The main dish on the menu today is an in-depth chat with the Swedish punk band The Hives frontman Howlin’ Pelle Almqvist, who is one of the charming and over-the-top rock ‘n roll frontmen in the game today.

The Hives released an excellent seventh album “The Hives Forever Forever the Hives” last year and will bring it to the Fillmore Detroit on March 24 (tomorrow night!). I talked with Howlin’ about the music that has influenced him over the years, including from Viagra Boys, Refused, Mitch Ryder, MC5 and so much more.

That interview begins at the 2:06 mark. Plus, new music from RIO KOSTA, Rostam and more.

Check the playlist below and listen to the episode for two weeks after it airs using the player above.

In The Groove with Ryan Patrick Hooper playlist for March 23, 2026

• “Mountain Top” – RIO KOSTA
• “Rose Rouge” – Jorja Smith
• “What Kinda Music (Jordan Rakei Remix)” – Tom Misch & Yussef Dayes
• “and then? و بعدين؟” – Kazdoura
• “Backstairs” – The New Pornographers
• “Opening Night” – Arctic Monkeys & War Child Records
• “Parasite” – English Teacher, Graham Coxon & War Child Records
• “Pretty Girls” – Honeyglaze
• “Hell Is Near (Live)” – St. Vincent & Jules Buckley
• “Beyond The Sun” – Beth Gibbons
• “Egyptian Musk” – Yaya Bey & NESTA
• “It’s My House (12″ Remix)” – Diana Ross
• “Like A Spark” – Rostam
• “Cécile” – Edouard Ferlet
• “How It Ends” – DeVotchKa
• “Disparate Youth” – Santigold
• “Y Control” – Yeah Yeah Yeahs
• “Pokemon” – Wet Leg
• “Different Places” – Amber Mark & John The Blind
• “Stay On My Mind” – Mark Farina, Homero Espinosa & Dani Siciliano
• “new body rhumba (from the film White Noise)” – LCD Soundsystem
• “Supply and Demand (In The Groove with the Hives’ Howlin’ Pelle Almqvist)” – The Hives
• “For Those About to Rock (We Salute You) (In The Groove with the Hives’ Howlin’ Pelle Almqvist)” – AC/DC
• “Walk Idiot Walk (In The Groove with the Hives’ Howlin’ Pelle Almqvist)” – The Hives
• “Summerholidays Vs. Punkroutine (In The Groove with the Hives’ Howlin’ Pelle Almqvist)” – Refused
• “Pyramid of Health (In The Groove with the Hives’ Howlin’ Pelle Almqvist)” – Viagra Boys
• “Hate to Say I Told You So (In The Groove with the Hives’ Howlin’ Pelle Almqvist)” – The Hives
• “Detroit (In The Groove with the Hives’ Howlin’ Pelle Almqvist)” – Rancid
• “Ramblin’ Rose (In The Groove with the Hives’ Howlin’ Pelle Almqvist)” – MC5
• “Devil With the Blue Dress On / Good Golly Miss Molly (In The Groove with the Hives’ Howlin’ Pelle Almqvist)” – Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels
• “Come on! (In The Groove with the Hives’ Howlin’ Pelle Almqvist)” – The Hives
• “Enough Is Enough (In The Groove with the Hives’ Howlin’ Pelle Almqvist)” – The Hives
• “Fire & Brimstone” – Link Wray

Listen to In The Groove with host Ryan Patrick Hooper weekdays from noon-3 p.m. ET on 101.9 WDET or stream on-demand at wdet.org.