Thursday, August 09, 2007

Shopkeeper and Stevie Nicks own horse

Sydney Morning Herald - Sydney,New South Wales,Australia
Michael Evans owned a horse once. It had wheels at one end and a tail of hemp.

THERE'S no obvious link when you ponder a list of names including Myer baron Bill Wavish, Fleetwood Mac singer Stevie Nicks, pub owner Bruce Mathieson and music promoter Andrew McManus.

But add Gai Waterhouse and you start to get an idea there might be a neddy involved.
Sure enough, shortly before 10 am today, an upcoming three-year-old called Illume will prance around Randwick in a practice run for horses still on training wheels.

That odd collection of names are, in fact, the horse's owners.

The story goes that chums Wavish and Mathieson invested in the horse with Waterhouse.
But some time after Nicks, the chanteuse, was brought by McManus for the 2005 Melbourne Cup, Waterhouse apparently sold her stake to the American singer, with another stake going to Gai's mum.

Waterhouse still trains the gee-gee, named after a Nicks song.

Whispers around the track suggest one name tossed around for the horse was Illegal Substance although we can't imagine such a link to a wholesome band such as Fleetwood Mac.

Horsey officials apparently thought the name inappropriate and ruled it out.
Nevertheless, we're just happy it wasn't named after another Fleetwood Mac song, Little Lies .

Wavish wouldn't be too keen on Nicks wowing him with the chorus: "Tell me lies, tell me sweet little lies."

Friday, August 03, 2007

Stevie Nicks "Fleetwood Mac, Cocaine and Me..."

According to DWIG from The Ledge, Stevie is featured in a 6 page interview in the September edition of MOJO Magazine ahead of the September 24th UK release of "Crystal Visions... The Very Best of Stevie Nicks". Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones is on the cover.

STEVIE NICKS Fist fights and coke binges with Fleetwood Mac's diaphanous spirit of the 70s.




[edit: scans courtesy of trackaghost from The Ledge]



Thursday, July 26, 2007

Stevie at #2 on the Hot Dance Club Play Charts

Billboard Issue Date August 4th

Stevie's promo remix track of Stand Back currently sits at #2 on the most recent Billboard Hot Dance Club Play Chart.
# 2 - Stevie Nicks - Stand Back

Stevie at The Roxy July 24th

Stevie Nicks, dueting with singer Vanessa Carlton on a song, "The One," from Carlton's forthcoming album Heroes and Thieves (to be released October 9th) during a showcase at the Roxy in Los Angeles July 24th. The former Fleetwood Mac singer was a little tentative about her part, telling the crowd, "I just learned the words to this song this week, so sorry if I mess it up." Still, the duet went off without a hitch, and Nicks then found a seat in a VIP booth where she watched the rest of Carlton's set. Nicks has always been a Carlton supporter, taking her out on the road with her as her supporting act this summer and also in 2006.



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Sunday, July 22, 2007

Crystal Visions Tour Stats

Based on the 19 dates of the tour that have been reported by Live Nation, here are the stats for Stevie's tour...


info courtesy of: Nikolaj

Friday, July 13, 2007

Stevie Nicks in Atlantic City August 24th


It appears the Crystal Visions Tour isn't over just yet. Another show has popped up online at The Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa in Atlantic City for August 24, 2007. Ticket Pricing: $125/$95/$75 (Tickets On Sale 07/16/07).

Also confirmed is 93.1 Jackfm "Jack's Second Show" in Irvine, CA - August 18th. The Lineup this year includes: Stevie Nicks, Stray Cats, The Pretenders, Sugar Ray and ZZ Top. Tickets on-sale now