Mick Fleetwood has spoken out

DID MOTHERHOOD COST CROW A ROLE IN FLEETWOOD MAC?

SHERYL CROW's role as a single mum may have cost her the chance to join FLEETWOOD MAC.

The supergroup's main man Mick Fleetwood has spoken out about reports suggesting Crow was considered as Christine MCVie's replacement in the band for 2009 tour dates, and admits motherhood may have ruined her chances.

Crow prematurely announced her MAC hopes last year (08), but Fleetwood and his bandmates have since insisted she isn't a part of their plans.

And now Fleetwood says, "Sheryl's an incredible talent, but she's started a family as a single mother and is still promoting her own album.

"Going off into the sunset with Fleetwood MAC for a couple of years just wouldn't have worked." 

Contactmusic.com
1/7/09

Stevie Nicks - Smile At You (Youth's Going Home Dub)

Smile At You (Youth's Going Home Dub) 

I'm not a huge fan of mashups or remixes from amateurs especially when it comes to Fleetwood Mac or Stevie Nicks songs - and I've never heard of this particular remixer before - but this is actually really good!  They've used the old demo vocal of Stevie's "Smile At You" and I think they've captured the mood of the song pretty well.

Courtesy of: Masshyperbole

Lindsey Buckingham's Gift of Screws EP Available on itunes

Lindsey Buckingham will release a Gift of Screws EP on itunes on Tuesday January 6, 2009.  The EP includes the following tracks for $9.99:

1. Did You Miss Me 3:57
2. Love Runs Deeper 3:55
3. Did You Miss Me (KBCO Studio C Sessions) 4:18
4. Time Precious Time (KBCO Studio C Sessions) 4:22
5. Big Love (KBCO Studio C Sessions) 2:54
6. (Video) Wait for You (Track Commentary) 1:32 Album Only
7. (Video) Love Runs Deeper (Track Commentary) 1:13 Album Only

Also available on Amazon for $4.99:

1. Did You Miss Me 3:57
2. Love Runs Deeper 3:55
3. Did You Miss Me (KBCO Studio C Sessions) 4:18
4. Time Precious Time (KBCO Studio C Sessions) 4:22
5. Big Love (KBCO Studio C Sessions) 2:54

(Part 2) Island Rumours Band Show

Mick Fleetwood - The Show

by: Deborah Chesher
Everybody I Shot is Dead

Following the interview, we (me and the assembled 4 person crew) headed over to the Spotlight 29 casino for the big show. It was mid-afternoon so I figured we'd have plenty of time to suss out the venue and lighting, meet with the sound guy and still have time for a nice sit-down meal before Tyler arrived with one more camera and an operator.

Not.

As it turned out, there wasn't a second to spare between hitting the venue and the doors opening. Fortunately, the band was having one last sound check before the show so we could get the logistics down of where to put each camera/operator and what coverage they were responsible for. It was also an opportunity for the sound guy to set up and figure out his levels.

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(Part 1) The Interview

Mick & Rick Interviewed and Filmed in Palm Springs for DVD

Mick Fleetwood - The Interview

by: Deborah Chesher

Deborah was a rock'n'roll photographer back when the music business was about the music. She has just released her new book "Everybody I Shot Is Dead", a collection of her photographs of the musicians who have passed, along with her personal stories.

"Are you able to film an interview with Mick Fleetwood and his band on Saturday afternoon in Palm Springs?"

It was originally a question for me to pass on to Tyler, since he's the one that just got out of NYU film school and has the mad shooting and editing skills. But he had a production meeting on Saturday afternoon for some reality pitch he was editing so I stepped in and organized the shoot. I found a guy with a camera and lighting package that could do it within the budget and, just like that, it was a go.

The purpose of the interview was to create a special features segment for a DVD of a concert they shot in London of Mick and his Blues Band. But then everything changed. The fates stepped in on Thursday and I was asked about the possibility of setting up a five camera shoot for the concert Mick was doing on Saturday night...

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Miss them at your own peril

Five most anticipated pop music events for 2009
Sunday, January 4th 2009
New York Daily News

FLEETWOOD MAC UNLEASHED: HITS TOUR Nearly six years ago, Fleetwood Mac launched its first tour without deep-voiced Christine McVie since the early ’70s. The loss wound up changing the whole dynamic of the band — and in fascinating ways. Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham, as the focal points, related to each other in a way they hadn’t since before they joined Mac back in 1975. That pulled different emotions out of the entire band, while also providing more room for Lindsey’s frenzied and astute guitar solos. Now Mac returns with dates March 13 at Nassau Coliseum, the 19th at the Garden and the 21st in the Meadowlands. Miss them at your own peril.