Tuesday, July 29, 2014

2 Photos: Stevie Nicks video shoot

Director Paul Boyd posted these photos below to his instagram account last night. One photo shows a camera crane in a theatre. The theatre pic (United Artists Theatre in Los Angeles) suggests they filmed the video in LA (and not Nashville) as a live performance on stage. No description on the photo with Dave and Stevie except to say "Rock Royalty". This looks like it could be the team behind Stevie's video shoot taken Monday in LA... 

It's unconfirmed which song they filmed the video for. 

Monday, July 28, 2014

DATE CHANGE: Stevie Nicks New Album Previews on Instagram now begin Aug 4th


Stevie Nicks "24 Karat Gold -- Songs From The Vault" Album Previews have been moved up a day... Originally scheduled to begin Tuesday, August 5th, the TWICE weekly posts will begin Monday August 4th!!  

Make sure to follow Stevie on instagram

Stevie's back in Nashville? PLUS Video shoot scheduled for Monday!

Today (July 28th)...



Well this is GOOD news... Looks like we'll see at least one video for Stevie's new album, and by video I also mean a single!



Director Paul Boyd of Dave Stewart Entertainment posted on his facebook page that he has a Stevie Nicks video shoot coming up on Monday... Also today Kaya Stewart posted on her instagram that she was back in Nashville with Stevie Nicks.  Do these two situations collide?  Are they shooting the video in Nashville? Is Kaya in the video like she was in Moonlight (A Vampire's Dream)?  Is Kaya playing/singing on Stevie's new album?  So many questions!  Or are these two completely separate situations and Stevie will be back in LA for Monday to film!  Interesting things happening.... Hopefully the video won't take months to get out there to the people.

Sunday, July 27, 2014

Fleetwood Mac's "Rumours" spends 4th week on Billboard Top 200


The 1977 album re-entered the Billboard Top 200 albums chart on July 12th at No.139 moving all the way up to No.99 on the July 19, 2014 chart - then falling back down to No.135 on the chart dated July 24, 2014.  This week the album continues to move down ending the July 20th sales period at No.143.  An interesting note is that 37 years ago this week the album was No.1 in the U.S. for the 12th non-consecutive week.  The album also moves down slightly on the top 50 catalogue chart to No.25.

In the UK, the album never seems to leave the catalogue sales chart. This week it moves down to No.23 from No.20 last week.

In Australia, 1988's Greatest Hits and 2002's 2-CD The Very Best Of Fleetwood Mac continue to be the albums of choice for Australians.  Greatest Hits moves down to No.76 with The Very Best Of moving up to No.78 from No.82 last week.  The Dance DVD re-enters the Top 40 DVD Music Chart this week. In Ireland Rumours re-enters the top 100 at No.89 with The Very Best Of moving down to No.85.

USA - August 2, 2014
BILLBOARD TOP 200 ALBUMS CHART
# 143 (135) Fleetwood Mac - Rumours

TOP 50 CATALOGUE ALBUMS CHART
# 25 (23) Fleetwood Mac - Rumour

UK - July 26, 2014
TOP 40 CATALOGUE ALBUMS CHART
# 23 (20) - Fleetwood Mac - Rumours

UK - August 2, 2014
TOP 40 CATALOGUE ALBUMS CHART
# 15 (23) Fleetwood Mac - Rumours

TOP 40 CATALOGUE SINGLES CHART
# 36 (R/E) Fleetwood Mac - Everywhere

AUSTRALIA - July 27, 2014
TOP 100 ALBUMS CHART
# 76 (44) Fleetwood Mac - Greatest Hits
# 78 (82)  Fleetwood Mac - The Very Best Of

TOP 50 DIGITAL ALBUMS CHART
# 29 (19) Fleetwood Mac - Greatest Hits

TOP 50 CATALOGUE ALBUMS CHART
# 16  (3)  Fleetwood Mac - Greatest Hits
# 17 (17) Fleetwood Mac - The Very Best Of

TOP 40 DVD MUSIC CHART
# 39 (R/E) Fleetwood Mac - The Dance

IRELAND - July 24, 2014
TOP 100 ALBUMS CHART
# 85 (67) Fleetwood Mac - The Very Best Of
# 89 (R/E) Fleetwood Mac - Rumours

Friday, July 25, 2014

Tom Petty says it was hard to sum up his friendship with Stevie Nicks

In this excerpt taken from a much larger interview piece written in the Toronto Sun, interviewer Jane Stevenson lists her 5 essential Tom Petty songs... Her favourite being "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around".

