The Hives

Masai · Post by **Masai** » Wed Jun 15, 2005 5:49 pm

In an old issue (September 2002) of UK music magazine 'Q' i found an article about Swedish rock/punk band 'The Hives'. It has a couple of references to 'The Warriors' which are:

The group adopted their black and white colour scheme in 1996, inspired by the street mobs in 1979 cult gang movie The Warriors. The smartness often provoked punk crowds and The Hives' ability to dodge missiles improved markedly.

and.....

The little things that rock The Hives world...

The Warriors

Walter Hill's 1979 cult movie, in which rival gangs in a dystopian Manhattan each have their own distinct costume (the bat-wielding Baseball Furies, etc) showed the group the importance of a dress code. Oddly they didn't choose to emulate the title gangs leather waistcoats/bare chest combo.

Cheers,

AL-B 8)

Post by **GonzoNYC** » Wed Jun 15, 2005 6:45 pm

Nice find, AL-B. Q is a great music magazine.

Masai · Post by **Masai** » Thu Jun 16, 2005 3:50 pm

Thanks, GonzoNYC.

I think i remember seeing an article about 'The Warriors' in VOX music magazine as well.
I need time to look through all 92 issues though.

AL-B 8)

Post by **GonzoNYC** » Thu Jun 16, 2005 4:11 pm

Hey AL-B, what ever happened to Select? That was another great UK music mag.

Oddity · Post by **Oddity** » Sat Jun 18, 2005 10:31 am

Nice find, too bad the hives suck

Masai · Post by **Masai** » Sat Jun 18, 2005 6:00 pm

Apparently 'Select' magazine disappeared in the year 2000....

I knew it wasn't available anymore but i didn't realise it was that long ago.
"I looked back and 'it' wasn't there no more, I was haulin' ass."

I found this text on a website:

Select died at the end of 2000. It was not alone in its decline with Vox and Melody Maker changing formats, and then disappearing.

AL-B 8)