Friday, September 13, 2013

Fleetwood Mac, "Opus Collection" Enters Billboard Top 200 at No.72 (Starbucks Exclusive Release)

Fleetwood Mac, "Opus Collection" (No. 72): The new 15-song greatest hits package was exclusively available at Starbucks. It grants Fleetwood Mac its 27th chart entry -- and second this year. (They debuted and peaked at No. 48 earlier this year with the "Extended Play" EP.) The band last bowed two new releases on the chart in the same year in 1975.

Billboard

Lady Antebellum's Dave Haywood on Sharing a Stage With Stevie Nicks and the Band's 'New Normal'

The collaboration, airing on CMT Crossroads TONIGHT (Sept. 13th), was quite literally a dream-come-true -- for both parties.

"It really was one of the best things we've ever been a part of," says Lady Antebellum's Dave Haywood, daydreaming about the band's performance alongside Stevie Nicks.

Full interview at The Hollywood Reporter

Win a trip for 2 to see Fleetwood Mac live at Auckland’s Vector Arena

ENTER FROM MONDAY...

Fleetwood Mac are in New Zealand in December performing 3 SOLD OUT concerts. You may have missed out on tickets and think all hope is lost…BUT The Sound has your chance to be at Vector Arena & see Fleetwood Mac perform live!!

They will fly you and a friend to Auckland, put you up in a city hotel so you can really enjoy the concert and you’ll win a double pass to see Fleetwood Mac live on Friday 6th December!

How to win: 
Beginning Sept 16th listen out for Fleetwood Mac songs to go in the draw to win. Whenever you hear a Fleetwood Mac song on The Sound, text FM to 339 to go in the draw to win.

Draw: 
The winner will be contacted by The Sound Promotions Manager on Monday 23rd September via phone call. Their name will also be displayed online at thesound.co.nz.

Fleetwood Mac live in Auckland, flights and accommodation for you and a friend – couldn't be better! Listen out all week for your chance to go in the draw.

Check out the Fleetwood Mac terms and conditions

BBC RADIO INTERVIEWS: Stevie Nicks w/ Steve Wright | Lauren Laverne and Jane Garvey of Woman's Hour


Steve Wright in the Afternoon BBC Radio 2
Steve and the team chat to Fleetwood Mac legend - Stevie Nicks Friday Sept 13th - 14:00 (2:00pm). Listen on-line

Lauren Laverne BBC Radio 6 Music
Lauren interviewed Stevie today (Sept 13) The show will be available shortly on the BBC website. Stevie's interview is right at the end of the show.
Listen on-line 

Woman's Hour BBC Radio 4
Jane Garvey interviewed Stevie today (Sep 13). The show with Stevie's interview will air on Monday, Sept 16th at 10am UK time.

Jane Garvey tweeted that Stevie told her that Christine will perform with Fleetwood Mac on the UK Tour.  Listen in on Monday to find out exactly to what extent!

Jane Garvey's show airs weekdays 10-11am and Saturdays 4-5pm.  Website to listen on-line

Thursday, September 12, 2013

Stevie Nicks at a "Crossroads": Playlist For A Harmonic Convergence With Lady A by David Wild

"There are artists who go in and out of style. 
Then there are artists who define their own style. 
Stevie Nicks is one of those" 
- David Wild


Stevie Nicks at a "Crossroads": Playlist for a Harmonic Convergence With Lady A
Check out David Wild's Huffington Post post on tomorrows "Crossroads and check out his favourite Stevie tracks with and without Fleetwood Mac.... Add your own if you like.

The below videos are viewable only if you are in the U.S.  Available at CMT


Stevie Nicks had the 'everything I wanted to say to you for 35 years' talk with Lindsey Buckingham before tour

Fleetwood Mac star Stevie Nicks rebuilt bridges with her former lover and bandmate Lindsey Buckingham by spending 90 minutes lecturing him about their 35-year friendship.

The pair lived together for five years before joining the band in 1975 but their romance ended a few years later and Nicks has been bottling up her feelings about Buckingham ever since.

The Don't Stop hitmakers announced last year (12) they were reuniting for a tour, and Nicks poured her heart out to Buckingham in a mammoth phone call in a desperate bid to clear the air ahead of the comeback.

She tells U.K. TV show Loose Women, "We are getting along probably better than we ever have... Because about a year and a half ago I had a talk with Lindsey. I had the 'everything I wanted to say to you for 35 years' talk. I started in 1968 and I worked up... I started with (recalling how) he cut my fingernail off once because he decided I should practice guitar more. That was not a good move on his part. And I went from there all the way up until now.

"I said, you know, 'Do you remember how funny and sweet we were? Do you remember how cute we were? Do you remember how when we walked in the room we were a power couple... Do you know how long it's been since we have not been that power couple? If we are going to do this again, we've got to go back to the way we were.'

"He was very quiet. It was a solid hour and a half where I never stopped talking... It's much better now since the talk. Now we walk onstage and we are holding hands.