She wrote:

"One of my favourite Tom Petty songs is Stop Draggin' My Heart Around, a duet with Fleetwood Mac's Stevie Nicks, the first single from her 1981 solo debut, Bella Donna.

It was written by Petty and Mike Campbell as a Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers song, but producer Jimmy Iovine, who was also working for Stevie Nicks at the time, arranged for her to sing on it. (The original version without Nicks appears on the Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers' 1995 box set Playback.) Petty says it was hard to sum up their friendship.

"Have you got a couple of hours? She's a good friend. I've know her since 1978 and she's insisted on being in my life (laughs). Some of my best musical memories of her are sitting on the couch and just playing the guitar while she sings."

Sadly, there's no new Nicks duets on Petty and the Heartbreakers new album, Hypnotic Eye: "There are no girls in the Heartbeakers," he says."

Counting down Petty's 20 biggest smashes with the Heartbreakers and beyond
Billboard recently ran down Tom Petty's Top 20 Billboard Hot 100 Hits. Tom and Stevie's live duet "Needles and Pins" from the "Pack Up The Plantation" Album came in at No.16 and Stevie and Tom's duet "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around" from "Bella Donna" was selected as No.1. Selections were based on their Hot 100 chart performance.

For the full article, check out Billboard

Meet & Greet with Mick Fleetwood - August 1st on Maui


Mick Fleetwood with the House Shakers on Maui Friday, August 1, 2014.

Mick is scheduled to perform on the Fleetwood's on Front St. restaurant rooftop August 1st with the House Shakers  on Maui. The show includes two options for tickets.  $125 includes a 4 course dinner plus the show, plus an intimate Meet and Greet with Mick himself.

There is also a $40 option that is for Standing Room Only.

For tickets, call Kristen at (508) 277-8437 or email ksimeone@fleetwoodsonfrontst.com


Well, one things for certain... Mick will still be on Maui August 1st. Fleetwood Mac rehearsals are scheduled to start in early August presumably in California.... unless everyone is heading to Maui, which I doubt.

Thursday, July 24, 2014

Stevie Nicks 24 Karat Gold -- Songs from the Vault due Oct. 7th

Stevie Nicks hinted earlier this year that she might release some older songs that had never seen the light of day. Now, she's making good on that tease: her new album 24 Karat Gold -- Songs from the Vault is due October 7. 
According to Stevie, the album features mostly songs written between 1969 and 1987, with two that were written in 1994 and 1995.  "Each song is a lifetime.  Each song has a soul.  Each song has a purpose. Each song is a love story," she says in a statement. "They represent my life behind the scenes, the secrets, the broken hearts, the broken-hearted and the survivors. These songs are the memories -- the 24 karat gold rings in the blue box. These songs are for you."
The artwork for the album includes never-before-seen Polaroid photos taken by Stevie throughout her career.
24 Karat Gold -- Songs from the Vault is available for pre-order starting August 5.  That same day, Stevie will debut her new, official Instagram account, StevieNicksOfficial, where she'll begin previewing snippets of the music.
In addition, a limited edition double vinyl version of 24 Karat Gold -- Songs from the Vault will come out September 29.  Also available will be a Deluxe Photobook CD, which will include two bonus tracks, as well as 48 pages of exclusive photos from Stevie's personal collection.
Stevie and Fleetwood Mac will hit the road for their On with the Show tour -- featuring the return of Christine McVie -- starting September 30 in Minneapolis.  Tickets available at Ticketmaster.

