton gig I am prepared to forgive a lot. And I've always got my copies of Tigermilk and IYFS... (not that I would EVER have the 'their early stuff is better' fight becase that is just stupid). Love to all, Archel xxx +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister at missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo at 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! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ From kittenmouse at xxx.com Wed Feb 8 23:07:01 2006 From: kittenmouse at xxx.com (Andrea Young) Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2006 18:07:01 -0500 Subject: Sinister: Friends, Codes, etc Message-ID: <680757ef0602081507g2d4512cbiff76085545aca5a0@mail.gmail.com> Well, that was quite the action-packed digest, with all the reviews and the links and things of that nature. There was even a confusing accusation of encouraging bad thoughts about children (TLP album cover, apparently). I don't quite understand that one at all. Anyway, for Eric Cheesybun, I recommend listening to Sufjan Stevens (Come on feel the Illinoise), and maybe some old Sunny Day Real Estate. I've been listening to them a lot lately, along with my usual diet of 70s/80s metal. Speaking of Sunny Day Real Estate, it's only a matter of time before the early 90s and grunge come back. Speaking of the early 90s, don't misunderstand the significance of Mark Lanegan. He might be just "some guy" to you, but to me, he's "some guy who was in the Washington state grunge band called Screaming Trees". On that note, see you later, Andrea p.s. For those who asked: Pandy in BearCity, Friend Code: 1933-3541-0321 +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister at missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo at 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! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ From honey at xxx.org Thu Feb 9 01:26:12 2006 From: honey at xxx.org (honey at xxx.org) Date: Thu, 9 Feb 2006 01:26:12 +0000 (GMT) Subject: Sinister: Unable to think of a new pun In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: On Wed, 8 Feb 2006, Rachel Playforth wrote: > We Are The Sleepyheads hasn't made much of an impact on me at all, could be > any guitar band bar the voice really :( Aw Archel. Being list mum is a bit like being The Queen - as a rule I don't officially hold an opinion on constitutional matters like whether a new LP's good or a load of old rubbish, where official means mailing the list, rather than what I gossip about elsewhere. But you've made me break my psychotic and pointless self-imposed rule, open my perennial yellow handbag and declare with royal mandate that I *like* Sleepyheads, probably more than any other song on the LP. And this coming from a stodgy old monarch who still maintains blasphemously that Electronic Renaissance is a bit out of place on Tigermilk, like a mad science experiment involving eye of newt that you stumble across on page 58 of Lancet. Oops, there, now I've done it again. I really like Sleepyheads! I can't think of a better remix of Bowie's "Sound and Vision" (because, let's face it...) - much better than The Sea And Cake's version. I hope this doesn't get them sued. And I LOVE the rising "bada-bada-bada" just after the first line or three of Stuart's. It makes the little robin in my heart tweet. Not you, Stout, although I can't think of a nicer Robin to build a little nest there if you like. I'll fetch some twigs. What I'm wondering is, as I can't attend concerts because of my laborious royal duties, if any of you concert-goers could tell me if they try to play it live, and if so, if they manage to still make it so crispily and metallic? I can imagine it might end up like a soggy dishcloth live. I hold no constitutional position on the rest of the LP (other than to say that someone's been watching a lot of Top of the Pops from 1974) and members should feel free to vote according to conscience. Blue blue electric blue... Honey x +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister at missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo at 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! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ From belle1974 at xxx.com Thu Feb 9 03:54:35 2006 From: belle1974 at xxx.com (Jennifer Juniper) Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2006 19:54:35 -0800 (PST) Subject: Sinister: the matador deluxe cd isn't so deluxe Message-ID: <20060209035435.92860.qmail@web51708.mail.yahoo.com> hi kids! yes it has been a long time since i have posted but i wanted to share and find out if anyone else has had this problem in the states because i am grumbly! :OP so i got the last copy of the limited edition deluxe version at the local best buy. YES! the regular cd was on sale at best buy for 10 bucks! it even ran in the sunday advert! (the special version was 17 bucks btw) well i bought it and didn't open it until i got home and argh! the little booklet had fallen out at the staples! why oh why did they design it like that?? it should have been able to be removed and put back in! was the british version designed in the same manner? i am distressed and was even more distressed when i actually listened to the cd! oh my! the first two songs are good, but i have to say the cd sounds like a bunch of like b-sides strung together with no theme. not their best work by far and hardly worthy of a life's pursuit! :o( back to lurking now, jennifer juniper __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister at missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo at 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! