Coming Soon: Extreme Close-ups of Old Men
This here online rag launched softly about a fortnight before the Rolling Stones played two intimate shows at The Beacon Theater, and our first foray into the world of live (old) music begot constant coverage of the Shine A Light concerts. Jagger, Richards, Scorsese? Can it possibly get any better than this? Feel free to refresh your memory of the near-Halloween gig with our comprehensive review from HT’s Is That the Guy With The Old Balls? Correspondent, Hal Hansen.
It took Martin Scorsese two years and piles and piles of blow to get The Last Waltz ready for consumption, but Shine A Light took less than a year (no word on any Tony Montana imitations this time). The finished product will hit theaters — or theatres, if you’re overseas — on September 21st. Awesomeness.
Now comes word that Shine A Light will be shown on IMAX screens all across the country. To borrow a line from Internet culture: That’s gonna be fucking epic. Now we’re left wondering whose equilibrium will be more off, Keith Richards on screen or the average IMAX viewer in their chair? Seriously, though, awesomeness.
- Previously on Hidden Track: Our man’s review of the Shine A Light shows at The Beacon; Surveying the Beacon scene days before
Looks cool - but no “Harlem Shuffle?”
Sounds wicked sweet! I’ll take some ‘Harlem Shuffle’ AND some ‘Undercover of the Night”!
I saw KR up close at a gig with the X-pensive Winos. He smiled in my general direction. Yes, I am proud of that. You would be too.