Stevie Nicks Details Release Plan for New Solo Album '24 Karat Gold'
Album will focus on songs the Fleetwood Mac frontwoman wrote between 1969 and 1987.
Rollingstone
Stevie Nicks to release new album, '24 Karat Gold,' on Oct. 7
Stand Back: Stevie Nicks is preparing to unleash a new solo album.
LA Times

Stevie Nicks to Release New Solo CD, '24 Carat Gold — Songs from the Vault,' Oct. 7
Will join Fleetwood Mac bandmates for 'On with the Show' tour beginning Sept. 30 in Minneapolis.
Hollywood Reporter

Wednesday, July 23, 2014

Stevie Nicks New Album sound bites to come via NEW Instagram Account stevienicksofficial


Stevie Nicks now has a new official Instagram account... Follow her at: stevienicksofficial and beginning August 5th, every week we'll get a taste of her new album!!

Just throwing this out there... Could this be the count down to the album release date... a weekly snippit or photo from the album? If it's a sound bite.... and 16 tracks were recorded and mastered and all were included on the album and say the intention was to provide a sound bite to each track, could we be 16 weeks until it's release?  16 weeks from August 5th is November 25th.  If less tracks are on the album or if less tracks are previewed... it could be a release date a few weeks earlier. Just a thought.

[Update:] Announced July 24, 2014

Stevie Nicks' new solo record, 24 Karat Gold: Songs From The Vault, will arrive on Oct. 7 on Warner Bros. Records. 

Press Release

Monday, July 21, 2014

Facebook Question: If you could ask Mick Fleetwood ANY question, what would it be?


Post your comments or questions on

Fleetwoods on Front St. Facebook Page

Stevie Nicks: Visions Dreams & Rumours

"A chiffon-tastic biography of Stevie Nicks"
Lyrical visionary, enduring style icon and one indispensable fifth of post-Peter Green megaband Fleetwood Mac, Stevie Nicks is one of the most recognisable figures in rock 'n' roll history - very much Fleetwood Mac's 'Queen Bee', as Mick Fleetwood himself describes her. While she once made headlines with her hedonistic lifestyle, part of Nicks' irresistible appeal is her youthful vulnerability and mystical aura, making her an artist with whom fans have an unbreakable emotional connection. Crowned 'The Reigning Queen Of Rock And Roll' by Rolling Stone, and with gold and quadruple platinum solo albums under her beaded belt, Stevie Nicks has enjoyed the ultimate in rock 'n' roll success in her life as a recording artist - but this charmed life has come as a result of hard graft, self-belief and a devotion to creativity above all; hers has been a journey of intense highs and lows. This book, a celebration of the Stevie Nicks phenomenon, takes us on her journey from peripatetic mid-West childhood to her explosion onto the music scene as chiffon-swathed rock goddess, right up to present day. Including exclusive interviews with some of Stevie's associates and collaborators from over the years, author Zoe Howe explores the mystique while retaining the magic of this modern-day musical sorceress and wise woman of rock.

Zoe Howe is a British rock writer whose books include Typical Girls? The Story Of The Slits, How's Your Dad? Living In The Shadow Of A Rock Star Parent, Florence + The Machine - An Almighty Sound, Wilko Johnson - Looking Back At Me, and Barbed Wire Kisses - The Jesus And Mary Chain Story. Her music journalism has appeared in The Quietus, NME, BBC Music, Holy Moly and Company amongst other outlets and she has made music radio series for stations including the award-winning Resonance FM.

The Overlook Press

Hardcover: 352 pages
UK Release Date: September 1, 2014

Hardcover: 352 pages
Tentative US Release Date: January 29, 2015

Amazon US
Amazon UK
Amazon CDA

Friday, July 18, 2014

Stevie Nicks will reportedly be singing at Adam Levine's wedding.

Photo: Vogue Magazine
Molly Fishkins Wedding
Read about the Ceremony
Wow... Stevie's been working the wedding circuit pretty hard this year. First officiating for Vanessa Carlton, then her god daughter Molly Fishkin where Stevie gave a toast and performed "Landslide" and now a report that she'll be performing at Adam Levine's wedding.

