Friday, February 25, 2011

OVATION CHANNEL AUSTRALIA: The Story of Fleetwood Mac + The Mick Fleetwood Blues Band

Ovation, Australias only Arts and Entertainment Channel will air the following on these dates and times:

The Story of Fleetwood Mac
Airing March 7th: 07:00pm
Airing March 8th: 11:00am

The Mick Fleetwood Blues Bank
Airing March 7th: 10:30pm
Airing March 8th: 06:30am
Airing March 8th: 02:30pm

GLEE Volume 5 Due Out March 8th - includes Fleetwood Mac's Landslide

"Volume 5," due out March 8, will include the new singles "Loser Like Me," "an energetic ensemble track," as well as the ballad "Get It Right," led by "Glee" star Lea Michele, Columbia said in a release.

The original tracks will appear in the "Glee" episode to air March 15.

In addition to these new songs, "Glee: The Music, Volume 5" will feature the "Glee" cast's take on Lady Antebellum's "Need You Now," Katy Perry's "Firework" and Justin Bieber's "Baby."

The CD also includes actress Gwyneth Paltrow's return to "Glee" where she is featured on covers of Prince's "Kiss," Fleetwood Mac's "Landslide" and Joan Jett's "Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah).

The full track listing for Glee: The Music, Volume 5 is as follows:

Thursday, February 24, 2011

(PHOTOS) STEVIE NICKS - BACKSTAGE @SunsetSessions + INTERVIEW

Stevie Nicks attended the Sunset Sessions on February 19th in San Diego - a Triple A Radio Industry Event where she held a Meet and Greet with an Album Preview Session for "In Your Dreams", plus a Q&A and this interview below.

Stevie Nicks took a few minutes to chat with Robert 102.1 KPRIFM at Sunset Sessions over the weekend about the recording process for her upcoming album, and hear the story behind the Fleetwood Mac classic, "Landslide".


Stevie also sang with Vanessa Carlton during the Late Night Louge that night. These photos are from the Sunset Sessions Facebook page. You can view the full size versions here
SUNSET SESSIONS FEB 19th: Crystal Bowersox and Vanessa Carlton in one shot with Stevie

FULL UNEDITED STEVIE NICKS INTERVIEW BY @SixxSense

Some great parts that never aired the other night can be heard in this full uncut interview. Things like:

  • Stevie and Nikki have a great conversation about song writing and writing in a journal and just basically writing things down in general.
  • And Stevie DOES have a cell phone! A few years ago she had to be evacuated from the Malibu fires in LA and so broke down and keeps a cell phone for emergencies.





BUCKINGHAM NICKS REUNION

Lindsey Buckingham Guests on Stevie Nicks' "In Your Dreams"
ArtistDirectNews

Stevie Nicks will release her first solo album in a decade on May 3rd. It's called "In Your Dreams" and her former Fleetwood Mac bandmate and ex-lover Lindsey Buckingham appears on the song, "The Soldier's Angel."

Nicks told VH1 that "it's very serious, it's a song that I wrote about Walter Reed that's called 'Soldier's Angel.' So Lindsey came in and played guitar. It's just Lindsey and me. It's very Buckingham Nicks and I think that it's going to be a very serious and important song to the world and I think it's a very serious and important song for Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks because it sounds like Buckingham Nicks. Because it is."

The smoky voiced singer also said about Buckingham that "it's just him playing guitar and me and he sings with me on the choruses. And it's ominous. It's an ominous song and his voice lent even more ominousity to the whole thing. So I think the world will be really knocked back when they hear 'Soldier's Angel' and I'm really excited for them to hear that."

Are you excited to hear "Soldier's Angel" for the reunion of Buckingham and Nicks?

Lindsey Buckingham to Give Rare Interview at ASCAP "I Create Music" EXPO

By Jon B
We Create Music - ASCAP

ASCAP is pleased to announce that on April 29th Lindsey Buckingham will be presented with the prestigious ASCAP Golden Note Award during the 6th Annual ASCAP "I Create Music" EXPO. Immediately following the presentation, Buckingham will give a rare interview focusing on his incredible career as a songwriter, producer, multi-instrumentalist, member of Fleetwood Mac and a solo artist. The three-day EXPO takes place April 28-30, 2011 at the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel in Los Angeles, CA.

ASCAP's Golden Note Award is presented to songwriters, composers, and artists who have achieved extraordinary career milestones. Previous honorees include Tom Petty, Quincy Jones, Stevie Wonder, Sean “Diddy” Combs and Garth Brooks, to name a few.

"From the classic California cool of Buckingham-Nicks and Fleetwood Mac to his ambitious solo work, Lindsey's distinguished career has earned him a permanent place in the history of American music," said ASCAP President and Chairman Paul Williams. "We're delighted to welcome him as a special guest at this year's EXPO and honor him with ASCAP's Golden Note Award."

Lindsey Buckingham's career began to take off when he and Stevie Nicks joined Fleetwood Mac's core lineup of drummer Mick Fleetwood, bassist John McVie and keyboardist/singer Christine McVie in early 1974. The former blues band, with the addition of "Buckingham Nicks," immediately morphed into a pop hit-making wonder. The group's eponymous album contained smash singles, including Buckingham's "Monday Morning," "World Turning" and "I'm So Afraid." However, it was their next album, 1977's Rumours, which launched the group into the pop stratosphere, propelled by Lindsey's tunes "Go Your Own Way" and "Second Hand News." Rumours earned the group a Grammy Award for Best Album of the Year and it remains one of the best selling albums of all time. Over the next several years, Buckingham was the principal producer on all of Fleetwood Mac's projects, including the experimental double-album Tusk, Mirage and Tango in the Night. In the early '80s, Buckingham launched his solo career with Law and Order, which spawned the Top 10 hit "Trouble." Other solo hits included "Go Insane" and "Holiday Road." Buckingham's career has continued to flourish—his critically acclaimed Under the Skin, released in 2006, was followed by the exceptional DVD, Live at the Bass Performance Hall and 2008's Gift of Screws. His next solo project is scheduled for release later this year. As a member of Fleetwood Mac, Buckingham was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998.

Lindsey Buckingham joins a Who's Who list of songwriters, composers, producers and industry professionals confirmed for the EXPO. For a regularly updated list of panelists, please visit ASCAP.comhttp://www.ascap.com/eventsawards/events/expo/2011/panelists.aspx