This is a headgum podcast. And we're here to help. We're here to help. We're here to help.

And we are back. Welcome back to a Wednesday episode of we're here to help. It's myself and a guest helper.

We have the great Pele Almkvist, who is the lead singer of the Hives.

Yeah, I am.

Pele, you're here.

Here to help, coincidentally.

You are, absolutely.

And we just did a couple calls.

It went great.

Before we get into it, you have a new album coming out called The Hives Forever, Forever, the Hives out August 29th, which is a great title for an album.

As usual, your album titles are always pretty self-referential and great.

Yeah, we've got a good title game. Yeah Yeah, we got good title game.

Yeah, you've got strong title game. But like putting the Dan's name in there a lot. I know, but it's good, it's become a thing now. It's good marketing. People, how did you come up with the name the Hives? How did that even start? What is that like? I think it was like, we were children, because it's the only band I've ever been in. I've been in since I was 13.

And at the time, I've ever been in. I've been in the band since I was 13.

And at the time, I think they were, Chris, our drummer and vigilante our guitar player were flipping through a dictionary.

And it said, hives, a condition you can get from eating, for instance, lobster or strawberries.

And something about that they thought was funny.

So it's the skin condition and not the beehives.

And that we figured like, well, you know, it's kind of like all good names, it's a shit name,

and then you just kind of kind of have to conquer it, like the Beatles, the Rolling Stones. I don't know, I'm not sure those are such great names either, but after a while you just kind of kind of have to conquer it, like the Beatles, the Rolling Stones. I'm not sure those are such great names either, but after a while you just get into this thing where we're the first thing you think of, hopefully. Yeah, it doesn't even matter. Or lead zeppelin, even that. Yeah, I don't mean, no, that's like, yeah, that was Keith Moon telling them, though, that he thought they sounded terrible, like they were going to sink like a lead sepalin and then just... Yeah, right. Yeah. I think all great bands have terrible names, like The Beach Boys. Terrible. I don't think that's a great name. Terrible name. Yeah. I agree. But then sometimes the name doesn't... I mean, it is lofty to sort of decide you're going to have a weird name because you want to be that good.

Because sometimes obviously.

But we were also 13th. I think we thought that was good.

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