Expose Entertainment

Levine 'books Nicks for wedding'
The Maroon 5 singer is rumoured to be tying the knot with Victoria's Secret model Behati Prinsloo this weekend.

And it is claimed several top-notch acts have been booked to put on performances at the nuptial ceremony.

"Sublime and Stevie Nicks are performing," a source told Radar Online.

"They've had fun jam sessions."

The wedding is said to be taking place on the beach at Hotel El Ganzo in Los Cabos, Mexico.

And ahead of the Friday night rehearsals, everything appears to be running smoothly, with little interruption from the paparazzi.


Thursday, July 17, 2014

“We’re thrilled to be a reformed five-piece band” - Mick Fleetwood on Fleetwood Mac

Hawaii's Luxury Magazine
by Bill Mossman

It’s not every day that a junkie rolls out of bed prepared to flaunt his addiction to anyone in sight, but MICK FLEETWOOD is someone who’s always more than happy to oblige. Between the time the sun rises above Haleakala and the stars come out over ‘Iao Valley, the British-born drummer known for his hyperactive ways and wild rock ‘n’ roll days is often found firing things up and inhaling that sweet Maui air. Even his dear old mum loves being a part of his fast-paced addiction. Fleetwood’s life, it seems, has always been about the roll.

Fleetwood at his home on Maui
Welcome to the highly addictive world of celebrities and their car collections. Strewn across a handful of his properties from Kula to Napili is Fleetwood’s impressive fleet of motorcars, which includes Model A Fords, Ferraris, twin-turbo Porsches and BMW 750s. Of the latter, he owns not just one but three of these gleaming models. “I’m a BMW freak!” he admits. Of course, these rides are not just for show-they’re for ‘go’ every day of the week. On Sundays, for example, Fleetwood can be found forcing his 6-foot, 6-inch frame into a 1933 Austin 7-a tiny perambulator of an old English car he’s owned since he was a young man wreaking

havoc on the streets of London-just so that he can take his 97-year-old mother, Biddy, on open-top rides and lunch dates in. It’s still his favorite automobile to this day, having earned the nickname “Lettuce Leaf ” for its racing green color.

“That car actually remained in England for years at the house of my ex-brother-in-law, Eric Clapton,” explains Fleetwood, who was once married to Jenny Boyd, the sister of Pattie Boyd who was once wife to first George Harrison and later Clapton. “One day about 10 years ago, Eric called me up and said, ‘Hey, Mick, you’ve still got your car here. What do you want me to do with it?’ And I said, ‘Oh, my god-it’s still there?!’ The poor car had been sitting in an apple orchard with birds nesting in it! So I had it shipped over to Hawai’i and refurbished.”

Whether talking about his very first vehicle, a taxi cab he purchased from a London neighbor for 12 pounds, his oil-leaking Jaguar XJ-120 that nearly killed him after the transmission fell out while he was bombing down a motorway in England, or a little Deux Chevaux that carried all his supplies during a brief period in his 20s when he seriously considered leaving music to become a window cleaner or painter, it’s clear that motorcars are an important part of Fleetwood’s makeup. It’s also a habit he doesn’t plan on kicking anytime soon. “I’ve had cars that I probably should have unloaded a long time ago, but I just can’t. That’s what car lovers do, you know? They’re addicted. But I suppose that’s an addiction I can be thankful for.”

Older and wiser (and quite fittingly looking more Gandalf-like) these days, Fleetwood passes much of his time in careful reflection as he approaches his 67th birthday. A good portion of his life has been spent in total abandon with well-documented substance abuse battles, but age and experience have tempered his conduct in recent years. He pours a lot of time into outside ventures, including the launch of his own wine line and his return to restaurant ownership with Fleetwood’s on Front Street in Lahaina. “I look at the restaurant as a long-term plan,” says Fleetwood, whose first foray into the food industry business did not go so well. “It’s a way that I can be really active as a person. I love being around people.” He loves it so much, that the restaurant hosts a Hawaiian blessing each night on its rooftop for employees and diners. “It’s not really a touristy thing because it’s really poetic and really heartfelt,” he says of the ceremony. “But it’s my way of saying the islands changed me years ago.”

