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Niklas Almqvist
Niklas Almqvist (born 26 January 1977), better known by his stage name Nicholaus Arson, is the lead guitarist and backup vocalist of the Swedish garage rock band The Hives, of which his brother Pelle Almqvist, Howlin' Pelle is the lead singer. Career Arson and his brother Pelle Almqvist, Per (Howlin' Pelle, lead singer) formed the band in 1993, and, according to a biography about the band, attracted the attention of promoter/manager/songwriter Randy Fitzsimmons (possibly a fictional character), who propelled the band to fame. It was revealed in NME that Randy Fitzsimmons is a registered pseudonym belonging to Arson. This has led many to believe that Randy Fitzsimmons is in fact a myth, and that it is Arson who writes the songs. Arson and the rest of the band deny this and insist on the existence of Randy Fitzsimmons as the band's songwriter. Arson, as with the rest of The Hives, is known for his onstage antics. In particular, his beady eye stares, spitting, blowing on his fin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hives
The Hives are a Swedish rock band that rose to prominence in the early 2000s during the garage rock revival. Their mainstream success came with the release of the album '' Veni Vidi Vicious'', containing the single "Hate to Say I Told You So". The band has been acclaimed by music critics as one of the best live rock bands. The Hives have released five studio albums: '' Barely Legal'' (1997), '' Veni Vidi Vicious'' (2000), '' Tyrannosaurus Hives'' (2004), '' The Black and White Album'' (2007) and '' Lex Hives'' (2012). They have one compilation album, '' Your New Favourite Band'' (2001) and they have issued a live DVD, '' Tussles in Brussels'' (2005). History Beginnings of the Hives (1993–1999) The band claims it was formed in 1993 (although formed in 1989 under a different name and sound) under the guidance of Randy Fitzsimmons. Fitzsimmons suggested that they form a garage rock band. He gave each band member a letter asking them to start the band. Fitzsimmons allegedly acts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niklas Almqvist-September 2012
Niklas is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stare Miasto, within Konin County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately south of Stare Miasto, south of Konin, and east of the regional capital Poznań Poznań () is a city on the River Warta in west-central Poland, within the Greater Poland region. The city is an important cultural and business centre, and one of Poland's most populous regions with many regional customs such as Saint Joh .... References Niklas {{Konin-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tyrannosaurus Hives
''Tyrannosaurus Hives'' is the third full-length album by the Hives, released on 20 July 2004. It is their first album since ''Veni Vidi Vicious'' from 2000, and also their first original release on a major label. If the front cover of the album is removed from the case and lined up with the back, one can see that there is an extra pair of legs, hinting at Randy Fitzsimmons' existence. "Diabolic Scheme" was featured in the Swedish vampire movie ''Frostbiten'', whereas "B is for Brutus" and "Uptight" were both featured in the racing video game ''Gran Turismo 4''. The song "No Pun Intended" was featured in the racing video game '' MotorStorm: Pacific Rift''. As of 2006 the album has sold 176,000 copies in United States. Track listing All songs by Randy Fitzsimmons Personnel *Howlin' Pelle Almqvist – vocals * Nicholaus Arson – lead guitar, backing vocals *Vigilante Carlstroem – rhythm guitar, backing vocals * Dr. Matt Destruction – bass guitar * Chris Dangerous – dru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veni Vidi Vicious
''Veni Vidi Vicious'' is the second studio album by Swedish rock band the Hives. The album was released on 10 April 2000 through Burning Heart and Epitaph. It was later re-released on 30 April 2002 through Sire and Gearhead. The Japanese release included several extra tracks and other bonus features. The album's title is a play on words which refers to the sentence written by Julius Caesar after conquering Asia Minor in 47 B.C.: " Veni, vidi, vici." (In English: "I came, I saw, I conquered.") The album received universal acclaim from music critics, earning an average critic score of 84/100 on Metacritic. Reception In 2005, ''Veni Vidi Vicious'' was ranked number 399 in ''Rock Hard'' magazine's book ''The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time''. The album was ranked number 91 on ''Rolling Stone''s list of the top 100 albums of the decade. Subsequently, "Hate to Say I Told You So" was ranked number 244 on ''Pitchfork''s list of the top 500 songs of 2000–2009. Commercia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barely Legal (album)
