Mick Fleetwood having a whale of a time on Maui

February 15, 2014 - Legendary rock 'n' roller Mick Fleetwood was the Grand Marshall in the Parade of Whales on Maui this past Saturday during the Maui Whale Day Festival. He rode in a carriage beside Mayor Alan Arakawa during the parade. Fleetwood later played on the Whale Day stage with the R.E. Metoyer Blues Rock and Soul Revue.

About Maui Whale Festival:

Celebrating the thousands of humpback whales that migrate to Maui each winter. Maui is the principal mating and calving area of humpback whales in the United States. Through fun and educational events, the Maui Whale Festival raises awareness about these cherished marine mammals and inspires care for the vital and unique whale habitat of Maui County. Pacific Whale Foundation is the host of the Maui Whale Festival. Pacific Whale Foundation is a non-profit, tax-exempt charitable organization.  To get involved visit Maui Whale Festival.

Photo Matthew Thayer

Mick rockin out after the parade with the R.E. Metoyer Blues Rock & Soul Revue!

During the month of December, all proceeds from the "Gift of Life” appetizer at Fleetwood's on Front Street were geared towards helping to support Pacific Whale Foundation's whale research, public education and conservation programs to protect whales and the oceans.  Mick presented a cheque on behalf of Fleetwood's on Front St. with the funds raised from the Gift of Life Appetizer Program.

©2013 Selket Guzman
Pacific Whale Foundation

Photos below (from left to right) by: 

Cali Howell, Justin Paul, Sarah Nell, Maui Real Estate 808

Fleetwood Mac and Stevie Nicks make big moves on the US Album and DVD Charts

USA - February 22, 2014

This week in the U.S., Fleetwood Mac's "The Very Best Of" re-enters the Top 200 Albums Charts at no.170 and re-enters the top 50 Catalogue Chart at No.34.  On last weeks Top 200 Albums Chart in the U.S., "Rumours" was at No.59. On this weeks chart it completely drops off - which is a massive drop!  The album also disappears off the Top 50 Catalogue Charts from No.8 last week.  The other big mover this week is Stevie's "In Your Dreams" DVD which moves up to No.16 this week from No.27 last week. With it being its 10th week on the chart, that's a pretty healthy leap forward... Could still be the result of a bounce off the American Horror Story appearance.

Canada, New Zealand, Australia, Ireland and the UK charts below.

BILLBOARD TOP 200 ALBUMS CHART
# 170 (R/E) Fleetwood Mac - The Very Best Of

TOP 50 CATALOGUE ALBUMS CHART
# 34 (R/E) Fleetwood Mac - The Very Best Of

TOP 40 MUSIC DVD SALES CHART
# 16 (27) Stevie Nicks - In Your Dreams

"In Your Dreams" Chart run thus far:
TW      LW      Weeks On
16       27     10 In Your Dreams Stevie Nicks
27       22      9 In Your Dreams Stevie Nicks
22       17      8 In Your Dreams Stevie Nicks
17       18      7 In Your Dreams Stevie Nicks
18       21      6 In Your Dreams Stevie Nicks
21       22      5 In Your Dreams Stevie Nicks
22       18      4 In Your Dreams Stevie Nicks
18       12      3 In Your Dreams Stevie Nicks
12        7       2 In Your Dreams Stevie Nicks
 7        -        1 In Your Dreams Stevie Nicks (Debut)

Mick Fleetwood applauds the wide audience and opportunities that social networking has created for music and musicians

Mick Fleetwood joined the Sunday Express (UK) as a guest columnist. Mick's first column below is from today's Sunday Express (Feb 16th).

Odds and Ends: Mick Fleetwood | Stevie Nicks | Fleetwood Mac | Lindsay Lohan | Jeremy Spencer

Maui Whale Festival "World Whale Day" parade 

Fleetwood Mac co-founder, drummer and Maui resident Mick Fleetwood (right) will serve as grand marshal of the Parade of Whales and perform live with Maui musicians R.E. Metoyer Blues Rock & Soul Revue. The parade begins at 9 a.m. at the intersection of Alaniu Kealii Drive and continues north on Kihei main drag South Kihei Road to Waimahaihai Street.

Full article at Hawaii Magazine

10 Reasons Why We Love Stevie Nicks

by Chelsea Conte

Paste Magazine

When you look up Stevie Nicks on Urban Dictionary you get a list of results ranging from the the silly to the right on point. But in the 46 years since Stevie Nicks—the white witch, the singer/songwriter, the fashion icon, the “hottest older woman on the face of the earth,” and the performer—formed her first band Fritz with Lindsey Buckingham, the Fleetwood Mac singer has not left the cultural conversation. Here are some of the reasons why we love her so.

1. She appeared on American Horror Story.

2. She’s a fashion icon.

3. She twirls.

4. She officiates weddings.

5. She can take a joke.

6. She reunited with Fleetwood Mac.

7. She’s an amazing songwriter.

8. She opened for Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin.

9. She appeared in Sound City.

10.Her drama

Check out the full article at Paste.