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ From hawaiiandick at xxx.com Thu Feb 9 04:08:54 2006 From: hawaiiandick at xxx.com (B. Clay Moore) Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2006 22:08:54 -0600 Subject: Sinister: The Pursuit Message-ID: I have to say I've been spinning the hell out of the new disc, and it's ace. Another step in a similar direction as DCW, and proof (for me) that the well isn't about to run dry. Lots of fun little bits thrown into the mix...a little glam, which is nice... Thumbs up! -- BCM ----------------------------------- B. Clay Moore ----------------------------------- +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister at missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo at 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! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ From pamela_hutchinson at xxx.com Thu Feb 9 11:13:03 2006 From: pamela_hutchinson at xxx.com (Pamela Hutchinson) Date: Thu, 09 Feb 2006 11:13:03 +0000 Subject: Sinister: Long for sunshine Message-ID: Hi So good to see such a busy list. Just wanted to pop up very quickly and say that I have been listening to the album lots and enjoying it very much. More to the point - it has brought the sunshine back! To London at least. Do other listees have evidence of records contributing to climate change? Much like Lucy and Ailsa, myself and Mr B had a very wee picnic last Thursday, on Platform 9b with a coffee and a milkshake. Plus one mystified spouse-onlooker. Needless to say, the Cambridge concert, as previously reported, was wonderful, and re-introduced us all to the splendour of Your Cover's Blown. And The State I Am In. Aah. Also, have they had such a good light show before? I assume there will be much more pubnic action tomorrow before the London gig. I'm very jealous as I have no ticket. It is fantastic news that it is taking place in Hammersmith - you can all go to School Disco afterwards. I'm sure Stuart would approve. Pamela xx +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister at missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo at 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! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ From lucyalder at xxx.com Fri Feb 10 14:17:58 2006 From: lucyalder at xxx.com (Lucy Alder) Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2006 14:17:58 +0000 (GMT) Subject: Sinister: Fwd: Belle & Sebastian News Message - The Album's out by the way (and if it's not then it is soon) Message-ID: <20060210141758.41159.qmail@web33504.mail.mud.yahoo.com> If you're going to the gig tonight, you're a lucky blighter. --- Belle and Sebastian wrote: > From: Belle and Sebastian > To: "lucyalder at yahoo.com" > Subject: Belle & Sebastian News Message - The Album's out by the way > (and if > it's not then it is soon) > Date: Thu, 09 Feb 2006 16:07:15 +0000 > > Oh yeah. > > The album's out now in the UK, US, Japan, Holland, Belgium, Norway and > probably a couple more European countries. Apologies to those countries > who had the release date rudely moved at very short notice. Basically, > the extremely extravagant packaging sent the manufacturing plant into > meltdown, and they only completed a small amount of the total order in > time. Anyway, it'll be released everywhere by this Monday, February > 13th. > > Also, as a special treat to Londoners (because they suffer you know. > No-one ever comes to their town), we've added a third band to the bill > for tomorrow night's show. They are Go-Kart Mozart, who are the current > "vehicle" for Lawrence of Felt/ Denim notoriety. Obviously he was a huge > influence on Stuart, so if you want to find out why, get down early. > They'll be on at about 7.20pm, and not playing for that long. Brakes > will follow. > > The rumours of European dates are out there, and quite a lot of them > (although not all) are true. As soon as the whole tour is locked into > place we shall let you know. It won't be long though. We've almost > finalised plans for a Japan/ Australia (and maybe, just maybe NZ, but > it's always fallen through in the past) tour too. > > It's going to be a busy time, and there are going to be a couple of > amazing shows I can't tell you about quite yet. > > But really, this was just to remind you that the album's out. You might > want to check it out. > > > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit > http://www.belleandsebastian.com/mailing_list.php > The one, the only Glasgow Indie List! http://www.groups.yahoo.com/group/glasgow-indie/ ___________________________________________________________ Yahoo! Messenger - NEW crystal clear PC to PC calling worldwide with voicemail http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister at missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo at 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! