{"id":28550,"date":"2015-10-29T07:00:28","date_gmt":"2015-10-28T20:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maytherockbewithyou.com\/mtrbwy\/?p=28550"},"modified":"2016-03-05T12:40:49","modified_gmt":"2016-03-05T01:40:49","slug":"howlin%e2%80%99-pelle-almqvist-of-the-hives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maytherockbewithyou.com\/mtrbwy\/2015\/10\/howlin%e2%80%99-pelle-almqvist-of-the-hives\/","title":{"rendered":"Howlin\u2019 Pelle Almqvist of The Hives"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n<\/a>\u201c\u2026I mean it\u2019s basically if you think about\u00a0 rock concert that you\u2019ve been to and you multiply it by ten, it\u2019s kind of more, it\u2019s louder and faster and more jumping *laughs* cooler clothes, better guitar playing, you know, the usual\u2026 it\u2019s the same thing, just more and better *laughs*\u201d<\/p>\n

From Release: Australian audiences require no introduction to\u00a0The Hives<\/strong>.<\/em>\u00a0The five-piece Swedish rock n’ roll force are returning to Australia after captivating audiences at last year\u2019s Big Day Out.\u00a0The Hives<\/strong> shot to superstardom in 2000 with their second album,\u00a0Veni Vidi Vicious<\/strong>, featuring top selling singles ‘Main Offender<\/strong>‘ and\u00a0\u2018Hate to Say I Told You So\u2019.<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0Their fourth album\u00a0The Black & White Album\u00a0<\/strong>introduced now fan-favourite\u00a0‘Tick Tick Boom’<\/strong>.\u00a0Their latest offering,\u00a0Lex Hives <\/strong>came in 2012\u00a0and The Hives are currently at work on their sixth studio album.<\/p>\n

At home in Stockholm, the universe, the world\u2026 as he put it, we chatted to Howlin\u2019 Pelle of The Hives ahead of their return to Australia to support a new up and coming band called AC\/DC\u2026 he fills us in on it all as well as new music and some looking back at the history of The Hives\u2026<\/p>\n

In the best news of the year, The Hives are headed back to Australia, and not only that but to support AC\/DC! Tell us how this pairing came about?<\/strong>
\nYeah! Well I hear that the promoter for the show got in touch with our management and said that someone from AC\/DC or their camp has said \u2018go get The Hives\u2019 and they did\u2026 so they asked us to do it and we said yes. I think that\u2019s the short answer.<\/p>\n

So being one of, if not the best live band out there, will it be tough for you showing up AC\/DC every night?<\/strong>
\nYes, some stuff competition *laughs* but that\u2019s good though, I\u2019m hoping it keeps both of us on our toes *laughs*<\/p>\n

I have seen you guys a number of times and it\u2019s always such a high energy show and it\u2019s such a great pairing, but there may be some AC\/DC fans not familiar with The Hives, for those uneducated people can you describe a Hives live show and what they can expect?<\/strong>
\nOh that\u2019s hard, I mean it\u2019s basically if you think about\u00a0 rock concert that you\u2019ve been to and you multiply it by ten, it\u2019s kind of more, it\u2019s louder and faster and more jumping *laughs* cooler clothes, better guitar playing, you know, the usual\u2026 it\u2019s the same thing, just more and better *laughs*<\/p>\n

Have you ever played with AC\/DC before?<\/strong>
\nNo we have not, we\u2019ve seen AC\/DC but never played with them.<\/p>\n

So what’s your first memory of AC\/DC?<\/strong>
\nWell, it was when our neighbour played the \u2018For Those About To Rock\u2019 album for us when we were like five years old and it was the first music that we wanted to listen to ourselves, we had a cassette player at home and you\u2019d rewind it and play it again and listen to it again, so they\u2019ve sort of been our favourite band since we were five or six years old.<\/p>\n

So that must be a buzz that you actually get to play with them now\u2026<\/strong>
\nYeah it\u2019s really great, it really feels sort of full circle in a way.<\/p>\n

You have of course been to Australia before, do you have a favourite memory of a previous tour here you can share with us?<\/strong>
\nOh so many, we love touring in Australia, I mean the shows are great and stuff but we just genuinely like being in Australia. Usually we go on tour in Australia at the perfect time to leave Sweden like when summer hits Australia winter is here, we like to sort of like birds, book a tour somewhere hot in the winter. Every time we go there we\u2019ve done Big Day Out there a bunch of times, that\u2019s always great.<\/p>\n

