Sunday, November 21, 2010

MICK FLEETWOOD JOINS JOHN MAYALL AT MAUI GIG

First John Mcvie appeared with John Mayall in Honolulu on November18th - Now it's Micks turn. Mick sat in with John's band at the MACC (Maui Arts & Cultural Center) in Kahului, HI last night (Nov. 20th).  No other details available.

"John Mayall last played on Maui at the close of 2009, jamming with the Mick Fleetwood Blues Band at a Mala Wailea New Year's celebration. If the legendary drummer is home, he will likely play a bit at the MACC on November 20th.

"Hopefully Mick will show up because he did last time," says Mayall. Fleetwood Mac bassist John McVie told Mayall he will join the Honolulu show. "That will be nice to see him," he adds.

Mick and his band will play a couple of holiday concerts including Dec. 30 at the Maui Theatre in Lahaina. And we can look forward to a new club, Fleetwoods, opening in Lahaina."

Source: Maui Beat

MICK FLEETWOOD TO OPEN RESTAURANT ON MAUI + UNCUT JAM SESSION

Watch the extended jam session by Mick Fleetwood and his band in this web-exclusive clip.

Golf Now: Ka'anapali - Mick Fleetwood's Jam Session Uncut
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See more on Golf Now: Ka'anapali Tuesday at 7:30 pm ET only on Golf Channel.

MICK FLEETWOOD TO OPEN RESTAURANT ON MAUI
Also, watch Laren Thompsons video diary of the day she golfed with Mick Fleetwood and interviewed him at the Ka'anapali Golf Resort.
Photos of the day of shooting can be found on the Ka'anapali Facebook page
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The Lahaine Store on Front St.
Lauren's interview with Mick took place on Front Street in Lahaina at The Lahaina Store the former Planet Hollywood Restaurant. Lauren notes that in 6 months to a year, the restaurant will become "Fleetwood's" (not sure if that's the official name) and will feature "The Mick Fleetwood Blues Band" with the house wine being from Mick's own Private Label Collection.  She mentions Mick will be playing with the Blues Band on the roof top.  


Saturday, November 20, 2010

LINDSAY OR LINDSEY?

@DaveStewart tweeted a number of hours ago that he was leaving the UK headed for LA - back to work with Stevie and Lindsay on Monday.

Does Dave mean Lindsey Buckingham or someone else? Given that he spelled Lindsay with an "A" it could mean someone else entirely. If it is Buckingham, is Lindsey really taking part in Stevie's new album? A Buckingham Nicks reunion of sorts? Is he singing, or just playing guitar? It's not clear. So many questions pop up from this. What's clear is that this is the first time someone by the name of Lindsay (with an "A") has entered the fray of Stevie's recording... If it's fact, all she needs is John McVie on their and it's a quasi Fleetwood Mac reunion.  Hopefully it's a spelling error on Dave's part and he does mean Lindsey Buckingham....That would be a treat to hear him play and or sing on the new album.  

You never know.... Maybe Dave Stewart could be that outside producer that Lindsey Buckingham has talked about seeking to help with the next Fleetwood Mac album?? It could happen!

Friday, November 19, 2010

JOHN MCVIE MAKES APPEARANCE WITH JOHN MAYALL - HONOLULU NOV 18TH

Photo by: The Stoddard's Hale
A nearly full house turned out for a concert by Shemekia Copeland and John Mayall Thursday night at Pipeline Cafe in Honolulu, for a lively revival show that paid appropriate homage to the blues masters who created American roots music and rock and roll.


Photo by: Torilife
If all that wasn’t enough: Oldsters who remembered the first wave of British blues were treated to a special treat when John McVie of Fleetwood Mac, who played bass with Mayall way back when as part of the Bluesbreakers and now spends a good bit of his time in Maui, stepped up on stage for a couple of songs with the band. McVie was extremely gracious, taking time after his appearance to speak with everyone who wanted a word.

Thursday, November 18, 2010

UNEARTHED 1997 FLEETWOOD MAC INTERVIEW AND PERFORMANCE

Christine McVie, John McVie, Stevie Nicks, Mick Fleetwood and Lindsey Buckingham. All the players are here. In the following clips, the band is interviewed in North Hollywood, California, during their rehearsals for the CD and live TV Concert "The Dance". The interview took place on April 18 1997.

Enjoy these rare, behind the scenes interviews and performances from Fleetwood Mac!

Thank you to JeffreyChristIsAlive for posting these 4 parts.




Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Possible Australian Tour With Mick Fleetwood Band and ZZ Top

TimeOffMag (@TimeOffMag)
10-11-15 9:51 PM
Whispers are circulating about ZZ Top, Mick Fleetwood Blues Band and The Dingoes touring Australia around Easter with no Brisbane date...


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Monday, November 15, 2010

A COUPLE OF NOTABLE BLU-RAY RELEASES - BOTH INCLUDE STEVIE NICKS

Runnin’ Down A Dream
Peter Bogdanovich’s Grammy-Award winning film about Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers is now available on Blu-ray for the first time. The Blu-ray version of Runnin’ Down A Dream can be purchased exclusively at Amazon.com until December 21st. At that time it will be released via all other outlets.

[Really great documentary if you haven't seen it, I highly recommend it.]

