Per Fredrik Strage (; born 22 December 1972 in

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, Sweden) is a Swedish journalist and author who writes about pop culture. Strage's writing career began in the early 1990s at the Swedish fanzine ''New Life''. He has written for several newspapers and magazines, including ''

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'' and '' Sonic''. In 2003 Strage contributed to Belinda Olsson's anthology ''De missanpassade''. In 2016 Strage started the podcast
Hemma hos Strage
' in which he invites artists to his apartment in Stockholm to drink coffee and talk about their favourite songs. Previous guests include

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, Susanne Sundfør, Howlin' Pelle from

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, Corey Taylor from Slipknot,

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from Nitzer Ebb,

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from Suede, Bobby Gillespie from Primal Scream, Nergal from Behemoth, Perturbator and

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Personal life

He is married to Linda Leopold and they have a daughter and a son.

Books

*2001: ''Mikrofonkåt'', about Swedish hip hop.Anna Sahlén
"Skrivandet förenade mina intressen"
, Minabibliotek, retrieved 19 March 2012 *2005: ''Fans'', a study of idol worship. *2009: ''Strage text'', an anthology of his articles on pop music and pop culture.Fredrik Strage
Författare, Alfabeta Bokförlag *2018: ''242'', a collection of columns from the daily newspaper

Awards

*2001: '' Nöjesguidens pris'' for the year's best read, for ''Mikrofonkåt''. *2005: ''Nöjesguidens pris'' for the year's best read, shared with John Ajvide Lindqvist and Klas Östergren. *2008: '' Stora Journalistpriset'' as Innovator of the Year (''Årets Förnyare''), for his list of great moments in rock on YouTube.Pea Nilsson
"DN.se-medarbetaren Fredrik Strage var smått omtumlad efter att ha fått ta emot Stora Journalistpriset som 'Årets förnyare'"
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'', 20 November 2008

References

External links

* Henrik Karlsson
Strage, Fredrik: "Fans"
'' Kristianstadsbladet'' Kultur, 26 September 2005, updated 1 July 2010. Review of ''Fans''.
"Nördens revansch: Åsa Linderborg om Fredrik Strage—en smakdomare som vinner allas hjärtan"
'' Aftonbladet'' Kultur, 7 October 2009. Review of ''Strage text''. * Magnus Ransheim
"Fredrik Strage har koll på popkulturen"
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