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Jamie Arentzen
American Hi-Fi is an American rock band formed in Boston, Massachusetts in 1998. The band consists of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Stacy Jones, lead guitarist Jamie Arentzen, bassist and backing vocalist Drew Parsons, and drummer Brian Nolan. Prior to the group's formation, Jones was well known for being a drummer in the successful alternative rock bands Veruca Salt and Letters to Cleo. American Hi-Fi has a close relationship with Miley Cyrus, whose band shares two members with American Hi-Fi. The group has a mixed musical style that includes influences from pop-punk, alternative rock, and power pop. The group released its eponymous debut album in 2001, featuring the hit single "Flavor of the Weak”. The band was awarded as the "Rising Star" from the Boston Music Awards in 2001. '' The Art of Losing'' followed in 2003 with the singles " The Art of Losing" and "The Breakup Song". After this, the group was dropped from their label, Island Records, and moved to Los Ange ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Johnson
Brian Johnson (born 5 October 1947) is an English singer and songwriter. In 1980 at the age of 32, after the death of Bon Scott, he became the third lead singer of the Australian rock band AC/DC. Johnson was one of the founding members of the rock band Geordie (band), Geordie, which was formed in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1971. After several hit singles, including the UK Top 10 hit "All Because of You" (1973), the band split in 1978. Following the death of Bon Scott on 19 February 1980, Johnson was asked to audition for AC/DC, whose guitarists and founders Angus and Malcolm Young remembered when Scott had been impressed with Johnson as Geordie's frontman. Johnson's first album with AC/DC, ''Back in Black'', became List of best-selling albums, the second-best-selling album of all time, according to most estimates. ''The Guardian'' ranked the successful transition to Johnson at No. 36 on their list of 50 key events in rock-music history. Johnson and the rest of the band were induc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drummer
A drummer is a percussionist who creates music using drums. Most contemporary western music ensemble, bands that play Rock music, rock, Pop music, pop, jazz, or Contemporary R&B, R&B music include a drummer for purposes including timekeeping and embellishing the musical timbre. The drummer's equipment includes a drum kit (or "drum set" or "trap set"), which includes various drums, cymbals and an assortment of accessory hardware such as pedals, standing support mechanisms, and drum sticks. Particularly in the traditional music of many countries, drummers use individual drums of various sizes and designs rather than drum kits. Some use only their hands to strike the drums. In larger ensembles, the drummer may be part of a rhythm section with other percussionists playing. These musicians provide the timing and rhythmic foundation which allow the players of melodic instruments, including voices, to coordinate their musical performance. Some famous drummers include: Max Roach, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States
The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 U.S. state, states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 contiguous states border Canada to the north and Mexico to the south, with the semi-exclave of Alaska in the northwest and the archipelago of Hawaii in the Pacific Ocean. The United States asserts sovereignty over five Territories of the United States, major island territories and United States Minor Outlying Islands, various uninhabited islands in Oceania and the Caribbean. It is a megadiverse country, with the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, third-largest land area and List of countries and dependencies by population, third-largest population, exceeding 340 million. Its three Metropolitan statistical areas by population, largest metropolitan areas are New York metropolitan area, New York, Greater Los Angeles, Los Angel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan
Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea in the south. The Japanese archipelago consists of four major islands—Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu—and List of islands of Japan, thousands of smaller islands, covering . Japan has a population of over 123 million as of 2025, making it the List of countries and dependencies by population, eleventh-most populous country. The capital of Japan and List of cities in Japan, its largest city is Tokyo; the Greater Tokyo Area is the List of largest cities, largest metropolitan area in the world, with more than 37 million inhabitants as of 2024. Japan is divided into 47 Prefectures of Japan, administrative prefectures and List of regions of Japan, eight traditional regions. About three-quarters of Geography of Japan, the countr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hearts On Parade
''Hearts on Parade'' is the third studio album by American rock band American Hi-Fi. It was released on April 12, 2005, through Maverick Records. The album peaked at #129 on the US ''Billboard'' 200. ''Hearts on Parade'' received a nomination for "Album of the Year" at the Boston Music Awards in 2005. This was the band's only album to feature Jason Sutter on drums before the 2007 return of original drummer Brian Nolan. Production Sessions for ''Hearts on Parade'' were held at Black in Back Studios, with Butch Walker and the band co-producing the album. Paul David Hager handled recording; he mixed almost every track at Skip Saylor Recording, with assistant engineer Ian Blanch. "Hell Yeah!" and "Separation Anxiety" were mixed at Conway Recording Studios with assistant engineer Kevin Szymanski. George Marino mastered the album at Sterling Sound in New York City. Release ''Hearts on Parade'' was released on April 12, 2005. Then went on a US tour, dubbed the Coast to Coast Roast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Angeles
Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the List of municipalities in California, most populous city in the U.S. state of California, and the commercial, Financial District, Los Angeles, financial, and Culture of Los Angeles, cultural center of Southern California. With an estimated 3,878,704 residents within the city limits , it is the List of United States cities by population, second-most populous in the United States, behind only New York City. Los Angeles has an Ethnic groups in Los Angeles, ethnically and culturally diverse population, and is the principal city of a Metropolitan statistical areas, metropolitan area of 12.9 million people (2024). Greater Los Angeles, a combined statistical area that includes the Los Angeles and Riverside–San Bernardino metropolitan areas, is a sprawling metropolis of over 18.5 million residents. The majority of the city proper lies in Los Angeles Basin, a basin in Southern California adjacent to the Pacific Ocean in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Art Of Losing (song)
