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The Hives
The Hives at the Eurockéennes of 2007
The Hives at the Eurockéennes of 2007
Background information
OriginFagersta, Sweden
Genre(s)Garage punk, indie rock, punk[1]
Years active1993–present
Label(s)A&M/Octone
Interscope
Websitewww.thehivesbroadcastingservice.com
Members
Howlin' Pelle Almqvist
Nicholaus Arson
Vigilante Carlstroem
Dr. Fagersta is an industrial town (pop 11000 in Västmanland, Sweden and the seat of Fagersta Municipality, Västmanland County. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Garage punk is a Rock music Fusion of Garage rock and Punk rock. Indie rock is genre of Alternative rock that primarily exists in the independent Underground music scene In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music A&M/Octone Records is a New York -based Record label, which operates through the Universal Music Group. Interscope Records is an American Record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operates as one third of UMG's Interscope-Geffen-A&M label Howlin' Pelle Almqvist (born May 29, 1978 in Fagersta, Västmanlands län, Sweden) is the lead singer of Swedish Garage Nicholaus Arson (born Niklas Almqvist, 26 January 1978) is a guitarist and backup vocalist of the Swedish Garage Rock band The Hives. Matt Destruction
Chris Dangerous

The Hives are a Swedish rock band that first rose to prominence in the early 2000s as a leading group of the garage rock revival, playing punk-influenced garage rock. Their breakthrough came with the release of the "best-of" compilation Your New Favourite Band, featuring their most commercially successful song "Hate to Say I Told You So". Your New Favourite Band is a collection by The Hives, featuring tracks from their first two albums and the A " Hate to Say I Told You So " is a song that was released on the The Hives ' second album Veni Vidi Vicious, as the sixth track The Hives are known for their "hilarious self-glorification," and performing in matching suits that change with each album, but are always black and white.

Contents

History

Oh Lord! When? How? and Barely Legal

The band claims it was formed in 1993 under the guidance of Randy Fitzsimmons. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Randy Fitzsimmons is the supposed sixth member of The Hives. He is said to have formed the band in the band members' adolescence in 1993 by sending all five members— Howlin' Fitzsimmons suggested that they form a garage rock band. Fitzsimmons allegedly acts as a songwriter and Svengali for the band. Svengali is the name of a fictional character in George du Maurier 's 1894 novel Trilby. In 1995 they were signed by Pelle Almqvist to Sidekick records, a subsidiary of the Swedish skate punk record label Burning Heart Records. Howlin' Pelle Almqvist (born May 29, 1978 in Fagersta, Västmanlands län, Sweden) is the lead singer of Swedish Garage Skate punk is a sub-genre of Punk rock which was named because of its popularity among skateboarders, and the fact that many members of skate punk bands In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Burning Heart Records is an Independent record label based in Örebro, Sweden. The following year they released their debut EP Oh Lord! When? How? Almqvist decided to promote the band to Burning Heart. An extended play ( EP) is a Vinyl record, CD, or Music download which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify Oh Lord! When? How? is the first official release from The Hives.

1997 saw the release of The Hives debut album Barely Legal (an early stage name of Vigilante's), and they began touring. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Barely Legal is an album released in September 1997 by a then-unknown Swedish group called The Hives, hailing from Fagersta, Sweden The following year they released their second EP A.K.A. I-D-I-O-T. AKA I-D-I-O-T is an EP by Swedish band The Hives, released in 1998

