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  • Stevie Nicks kicks off winter return of AHS Coven

    Stevie Nicks kicks off winter return of AHS Coven

    Stevie with Lily Rabe, who plays Misty Day on American Horror Story Coven.
    Stevie with Lily Rabe, who plays Misty Day on American Horror Story Coven.

    Stevie Nicks will appear in Episode 10 and may appear in a second episode of the hit FX witch series.

    Stevie Nicks will kick off the second half of American Horror Story: Coven, when the hit FX series returns from winter hiatus on Wednesday, January 8. Stevie will sing, act, and have spoken dialogue in Episode 10, according to the show’s co-creator Ryan Murphy.

    Although Stevie has revealed in past interviews that she has no interest in becoming an actress, she has warmed up to the idea of playing herself in TV shows. In 2011, she had a brief role in NBC’s sitcom Up All Night, and in 2001, she appeared in a skit on Showtime’s The Chris Isaak Show. In each of these episodes, Stevie appeared as herself in somewhat comical roles. Her upcoming appearance on Coven will have more of serious tone, as she teams up with Misty Day (played by Lily Rabe), the swamp witch who is infatuated with her. Stevie may appear in a second episode, which Ryan Murphy hinted at in his regular Entertainment Weekly recaps, “because she is so good.”

    Stevie Nicks, as a spiritual influence to the plot, is clearly contributing to the show’s great appeal and growing audience. American Horror Story is currently enjoying its highest viewer ratings to date, reaching more than 7.7 million people since premiering on the FX network in 2011. Two more episodes will air before the show takes a month break for the holidays. The show will conclude its third season on January 29, 2014.

  • Ryan Murphy: 'Stevie is fantastic. We're going to try and have her do another episode.'

    Ryan Murphy: 'Stevie is fantastic. We're going to try and have her do another episode.'

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    The latest installment of American Horror Story: Coven (which also happens to grace this week’s cover of EW) saw an immortal sadist having her first hamburger, a dead-dead-alive menage-a-trois, Angela Bassett handling fish heads and Denis O’Hare in a kimono. But there’s still even more to talk about so EW chatted with co-creator Ryan Murphy about the latest Coven developments and how Stevie Nicks fared with her guest-spot.

    ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: This episode was much more meditative and sad, which I think you said last week.

    RYAN MURPHY: Yes, I think it is probably a little more serious and I think that it’s a little darker about that horrible state they’re both in. But then on the flip side we do give you Kathy Bates and Gabourey Sidibe at a fast food restaurant.

    They both told me that was one of their favorite scenes to shoot. Did you guys enjoy writing that?

    Yeah it’s a lot of fun. I think with that LaLaurie character particularly we always have fun in the writers room. We would ask ourselves questions and one question was What would Madame LaLaurie do when she saw that Obama was President? She’d have a complete breakdown. Then we were just spitballing and that idea that What would LaLaurie do when she discovers fast food? She’d go absolutely crazy. I love the line where Kathy thinks the box is speaking. And I love that whole story. I love how Queenie finally does the right thing and Madame LaLaurie finally gets the justice she deserves.

    It’s an interesting twist because we start to think LaLaurie is nice and that she and Queenie are going to be like Laverne & Shirley. But Queenie gives her up to Marie Laveau. What can you say about LaLaurie’s future?

    Well I just think now that Marie Laveau has her back she is going to make her life a living hell and she’s going to get her revenge. I think if LaLaurie thought living underground for all eternity was hell she hasn’t seen nothing yet! It’s sort of an interesting synthesis of the rock up the hill idea because she can’t die. So Marie Laveau can really make her pay over and over and over again and feel pain and yet not die. So we have a lot of interesting episodes dealing with that.

    So in the next episode is Queenie fully immersed in the voodoo witches?

    Yes she’s trying to acclimate with that culture. She finds it both liberating but the truth of the matter is she does miss her friends over at the Robichaux house. She’s a lady torn.

    We talked about this before but the Robichaux girls seemed so sweet at first but are getting edgier, like Zoe killed Spalding.

    I think in the brief period that all those girls have been in that house has really been trial by fire and they’ve really had to toughen up a lot. I think it’s an interesting turn. I think those girls are going from being sort of pacifists to being real rebels and fighters for their cause and you don’t f*** around with any of the witches in the coven. They literally, as Zoe does, kill to protect the lineage and the traditions. I like that turn for her. And Spalding had to pay.

    I love that he’s tied up in a kimono.

    I know. Well the interesting thing about that is he does come back of course. I think Spalding as a ghostly entity is almost more interesting than real life Spalding because he has many many many secrets. He knows where literally all the bodies are buried. The question is Who is he going to come back to protect?

    Did you all always think Madison and Kyle would become a couple?

    I think it evolved. I like the idea that they all get something out of it: Zoe gets to have sex without killing anyone; Madison gets to have sex with someone emotionally; and Kyle gets both worlds. I think that’s interesting.

    The flashback with Kyle was great. Will we see more of those?

    We’re working on a great one right now that shows you how Madame LaLaurie became Madame LaLaurie. So we’re researching what actually happened to her. How did she go from being this creature to Jeffrey Dahmer? What happened?

    I love these scenes with Danny Huston and Jessica Lange. They’re so sexy and great together. Where will this go?

    I love that relationship too. It’s very difficult when you’re casting a thing like this because you don’t know if it will work but I just always knew Danny Huston and Jessica Lange would have great chemistry. She texted me after their first rehearsal and just to say, “Wow this is really going to work.” I love that she forgives him for being a serial killer and she’s equally as murderous so it’s sort of like a match made in heaven.

    Cordelia basically decides they’re going to kill Fiona. Will the final eps be plotting the death?

    Well something happens in the next episode that is very eye-opening and illuminating for Cordelia which is this idea that no matter how much she hates her mother and no matter how horrible she is Fiona really is the strongest witch of them all. Do you get rid of your strongest player at a time when the witch hunters are trying to kill you? Also, Fiona is so smart she’s going to know if her daughter is trying to off her. Do you think she’s going to stand for that? I don’t think so. I feel something bad is in the works for Ms. Cordelia.

