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The Magic of Mamma Mia!

Brooke Lewis | Posted 04.21.2012

Read More: Mamma Mia Musical, Mamma Mia Opening Night, Mamma Mia Movie, Abba, Mamma Mia Pantages Theater, Mamma Mia Review, Mamma Mia, Mamma Mia Abba, Arts News

I took in the experience and something occurred to me. I looked around at the packed theater and wondered how Mamma Mia! could still draw such a huge crowd after "100" years?

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Dick Clark's 'American Bandstand' Greatest Moments

The Huffington Post | Andres Jauregui | Posted 04.18.2012

Read More: Michael Jackson, TV Canada, Video, Dick Clark, Dick Clark American Bandstand, Abba, Madonna, American Bandstand, Jerry Lee Lewis, Iron Butterfly, Prince, American Bandstand Videos, Blondie, TV News

"American Bandstand," which the late Dick Clark hosted from 1956 to 1989, introduced new musical acts to generations of Americans during its decades-l...

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Mo' $ Mo' Music: The Best Songs About Money [VIDEO]

Posted 02.29.2012

Read More: Money Songs, The Beatles, Kanye West, Money, Abba, Songs About Money, Gold Digger, Pharrell Williams, Ludacris, Saving Money, Money News

Does the thought of filing your taxes, checking out your 401k and revising your budget ever make you want to bust a move? Probably not. That's why we'...

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How This Grown Woman Became an 'Honorary' Girl Scout

Monica Medina | Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: Girls, Latino, Girl Scout Cookies, Girl Scouts, Abba, Childhood, Girl Scouts of America, Latina, Confidence, Character, Women News

Though I never did become a Girl Scout, I was thrilled when my daughter did.

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A Mysterious ABBA Song You've Never Heard

The Huffington Post | Mallika Rao | Posted 03.27.2012

Read More: Abba Twinkling Star, Video, From a Twinkling Star, Abba the Visitors, The Visitors Rerelease, Abba Song, New Abba Song, Abba, ABBA Reunion, Culture News

Abba's former leader Bjorn Ulvaeus dashed hopes of a reunion back in 2008, when he told the Sunday Telegraph, "We would like people to remember us as ...

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Talking Charm With Aimee Mann

Deborah Stambler | Posted 03.07.2012

Read More: Pop Music, Two Rivers Theater, Magnolia, Aimee Mann, The Ozark Mountain Daredevils, Til Tuesday, Twitter, MusicWorks Entertainment, Abba, Charmer, Entertainment News

Talking with Aimee Mann is a little like listening to her music. In the rhythm of her speech, her pursuit for the right word or the answer to the question at hand, you can hear traces of her songs.

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A-Sides With Jon Chattman: The Sounds Give Us Something to Die For

Jon Chattman | Posted 01.18.2012

Read More: Blondie, Webster Hall, A-Sides, Abba, Swedish, A-Sides With Jon Chattman, Something to Die For, Missing Persons, New York City, Sweden, Maja Ivarsson, Entertainment News

Hours before they played a sold-out show at Webster Hall in New York City, the Sounds performed a stripped down version of their title track off their current LP, and took time for a chat about their success thus far.

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5 Married Bandmates Who Called It Quits...On Their Marriage

Posted 12.26.2011

Read More: Jack White, Meg White, Ike and Tina Turner, Sonny Bono, Abba, Sonny and Cher, Tina Turner, Cher, Fleetwood Mac, Kim Gordon, Thurston Moore, Ike Turner, Sonic Youth, The White Stripes, Divorce News

Sonic Youth's Kim Gordon and Thurston Moore, who recently split after 27 years of marriage, shocked the indie rock world, leaving many fans wondering ...

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PHOTOS: Band Breakups That Shook The World

Posted 11.29.2011

Read More: Pop Music, The Beatles, The Go-Go's, Abba, Yoko Ono, Mamma Mia, Slidepollajax, Led Zeppelin, Music, Michael Stipe, Band Breakups, R.E.M., Blondie, Fifty News

The Sept. 21 breakup of R.E.M. shook '80s music fans to the core, with many calling the announcement "the end of the world as we know it" in reference...

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Mamma Mia! Stockholm Launches ABBA City Walk

AOL Weird News | David Moye | Posted 11.15.2011

Read More: Weird Stockholm, Mamma Mia! Weird Sweden, Video, ABBA City Walk, Abba, Dancing Queen, Weird News News

Sweden has given the world, among other things, IKEA, gravy-soaked meatballs, Ingmar Bergman films and a world-class bikini team. But to many cultu...