In one segment, Tom describes how it came to be that Stevie recorded "Stop Draggin My Heart Around".  This doc also includes Tom and Stevie in the recording studio putting the vocals on the track & Jimmy Iovine talking about how he knew the song was going to be a winner with Stevie singing a song from a guys perspective... and of course Stevie's in here herself commenting on the song.

Source: TomPetty.com

Heavy Metal
With The Walking Dead, Dead Rising, and Call of Duty: Black Ops, zombies are riding quite the wave of success right now. The inclusion of a zombie sequence in producer Ivan Reitman's 1981 animated Heavy Metal may be why Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has revealed plans to bring the edgy and very R-rated film to Blu-ray Disc on January 25.

Heavy Metal's collection of short stories are linked by a glowing green alien orb that spread destruction in its wake. John Candy, Eugene Levy, Richard Romanus and Harold Ramis all lend their voices to characters that fight the orb's powers behind a great 80s soundtrack powered by Black Sabbath, Blue Oyster Cult, Cheap Trick, Devo, Donald Fagen, Don Felder, Grand Funk Railroad, Sammy Hagar, Journey, Nazareth, Stevie Nicks (Blue Lamp), Riggs, and Trust.

Stevie Nicks "BLUE LAMP"

Heavy Metal on Blu-ray will be presented in 1.85:11080p video and 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio. The 'Imagining Heavy Metal' documentary and deleted scenes are the only known bonus features at this time.

Source: TheHDRoom

Sunday, November 14, 2010

CHART UPDATES: FLEETWOOD MAC, IRELAND, UK, AUSTRALIA ALBUMS CHARTS


Top 100 Albums Chart - UK
Week of 20th November, 2010
Fleetwood Mac's "The Very Best Of" moves down six spots on the Top 100 chart to #76 this week.

Top 100 Albums Chart - Ireland
Week Ending 11th November, 2010
Fleetwood Mac "The Very Best Of" moves down this week to #65 from #51.



Top 50 Albums Chart - Australia
Week of 15th November, 2010
  • On the Top 50 Album Chart, Fleetwood Mac "The Very Best Of" moves up to #32 after re-entering last week at #43.
  • On the Top 50 Catalogue Chart the 2cd set moves up to #2 from last weeks #4.  
  • On the Top 50 Physical Albums Chart, the disc moves up to #27 from #33 last week.
The set was recently certified 6x Platinum in Australia = 420,000 units shipped in Australia.

Thursday, November 11, 2010

Fleetwood Mac Wall Street Journal Mention - TPG Capital Private Show

Last month, TPG Capital wowed investors at its annual meeting with more than portfolio company data. The firm, which manages some $48 billion in assets across various fund families, brought in superstar band Fleetwood Mac as part of the extracurricular entertainment, according to two of the firm’s backers.


It’s not uncommon for private equity firms to roll out some form of evening or afternoon entertainment to break up what is often a long day of presentations at annual meetings. One of the firm’s founding partners, David Bonderman is an avid rock and roll fan and made headlines back in 2002, when he hired the Rolling Stones and John Mellencamp to play at his 60th birthday party. The firm has also brought in other well known musicians, including former members of The Eagles, at prior annual meetings, according to one of TPG’s backers. A third person familiar with TPG said that the cost of hiring Fleetwood Mac was borne by the firm itself and not its investors.

Full Article: Wall Street Journal Blog
Photos by: Richseow

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

DAVE AND STEVIE... STUDIO SHOT

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High Resolution artwork for "The Blackbird Diaries" has been released and includes spectacular photo of Dave Stewart and Stevie Nicks in the studio... You may recall this photo was used in the David Wild piece that appeared in Rollingstone Magazine a couple of months ago reporting on the recording of Stevie's new album that Dave is producing [here].  Great shot, nice to see that it made the inside of the album cover.

The artwork for Dave's Double Gatefold Double Vinyl Album of "The Blackbird Diaries" can be downloaded at Dave Stewarts Martini Moment website.   To check out the album sampler go here. And when you're done with that... check out the video for Dave and Colbie Caillat's "Bullet Proof Vest".  The track appears on the album... They sound great together.

NEVER GOING BACK AGAIN...

LINDSEY BUCKINGHAM PERFORMING LIVE
FRIDAY OCTOBER 29, 2010
826LA Benefit at the Writers Guild Theater in Beverly Hills


Tuesday, November 09, 2010

MICK FLEETWOOD BOOKS DECEMBER CONCERT DATE IN MAUI

The Maui Celebrity Series
Mick Fleetwood
featuring Rick Vito 
with special guests Tom Arnold, Cheech Marin, Brian Evans, Nermin Zajic & more!
Thursday, December 30, 2010
8:00 PM HST (7:00 PM Doors)
The Maui Theatre, Lahaina, HI


General Admission
$85.00
Premium
$150.00
VIP
$225.00

Mick Fleetwood to perform rare concert on Maui
The Maui Celebrity Series to host a massive Lahaina New Years celebration

It is going to be a jam packed night of entertainment on Maui! Mick Fleetwood along with former Fleetwood Mac member Rick Vito perform together. Due to popular demand Tom Arnold will be returning as well as Brian Evans who will be singing some of his favorite tunes for guests & Cheech Marin of "Cheech & Chong" fame will be making a special appearance. Come join the fun!