Is Your Band as Good as the Hives? Wan na Find Out?

Do you look excellent in a fit? Do you own a Rickenbacker? Do you have an opaquely Swedish accent that sounds excellent when shouting, “Hate to Say I Told You So”? If so, you and your cover band might end up being a Hives franchisee.

“We have actually come to a point where the Hives can no longer stay up to date with public need for shows,” the band stated in a declaration. “This is where you can be found in. Assist us produce a world where the Hives are playing in every city, all the time. Let’s make service together and rock & & roll.”

It’s like owning a Wendy’s, however one that serves meatballs like an Ikea. Or possibly a timeshare or a pyramid plan. Interested celebrations can discover on their own by checking out the band’s site and register for franchise-related spam.

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No matter how it cleans, it’s a possibility to get on a phase and sing the music of the Hives. And the bright side for American franchisees, a minimum of, is that there will be no competitors from the Actual Hives till next summer season when they start a tiny arena trip supporting the Foo Fighters. (And even then, they’ll play, what, 45 minutes max when Hives franchisees might play all 6 of their half-hour-or-so– long LPs in a row and money in huge time.)

Particularly enthusiastic franchisees may even wish to explore Sweden where the Hives still score Top 10 albums. Their latest LP, The Death of Randy Fitzsimmonsdebuted at Number One there when it came out in August, though it did not chart on the Signboard 200 in the U.S. It’s a world in which “Your Favourite New Band” was you all along.

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