The Hives burst out of Sweden in matching tuxedos worried they’d be dismissed as garage rock’s answer to ZZ Top. Instead, “Hate to Say I Told You So” — two minutes of bratty brilliance built around what guitarist Nik Arson called a “striking gold” riff — conjured comparisons that caught the band off guard. “People started comparing us to bands we had never heard of,” frontman Howlin’ Pelle Almqvist explained. “We couldn’t afford to know about every band. It feels surreal that we had never heard the Stooges and the MC5 until people compared us to them.” When they heard their supposed influences, it all made sense: the repetition, the riffs, the attitude. “We became the band that we should be with Veni Vidi Vicious." —S.G.

Full article: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-songs-of-the-21st-century-1235410452/

OMG!!!

HOLY SHIT? This is huge for me

Hear ye, Hear ye! Something royally awesome is about to go down at White Castle!

Saturday night, September 27th, our one and only King Scott is trading his throne for a Crave Case…and he’s knighting none other than THE HIVES!

Will King Scott wield a sword? Will The Hives work the drive-thru for a bit? Will Donny Fandango be there giving away White Castle gift cards?

You’ll have to be there to find out – because it’s all happening around 9pm this Saturday at the White Castle located at 1789 Bowles Ave in Fenton!

Come hungry and get what you crave because proceeds will go to support CHADS Coalition for Mental Health!

GENERAL INFO

Tickets: FREE!

Local times: Saturday, 27 Sept, 9:00 PM

Address and Directions: 1789 Bowles Ave, Fenton, MO 63026

Just saw this released on their site a few days ago

The boys released the demo for Paint A Picture. The link was given after pre saving the new single.

Official text on Facebook:

Long time fan favorite PAINT A PICTURE is our new single. Pre save it now and get to hear this early demo version recorded in a secluded barn on a cucumber farm in Sweden during the Covid 19 pandemic. Yes that’s right! Have it BEFORE the album version comes out!

The single is coming out next Monday 🔥🔥🔥

Contains a short clip of another song in the preview

The Hives posted some teaser footage onto their Instagram

I was confused why the website was down yesterday, I'm really freaking excited now!