Veni Vidi Vicious and Your New Favourite Band

After a two-year break The Hives returned with a new album entitled Veni Vidi Vicious which saw the band move away from the raw punk rock intensity of their early work to more of a garage rock sound. Veni Vidi Vicious is the title of a Garage rock album by Swedish band The Hives, released in April 2000 it is their second album Your New Favourite Band is a collection by The Hives, featuring tracks from their first two albums and the A Veni Vidi Vicious is the title of a Garage rock album by Swedish band The Hives, released in April 2000 it is their second album The band themselves described the album as being like 'a velvet glove with brass knuckles, both brutal and sophisticated at the same time'. The album yielded the singles "Hate to Say I Told You So", "Main Offender", "Die, All Right!", and "Supply & Demand". " Hate to Say I Told You So " is a song that was released on the The Hives ' second album Veni Vidi Vicious, as the sixth track "Main Offender" is a song from The Hives ' second album Veni Vidi Vicious, as the fourth track "Die All Right!" was released on the The Hives ' second album Veni Vidi Vicious, as the second track " Supply and Demand " was released on the The Hives ' second album Veni Vidi Vicious, as the final track

After seeing the video for "Hate to Say I Told You So" on German TV, Alan McGee (Oasis, Creation Records) decided to sign the band to his newly formed Poptones label. Alan McGee (born 29 September 1960) is a Scottish Music industry mogul and Musician famed for founding the independent Oasis are an English rock band that formed in Manchester in 1991 Creation Records was a British Independent record label headed by Alan McGee. Poptones is a Record label launched by Alan McGee after the demise of Creation Records in 1999. Poptones released the 'best of' compilation, Your New Favourite Band, in 2001 which proved to be their breakthrough record, reaching #7 in the UK album charts. Your New Favourite Band is a collection by The Hives, featuring tracks from their first two albums and the A Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Following the success of the album, the band re-released singles "Hate to Say I Told You So" and "Main Offender" which reach numbers #23 and #24 respectively in the UK Singles chart. The band also re-released "Veni Vidi Vicious" in the US. Veni Vidi Vicious is the title of a Garage rock album by Swedish band The Hives, released in April 2000 it is their second album

It was during the promotion of Veni Vidi Vicious and Your New Favourite Band that The Hives signed a record deal with Universal Music, reportedly worth $12 million. Universal Music Group (UMG is the largest Business group and family of Record labels in the Recording industry. This led to a dispute between The Hives and Burning Heart, who claimed that The Hives were still contracted to them for one more album.

Tyrannosaurus Hives

After extensive touring, the band retreated to Fagersta to record their third album. Tyrannosaurus Hives is the third full-length album by The Hives, released on July 20, 2004. Fagersta is an industrial town (pop 11000 in Västmanland, Sweden and the seat of Fagersta Municipality, Västmanland County. The result was 2004's Tyrannosaurus Hives, their first new material in four years. The album includes the hit singles "Walk Idiot Walk" (which debuted at #13 on the UK singles charts) "Two-Timing Touch And Broken Bones" (another top 50 hit), and "A Little More For Little You".

The Black and White Album

The Hives' official website was overhauled in the second week of August 2007, with a grungier, "emergency broadcast" layout. The Black and White Album is the fourth full-length album by Swedish Rock band The Hives. The new site revealed the album's cover and the title of the first single, "Tick Tick Boom," with a release date of August 14 in the United States and October 8 in the United Kingdom. Events 1183 - Taira no Munemori and the Taira clan take the young Emperor Antoku and the three sacred treasures The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 314 - Roman Emperor Licinius is defeated by his colleague Constantine I at the Battle of Cibalae, and loses The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The release dates for the new record are October 15 in the UK on Polydor and November 13 in the US on A&M/Octone in 2007. The Black and White Album is the fourth full-length album by Swedish Rock band The Hives. Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the Events 1002 - English king Ethelred orders the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St A&M/Octone Records is a New York -based Record label, which operates through the Universal Music Group. It was mostly recorded in Mississippi, Miami, and in their native Sweden. Mississippi ( is a state located in the Deep South of the United States