The man with the infectious mouth-agape drumming style discovered Hawai’i in the mid-’70s, shortly after adding guitarist/vocalist Lindsey Buckingham and vocalist Stevie Nicks to a lineup that included John McVie and his then-wife, Christine, on bass and keyboards/ vocals, respectively. That incarnation of Fleetwood Mac (the first was formed in 1967 with blues-rock guitarist Peter Green, who abhorred the spotlight and chose to name the band after its rhythm section of fellow group founder Fleetwood and McVie) went on to produce one of the biggest-selling albums of all time in Rumours. It’s also the lineup that recently reunited following Christine McVie’s decision to rejoin the band after a 16-year absence from the business.

“We’re thrilled to be a reformed five-piece band,” says Fleetwood of the group, which will be embarking on a world tour this fall. “With Christine’s decision to return, it’s like having the final piece of our crazy puzzle put back together again.”

As for Hawai’i, it’s become more than just a place for Fleetwood to, as he says, “come and lick my wounds.” He still resides in the same home in Napili that he bought from John McVie years ago, and doesn’t plan on changing full-time residency any time soon.

“Life is good,” he says. “When things appear to be a little down, we in Hawai’i have a lot to be grateful for. We’re blessed to be living in one of the most beautiful places on this planet.”

Fleetwood Mac Album Charts Update: USA, Australia, UK and Ireland

Fleetwood Mac's Rumours, in it's third week back on the Top 200 Albums Chart in the U.S., takes a dip sliding from No.99 last week to No.135 on the chart dated July 24, 2014.  Over on the Top 50 Catalogue Albums Chart the album also moves down to No.23 from No.18 last week.

In Ireland, "Rumours" re-enters the Top 100 Albums Chart at No.90. with "The Very Best Of" moving up to No.60 from No.80 last week.  In Australia it's all about 1988's "Greatest Hits" with the album moving up to No.44 this week on the Top 100 albums chart after re-entering the chart last week at No.98.  On the Top 40 Digital Charts, the album is up 19 places to No.19. On the Top 50 Catalogue Albums Chart the album moves up substantially all the way to No.3 from No.25 last week.  Sales are a bit flat on "The Very Best Of" with a slight move down on the top 100 chart to No.82 from No.78 last week.

USA - July 24, 2014
BILLBOARD TOP 200 ALBUMS CHART
# 135 (99) Fleetwood Mac - Rumours

TOP 50 CATALOGUE ALBUMS CHART
# 23 (18) Fleetwood Mac - Rumour

IRELAND - July 10, 2014
TOP 100 ALBUMS CHART
# 60 (80) Fleetwood Mac - The Very Best Of
# 90 (R/E) Fleetwood Mac - Rumours

AUSTRALIA - July 14, 2014
TOP 100 ALBUMS CHART
# 44 (98) Fleetwood Mac - Greatest Hits
# 82 (78)  Fleetwood Mac - The Very Best Of

TOP 50 DIGITAL ALBUMS CHART
# 19 (38) Fleetwood Mac - Greatest Hits

TOP 50 CATALOGUE ALBUMS CHART
# 3  (25)  Fleetwood Mac - Greatest Hits
# 17 (16) Fleetwood Mac - The Very Best Of

TOP 40 DVD MUSIC CHART
# 28 (R/E) Sound City - Real To Reel

UK - July 19, 2014
TOP 40 CATALOGUE ALBUMS CHART
# 20 (34) - Fleetwood Mac - Rumours

"Mixes done, Album mastered, Photos chosen exciting stuff with Stevie Nicks Chris Lord-Alge Waddy Wachtel" - Dave Stewart

Today (July 12th)... Dave posted this pic with this caption. Lucky guy is listening to a referece copy of the new album!



