Back Stage @Oprah: Stevie Nicks' Gloved Hand by Karl Lagerfeld

Annabel Lee (aka Stevie Nicks) Tweeted this photo earlier today of Stevie back stage at The Oprah Show.

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Appears the nude coloured gloves she's currently wearing during Rod's set on tour are also gloves by Lagerfeld. 

Lindsey Buckingham Gearing Up For New album, Tour

(Reuters) by Dean Goodman - Fleetwood Mac frontman Lindsey Buckingham has finished work on his third solo album in six years, a project he expects to release in September and promote with a tour.

The album, "Seeds We Sow," will also be his first outside the Warner Bros. family. Buckingham told Reuters that he was unhappy with its handling of his solo projects, and he was now considering teaming up with a new label or going the DIY route with an independent promotion team.

Fleetwood Mac is also a free agent after more than 40 years at Warner Bros., Buckingham said. The Anglo-American rock icons last released an album in 2003 and were the ninth biggest touring act in 2009 with U.S. ticket sales of $55 million, according to Pollstar.

Buckingham, 61, said Fleetwood Mac will continue to tour and record. Given classic-rock audiences' disdain for hearing new music in concert, he said he enjoys the creative challenge of giving old favorites a new sheen on stage.

Despite a busy family life, Buckingham has also been on a creative tear in his solo career, releasing albums in 2006 and 2008, and touring to promote both of them. Before then, he had not released a solo album since 1992's "Out of the Cradle."

Coincidentally, he said "Seeds We Sow" will be similar in tone to "Out of the Cradle," which received a rapturous critical response but was a relatively poor seller.

ANOTHER STONES COVER

The title track opens the album. "I don't think anyone's gonna take that for a radio song because it's just voice and acoustic guitar and there's a lot of that on the record," he said. "It runs the gamut. There's some lead playing, there's a little bit of everything on there."

As he did on 2006's "Under the Skin," he covers an obscure Rolling Stones song, this time "She Smiled Sweetly" from the band's 1967 album "Between the Buttons." He previously reworked their 1966 tune "I Am Waiting."

Buckingham said he was a fan of the Stones' experimental recordings with original leader Brian Jones, an ill-fated virtuoso with whom he shares a musical versatility.

He recorded "Seeds We Sow" at his home studio in Los Angeles, playing most of the instruments and mixing it himself while fulfilling his obligations as the married father of three preteens.

While there is no theme to the album, his late-in-life domesticity inevitably means songs "get filtered through looking at the world a little differently, perhaps a little more philosophically."

Buckingham will take a break from laying the groundwork for the album when he appears at the annual ASCAP "I Create Music" Expo for musicians and songwriters in Hollywood on April 29. His Q&A with pop singer Sara Bareilles will follow the presentation of the performing rights group's Golden Note Award for career achievement.

"Maybe I'll take a guitar and a little amp and do a little picking on stage," he said.

But he warned attendees not to ask him technical questions related to publishing and licensing. And maybe not to tax him too much with tips for songwriting.

"I don't really think of myself so much as a writer as a stylist, someone who came into writing from the back door and has found it through a certain very specific and personal means. It's all about what you do with the style. Hopefully I'll have something good to say. We'll see."

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Dave Stewart and Stevie Nicks - Cheaper Than Free Video + Secret Love Video Bonus

Delux Version
Stevie Nicks' "In Your Dreams" 
Now on itunes 

The pre-sale includes the "Cheaper Than Free" and "Secret Love" videos as part of the expanded edition of the album.  My Heart is not on the itunes version only on the Warner Bros version.

The complete video of "Cheaper Than Free" a Duet from Dave Stewart and Stevie Nicks featured on both of their albums is also available alone to download free if you are in the USA or to purchase on itunes, if you are outside the USA... The song and the video are really well done... and it's so sweet their interaction... Well done Dave and Stevie!... and Stevie in the halloween hat = hilarious!

Cheaper Than Free on itunes

In Your Dreams Pre-sale itunes

Promo Video: Stevie Nicks, Joan Jett, Pat Benatar & More... ALL NEW! Oprah Wednesday!

Stevie Nicks Pre-Sale Codes Now Available - Websters Hall NYC

SPECIAL INTIMATE PERFORMANCE 

BY STEVIE NICKS

MAY 4TH, WEBSTER HALL, NYC

Enter your email address at 
THIS LINK 
to get your unique Ticketmaster Pre-sale code emailed to you.

Exclusive Fan Pre-Sale at Ticketmaster begins at 10am ET on April 13, 2011 and will end at 10pm ET on April 14, 2011 or when the exclusive fan pre-sale tickets are sold out.