The Hives have also been featured in a Finish Line commercial performing "Tick Tick Boom," as well as a Nike commercial featuring the song "Return The Favour. Nike Inc ('naɪki ( is a major publicly traded sportswear and equipment supplier based in the United States. " "Tick Tick Boom" was also featured on the NFL Network for the 2007 season, the film Jumper (2008), a commercial for the second season of the USA series Burn Notice, as well as the second theatrical trailer for Get Smart. NFL Network is an American television Specialty channel owned and operated by the National Football League (NFL and is also shown in Canada Jumper is a 2008 Science fiction film from 20th Century Fox and New Regency Productions. Burn Notice is an American Television Drama series created by Matt Nix and starring Jeffrey Donovan, Gabrielle This article is about the 2008 remake film For the 1989 reunion movie see Get Smart Again! Get Smart is a 2008

Randy Fitzsimmons

All songwriting except covers on the band's albums are credited to "Randy Fitzsimmons. " The band claims Fitzsimmons is an honorary "sixth Hive", who along with writing their music, discovered and manages the band. However It was revealed in NME that Randy Fitzsimmons is a registered pseudonym belonging to Nicholaus Arson. The New Musical Express (better known as the NME) is a Popular music Magazine in the United Kingdom which has been [2] This has led many to believe that Randy Fitzsimmons is in fact a myth, and that it is Arson who writes the songs. Arson and the rest of the band deny this and insist on the existence of Randy Fitzsimmons as the band's songwriter. In the same NME article, Arson was quoted as saying that having "Randy Fitzsimmons" as a registered pseudonym was so that he could pick up the checks addressed to Randy, and deliver them to him - a privacy measure using a legal loophole. This argument has yet to be either proven or disproven. When you look at the back of their album Tyrannosaurus Hives, you can see all of them from the waist down in perspective of their cover. Tyrannosaurus Hives is the third full-length album by The Hives, released on July 20, 2004. There is one extra pair of legs that is supposedly Mr. Fitzsimmons'.

Live performances

Pelle Almqvist in concert.
Pelle Almqvist in concert.

The Hives live show has been highly rated - Spin magazine rating them 8th best in rock music. [3] In concert vocalist Pelle Almqvist and his guitarist brother Nicholaus Arson handle showmanship while the other members attend to musical business. Pelle is known for his "colourful idiocy"[4] - stage diving, scissor kicks, climbing amps, and eschewing false modesty with pronouncements such as "I've been busy being fantastic. "[5] appeals to the audience

Pelle: "I'm out of control! Tell me to take it easy!"
Crowd: "Take it easy!"
Pelle: "No, I wooon't!" [6]

Pelle: "Bad music is the devil and I will be your exorcising priest, helpin' you out!

and unlikely explanations for the need for the crowd to make more noise:

I don't know if you know this but there are monsters in [name of the city they are performing in]. If the club goes silent then the monsters come and kill everybody.

Pelle: "This is a stick-up! Put your hands up! Now, last song I told you to put your hands in the air. . . But I never said you could take them down. Now! OBEY ME! Put your hands in the air and make some noise!!!!

At the 2002 Video Music Awards, on MTV, The Hives performed "Main Offender" in a "Battle of the Bands" type of set up, with The Vines playing their hit "Get Free" right after The Hives. The MTV Video Music Awards were established in the end of the summer of 1984 by MTV to celebrate the top Music videos of the year MTV ( Music Television) is an American Cable television network based in New York City. The Vines are an Australian Garage rock band notable for producing a musical hybrid of '60s rock and '90s alternative music Before The Vines began playing, Pelle Almqvist said to the crowd, "I know you want us to play more, but that's all the time we have so you can turn off now!"

