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August 7, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Mavis!: Film

Mavis! Director: Jessica Edwards Film First Co./Home Box Office (HBO) It pretty hard to fault Mavis! – the feature-length doco covering the life of living legend Mavis Staples. I’ve seen Staples perform three times in recent years, highlights in every show and I’ve been charmed by her as an interview subject. She’s funny, wise – […]

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March 9, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Pops Staples: Don’t Lose This

Pops Staples Don’t Lose This Anti Those touched-up posthumous albums…usually alarm bells ring, the hairs on the back of necks bristle, eyebrows twitch, toes can curl, buttocks sometimes clench – but no such issues here with Pops Staples (belated final ‘solo’ album) Don’t Lose This. Pops was recording this – in ill-health – in the […]