Wednesday, December 25, 2013

Stevie Nicks on the Fleetwood Mac Christmas Gift Exchange: No Scarves, but Plenty of Jewelry

The members of Fleetwood Mac are famous for their dysfunctional relationships, and it seems as though they
have an equally dysfunctional time exchanging Christmas gifts -- at least according to Stevie Nicks.

Asked if there's an annual Christmas gift exchange among the members of the Mac -- that's Nicks, guitarist Lindsey Buckingham, drummer Mick Fleetwood and bass player John McVie -- Stevie tells ABC News Radio, "There is, between Mick and I.  I buy Lindsey things...I've probably bought him 25 cashmere scarves...He doesn't like them.  He won't wear them.  And he says, 'Don't buy me any more cashmere.'"

Explaining why she keeps giving her former lover scarves, Nicks laughs and says, "It's the only thing I can think that he might wear when we're in Sweden and it's cold.  Everybody buys [him] a scarf.  He must have drawers of scarves!"  She adds that, ultimately, "I wouldn't even know what to buy Lindsey, so I don't bother.  He doesn't buy me anything."

But when it comes to Fleetwood, with whom she also had a romantic relationship, Stevie says she goes completely over the top.  "Mick and I, we love to buy presents for each other, because we like the same things," she tells ABC News Radio.  "We like 24-carat gold jewelry.  We like opals and jade.  We like diamonds.  You know, Mick and I are one and the same.  We're kind of the same person."

And even if the two are feuding, expensive gifts are still on the agenda, reveals Nicks.

"Once, I was mad at Mick about something and I bought him a red skull, with diamond eyes, on a 24-carat-gold chain," she laughs.  "And I said, 'This is just so you know I'm always watching you!'  And that was a fantastic gift.  And he loved it!  So, you know, Mick and I have the same taste."

Fleetwood Mac will close out the year with a December 30 show in Las Vegas. 

Tuesday, December 24, 2013

How Fleetwood Mac became one of the most influential bands of 2013

Haim, Ladies of the Canyon, Mumford and Sons and others referenced Fleetwood Mac, although the band’s own EP barely made a dent in public consciousness

By: John Sakamoto
The Toronto Star

A week after closing the annual mud bowl that is the Glastonbury Festival, Mumford and Sons surveyed the 60,000-strong throng at Olympic Park, the sporting complex built for the 2012 Summer Games, and proceeded to lead a couple of dozen musicians — every act on the bill that day — through an epic communal sing-along on Fleetwood Mac’s “The Chain.”

Two months later, one of those acts, a trio of L.A. sisters collectively known by their surname, Haim (rhymes with “rhyme”), released Days Are Gone, one of the year’s most acclaimed and successful debuts.
Reaction to the album tended to be preoccupied with the band’s influences, which ranged from Motown to TLC but most often coalesced around Southern California rock in general and Fleetwood Mac in particular.

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What Do You Get For The Man Who Already Has The Complete Fleetwood Mac Discography?

By David Fleischmann
The Onion

Well, Christmas is almost here, and as usual I’ve put off my holiday shopping until the last minute. It took me a while to figure out what I was going to get for everyone, but I’m just about ready to head over to the mall: I’m thinking a new pair of earrings for my wife, or maybe a bottle of that fancy perfume she likes, and for my kids, there’s always some hot new toy or video game gizmo that they just have to have, but I’m still completely out of ideas for what I’m going to get my brother Michael. I mean, this is someone who already owns the entire Fleetwood Mac discography, so what else is left to give him?

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Sunday, December 22, 2013

Video: Santa Claus is Coming To Town... Stevie Nicks with Chris Isaak

Santa Claus is Coming To Town

Stevie with Chris Isaak - filmed for Soundstage and released on DVD/CD in 2008. Available at Amazon

Stream the full show on-line for FREE until December 26th at Qello

She also performs on "Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer.



Thursday, December 19, 2013

Stars Pick Favorite Albums of 2013 - And Stevie Nicks Likes...

Music stars lined up to tell Billboard what they liked music wise in 2013. Stevie Nicks likes John Mayer's "Paradise Valley" (because she comes from Paradise Valley in Phoenix) and she likes Lady Gaga's "Applause". Check out the video below.

