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

David Wild | Posted 11.03.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Van Morrison, President Obama, Ani Di Franco, Neil Diamond, Van Halen, Dionne Warwick, Election Day, Janet Jackson, Bee Gees, John Mayer, Abba, The Beatles. The Zombies, Dusty Springfield, U2, Death Cab for Cutie, Al Green, George Jones, Jack Johnson, Coldplay, Frank Sinatra, Guns N' Roses, Brad Paisley, Entertainment News
David Wild

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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Music's Biggest Quitters: 20 Who Quit

Spinner | Spinner Staff | Posted 10.13.2009 | Entertainment

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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Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Announces Nominees: Who Should Be Inducted? (PHOTOS, POLL)

Huffington Post | Katy Hall | Posted 09.25.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Darlene Love, Jimmy Cliff, Lauren Nyro, LL Cool J, Chantels, Abba, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Stooges, Slidepoll, Genesis, Kiss, The Hollies, Music, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Donna Summer, Entertainment News

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has announced its nominations. Which five will be inducted in March? We'll have to wait until December to find out, but...

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New Jersey's Bon Jovi Snubbed By Rock Hall Again

Joe Territo | Posted 09.23.2009 | New York

Read More: Laura-Nyro, Darlene Love, Jimmy Cliff, Genesis, Kiss, Jon Bon Jovi, The Hollies, The-Stooges, Abba, Red Hot Chili Peppers, New York News
Joe Territo

Why can't Bon Jovi catch a break in Cleveland?

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Dancing Fool: A Moving Playlist For Tom DeLay, Our 'Dancing' Star With Two Right Feet

David Wild | Posted 09.18.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Frank Zappa, Aaron Carter, George Michael, Tom Delay, Abba, Shakira, Aerosmith, Lady GaGa, Elton John, Dancing With the Stars, Kelly Osbourne, Bruce Springsteen, Tom DeLay Dancing With the Stars, Entertainment News
David Wild

Watching Tom DeLay disgrace himself and the United States Congress over the years, I distinctly remember thinking, "Sure, he's ethically challenged, but can he dance?"

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ABBA Member Shoots Down Reunion Rumors

AP | LOUISE DIXON | Posted 08.03.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Michael Jackson, Music, ABBA Reunion, Abba, Entertainment News

LONDON — Forget those reports that Swedish supergroup ABBA will be reuniting to cover Michael Jackson's sold-out concert dates. "No one has eve...

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Playlist for a Total Dick-Tator: Songs to Put You in the Mahmoud

David Wild | Posted 07.15.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Miley Cyrus, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, The Clash, Talking Heads, Abba, Green Day, Kanye West, The Eagles, Black Eyed Peas, Elton John, Ben Folds, Alice Cooper, Carrie Underwood, Dick Cheney, Entertainment News
David Wild

Recently I did a playlist for Dick Cheney. So in light of recent horrible events, here's my playlist for some other schmuck who insists that he won an election.

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Music And People, Or How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Soundtrack Of "Wicked"

Sal Nunziato | Posted 06.18.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Eric Clapton, Joe Cocker, Stevie Nicks, Bob Weir, New Orleans Jazz Festival, Jerry Garcia, Wicked, Brooklyn, Nirvana, Queen, Steve Earle, Grateful Dead, Jimmy Buffet, Wilco, Spoon, The White Stripes, Bon Jovi, The Beatles, Christine McVie, Mike Huckabee, Abba, Erykah Badu, Fleetwood Mac, Elton John, Olivia Newton-John, James Taylor, Burning Wood, Bruce Springsteen, Entertainment News
Sal Nunziato

Why are you apologizing? What is it that still keeps confident adults insecure about their music likes and dislikes?

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Putin Claims He Didn't Dance To Abba

The Independent | By Chris Green | Posted 03.12.2009 | World

Read More: Russia, Mamma Mia, Bjorn Again, Putin Abba, Abba, Vladimir Putin, Rod Stephen, Putin, World News

During his time as a Russian political heavyweight, Vladimir Putin has earned a reputation as one of the world's most uncompromising leaders, a tough-...

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"Mamma Mia" Still Dominates Overseas Box Office

Variety | Posted 11.06.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Film, Abba, Meryl Streep, Mamma Mia, Entertainment News

Foreign sensation "Mamma Mia!" stayed unstoppable at international multiplexes, racking up its fifth consecutive weekend victory with $14.1 million at...

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McCain Sings "Streisand" but Streisand will Sing for Obama

Steve Clemons | Posted 10.09.2008 | Politics

Read More: Barbara Streisand, John McCain, David Geffen, Pierce Brosnan, Steven Spielberg, Barack Obama, Abba, Cindy McCain, Politics News
Steve Clemons

Wow. McCain can't really sing Streisand -- but big credit for trying. I know that John and Cindy McCain love ABBA -- so Pierce Brosnan, watch ou...

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Mamma Mia: America's First Great Bollywood Musical

Michael Melcher | Posted 07.27.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Bollywood, Meryl Streep, Mamma Mia, High School Musical, Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth, Movies, Gay Marriage, Abba, Entertainment News
Michael Melcher

Last night I saw Mamma Mia, the ABBA movie musical. Mamma Mia is basically a Bollywood musical, only with themes, actors and cultural mores that are highly accessible to Americans. I offer my own experience.

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Mamma Mia!: A Cheat Sheet for Those Who Don't Quite Love ABBA

Jesse Kornbluth | Posted 07.24.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Stellan Skarsgard, Pierce Brosnan, Mamma Mia Movie, Movies, Meryl Streep, Abba, Mamma Mia, Entertainment News
Jesse Kornbluth

I want to have something to say when others talk about Mamma Mia!, so I did some remedial reading about its history. Let what I learned about ABBA serve as a primer.

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ABBA Star's Devastating Memory Loss: Remembers Little Of His Fame

This is London | Posted 07.23.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Abba Memory Loss, Mamma Mia Movie, Mamma Mia, Bjorn Ulvaeus, Abba, Entertainment News

As a new generation of fans discover Abba thanks to the phenomenal success of the hit film Mamma Mia, one of the foursome has revealed he is suffering...

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McCain Makes Pitch For Clinton Voters...With ABBA Video

Huffington Post | Posted 06.17.2008 | Politics

Read More: ABBA Take a Chance on Me, John McCain ABBA, John McCain ABBA Video, McCain Clinton Voters, John McCain 2008, John McCain Take a Chance on Me, Hillary Clinton John McCain, 2008 Elections, 2008 Election, Abba, Politics News

In a (somewhat?) tongue-in-cheek pitch for disaffected Hillary Clinton voters, the official John McCain campaign blog today posted an item that profes...

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ABBA Drummer Found Dead

AP | CIARAN GILES | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Ola Brunkert, Abba, Entertainment News

MADRID, Spain — A former drummer for the Swedish pop band ABBA was found dead with cuts to his neck in the garden of his house on the Spanish is...

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