Playback:stl Syndication http://www.playbackstl.com Thu, 15 May 2008 21:33:05 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.playbackstl.com/images/M_images/joomla_rss.png http://www.playbackstl.com Playback:stl Syndication http://www.playbackstl.com/content/view/7617/158/ I labor to describe this because it was one of the most impressive displays by a band I have seen in a great while. It is also the “oh wow” effect that often is used when a band has little left to say. This is not the case with this show and this band. (Photo: Dominik Jansky) LIVE MUSIC - Concert Reviews Thu, 15 May 2008 11:15:58 +0100 http://www.playbackstl.com/content/view/7614/157/ The album's most accessible song, More Than Alive left me speechless, which is ironic because there can't be enough said about this strangely epic tune. MUSIC - Reviews Wed, 14 May 2008 14:11:29 +0100 http://www.playbackstl.com/content/view/7612/157/ Brain Thrust Mastery offers a bit of everything: clever writing, memorable hooks and tight harmonies. MUSIC - Reviews Wed, 14 May 2008 14:05:24 +0100 http://www.playbackstl.com/content/view/7604/160/ Mamet’s characteristic style is on full display here. His characters use language as a weapon and means of deception, speaking in stylized, clipped patterns carefully crafted for effect, which is similar but not quite like the way anyone really talks. FILM - Reviews Fri, 09 May 2008 08:10:34 +0100 http://www.playbackstl.com/content/view/7603/160/ The strain of the deception weighs heavily on young Schlomo, who retreats into a silent ball of misery, punctuated by outbursts of violence. His life improves after adoption by a leftist French-Jewish couple, and gradually Schlomo comes out of his shell and starts to take part in life. FILM - Reviews Fri, 09 May 2008 08:03:49 +0100 http://www.playbackstl.com/content/view/7597/167/ Paris is a city for lovers and musicians, but what happens when you're both? Megumi Noda struggles to balance her love life and conservatory studies, but it's not easy when your conductor boyfriend becomes a star and starts touring all over Europe! panel discussion - reviews Thu, 08 May 2008 23:00:00 +0100 http://www.playbackstl.com/content/view/7598/167/ What if the religious right, are right? This post-Rapture graphic novel tries to answer the question without playing out like Bible camp for heathens. panel discussion - reviews Thu, 08 May 2008 23:00:00 +0100 http://www.playbackstl.com/content/view/7593/269/ Bored Games are fun! Graphic Ink - Pangae Wed, 07 May 2008 14:19:58 +0100 http://www.playbackstl.com/content/view/7591/156/ The 1990s saw female singer/songwriters enjoy some resurgence in popularity with the emergence of artists such as Sheryl Crow, Sarah McLachlan, Alanis Morissette, and Jewel, as well as the success of the Lilith Fair concert tours. Columns - The State I'm In Wed, 07 May 2008 09:03:09 +0100 http://www.playbackstl.com/content/view/7587/157/ It's got that sound—that staggering, powerful combination of primal R'n'R ingredients exemplifying the form at its most artfully transcendent. MUSIC - Reviews Wed, 07 May 2008 08:51:06 +0100 http://www.playbackstl.com/content/view/7586/157/ While One Lone Car's musical aptitude is validated by an unnerving blend of edgy guitar hooks, bold bass, and mechanical drumming, their talent is broadened by another gift: smart, oppressing, honest lyrics. MUSIC - Reviews Wed, 07 May 2008 08:48:32 +0100 http://www.playbackstl.com/content/view/7576/167/ Identity, race, and prejudice mix with murder in this powerful new graphic novel, one of the best of the year so far. panel discussion - reviews Thu, 01 May 2008 23:00:00 +0100 http://www.playbackstl.com/content/view/7555/157/ You pretty much know what you're in for after the astoundingly good first track, Lost Verses, which is eight or so minutes long but is elegant in a way that is hard to describe. MUSIC - Reviews Fri, 25 Apr 2008 08:36:43 +0100 http://www.playbackstl.com/content/view/7554/157/ In the album opener, Gautreau's voice sounds like a downtrodden Morrissey on a lazy day off, timidly bellowing personal thoughts through a tunnel of reverb. MUSIC - Reviews Fri, 25 Apr 2008 08:31:47 +0100 http://www.playbackstl.com/content/view/7552/160/ When Norah Jones was cast as the lead in My Blueberry Nights, the English language debut of maybe my favorite living director, Wong Kar-wai, I was willing to give her the benefit of the doubt. FILM - Profile Fri, 25 Apr 2008 08:26:43 +0100 http://www.playbackstl.com/content/view/7522/62/ She's just so...wow. I'll shut up now. Events Page - Events Page Thu, 17 Apr 2008 09:12:03 +0100 http://www.playbackstl.com/content/view/7521/158/ Mixing and blending influences you can get a glimpse of the world music rhythms and flow of Paul Simon, song craft from The Beatles, vocal and acoustic guitar nuances from James Taylor, jazz guitar improvisation like Pat Metheny, and extremely slick lead guitar playing in the style of Larry Carlton. I can't believe he hasn't caught on more nationally on a large scale level. LIVE MUSIC - Concert Reviews Thu, 17 Apr 2008 09:05:59 +0100 http://www.playbackstl.com/content/view/7514/157/ And who can forget the brilliant Born Slippy from the Trainspotting soundtrack? MUSIC - Reviews Mon, 14 Apr 2008 19:43:42 +0100 http://www.playbackstl.com/content/view/7513/157/ The album's full of electronic beats (some of them harder than others), Gahan's strong and often manipulated vocals, and darkly sexual lyrics. MUSIC - Reviews Mon, 14 Apr 2008 19:19:32 +0100 http://www.playbackstl.com/content/view/7512/157/ I kind of want to be Radiohead and I'm really jealous I'm not Radiohead. MUSIC - Profiles Mon, 14 Apr 2008 18:48:06 +0100 http://www.playbackstl.com/content/view/7511/157/ We love to play. We love to write. We love to hang out with each other. MUSIC - Profiles Mon, 14 Apr 2008 18:43:54 +0100 http://www.playbackstl.com/content/view/7422/269/ The future of gaming is here and it's online now. The boys from Development Hell want to know, will you answer the call? Graphic Ink - PF Thu, 27 Mar 2008 19:35:17 +0100 http://www.playbackstl.com/content/view/7386/157/ Lucy Bland's first full-length album, Down to Sea Level, could definitely use some help staying afloat. MUSIC - Reviews Sat, 22 Mar 2008 01:51:58 +0100