    We see Hank briefly in his hotel room surrounded by weapons. Is he just going to unleash war on the witches?

    Well he’s planning a big big big doomsday event, which we deal with in our winter cliffhanger, which is two episodes from now. It’s not pretty. It’s a great episode called “Head.” Everything is about things that happen in the head. If you saw the cover of Entertainment Weekly, you can kind surmise what happens to Kathy Bates.

    What can you say about the next episode?

    It’s called “The Sacred Taking.” It’s a tradition that dates back to the Salem days. Sometimes to protect other witches, a witch is allowed to create a sacred act, which is taking her own life. It is about that idea and the question is you know Fiona’s not going to go there on her own accord so the other witches try and get to her a place of trying to do that.

    And we see the fallout of what being in Marie Laveau’s captivity leads to with LaLaurie.

    Yes, the next couple episodes are really grim and horrible for Ms. Kathy Bates. But good for the audience. I think people love the Angela Bassett-Kathy Bates-Jessica Lange scenes so we’re writing a lot of those coming up for those 3 extraordinary actresses.

    You tweeted a photo of Stevie Nicks on set filming her upcoming guest-spot. How did it go?

    You know Stevie is just fantastic. I don’t think Lily Rabe has recovered. She was great. She gets to sing. She does a little acting, which she was great in. The great thing is Stevie has some wonderful ideas based on some of her songs so we were like, “Oh we’re going to use that.” So we’re actually going to try and have Stevie come back and do another episode because she’s so good.

    For more on American Horror Story: Coven, pick up the latest issue of Entertainment Weekly on newsstands Friday.

    Tim Stack / Entertainment Weekly / Thursday, November 21, 2013

  • Lily Rabe on Stevie Nicks coming to American Horror Story

    Lily Rabe on Stevie Nicks coming to American Horror Story

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    Lily Rabe on Stevie’s visit to Coven: ‘It definitely makes my heart race a little!’

    It’s pretty difficult not to have a soft spot for Misty Day, the reclusive and well-intentioned hippie witch played by Lily Rabe, but it’s really her immense love for Stevie Nicks that has made her a standout character on this season’s “American Horror Story: Coven.” Lily and Misty’s deep fandom for the singer only makes the icon’s impending guest appearance that much more special, and it’s fair to surmise that Nicks will be working closely with her hippie witch counterpart.

    Yahoo TV talked with Rabe by phone after creator and director Ryan Murphy’s announcement of Nicks’s impending arrival at the New Orleans coven. Rabe expressed concern for Misty’s ability to survive an encounter with her idol (Rabe herself has an image of Nicks on her phone) and discussed the instinctive nature of her character’s power of resurgence. One thing’s for certain: There will soon be shawls and lots of twirling at the coven as the two worlds finally collide.

    Ryan Murphy tweeted that Stevie Nicks will guest star this season.

    It definitely makes my heart race a little! When you meet someone you really look up to and have been inspired by, you never know how it’s going to go. It makes me so nervous. I don’t know what Misty would do if she met Stevie — I’m a little bit more worried about Misty surviving that encounter. (Laughs)

    Ryan Murphy has been pursuing Stevie for a while. I can’t imagine that if [Stevie] wasn’t a fan of the show she would be interested in coming. I’d like to think that she’s fond of Misty. I can’t talk specifics or plans, but it’s such an honor to garner Stevie’s interest. It’s really cool; I definitely think she likes the show, and what an impact she has on Misty.

    If Stevie were to join the coven, what power do you think she would have?

    I think that maybe because of how I feel about the Stevie connection to Misty, and Misty’s own power of resurgence, she would have the same power? I should think more outside of the witch-power box, but I feel like she would share that power. I connect the two of them so much, and it’s really meaningful to me, so I’d like to think that they are similar in their powers as well.

    How did you prepare to play Misty Day?

    For Misty I definitely spent a lot of time saturating myself with Stevie videos, and I even have a photo of Stevie as the background on my phone screen, too. (Laughs) When I play someone who is madly in love or obsessed with someone, I try to have that person around me as much as possible. It was already kind of there, because I really love Stevie anyway, but I learned to turn the dial up and have as much Stevie around me as possible.

    Also, in New Orleans there’s this wonderful access to witchcraft and voodoo at my fingertips. I’m a real dork about research, and because we have this opportunity to just walk into these witchy places on the street, I like to take advantage of it.

    2013-1119-yahoo-tv-misty-day2In last week’s episode, “The Axeman Cometh,” Misty uses her power of resurgence to bring Madison back to life but was initially hesitant. How do you think Misty knows when someone has “too much death” to bring them back?

    She really feels it. It’s definitely easier to bring people back to life who haven’t been dead for a long time. The longer their soul has left their body, the more work it is to retrieve it. It becomes difficult to gauge, but I think she can really feel it and know instinctively when she can bring someone or something back to life.

    What are the consequences of bringing someone back to life? Is there really anyone she can’t bring back?

    I don’t know the answer to that! I feel like there could always be people that she wouldn’t really want to bring back to life. Whether she’s brought back a person or an animal, she’s always had success, so her power is certainly quite strong and we don’t know, and I don’t personally know, if there are any limitations to it.

    We also see Misty nursing Myrtle Snow back to health in “The Axeman Cometh,” by burying her in earth and watering her. How does Misty’s more natural and earthy approach to witchcraft vary from the other witches’?

    Nature is a huge part of Misty’s life because of where she lives, out on her own in the swamp. I think she spends most of her time in her garden, and she has a strong relationship to the mud. There’s magic in the mud, and it’s all because the garden is so precious to her, because of her lifestyle, and because of where she lives.

    Misty was drawn to this isolated life away from civilization after she was burned at the stake. She’s certainly afraid of being part of society in the way that she was before she was burned. I think her solution was to really isolate herself, and nature is a very comforting haven that also works within her powers. She uses nature to heal people and herself.

    When we see Myrtle Snow [Frances Conroy] back in action, will Misty and Myrtle team up as outsiders?

