MacNuggets

[vivfox]

In 1976, 54% of my compatriots watched the local TV special The Best of Abba. That's as many of them as watched the moon landing. The album of the same name is still Australia's best-selling ever.

The rest of the world soon caught the bug. Except the U.S. When the band finally toured here in 1979 (ABBA, SWEDISH QUARTET, IN NEW YORK DEBUT, observed the New York Times), critics compared the foursome unfavorably to Fleetwood Mac, the Eagles and the Beach Boys.

But where is your precious Fleetwood Mac now? Does the Internet list more than 50 Eagles tribute bands? (Or any with as good a name as Abbaration?) Did the Beach Boys have a musical on Broadway? They did, actually. It died. Meanwhile, Mamma Mia! has been on Broadway since October 2001. Note the date--a moment when America sorely needed comfort food. It was as if the country had sent out a national sos and Abba supplied the perfect rescue vehicle: SOS.

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/ar...823925,00.html

[vivfox]

As a resident of Vernon I feel I should voice my displeasure in regards to the three nights of Funtastic concerts that were held at the DND beer garden.

We heard every word of every song and felt the bass beat of each song.

As much as we like Fleetwood Mac we don't want to hear "you can go your own way" through closed windows after midnight.

I'm not so old that I don't understand that maybe Friday and Saturday night it might be fun to rock out and even stay up late.

However, to have a concert Sunday night when most of us are up early on Monday – not acceptable.

Your concert ended after 12:30 a.m.

We support your efforts to put on a successful ball tournament.

Why do you need to put on outdoors concerts?

You should host your concert in the appropriate venues that Vernon has to offer, such as our multiplex.

I just want to add that we live approximately 10 to 12 kilometres away from the DND fields.

http://www.bclocalnews.com/okanagan_.../25601194.html

[michelej1]

Originally Posted by vivfox

But where is your precious Fleetwood Mac now? Does the Internet list more than 50 Eagles tribute bands? (Or any with as good a name as Abbaration?) Did the Beach Boys have a musical on Broadway? They did, actually. It died. Meanwhile, Mamma Mia! has been on Broadway since October 2001. Note the date--a moment when America sorely needed comfort food. It was as if the country had sent out a national sos and Abba supplied the perfect rescue vehicle: SOS.

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/ar...823925,00.html

It seems to me that Fleetwood Mac must have 150 different tribute bands, I read about so many. And, unlike Abba, FM has actually done something new within the last 5 years.

Michele

[vivfox]

Friday, July 18, 2008
Correction, Fleetwood Mac: Don't Stop Thinking about the Moment
I love Fleetwood Mac.

Great songs, great lyrics, great musicians, great presence.

But perhaps the Christine McVie penned song, "Don't Stop," isn't exactly a page from Buddha:

Don't stop, thinking about tomorrow,
Don't stop, it'll soon be here,
It'll be, better than before,
Yesterdays gone, yesterdays gone.

Not exactly a lesson of mindfully living in the moment. Sounds like a prescription for lots of "shenpa"--dis-ease.

Anyway, here's a Buddha-like rewrite:

Don't stop, thinking about the moment,
Don't stop, it's all we ever have.
It'll be better to be in the present,
Yesterday's gone, tomorrow's not here.

Ok, not as bouncy or as catchy but probably a little better prescription for mindful living.

http://highplainsbuddhist.blogspot.c...-don-stop.html

[michelej1]

Excerpt from an article on Five Times August (Brad Skistimas), from The Houston Press

http://blogs.houstonpress.com/rocks/..._august_at.php

Musically, Five Times August's songs are acoustic accounts of breakups and hookups, heartfelt if largely innocuous: catchy, strummy, even a little funky in that acoustic white-guy way. Fleetwood Mac's Lindsey Buckingham is an obvious, profound influence, to which Skistimas readily copped before a meandering, wistful cover of "Landslide." Another, apparently, is certain '90s sitcoms, at least judging by the YouTube popularity of his version of the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air theme song.

