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ABC News
3 hours ago
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- ABC News
Wild One: Tamara & the Dreams - Fleetwood Mac
Lovers of the seventies (and from the seventies) rejoice! This week's Wild One is a love song blast from decades past from Naarm local Tamara & The Dreams, 'Fleetwood Mac'. Shot on 16mm film across locations including Fitzroy jaunt The Pinnacle, St George's Road and co-director Bridgette Winten's studio in Northcote, the music video for 'Fleetwood Mac' is as retro inspired as its name might suggest. With kaleidoscopic VFX, big shiny boots and some swooning across a tweed settee, Tamara & the Dreams' (and fellow co-director) Tamara Reichman channels her inner Stevie Nicks as she croons 'We could be in love just like Fleetwood Mac'. 'Live Stevie Nicks performances were referenced to get us into the zone!' confirms Bridgette. 'We loved the grungy, dramatic and raw feeling of them. We also wanted the video to ooze a sense of camp euphoria, which was brought to life through Tamara's vibrant, bold performance as well as multiple outfits paired with fun, colourful accessories.' 'This song is about getting my heart pulverised musically and emotionally' says Tamara on her social media 'but really it's about how much playing in a band and being part of a music community has shaped my life, my friendships, my hopes and dreams.'
The Irish Sun
7 hours ago
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
This is like the warm-up, it's so early in my career – I want to win a Grammy for a solo track one day, says Cian Ducrot
SEVEN years ago when Cian Ducrot was an unknown, he predicted that he would win a Grammy Award for his songwriting. Back in February, that dream came true when the half-Irish, half-French singer-songwriter won his first Grammy for Saturn, a global hit he co-wrote with SZA, which scooped Best RnB Song. 4 Cian Ducrot predicted that he would win a Grammy Award for his songwriting Credit: Supplied 4 The half-Irish, half-French singer-songwriter won his first Grammy for Saturn 4 Ducrot is hoping his next gong will be for a solo track 'It's nuts isn't it?' he says. 'I'd written on my computer when I was just 20 that I would win one. 'I even said it would be the Grammy for Best RnB Song, which is crazy because I don't even make RnB music — and I said it would be in 2023, so I was only two years out.' Now 27, Ducrot is hoping his next gong will be for a solo track. 'Hopefully, I'll get a Grammy for one of my own songs down the line — it's so early in my career. READ MORE MUSIC INTERVIEWS 'I've always wanted to be a songwriter, and winning a Grammy is the biggest musical recognition you can get.' I'm meeting Ducrot in a central London hotel to chat about his success as he releases second album Little Dreaming, the follow-up to his chart-topping debut Victory. Winning a Grammy kicked off the rising star's momentous year. In March he also sang the Irish and French national anthems at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin, in front of more than 50,000 people when the two countries played each other in the Six Nations. Little Dreaming is an album of self-discovery from an artist unafraid to dream big. Most read in Music 'I want to be like Bob Dylan or 'This is like the warm-up, which is just crazy. It's about the legacy. Cian Ducrot performs on RTE Late Late Show 'Life is so short, I can click my fingers and be 60 or 70 in no time. I want to look back and be like, 'Yes I did that — I went that extra mile and built the shows I wanted to and did the tours I wanted to do'. It's really important to me to be doing that.' Former Royal Academy of Music student Ducrot says he takes inspiration from Bob Dylan as well as lots of other artists and musical styles. 'There are so many influences for me, whether it's classical, jazz, soul or folk. 'At the moment I listen to a lot of Dylan, and then there is Elton John, 'When I was on tour with him I just watched him in awe. He does whatever he wants and that's what I want to do. 'For a long time, Ed Sheeran was my biggest inspiration. He inspired me to be a songwriter and also write for other people. 'If it wasn't for him, I wouldn't have a Grammy.' Little Dreaming is a product of the 70s and 80s music Ducrot immersed himself in — with the album cover showing him aboard a vintage jet in a nod to rock 'n' roll's golden age of excess. 'I had playlists with Elton John, Fleetwood Mac and Queen on, and then I'd go down a rabbit hole for certain artists,' he explains. One week I'm obsessed with jazz, the next it's folk. Then I want to make an album that's just me and my acoustic guitar, then I want a big band. Cian Ducrot 'I came across this plane called The Starship, a customised Boeing 720B jet, which was just for artists to tour the world in. 'Led Zeppelin, Elton John, The Rolling Stones and John Lennon all used it. 'It had a bar, couches and a fake fireplace — it was the coolest thing ever. 'People used to get on after their show and party. 'There were even airlines in the 1970s that had dancefloors on their upper decks. 