    They are both such outsiders, aren’t they? Two very well dressed outsiders. (Laughs) The more time I have acting with Franny, the better! I love working with her, and I’m obsessed with her character this year. They are both misfits, and I think it’s always fun to watch two misfits join together in some way.

    Speaking of well dressed, where does Misty get all her great clothes?

    It’s definitely from thrift stores, and it’s all very lovingly worn, that’s for sure! She’s a definite dumpster diver and dollar store kind of gal. She’s not shopping at department stores. (Laughs)

    Misty seems to also be able to communicate with and control the alligator. Are there more powers to her? Could she be the Supreme?

    The thing with the alligator was actually just the use of her same power of resurgence. She brought the alligator back to life, and any living thing can be brought back. I don’t think she was manipulating or controlling the alligator after she brought it back to life, but the alligator became aware of her and her power and behaved accordingly out of respect, I think. I’m not sure about future powers or being the next Supreme.

    How is this season different than previous seasons? It seems a bit lighter, with much of that coming from your character.

    Aw, thanks! I think the main difference is shooting on location and being in New Orleans and having that onsite experience. For me that definitely sets this season apart from the first two seasons. Each year is a singular and unique experience from the previous year. I’ve always found some really wonderful dark humor in the writing throughout the seasons, but I think there’s more of it for everyone this year, which is great!

    What has been your favorite scene to shoot so far this season?
    I loved shooting the scene in this [past] week’s episode where I’m all to myself after Zoe and Kyle leave the swamp. Alfonso [Gomez-Rejon] directs a lot of the scenes, and I love working with him because he has such a great sensibility about the scenes and understands the show so deeply. I said to him, “When can we just turn the music up and just roll the camera?” and that’s where that scene came from. We did some takes of me with the music blasting and me just grieving with Stevie after having been disappointed by these two people. Misty’s with Stevie, who is the one person she can count on, and I liked shooting that scene very much.

    How long do you plan to stick to the “American Horror Story” franchise?

    It’s such a wonderful thing to be part of this [repertory] company! There are a couple of shows on Broadway that are in rep, but this idea translates over to television. I think [repertory companies] are definitely getting a spotlight in TV right now, and “Horror Story” represents that. I feel really lucky to be one of the five or six people who’ve been able to come back each year and be a part of it in that way.

    It’s kind of a perfect gig; you have all the great things at once. You work with the same people on the same crew, and you feel at home; and yet you get to tell a different story each year and play a different character. It’s really great, and I’d love to continue doing it.

    Joyce Edwards / Yahoo! TV / Tuesday, November 19, 2013

  • Stevie graces the set of Coven

    Stevie graces the set of Coven

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    Producer Ryan Murphy tweeted this fabulous picture of Stevie on the set of American Horror Story: Coven. Stevie joined the cast this weekend in New Orleans for a few days of filming for Episode 10, in which Stevie will make her cameo appearance.

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  • 5 ways American Horror Story Coven is actually Glee

    5 ways American Horror Story Coven is actually Glee

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    Something terrible is happening. Ryan Murphy’s fantastic series American Horror Story might just be turning into Glee. The first sign of trouble was Murphy’s reveal of Stevie Nicks’ story line on AHS: Coven, but now that we’ve digested that, the other signs are starting to show. While this realization comes with a feeling of dread, just know that Glee has had seasons where it drove itself to a place where cast photos look more like overhead shots of a Los Angeles high school graduation ceremony. AHS: Coven has only one, so it’ll keep itself mostly in check. Still, I now find it impossible not to see the similarities between the two. Sorry, everyone.

    1. TRYING TO PLAY OFF MAJOR CELEB CAMEOS AS TOTALLY PRACTICAL OCCURRENCES

    If Glee’s celebrity guests aren’t playing Spanish teachers whose characters are so haphazardly made up, they bring an entire character’s history into question (Ricky Martin ousting Mr. Schue because the latter doesn’t actually know Spanish), or Vogue (DOT COM) editors who hire Kurt because they like his Tumblr (Sarah Jessica Parker), they’re awkwardly showing up playing themselves for no truly justifiable reason (Patti LuPone, Lindsay Lohan, Olivia Newton John, Perez Hilton).

    Now, Murphy says her majesty Stevie Nicks will appear on American Horror Story as herself in a non-dream sequence featuring her singing with Misty Day (Lily Rabe). It’s a play date from heaven set up by Fiona (Jessica Lange) to encourage the young witches to fight harder to become the Supreme. Yes, because none of this sounds ridiculous or far-fetched. We’ll eat it up because we love AHS and Nicks, but come on. This is Glee all over again.

    2. NONE OF THE CHARACTERS STAY GONE

    Santana moved away to college. Rachel and Kurt moved to New York. Everyone graduated. Yet, somehow, the show kept everyone around (eventually moving Santana to New York and making it easier on everyone) and gave us new people to learn to care about.

    AHS has this problem too, although in the case of the FX show, it’s got good reason (see: witchcraft). When Evan Peters’ character died, he came back as a Franken-dude. When Emma Roberts’ Madison was rolled up in a bloody rug, she too came back from the dead. And we saw Misty Day make the crispified witch Fiona burned at the stake back to life. The difference is that AHS actually needs all of its old characters. On Glee, it’s a wonder anything ever gets done with all the people we have to check in on each week.

    zoe-rachel3. THE GOOD GIRL HEROINE MAKES REALLY UNFORTUNATE FASHION CHOICES

    Like Santana said to Rachel (in so many words) time and again on Glee, the deliciously bratty Madison says to Zoe (Taissa Farmiga), “Do you any clothes that aren’t from The Gap?” No, Madison. She’s the underdog heroine on a Ryan Murphy series. Of course she doesn’t.

    4. CORDELIA IS EMMA IF SHE WAS A WITCH

    Her take on witchcraft is that witches should play it safe and favor horticulture over spells and ascensions to power. Emma is timid and shy for most of her time on Glee, and if given the chance to school witches, she’d tell them to stay on the safe side. Plus, both she and Cordelia have terrible taste in men — Mr. Schue and a witch hunter? You can do better, ladies.

