Per Fredrik Strage (; born 22 December 1972Per Fredrik Strage, Birthday.se, retrieved 19 March 2012. in Linköping, 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 Dagens Nyheter, Pop, Bibel, Månadsjournalen, Nöjesguiden, Billboard, Café and Sonic.
In 2003 Strage contributed to Belinda Olsson's anthology De missanpassade.Björn af Kleen, "Popnörden som själv blivit stjärna" , Sydsvenska Dagbladet Kultur & Nöjen, 9 September 2005 : "Nörden, skriver Fredrik Strage i antologin "De Missanpassade", fick sin upprättelse under 90-talet." – "The nerd, Fredrik Strage wrote in the anthology De Missanpassade, got his vindication in the '90s."
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 First Aid Kit, Susanne Sundfør, Howlin' Pelle from The Hives, Lydia Lunch, Corey Taylor from Slipknot, Douglas McCarthy from Nitzer Ebb, Michael Stipe from REM, Brett Anderson from Suede, Bobby Gillespie from Primal Scream, Nergal from Behemoth, Perturbator and Father John Misty.
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 Dagens Nyheter.
Awards 2001: Nöjesguidens pris for the year's best read, for Mikrofonkåt.Mikrofonkåt, Fredrik Strage, Bokrecension.se, retrieved 19 March 2012. 2005: Nöjesguidens pris for the year's best read, shared with John Ajvide Lindqvist and Klas Östergren.Frida Anter, En skräckförfattare som spisar Morrissey , UNT.se, 24 May 2008, retrieved 19 March 2012 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'", Dagens Nyheter, 20 November 2008
References
External links Henrik Karlsson, , 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, , Helsingborgs Dagblad 2 February 2010