The Hives

Arctic Monkeys made the live debuts of three songs from their upcoming album 'The Car' and played loads of fan faves from all throughout their career at their first headlining US show of 2022...

Our latest exclusive vinyl variant is a new coke bottle clear pressing of The Hives' debut album for its 25th anniversary, limited to 300 copies.

Levitation fest happens Halloween Weekend in Downtown Austin and the 2021 lineup also includes Tinariwen, Chicano Batman, Red Fang, Nothing, Ty Segall's Fuzz, Black Midi, Connan Mockasin, Andy Shauf, Kikagaku Moyo, Yves Tumor, Shannon & The Clams, Shabazz Palaces, and more.

Just Like Heaven launched in 2019 with a lineup that could've come out of someone's mid to late 2000s iTunes playlist during indie rock's popularity boom, and it's coming back in 2022.

The 2021 edition of the festival also features St. Vincent, Phoebe Bridgers, Modest Mouse, Portugal. The Man, Alice Cooper, Mac DeMarco, and more.

There's always tons going on in the world of podcasts, and here are three new ones that we'd like to turn your attention to.

“We are itching to play with you rock ‘n’ rollers worldwide and we don’t want another 'intimate livestream' in sweatpants from the living room. Virus or no virus, we are still in show business goddammit!“

The Hives have also been putting out pro-shot, full-concert, archival live videos throughout the pandemic, and you can watch some of those while you wait for 'Live at Third Man Records'...

Watch The Hives cover Misfits, The Rolling Stones, Billie Holiday and more at a 2009 show.

This edition of In Defense of the Genre looks back on 23 albums from punk and pop punk's pivotal year of 1997 that turn 23 this year. Surely *somebody* likes them...