    5. THE SORT OF MAIN CHARACTER IS CONSTANTLY CHASING YOUTH

    Mr. Schue’s constant need to have the glee club think he’s cool like he was back when he was doing disco tunes at Nationals might actually be worse than Fiona sucking the life out of some poor doctor and killing Madison to keep from losing her power. Okay, it’s not worse, but it is less fun to watch.

    Images: Fox; Split: FX/Fox

    Kelsea Stahler  / Bustle / Friday, November 15, 2013

  • Stevie to appear in Episode 10 of American Horror Story: Coven, shooting scenes this weekend

    Stevie to appear in Episode 10 of American Horror Story: Coven, shooting scenes this weekend

    (Stevie Nicks will guest appear on Episode 10 of American Horror Story: Coven.)
    (Stevie Nicks will guest appear on Episode 10 of American Horror Story: Coven.)

    Soooo much happened on last night’s American Horror Story: Coven…but it’s all sort of trumped by the news that Stevie Nicks is coming to the show! Yes, Misty Day’s idol will be visiting AHS: Coven in a future episode as series co-creator Ryan Murphy announced this week on Twitter. EW talked to Murphy for our exclusive weekly chats about details on Nicks’ appearance as well as the latest Coven episode, “The Axeman Cometh.”

    ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: First tell me about how the Stevie Nicks thing happened. She’s actually going to appear?

    RYAN MURPHY: She appears as herself. It’s part of Fiona’s ruse in that Fiona is trying to get the true Supreme to reveal herself because she needs to stay alive. So she tells Misty Day that the Supreme gets so many great things in life, like tickets to the Oscars and Met Ball tickets. So she brings Stevie Nicks in as a gift to Misty to prove to her that if she exhibits more power she’ll get that and more. Then the other girls come home and see Stevie and Misty singing and it starts them trying to move much quicker to prove that they are the Supreme.

    Do you know when this will happen?

    It’s episode 10. It’s right when we come back from winter break. I had a really good conversation with her and explained to her what the show was and it’s gotten such a big reaction from people. She said, “Oh I wish I could be on the show.” But she couldn’t because she was traveling with Fleetwood Mac in Europe but then Mick Fleetwood (actually John McVie) got cancer so they cancelled those dates. Then she called and said, “I’m now available sadly enough. If you wanna use me.” So I said, “Let’s do it!” So she’s flying in for like two days and doing her scenes. I know every person in the show is like, “I better be in that goddamn scene!” It’s funny.

    (Editor’s note: Stevie Nicks will be filming her scene this weekend in New Orleans.)

    I bet Lily Rabe was freaking out!

    She was freaking out. She texted me this morning saying, “Is it true? Is it true?” We’re trying to figure what song she’s going to sing with Misty.

    Tonight introduced Danny Huston’s character, The Axeman. So we will see The Axeman and Fiona have an affair?

    Yeah he comes back and they have a very sexually charged love affair. It’s a very adult, forgiving love affair. I sort of look at them as the Macbeths. So their Macbethian love story plays out over the rest of the season and of course with the Macbeths what they really want is power. So it’s really about them trying to save not only the coven but themselves and ride off into the sunset together. But the question is: Can they do that?

    Grace Gummer (The Newsroom) was one of the vintage Robichaux witches. Will we see her again?

    No, she just auditioned. I thought she was terrific.

    This episode once again showed Zoe turning more strong and confident and maybe dark. Is she going more dark?

    I think all of them are going dark. In this episode, you’ve got Zoe really dark, you’ve got Queenie really dark, I think you’re gonna see Nan getting really dark, and Madison comes back incredibly dark. Misty Day is the only one so far who hasn’t gone dark but she needs to.

    She’s got edge.

    She’s edgy but I think she has a kinder heart than all the rest of them.

    Madison is resurrected and next week is a big episode for her. She can’t seem to find anything to make her feel alive.

    Yes it’s sort of like she’s dead and she can’t feel anything so we’re really are making a leap and saying she’s a poster person for the millennial generation. Unsatisfied. Entitled. Nothing makes them happy. She’s been on the other side and in her mind there’s nothing. So more than ever she really just realizes that the only way to exist is to satisfy all of your urges instantly. So she was deadly before but now she’s even more deadly. Of course she has to get her revenge on Fiona.

    Marie has hired Hank to hunt down the Salem witches. Will we see how they first met?

    Yes.

    And will Cordelia learn the truth about Hank’s identity?

    Oh yes. It has to come out at some point.

    Obviously, Spalding has been caught and tortured by the girls. What’s next for him?

    The Spalding story is obviously he’s crossed a line. He didn’t kill Madison but what he did to defile her body. So the girls find that out and have to take revenge on him. They have to make him pay for his dastardly necrophilia and bad fashion outfits.

    Will Kyle ever get to speak?

    Yes.

    What else can you say about next week’s “The Dead?”

    That I think is a very meditative episode. It’s very much about Madison and Zoe and Kyle. There’s a lot of great stuff about Queenie and Marie Laveaux and the unexpected friendship with LaLaurie. We dwell a lot on characters in that episode who are dead and are brought back and what their inner lives are and what their futures are.

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    (Frazer Harrison/Getty Images/FX)

    Tim Stack / Entertainment Weekly / Tuesday, November 14, 2013

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  • Stevie to appear on AHS Coven

    Stevie to appear on AHS Coven

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    Stevie Nicks will be joining the cast of “Coven” on Season 3’s American Horror Story, according to the show’s producer Ryan Murphy. Murphy didn’t elaborate on Stevie’s level of participation on the hit FX series, but confirmed her upcoming appearance in the following tweet on his Twitter page this morning:

    “Guess who’s visiting the Coven? The legendary Stevie Nicks!” @MrRPMurphy 

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    A big fan of the legendary singer-songwriter, Murphy has cleverly woven Stevie into the show’s storyline, depicting mysterious character Misty Day as the hippie, swamp witch who loves everything Stevie Nicks. So far, the show has featured Stevie-penned songs “Edge of Seventeen,” “Rhiannon,” and “Sara,” with five more songs still be used in the show during the season.