**There are a limited number of pre-sale codes available**

TICKETMASTER
Onsale to General Public
Start: Sat, 04/16/11 12:00 PM EDT

Fan Club Presale
Start: Wed, 04/13/11 10:00 AM EDT
End: Thu, 04/14/11 10:00 PM EDT

Radio Presale
Start: Fri, 04/15/11 10:00 AM EDT
End: Fri, 04/15/11 10:00 PM EDT

US $99.00
US $99.00 Ticket + US $11.70 Fees = US $110.70

PLEASE NOTE: Tickets for this event can only be picked up at will call on the night of the show. Tickets will not be mailed. All purchasers must present a government-issued photo ID. Tickets are non-transferable and you MUST enter the building upon receipt of your tickets. There is a two (2) ticket limit for this event. The ticket limit will be strictly enforced. Exceeding the limit will result in cancellation of your tickets without prior notice. Tickets will not be sold at any Ticketmaster outlets for this event. 

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Update: Pre-Sale Opportunity For Stevie Nicks Webster Hall Show Starts Today!

Stevie Nicks fans – the time is now! Stevie will be playing a very intimate live show in New York City at Webster Hall on May 4th. Visit stevienicks.warnerreprise.com to receive your special pre-order code which you can use on Wednesday, April 13th to purchase advance tickets for this event (pre-order code to be posted sometime today). Stevie will be playing selections from “In Your Dreams” and beyond. You wont want to miss this!

Source: Rockalittle.com

(Detroit Review) Stevie Nicks | Rod Stewart

They say blondes have more fun. Rod Stewart even used the adage for an album title once.
The Oakland Press
By Gary Graff

And on Sunday (April 10) at Joe Louis Arena, with Stewart and opener/special guest Stevie Nicks, the saying continued to hold true.

Though both artists' voices have seen better days, particularly Nicks', it was still a night full of hits with a superstar-like aura. In the 80s it's the kind of bill you might have seen at the Pontiac Silverdome, or over multiple nights at the then-Pine Knob Music Theatre. On Sunday it didn't nearly fill Joe Louis, but it delivered plenty of blonde-haired and raspy-voiced fun for the boomer-dominated crowd.

After being introduced by Stewart, Nicks didn't waste any time jumping into her A-list as she and her nine-piece band tore into the shifting gait of "Stand Back" and were quickly gliding through Fleetwood Mac's "Dreams," part of a 95-minute set that included extended versions of "Gold Dust Woman," "Rhiannon" and "Edge of Seventeen," a cover of Tom Petty's "You Wreck Me" and a couple of deep catalog selections such as "Sorcerer" and "Love Is," both from 2001's "Trouble in Shangri-La" album.

Nicks accompanied "Landslide" with a slide show of photos from the past, primarily of her late father Jess Nicks, while "Secret Love," her taste of her upcoming album "In Your Dreams" -- due out May 3 -- was actually one of the strongest parts of her show.

Nicks showed up during Stewart's headline set as well, though the two didn't exactly set off sparks; their rendition of her "Leather and Lace," originally done with the Eagles' Don Henley, at least fared better than a stiff romp through Stewart's "Young Turks," during which Nicks did not seem particularly happy to be surrounded by Stewart's three mini-dressed backing singers.

Blame that on a simple difference in sensibilities. Nicks trades on poetics and ethereal mystery; Stewart is -- and certainly was on Sunday night -- an eternal party boy, still shaking his bottom at 66 and enjoying his ability to do that as much as any of his fans. There's a gravity to that kind of lightheartedness as well, but over the course of 19 songs and an hour-and-45-minutes it was mostly the "musical extravaganza" promised on the curtain that surrounded the stage before Stewart and his 13-piece band came on.

Like Nicks, he didn't scrimp on the hits, filling the show with the likes of "Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)," Cat Stevens' "The First Cut is the Deepest," Tim Harden's "Reason to Believe," "You're In My Heart (The Final Acclaim)," Van Morrison's "Have I Told You Lately"...the list goes on -- and many of them highlighted Detroit guitarist Paul Warren. Stewart, who changed outfits three times, also drew from his recent covers albums -- not the Great American Songbook sets but 2006's "Still the Same...Great Rock Classics of Our Time" and 2009's "Soulbook" for a show-opening rendition of the O'Jays "Love Train" and Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?" And he offered a double-dip into the Sam Cooke catalog with "Twistin' the Night Away" and "Havin' a Party."

(Chicago Review) Rod Stewart & Stevie Nicks Live!