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ From samwaltonyeah at xxx.com Sat Feb 11 14:57:22 2006 From: samwaltonyeah at xxx.com (Sam Walton) Date: Sat, 11 Feb 2006 14:57:22 +0000 Subject: Sinister: Apollo 9 Message-ID: Hello Sinister As various media corporations keep reminding me, the Brit Awards are taking place this week. Last night Carsmile Steve reminded me that Belle & Sebastian once won a Brit Award, after the release of their third album, for best newcomer. But that was seven years ago, and things were very different then. Indeed, I don't think many could have plotted a seven-year plan which transformed the Brit Award-winning B&S into the just-plain-winning group that performed last night. It seems that every time I post to you these days I bleat on about how satisfying it is to see the band all grown up and confident, how much I love seeing them swagger, without all the nervousness and diffidence of old. Sure, the records were great then, but the live shows were a little underwhelming. Now, as someone else said, the band are "tight" and "in tune", and there is a polish and ambition, which means that they're actually choosing to play their most difficult songs, but playing it really well. So last night we got a frankly astounding version of Your Cover's Blown, replete with crisp harmony and a lot of very tight funk, and seriously raving version of Electronic Renaissance, which appeared to have three of the band on percussion duties and Beans enjoying his new role as programmer/dance wizard. Much of the new stuff, too, with its three-part harmony and glam stomp would sound rubbish done by a less accomplished set of musicians, but they were professional and well-reheased (dirty words!) and the results showed. I was particularly impressed by the vocal breakdown of White Collar Boy ("She said you ain't ugly you can kiss me if you like"), and most of Sukie in the Graveyard, which beforehand felt like a bit of a filler on the LP. With this new-found confidence throughout their set, it was slightly funny hearing the old stuff. Fox in the Snow, perhaps the wettest of the "old-B&S" cannon, mutated into an assured, accomplished song, so much so that it was almost like hearing a "pops orchestra" version of the tune, like those 70s LPs you get of "chart hits" as performed by So-and-so So-and-so and his Orchestra. Judy & the Dream of Horses and Pastie, too, were greatly improved by the new style, rounding themselves up in the most satisfying of dins, and the finale of Swing Your Cock Around even had strobe lights and a house beat. Dazzling stuff. Struan is now a true showman too, shaking hands with the crowd, cracking jokes on stage, and writhing on the floor for the last verse of Your Cover's Blown before announcing that he thought he'd pulled something and appealing to a masseur to ease his pain after the show (that's my boy!). Disappointingly, Stevie's songs continue to let down the rest of the set, and his voice seems to jar with Struans when they sing in unison. These are minor gripes though, the performance was masterful and slick, and there ain't nuttin' wrong with that. For the completists then, the setlist ran: The State I'm In Another Sunny Day The Model Sukie In The Graveyard If You're Feeling Sinister To Be Myself Completely Electronic Rennaissance The Loneliness of a Middle-Distance Runner Blues Are Still Blue My Wandering Days Are Over Fox In The Snow Funny Little Frog White Collar Boy She's Losing It Your Cover's Blown Dog On Wheels I'm A Cuckoo If You Find Yourself Caught In Love The Wrong Girl Judy & The Dream of Horses -encore- Le Pastie De La Bourgeousie Sleep The Clock Around Pre-gig there was pubbage at the Duke of Cornwall, outside of which a bunch of Egyptian minors had gathered, with the intention of watching the African Nations Cup final through the window. We discovered their nationality when the match went to penalties. Inside the pub, meanwhile, was an assembled crew of Carsmile, Brapps, Aerosmith Guitarist Jo Perry, Gillian Kirby, and a couple of others whose identities escape me at the moment. That's all for now. Stay loose, Asm.x ================================ "He's strictly a pain in the ass, but he certainly has a good vocabulary" - Holden Caulfield +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister at missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo at 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! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ From jayeckard at xxx.com Sat Feb 11 15:33:23 2006 From: jayeckard at xxx.com (Jay Eckard) Date: Sat, 11 Feb 2006 15:33:23 +0000 Subject: Sinister: NY Picnic, anyone? Message-ID: Dear Sinister -- I almost never get up early on Saturdays. But I did today, because my nose was bleeding and I couldn't get back to sleep. I took care of that, and then read all the past few weeks' worth of your posts. Heady stuff, that. It was quite pleasant -- the house was all quiet and still, and Sebastian, the (Bassett) Hound of Rock was keeping my feet warm underneath the computer desk. I've been pondering how I can get him into the Nokia Theater for the New York show next month. He should see his partial namesake, after all. I'm stuck between pretending he's my Seeing Eye Bassett (a fatal idea, using him as a Guide Dog. He'd drag you into the streets if he smelled something interesting) or putting him in a little duffle-bag, a la chihuahuas on the subway. But he's 50 pounds (no clue what that is in kilowatts or whatever that funny metrics is) and that's a lot to haul around. But there would be a lot of new things for him to sniff... In other less Doggy pursuits, I think there should be some manner of Picnic before the New York gig. I am completely willing to organize it, if people are willing. So, if there's interest email me (places and ideas welcome) and we'll see what transpires. -- "If you can't be great/ You may as well be bright." Sodastream "There's more to life than books, you know/ But not much more..." The Smiths _________________________________________________________________ Don�t just search. Find. Check out the new MSN Search! http://search.