Hardly a day goes by without a newspaper report about the forthcoming "ABBA reunion". There are two new songs to be released over the next year; there's a major TV special coming up around Christmas; there's a "virtual reality" tour on the way; and of course, there's the latest "Mamma Mia" movie, released this week, … Continue reading Mamma Mia : Here We Go Again
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There was a moment toward the end of tonight's show when a large tear swelled up, and rolled down my right cheek. It's also the bit in the movie that always upset me: the moment when the mother died. Or rather, committed suicide. My mum didn't commit suicide, but in many ways she had lost … Continue reading Muriel’s Wedding – The Musical
There's a fair bit in the papers today about ABBA's "photographic reunion" when they appeared together overnight in Stockholm. Being ABC Local Radio's resident "ABBA Expert", I was asked to come on the radio in NSW and chat about this. You can listen to the audio below, or read my interview preparation notes below. What's the … Continue reading ABBA Photographic Reunion
A few friends have been noting of late it's twenty years since the film, "Muriel's Wedding" was released. I guess it was the article in the Sydney Morning Herald the other day which prompted most of the nostalgia. For a lot of people, "Muriel's Wedding" is a light-hearted comedy. For me, it's actually a heart-felt … Continue reading Muriel’s Wedding
A few months ago I was asked to write a couple of articles for the magazine of the International ABBA Fan Club. A copy of the magazine arrived in the mail this week, and so I thought I'd share them here both for general interest, and as an online archive. Anita and Helga who run … Continue reading ABBA Magazine
Often when you read articles about today's female pop stars, they'll say they spent their childhoods standing in front of a mirror (with a hairbrush as a microphone) singing along to songs by ABBA. In the latest "ABBA Special" (Agnetha: ABBA and After), Agnetha Fältskog summons up some similar imagery, describing how, as a young … Continue reading Agnetha: Abba and After (BBC Special)