"The Art of Losing" is the first single from American Hi-Fi's second album '' The Art of Losing''. It has been featured in ''Freaky Friday'', ''American Wedding'', and one episode of ''Malcolm in the Middle''S4 E13, ‘Stereo Store’. It was also used in trailers for ''The Perfect Score'', ''Fever Pitch'', ''Hot Rod'', '' Mr. Woodcock'', and ''Speed Racer''. Track listings US single #"The Art of Losing" #"Flavor of the Weak" (Live) #"When the Breeders Were Big" #"The Art of Losing" (Video) Japan single #"The Art of Losing" #"Deceiver" #"Flavor of the Weak" (Live) Content "The song is about being the underdog, but learning to do things your way...People say, ‘Hey, you could do it this way or that way to be more successful.’ But the song is about telling them, ‘I’ll do it my way." Music video The video (directed by Chris Applebaum) features American Hi-Fi visiting the house of a fan in Hays, Kansas Hays is a city in and the county seat of Ellis County, Kansas, Uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Art Of Losing (American Hi-Fi Album)
''The Art of Losing'' is the second studio album by American rock band American Hi-Fi. It was released on February 25, 2003, through Island Records. While touring in support of their eponymous debut studio album (2001), the band wrote new songs on their tour bus. They initially recorded for the album at Sunset Sound Studio 2 in Hollywood, California, with producer Nick Launay, before moving to Media Vortex in Burbank, California, and Sage and Sound, in Hollywood of the state. It has been described as pop-punk, power pop, and rock, while received comparisons to the works of Blink-182 and Sum 41. ''The Art of Losing'' received generally positive reviews from music critics, who commented on the upbeat energy and lack of unoriginal music, while reaching number 80 on the US ''Billboard'' 200. Its title track was released to radio as the lead single in January 2003, and peaked at number 33 on the US Alternative Airplay chart. The album was promoted with a club tour, an appearance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boston Music Awards
Founded in 1987, the Boston Music Awards are a set of music awards given annually that showcase talent in the Boston, Massachusetts, area. Past shows have featured such notable talent as Aerosmith, Paula Cole, Esperanza Spalding, Boston (band), Boston, Rubyhorse, Bang Camaro, the Dresden Dolls, Dropkick Murphys, JoJo (singer), JoJo, Pat Metheny, Amanda Palmer, Phish, Donna Summer, Shea Rose, James Taylor and Jada (band), Jada. Selected highlights 2023 The 2023 Boston Music Awards were held at Big Night Live on December 20, 2023. Noah Kahan won four awards including Artist of the Year. 2022 The 2022 Boston Music Awards took place on December 14, 2022 at Big Night Live. Cousin Stizz regained their award for "Best Artist of the Year". 2021 After taking a year off due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Boston Music Awards took place live on December 8, 2021 at the Brighton Music Hall. Once again, Bia (rapper), BIA took home the "Best Artist of the Year" Award. 2020 The 2020 Boston ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flavor Of The Weak
"Flavor of the Weak" is a song by American rock band American Hi-Fi. The song was released as the first single from their self-titled debut album on December 22, 2000. It is the band's highest-charting single, reaching number 41 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and peaking within the top 50 in Italy, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. Background American Hi-Fi was formed by musician Stacy Jones in 2000, former drummer for cult favorites Letters to Cleo and Veruca Salt. He recruited several close friends in Boston initially to play cover songs. That same year, Jones was invited to participate in recording the Nina Gordon solo album '' Tonight and the Rest of My Life'' in Maui, and brought the group along to rehearse. Bob Rock, veteran rock producer, was involved with Gordon's album and lent his services to the band as well after hearing Jones' demos. The song's title "Flavor of the Weak" is a play on the term "flavor of the week." Jones wrote the song for a female frien ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Single (music)
In Music industry, music, a single is a type of Art release#Music, release of a song Sound recording, recording of fewer tracks than an album (LP record, LP), typically one or two tracks. A single can be released for record sales, sale to the public in a variety of physical or digital formats. Singles may be standalone tracks or connected to an artist's album, and in the latter case would often have at least one single release before the album itself, called lead singles. The single was defined in the mid-20th century with the ''45'' (named after its speed in revolutions per minute), a type of 7-inch sized vinyl records, vinyl record containing an A-side and B-side, A-side and a B-side, i.e. one song on each side. The single format was highly influential in pop music and the early days of rock and roll, and it was the format used for jukeboxes and preferred by younger populations in the 1950s and 1960s. Singles in Digital distribution, digital form became very popular in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Hi-Fi (album)
''American Hi-Fi'' is the debut studio album by American rock band American Hi-Fi. It was released on February 27, 2001, by Island Records. Stacy Jones formed American Hi-Fi in 2000; later that year he went to Maui, Hawaii to record drums for Nina Gordon's debut solo album. The rest of American Hi-Fi joined Jones and recorded their debut album with producer Bob Rock at Planation Mixing and Recording. Described as a pop punk and power pop album, ''American Hi-Fi'' was compared to Blink-182, Foo Fighters, and Weezer. "Flavor of the Weak" was released as the lead single in January 2001. Following the release of the album, American Hi-Fi toured with the likes of Eve 6, and Our Lady of Peace. "Another Perfect Day" was released as a single later in the year. Music videos were released for both of the songs. ''American Hi-Fi'' received generally favorable reviews from music critics, many of whom praised the band's guitarwork. The album peaked at number 81 on the US ''Billboard'' 200, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