''Barely Legal'' is the debut studio album by Sweden, Swedish rock band The Hives, from Fagersta, Sweden. The album's second track, "A.K.A. I-D-I-O-T", had a video produced, but it was not commercially released until it was included as an extra on some pressings of ''Your New Favourite Band''. The band later recorded an Extended play, EP by the same name. The album sleeve features three quotations from fake newspaper reviews. These quotations are originally from British newspapers referring to the Aldous Huxley novel ''Brave New World''. Track listing Personnel *Pelle Almqvist, Howlin' Pelle Almqvist - singing, vocals *Niklas Almqvist, Nicholaus Arson - lead guitar/backing vocals *Vigilante Carlstroem – rhythm guitar/backing vocals *Dr. Matt Destruction - bass guitar *Christian Grahn, Chris Dangerous – drum kit, drums References External links * The Hives albums 1997 debut albums Burning Heart Records albums {{1990s-punk-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiwatt
Hiwatt is a British company that manufactures amplifiers for electric guitars and electric basses. Starting in the late 1960s, together with Marshall and Vox, Hiwatt contributed to the sonic image popularly termed "British sound". History Origins Hylight Electronics was the brainchild of British audio engineer David Reeves. He attended technical school in the late 1950s and did apprenticeships at Marconi Company and Mullard. While working his day job, young Reeves started working evenings in a small room over Plato Music on Crown Passage in Morden from 1964–1968. He fixed things at first, repairing hifi sets and televisions. It was during this time that he first conceived the idea to start his own company and invented the Hiwatt name. In 1963, a local band's amplifier blew up, Dave Reeves said "I could build a better one than that" so he did. In early 1966, Reeves was made redundant from Mullard and used the £800 redundancy pay to pay to further develop his amps. First ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vigilante Carlstroem
Mikael Karlsson (born 30 October 1978), better known by his stage name Vigilante Carlstroem, is the rhythm guitarist of the critically acclaimed Swedish garage rock band The Hives. Biography Vigilante started playing guitar at the age of ten and was influenced by bands such as Sex Pistols, Dead Kennedys Dead Kennedys are an American punk rock band that formed in San Francisco, California, in 1978. The band was one of the defining punk bands during its initial eight-year run. Dead Kennedys' lyrics were usually political in nature, satirizing ... and local Swedish punk bands. Vigilante usually plays Epiphone Coronet guitars and uses Divided by 13 and Fender amplifiers. Vigilante helped to form The Hives in 1993. An early stage name of his, Barely Legal, was used as the title of their debut LP in 1997. He has been a member of said band ever since. Vigilante had a short summer job at Cronimet somewhere around 1995-2000 with Reijo Jokiniemi as his mentor. Vigilante has c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sundberg Guitars
Sundberg is a Swedish surname (''sund'' meaning Healthy, strait (as in a strait of water) ''berg'' meaning mountain). Geographical distribution As of 2014, 54.1% of all known bearers of the surname ''Sundberg'' were residents of Sweden (frequency 1:955), 30.4% of the United States (1:62,338), 6.9% of Finland (1:4,190), 2.9% of Norway (1:9,436), 1.9% of Canada (1:99,186) and 1.4% of Denmark (1:21,220). In Sweden, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:955) in the following counties: * 1. Västernorrland County (1:327) * 2. Gävleborg County (1:344) * 3. Norrbotten County (1:398) * 4. Jämtland County (1:475) * 5. Dalarna County (1:523) * 6. Västerbotten County (1:758) * 7. Stockholm County (1:854) * 8. Uppsala County (1:877) * 9. Gotland County (1:943) In Finland, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:4,190) in the following regions: * 1. Åland (1:211) * 2. Uusimaa (1:2,232) * 3. Ostrobothnia (1:2,759) * 4. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hate To Say I Told You So
