Video may have killed the radio star, but -- at least in the case of Tracy +
the Plastics -- it's also brought a new kind of star to life. Entrenched in
the kind of deliriously bubbly retro post-punk that's been taken up by Le
Tigre, Tracy and her "group" -- a synthesized backing band whose members appear
and interact with the singer via video monitors -- are the rare nifty art
project that works just as well as blissed-out rock and roll. |