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200636ave/direct/01/ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister at missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo at 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! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ From pj.miller.68 at xxx.com Mon Feb 13 13:20:22 2006 From: pj.miller.68 at xxx.com (Peter Miller) Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2006 13:20:22 +0000 (GMT) Subject: Sinister: 70s WHO Message-ID: <20060213132022.45093.qmail@web86503.mail.ukl.yahoo.com> http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5180/430/1600/hammy-who.0.jpg Here is a picture of the 70s WHO and Jimmy outside the Carling Apollo Hammersmith, where we all went the other night and where we saw Go Kart Mozart and B&S. I managed to keep to a bare minimum the number of new people I met, but they included Chris and Julia, perhaps best known as Bailey's mum and dad, and Carsmile Steve's best man and a woman who was once on the cover of a PiL album. This should be my new hobby - meeting women who have been on album covers. I'm going to start with that Roxy Music one where they're in their see-through pants. I also met some people I have met before, like Mooro, The Pinefox, Jerry the Nipper, indie legend Andrew Dean, Lixi, and some others. It was nice to see people, albeit briefly in many cases. Only the hardcore went to see Go Kart Mozart, others preferring flavoursome booze and discussion of Softly Softly Task Force and other Shepperton Babylon antics. I resisted the temptation to talk on Mooro's bootleg tape, but just thinking about it enlivened the first fifteen minutes or so of the gig. 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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! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ From Mark.Hester at xxx.com Wed Feb 15 10:30:48 2006 From: Mark.Hester at xxx.com (Hester Mark) Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2006 10:30:48 -0000 Subject: Sinister: The sun was a demon Message-ID: <0D12ED9948E1584EAAC753750C2DD6120A4F497D@OBP-EXCH2K3.oxon.blackwell.pri> Blimey, it's over a year since I posted and I hope I never have to say *that* again. However it is somewhat fitting that I should post now that LIFFYPOO (bet the Dirty Vicar's done a poo in the Liffey in his time) has come out as in my last post here: http://www.mail-archive.com/sinister at missprint.org/msg01261.html I was banging on about the bit in Stuart's diary where he describes the process of writing what became The Blues Are Still Blue which is one of my favouritest tracks on the album. I am so glad it is going to be the next single. Hmm, no. 8 in the album charts - is this a best placing for the band? I am at work so the Guinness book of Hit Singles and Albums (in one handy volume) is not to hand. Incidentally, Another Sunny Day is the first song in ages to actually make me cry when I heard the lyrics, especially the last verse. I love Sukie in the Graveyard - I think I might play it at the work Stick it On night. I think the album's biggest surprise is Song for Sunshine. It reminds me of Summer the First Time by Bobby Goldsboro. It's quite ambitious and certainly doesn't sound like a song from 2006. I hope everyone enjoyed the Hammersmith gig. It certainly seems to have gone down well with Mr Walton, my fellow TV quiz-fiend of old. My absence was in no small part due to my self-imposed exile from the big city on account of the fact that I am BUYING A FLAT and so am doing anything and everything to save money. The fact that I no longer seem to have the wherewithal to actually get my ass in gear and buy a ticket for a big gig before they actually sell out might have something to do with it too. The frugal thing does seem to have taken hold of me in a big way. Sunday eve it actually extended to abstaining from alcohol, which those of you who know me will know was an enormous wrench. The weird thing was when I woke up this morning to go work I found that I actually felt *worse* than usual. Let that be a lesson to me. Or something. Is it possible to be 'worried sick'? It is a phrase I had previously associated only with anxious parents waiting in bed or behind the front door for errant offspring to appear, with the well rehearsed line of "You said you'd be back at X A/Pm I/we were worried sick". That said, the hassles involved in the home ownership malarkey do seem to have me feel like I have just run several marathons and it isn't helped by the fact that my landlady seems intent on changing the locks and dumping all my belongings on the garden path. Well, ok, maybe not, but "when are you