The Hives and The Gaslight Anthem have been added to the bill for the Hard Rock Calling festival in London. Ben Harper & Relentless7 are also on the bill for the event, which runs from June 25-27 in Hyde Park.  Read more 

The Hives have recorded a Christmas song with 80s star Cyndi Lauper. The song, entitled ‘A Christmas Duel’, will be released as a free download on November 28th.  Read more 

The Hives have been accused of stealing elements of their track 'Tick Tick Boom' from a song by a US songwriter. Jason Shapiro claims the main guitar riff and vocal line is similar to his song 'Why You?', which has been recorded by two US bands - the Roofies in 1997 and Three Way in 2002.  Read more 

The Hives suffered a narrow defeat to NHL ice hockey team the Vancouver Canucks last Friday, it has emerged. The self-professed greatest band in the world went down 6-5 to the Canadian professionals– who were playing with reduced numbers.  Read more