Wednesday, December 18, 2013

Barnes & Noble at The Grove in Los Angeles Video Recap from Stevie Nicks



Stevie Nicks held a signging at Barnes & Noble at The Grove in Los Angeles, CA for her 'In Your Dreams' DVD on December 4, 2013.

Get the 'In Your Dreams' DVD:
Barnes & Noble: http://bit.ly/IGpmij 
Amazon: http://amzn.to/Ip3fwk

Video posted on Stevie's facebook page with a Thank you... and Happy holidays

Australian TV Alert: Fleetwood Mac | Stevie Nicks | Dave Stewart


Fleetwood Mac - Bio
Channel: 117 Bio
Sunday, December 22nd - 3:30pm. Duration 60 Mins.

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.


Stevie Nicks - Oprah: Behind The Scenes
Channel: 128 Discovery Health
Sunday, December 29th - 8:30pm. Duration 60 Mins.
Monday, December 30th - 3:30pm. Duration 60 Mins.
Wednesday, January 1st - 1:30am. Duration 60 Mins.

Oprah welcomes Kirstie Alley as she looks back on some of her biggest bloops and blunders. Then, rock legends Stevie Nicks, Pat Benatar and more take to the stage.

Dave Stewart - The Ringmaster General
Channel: 132 Studio
Saturday, December 28th - 8:00pm
Sunday, December 29th - 2:30am
Sunday, December 29th - 8:30am
Sunday, December 29th - 3:30pm

This documentary captures Eurythmics legend Dave Stewart through the whirlwind recording process of two explosive albums and his adventures in songwriting, letting the viewer witness his eccentric but compelling methods of creativity.

Stevie Nicks: In Your Dreams Film Screening TONIGHT in London

Stevie Nicks: In Your Dreams
Roxy Bar And Screen
128-132 Borough High Street (Southwark)
London, UK

Wednesday, 18th December at 8:00pm

£4.00 cover charge. Free to members.

You don't have to be a member to come on any night or to come to a screening, but if you want to reserve a sofa / table for a film screening you need to be a member otherwise seats are on a first-come first-served basis.  We recommend arriving between 7pm and 7:30pm depending on the film to get a good seat.

Roxy Bar and Screen

Buy In Your Dreams on DVD:
Amazon UK | Amazon US | Amazon Canada or at
JB Hi-Fi Australia | JB Hi-Fi New Zealand

Tuesday, December 17, 2013

Stevie Nicks | Dave Grohl track "You Can't Fix This" from Sound City in Oscar contention

Oscars: Academy Releases List of 75 Original Songs in Contention
Hollywood Reporter


Seventy-five songs from eligible feature-length motion pictures released in 2013 are in contention for nominations in the original song category for the 86th Oscars, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said Monday.

The original songs, along with the motion picture in which each song is featured, are listed on the Hollywood Reporter website.  Two of the contenders include two songs from the Sound City Real to Reel documentary "You Can't Fix This" and "Cut Me Some Slack" produced and directed by Dave Grohl.  How awesome is that!!  Of course it's a long shot, but to even be considered is pretty awesome!
 
"You Can't Fix This" from Sound City
  
Sound City Players
Stevie Nicks
Dave Grohl
Taylor Hawkins
Rami Jaffee



"Cut Me Some Slack" from Sound City
Sound City Players
Paul McCartney
Dave Grohl
Krist Novoselic
Pat Smear

To be eligible, a song must consist of words and music, both of which are original and written specifically for the film. A clearly audible, intelligible, substantive rendition of both lyric and melody must be used in the body of the film or as the first music cue in the end credits.

Oscar nominations will be announced live Jan. 16 at 5:30 a.m. PT

Monday, December 16, 2013

NEW Very Best of Fleetwood Mac "Everywhere" UK TV Spot PLUS GTA 5 TV Spot w/ Stevie Nicks "I Can't Wait"

Couple of new ads running on TV... In the UK Rhino UK is taking advantage of the "Everywhere" track being used in the 3 Network Christmas Dance Pony Ad to promote "The Very Best Of Fleetwood Mac" 2CD set. Check out the video below... 3 Network re-tooled their March, 2013 TV Spot sprucing it up for the holiday season adding snow and a jingle to the background track along with a Christmas tree and reindeer antlers to one of the horses.... Cute ad, it's below.  View the original ad that ran earlier in this year. Dance Pony Dance

Grand Theft Auto 5 licensed Stevie's "I Can't Wait" for the game and is featured the track on the classic rock radio station "Los Santos Rock" within the game.  According to the youtube posting, the ad runs through the holiday season to promote the newly released game.

