Nylon Magazine June, 2011 issue.... "At Home with Stevie Nicks"

In the next issue of Nylon Magazine "The Music Issue" on or will be on newstands shortly... Featuring Florence Welch on the cover.

This may also be the issue where Michelle Branch mentioned she gave Nylon an interview where she spoke about Stevie... 

Born on this day in 1948....

STEVIE NICKS! 

HAPPY 63rd BIRTHDAY STEVIE! 

MAY 26th

Stevie Nicks Supports The Yellow Ribbon Fund... Charity Auction on Ebay

Very cool... Check this out...from Stevie`s Facebook page:

Stevie Nicks has teamed up with eBay and The Yellow Ribbon Fund for a special charity auction! Bid on signed Stevie Nicks lithographs or donate to the Yellow Ribbon fund for an instant download of Stevie's track "Soliders Angel."

Stevie Nicks Soldiers Angel

 Charity Auction on Ebay

Stevie Nicks in control of 'Dreams'

Nicks said she was anxious about the prospect of unveiling her new songs to an audience for the first time.
By Amy Kaufman - Los Angeles Times
The Republic

LOS ANGELES — Stevie Nicks was sauntering around a cavernous sound stage on the Sony lot in Culver City as her tiny dog, Sulamith, who was outfitted in a sweater, trailed behind her. It was Tuesday, only a few days before her Thursday concert at the Wiltern, which will celebrate the release of her first solo album in more than a decade, "In My Dreams," as well as her 63rd birthday. But it was dusty in the rehearsal space. And that upset her.

"This is a massive old place, and for me, it's hard, because it's very, very dusty, and I'm allergic to dust," she said, opting to sit in a stiff office chair instead of on a couch for fear that it would incite her allergies. "When I'm in here for eight hours, I get a bad feeling. It makes me feel like I'm flipping out."

Nicks doesn't like feeling out of control. That's why, for years, she has refused to write music with anyone. Even as a part of Fleetwood Mac — the seminal '70s British-American rock band that generated such hits as "Landslide," "Gold Dust Woman" and "Gypsy" — Nicks rarely sat down and collaborated with her fellow band members.

"I would write a song, put it on a cassette, and put it by the coffee pot for Lindsey (Buckingham) and say, 'Here's the song. You can produce it, but don't change it. Don't come back to me and say you want to change the words or the melody.' I didn't have a very good attitude," she acknowledged.

Photos of the The Wiltern Marque... Stevie Nicks Record Release Concert

Took some shots this afternoon of the marque at The Wiltern... Sold Out!

Stevie Nicks and Friends.... The Wiltern

Ricky Peterson posted a photo to his facebook page of the rehearsals for The Wiltern show this Thursday...

One person in the photo looks vaguely familiar on the left... Can you pick that person out?  Ricky also said in response to someone's comment about playing new music "the band is smokin' the new record!"...  Hopefully they'll be smokin' on some new music played at the show!

To everyone that is travelling today and tomorrow to LA for the show, and there are many, have a safe trip and enjoy the show...

Mick Fleetwood Spotted in Bakersfield... and Celebrites Gallery Presentation

SPOTTED: Mick Fleetwood, founder and co-namesake of the legendary rock band Fleetwood Mac, was spotted at the downtown Padre Hotel this weekend. The British-born Fleetwood was seen talking to friends and fans on the Prairie Fire lounge, but it was not immediately known why he was in town.

Bakersfield.com

[edit May 26th]
Bakersfield.com

MICK'S VISIT: It turns out legendary rocker Mick Fleetwood was in Bakersfield this past weekend because he's a big Formula 1 race face. Fleetwood, co-founder of Fleetwood Mac, stayed at the downtown Padre Hotel for three days to attend a Formula 1 gathering out at the Buttonwillow Raceway Park.

The Shops at Wailea

Célébrités Gallery of Celebrity Fine Art presents a reception for rocker/artist Mick Fleetwood on May 25 on Maui.

The gallery will unveil a selection of Fleetwood's latest photographic artwork from 6 to 9 p.m.

For more information call (808) 875-6565.

Not clear if Mick will be in attendance.  With him being in California and spotted in Bakersfield - could he be heading to The Wiltern on Thursday night for Stevie's Birthday??

[edit May 26th]

Turns out the event at the Shops at Wailea didn't go ahead as planned as Mick was still in southern California... The Wiltern here you come!!