The Hives performed at the 2008 NHL All Star Game in Atlanta, GA, singing "Tick Tick Boom" during the players presentation. The 56th National Hockey League All-Star Game was held on January 27, 2008 at the Philips Arena in Atlanta Georgia, home

Collaborations

The Hives completed recording vocals and guitar in late November 2006 for a song called "Throw It On Me", a collaboration with hip-hop producer Timbaland. " Throw It on Me " is a collaboration between Timbaland and The Hives from the album Timbaland Presents Shock Value. Timothy Z Mosley (born March 10, 1971) better known by his Stage name Timbaland, is an American Record producer, The song was included on his album, Timbaland Presents Shock Value, released April 3, 2007. Timbaland Presents Shock Value is the second solo Studio album, and fifth album overall by Record producer and Rapper Timbaland Events 1043 - Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. They also performed in a music video for the track. The Hives also have recently spoken of a collaboration with Jack White's The Raconteurs on a song for their new album, originally entitled "Footsteps", however it was later revealed that Howlin Pelle had literally recorded footsteps. Jack White (born John Anthony Gillis on July 9 1975 is an American musician Record producer, and occasional actor best known as the guitarist and lead vocalist The Raconteurs (also known as The Saboteurs in Australia are a Rock band formed in 2005 featuring four members known for other musical projects Jack Howlin Pelle also did a collaboration with Swedish rock artist Moneybrother, a cover of an Operation Ivy song "Freeze Up". Anders Wendin is a Swedish pop Musician, best known for his solo project Moneybrother. Operation Ivy was an influential Ska punk and Hardcore punk band formed in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area. They put on Swedish lyrics and called it "Jag skriver inte på nått", which translates as "I Won't Sign Anything".

Wardrobe

"Hives" crest from The Black and White Album
"Hives" crest from The Black and White Album

The Hives are noted for wearing matching suits or outfits, always in nothing but black and white, synchronized to spell their name in one position. The Black and White Album is the fourth full-length album by Swedish Rock band The Hives. However, their clothing has changed with each album. They wore suits for Veni Vidi Vicious, suits with colonel-styled laces and white spats for Tyrannosaurus Hives and bandannas and suspenders for their 2007 hurricane tours. Veni Vidi Vicious is the title of a Garage rock album by Swedish band The Hives, released in April 2000 it is their second album Tyrannosaurus Hives is the third full-length album by The Hives, released on July 20, 2004. Lately, for their new album The Black and White Album, they have gone with something of a schoolboy look, with black blazers bearing an "H" crest on the left breast (as pictured at left), and striped black and white ties. The Black and White Album is the fourth full-length album by Swedish Rock band The Hives.

The Hives on Cartoon Network

The Hives have been featured playing Fall Is Just Something Grownups Invented on Cartoon Network since fall 2007. There are several versions of the song shown: one, a shortened version, that is simply played between shows and features children dancing, another, full version, with lyrics and the same children dancing, and a final, featuring the Hives themselves singing.

