Currently, TV commercials in America feature much better music than what's played on 'progressive' radio. My local stations are full of Matchbox 20 and Three Blind Mice (slag intended) -- they all sound the same. Sometimes my cynical side wants Belle & Sebastian to remain on the fringe successwise, because they're too good for American radio. If B&S decide what sort of commercial to have their music played with, I wonder what sort of products they would endorse? If it hasn't been already answered (I'm way behind on Sinister digests), the Dream Academy called it quits in '91 after the 'different kind of weather' album. Sam

Date: Sun, 9 Aug 1998 18:00:59 -0400 (EDT) From: Jessica Murphy <jmurphy@UDel.Edu> Subject: Sinister: double take

Speaking of hearing music you love when you least expect it... Has anyone else been startled by the TV ad for Acuvue contact lenses that plays a remix of The Dream Academy's "Life in a Northern Town"? (This might be airing only in the States.) I haven't heard that song in ages, and it brings back memories... Whatever happened to The Dream Academy, anyway? I lost track of them after the second album. +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list please mail "sinister@majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo@majordomo.net". For list archives and searching, list rules, FAQ, poor jokes etc, see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +---+ Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa +---+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+