Month: May 2016

Authentic. This is the word that kept coming to mind as I watched Lisa Fischer, best known for being a Rolling Stones’ backup singer, perform last night at the Barbican in London. For those of you who don’t know her, see her sing Gimme Shelter with Mick Jagger here. This show was not an attempt [...]

Yesterday afternoon I saw the Rolling Stones’ Exhibitionism at the Saatchi Gallery. As I left the final room of the exhibition, I felt as keyed up and excited as if I had been to a Stones concert. The exhibition was an immersive musical and visual spectacle. I didn’t feel the same way, however, when I [...]