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Note to GOP Candidates: Stick to ABBA Songs

Michael Sigman | Posted 08.30.2011

The good news for GOP hopefuls is that they need look no further than the ABBA canon when selecting their own theme music.

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HuffPost Review: The Trip

Marshall Fine | Posted 08.09.2011

Read More: Steve Coogan, The Trip Movie Review, The Trip, The Wrong Guys, Rob Brydon, Michael Winterbottom, Our Idiot Brother, Marshall Fine Movie Review, Movies, Abba, Movie Reviews, Tropic Thunder, Marshall Fine, Ricky Gervais, Michael Caine, The Winner Takes It All, James Bond, Entertainment News

The pleasures of The Trip are subtle and absurd. The humor is found in the moment by a pair of witty performers who cast a gimlet eye on everything they encounter -- including each other.

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"Welcome To The Future": A Group Playlist for a Tweet New Year

David Wild | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Neil Patrick Harris, Bob Marley, Neil Diamond, Abba, Death Cab for Cutie, U2, Queen, Twitter, New Year, New Year's Eve, Brad Paisley, Guns N' Roses, Entertainment News

I make a lot of playlists. Possibly some of you feel that I make too many -- and it's my resolution to make less of them for you in 2011. So I actually didn't make this playlist so much as I curated it with help from all of you.

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'When the Deal Goes Down': A Taxing Playlist for a Tax Deal

David Wild | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Taxes, Obama-GOP Tax Deal, Johnny Paycheck, Desert Rose Band, Bob Seger, Bob Dylan, The Kinks, AC/DC, Cee Lo Green, Kings of Leon. The O'Jays, Billy Bragg, The Hollies, Obama Tax Deal, Beatles, Simply Red, Emmylou Harris, Abba, Felix Cavaliere, Chris Rock, Pink Floyd, The Who, Jakob Dylan, Cheap Trick, Boz Scaggs, Mark Twain, Jimi Hendrix, Elvis Costello, Lloyd Cole, Guns N' Roses, Bruce Springsteen, Tax Cuts, Entertainment News

It's always been hard to make a fun, catchy argument for higher taxes in America. Here, then, is my taxing playlist for background music as America plays "Let's Make A Tax Deal."

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From Bare Bones to The Complete Elvis: Conversations with Bryan Adams, Ernst Jorgensen and Erich Van Tourneau

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Comet's Top 20 Summer Songs for Labor Day Weekend

Tamara Conniff | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sheryl Crow, Michael Jackson, Kid Rock, Robbie Williams, Summer, Abba, Katy Perry, Janes-Addiction, Entertainment News

Labor Day Weekend is the last hurrah for summer. BBQs, friends and music. TheComet.com a lot to choose from for our Top 20. The good, the bad, the che...

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"Money Talks": A Playlist For The Financial Reform Debate

David Wild | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Van Morrison, The O'Jays, The Psychedelic Furs, Kanye West, Funkadelic, Sir Mix-a-Lot, Financial Reform, Jamie Foxx, Spoon, The Beatles, The Who, Warren Zevon, Abba, Cyndi Lauper, T-Pain, Rush, Steve Miller Band, Pet Shop Boys, Wham!, Lil' Wayne, Todd Rundgren, Patti Smith, Robbie Robertson, AC/DC, Smog, Notorious B.I.G., Spinal Tap, Jet, Flo Rida, Lyle Lovett, Dire Straits, Randy Newman, Pink Floyd, Lady GaGa, Walter Becker, Ray Charles, Brad Paisley, Bruce Springsteen, Jay-Z, Onara, Entertainment News

Right now is the time for real financial reform. Come to think of it, right now is actually way too late for real financial reform. Still, better now than not now, right?

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So Many Waterloos, So Little Time

Michael Sigman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bill Kristol, Jim Demint, President Obama, David Frum, Fox News, Hillary Clinton, Republicans, The Kinks, Abba, Politics News

Napoleon is no doubt rolling under the dome of Les Invalides as the term "Waterloo" gets a post-modern workout in the wake of health care reform.

