Ok, I'll bite. I find that your comment about The Strokes
interesting since it was their initial 'buzz' that got AR men
scrambling to sign The Hives et al. But what I would really like to
know is what the future holds for rock and roll.
The current state of affairs, while fun and enjoyable, is very much
a rehashing of the past. Looking back on the history of rock and
roll most observers divide it up into 3 parts: early rock, post
Beatles and post Nirvana. So my question is what will the next era
be? I
t seems to me that nostalgia is a good sign that the party is almost
over.Most of my friends have already heard my diatribe on rock-roll
being regulated to the fate of the blues so I'll keep it short.
People still play the blues, people write new blues songs, but the
blues is the past - what about rock? Before the `raw rock' revival
most of popular `rock' bands had a DJ – I saw that as a sure sign
that Hip-Hop had overtaken rock as the dominant form of popular
music, much like when Muddy Waters put down his acoustic archtop and
picked up a Strat. After all, when is the last time a rock band was
deemed to be as dangerous to the youth of our nation as Enminem?
(the other MM doesn't count - when proclaim yourself to be the anti-
christ some people are inclinded to freak out, but most recognize
that as theatrics.) What do you think – Are The Hives our SRV?

As far as the drumming thing goes – who cares? Just start playing
again dammit!!!