Article: The Hives' booming ego; Howlin' Pelle Almqvist talks in full color about his Swedish punk band's latest, "The Black and White Album.".(SOURCE)

Byline: Chris Riemenschneider; Staff Writer

How's this for international flavor: Swedish rock star Howlin' Pelle Almqvist called to Minnesota two weeks ago from Guadalajara, Mexico, where his unflappable punk band had a day off after playing only its second Mexican show ever.

"We're going to see if we can get into any kind of trouble tonight," the notoriously cocky Swede said, his accent mangling "Meh-hee-co" with extra non-native flavor. "I'm sure it'll be easy enough."

The Hives certainly went to town when it came to making their fourth record, "The Black and White Album," which the quintet will promote with a Minneapolis gig Thursday at ...

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