STEWART COVERS STEVIE NICKS "STAND BACK" RELEASED IN NORTH AMERICA

ROD STEWARTS COVERS ALBUM INCLUDES STEVIE NICK'S "STAND BACK" Never Before Released in North America

If ONCE IN A BLUE MOON hasn't exactly been the Holy Grail for the Rod Stewart faithful, it's only because we didn't know what we were missing - until now. This unqiue collection of covers recorded in the summer 1992 is Maestro Stewart at his interpretive best - that magnificent voice yearning, pleading, and shouting in all its gravelly glory while serving as a lethal instrument for the legendary producer Trevor Horn. And though each of these ten tracks has been previously released in various forms in different mixes, together they form an exciting whole that places BLUE MOON squarely in the upper reaches of Rod's classic catalog.

Includes six tracks never-before-released in the U.S.

• Contains two previously unissued hidden tracks
• Features covers of the Stones' "Ruby Tuesday," Stevie Nicks' "Stand Back," Bob Dylan's "The Groom's Still Waiting At The Altar" and many more
• Specially designed vintage long box
• 12 tracks

Available through Rhino.com

MICK FLEETWOOD WILL BE PRESENTING IN PRE-GRAMMY AWARD TELECAST

The 52nd Annual GRAMMY® Awards Pre-Telecast ceremony will take place on Sunday, Jan. 31 from 1 – 4 p.m. PT at the Los Angeles Convention Center and will be streamed live internationally on www.grammy.com beginning at 1 p.m. PT. Well-attended by nominees and industry VIPs, current GRAMMY nominees Tia Carrere and Kurt Elling will host the star-studded ceremony, which will feature performances by nominees including Montreal-based duo Beast (vocalist Betty Bonifassi and drummer/composer Jean-Phi Goncalves); jazz vocalist Elling; contemporary R&B singer Lalah Hathaway; classical guitarist Sharon Isbin; and R&B singer Charlie Wilson as well as a special bluegrass musical performance by nine-time GRAMMY-winning singer Ray Benson, country instrumentalist Alison Brown, two-time GRAMMY winner Jim Lauderdale, singer/songwriter Michael Martin Murphey, three-time GRAMMY winner Bryan Sutton and singer/fiddle player Gabe Witcher.

Presenting GRAMMY Awards in 99 categories will be current nominees Colbie Caillat, Mick Fleetwood, LMFAO, and Tonex as well as percussionist Sheila E., four-time GRAMMY winner Roberta Flack, and five-time GRAMMY-winning producer/songwriter and Recording Academy Chair Emeritus Jimmy Jam. The live stream of the Pre-Telecast will remain on GRAMMY.com as video on demand for 30 days following the event.

Presenter Caillat has four nods and presenters Fleetwood, LMFAO, and Tonex each have one nomination: Caillat for Album Of The Year (featured artist on Taylor Swift's Fearless), Best Pop Vocal Album for Breakthrough, and two nods in Best Pop Vocal Collaboration With Vocals (one with Jason Mraz for "Lucky" and one with Taylor Swift for "Breathe"); Fleetwood for Best Traditional Blues Album with the Mick Fleetwood Blues Band Featuring Rick Vito for Blue Again; LMFAO for Best Electronic/Dance Album for Party Rock; and Tonex for Best Urban/Alternative Performance for "Blend."

KEN REGAN VINTAGE PHOTO - FLEETWOOD MAC 1976 OAKLAND STADIUM

CHRISTINE MCVIE 1976 OAKLAND, CA

Only one new shot so far up for grabs by Ken Regan on ebay. Another great shot of Christine McVie from 1976 in Oakland, CA - John and Lindsey visible in the backgroud.  This show looks so massive, yet the stage so small.

Christine McVie (link to auction)

If you missed the others in the series, hit this link to view
KEN REGAN

LINDSEY BUCKINGHAM PART OF A&E SONGS FOR HAITI "PRIVATE SESSIONS"

A&E NETWORK AND BIO CHANNEL PRESENT "PRIVATE SESSIONS: SONGS FOR HAITI" SUNDAY, JANUARY 24 FROM 8-10AM ET/PT

On January 24 at 8 a.m. ET, A&E will air “Private Sessions: Songs for Haiti,” a two-hour special for Haiti relief. Proceeds will go to the American Red Cross, Doctors Without Borders and Save the Children.

Musical performers will include Lionel Richie, Brooks & Dunn, Twisted Sister, Mary J. Blige, Cyndi Lauper, Seal, Lindsey Buckingham, Boyz II Men, Blues Traveler, Annie Lennox Daughtry, Hall & Oates, Colbie Caillat, Vanessa Williams and Ringo Starr.

Host Lynn Hoffman will revisit the series' best performances highlighted by new messages from guests Barry Manilow, Black Thought and Quest Love from The Roots, Tom Morello (Rage Against the Machine), Dee Snider (Twisted Sister), Annie Lenox, Blues Traveler, Colbie Caillat, Stephan Jenkins (Third Eye Blind), Dave Stewart (Eurythmics), Matt Soren (Guns 'N' Roses, Velvet Revolver), Ryan Tedder (One Republic) and more. The special will air simultaneously on both A&E Network and BIO Channel.

A&E Jan 24 8am/7am C

BIO Jan 24 8am/7am C (simulcast with A&E)

BIO Jan 24 10am/9am C

BIO Jan 25 8am/7am C

BIO Jan 25 2/1C

FLEETWOOD MAC MELBOURNE, AU GROSS TICKET SALES

Billboard Boxscore once again have Fleetwood Mac at the top of the heap for the week at #1.  Ticket sales and Gross ticket revenues are in for the first and second shows of the Australian Unleashed Tour.

Fleetwood Mac with The Verses

Rod Laver Arena

Melbourne, Australia

Dec. 1-2, 2009

$2,906,690

21,855 / 25,000

2 / 0

$200.54, $97.70

Andrew McManus Presents

STEVIE DOES BUDDY
Oh... And Stevie Nicks is apparently working on a track for a Buddy Holly tribute album being put together by Peter Asher to mark the 50th anniversary of his death in February, 1959. (It'll be 51 years this February... Better get crackin'!)

The quote from the article:

“I’m in the studio producing a Buddy Holly tribute album for the 50th anniversary of his death,” he says of his current project. “For the last couple of days, I’ve been in the studio with Stevie Nicks doing a track with her.”

Asher seems so nonchalant about recording with Nicks that he may as well by talking about picking up his dry cleaning, but it’s just another testament to how many music legends he knows on a first-name basis.

The Gateway

Fleetwood Mac Live in Sheffield: ARE YOU READY FOR SOME HANKY PANKY.... ??

Well Mick Fleetwood is!  About the midway point of this video.

Fleetwood Mac "World Turning" Live at Sheffield Arena November 2, 2009



Really nice collection of videos from this show can be found here