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"Björn Again: The ABBA
Experience" comes to Centennial
Hall tonight. It's a stage show
that goes beyond the music of
the 1970s-'80s super group to
explore the egos and
relationships of the Swedish
foursome - Benny Andersson,
Björn Ulvaeus, Anni-Frid
Lyngstad and Agnetha Fältskog.

The origin of ABBA's name has
two stories: One, they used the
initials of their first names; and
two, the name is a play on a
popular Swedish company
named Abba.

Both are true. The band was
originally named after the
Swedish company, but when
their career was booming
internationally - they went on to
become one of the most
successful international pop acts
ever - they realized no one
outside their native Sweden
would get the name play. So they
held a contest with fans to come
up with a name before settling
on ABBA. They eventually had to
negotiate with the company to
use the name ABBA.

Here's our question: In what
business was the Swedish
company?

Those who answer correctly will
have a chance to win a cookbook.

Click here to submit your
answer.

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Why? brings folk-rap back to Solar Culture

Tucson, Arizona | Published: 09.04.2008
Oakland folk-rap act Why? will perform Saturday night at Solar Culture.
If this seems familiar, it's because Why? performed a Saturday night show at Solar Culture in March.
Why? is still touring behind the excellent 2008 release "Alopecia," which should end up on plenty of lists for the year's best.
"I still get that urge to write a song," frontman Yoni Wolf told us earlier this year. "It wells up inside me and it's not something I can really control."
San Diego dance artist Rafter will open the show. He'll release an EP on Tuesday called "Sweaty Magic." It's a genre-hopping party that blends Of Montreal-like vocals with elements of DJ mixes and electro-rock.
The 9 p.m. show will cost you $10.
— Kevin W. Smith

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