"Mixes done , Album mastered , Photos chosen exciting stuff with Stevie Nicks Chris Lord-Alge Waddy Wachtel"
Photo: Dave Stewart

Great news!!! Looks like the work is done and the package complete! Looks like the ball is in the labels court now to schedule the release and get the word out. Exciting stuff!

July 16, 2014
Unconfirmed tracklisting appeared briefly on wikipedia July 16th (Removed today, July 17th) showing the following tracks on Stevie's upcoming album.  Personally, I think this is bogus, typically something as important as a tracklist and the actual album title (which still hasn't been published) should and will come via a Reprise Records press release accessing one of their many avenues to release such information rather than some sort of haphazard random post on a wikipedia page which can be altered simply by anyone.  But for historical purposes and to make note, this is the track list that was posted preceded with the words "Reprise Records confirmed". The list of songs has since been removed:

TRACKLISTING

1. 24 Karat Gold
2. Gold and Braid
3.The Black Space Needle
4. Something Exquisite
5. Star Shine Silver
6. Priest of Nothing
7. My Sanctuary, My Stronghold
8. All the Beautiful Worlds
9. I Call You Missing
10. The Maker of Birds - Rhiannon's First Song
11. The Forest of Black Roses - Rhiannon's Second Song
12. Forsaken Love - Rhiannon's Final Song
13. Cecelia
14. The Charmed Ones Remain
15. Turnstile 69
16.Blue Water

This tracklist was confirmed as fake.

Saturday, July 12, 2014

Fleetwood’s band delivers ‘only on Maui’ sounds

Photo Aubrey Hord
Rock star drummer Mick Fleetwood performed with his band at the Castle Theater at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center on Thursday evening and pulled in a mix of friends and special guests to create a truly unique “only on Maui” moment for music fans. Youth taiko drummers from Zenshin Daiko, directed by Anthony Jones, created a wall of resonant drumbeats to back up the sounds of The Mick Fleetwood Blues Band (Rick Vito on guitar, Lenny Castellanos on bass and Paul Johnstone on keyboard), along with Glen Lacy on the African djembe drum, Carlos Garcia on hand drums and Paul Marchetti on more drums. Willie K and Eric Gilliom added their vocals and guitars, and a brass element was added with Johnny Zangrando on saxophone and Henry Arroyo on trombone.

Source: The Maui News

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Photo Andrew Stuart

A Very Happy Birthday to Fleetwood Mac's Christine McVie.

Happy Birthday Christine!
Wishing you the most fabulous day today - and every day!... 
Your fans cannot wait to see you live on stage this fall! 

'71 today, 71 today, I've got the key to the door, never been 71 before'


Thursday, July 10, 2014

Fleetwood Mac's "Rumours" back in the U.S. Top 100 on Billboards Top 200 Album Chart

Fleetwood Mac's "Rumours" is on a little bit of a tear on the Billboard Top 200 albums chart.  In it's second week back on the chart, the album moves into the Top 100 up to No.99 this week, from No.139 last week. On the Top 50 Catalogue Albums Chart, the album moves into the Top 20 coming in at No.18 from No.27 last week. The album is trending up, so it should go further up the chart next week.

Incidently, in the U.S. Amazon right now has the MP3 album on sale for $3.99.

In Australia "Greatest Hits" re-enters the Top 100 Albums Chart with the consistently selling "The Very Best Of" down this week to No.78 from No.67 last week.  Another consistent seller in Australia has been the 4CD box set "25 Years - The Chain". This week on the Top 50 Catalogue Albums Chart the set drops to No.43 from No.27 last week.

(Previous weeks chart positions in parenthesis).

