The Hives' Howlin' Pelle Almqvist Has Smart Answers to Our Smart-Ass Questions

June 28, 2012 – Graduates of the great early-aughts garage-rock revival, and subjects of a subsequent bidding war, the Hives have learned some tough lessons over the years. The Swedish quintet saw their last effort, 2007's The Black and White Album, fail to live up to overblown marketing expectations from their major label, Interscope, despite a full-court press that included production help from Timbaland and the Neptunes' Pharrell Williams. …
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