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Burt Bacharach

  • Blogs

    May 22, 2012

    Six Most Overused Rhymes

    You've been there, listening to a song for the first time, hearing the word at the end of one lyric and thinking "please don't end the next line with (insert predictable rhyme here)." Of course, nine out of ten times, the internalized wish is futile. Nobody expects songwriters to reinvent the wheel ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 30, 2012

    The Six Best Key Changes In Pop Music

    The key change is an essential device in the pop canon. Play song, move chords and melody up a half step or so, continue in new key until otherwise noted. It's simple, really, and often effective, which is why it has been employed to the point of abuse. Here are the six best key changes in pop music ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 22, 2011

    Vivian Girls at Vintage Vinyl and The Firebird, 4/21/11: Review

    Nolan Conway​Vivian Girls with Black Lips Vintage Vinyl/The Firebird Thursday, April 21 Live music patrons of St. Louis, you had a choice last night: You could have gone to see Arcade Fire and The National play Scottrade Center (and if my Twitter feed is any indication, most people I know did ... More >>

  • Music

    April 21, 2011

    Vivian Girls songwriter Cassie Ramone talks about outliving the hype

    Nolan Conway​Vivian Girls with Black Lips Vintage Vinyl/The Firebird Thursday, April 21 Live music patrons of St. Louis, you had a choice last night: You could have gone to see Arcade Fire and The National play Scottrade Center (and if my Twitter feed is any indication, most people I know did ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 17, 2011

    Interview: Sammy Hagar Autobiography Co-Writer Joel Selvin on Montrose and Why Sammy's an Ideal Subject

    ​In part one of our interview with Joel Selvin, co-author of Sammy Hagar's new autobiography Red: My Uncensored Life in Rock, we talked about the early years of Sammy's career and one memorable incident in which Selvin's home phone number became very public. Here's the second part o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2011

    How Ben Folds Became the Patron Saint of A Cappella

    Kyleigh DiGregorio​In this week's paper, I chatted with Ben Folds, who's playing a sold-out show at the Pageant on Sunday night. Folds' latest album, Lonely Avenue, is a collaboration with author Nick Hornby. In addition to this project, Folds has been dabbling in the world of a cappella over ... More >>

  • Music

    December 16, 2010

    2010: The Year In Music

    Kyleigh DiGregorio​In this week's paper, I chatted with Ben Folds, who's playing a sold-out show at the Pageant on Sunday night. Folds' latest album, Lonely Avenue, is a collaboration with author Nick Hornby. In addition to this project, Folds has been dabbling in the world of a cappella over ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 11, 2010

    Tonight! Julia Nunes, Stew and the Negro Problem

    Tonight at the Old Rock House, LA's Stew and the Negro Problem will be performing as part of the venue's Listening Room Series. The show's at 8:30 and tickets are $27.50 for reserved seating, $20 for general admission. This is the group's first tour in six years -- they've been involved in the Broad ... More >>

  • Culture

    August 11, 2010

    St. Louis Stage Capsules

    Dennis Brown and Paul Friswold suss out the St. Louis theater scene

  • Culture

    August 4, 2010

    St. Louis Stage Capsules

    Dennis Brown and Paul Friswold suss out the St. Louis theater scene

  • Culture

    July 28, 2010

    St. Louis Stage Capsules

    Dennis Brown and Paul Friswold suss out the St. Louis theater scene

  • Calendar

    July 14, 2010

    Who's Been Sleeping In My Bed?

    Dennis Brown and Paul Friswold suss out the St. Louis theater scene

  • Blogs

    February 16, 2010

    Show Review: Sondre Lerche and JBM at the Old Rock House, Monday, February 15

    Sondre Lerche, dressed for the STL weather.​Before "Pioneer," Sondre Lerche (for the record: SAHN-druh LAIR-kay) remarked upon the church-like layout of the Old Rock House. "Let's work with that," he said. Let us, indeed: a reverential audience; a compulsively charismatic man on stage; and son ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 1, 2009

    Elvis Costello Announced as Special Guest for July 11 Sheryl Crow Concert Under the Arch

    This in from Major League Baseball, Elvis Costello will be that previously announced "special guest" at the Sheryl Crow concert on July 11 beneath the Gateway Arch."I cannot think of anything better than sitting in with Sheryl and her band for a few surprise numbers and a rocking good time in St. Lo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 23, 2008

    Hump Day Slow Jam of the Week: Dionne Warwick, "Heartbreaker"

