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September 7, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Stubs: # 234 – Lisa Fischer and Grand Baton, Wellington, 2016
I was looking forward to this – because I’d seen Lisa Fischer in her role with the Rolling Stones and she’s at the emotional heart of the film 20 Feet From Stardom and I’d checked out some of her other sessions and solo work. In short: I was a fan. But it wasn’t great. And […]Archive
July 13, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma & The Silk Road Ensemble
The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma & The Silk Road Ensemble Director: Morgan Neville The Orchard/Madman Morgan Neville’s work on 20 Feet From Stardom is proof he’s good at the big story around music – and here we have a different kind of “big story” – where 20 Feet was about the forgotten people, the […]Archive
June 16, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Gig Review: Lisa Fischer and Grand Baton (June 12, Wgtn)
Lisa Fischer and Grand Baton Opera House, Wellington Sunday, June 12 Lisa Fischer was a Grammy-winnning R’n’B singer in the early 1990s. Unable to push her solo career further or unwilling to be the centre-stage star she has spent most of the last three decades as a backing singer, a quarter-century touring with The Rolling […]Archive
March 7, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Darlene Love: Introducing Darlene Love
Darlene Love Introducing Darlene Love Columbia By now we all know the rather heart-breaking story of Darlene Love – as told through the prism of 20 Feet From Stardom; voice of a couple of huge hit singles, no authorship, no rights, no career…there she is in the film cleaning houses, hearing her songs – better […]Archive
September 19, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
Keith Richards – Under The Influence: Film
Keith Richards: Under The Influence Director: Morgan Neville Tremolo Productions/Radical Media/Netflix Premiering on Netflix this film about Keith Richards was conceived as a promotional video to accompany his new solo album, his first in over two decades. And for the first half of its feature-length running time Keith Richards: Under The Influence still feels like […]Archive
January 5, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
20 Feet From Stardom: Film
20 Feet From Stardom Director: Morgan Neville Gil Friesen Productions The real magic in 20 Feet From Stardom is that no one thought to tell this story before; it’s documentary gold: the helpers, the people behind the stars, the ones doing the work and making the stars sound good – 20 Feet From Stardom shares […]Archive
December 9, 2013 by Simon Sweetman