    Beyond the music, Murphy has also dropped subtle Stevie Nicks references in most of the episodes that have aired, which manifest in the characters’ gossamer witch wear, hairstyles (Myrtle Smith’s Street Angel root perm), and powers (The “Seven Wonders,” a nod to the Stevie Nicks co-written 1987 Fleetwood Mac song of the same title).

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  • American Horror Story Coven – Stevie Nicks music recap

    American Horror Story Coven – Stevie Nicks music recap

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    The third season of FX’s hit series American Horror Story: Coven featured the music of Stevie Nicks and Fleetwood Mac. By the end of the season, seven different songs were featured in six of the series’ 13 episodes: “Edge of Seventeen,” “Rhiannon,” “Sara,” “Leather and Lace,” “Kind of Woman, ” “Seven Wonders,” “Rhiannon” (reprised on the piano) and “Has Anyone Ever Written Anything for You” (piano). A fan of Stevie Nicks’ music, American Horror Story writer Ryan Murphy selected all of the songs to be included.

    On the weekend of November 15, 2013, Stevie traveled to New Orleans to film her appearances on the show. She appeared in two episodes: Episode 10: The Magical Delights of Stevie Nicks, in which she played the piano and sang “Rhiannon” and “Has Anyone Ever Written Anything for You”; and Episode 13: The Seven Wonders, where she lip-synced to “Seven Wonders” in a performance clip at the start of the episode.

    Here is a recap with clips of the scenes where the songs appear in each episode.

    Episode 1: Bitchcraft

    (Aired: Wednesday, October 9, 2013)

    Summary: A young girl, Zoe, is shattered to discover she possesses a strange genetic affliction tracing back to the dark days of Salem. Zoe is whisked away to Miss Robichaux’s Academy for Exceptional Young Ladies, a mysterious school in New Orleans devoted to safeguarding the few remaining descendants who share this unique bloodline. Harboring a secret agenda, Fiona Goode, the most powerful witch of their generation, returns to town, reigniting old rivalries with the Coven’s deadly enemies, the Voodoo.

    No Stevie Nicks music was featured in this episode.

    Episode 2: Boy Parts

    (Aired: Wednesday, October 16, 2013)

    Summary: Death has failed to claim more than one person, including Madame LaLaurie, whose secrets Fiona is determined to find out.

    Featured Song: Edge of Seventeen (viewer discretion advised for violence)

    Episode 2 opens with two men hunting alligator in the Louisiana swamp. One of the hunters shoots an alligator in the head, killing it instantly. The men return to their camp and “Edge of Seventeen” starts to play in the background. They see Misty looking at the dead alligators, tied and hanging from the trees. Disgusted by what she sees, she says, “This is wrong. All wrong. Murder. This will not be forgiven.” Misty confronts the hunters about their actions, but one of them threatens her with a gun. Misty brings one of the hanging alligators back to life and commands it to attack the man who threatened her. The second man starts to run away, but is quickly apprehended by another alligator, which ends up devouring his head and dragging him into the swamp. As Misty walks towards the swamp, she stares at the still water, smiling with satisfaction. “Edge of Seventeen” continues to play in the background and then abruptly stops.

    Featured Song: Rhiannon

    Towards the end of episode 2, Madison and Zoe break into the morgue, where Kyle’s remains are being held. Madison comes up with a plan to repurpose “boy parts” and use a spell to bring Kyle back to life (having accidentally killed him from blowing up the bus that he boarded to confront Madison’s attacker). Madison’s plan works, as Kyle comes backs to life. Zoe takes him home in her car. On the way back, Misty suddenly appears in the backseat of the car and directs Zoe to take them to her house in the swamp.

    At Misty’s house, the single version of “Rhiannon” is playing in the background, as Misty works to repair Kyle’s body with the healing properties of “Spanish moss and alligator dung.” Misty starts to sing along to “Rhiannon,” which starts a conversation about Stevie Nicks.

    “Who sings this?” Zoe asks.

    “Who sings this? Fleetwood Mac! Stevie Nicks is my hero.

    “That’s Stevie Nicks from American Idol?”

    “Stevie Nicks, the white witch, the only witch before you I’ve ever known.”

    “She’s an actual witch?”

    “Listen to the lyric. [both listening to the song] This song was her anthem. Doesn’t it just penetrate your soul and tell the truth about everything you ever felt in your whole life?”

    “Yeah, totally.”

    “Rhiannon” continues to play in the background.

    Episode 3: The Replacements

    (Aired: Wednesday, October 23, 2013)

    Summary: Fiona takes on an unlikely protégé. Meanwhile, Zoe tries to help Kyle.

    Featured Song: Sara

    Misty and Kyle are lying on her bed. She sings along to the opening lines of “Sara” and turns to Kyle and says:

    “Stevie didn’t find her voice until she and Lindsey joined Fleetwood Mac. And that’s the thing, you can’t be your best self until you find your tribe. I’m still looking for mine.”

    Zoe enters the house and sees Misty lying on the bed with Kyle. Misty smiles and invites her inside to show how she has healed Kyle. Zoe is impressed with Misty’s work and asks Kyle if he remembers her. He responds by gently touching Zoe’s hair. Zoe convinces Misty that Kyle must be returned to his home. Misty protests, but eventually agrees to let Zoe take Kyle home. Zoe helps Kyle up and the two start to leave. Misty tries unsuccessfully to stop them, saying that he isn’t ready to go. But Misty says something that triggers a negative reaction from Kyle. Zoe again says that it’s time for Kyle to go. Misty starts to cry, puts on her shawl, and spins rapidly to “Sara,” which continues to play in the background.

    Episode 4: Fearful Pranks Ensue

    (Aired: Wednesday, October 30, 2013)

    Summary: A long-standing truce between the Salem witches and Marie Laveau is threatened.

    No Stevie Nicks music was featured in this episode.