going?" noises, of varying degrees of subtlety, have taken the place of proper conversation in recent weeks. Apparently she "needs the space" (like, why all of a sudden? Surely she needs the money more....). I did manage to smuggle a microwave in past her yesterday lunch time though, escaping her attention but not that of her eight year old as she told me that evening that he had seen me "carrying some sort of appliance"...snarf. Two independent people have recommended the Bel/Lanegan collaboration to me now, although one worryingly prefixed his praise by "I don't like Belle and Sebastian, but..." which hardly augurs well. Primavera Sound (Barcelona, 1-3 June) line up is announced 21st Feb - that's next week, people! Flat or no flat, I'm going to that! Wonder if I'll bump into Arantxa again....? Work beckons Mark. Mark Hester Editor, Blackwell Energy Research Blackwell Publishing Ltd 9600 Garsington Road Oxford OX4 2DQ Tel: 01865 476218 E-mail: mark.hester at oxon.blackwellpublishing.com Web: http://www.oilandenergytrends.com/ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister at missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo at 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! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ From bakedhood at xxx.com Thu Feb 16 18:24:13 2006 From: bakedhood at xxx.com (kofi bruce) Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2006 10:24:13 -0800 (PST) Subject: Sinister: tickets to sell Message-ID: <20060216182413.48131.qmail@web52111.mail.yahoo.com> Hi, all - Sadly, I have to sell my two tickets to B&S with the New Pornographers on March 6th in NYC. If you're interested please email me off-list at bakedhood at yahoo.com. Cheers! 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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! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ From samwaltonyeah at xxx.com Sun Feb 19 17:35:22 2006 From: samwaltonyeah at xxx.com (Sam Walton) Date: Sun, 19 Feb 2006 17:35:22 +0000 Subject: Sinister: Tonight in Camden Message-ID: Hello Sinister, I may have missed this being posted to the list already, but I thought that London listees might be interested to know that Beans is deejaying tonight (Sunday) at the Lock Tavern in Camden for the launch of the band's rather exciting Late Night Tales compilation. It struck me as the kinda thing that a good Sinistereen should know about. You can "read all about it" here: http://www.belleandsebastian.com/newsstory.php?id=273 So there you are. No other news, although (in a shameless plug) the band I'm in(www.sunsetgun.co.uk) are playing a gig at the Bull & Gate in Kentish Town next Friday, 24th February. Alas, we're first on the bill and thus terrified that no one will be there. It's a worry, dear Sinister, but one that would assauged if YOU turn up. So if you're at a loose end, come and see us. We're not terrific but we're competent. And, probably more pressingly, we sound precious little like Belle & Sebastian. As ever, Asm.x ================================ "He's strictly a pain in the ass, but he certainly has a good vocabulary" - Holden Caulfield +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister at missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo at 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! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ From ole.b.eide at xxx.no Sun Feb 19 17:51:48 2006 From: ole.b.eide at xxx.no (ole botnen eide) Date: Sun, 19 Feb 2006 18:51:48 +0100 Subject: Sinister: norway? Message-ID: <277955e80602190951m5426ab3fv2bfdfd44a7d84283@mail.gmail.com> Heard rumors that B&S will come to norway this spring. Anyone heard some more detailed information? Ole -- Nothing will benefit human health and increase the chances for survival of life on Earth as much as the evolution to a vegetarian diet. Albert Einstein +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister at missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo at 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! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ From Jean-Christophe.Pacaud at xxx.fr Sun Feb 19 18:47:44 2006 From: Jean-Christophe.Pacaud at xxx.fr (jcpacaud) Date: Sun, 19 Feb 2006 19:47:44 +0100 Subject: Sinister: norway? References: <277955e80602190951m5426ab3fv2bfdfd44a7d84283@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <002801c63584$f91fbdc0$0100000a@jcp> http://www.belleandsebastian.com/tour.php Oslo on May 14th JC ----- Message d'origine ----- De : ole botnen eide À : sinister at missprint.org Envoyé : dimanche 19 février 2006 18:51 Objet : Sinister: norway? Heard rumors that B&S will come to norway this spring. Anyone heard some more detailed information? Ole -- Nothing will benefit human health and increase the chances for survival of life on Earth as much as the evolution to a vegetarian diet. Albert Einstein +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister at missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo at missprint.org. 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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! