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Listen to R.E.M. Cover ABBA

It seems like since R.E.M. called it quits back in September, rare bootlegs and other previously unheard tracks—whether they’re offered up by the band or not—have been consistently cropping up on the Internet. The latest is a 1984 recording of the group covering ABBA’s “Does Your Mother Know?”. Give it a listen below. (Thanks to Consequence of Sound for the tip.)...  read more

New Foo Fighters Album Was Inspired by ABBA

Foo Fighters’ forthcoming seventh LP, Wasting Light, is inspired by the pop sounds of ABBA and the Bee Gees, says frontman Dave Grohl....  read more

A Brief History of Eurovision

Somewhere in the television-programming universe between the Olympic Games and American Idol...  read more

ABBAWORLD Theme Park Opens in London, Heads to City Near You?

Take a chance on this, all you dancing queens, super troupers and chiquititas of the world: Now there’s a whole new way to immerse yourselves in the magic of your favorite Swedish pop quartet. The ABBAWORLD (all caps, natch) theme park opened today in London....  read more

Rock Hall to Induct Stooges, ABBA, Jimmy Cliff, Genesis in 2010

It took a while, but the Stooges will finally be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, along with ABBA, Jimmy Cliff, Genesis (Maybe the folks in Cleveland were listening to us?), and the Hollies. Non-performer inductees will include David Geffen and songwriters Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil, Elle Greenwich, Jeff Barry, Jesse Stone, Mort Shuman and Otis Blackwell....  read more

The Stooges, RHCP, Abba, Kiss and LL Cool J Lead 2010 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Nominations

While the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees of yore have often fallen under the large classic rock/"music everyone's dad likes" umbrella, 2010's just-announced nominees are a group as varied as your iPod on shuffle.The strangely mixed bag of this year's nominees includes ABBA, The Chantels, Jimmy Cliff, Genesis, The Hollies, KISS, LL Cool J, Darlene Love, Laura Nyro, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Stooges and Donna Summer. ...  read more

Ted Leo covers Abba with Ben Gibbard, talks Van Halen

It's been a a little while since Ted Leo hit the road for a proper tour, but the head Pharmacist is about to do just that. After playing a pair of sold out St. Paddy's Day shows with Dropkick Murphys in Massachusetts, Leo will head overseas to spend April in Ireland, Scotland and England. Must be nice! Not one to sit around, Leo's been staying busy in the non-touring season. Just the other day, he joined Ben Gibbard and Patton Oswalt (click for videos of, amongst other things, Leo, Gibbard, Oswalt and WFMU's Tom Scharpling covering Abba's "Take a Chance...  read more