Members

Discography


Albums

Compilations

EPs

Singles

YearSongChart positionsAlbum
UK
singles		US
Hot 100		US
Modern Rock		US
Main- stream Rock		Australian Singles Chart
2000"Hate to Say I Told You So"-----Veni Vidi Vicious
2001"Main Offender"-----Veni Vidi Vicious
2001"Supply and Demand"-----Veni Vidi Vicious
2001"Die, All Right!"-----Veni Vidi Vicious
2002"Hate to Say I Told You So" (re-release)78663536Your New Favourite Band
2002"Main Offender" (re-release)247---Your New Favourite Band
2002"Die, All Right! / Supply and Demand"133----Your New Favourite Band
2004"Walk Idiot Walk"13-1936-Tyrannosaurus Hives
2004"Two-Timing Touch and Broken Bones"44----Tyrannosaurus Hives
2004"Abra Cadaver"-----Tyrannosaurus Hives
2005"A Little More for Little You"113----Tyrannosaurus Hives
2007"Throw It on Me" (Timbaland featuring The Hives)----50Timbaland Presents: Shock Value
2007"Tick Tick Boom"41-36--The Black and White Album
2008"T. Howlin' Pelle Almqvist (born May 29, 1978 in Fagersta, Västmanlands län, Sweden) is the lead singer of Swedish Garage Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, which is often contrasted with Speech. Nicholaus Arson (born Niklas Almqvist, 26 January 1978) is a guitarist and backup vocalist of the Swedish Garage Rock band The Hives. The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles The Hives are a Swedish Rock band that first rose to prominence in the early 2000s as a leading group of the garage rock revival, playing Garage punk. The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the Christian Grahn ( also known as Chris Dangerous, is the Drummer of Swedish rock band The Hives. A drum kit (also drum set or trap set) is a collection of Drums Cymbals and sometimes other Percussion instruments such as cowbells Barely Legal is an album released in September 1997 by a then-unknown Swedish group called The Hives, hailing from Fagersta, Sweden Your New Favourite Band is a collection by The Hives, featuring tracks from their first two albums and the A Veni Vidi Vicious is the title of a Garage rock album by Swedish band The Hives, released in April 2000 it is their second album Tyrannosaurus Hives is the third full-length album by The Hives, released on July 20, 2004. The Black and White Album is the fourth full-length album by Swedish Rock band The Hives. Events 54 - Nero ascends to the Roman throne 409 - Vandals and Alans crossed the Pyrenees Your New Favourite Band is a collection by The Hives, featuring tracks from their first two albums and the A Oh Lord! When? How? is the first official release from The Hives. AKA I-D-I-O-T is an EP by Swedish band The Hives, released in 1998 A Killer Among Us is a split EP from Swedish bands The Hives and The Pricks released in 1998 on the Hard-On Records label The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC on behalf of the British record industry Hot Modern Rock Tracks (originally called Modern Rock Tracks) is a music chart in the United States that has appeared in ''Billboard'' magazine since September Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks (originally called Mainstream Rock Tracks) is a ranking in Billboard magazine of the most-played songs on Mainstream rock The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. " Hate to Say I Told You So " is a song that was released on the The Hives ' second album Veni Vidi Vicious, as the sixth track Veni Vidi Vicious is the title of a Garage rock album by Swedish band The Hives, released in April 2000 it is their second album "Main Offender" is a song from The Hives ' second album Veni Vidi Vicious, as the fourth track " Supply and Demand " was released on the The Hives ' second album Veni Vidi Vicious, as the final track "Die All Right!" was released on the The Hives ' second album Veni Vidi Vicious, as the second track " Hate to Say I Told You So " is a song that was released on the The Hives ' second album Veni Vidi Vicious, as the sixth track Your New Favourite Band is a collection by The Hives, featuring tracks from their first two albums and the A "Main Offender" is a song from The Hives ' second album Veni Vidi Vicious, as the fourth track "Die All Right!" / "Supply and Demand" was released as a Double A-Side as the final promotional release for The Hives compilation " Walk Idiot Walk " is the first single from the Swedish band The Hives ' third album Tyrannosaurus Hives. Tyrannosaurus Hives is the third full-length album by The Hives, released on July 20, 2004. " Two-Timing Touch and Broken Bones " is the second single from The Hives ' 2004 release Tyrannosaurus Hives. " Throw It on Me " is a collaboration between Timbaland and The Hives from the album Timbaland Presents Shock Value. Timbaland Presents Shock Value is the second solo Studio album, and fifth album overall by Record producer and Rapper Timbaland " Tick Tick Boom " is a single by Swedish Rock band The Hives, released in 2007. The Black and White Album is the fourth full-length album by Swedish Rock band The Hives. H. E. H. I. V. E. S. "-----The Black and White Album

DVDs

Media reference

References

  1. ^ http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,670710,00.html
  2. ^ nme.com, The Hives : Tyrannosaurus Hives, Dec 9, 2004
  3. ^ absolutepunk.net The 25 Best Current Live Bands According to Spin
  4. ^ Guy's Music Reveiw Site
  5. ^ calendarlive.com February 21, 2008, POP MUSIC REVIEW, Live: The Hives
  6. ^ rollingstone.com review of The Black And White Album

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