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The Hives Ordered To Pay The Cardigans In Financial Feud

17th April 2013

The Hives have been ordered to pay $2.9 million (£1.8 million) to fellow Swedish rockers The Cardigans in a financial...

Triumphant Homecoming Tour Continues For The Hives (Pictures)

28th January 2013

The Hives stormed home soil in Gothenburg on Friday (January 25, 2013)The Hives have gone from being cool to uncool...

Thirty Seven Bands Added To Download Festival

16th January 2013

Korn, The Hives and Jimmy Eat World have been confirmed for Download Festival. The acts are among 37 new bands...

Green Day Slam Bon Jovi

13th September 2012

Billie Joe Armstrong has branded Bon Jovi the ''worst'' ever band to play with.The Green Day frontman is unimpressed with...

Fascinating Fact 14030

3rd September 2012

Rockers The Hives didn't dress down for Jay Z's Made in America festival in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on Sunday (02Sep12) -...

The Things They Say 25628

2nd July 2012

"We wanted to play for people that didn't know anything about the band... Maybe they hated us, but they're not...

The Things They Say 25620

2nd July 2012

"We got castles in the country. (Drummer) Chris (Dangerous) had 14 cars at one point... I bought a 50s Les...

The Hives Back After Suffering Band Problems

15th March 2012

The Hives frontman HOWLIN' PELLE ALMQVIST insists they are ready for a return to the stage after spending five years...

Coachella Line Up 2012: At The Drive-in Make Their Return

10th January 2012

Coachella announced its line-up for 2012 on Monday (January 9, 2012), naming the likes of The Kaiser Chiefs, Noel Gallagher...

Fascinating Fact 6369

16th November 2008

Swedish rockers THE HIVES and CYNDI LAUPER have collaborated on a new holiday tune, A CHRISTMAS DUEL. The track will...

Songwriter To Sue The Hives

30th October 2008

Swedish rockers THE HIVES are facing legal action from Los Angeles-based songwriter JASON SHAPIRO after he accused the band of...

Fever Can't Stop The Hives

23rd September 2008

THE HIVES singer Howlin' Pete Almqvist wasn't about to let a high fever stand in the way of their usual...

New Additions To Get Loaded In The Park Lineup

24th July 2008

Electro stars Metronomy and chart-denting grime MC Wiley are among the latest additions to the Get Loaded in the Park...

Zoo8 Organisers Apologise After Cash-flow Crisis

8th July 2008

The organisers of the much-maligned Zoo8 festival have apologised for the financial problems that led to top bands withdrawing.The Rascals,...

The Hives: 'Winehouse Can Beat Drug Troubles By Joining A Band'

24th September 2007

AMY WINEHOUSE would never have had her reported drug troubles if she had been in a band, according to THE...

Benicassim Concludes With Muse

23rd July 2007

Muse closed this year's Benicassim festival with a raucous set into the early hours after a weekend jam-packed with UK...

Benicassim To Get Underway

19th July 2007

Benicassim festival will get underway tonight as four days of live music in the Spanish sunshine begins.Iggy and the Stooges...

The Hives Team Up With Pharrell

7th June 2007

Swedish rockers THE HIVES are taking their music in a new direction for their next album - they've teamed up...

Fascinating Fact 3236

14th May 2007

THE HIVES frontman PELLE ALMQVIZT has penned a new tune with the Raconteurs for the group's second album....

The Things They Say 2729

24th August 2006

"I wouldn't have written HEY YA! if it weren't for THE HIVES." OUTKAST star ANDRE 3000 admits his biggest hit...

U2 Top Live Poll

7th August 2006

U2 have been named the Greatest Live Band currently performing, in a new US poll. The Irish rockers beat IGGY...

Hives Performance Relies On Looking Smart

28th October 2005

THE HIVES frontman 'HOWLIN' PELLE ALMQVIST insists the band cannot perform properly without their trademark smart suits. Almqvist insists...

Phoenix Would Play Almqvist In Hives Film

28th October 2005

THE HIVES rocker 'HOWLIN' PELLE ALMQVIST wants JOAQUIN PHOENIX to play him on the big screen. Almqvist believes Phoenix...

Fascinating Fact 354

13th October 2005

STEVE VAN ZANDT has signed up to narrate a new DVD documentary about Swedish rockers THE HIVES. TUSSLES IN BRUSSELS...

The Hives Hit The Screen

1st September 2005

Punk rockers THE HIVES are preparing for their dazzling screen debut in a semi-improvised movie about themselves. The suit-sporting...

Almqvist Blasts Money Shy Stars

22nd February 2005

THE HIVES frontman HOWLIN' PELLE ALMQVIST has blasted bands who claim money hasn't changed their lives, even though he struggles...

Almqvist Stays Sane On The Outside

22nd February 2005

THE HIVES frontman HOWLIN' PELLE ALMQVIST intentionally detaches himself from the band to stay in touch with reality, knowing he'd...

Interpol + Franz Ferdinand Lead Spin Readers Poll

17th February 2005

INTERPOL and FRANZ FERDINAND have topped the newly-released 2004 readers poll in top US rock magazine SPIN, while ASHLEE SIMPSON...

Hives Frontman Stays Vinyl

23rd November 2004

THE HIVES frontman HOWLIN' PELLE ALMQVIST has no intention of using modern music technology like CD and MP3 players -...

U2 Return To A Live Sound

19th November 2004

Veteran rockers U2 wanted there new album HOW TO DISMANTLE A BOMB to sound like a live band playing in...

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