NICKSFIX is DOWN?!?

[cristochango]

Originally Posted by louielouie2000

www.stevienicks.net works, y'all

no it doesnt :P

[jannieC]

Originally Posted by cristochango

no it doesnt :P

It did for me, 5 minutes ago.

[cristochango]

tried to post this, guess it didnt post

its just

stevienicks.net


no www.

[StreetAngel95]

chances are, it's just the URL that he lost.....not the actual webspace....

[SandyMac]

http://www.rockalittle.com/ works for me.

[MacMan]

No the Rockalittle link is dead... But it's strange, he's utilizing 3 different url's on the site:

Rockalittle.com is the mainpage link on the left side bar at the top (maybe they forgot to change that one).
Stevienicks.net is the beginning of all the links below the mainpage link on the left hand side sidebar.
& nicksfix.com is used for the chat entry page.

Strange! It's seems like it's more of an issue with who ever is looking after their server & site & not so much about the site being dead - it's just kinda mixed up.

But clearly the entry page either nicksfix.com or rockalittle.com are no more.

[Ghost_Tracker]

Originally Posted by mikebise

I love John, my fellow Dallasite!

He worked very hard to become official (finally in 1997!). There is no site as comprehensive with reviews and articles and links. John is very organized. Sorry, starting a new thread about Stevie on TMZ is a discussion, while the NicksFix has sightings and concerts and reviews in a structured order, as an official site should, not just new threads started.

I've said it before; I'll say it again.

I totally agree with the above. I personally think that Stevie *wants* it to be low-key; and I think that if and when it does become more "corporate," people would HATE it much more than they even begin to realize - - - yet. In my opinion, there is one and only one goal of Official websites such as Madonna's, Britney Spears's, etc. - to sell you more sh*t. Then you can enjoy it, not enjoy it, live, suddenly drop dead, whateva - that has nothing to do with the one and only objective of their websites. And just TRY finding a video on Madonna's "high-tech" website - It's actually a big huge giant pain in the ass, last I checked. I haven't, in a long time, because I HATE the current form of her website. The same has become true of Lady GaGa's website. I know I'm in the minority here; but that's my honest opinion; and I honestly feel that in the hopefully-distant future, when Warner Brothers does take it over, a surprisingly large number of fans are going to (eventually) feel the same way.


And - trust me on THIS one - Warner Brothers, as a corporation, could care less whether those things that give them money are alive or dead - just as long as those things keep fullfilling the only reason why Warner Brothers would ever have ANY communication with them at all. When they die, new things that give them money will replace them, so it's not relevant to their Bottom Line. God Bless America and all that but their one and only job is to make money for the stockholders.

Stevie LOVES her fans; and in my opinion her website reflects that - in an honest, imperfect, human, heartfelt way.

All just i.m.o., of course.

[PenguinHead]

Originally Posted by APerfectLie

I don't know, the Nicks Fix has a lot of Stevie stuff that you can't find on many artists websites, such as:
-Concert Setlists for all her tours
-Lyrics to every song she has sang on in alphabetical order, also stating when and what they were released on.
- Links to most of the interviews and articles about her over her entire career.
- Lists of all her solo albums, Fleetwood Mac albums, Singles, Soundtracks, and albums she has appeared on.
- A section including all the random Stevie sightings.
- Covers people have done of Stevie songs
- Reviews
- Some of her journals
- Pages for her backup singers
- And even a games section


You usually don't find that much detailed information on artists websites. However, I do agree that nicksfix is lacking some. It needs a better layout. It needs to stream her music. It needs to be updated more often. It needs new photos, I think they have been rehashing the same 30 pictures of the month for the past 10 years. She needs to participate in her "Ask Stevie" more than once a year. It does need improvement, but you can't deny that it is quite decent. If you weren't a die hard Stevie fan and you stumbled upon her website, you'd think you found quite a substantial amount of info.

