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Articles tagged "the hives" Column: Subversive Rock HumorLife After ABBA: Post-Ironic Swedish Rockby Iain Ellis[5.Dec.08] :. Welcome to the age of post-irony, where guilty pains and pleasures are played out as collective nostalgia through the warped blur of rose-tinted glasses.  Events ReviewThe Hivesby Barry Lenser[1.Apr.08] :. A populist tyrant of the stage, Almqvist gratified himself while fulfilling the whims of the masses at the same time. When he screamed, so did everyone else. When he demanded clapping, the crowd enthusiastically obliged. When he broached the sacrosanct and requested cheers befitting of the hallowed Prince, no one cried foul.  Music ReviewThe Hives: The Black and White Albumby James Greene, Jr.[12.Nov.07] :. Sassy Swedes return with a slick new album with enough pep for three rallies. Scandinavian rock isn't dead yet.  Music ReviewTimbaland: Shock Valueby Mike Schiller[12.Apr.07] :. The man who calls himself Thomas Crown steps into the spotlight for an above-average pop album that could have been so much more.  Music ReviewThe Hives: Barely Legal / A.K.A. I.D.I.O.T. EPby Tim O'Neil[3.Jan.05] :. The closest thing the Hives approach is -- to nick a phrase from Grant Morrison -- a kind of Zen Fascism.  Music ReviewThe Hives: Tyrannosaurus Hivesby Stephen Haag[21.Jul.04] :. Let’s end the suspense early in this review: I’m happy to report that the latest from the Hives, Tyrannosaurus Hives, is a worthy successor to their 2000 Eurogarage coming-out... The Hivesby Michael Christopher[27.Jun.02] :. Swedish outfit The Hives came to Transit, a small club in Philadelphia Friday night, and left little doubt who the reigning champs are in the battle of the retro/punk wave. More polished than the... The Hives: Veni, Vidi, Viciousby Ryan Tranquilla[3.Apr.02] :. The genres known as power-pop and punk-pop have come to be as blandly entwined, in this country, as the Republican and Democratic parties: little separates the cloying, coldly energetic tricks these... The Hives: Veni Vidi Viciousby Devon Powers[11.Sep.00] :. I’m convinced that there’s something about Veni Vidi Vicious, that illicits borderline personality. One minute I’m singing its praises to everyone I know (including an MTV VJ... |
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