Sour note: Did ties to cult kill the tour?

Abruptly cancelled U.S. concert tour by Fleetwood Mac alum Jeremy Spencer was to include a Valentine's Day show in San Diego at Lestat's

An air of controversy and mystery surrounds former Fleetwood Mac guitarist Jeremy Spencer's sudden cancellation of his entire U.S. tour, including his Valentine's Day show in San Diego tonight at Lestat's.

Full article at UT San Diego

Lindsay Lohan On the Edge of Incredible -- She CRUSHES Stevie Nicks Live

For some strange reason this made a big splash across social media and the media outlets that tend to lean more heavily towards gossip.  I guess it's because it's Lindsay and she hasn't really sung in quite some time.

Lindsay Lohan sung “Edge of Seventeen” at New York Republican Party Finance Committee chairman Matthew Mellon's 50th birthday on Tuesday night.  You can't really get a good sense of how she really sounds in the amateur video or in the video below... But in the longer clip released earlier in the week, she sounded alright, nothing more than what anyone else would sound like with a bit of singing experience had they been out at a karaoke bar.

Fleetwood Mac Live in Las Vegas
Some new footage show up this week from Fleetwood Mac's last gig on January 8th in Las Vegas at the Monster CES Event

 STAND BACK

GO YOUR OWN WAY
DREAMS
DON'T STOP

UK TV ALERT: Fleetwood Mac, Stevie Nicks, Lindsey Buckingham and Dave Stewart Feb 16-20

UK - Vintage TV - Sunday, 16 February
11:00PM - FLEETWOOD MAC "CLASSIC ALBUMS" 
Members of Fleetwood Mac reveal how private turmoil acted as a catalyst in the creation of Rumours, their Grammy-winning album that went on to sell more than 19 million copies.

UK - Sky Arts 1 - Tuesday, 18 February
6:40PM  - FLEETWOOD MAC "CLASSIC ALBUMS" 
8:00PM  - STEVIE NICKS "SOUNDSTAGE"
The Fleetwood Mac singer performs a selection of her greatest hits, including Rhiannon, Edge of Seventeen and Sara.

9:00PM  - LINDSEY BUCKINGHAM "TALKS MUSIC"
Broadcaster and producer Malcolm Gerrie chats with Fleetwood Mac singer and guitarist Lindsey Buckingham about his career and he performs a selection of tracks including The Chain, Big Love, Tusk and Stephanie from Buckingham Nicks.

10:00PM - FLEETWOOD MAC "LIVE IN BOSTON"
Recorded in the fall of 2003 and released on DVD in 2004, Live in Boston chronicles Fleetwood Mac's 2003 Say You Will World Tour.

UK - Sky Arts 1 - Wednesday, 19 February
12:20AM - FLEETWOOD MAC "CLASSIC ALBUMS" 
2:10AM  - LINDSEY BUCKINGHAM "TALKS MUSIC"
3:00AM  - STEVIE NICKS "SOUNDSTAGE"
2:30PM  - DAVE STEWART "RINGMASTER GENERAL" (Stevie Nicks appears)
This documentary captures Eurythmics legend Dave Stewart through the whirlwind recording process of two explosive albums and his adventures in songwriting, letting the viewer witness his eccentric but compelling methods of creativity.

UK - Sky Arts 1 - Thursday 20 February
7:00AM  - LINDSEY BUCKINGHAM "TALKS MUSIC"
8:00AM  - Fleetwood Mac "Live in Boston"
9:00AM  - Fleetwood Mac "Live in Boston"
10:20AM - FLEETWOOD MAC "CLASSIC ALBUMS" 

Sky Arts 1 - Saturday 22 February
12:10pm - Fleetwood Mac "Classic Albums"
1:30pm  - Lindsey Buckingham "Talks Music"
2:30pm  - Fleetwood Mac "Live in Boston"
3:30pm  - Fleetwood Mac "Live in Boston"

Australia - Foxtel Studio Channel 132 - Friday, 28 February
8:30PM - DAVE STEWART "RINGMASTER GENERAL" (90 min) (Stevie Nicks appears)

Lindsey Buckingham "Talks Music"

Fleetwood Mac top this weeks @billboard Current Boxscore for Oct 1st Manchester, UK show

Fleetwood Mac's one night stand October 1, 2013 in Manchester, UK sits atop this week's Current Boxscore Top 130 listing of the top grossing shows reported to Billboard with gross ticket sales in excess of just over $2 million dollars. This puts Manchester in the lead as the single highest grossing show of the 2013 world tour - based on tour stats reported to Boxscore and Billboard. The only other city to gross higher (based on reported numbers) was London at $6.4 million, but that was for 3 nights. 

Impressive number for one show!

Billboard Biz