The Ledge is a great exchange of opinions, assumptions and downloads, but the Nicks Fix is a great source for facts and figures. It has the most documented content of any Nicks-related site. Granted, it's stagnent at times and not always up-to-date, but don't I understand how anyone can say that it has nothing to offer.

[holidayroad]

Originally Posted by cristochango

tried to post this, guess it didnt post

its just

stevienicks.net


no www.

I got it to work typing stevienicks.net in the address bar. Still, you'd think they'd make it easier to get to.

[michelej1]

Originally Posted by MacMan

Strange! It's seems like it's more of an issue with who ever is looking after their server & site & not so much about the site being dead - it's just kinda mixed up.

It's like a magic portal and only certain people can get in. It will work for you if you really believe.

Michele

[skuncles]

When I first discovered The NicksFix it was THE most informitive Stevie site out there. This was back in '93 or '94 thereabouts. At that time I began contributing info for the site (check out the radio shows pages, that was initially all me, others added some more, but the bulk of the info came from me). I had wanted to continue adding info for all the radio shows I have (100+ shows from 1976 onward) but the interest seemed to fade and my shows stopped getting listed so I stopped sending in the info.
The site though was still very cool UNTIL it became official and all of the demos and unreleased tracks were pulled down (The lyrics page used to include the demos). Any bootleg info at all was removed as well. Also the content that was posted became very regulated. Nothing could be posted unless it was cleared thru the label or management.

[DefDumbandBlond]

It all seems to work again now.

[starshine]

Originally Posted by Christopher

NicksFix needs a major overhaul......
The website may have been ok 10 yrs. ago, which is pretty much where it is still stuck, but it's pretty much an embarrassment for an artist of Stevie's stature!
There is no streaming of her recordings (major mistake and missed marketing opportunity). And her image should just splash on the front page with multiple images from her 4 decade carrer!!!....I mean I could go on and on....and basically there are no "real" updates, only sightings.

Here's hoping (fingers crossed) that her recent collaboration and time spent w/Dave Stewart, have propelled her & mgmt. to market herself more aggressively on the big bad web. Starting with a MAJOR FACELIFT to her official website, a relatively small investment, compared to what a record company would spend normally spend on promotion. And maybe, just maybe (though this would be a big leap) she will release these newly recorded songs through her website

You know I've been thinking a bit more into what Dave Stewart tweeted re: " yeah we are making "album" in a very new way"

Because recordings do not move huge units like they did in the old days w/ rare exception. Recording royalties for artists are drying up, and it's no longer cost effective to have big budgets for new recordings, as Stevie was very accustomed to!!

I infer that Dave means by "new way", that Stevie is making "album" w/ a smaller budget & utilizing someone like Dave who is a multi instrumentalist & his studio equipped with all the latest modern recording technology & roaster of musicians to call upon, to record a new solo cd much more cost effective than she is use to. Gone are the days of recording in a mansion for months on end (as w. SYW & OSOTM) and booking multiple studio's with multiple producers & musicians (as w. RAL & TISL) She is reigning in and succumbing to technology because she has no choice in the current music landscape. There are very few record stores anymore, and limited shelf space in big box stores...So to release a new CD or recordings she must embrace the web!! Stevie no dummy. never has been. She is very practical and knows the reality of the music industry, even if she still hates tech.

I couldn't agree more about the Nicks fix.....yes , it may have all the common things that it should have but as her 'offical' web site it should have much more in content really.....more rare photos etc. I've seen unoffical sites through the yrs that are much much more informative and interesting than the offical site ever is....but thats IMO.....one site that I had always love (but doesn't exsist anymore is) Sararhiannon....it was awesome!!! Buck/Nicks is great too esp with the streaming songs!!! love it!! anyway....thats IMO.....

[SapphireSister]

Come on - the Nicksfix aint all that bad. I mean after all, she is a cliff dweller from the old school. Her website should reflect that .

[galestreet]

I see the website is running but I am unable to get on the chat site. Is anyone else having this problem or has the Nicksfix kicked me out of the system?