Read more ABBA stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/23276/abba.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 12:13:23 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/57339/uk-minister-denies-he-bet-governing-party-would-falter.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagLord Alan West, the UK’s colorful security minister, today denied he’d bet on the Labour party’s defeat in the next election, the Times of London reports. The Telegraph yesterday alleged that West placed the bet when Gordon Brown succeeded Tony Blair as prime minister, grabbing 66-1 odds. West refuted that,...http://www.newser.com/story/57339/uk-minister-denies-he-bet-governing-party-would-falter.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 27 Apr 2009 14:17:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/50205/putin-denies-digging-abba-cover-show.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagVladimir Putin is no dancing queen, the Kremlin insists, denying reports that Russia’s prime minister attended a hush-hush ABBA cover concert, AFP reports. “Officially and for sure Vladimir Putin never took part in any concert of the kind,” Putin’s spokesman said. “He wasn’t there.” One female performer countered, “I got...http://www.newser.com/story/50205/putin-denies-digging-abba-cover-show.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 07 Feb 2009 15:38:03 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/50045/mamma-mia-putins-a-dancing-queen.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRussia's Vladimir Putin may appear to have ice flowing through his veins, but beneath that arctic exterior is the pulsating heart of an ABBA fan. The Russian PM paid $30,000 to have Abba tribute group Bjorn Again secretly flown to Moscow for a private concert for himself and a...http://www.newser.com/story/50045/mamma-mia-putins-a-dancing-queen.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 06 Feb 2009 9:56:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/45515/mamma-mia-drowns-titanics-uk-take.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe movie version of the fluffy romantic musical Mamma Mia! has become Britain's biggest box office hit of all time, E! Online reports. The Meryl Streep flick, based on the tunes of the '70s Swedish pop group ABBA, earned $107.7 million in 22 weeks in theaters, sailing beyond the...http://www.newser.com/story/45515/mamma-mia-drowns-titanics-uk-take.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 17 Dec 2008 9:40:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/34421/batman-or-spidey-mccain-obama-weigh-in.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCloset ABBA fan: Obama or McCain? The two presidential hopefuls recently bared all to Entertainment Weekly , revealing their pop-culture preferences: Favorite superhero: Obama: Spiderman, McCain: Batman iPod playlist: Obama: Frank Sinatra, Sheryl Crow, John Coltrane, Bob Dylan; McCain: Roy Orbison, Linda Rhonstadt, Usher, and yes, ABBAhttp://www.newser.com/story/34421/batman-or-spidey-mccain-obama-weigh-in.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 08 Aug 2008 10:20:34 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/32729/take-a-chance-on-mamma-mia.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMamma Mia ! doesn't quite pull off the leap from stage to screen, but ABBA fans will find it worth taking a chance on, critics say. The "jukebox musical that strings together 19 ABBA hits on a narrative thread flimsier than dental floss" had Carrie Rickey of the Philadelphia Inquirer "smiling...http://www.newser.com/story/32729/take-a-chance-on-mamma-mia.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 18 Jul 2008 10:48:40 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/22411/top-10-musical-movie-moments.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagForget soundtracks. CNN zeros in on fleeting scenes that use image and sound to send a shiver down your spine. The top 10 marriages of audio and video: “Born to Be Wild” blasting while Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper ride down the highway in Easy Rider (1969) Mr. Blonde tapping...http://www.newser.com/story/22411/top-10-musical-movie-moments.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 25 Mar 2008 14:51:38 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/19343/not-so-fun-to-stay-on-the-pirate-bay.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Village People head a list of music industry has-beens pondering legal action against file-sharing site The Pirate Bay, after the service was indicted in Sweden for copyright infringement. The artists would join Prince, who’s been on the war path against the site for some time, reports Ars Technica.http://www.newser.com/story/19343/not-so-fun-to-stay-on-the-pirate-bay.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 18 Feb 2008 12:57:52 CST