    This in from Major League Baseball, Elvis Costello will be that previously announced "special guest" at the Sheryl Crow concert on July 11 beneath the Gateway Arch."I cannot think of anything better than sitting in with Sheryl and her band for a few surprise numbers and a rocking good time in St. Lo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 4, 2008

    Hump Day Slow Jam of the Week: Luther Vandross, “A House is Not a Home”

    This in from Major League Baseball, Elvis Costello will be that previously announced "special guest" at the Sheryl Crow concert on July 11 beneath the Gateway Arch."I cannot think of anything better than sitting in with Sheryl and her band for a few surprise numbers and a rocking good time in St. Lo ... More >>

  • Music

    March 26, 2008

    She & Him

    Volume One
    (Merge)

  • Blogs

    February 10, 2008

    2008 Grammy Awards: The Liveblog

    Volume One
    (Merge)

  • Music

    October 10, 2007

    Dionne Warwick

    8 p.m. Thursday, October 11. The Sheldon, 3648 Washington Boulevard.

  • Music

    May 30, 2007

    The Re-Entroducer

    Oliver Wangs shares his soul-sides.

  • Music

    April 4, 2007

    Snuggling up with the Long Winters

    John Roderick makes lyrical non-sequiturs an art form.

  • Music

    November 23, 2005

    Pimping All Over the World

    B-Sides gets gangsta with Burt Bacharach, imagines a rainbow of worldly bands and dissects the nuances of two trumpets

  • Film

    September 28, 2005

    Fairest of Them All

    MirrorMask is a thing of beauty, a joy forever, etc.

  • Music

    June 29, 2005

    Fountains of Wayne

    Out-of-State Plates (Virgin)

  • Film

    November 3, 2004

    Candy Caine

    Jude Law's Alfie puts a pretty face on a once-ugly story

  • Calendar

    October 6, 2004

    Wonder About the Water

    And the water's wonders?

  • News

    August 4, 2004

    Jerry Baby!

    We try to track down Jerry Berger, investigate what Carnahan is doing on the Flipside and learn about a Cosmological Flight Machine; plus, Bill Haas dishes the dirt and Unreal gets schooled at a "Rock, Paper, Scissors" tourney

  • Music

    April 28, 2004

    Abundance of Richies

    Is the soul balladeer Burt Bacharach or Michael Bolton?

  • Music

    December 10, 2003

    Grand Theft Audio

    Radar Station discovers the soundtrack to crime

  • Music

    June 4, 2003

    Various Artists

    American Idol Season 2: All-Time Classic American Love Songs (RCA)

  • Culture

    April 23, 2003

    Full Esteem Ahead

    Monty has everything going for it -- and more

  • Music

    April 16, 2003

    White Stripes

    Elephant (V2/Third Man)

  • Music

    October 9, 2002

    Cruel and Unusual

    Elvis Costello defies expectations and returns to rock

  • Music

    September 11, 2002

    Money Shot

    9/11 was supposed to sound the death knell for irony -- so what's gonna happen to Money Mark?

  • Music

    November 28, 2001

    Paul McCartney

    Driving Rain (Capitol)

  • Music

    May 9, 2001

    Cousteau

    Cousteau (Palm Pictures)

  • Music

    January 24, 2001

    Bette Midler

    Bette (Warner Bros.)

  • Music

    January 3, 2001

    Aluminum Group

    Pelo (Hefty)

  • Music

    November 15, 2000

    Dandy Warhols

    Wednesday, Nov. 22; Firehouse

  • Music

    February 23, 2000

    Fiona Apple

    When the Pawn (Epic)

  • Film

    January 26, 2000

    ISN'T SHE GREAT

    Directed by Andrew Bergman

  • Music

    December 29, 1999

    Critical Mass

    RFT music critics offer a cut-and-paste compendium of the year in music. Everyone's wrong. Everyone's right.

  • Film

    December 15, 1999

    STUART LITTLE

    Directed by Rob Minkoff

  • Culture

    November 24, 1999

    PAGE TURNER

    SLSO artistic adviser Tim Page has come a long way since his film debut at age 12

  • Music

    August 25, 1999

    MANIC STREET PREACHERS

    This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours (Virgin)

  • Music

    June 30, 1999

    Listening Post

    This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours (Virgin)

  • Music

    March 10, 1999

    Sound Checks

    This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours (Virgin)

  • Culture

    January 13, 1999

    Sound Track

    This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours (Virgin)

  • Music

    January 6, 1999

    1998: The Year in Music, Part 2

    This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours (Virgin)

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