Stars talk about Oprah Winfrey [Stevie Nicks]

"I think that Oprah's legacy is that she has made a difference and that's what we as women want to do. We want to make a difference in this world and she's made a difference in a lot of ways. She's made a difference in really fun things and she's made a difference in really serious things and she's told us stories that ... I'd never heard -- the word abuse. ... I wouldn't even know what that was. She's made a difference so for me that's why I respect her. ... She will be remembered long after she's gone." -- Stevie Nicks,

who made her first appearance on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" in April 2011.

Boston.com

Week 3 USA - Stevie Nicks 'In Your Dreams' + Week 2 Germany & Week 3 New Zealand

The album is holding nicely in it's 3rd week on the charts - dropping 22% over last week and moving down the chart from # 17 to # 23 with approx. 15,673 units sold - according to unofficial (but close) sales tallies from Hits Daily Double.

In total the album in the USA alone has sold about 89,000 copies - probably 100,000 - 110,000 in total when you factor in countries outside the US that the album is available in.

On Germany's top 100 albums chart the album drops from it's debut position of # 37 to # 86 this week.  In New Zealand after spending 2 weeks in the top 40 peaking at # 35 the album drops out of the top 40 this week.

"Rockers return to top of charts" "Fleetwood Mac gleefully push straight to the top"

Articles and headlines hitting various papers in Australia today - May 24th

Rockers return to top of charts
Shepparton News - May 24th

Rumours fly for Fleetwood Mac, 34 years on.
TheAge.au - May 24th

This is not a rumour: Fleetwood Mac is back
The Australian - May 24th

SYDNEY: Legendary rockers Fleetwood Mac have made a shock return to the Australian music charts, with their highest-selling record Rumours re-emerging at number two on the albums chart, 34 years after its original release.

The surprise comeback follows the Australian premiere of a Fleetwood Macinspired episode of the musical drama Glee, which aired on Network Ten last Wednesday night.

The Grammy Awardwinning album has sold more than 40 million albums worldwide since its release in 1977, and has been certified thirteen-times platinum in Australia.

It is the first time in more than a year the album has featured on the ARIA charts.

But one of the group’s singers Stevie Nicks has not seen as much success with her solo album In Your Dreams, which hangs back at number 32, a week after its debut.

Fleetwood Mac gleefully push straight to the top

The Daily Telegraph (Sydney) - May 24th

FLEETWOOD Mac’s Rumours album was propelled back into the Australian top 10 this week some 34 years after its release, thanks to the Glee effect.

Thousands of digital copies of the record were downloaded as an episode which featured songs from the 1977 record aired on Wednesday.

"People were buying it even before the episode aired thanks to the promos which featured one of the lead characters singing Go Your Own Way," a chart analyst said. The cover of that song entered the ARIA singles chart at No. 32. But the original Rumours album, featuring Stevie Nicks, came in at No. 2, almost knocking Adele’s 21 off the top spot.

Most Narnia-rific Album Cover Ever! Stevie Nicks 'In Your Dreams'. Stevie and a white stallion in a forest bathed in golden light.

A few magazine snippets... Click to enlarge

An Overview Of Stevie Nicks’ Seven Albums by Jeremy Gloff....

Check out Jeremy's stroll through Stevie's discography from Bella Donna to In Your Dreams. Really great read!  Thanks for the mention Jeremy!

Cynical And Southern: An Overview Of Stevie Nicks’ Seven Albums
by: Jeremy Gloff
TheNewGay.net

Forget the tales of cocaine binges and Klonopin addiction. Forget the stale tales of rock ‘n’ roll excess and debauchery. Hard as it might be, also forget the played-out stories of high profile love affairs and even higher profile break-ups. Beyond the myths and legends, Stevie Nicks’ songs are a modern-day portal into the aching and longing heart. Stevie wrings melodies out of emotions and memories that might otherwise be hard to explain.

After her 2001 album Trouble In Shangri-la, Stevie Nicks stated that she would not do another solo album. For fans like me the impact of this statement went far beyond a mere lack of new music. When Stevie Nicks released a new album it always miraculously defined my life at the time. A world without new Stevie Nicks’ music was my future without a constant and accurate voice. In the last ten years, I’ve continued to grow and relate to fewer and fewer of Stevie’s songs, as much as I loved them at the time they debuted.

When Stevie Nicks announced last year she was indeed working on a new solo album with Dave Stewart, I was immediately elated. There would be new music for new times in my life by one of the few people who always seemed to hit the nail on the head, even though she’s never met me.

Now to track some ghosts through the fog: CONTINUE