ABBA tribute concert planned in London
Swedish songwriters Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus have confirmed they will take part in an ABBA tribute concert in London in September.

Join Bournemouth Orchestra For ABBA
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra is to be joined by four amazing singers at its huge ABBA Symphonic Spectacular in Meyrick Park on Saturday 8 August.

Abba - Kid Wakes From Coma Singing Mamma Mia
Hit movie musical MAMMA MIA! continues to astound ABBA fans after a young devotee awoke from a five-day coma she was not expected to recover from singing the movie's theme. Three-year-old Layla Towsey from Essex, England slipped into a coma last month (Apr09) after suffering a heart attack - and her family was told to expect the worst. But the tot defied the odds and surprised medics when she woke up five days later singing the ABBA hit from the film she loved watching. Her mother Katy tells...

Mamma Mia! Carnegie Hall to Echo to Songs of Abba Tunesmiths
The song-writing partners Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus , best known for transforming their music for the Swedish rock group Abba into the hit musical “Mamma Mia!” on Broadway and elsewhere, will present their musical “Kristina” in English for the first time at Carnegie Hall in September.

Abba - Abba Masterminds Set For One Off London Gig
ABBA masterminds BENNY ANDERSSON and BJORN ULVAEUS are to stage a huge summer concert filled with the superstar band's biggest hits. Rumours circulated earlier this week (begs29Jun09) that Abba - including all four members - would come out of retirement to take over Michael Jackson's comeback dates at London's O2 Arena. O2 boss David Campbell hinted, "There's a little foursome out in Sweden we keep talking to." However, Andersson soon put the reports to rest during an interview on Jonathan...

Abba - Abba To Fill Jackson Gig Slots
Swedish supergroup ABBA are set to come out of retirement - the band have reportedly been offered a mega-bucks deal to take over Michael Jackson's London comeback tour. The King Of Pop was booked in for a 50-date run of concerts at the U.K. capital's O2 arena, set to begin later this month (13Jul09) and run into next year (10). His sudden death last week (25Jun09) left show promoters AEG Live facing a race against time to try and fill the empty dates. And the company have offered the Mamma Mia...

Both ABBA And Led Zeppelin To Replace Jackson??
Could ABBA be able to replace Michael Jackson 's residency at the O2 and sell out all 50 nights on their own? What about ABBA and rock legends Led Zeppelin ??? The word is AEG Live has offered both Zeppelin and ABBA some major dough to play alternating nights at the O2 Arena in London in the place of the late King of Pop. Led Zeppelin played their first show in 19 years at the O2 back in 2007; could we be seeing a 25-show encore in the near future? Shares a source: "Only Michael Jackson could...

Roman Polanski, Abba, and Liam Neeson
A US judge has formally rejected Roman Polanski's request that a 1978 rape case against him is dismissed. Judge Peter Espinoza agreed there was misconduct by the judge in the original case, but said Mr Polanski must return to the US to apply for dismissal. Mr Polanski fled to France in 1978 before he could be sentenced for having unlawful sex with a 13-year-old girl. Mr Polanski's lawyers said he would not return to the US because he would be immediately arrested as a fugitive. He cannot be...

ABBA are wooed to fill Jacko's O2 run
POP legends ABBA are being primed to see if they will take on the record-breaking run of shows planned for Michael Jackson.

Led Zeppelin may fill Jackson's 50-show O2 run with ABBA
London, July 4 (ANI): ‘Led Zeppelin’ have apparently been approached to alternate shows with Abba, and fill in for the 50-show run previously planned for Michael Jackson at London’s O2 arena. AEG Live, promoters for the late King of Pop’s slated comeback tour, were said to be trying hard to woo both the bands to reform. “Only Michael Jackson could sell out 50 nights at such a big arena, but Led Zeppelin and Abba combined might just rival him. There is huge money on...

Led Zeppelin And ABBA To Replace Michael Jackson?
Could Led Zeppelin and ABBA be able to replace Michael Jackson’s residency at the O2 and sell out? The Sun is reporting that AEG Live has offered both Zeppelin and ABBA to play alternating nights at the O2 Arena in London instead of Michael Jackson. Back in 2007, Led Zeppelin played their first show in 19 years at the O2 Arena. After that show, there were rumors of reunion tour but Led Zeppelin’s members kept saying that it is not going to happen. A source said: “Only Michael...

Move Over Unearth, Make Way For Drone Gods Earthless
Yeah, we know Unearth’s new album, The March, is coming out October 14 and it’s a pretty strong record, but right now we’re far more stoked about the new Earthless double disc, Live at Roadburn, an offering that definitively conveys the breathtaking spontaneity and headspinning grandeur of this San Diego droner-metal band. A stuporgroup composed of guitarist Isaiah Mitchell (Nebula, Drunk Horse), bassist Mike Eginton (Electric Nazarene) and drummer Mario Rubalcaba (ex-Rocket From the Cryp

Post-Ozzy Black Sabbath Ultimate Mix
It took several singers to fill his shoes…but the band carried on.

norway's alex rybak wins eurovision 2009!
hey hey! last night before i went to bed there was a story on nightline (required viewing - they always feature interesting stories) about the infamous annual eurovision competition (in existence since 1956 - abba won in 1974) i was totally bummed i wouldn't be able to watch the over-the-top and somewhat tacky festivities - but when i woke up this morning i hopped right onto twitter and thanks to a few of my pals...