If you can't get the kids to see/hear your music... You gotta go to where the kids are and hope it makes an impact.

Fleetwood Mac - Everywhere (Three Pony TV AD) - UK
3 Network Pony Christmas Ad
GTA 5 : Xbox 360 TV Spot Grand Theft Auto V - The Official Trailer

Sunday, December 15, 2013

Stevie Nicks appears in a bevy of documentaries

Stevie's the queen of the documentary this year... She appears in Sound City Real to Reel, History of the Eagles, her own documentary In Your Dreams plus Dave Stewart: The Ringmaster General.

 


On Tuesday December 17th in Australia Dave Stewart: The Ring Master General documentary will play Australia's Foxtel - channel 132 Studio at 9:00pm.

This documentary captures Eurythmics legend Dave Stewart through the whirlwind recording process of two explosive albums and his adventures in songwriting, letting the viewer witness his eccentric but compelling methods of creativity.

All but The Ringmaster General are available at Amazon:


LISTEN: Johnnie Walker's Sounds of the 70's: Christine McVie, Stevie Nicks and Mick Fleetwood Interview Segments

This week's "Johnnie Walker's Sound of the 70's" show on BBC Radio 2 featured Interview Segments From Mick, Christine and Stevie.

He's joined in conversation by the members of Fleetwood Mac, ahead of his in-depth special "Beyond The Rumours" to be broadcast on BBC Radio 2 January 1st at 5:00pm in the UK. The programme was made to mark the thirty-fifth anniversary of Rumours, the album propelled them to super stardom along with legendary excess and in-fighting. The band recently toured the world with sell-out dates in the UK, Johnnie will scratch the surface of the band with some sneak previews of his full-length special.

Listen to Johnnie Walker's Sound of the 70's


During this broadcast Johnnie has a few interview clips from his upcoming special including segments with Christine McVie, Mick Fleetwood and Stevie Nicks.

CHRISTINE MCVIE:
At exactly the 25:39 mark Johnnie speaks about his "Beyond The Rumours" New Years Day special and has his first clip from his special with Christine McVie speaking about Stevie and Lindsey first joining the band, followed by playing "Say You Love Me"

STEVIE NICKS:
At exactly the 1:13:50 mark Johnnie speaks with Stevie about her early years moving around the U.S. up to when she landed in San Francisco and joined up with Lindsey and formed their first band Fritz. "Rhiannon" is played following the interview segment.

MICK FLEETWOOD:
At exactly the 1:39:47 mark Johnnie features a portion of his Mick Fleetwood interview. Mick speaks about being the Manager of Fleetwood Mac in the early days and how that came to be that he was managing the band. "I Don't Wanna Know" is played following Mick's segment.

Listen to this show now and for the next 7 days... And don't forget to tune in January 1st 5:00pm UK time (11:00am Central in North America) for the "Beyond The Rumours" special with more of Johnnie's interviews with Mick, Stevie, Christine and also Lindsey Buckingham.

Saturday, December 14, 2013

The Top 25 Tours of 2013 - Fleetwood Mac No.17

Published Boxscore numbers with Billboard
I've compiled
Billboard have published their Top 25 Tours of 2013.  Fleetwood Mac came in at No.17 

Fleetwood Mac played 65 shows in 2013 (67 when you include the two upcoming Las Vegas shows), 47 in North America (49 when the Las Vegas shows are included) and 18 in Europe. The below numbers are based on 45 shows reported to Billboard Boxscore between November 14, 2012 and November 12, 2013.

Boxscore numbers solely depend on the consistency and accuracy of reports from promoters, venues, agents and managers.

No. 17 FLEETWOOD MAC 
Total Gross: $61,899,473
Total Attendance: 554,548
Total Capacity: 579,480
No. of Shows: 45
No. of Sellouts: 13.

Based on the numbers above:

Average Per Show Gross: $1,375,543.
Average Per Show Attendance: 12,323
Average Per Show Capacity: 12,877

Top 25 Tours - Billboard