Friday, December 5 2008
Life After ABBA: Post-Ironic Swedish Rock
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.
Tuesday, April 1 2008
The Hives
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.
Monday, November 12 2007
The Hives: The Black and White Album
Sassy Swedes return with a slick new album with enough pep for three rallies. Scandinavian rock isn't dead yet.
Thursday, April 12 2007
Timbaland: Shock Value
The man who calls himself Thomas Crown steps into the spotlight for an above-average pop album that could have been so much more.
Monday, January 3 2005
The Hives: Barely Legal / A.K.A. I.D.I.O.T. EP
The closest thing the Hives approach is -- to nick a phrase from Grant Morrison -- a kind of Zen Fascism.