USA - July 19, 2014
BILLBOARD TOP 200 ALBUMS CHART
# 99 (139) Fleetwood Mac - Rumours

TOP 50 CATALOGUE ALBUMS CHART
# 18 (27) Fleetwood Mac - Rumour

AUSTRALIA - July 7, 2014
TOP 100 ALBUMS CHART
# 78 (67)  Fleetwood Mac - The Very Best Of
# 98 (R/E) Fleetwood Mac - Greatest Hits

TOP 50 CATALOGUE ALBUMS CHART
# 16 (11) Fleetwood Mac - The Very Best Of
# 25 (28) Fleetwood Mac - Greatest Hits
# 43 (27) Fleetwood Mac - 25 Years The Chain [box set]

IRELAND - July 3, 2014
TOP 100 ALBUMS CHART
# 80 (56) Fleetwood Mac - The Very Best Of

UK - July 12, 2014
TOP 40 CATALOGUE ALBUMS CHART
# 34 - Fleetwood Mac - Rumours

Tuesday, July 08, 2014

Stevie Nicks is joining "The Voice" as an adviser to Adam Levine's team for the upcoming season.


LOS ANGELES (AP) - Stevie Nicks is joining "The Voice" as an adviser to Adam Levine's team for the upcoming season.

Filming is currently underway on the show's seventh season. Nicks, the 66-year-old Fleetwood Mac singer, has been working with Levine and his 12 team members as they assign songs and rehearse with the contestants in preparation for the show's battle rounds.

Levine and Blake Shelton will be joined by Gwen Stefani and Pharrell Williams as coaches when the NBC show returns on Sept. 22.

The network says it will soon announce other advisers for this season.

Fleetwood Mac is set to embark on a 33-city tour starting Sept. 30 in Minneapolis, with Nicks, Lindsey Buckingham, Mick Fleetwood, John McVie and his ex-wife Christine McVie.

ABC NEWS

Stevie Nicks will be joining Adam Levine’s team as his mentor, and “Extra’s” Terri Seymour was with Levine and Nicks to talk about the exciting news.




AP Photo/NBC, Trae Patton

A little bit about the show and how it works.


Australia TV Alert: Fleetwood Mac Behind The Music July 9-12 on Foxtel


Fleetwood Mac
Forty years, some 16 different band members, and several divorces and group break-ups, Fleetwood Mac has endured as one of the world's most popular groups, selling more than 100 million albums to date.
117 Bio.
Starts: Fri 11 Jul, 7:30 pm. Duration 60 mins.
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Starts: Sat 12 Jul, 12:30 am. Duration 60 mins.
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Fleetwood Mac: Behind The Music
This is the story of the band Fleetwood Mac whose on/off relationships and bust ups became as famous as their music.
117 Bio.
Starts: Wed 9 Jul, 3:00 pm. Duration 60 mins.
Starts: Fri 11 Jul, 8:30 pm. Duration 60 mins.
Starts: Sat 12 Jul, 1:30 am. Duration 60 mins.
Starts: Sat 12 Jul, 1:30 pm. Duration 60 mins.

Fleetwood Mac: Behind The Music
805 MAX
Starts: Thu 10 Jul, 3:00 am. Duration 60 mins.

Sunday, July 06, 2014

Empire of the Sun gets tongues wagging with picture of band with Fleetwood Mac legend Lindsey Buckingham

The Daily Telegraph
by Christine Sams

THE leading Australian musicians from Empire of the Sun have the industry buzzing about their recording sessions with Fleetwood Mac legend Lindsey Buckingham.

After studio sessions in May, which included an appearance by Buckingham’s son Will, the band’s new project is generating hype here and overseas — mainly because of speculation about whether a single from the session will be released.

An EMI executive in Australia, Scott Horscroft, has reposted images of the band during the Buckingham recording sessions, teasing music fans with the line #StayTunedEmpyreans.

Horscroft also now owns the iconic Grove Studios and has himself produced tracks for bands including The Presets, Silverchair and Sleepy Jackson (Luke Steele’s band before his Empire of the Sun days).

But it’s not only Empire of the Sun fans showing anticipation about potential new music, Buckingham’s legion of Fleetwood Mac fans are also waiting with interest. There have been numerous postings about Buckingham’s studio sessions with the Australian musicians on fan sites.

For music industry bservers, there is also a strong Pnau tie-in to the Lindsey Buckingham sessions, as Nick Littlemore (one half of both Pnau and Empire of the Sun) was there with his Pnau bandmate Peter Mayes.

