Hella good

The Hellacopters demonstrate that The Hives aren't the only Swedes who rock like bastards when they descend on the Temple Bar Music Centre, Dublin (February 9) and the Limelight, Belfast (10).

A glorious amalgam of the Stones, MC5 and The Ramones, the Stockholm quintet will plugging their new 'Carry Me Home' single which features a cover of Rory Gallagher's 'Big Guns' on the flip. Impeccable taste or what?

They're also on the guest-list for the new Cardigans album, Long Gone Before Daylight, which features additional contributions from The Hives and Soundtrack Of Our Lives.