'I guess it was like a tour bus — only in America they needed tour planes.' Ducrot says he spent a lot of time ensuring Little Dreaming fully reflected his wide ranging influences and creative moods. 'You can really hear the music, musicality and instrumentation,' he says proudly. 'There are lots of different styles — there's everything. 'It's like being inside my ADHD brain! 'One week I'm obsessed with jazz, the next it's folk. Then I want to make an album that's just me and my acoustic guitar, then I want a big band. 'Another week I'm like, 'Hmm, I should do a full jazz EP, like Lady Gaga'. 'That's what I want my music to represent — all of my musicality, not just one part of it.' The first single from the album, Who's Making You Feel It, is a confident sound for Ducrot. He says: 'I wrote that song sat on my piano in my kitchen. 'Sometimes when you write, a song comes that has a very strong identity. And that's what that is — the opening chords are something else.' The album begins with a bit of fun with the track It's Cian Bitch, which pokes fun at people who wrongly pronounce his name as 'Si-on', 'Ky-an' or 'Cien'. Ducrot laughs: 'It happens a lot, which is nice as it means people know who I am — even though they can't pronounce my name.' Standouts include Shalalala, one of the three tracks he worked on with Theo Hutchcraft of Hurts, and the rock anthem See It To Believe It, influenced by the operatic style of Queen and What About Love is another great track and a topic which Ducrot questioned following the success of his first album. 'I'm concentrating on being present' He says: 'Little Dreaming has been a journey as there was a time when I was struggling mentally. 'I'd question what I was working so hard for, and I wanted more love. 'I also want to be able to love more, because I feel like I'm always folding in. 'I was missing my family — my brother has a son and I wasn't spending enough time with him. I was missing my grandparents, who had passed away, and friends. I wanted everyone around. 'With memories, you think of the good times with your friends — dinners together, nights having a laugh down the pub, or nights on the tour bus. Interactions. 'All my performances are really just a search for love. 'All artists want to be told they're good enough — and that's why they end up wanting more and more.' My Best Friend on the new record is a moving track about the heartbreaking loss of Ducrot's friend Phil to suicide in 2019, and the overwhelming grief that followed. He says: 'Philly was a friend I had in Cork,' he says. 'Losing him just hits at random times. 'The day I wrote that song, I was exhausted but it arrived line by line. It just poured out of me. 'It's an accurate representation of how sometimes it hits you and you get a feeling of wishing I could see him again. 'It's about feeling sad and missing my friend. 'But missing people as I'm working too hard has been a lesson. 'Now I'm concentrating on being present rather than what can I do next. My first two EPs were self-produced, but now I oversee production — I'm always coming up with ideas, though. Cian Ducrot 'Now I'm really focused on time with my friends, more with my family and making sure everyone is loved.' Currently touring the US supporting last week's SFTW cover star Teddy Swims, Ducrot has been working hard preparing his own headline show, which will kick off in September. 'I am hands-on with all that I do and I want this to be the best show, the best tour I can do. I have found the right people, have a new musical director and it's my dream and my vision. 'I have put the work in finding the right people and musicians who speak the same language as me musically. 'I have a lot of musical ideas having spent so many years in orchestras. 'I love being involved musically and in the production of my music, too. 'My first two EPs were self-produced, but now I oversee production — I'm always coming up with ideas, though. 'I would like to be like Quincy Jones in that respect, he was a musical genius who I look up to. 'He studied at the Paris Conservatoire of Classical Music, where my mum also studied.' That same admiration for artistry extends to his peers, too. 'Another artist I admire is 'Every time I watch her I cry and have goosebumps. 'There is something so special about her — she's on another level and gives so much to her live show. I've never met her but if I did, I'd be telling her how great she is. 'Her Glastonbury performance was blood, sweat and tears. She adds so much incredible detail, which is very important to me. 'She's one of the only people who is putting in effort at that level.' That kind of passion and dedication is exactly what Ducrot aspires to in his own career. 'The dream would be to tour arenas all over the world and continue growing at this level. 'Another No1 album would be amazing, too. 'And to have big, massive successful songs and be one of the biggest songwriters and artists in the world. 'Oh, and another Grammy would be amazing. 'Every day is working towards that.' The album Little Dreaming is out today. CIAN DUCROT Little Dreaming ★★★★☆ 4 Little Dreaming is an album of self-discovery from an artist unafraid to dream big Credit: Supplied