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ From kristerbladh at xxx.org Mon Feb 20 22:14:38 2006 From: kristerbladh at xxx.org (Krister Bladh) Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2006 06:14:38 +0800 Subject: Sinister: better early than never Message-ID: <20060220221438.8A8A743844@ws5-1.us4.outblaze.com> hi all! sorry to bother you about this, but there MIGHT be a chance someone is interested in two tickets for the b&s gig in copenhagen May 19th. right? oh well... i think the new album is great btw. especially stevie's new northern hit! it will definitely be in my next dj-set (hm... next to james carr maybe?). speaking of dj-ing - things seem to be going in the right direction for chris jones' band! last friday i had the exquisite pleasure of dancing to both "tuesday girl" and "other boys" at my local indie club. needless to say, i ALWAYS play Tales of Jenny when i'm doing the record-playing! memo to all indie labels: sign them - now! oh, and there's an academic essay on c86 over here: http://www.indie-mp3.co.uk/2005/12/c86-essay.html (twenty years ago this year, if haven't noticed.) seeing as b&s are often said to be inspired by the scene, although i fail to see the connection. except for the servants, of course. struan DID try recruiting david westlake for the band, you know. and the new servants comp to be released this month is the best news i've heard for ages! anyways, i'm off to glasgow after the summer! will be nice to see those of you i met there last summer. love, chris -- _______________________________________________ Check out the latest SMS services @ http://www.linuxmail.org This allows you to send and receive SMS through your mailbox. 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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! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ From peggy67 at xxx.ca Tue Feb 28 00:47:24 2006 From: peggy67 at xxx.ca (peggy) Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2006 19:47:24 -0500 Subject: Sinister: montreal show Message-ID: <6.2.1.2.2.20060227194720.02db3a68@pop.cogeco.ca> Hello listers, I'm a long-time lurker on this list but thought that I'd de-lurk for a moment to give my two-cents about the show in Montreal last night. This is just a little post I made to my blog about the show. The show last night at the Metropolis in Montreal was terrific. It was my second time seeing the band, the first time was last fall at the Across the Narrows festival in New York. The New Pornographers were great too. They primarily stuck to songs from Twin Cinema, which was fine by me. Unfortunately, there were some sound issues during their set. Mark always jokes that for an opening band, the sound guy keeps the button "that makes you sound good" locked up until the headliner comes on. In all seriousness, it was almost as if, when they first started, the PA was too small for the room and the sound guy was trying to find a balance between what sounded okay and what would be way too loud. Another thing I noticed about this particular crowd, at least in the part of the club where we stood, was how rude everyone was. I'm not sure if this a typical Montreal thing or just this show but people never shut the hell up. Talk, talk, talk...all through the New Pornographers set. It was actually distracting at times. We also noticed that many of the people there didn't seem to know why they were there in the first place. They seem to have little or no interest in either band (not to mention no familiarity with the music) and rather pranced around a bit, "seeing and being seen." It was odd. On the other hand, there was no smoking in the venue so, I guess if the trade off for not smelling like an ashtray and not being able to breathe was putting up with some chatty kids, that's fair. The really great thing about the show, that I appreciated, was the punctuality of it all. Belle and Sebastian took the stage around 9:30 p.m., just as scheduled. It was refreshing because I have to tell you, one of the things I dislike about Kingston or Toronto shows is how late they start. Anyway, they sounded terrific. Everyone in the band seemed really into the show, really happy and genuinely excited to be there. I don't know if this just how they normally are on a tour or if this is a "second day of the tour" euphoria but I for one, appreciated it greatly. From what I can remember, here is what they played (in no particular order): The State I am In Another Sunny Day Seeing Other People To Be Myself Completely The Blues are Still Blue Piazza, New York Catcher String Bean Jean Dog on Wheels Mayfly Sukie In The Graveyard Electronic Renaissance Funny Little Frog White Collar Boy I'm a Cuckoo Judy And The Dream Of Horses Your Cover's Blown (YAY!!!) Jonathan David I know I've missed a couple but that's what I recall just now. I was really thrilled that they did Your Cover's Blown! One sort of amusing but really sad thing I overheard last night: girl standing to my left to her male friend, "is that guy out front, like, the main guy?" male friend to girl standing to my left, "um, yeah." I'd love to hear about the Toronto show if anyone on the list was there. peggy what do pretty girls do? http://home.cogeco.ca/~peggy67 my photos are best viewed by clicking http://www.flickr.com/photos/julep67/ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister at missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo at 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! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+