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McCain's musical taste: Pre-ABBA?
The Swampby Aamer Madhani Sen. John McCain has gotten a lot of ribbing about his confounding -- in this Swamp thing's opinion -- affection of the 1970s Scandinavian pop band ABBA. On Thursday, Walter Isaacson was the latest pundit to publicly......Tags: Political Candidates, Elections, Music, Benny Andersson, Agnetha Faltskog
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Oh 'Mamma Mia,' you're showing your age
![THEATER REVIEW: "Mamma Mia!" at the Oriental Theatre ★★½ ... It will be 13 years in April - oh, the horror of it! - since I first sat in the back of London's Prince Edward Theatre and watched this brilliantly clever confection basically define a new kind of populist musical.](http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/thumbnails/column/2012-01/67631310-25135545.jpg "THEATER REVIEW: "Mamma Mia!\" at the Oriental Theatre ★★½ ... It will be 13 years in April - oh, the horror of it! - since I first sat in the back of London's Prince Edward Theatre and watched this brilliantly clever confection basically define a new kind of populist musical.")
The director, Phyllida Lloyd, has moved on to a movie about Margaret Thatcher, but the song stylings of ABBA will surely outlast the Iron Lady. And "Mamma Mia!", the story of a girl with three potential dads on a Greek island where they have no Facebook,...Tags: Arts and Culture, Theater, Music, Entertainment Events, Mamma Mia! (movie)
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A modest proposal for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Pop & HissWatching Faith Hill sing ABBA’s “The Winner Takes It All” during Monday night’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony in New York brought to mind two words that hall officials should seriously consider before next year’s show: Tribute...... -
Brand X Files: ABBA hints at reforming. Violence against Republicans? Facebook dismisses V.D. link.
Brand XABBA hinting at reforming? New generation --and older fans-- hoping to see ABBA in concert after remarks about charity concert on television program. (Times of London) Sarah Palin to campaign for John McCain this weekend: McCain facing off against Tea... -
ABBA museum to sell exclusive Efva Attling jewelry
The gift shop of the recently opened ABBA museum in Stockholm is stocking an exclusive collection of jewelry inspired by the band and its music and designed by fellow Swede Efva Attling. According to Wednesday's press announcement, the eponymous...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Music, Dancing Queen (song), Stockholm (Sweden), New York City
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'Dancing Queen' on display: ABBA museum opens in Sweden
With no ABBA reunion in sight, patrons can take a chance on a new museum devoted to the 1970s Swedish pop super-group. Opening Tuesday in Stockholm, the museum will display band memorabilia, including star-shaped guitars, gold records, concert footage...Tags: Arts and Culture, Music, Mamma Mia! (movie), September 11, 2001 Attacks, Eurovision Song Contest (tv program)
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Abre el museo ABBA en Suecia mientras se apagan los rumores de reencuentro
Reuters* ABBA tiene su propio museo en Estocolmo * Bjorn Ulvaeus termina con rumores de reencuentro * Museo expone bailes disco, hologramas y recuerdos Por Alistair Scrutton ESTOCOLMO, 6 mayo (Reuters) - Las melodías pegadizas, trajes extravagantes y...Tags: Agnetha Faltskog, Benny Andersson, Bjorn Ulvaeus, Lifestyle and Leisure, Dining and Drinking
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Abbamania at Arcadia
Daily American CorrespondentBy SANDY WOJCIK Daily American Correspondent WINDBER – A tribute band for all ages, Abbamania, will grace the stage of the Arcadia Theater, 1418 Graham Ave., at 8 p.m. Feb. 19. ABBAMANIA has been selling out to audiences all over the world for the...Tags: Agnetha Faltskog, Benny Andersson, ABBA (music group), Music Theater, Dance
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ABBA set reveals more than one-hit wonder
Did ABBA ever make a bad record? For fans of the Swedish group's nearly two dozen U.S. hits, including ear candy like "Dancing Queen" and "Mamma Mia," it's probably hard to imagine anything not being close to irresistible. Sure enough: a new, nine-disc...Tags: Rock and Roll (genre), Elvis Costello, Mamma Mia! (movie), Benny Andersson, Agnetha Faltskog
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