I can't remember things sometimes. Like if there is an "r" in the word surprise between the "u" and the "p" or what nights of the week are garbage nights. I would think that this form of "not remembering" would fall in the category of short term memory loss, but considering that I haven't been able to chisel these tiny rules of thumb into my brain for years -- and it seems I never will -- I th...
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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 island of Mallorca. Police said Monday an autopsy showed it was an accident.A neighbor found the body of 62-year-old Ola Brunkert on Sunday evening at his house in a coastal area outside the eastern town of Arta, a Civil Guard spokesman told The Associated Press on condi...
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The 2010 nominees for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame have been announced and they don’t suck as hard as usual. The twelve nominees are: ABBA, Darlene Love, Donna Summer, Genesis, Jimmy Cliff, KISS, Laura Nyro, LL Cool J, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Chantels, The Hollies and The Stooges. The 500 HOF voters will decide which five bands get inducted into the Hall at the Waldorf Astor.
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The CD turned 25 today! On this day 25 years ago, it was Abba's new album The Visitors that made music history by becoming the first album published on this new compact format. It was the smallest album available at the time...It marked a revolutionary time in the music industry. In addition to the scheming CEOs with dollar signs in their eyes and futures, pirates and thieves also quickly ...
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Ola Brunkert, former drummer for Swedish band ABBA, was found dead in his garden with cuts to his neck according to police. A neighbor discovered his body Sunday night and the authorities are considering this to be an accident. On the condition of anonymity, a Civil Guard spokeseman told the associated press what he believes happened. He said an autopsy was carried out and confirmed initial inv...
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Some records just weren't meant to be broken. Well, that's not totally true. Eventually, just about every one falls, but only after a long, storied history. That's the way it was with Titanic . The huge film still holds the all-time box office record in the U.S., $70 million ahead of number 2, The Dark Knight , but in England the huge ship has been defeated. The movie of the ABBA music...
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No, you won't see ABBA filling in for some of Michael Jackson's O2 Arena dates. That rumor was flying around the internet (along with the fact that Led Zeppelin would do the rest).What you will see, though, is a special concert of their songs called Thank You For The Music... A Celebration Of The Music Of ABBA at London's Hyde Park on September 13. While neither Anni-Frid Lyngstad or Agnetha ...
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When the ABBA Museum in Sweden hit some rough patches in its construction, it was decided to take the exhibition of the group's memorabilia out on the road. That will begin later this year under the new name ABBAWORLD.Maguns Danielsson, who is putting together the tour, said "ABBA is a global phenomenon and that is now reflected in both the content of the exhibition and the new name, ABBAWORLD....
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