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Article: THE HIVES, SAHARA HOTNIGHTS, THE REIGNING SOUND
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- The Village Voice
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- August 4, 2004
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Scandinavians' one-liners justify their obsession with past
THE HIVES, SAHARA HOTNIGHTS, THE REIGNING SOUND
Irving Plaza
July 21
WAKE IDIOT WAKE
We regret to inform you that garage rock is dead. The funeral was held July 21 at Irving Plaza; few friends and family members attended, though the spectacle attracted many young, fashionably dressed mourners. To start the proceedings, fuzz-happy Nuggets worshippers the Reigning Sound demonstrated what killed the 40-year-old genre: crippling traditionalism and indistinguishable songs. (Singer-guitarist Creg Cartwright: "Are you bored?" Audience: uncomfortable silence.) Sahara Hotnights' bubble-punk Pat Benatar nostalgia, though coolly executed, was ...