Even if Rod Stewart and Stevie Nicks don’t seem like the most obvious tourmates, their careers actually share several parallels. For starters, each found fame with an influential group, with Stewart fronting British rockers Faces from 1969 to 1975 and Nicks co-leading Fleetwood Mac since ‘75. From there, each rocketed to international stardom, reinventing themselves to mirror the changing musical landscapes throughout the ’80s and ’90s, though, coincidentally, neither has released an original studio album since 2001 (though that’s all about to change in the case of Nicks, who drops In Your Dreams on May 3rd).

At 62, Nicks still sings like a woman half her age and commands plenty of cheers as she twirls with her laced-garnished shawl at full speed. Such was the case during the throbbing opener “Stand Back,” which earned a recent resurgence as a remix on the dance charts and kicked off the affair oozing with ominous attitude. Solo favorites like “If Anyone Falls” and “Sorcerer” were juxtaposed with the enchanting new cut “Secret Love” and four Fleetwood warhorses. Even if “Dreams,” “Gold Dust Woman” and “Rhiannon” missed the group’s unmistakable harmonies, “Landslide” benefited from a surprise appearance by a shimmering Sheryl Crow, a longtime protégé of Nicks’ in town to join her for an “Oprah Winfrey Show” taping.

“Edge Of Seventeen” turned the tides back to Nicks’ solo career and, aside from an indulgent and excessively long guitar-charged introduction, it’s a bona-fide classic that hasn’t sounded this hot since Destiny’s Child sampled it a decade ago. Comparatively speaking, the sentimental, barebones finale “Love Is” was underwhelming, but it once again showcased her status as one of rock’s most distinctive voices.

Full Review at Illinois Entertainer

– Andy Argyrakis

(Photos) Sheryl Crow and Stevie Nicks - Chicago April 9th

A terrific assortment of photos by Erin Brown of Stevie Nicks with Sheryl Crow and Rod Stewart in Chicago at the United Center April 9th.

Photo Gallery

Stevie Nicks & Rod Stewart - Joe Louis Arena - Detroit 4/10/11

Photo Gallery by: 104.3 WOMC Detroit's Greatest Hits 

Stevie Nicks Gallery | Rod Stewart Gallery 

Photos by Steve Wiseman/104.3 WOMC & Monica Morgan

Changes again in Stevie's setlist... 

Wow, she's doing something really unconventional by switching songs in and out during the tour...I like that actually, it's keeping it interesting for sure! "Outside The Rain" was performed as well as Tom Petty's "You Wreck Me". Gone from set for Detroit were "If Anyone Falls", "Fall From Grace" and "Rock N Roll".

Photos: John McVie and Mick Fleetwood TODAY in Honolulu - Kokua For Japan Benefit

Wow! This makes me extremely happy seeing Mick and John... Especially John! We don't see or hear enough about him! Both gents are taking part in the Kokua For Japan Fundraising event going on right now as we speak in Honolulu. Mick is expected to perform... To watch the event live, stream it online here at the Kokua For Japan Website

Photos courtesy of: Dave Lawrence Honolulu radio personality heard afternoons statewide in Hawaii on KHPR, Honolulu.

(Review) Rod Stewart and Stevie Nicks - Chicago Sun Times

REASON TO BE PEEVED
By DAVE HOEKSTRA
Chicago Sun Times
Photo Gallery

The Rod Stewart and Stevie Nicks “Heart & Soul” tour landed Saturday night at a nearly sold-out United Center with the Las Vegas glitz of Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme.

Fancy clothes? Check. Stewart changed from gold to powder blue to purple suits. Wild light shows? Check. Wacky jokes? Check. When Nicks and Stewart dueted on the 1981 Nicks/Don Henley hit “Leather and Lace,” Stewart stood in the background pretending he was removing a lace undergarment. It took some luster off the cowboy ballad that Nicks wrote for Waylon Jennings and Jessi Colter. Stewart also looked as if he was pulling a latter-day Frank Sinatra and singing from a TelePrompTer.

But if you looked hard enough there were poignant moments beyond the ’70s excess that found Stewart and Nicks, with Fleetwood Mac, at their peaks.

Sheryl Crow joined Nicks for “Sorcerer” and locked into the harmony of the Mac hit “Landslide.” Singing spot-on as the song was recorded (which legacy music fans love), Nicks was in comfortable vocal range while a screen featured a photo montage of her growing up. Crow was in town to tape an Oprah Winfrey episode that includes Nicks, Joan Jett, Miley Cyrus and others. The show airs Wednesday. Nicks took time to thank Winfrey for “being so fantastic.”

Link to Full Review