Yahoo
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham announce reissue of rare duo album ‘Buckingham Nicks'
A love not so frozen anymore. Last week, Euronews Culture chronicled the frenzied online speculations about a possible Fleetwood Mac reunion, following cryptic social media posts by longtime members/exes Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham. Unwilling to yield to collective mania and possibly wary of future disappointment, we concluded that the posts were probably 'just bandmates having a laugh and patching things up.' How blissfully naive we were. Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham have announced the reissue of 'Buckingham Nicks', more than 50 years after the initial release of their only studio album as a duo. A remastered version will be on sale on 19 September, both digitally and on CD, with a limited number of 5,000 physical copies. The record's opening track, 'Crying in the Night', was made available to stream on Wednesday. 'Buckingham Nicks' was originally released in 1973. It was a commercial failure but it caught the attention of Mick Fleetwood, who invited Buckingham to join Fleetwood Mac. The American singer insisted that Nicks join too. The two, then a couple, became the central faces, voices and songwriters of the group for the four decades that followed. Their tumultuous relationship inspired several of the band's most famous songs, including on the 1977 hit album 'Rumours.' 'Buckingham Nicks' reached a cult classic status among Fleetwood Mac fans but became a rare sight in record stores. It was last issued on vinyl in 1981 and has remained absent from streaming platforms. The duo foreshadowed the announcement in a series of Instagram posts last week. Nicks shared a hand-written line from the pair's 1973 song 'Frozen Love': 'And if you go forward…' 'I'll meet you there', Buckingham responded on his own account, completing the lyric. The interaction sent fans into a frenzy, leading many to believe that a Fleetwood Mac reunion was imminent, but the prospect seemed uncertain. Nicks has said that without the late singer Christine McVie, who died on 30 November 2022 aged 79, 'there's no chance of putting Fleetwood Mac back together.' Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham had long wanted to reedit their debut work. In 2011, Buckingham told Uncut that he and Nicks had 'every intention of putting that album back out.' The reissued version of 'Buckingham Nicks' features the same album cover as the original, a photograph of the then-couple posing nude. Buckingham and Nicks were in their early to mid-20s during the making of their album. 'It stands up in a way you hope it would, by these two kids who were pretty young to be doing that work', Buckingham said in the re-release's liner notes.. '[We] knew what we had as a duo, two songwriters that sang really well together. And it was a very natural thing, from the beginning', Nicks said.
Politico
a day ago
- Politics
- Politico
Redistricting experts to Sacramento: You can go it alone
DRIVING THE DAY: Former Vice President Kamala Harris announced today she won't run to succeed Gov. Gavin Newsom, ending months of speculation about her 2026 plans, our Melanie Mason reports. Harris' decision leaves her open to pursue the presidency again in 2028. It also galvanizes the long-frozen campaigns of California gubernatorial candidates, whose race is now wide open. 'For now, my leadership — and public service — will not be in elected office,' Harris said in a statement. 'I look forward to getting back out and listening to the American people, helping elect Democrats across the nation who will fight fearlessly, and sharing more details in the months ahead about my own plans.' Newsom, another possible 2028 presidential contender, shared an X post saying Harris has 'courageously served our state and country for her entire career.' 'Grateful for her service and friendship — and looking forward to continuing the fight in whatever the future might hold for her,' the governor said. GERRYMANDERING 101: Call it the Fleetwood Mac option: California lawmakers could go their own way on a Democratic gerrymandering bid. Redistricting experts have been briefing elections committee staff in the Legislature on a redraw strategy that would enlarge Democrats' House margin without voter approval, Playbook has learned. That would avert an expensive and uncertain special election — saving Newsom and allies money for other ballot battles — but it would push Democratic lawmakers into uncharted legal terrain. Voters bequeathed California its independent House redistricting commission in 2010, and because only voters can substantially amend ballot initiatives once they've passed, they may need to sign off on Newsom's plan to redraw a few California House Republicans into oblivion. Or they may not. Newsom has argued there's another option: simply having the Legislature craft new maps. He's noted that California's constitution is silent on mid-decade redistricting (as opposed to the once-a-decade commission process linked to