No homegrown seafood for this Nevada town
Bob and Pam Eddy have fought to make a go of it selling live 'desert lobsters,' or Australian red claw crayfish. But wildlife officials have made the state even less hospitable to the crustaceans. Reporting from Mina, Nev.

Two stars are born
Two stars were born yesterday as the Citybeat Young Star Search reached a climax in front of hundreds of cheering fans and supporters. Eight-year-old Anna Guest from Newtownards — who sang Abba’s classic Thank You For The Music —was in tears as she was revealed as the winner of the junior category of the easyJet backed competition.

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Metallica speaks about Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame
Well as we told you, Metallica leads this year’s group of nominees for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, following last years inductees, and people are actually placing bets on who is going to win; as you could probably guess, almost all bets are directed towards the metal gods, despite the fact that they haven’t released anything to their full potential in more than 15 years, and their latest album has stirred mixed opinions. After Black Sabbath were included in 2006, the road was open for other

GLENN HUGHES To Guest On UK Radio Station BBC WM
Legendary vocalist/bassist Glenn Hughes (ex-DEEP PURPLE, Black Sabbath) will make a live appearance on UK radio station BBC WM 95.6 FM in Birmingham today (Wednesday, September 17) between 6:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. GMT live. For more information, click here. Glenn Hughes' latest album, "First Underground Nuclear Kitchen (F.U.N.K.)", was released in May via Frontiers Records. Produced by Glenn in Los Angeles, after countless hours spent writing in his home studio, "F.U.N.K." is another magnificent stateme

Former BLACK SABBATH Singer TONY MARTIN Announces Producer, Title For New Solo Album
Former Black Sabbath singer Tony Martin has tapped Tom Galley of PHENOMENA fame to produce his next solo album, "Book of Shadows", tentatively due next year. Martin states, "It's great to have Tom on board especially since he is getting over the death of his brother, Mel Galley [ex-WHITESNAKE, TRAPEZE guitarist] who died of cancer a few months ago. Tom is a great producer; his PHENOMENA albums have always been an interest for me." Tony added, "The artwork will again be done by Rory Fiorito who did the 'Scr

GIRLSCHOOL: 'Legacy' European Release Pushed Back A Week
The European release date (except for Germany and Austria) of the 30th-anniversary album from the veteran British all-female hard rock band GIRLSCHOOL, "Legacy", has been pushed back to November 3 from the previously announced October 27. The CD will be made available in Germany and Austria on October 24 and in North America on November 4 via Wacken Records/SPV. "Legacy" will feature a plethora of special guests, including Tony Iommi (Black Sabbath), Ronnie James Dio (Black Sabbath, RAINBOW, DIO), Lemmy and

Obama's Insurance Plan Comes From Right-Wing Think Tank
During his New Hampshire Town Hall meeting on Health Care reform in mid-August, Obama explained that under his plan, people who lack Health insurance would be able to purchase it in a new exchange that offered a similar “menu of options that I used to have as a member of Congress.” Obama said that by creating a big pool of potential customers, the exchange would allow the uninsured and even small businesses to shop around, easily compare various private Health Care plans and get a...

Protesters disrupt town-hall healthcare talks
BOILING SPRINGS, S.C./OCONTO FALLS, Wisc. (Reuters) - At scattered events across the United States, protesters are confronting members of Congress whose summer "town hall" meetings aim to get a sense of how Americans feel about overhauling healthcare. Boiling Springs in South Carolina -- population 4,500 -- was true to its name on Thursday, giving U.S. Representative Bob Inglis a taste of rising anger among conservative voters toward President Barack Obama's reform plan. "There is no way, shape...

Obama Administration Weakens Stance on Honduras, Zelaya
Having already taken what some South American leaders considered a weak response to the coup that ousted Honduras’ leader Manuel Zelaya, the Obama administration signaled last week that it may further back away from helping the former president return to power in order to placate Republicans in Congress. The shift in policy by the State Department , put forth in a letter to Senator Richard Lugar (R-IN), the ranking GOP member of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations , was made because...

AARP hosts calmer health care forum: PHOTO
LAKELAND - They would have preferred to see a member of Congress, but Polk County seniors had to settle for the state director of the AARP. During a two-hour town hall style meeting, dozens of seniors questioned plans by President Obama and the Democratic Congress to reform Health Care. "I came to see why AARP endorses the plan," said Sandy Sandiford, a retiree from Tampa. "They threw senior citizens overboard." Florida's director of AARP said, despite President Obama's suggestion that AARP...