    Episode 5: Burn, Witch, Burn!

    (Aired: Wednesday, November 6, 2013)

    Summary: Zoe unleashes a new power; Fiona and Myrtle clash over control of the coven; Madame LaLaurie is confronted by old ghosts.

    No Stevie Nicks music was featured in this episode.*

    Episode 6: The Axeman Cometh

    (Aired: Wednesday, November 13, 2013)

    Summary: Zoe, Queenie and Nan make contact with a dark spirit trapped in the academy; Cordelia’s new power brings on a heartbreaking revelation.

    Featured Song: Leather and Lace

    Kyle returns to the swamp, where Misty is working in the garden. He touches her shoulder, startling her. But she is delighted to see him. She inspects the progress of his healing body, but notices that he smells bad. “You need a bath,” Misty says.

    The scene moves to Misty’s house, where “Leather and Lace” starts to play in the background. Misty gives Kyle a sponge bath, but he squirms in pain and discomfort. As Misty continues to clean him, Kyle is reminded of his sexually-abusive mother and suddenly flies into a rage. He breaks a chair, shatters a glass against the wall, and throws Misty’s stereo containing Stevie’s music to the ground, destroying it. The music abruptly stops. Shocked and in disbelief, Misty scolds him, “Why would you do that? You’re just a big ol’ monster.”

    Zoe enters the house, and Kyle runs toward her for consolation. Disgusted by Kyle’s behavior, Misty tells Zoe, “Get him out of here. He broke Stevie.” Zoe says that she will get both of them out, but asks for Misty’s help to bring Madison back to life.

    Episode 7: The Dead

    (Aired: Wednesday, November 20, 2013)

    Summary: Fiona finds purpose in a dangerous love affair; Queenie questions her place in the Coven; Cordelia makes a decision about her mother.

    No Stevie Nicks music was featured in this episode.

    Episode 8: The Sacred Taking

    (Aired: Wednesday, December 4, 2013)

    Summary: Cordelia rallies the girls in the fight to stop Fiona; a dangerous new enemy puts Misty in the cross hairs; the rivalry between Marie Laveau and Delphine comes to a head.

    No Stevie Nicks music was featured in this episode, but Misty Day mentioned Stevie in the episode when she went to the Coven house, fearing for her life. “I knew the world could be a dark and evil place. Throw me in my haven in the swamp. I had my Stevie, my garden. I tried to disappear into nature. But I have been found.”

    Episode 9: Head

    (Aired: Wednesday, December 11, 2013)

    Summary: Cordelia’s attacker is revealed; Fiona looks to form an alliance with Marie Laveau; Nan learns a disturbing truth about Luke’s past.

    Featured Song: Kind of Woman

    As Cordelia emerges as the unlikely leader of the Coven house, the witches prepare for battle with the witch hunters. This scene starts off with Cordelia and Misty in the botanical garden preparing a special magical concoction that is only to be used “under extreme circumstances.” Misty hums along to Stevie’s song “Kind of Woman” (from Bella Donna), which plays in the background. Cordelia spreads the magical paste on a dead plant and Misty reads an incantation to incite the limbs of the dead plant to regenerate. Misty becomes excited when the spell starts to work and the plant suddenly sprouts purple flowers and red berries. Cordelia and Misty eat the berries, and Cordelia tells her that they “need to make more of this for everyone,” which suggests that the plant will be used in the future to protect the witches against something still unknown.

    Recaps

    Episode 10: The Magical Delights of Stevie Nicks (Stevie appears in this episode)

    (Aired: Wednesday, January 8, 2013)

    Featured Songs: Rhiannon & Has Anyone Ever Written Anything for You

    Stevie kicked off the winter return of American Horror Story: Coven, appearing as herself in Episode 10, aptly titled “The Magical Delights of Stevie Nicks.” In the episode, Stevie sang “Rhiannon” and “Has Anyone Ever Written Anything for You” while playing the piano and acted briefly in the scene, in which she presents Misty Day with a special shawl that had “danced across the stages of the world.”

    The above video includes all of the important and relevant scenes that deal with Stevie!

    Summary: Fiona attempts to out the new supreme with a visit from Stevie Nicks; Cordelia learns the truth about Hank and the witch hunters; Madison tries to eliminate her competition for the supremacy.

    Spoiler Summary: In the aftermath of the slaughter of her people, Marie Laveau seeks a truce with Fiona and the Coven… but her dark master, Papa Legba, demands his annual due. The next morning, Cordelia is horrified when she finally learns that Hank is a Witch Hunter… and Marie confesses hiring him to kill the Coven. Fiona is forgiving of Marie on the grounds that she was doing what she had to do, but is furious with Cordelia for having married Hank and letting him turn her against her own mother. They learn that Hank’s father, Harrison, was his primary employer, and they cast a spell to make his corporation begin losing money, the better to weaken him. Later, Fiona attempts to out Misty as the next Supreme. When Misty proves uninterested in the position, Fiona tempts her by inviting a White Witch… Stevie Nicks, Misty’s favorite singer. All the girls are enraptured by Stevie, except Madison, who is upset that Misty is the new Supreme-apparent, and, in her jealousy, goes to extreme lengths. Meanwhile, as Fiona becomes ever more ill, she asks Marie for the secret of her eternal youth, and Marie tells her the terrible price. As Fiona brings the Axeman a proposition and learns a startling truth about herself, Nan, wielding her growing powers, confronts Joan about Luke’s death. And later, Marie and Fiona make a terrible deal – a deal involving a most unexpected betrayal.

    Recaps & Reviews

    Episode 11: Protect the Coven

    (Aired Wednesday, January 15, 2013)

    Summary: Fiona and Laveau have a deadly face off with The Corporation. Cordelia makes a desperate sacrifice to protect the Coven.

    No Stevie Nicks music was featured in this episode.

    Episode 12: Go to Hell

    (Aired Wednesday, January 22, 2013)

    Summary: Cordelia’s latest vision puts the Coven’s future in question. With the end of Fiona’s reign approaching, the girls manifest powerful new gifts. Queenie’s search for Marie Laveau leads her to Hell and back.

