“You are the hologram queen, ageless and sweet, over 70” … after decades of hoping and wishing the mighty Swedish pop icons are indeed returning to the spotlight with a new studio album and a ridiculously ambitious virtual comeback tour. You have all the right to be annoyed but that … but you could also respect that decision. In the wake of the anticipated release NBHAP head and longtime ABBA admirer Norman Fleischer found himself reflecting on the bittersweet notion of this pop historical event.
Hamburg is the city where the Beatles were once started out. And it comes naturally that the city’s festival Reeperbahn Festival is a power plant for young bands waiting to be discovered. One of them are Pip Blom, a young band based in Amsterdam, who have been touring with names such as Garbage or Franz Ferdinand. We sat down to talk with them at the Beatles statue - where else?