Let’s get onto new music, album wise we had Lex Hives in 2012, and then new single ‘Blood Red Moon’ in February, but is there a new album on the horizon?<\/strong>
\nYeah we\u2019re working on it, we\u2019re making music and arguing about it you know *laughs* as bands do, can\u2019t agree and try to finish some songs. We have a lot of good stuff but we haven\u2019t really decided what goes on an album, we haven\u2019t decided who to record it with, and we haven\u2019t decided a bunch of things. So there\u2019s a lot of music but we haven\u2019t really decided what to do with it yet.<\/p>\n

\u2018Blood Red Moon\u2019 was very different from your previous works though\u2026<\/strong>
\nYeah that was for a movie, it was a song for a soundtrack, so it\u2019s not that indicative of what The Hives are, it\u2019s kind of a one off thing. Kind of like when we did that Christmas song a while back if you heard that with Cyndi Lauper\u2026 that also doesn\u2019t sound like The Hives, but it just shows you the width of our talent *laughs* when it\u2019s not something we consider nuclear Hives.<\/p>\n

‘Veni Vidi Vicious’ turned fifteen this year, and I remember ‘Hate To Say I Told You So’ just being everywhere. What do you remember about when it all started to take off for The Hives?<\/strong>
\nOh there\u2019s a lot of memories in that\u2026 you know, running from fans outside Radio City Music Hall, I remember being on tour in America, but two times doing a tour we had to fly to The UK to do TV shows and fly back the next day. It was kind of crazy, but it kind of felt more gradual to us than to the outside world, because for us it was basically we did a show every day, and there\u2019d be a hundred more people every day. So it felt like building but I guess for everybody else it felt like we were away for six months and all of a sudden we were a big band, you know?<\/p>\n

Well the song still gets played today which is great!<\/strong>
\nOh yeah, it\u2019s a classic *laughs* I guess it\u2019s our \u2018Smoke on The Water\u2019 *laughs*<\/p>\n

You’ve also been doing this for a long time, what for you is the biggest difference in The Hives of today compared to when you started out?<\/strong>
\nWow! In a way it feels the same, we\u2019ve done it for longer, it sounds a bit different, but as far as the band, it\u2019s kind of always been the same guys and stuff, I don\u2019t really know, it\u2019s pretty tough to answer. I guess I\u2019m saying it\u2019s very similar\u2026 it\u2019s what I want to do, so I just keep doing it.<\/p>\n

On the other side of that, what for you is the most enjoyable thing about being in The Hives?<\/strong>
\nI think the live concert, playing to people, the feeling right after, the feeling during and after\u2026 not the feeling right before in the first couple of songs, that\u2019s usually hell *laughs* before the juices start flowing and start working again, but yeah, I think that\u2019s my favourite part, I love it.<\/p>\n

Looking back at your career and other than talking to me, have you had one moment that stands out above all the rest that cannot be beaten?<\/strong>
\nWow, I mean there\u2019s so many moments, everything seems like a moment to me, I think that maybe sometimes when you play really huge things, like 110,000 people and stuff like that, or if you play a small show where you just see everything and it\u2019s all in dark places and going well. One specific moment or one specific concert is like me asking you what\u2019s the best sandwich you ever had? *laughs* you\u2019ve probably had a lot of sandwiches\u2026<\/p>\n

Oh I can tell you that, I once had this Reuben in Las Vegas, it was amazing\u2026<\/strong>
\n*laughs a lot*<\/p>\n

Lastly let\u2019s predict the future, so finish this sentence for me, in 2016 The Hives will…<\/strong>
\nEither break up or release a new album *laughs* can I do that?<\/p>\n

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AC\/DC NATIONAL TOUR DATES:<\/span><\/strong>
\nSYDNEY<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Wednesday 4 and Saturday 7 November at ANZ Stadium,\u00a0www.ticketek.com.au<\/a>
\nBRISBANE<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Thursday 12 and Saturday 14 November at QSAC,\u00a0www.ticketek.com.au<\/a>
\nADELAIDE<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Saturday 21 November at Adelaide Oval,\u00a0www.ticketek.com.au<\/a>
\nPERTH<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Friday 27 and Sunday 29 November at Domain Stadium,\u00a0www.ticketmaster.com.au<\/a>
\nMELBOURNE<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Sunday 6 and Tuesday 8 December at Etihad Stadium,\u00a0www.ticketmaster.com.au<\/a><\/p>\n

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Essential Information<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

From:<\/strong> Sweden<\/p>\n

Band Members:<\/strong> Howlin’ Pelle Almqvist \u2013 Vocals, Nicholaus Arson \u2013 Guitar, Vigilante Carlstroem \u2013 Guitar, Dr. Matt Destruction \u2013 Bass, Chris Dangerous – Drums<\/p>\n

Website:<\/strong> http:\/\/www.TheHivesBroadcastingService.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Latest Release:<\/strong> Lex Hives (Out Now)<\/p>\n

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