    No Stevie Nicks music was featured in this episode.

    Episode 13: The Seven Wonders (Stevie appears in this episode)

    (Aired: Wednesday, January 29, 2013)

    SEVEN WONDERS

    Summary: A new Supreme arises.

    Stevie returned to American Horror Story: Coven, appearing in the final episode of the season. The episode, aptly titled “The Seven Wonders” starts like a music video with Stevie entering the Coven, singing along to her 1987 song “Seven Wonders.” The clips shows the other witches engaged in various activities in the house. Toward the end of the song, Stevie says “good luck, girls” and turns to exit the house. Fleetwood Mac’s classic song “Silver Springs” was also used for the episode.

    Other Stevie Nicks references

    Seven Wonders — which bears the same name as the 1987 song that Stevie co-wrote for Fleetwood Mac’s Tango in the Night album — are the seven special powers of the witches that are required to be The Supreme. In Episode 10, Stevie, appearing as herself, tells Misty Day, “Good luck with the Seven Wonders.””The ‘Seven Wonders’. Seven acts of magic so advanced, each pushes the boundaries of craft into art.” (Revealed in Episode 12)

    Seven Wonders

    1. Telekinesis
    2. Concilium
    3. Transmutation
    4. Divination
    5. Vitalum Vitalis
    6. Descensum
    7. Pyrokinesis

    2013-1023-ahs-coven-madisonMyrtle Snow

    Myrtle Snow’s present-day hairstyle resembles Stevie’s root-perm, Street Angel-era hairstyle. Myrtle Snow is played by veteran actress Frances Conroy. With the intent of bringing her back to life, Misty Day recovers Myrtle’s charred body after she is burned at the stake by Fiona.

    2013-1030-ahs-coven-myrtle-snowZoe Benson

    In Episode 5, Zoe rocked this familiar Stevie-outfit at the witch-burning ceremony of Myrtle Smith.

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    Misty Day

    Stevie Nicks’ fashion influence on hippie swamp witch Misty Day is readily apparent. The show has depicted her to fit the profile of a typical Stevie Nicks fan in appearance and attitude.

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  • Ryan Murphy talks about Stevie Nicks' influence on 'AHS: Coven'

    Ryan Murphy talks about Stevie Nicks' influence on 'AHS: Coven'

    (Michele K Short / FX)
    (Michele K Short / FX)

    The second episode of Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk’s American Horror Story: Coven was chock-full of plot developments, including the resurrection of seemingly dead Misty (Lily Rabe) and Kyle (Evan Peters) and the reveal that modern-day Marie Laveau (Angela Bassett) has kept alive her minotaur lover! EW talked to Murphy about all the twists and turns as well as a preview of next week’s AHS: Coven.

    ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: I love that Misty is a big Stevie Nicks groupie.

    RYAN MURPHY: She is obsessed with Stevie Nicks because I am obsessed with Stevie Nicks.

    EW: You actually asked Stevie to use her music on the show, right?

    RM: Yeah, the whole thing started with the fact that when I was growing up, I was always obsessed with those Stevie Nicks songs like “Riannon” and “Gypsy.” And I remember reading an article where Courtney Love called Stevie Nicks the “white witch” and Grace Slick the “dark witch.” And I have a good relationship with Stevie because of Glee. She is one of the few artists that have come to hang out. She had been writing Lea [Michele] and I regularly since the Cory [Monteith] situation, because she really loved Cory [who passed away in July]. So she’s just a wonderful, wonderful person.

    When we got to this witch idea, I thought, if you’re Misty and you have grown up alone and you don’t know any other witches, there’s one witch you probably would know and that’s Stevie Nicks. So I called Stevie Nicks and first I said, “I want to use you in the show.” But she was very resistant because from the beginning of her career people who are in the Wiccan community had given her a hard time thinking she was a witch and she got a lot of scary fan letters. She didn’t like the darkness of that, and I explained to her the part and she’s like, “Aw f—, let’s just do it. OK, I love it.” She’s not a witch, but she has an attraction to those mystical creatures because they’re fun to write about. So she gave me the rights to her music and she and Lindsey Buckingham are working on a special sort of redo of a song they did about a witch.

    On the first season of American Horror Story, actress Lily Rabe played Nora, the mother of a Frankenstein infant made up of dead baby parts. In season 2, she was Sister Mary Eunice, a nun possessed by the devil. Now, in AHS: Coven, Rabe is Misty Day, a sensitive witch who’s also the world’s biggest Stevie Nicks fan. While Misty seemingly perished after being burned at the stake in the premiere, last night’s “Boy Parts” saw the resurrection of Misty. EW talked to Rabe about her latest wild role.

    ‘American Horror Story’: Lily Rabe talks returning to ‘Coven’ as a Stevie Nicks-obsessed witch

    (Michele K Short / FX)
    (Michele K Short / FX)

    ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Can you describe Misty? She’s obsessed with a 1970s icon.
    LILY RABE: Yes. She’s obsessed with Stevie Nicks, and so am I. Isn’t it wonderful? Stevie really is her hero, her greatest inspiration and who she lives for. It’s like a love affair. Without giving much away, she’s alone for quite a period of time. She’s a bit of a loner. She’s isolated. Stevie is really her main relationship when we meet her again. It’s been so fantastic. I mean, the costumes are amazing. That she’s living out in the swamp but still manages to find her platform boots is the greatest thing ever, I think. When there’s a will, there’s a way.

    Have you met Stevie Nicks?
    If I meet her, I actually think I might die on the spot. I know Ryan has been in touch with her and there are emails going around. I think I actually might just black out and die. I don’t get that crazy about a lot of people. I’m usually pretty cool, calm, and collected. But I don’t know if could behave properly. I love her so much. She’s just a beautiful creature. But having that music, too, in the show has been so wonderful, and the relationship that Misty has to the lyrics, she lives her life by them, and it’s wonderful.

