Sinister: Isobel Campbell tour - help please

[David Hewitt]

Erm, so... is nobody else keen on the idea of a Melbourne picnic, or
did this simply not get through to the list? The archive's busted, so
I can't check. Apologies if you receive this twice.

Bulk love,
-David (Vanilla Flavoured)


On 3/16/06, David Hewitt <dhewitt at gmail.com> wrote:
> G'day all.
>
> Gentleman and scholar, Lawrence Mikkelsen, said:
>
> > PS - Melbourne people ... Vanessa and I are coming over for the B&S
> > show ... keen for a picnic or a meetup or something?
>
> I say: Yes. Yes indeed.
>
> Does anybody else fancy it? Given that it's Melbourne in June, I'd say
> a picnic is perhaps somewhat on the optimistic side, though if we give
> ourselves the option to take shelter in a nearby pub, we can certainly
> attempt it.
>
> The gig's at the Forum, which has several advantages over the Palais,
> where they played last time. For one thing, it's somewhere you can
> stand up - there should be a bit more atmosphere than there was at the
> rather muted, all-seated affair we were treated to last time Belle &
> Sebastian swung through town. Also, we needn't make the epic,
> unpleasant trek South of the river - a huge bonus. Plus the Forum has
> this weird thing going on where it tries to make you think that you're
> outside, when actually you're still inside. It's a difficult visual
> effect to describe, but it's really quite striking. Hang on, here are
> some pictures, so you can see what I mean:
>
> http://www.marrinertheatres.com.au/hireforum.htm
>
> (Click on the ones down in the bottom right-hand corner.)
>
> Any word on the support yet? It better not be bloody Architecture in
> Helsinki again. Yechh. How about Art of Fighting or Sodastream or
> someone like that?
>
> As far as a picnic location goes, should we try for something near-ish
> to the venue? There's probably a bit of grass by Federation Square we
> can set up camp in. I'll go down there and have a look around,
> perhaps, once the madness of the Commonwealth Games has passed. Drop
> me an email if you're interested in getting on board, and we can
> discuss some details off-list.
>
> The new record's been on pretty heavy rotation with me, I have to
> admit. I think it's some of their best work. I wasn't completely sure
> about it at first - "The Blues are Still Blue" gave off a weird Bucks
> Fizz sort of vibe, and "Song for Sunshine" felt like it might become
> the next "Beyond the Sunrise" or "Roy Walker", but thankfully it all
> came good eventually. I can even pinpoint the exact moment when I knew
> everything would be alright: it's when Stuart sings "will you bugger
> off, I've got work to do" in "Act of the Apostle, Part Two".
>
> In fact, those final three tracks are genius. AotAPT sort of ties
> everything back in together, and is a stunning song in its own right.
> Then "For the Price of a Cup of Tea" has that classic
> final-track-of-an-album sound to it - you can almost see the credits
> scrolling up the screen over the top of it, somehow. But then
> "Mornington Crescent" sneaks up on you, as if it's not really part of
> the album at all- it's like when that cooler kid who was a year older
> than you in school taped an album for you, and stuck the obscure
> b-side that everyone said was far better than the album tracks on that
> free bit of space at the end of the tape. "Mornington Crescent" is
> that song, but they've put it right there on the CD for you. Nice one.
>
> That said, how unspeakably awful are the filmclips? Almost as bad as
> Stuart's goofy little hat, surely? Come on, someone had to say it.
>
> Bulk love,
> -David.
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