Pop Matters — Welcome to the age of post-irony, where guilty pains and pleasures are played out as collective nostalgia through the warped blur of rose-tinted glasses. more info

The Telegraph Blog — Can a great song survive anything? We may be about to find out, as Leonard Cohen's 'Hallelujah' is put to the ultimate test: to be covered by the X Factor winner (whoever they may be) as the nation's likely Christmas number one. Can he sing an Abba m... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Godfather said... Abba - story album Abba - arrival Abba - live album Abba - more Hits Andy Williams - Call Me Irresponsible / My Fair Lady Andy Williams - 16 Biggest Hits Andy Williams - B-Sides and... [Visit the blog for the full post] more info

guardian.co.uk/film's Xan Brooks meets the all-singing, all-dancing Irishman as the Abba musical hits cinemas More video Nov 14 2008 Jul 13 2008 Feb 25 2008 Jun 10 2007 Mamma Mia! Jul 1 2008: July 1 2008: World premiere of Mamma Mia! at the Odeon more info

Totally Fuzzy — Any major dude with half a heart said... THE RAMPANT SEXINESS OF '70s DANCE BANDS IN PICTURES plus The Hep Stars - Sunny ABBA - Ring Ring (German version) Harpo - Motorcycle Mama and... [Visit the blog for the full post] more info

The Newsroom — BBC newsreaders leave their desks and perform Abba's Dancing Queen and Mamma Mia for Children in Need. more info

Guardian Music — You're never supposed to interview people you fancy. It's asking for bother. It compromises you as a journalist, it makes you blush and stutter; it's not cool. But I fancy Take That too, too much, to turn down the opportunity when I was asked to inte... more info

Guardian Music — You're never supposed to interview people you fancy. It's asking for bother. It compromises you as a journalist, it makes you blush and stutter; it's not cool. But I fancy Take That far too much to turn down the opportunity when I was asked to interv... more info

Guardian Music — Considering that Kylie was last year's recipient of the Music Industry Trust award, you'd be forgiven for thinking that this year's ceremony, honouring Lucian Grainge (chairman and CEO of Universal Group International) would be a far less glam affair... more info

ContactMusic — There has been no discussion of a potential sequel to box office smash Mamma Mia! according to Abba's Benny Andersson.The musical adaptation became the ... more info