    I started learning how to play the guitar last year when I was shooting season 2, because Zach [Quinto] was there with his banjo, and I was like, “Oh, God, it is the perfect thing for my trailer.” It’s hard to read a book when you’re starting and stopping all the time. I had a wonderful guitar teacher, and I started with “Landslide,” and it just went from one Stevie song to another. So when Ryan said, “Well, she’s obsessed with Stevie.” I thought it was a joke. It was actually like a beautiful, fluid thing that made everything feel so connected.

    How does this season compare to the other ones? It’s a little lighter this year.
    Yeah, it is. No, there is a bit more lightness to the show. It’s still scary. But it’s very funny. I found that first episode incredibly funny.

    There is more lightness with Misty that I actually get to play. She has an incredible positivity. But she’s also very feral. There’s a wildness to her. Her relationship to nature is wonderful. That, for me, has been really fun to play, and also because of where we’re shooting and because we get to go out to the swamps. That, to me, has been great, because I’d always rather be covered in real dirt and sweating for real if you can, and I get to do that because I’m pretty much covered in dirt.

    So you’re on location in a swamp?
    Yes! There’s this one amazing location for a lot of the Misty stuff we’ve been going to. It’s just this absolute swampy fairy land. It’s really wonderful.

    It must be hot as hell though.
    It’s really hot [laughs]! This summer was really hot, but it’s cooled down. It’s quite lovely there right now. But July and August were definitely…ya felt it [laughs].

    The opening scene in “Boy Parts” finds Misty resurrecting some dead alligators. Did you have to interact with real alligators on set?  
    They were around. Interact? Maybe not as much. But they were definitely around. And snakes.

    So you’re not afraid?
    I’m more afraid of an alligator than a big snake. I wouldn’t go up to one if it wasn’t with its person. I’m not terrified of snakes. But alligators…yeah, scary.

    Is Misty maybe in love with Zoe? Or just missing companionship?
    I don’t know if I should answer. It’s definitely not that she’s bicurious. I think there’s something about her openness to people. There’s a lot of space in her heart that is available, I think, and I think it gets filled in different ways. But it’s not an overt sexual crush or anything.

    Can you say if you get out of the swamp? Will you interact with the others?
    I don’t know if I should say. I will say: Although there is a lot of loneliness to her and a lot of time spent alone with Stevie, who is the best thing ever, the relationships she has on the show are really exciting.

    Your first few scenes this season had you dragged across a field and burned at the stake. Did that surprise you?
    Well, this is my third season, so it takes a lot for me to sort of go “Whoa!” Your insane threshold is very high in the most wonderful way. That’s why you love doing the show. It’s thrilling reading the scripts, because you know you’re going to get to do all this delicious, complicated stuff.

     It must be great job security knowing that you’re playing a character who can come back from the dead!
    There are just no rules! [Laughs]

    Tim Stack / Entertainment Weekly / Thursday, October 17, 2013

     

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  • Witch rumors fly again in tonight's ‘AHS: Coven’ episode

    Witch rumors fly again in tonight's ‘AHS: Coven’ episode

    Show writers have woven the long-time Fleetwood Mac songstress into this season’s storyline.

    (ABC)
    (ABC)

    Rumors about Stevie Nicks being a witch have hounded the singer-songwriter for years, so it’s little surprise the writers of “American Horror Story: Coven” have woven the long-time Fleetwood Mac songstress into this season’s storyline.

    Lily Rabe’s character, Misty Day, is a young woman from a backwoods Pentecostal community in the bayous of Louisiana. Without a coven to call her own, she spends her days wandering the swamps and jamming to — who else? — Stevie Nicks.

    In Wednesday night’s episode, “Rhiannon” plays in the background in Misty’s cabin, where Zoe (Taissa Farmiga) has brought her Frankenstein of a boyfriend, Kyle (Evan Peters).

    “Who sings this?” Zoe asks Misty.

    “Who sings it?” Misty asks with the incredulity adults use on children oblivious to pop culture facts that pre-date them.

    “Fleetwood Mac,” Misty continues, looking at a photo of the bewitching singer. “Stevie Nicks is my hero.”

    “That’s Stevie Nicks from ‘American Idol?’” Zoe asks. (I love the humor so far this season.)

    “Stevie Nicks. The White Witch. The only witch before you I’ve ever known,” Misty says.

    “She’s an actual witch?” asks Zoe.

    “Listen to the lyrics,” Misty says wistfully. “This song was her anthem.”

    Rumors of witchcraft have been so prevalent in Nicks’ life, they have their own sub-section in her Wikipedia (or should that be Wiccapedia?) entry:
    A rumor that has trailed Nicks through the years is that she is a witch and is heavily involved in Wicca. While she admits to having a high regard for the mythic and gothic, she denies any solitary dedication to any one religion, including Wicca. She has spoken about this erroneous image in numerous interviews. Nicks’ music is copyrighted under the name Welsh Witch Music, a reference to her song “Rhiannon,” which she introduced as “a song about a Welsh witch” in concerts between 1975 and 1978. Nicks also stated: “I spent thousands of dollars on beautiful black clothes and had to stop wearing them for a long time because a lot of people scared me. And that’s really unfair to me, I think, for people – other people – to conjure up their ideas of what I am or what I believe in.” (She says this in the video below.) Nicks has spoken of her faith, stating that she believes in angels and knows that she is alive today because “there was a God” looking out for her during her years of addiction. Because of the rumors of witchcraft, Nicks has been pursued for years by numerous stalkers from around the country. At one point, her longstanding attorney, Ed McPherson, who routinely has obtained restraining orders against all of them, indicated that she had at least one stalker a year. However, all of her stalkers have abided by the restraining orders, and none has become violent.

    As Nicks said in the second video posted below: “I have a lot of things more important that I can worry about than people thinking I’m a witch.”

    Wonder what she thinks of Wednesday’s episode…

    Stevie Nicks addresses the witch rumors in this 1983 interview:

    And again in this short video:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=dk1e39tbJD0

    Lori Rackl / Voices / Chicago Sun-Times / Wednesday, October 16, 2013