[vivfox]

'It's hard to get old and hard to say no'
By Rob Blackhurst

Published: July 19 2008 03:00 | Last updated: July 19 2008 03:00

K eith Richards once said, "If you are going to get wasted, then get wasted elegantly." At 61, his fellow Stones guitarist, Ronnie Wood, embodies this louche creed. As he arrives in the reception of Dublin's elegant Shelbourne Hotel for lunch, cutting a path through huddles of overly nourished politicians and businessmen, he's dressed in the same size of super-skinny jeans, 28 waist, that he's been wearing for the past 30 years, a pair of space boots that may once have belonged on an alligator's back and a tight black shirt undone to the chest: the fruits of a trip to Prada before his daughter Leah's wedding last month.

But, even from 50 paces, it's the luxuriant crow-black head of hair, flecked with only the tiniest hint of grey, that really marks him out as a Rolling Stone. As he greets me with a warm handshake and naughty, liquorice eyes, he says: "I don't dye it either." Alluding to his equally thin bandmates, he adds: "We're all the same build, as well. It's a good thing I didn't join Fleetwood Mac."

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5156420c-5...077b07658.html

[michelej1]

Originally Posted by vivfox

It's a good thing I didn't join Fleetwood Mac."[/B]

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5156420c-5...077b07658.html

Oh, this is too funny. Does he mean that he adapts to the look of his band mates like a chameleon and if he'd been in FM, he'd look like Stevie? So hilarious! Also funny because actually in some pictures people do see a resemblance between Lindsey and Keith Richards these days.

Michele

[vivfox]

Indeed, Henley made the most of his first six decades: he recorded five solo albums, won numerous Grammy and Juno awards, dated sexy rock stars (hello, Stevie Nicks!) and married a fashion model.

http://www.thestar.com/entertainment...article/463930

[michelej1]

The Onion did this piece on Steven Tyler being laid off, but some of the excerpts reminded me of a band a little bit closer to home:

"Analysts speculate that the sector-wide lay-off was a result of multiple factors, including redundancies in the singing-songwriting division, rising rehab fees that have cost the group millions, and a 34% decline in jumpkicks since 2003. In addition, some of Aerosmith's younger, more ambitious employees, such as Joe Perry, 57, are willing to sing and play an instrument at the same time, often for half the salary [well, no one in FM is willing to take half the salary!].

Tying a scarf to a microphone stand is unfortunately no longer a marketable skill.

Aerosmith, whose unemployment rate has held steady at 0 percent since the start-up rock outfit went public in 1970, recently underwent a paradigm shift away from what many deemed an antiquated business model. In the early 2000s, Aerosmith stopped manufacturing hits and instead began to focus primarily on repackaging and reistributing its existing product.

Tyler is not the only one in the industry to be affected by the recent recession. In January, Bad Company was outsourced to China, and just last week, Don Henley of the Eagles was replaced by a drum machine.

[michelej1]

Excerpt from Ladyhawke interview by Drowned in Sound:

http://www.drownedinsound.com/articles/3727525

On being a front woman…
I’ve never been that good at putting myself out there and being the person everyone stares at, so it took me a while to get the confidence to go out there and sing out loud. I love high energy shows – I’m really influenced by people like Chrissy Hynde, Stevie Nicks, and people like Peaches. I actually enjoy Fleetwood Mac a lot, especially live. They have this whole aura about them. Sometimes my self consciousness holds me back a little bit, but when I was younger I idolised Iggy Pop and David Bowie. I loved how flamboyant Bowie was on stage. I wish I could be as confident as they were, or someone like Goldfrapp or Peaches who are really crazy and outrageous. I aspire to be like that.

[secondhandchain]

Has anyone heard this song which samples Only Over you? It's really good. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FhEcIv29ps

[secondhandchain]

Lead singer of Fun, Nate Ruess on his favorite album of all time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zhcVxgn5_0

[Nathan]

Originally Posted by secondhandchain

Has anyone heard this song which samples Only Over you? It's really good. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FhEcIv29ps

This is cool, thanks.