Stevie Nicks recently sat down with Rolling Stone for a nearly four-hour interview, discussing a wide range of topics that include the upcoming presidential election, her art and legacy, the perils of social media, and, of course, her most famous band, Fleetwood Mac. She doubled down on her belief that …
Read More »Lindsey Buckingham Wrote a Song That Changed Omar Apollo's Life
I didn’t bring my stilts,” dad-jokes Lindsey Buckingham as he eyes Omar Apollo, all six feet five of him. Apollo lets out a chuckle as he leans against the recording console, where Buckingham’s band, Fleetwood Mac, happened to have made Tusk 45 years ago. Buckingham, a 74-year-old guitar hero, might …
Read More »Fleetwood Mac to Unveil 'Rumours Live' Double LP in September
Fleetwood Mac will released Rumours Live on Sept. 8 via Rhino. The album was recorded during the group’s Rumours Live tour at a concert at The Forum in Los Angeles on August 29, 1977. The band have teased the release with a live rendition of “Dreams,” the album’s first single. …
Read More »Billy Burnette on His Brief, 'Magical' Stint in Fleetwood Mac: 'No Regrets'
Rolling Stone‘s interview series King for a Day features long-form conversations between senior writer Andy Greene and singers who had the difficult job of fronting major rock bands after the departure of an iconic vocalist. Some of them stayed in their bands for years, while others lasted just a few …
Read More »Lindsey Buckingham Remembers 'Soul Mate' Christine McVie in Handwritten Letter
Lindsey Buckingham is the last of Fleetwood Mac‘s star lineup to share a public tribute for his late bandmate Christine McVie. On Friday, a day after her death at age 79, Buckingham shared a handwritten note about his “musical comrade,” as he remembered the beloved Songbird‘s legacy and their chemistry. …
Read More »Farewell, Christine McVie, the Songbird Who Knew the Score
Christine McVie always came on like the grown-up in the room, which admittedly might not be hard to do when the room is Fleetwood Mac. But McVie was the emotional glue in a band that has spent the past 50 years breaking up over and over, the most stable, sensible, …
Read More »'She Sings to Me Every Night': Christine McVie on Her Friendship with Stevie Nicks
When Stevie Nicks posed solo for a January 2015 cover of Rolling Stone, in the middle of a Fleetwood Mac tour, it wasn’t a particularly popular move among her bandmates. But one member of Fleetwood Mac did agree to give a secondary interview for my cover story on Nicks — …
Read More »Lindsey Buckingham Cancels Remaining European Tour Dates Over Health Concerns
Guitarist Lindsey Buckingham announced Monday that he will not finish out the rest of his European tour due to continued health issues. The former Fleetwood Mac member was scheduled to play across Europe through Nov. 13 before returning for several U.S shows. “Due to ongoing health issues, Lindsey Buckingham is …
Read More »Lindsey Buckingham Will Return to the Road This Fall
Lindsey Buckingham is hitting the road again. A year after releasing his self-titled album, the former Fleetwood Mac guitarist is making stops across Europe and the United Kingdom, before another U.S. trek this fall. “As promised, we’re coming back on our US tour,” Buckingham tweeted Friday. The run kicks off …
Read More »Lindsey Buckingham Postpones European Tour as He Recovers From Covid
Lindsey Buckingham has postponed his European tour as he continues to recover from a recent bout with Covid-19. Per a note on his Instagram Stories, Buckingham contracted Covid-19 towards the end of his North American tour back in April. Buckingham was forced to cancel the remaining shows on that leg …
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