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Golden Years – celebrating ABBA at 50 with Carl Magnus Palm

Posted on August 4, 2022 by writewyattuk

I considered starting this feature/interview with the line, ‘Ring, ring, I stare at the phone on the wall’ as a build-up to tracking down Carl Magnus Palm, seen as the world’s leading historian for a certain legendary pop quartet from … Continue reading →

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The Cardigans: from indie roots to Gran Turismo and beyond – the Nina Persson interview

Posted on November 23, 2018 by writewyattuk

Nina Persson was between rehearsals with The Cardigans at home in Malmö when I called, getting set for four UK dates revisiting the band’s best-selling album Gran Turismo in full, 20 years on. Including the singles ‘Hanging Around’, ‘Erase/Rewind’ and ‘My … Continue reading →

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Exploring the enduring legacy of ABBA – the Carl Magnus Palm interview

Posted on May 11, 2017 by writewyattuk

In the week Lucie Jones flies the flag for the UK in Kiev at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest finals, it seemed apt to feature a recent interview with a Swede whose early memories of the competition centred around his … Continue reading →

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