the Census). Now UCLA Voting Rights Project experts are bolstering that argument to the Legislature. Their legal analysis, shared exclusively with POLITICO after it was presented to legislative staffers this week, argues the Legislature 'has the legal constitutional authority to draw new districts today' if it deems it 'appropriate' — as Newsom and other Democrats have argued. None of this means the Legislature will decide to circumvent voters. Attorney General Rob Bonta suggested yesterday that the cleanest route would be lawmakers putting a new map on the ballot. That would give Democrats political cover and help inoculate them from the legal challenge that would inevitably follow if the Legislature simply goes it alone — a path that could end in an embarrassing court rebuke. On the other hand, going to voters could end in an embarrassing (and costly) political rejection. Assuming Texas presses ahead with its gerrymander and California responds in kind, would Democrats roll their dice on a legal theory or take their chances with voters? Stay tuned. IT'S WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. This is California Playbook PM, a POLITICO newsletter that serves as an afternoon temperature check on California politics and a look at what our policy reporters are watching. Got tips or suggestions? Shoot an email to lholden@ WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW TODAY HOUSING HICCUP: Newsom's office confirmed today that he's expecting to roll back a state housing law for areas damaged by the January wildfires that tore through Los Angeles County, potentially blocking developers from using the law to increase density in single-family neighborhoods. The move comes after Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and other city leaders have implored Newsom to block denser development, warning it could complicate fire evacuations and strain local infrastructure in the ravaged Pacific Palisades neighborhood. Conservative media influencers have seized on residents' fears that more duplexes could add to traffic snarls. 'I can confirm the governor will issue an executive order today providing local governments in high severity burn areas with discretion to limit SB 9 development,' said Tara Gallegos, a spokesperson for Newsom, in a statement. 'Stay tuned.' The law in question, SB 9, was passed in 2021 as part of an effort to ease the state's housing shortage by requiring cities to allow duplexes or lot splits on land zoned for single-family homes. Under Newsom's order, those projects could be temporarily halted in parts of LA, Altadena and Malibu, where thousands of homes were destroyed. — Dustin Gardiner IN OTHER NEWS JUSTICE POLITICS: California Sens. Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff condemned the Trump administration's back-door move to give Bill Essayli 210 more days as acting U.S. attorney for the Central District of California just as his interim appointment was set to expire. The administration has used the same maneuver — prolonging the tenure of his picks through acting U.S. attorney appointments — in New York, New Jersey and Nevada. 'The Trump Administration is again hijacking the U.S. Attorney appointment process in order to keep Bill Essayli in power without Senate confirmation votes,' Padilla and Schiff said in a joint statement today. 'One look at Essayli's record shows you why President Trump is worried about formally nominating him and instead, is choosing to circumvent the law and the Senate's power of advice and consent.' The Los Angeles Times reported last week that Essayli has struggled to secure indictments against people who were arrested during demonstrations prompted by ICE raids across Los Angeles County. Though Essayli has not been formally nominated by the president, it's not a stretch to say that Padilla and Schiff would likely oppose the firebrand Republican's nomination through a 'blue slip.' The Senate Judiciary Committee tradition dating back to 1917, which defers to home-state senators on such matters, would likely prevent Essayli's nomination from even being considered. On Tuesday, however, Trump pushed the committee's chair — Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) — to essentially ignore any such objections and allow his nominations to be considered. 'He should do this, IMMEDIATELY, and not let the Democrats laugh at him and the Republican Party for being weak and ineffective,' Trump wrote on Truth Social. 'The Democrats have broken this ridiculous custom on us, it's time that we break it on them.' Grassley later said he was 'offended' by the president's comments. — Nicole Norman WAVE WATCH: Coastal California escaped mostly unscathed from tsunami threats after a large earthquake off the Russian coast on Tuesday night spurred warnings and advisories. The National Weather Service this morning lifted its advisory for the Los Angeles coast, although Bass said city departments will be monitoring the situation throughout the day as dangerous currents persist. The San Francisco Chronicle reported Crescent City on the state's far North Coast was hit the hardest, with waves hitting eight feet early this morning. The tsunami also created an opportunity for the Trump administration to take another dig at Newsom over a natural disaster. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem told the Associated Press she had been unable to reach him during the response. A Newsom spokesperson refuted this to the Chronicle, saying the governor had no record of a call or text from the secretary. WHAT WE'RE READING TODAY — Prominent UCSF oncologist and Trump critic Dr. Vinay Prasad resigned from his senior post at the FDA. (San Francisco Chronicle) — A tally of the plans by the more commonly known Silicon Valley startups shows they're spending $4 billion collectively over the next few years as dozens of industrial companies in the region are betting on the advancement of defense manufacturing. (Bloomberg) — Court records show that federal authorities are using information the Los Angeles Police Department sends to national databases to find new targets. (Los Angeles Times) AROUND THE STATE — The San Diego City Council voted to turn an unusable office tower into rent-restricted apartments for low-income families. (San Diego Union-Tribune) — The Sacramento City Council approved a change that will take effect next month banning people from sitting or laying down on the ground outside City Hall. (Sacramento Bee) — compiled by Juliann Ventura
Boston Globe
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Boston Globe
How Gen Z made Fleetwood Mac the hottest band in America
Advertisement Gen Z has discovered what generations before them recognized — the raw melodrama and polished pop of Fleetwood Mac. And they can't get enough. Get The Gavel A weekly SCOTUS explainer newsletter by columnist Kimberly Atkins Stohr. Enter Email Sign Up 'I just know that 'Silver Springs' is an actual spell that Stevie cast on Lindsey so he would never truly be over her,' one woman posted on Instagram. Numerous women are making videos of themselves showing Nicks's performance to their boyfriends or husbands and schooling them on the song's history. The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, which inducted Fleetwood Mac in 1998, recently called that song 'The performance that .' Capitalizing on their newfound audience, Buckingham, 75, and Nicks, 77 — who met in high school — recently announced that on Sept. 19, Buckingham Nicks, their pre-Fleetwood Mac duo, will reissue a remastered version of their eponymous 1973 album, which has long been out of print and isn't available on music streaming platforms. Advertisement On social media they teased fans into a frenzy with a line from their song ' 'Buckingham Nicks' flopped when it was released, although it did catch Fleetwood's ear, which changed music history. But it's now one of the year's most anticipated releases. Rolling Stone once called Fleetwood Mac 'the lovingest, fightingest, druggingest band of the '70s.' They were also one of the best when Buckingham and Nicks joined the British band in 1974. The couple's unraveling relationship and creatively fruitful aftermath made the band pop music's most enduring soap opera. As Buckingham and Nicks were breaking up, so were the McVies, and then Nicks had an affair with Fleetwood — all while recording the monumental 'Rumours.' Released in 1977, that album is a diary of anger, fragile hope, and the irreparably frayed bonds of love flung open to the world. Unlike today's artists who create vexing guessing games around which romantic partner is being referenced, with Nicks and Buckingham there was nothing to decipher. Pretty much every song they wrote was a message to the other. ('Silver Springs' was cut from that album, surfacing only as a B-side to Buckingham's biting hit, ' Like the band itself for decades, Buckingham and Nicks broke up, but never fully broke apart. And the authenticity of their tribulations keeps finding new, eager audiences. Advertisement It's a necessary contrast on social media, where so much is manufactured and manipulated. The unchecked infiltration of artificial intelligence — 'Is it real or AI?' — has only made the search for genuine human connection even more elusive. Enter a viral flood of Fleetwood Mac clips with two legendary musicians letting their emotions spill out. That realness is missing from so much music these days, in which gaudy spectacle is more important than artistry. There are exceptions, of course, but those artists struggle to be heard in a fractured industry. In the 1970s, you couldn't turn on pop radio without hearing Fleetwood Mac, and it was the same on MTV in the 1980s. Now it's the province of social media to spread the gospel of pop greats. For those who watched the foibles of the Mac in real time — I was 15 when 'Rumours' was released — there's a kind of vindication here. As much as social media likes to mock 'the olds,' it's our music that keeps captivating younger generations. Like the best musicians, Fleetwood Mac didn't make music for their time. They made timeless songs that will always find broken and bitter hearts. Fleetwood Mac effectively Renée Graham is a Globe columnist. She can be reached at