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Rock Hall Of Fame 2010 Inductees: ABBA, Hollies, Genesis, Iggy Pop & More

AP | DAVID BAUDER | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rock Hall of Fame 2010, Rock Hall of Fame, Abba, Iggy Pop, Genesis, Music, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Hollies, Entertainment News

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Iggy Pop, ABBA & Genesis To Be Inducted To Rock Hall Of Fame

AP | DAVID BAUDER | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jimmy Cliff, Abba, Iggy Pop, Genesis, The Hollies, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, New York City, New York, New York News

NEW YORK — Two of the four members of ABBA have accepted their inductions into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at a New York City ceremony. The ...

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ABBAWORLD Theme Park Opens In London

AP | JILL LAWLESS | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sweden, Theme Parks, Mamma Mia, Abba, Anna-Frid "Frida" Lyngstad, London, Bjorn Ulvaeus, London-United Kingdom, Abbaworld, Abba Museum, World News

LONDON — Is it possible to have too much ABBA? Knowing me, knowing you, the answer is no....

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HuffPost Reviews: Snoop Dogg, Timbaland, Clipse, and Chris Brown, Plus an Interview With Papa Roach on World Hunger Year

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Soulja Boy, Kanye West, Urban Music, Swiss Beatz, Clipse, Erick Peyton, World Hunger Year, Attitude, Onerepublic, Bran' Nu, Bill Ayers, Esthero, Timbaland, Tank, Beastie Boys, Chad Kroeger, The Bangles, Priority Records, Steve Winwood, R. Kelly, Lil John, Chris Brown, Nicole Hurst, D.W.Griffith, Lil Wayne, Katy Perry, The Bee Gees, Michael McDonald, Entertainment News, Eva Simons, Justin Timberlake, Now That's What I Call Music, Jay-Z, Trey Songz, Bokie Loc, Miley Cyrus, Nelly Fertado, The Neptunes, Harry Chapin, Keri Hilson, Abba, Ab Liva, D.O.E, The Fray, Cam'ron, Problem, The-Dream, Nipsey Hussle, Quincy Jones, Ryan Seacrest, Sean C, Jazmine Sullivan, Beyoncé, Tricky, Jacoby Shaddix, Hip-Hop, Eddy Grant, Herb Alpert, Starland Vocal Band, Rihanna, Jet, The Romantics, Yo Gotti, The Clipse, Papa Roach, Snoop Dogg, Itunes, Drake, Brandy, Kokane, Soshy, Kiis-Fm, Pharrell, Sebastian, Duaghtry, Entertainment News

Welcome to Snoopworld, where Chevys still are bouncin', would-be gangstas still kind of prowl the streets (albeit it's a new generation), explicit-isms flow like 40 oz. beer, and tempos best not harsh anyone's mellow.

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"Getting Better": A Playlist for President Obama on the Anniversary of Election Day

David Wild | Posted 05.25.2011

Rome wasn't built in a day, and apparently the United States won't be completely rebuilt in a year either. But here's to things at least "Getting Better."

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"Thank You Friends": A Very Special Thanksgiving Playlist For The Huffington Post Community

David Wild | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: The James Gang, Neil Diamond, Sam & Dave, John Mellencamp, Johnny Cash, George Harrison, Thanksgiving, Kris Kristofferson, Ray Davies, Jimmy Buffet, Led Zeppelin, Alanis Morissette, Bob Dylan, Big Star, The Beatles, The Flaming Lips, Abba, Sly & the Family Stone, Billy Paul, Natalie Merchant, Don Henley, Frank Sinatra, William DeVaughn, Thanksgiving Commentary, The Enchanters, Dido, Jay-Z, Entertainment News

Here's my personal Thanksgiving playlist, designed to help put us all in the proper mindset for Thursday's holiday, and arguably for every other day here on earth too.

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Music's Biggest Quitters: 20 Who Quit

Spinner | Spinner Staff | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Steve Perry, Monkees, Prince, Zack De La Rocha, 000 Maniacs, Natalie Merchant, Michael Nesmith, Kiss, Music, Rock, Artist Formerly Known as Prince, Smashing Pumpkins, Oasis, Ace Frehley, Judas Priest, Tom Fogerty, Rob Halford, John Lennon, 10, Quitters, Jason Newsted, Brian Wilson, Metallica, Beach Boys, Cat Stevens, Rage Against the Machine, Abba, Izzy Stradlin, Holly Johnson, Fugees, D'arcy Wretzky, Dee Dee Ramone, Pop Music, Lauryn Hill, Noel Gallagher, Beatles, D'arcy, Guns N Roses, Ramones, Mase, Entertainment News

They say winners never quit, but in the music biz there's something to be said for going out at the top of your game. Whether they left for greener p...

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