Vol. 28, No. 4
Going Postal
Maybe its time to revisit Steve Stogels redevelopment plan for the Old Post Office downtown
By Randall Roberts
Crazy Howard in the Mix
Remixes of Dean's amped-up Iowa speech were the online flava of the week
By Rob Harvilla
Endorsements
Wait no more: Unreal's presidential-candidate endorsements are in; plus we lament the loss of "Poetry Beat," check in with the lads at Sanford-Brown and wonder if we can get a direct line to God
Whatever Happened to Anti-War Protests and Protesters?
Week of January 28, 2004
By Wm. Stage
Letters
Repent, Sinner!
And your love of punk-pop may be forgiven
By Nathan Dinsdale
The Gospel According to Tupac
Jesus raised the dead. Tupac raised the roof. What's the dif?
By Charles Gray
Ode to a Chip
Radar Station talks Red Hot Riplets and more with Murphy Lee
By Jordan Harper
Love Experts
Saturday, January 31; Off Broadway
By Steve Pick
Decibully
Wednesday, February 4; Rocket Bar
By Niles Baranowski
Nebula
Sunday, February 1; Hi-Pointe
By John Goddard
Slayer
Soundtrack to the Apocalypse (American)
By Paul Friswold
People Like Us + Kenny G
Nothing Special (Mess Media/Soleilmoon)
By Ben Bush
Air
Talkie Walkie (Astralwerks)
By Brooke Foster
Ani DiFranco
Educated Guess (Righteous Babe)
Elephant Man
Good 2 Go (VP/Atlantic)
By Dan Strachota
Sounds Around Town
Imperfect Pitch
The owners of The Heights have a great idea, but the food's not nearly as lovely and inspired as the music
By Michael Renner
St. Louis Tap Water
No, really: tap water. Give it some respect.
Dance, Dance, Dance
Robert Altman's love letter to ballet is beautiful but empty
By Melissa Levine
Pop It, Lock It, Yo
You Got Served exhumes something suspiciously akin to breakdancing
By Gregory Weinkauf
Film Openings
Series/Festivals
Hard Drive
Only Life (x) 3's strong cast rescues this laptop Rashomon
By Dennis Brown
Scream for Me, Asia!
Fontbonne's "New Asian Horror" series will make you want to sleep with the lights on
This Week's Day-by-Day Picks
Tragic Flaws
In Hydeware's production of Death and the Maiden, the niggling questions obscure the big ones
By Deanna Jent
Sing, My Pretties
Bring the family to Sing-A-Long Wizard of Oz and walk away with a song in your heart (and a bunch of kazoos in your hand)
By Mark Dischinger
Kung Fu'd
Or, what does Miramax have against Asian films?
By Robert Wilonsky
African-American Idol
With extra Bass
By Niles Baranowski, Paul Friswold, Ian Froeb and Rose Martelli
Don't Pass This Buck
A Negro League Monarch
By Paul Friswold, Byron Kerman and Jason Toon
Gray Matters
Brain drain at the Science Center
By Byron Kerman and R.L. Nave
Hey Desi, I'm Home
Indian traditions with a St. Louis twist
By John Goddard, Byron Kerman and Ben Westhoff
Sound Stage
The whole thing makes sound
By Jedidiah Ayres, Paul Friswold, Guy Gray and Mike Seely