It was Mayes who initially posted pics of the session with Buckingham.

In what appears to be an ultimate Aussie muso love-in with the Fleetwood Mac legend is sure to turn into one of the more anticipated projects of the year.

Saturday, July 05, 2014

Fleetwood Mac's "Everywhere" single certified Silver in the UK + Rumours Re-enters US Charts

2013 UK single cover
Available on iTunes
Great news for Christine's "Everywhere" single from the "Tango In The Night" album... It was certified SILVER in the UK by the BPI on July 4, 2014 signifying sales in excess of 200,000 units since it's release. 

The songs renewed popularity in the UK began in early 2013, twenty five years after it's initial release and success in the UK all thanks to cell phone provider 'THREE' and it's marketing campaign focusing on the cute little dancing pony (see video). Not long after the commercial began airing in the UK and made available on-line, the song re-entered the UK Singles Chart peaking as high as No.15 giving Fleetwood Mac their first top 20 hit in the UK in 25 years. Incidentally their last top 20 hit in 1988 just happened to be "Everywhere" which peaked at No.4! Later in 2013 "Everywhere" was also included on the new music compilation released in the UK called "Now That's What I Call Music 84".  

original single cover
With streaming music gaining in popularity worldwide and the change in the UK in June to include streaming counts towards charts, sales and certifications (100 streams as being equivalent to 1 single (download or physical single) when sales thresholds are being measured) more and more singles in the UK will and have been certified... So if you subscribe to an on-demand streaming service like Spotify, Deezer, Napster, O2 Tracks, Xbox Music and Sony’s Music Unlimited and rara, stream some Fleetwood Mac, Stevie Nicks, Christine McVie or Lindsey Buckingham!

FLEETWOOD MAC - EVERYWHERE
Silver Certification (Single) 04 July 2014
WARNER MUSIC (WARNER BROS)

Also... "Rumours" re-enters Billboard's Top 200 Albums Chart in the U.S. this week at No.139 and re-enters the Top 50 Catalogue Albums Sales Chart at No.27.

USA - Chart Date - July 12, 2014
BILLBOARD TOP 200 ALBUMS CHART
# 139 (Re-Entry) Fleetwood Mac - Rumours

TOP 50 CATALOGUE ALBUMS CHART
# 27 (Re-Entry) Fleetwood Mac - Rumours

Wednesday, July 02, 2014

Not sure what this means... Could be an album listening meeting.

Not sure what this means... a meeting about Stevie Nicks but a picture of Fleetwood Mac... and a Tango In The Night era shot... hmmm... Is there a connection, or is it that the photo was readily available to snap... Looks like a shot of a framed photo as it's reflecting a room... The photo is likely hanging on one of the walls in the WB offices.  Cool stuff.. Moving forward!  Maybe this was Warner Bros. first listen to the new album!

Tuesday, July 01, 2014

Why is Everyone in SF Obsessed with Stevie Nicks?

by Peter Lawrence Kane
The Bold Italic 

Stevie Nicks turned 66 years old not long ago, and she’s everywhere. She sang a duet on Jimmy Fallon, with him as Tom Petty. She was on American Horror Story: Coven, having played herself – possibly because Ryan Murphy can’t resist writing his love of her straight into his characters’ minds. She even did a weather report. 

With her vampish hedonism and love of shawls and Victoriana, there is something delightfully absurd about Stevie Nicks’ persona that seems to resonate in San Francisco. She is approachably, unpretentiously weird. As a drag icon for years – although the Night of 1000 Stevies is a New York thing – she’s a recurring specter on the scene. We asked some creative current and former Bay Area residents their thoughts on this brilliant woman, the goth-witch draped in chiffon who sings white-bread songs with universal appeal.

And although they’re skipping San Francisco for Sacramento and San Jose, Fleetwood Mac will tour this fall, in their full lineup. Just in case you were wondering.

Good read...
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Photo: Marlene Stemme