"Hate to Say I Told You So" is the first single from Swedish rock band the Hives' second studio album, '' Veni Vidi Vicious''. It was first released as a single on 4 December 2000 and was later re-released in several countries in 2002. It is internationally known as the Hives' signature song. It was nominated for the Kerrang! Award for Best Single in 2002. In March 2005, '' Q'' placed it at number 54 in its list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Tracks. It also lists at 244 on ''Pitchfork Media ''Pitchfork'' (formerly ''Pitchfork Media'') is an American online music publication (currently owned by Condé Nast) that was launched in 1995 by writer Ryan Schreiber as an independent music blog. Schreiber started Pitchfork while working ...''s Top 500 songs of the 2000s (decade). In October 2011, '' NME'' placed it at number 84 on its list "150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years". Track listings Swedish CD single and US 7-inch single #"Hate to Say I Told You So" #"Die, All Right!" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danelectro
Danelectro is a brand of musical instruments and accessories, founded in Red Bank, New Jersey in 1947. The company is known primarily for its string instruments that employed unique designs and manufacturing processes. The Danelectro company was sold to the "Music Corporation of America" (MCA) in 1966, moving to a much larger plant in Neptune City, New Jersey, employing more than 500 people. Nevertheless, three years later Danelectro closed its plant. In the late 1990s, the Evets Corporation started selling instruments and accessories under the Danelectro name. In 2016, Danelectro introduced new models, including a resonator guitar. Some of the products manufactured by Danelectro include electric and resonator guitars, basses, electric sitars, amplifiers, pickups, and effects units. History Danelectro was founded by Nathan "Nat" Daniel in 1947. Throughout the late 1940s, the company produced amplifiers for Sears, Roebuck and Company and Montgomery Ward, branded Silvertone a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Telecaster
The Fender Telecaster, colloquially known as the Tele , is an electric guitar produced by Fender. Together with its sister model the Esquire, it is the world's first mass-produced, commercially successfulLes Paul had built a prototype solid body electric guitar known as "The Log" in the 1940s, but could not market his invention. Gibson produced the Gibson Les Paul guitar in 1952 after bringing on Paul to help design a commercial model to compete with Fender. Likewise, Paul Bigsby and Merle Travis designed and built a solid-body electric in 1948, but this was a one-off guitar. solid-body electric guitar. Its simple yet effective design and revolutionary sound broke ground and set trends in electric guitar manufacturing and popular music. Introduced for national distribution as the Broadcaster in the autumn of 1950 as a two-pickup version of its sister model, the single-pickup Esquire, the pair were the first guitars of their kind manufactured on a substantial scale. A tradem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fender Musical Instruments Corporation
The Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC, or simply Fender) is an American manufacturer of instruments and amplifiers An amplifier, electronic amplifier or (informally) amp is an electronic device that can increase the magnitude of a signal (a time-varying voltage or current). It may increase the power significantly, or its main effect may be to boost th .... Fender produces acoustic guitars, bass amplifiers and public address equipment, however it is best known for its solid-body electric guitars and bass guitars, particularly the Fender Stratocaster, Stratocaster, Fender Telecaster, Telecaster, Fender Jaguar, Jaguar, Fender Jazzmaster, Jazzmaster, Fender Precision Bass, Precision Bass, and the Fender Jazz Bass, Jazz Bass. The company was founded in Fullerton, California, Fullerton, California by Leo Fender, Clarence Leonidas "Leo" Fender in 1946. Its headquarters are in Los Angeles, California. The FMIC is a privately held corporation, with Andy Mooney serv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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