Word: wave
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...This book is an attempt to recount that era," von Schmidt adds, "to show that this existed, and that it may happen again." The author balks at considering folk alongside other American "scenes," such as any rock and roll scene, including today's burgeoning punk/new wave scene...
Digital recording shows up analog recording for the late-Victorian process it is. The new technique does not attempt to record directly the vibrations of sound waves. The sound is picked up by microphones and fed through amplifiers to a computer, which then translates the waves into a series of numbers representing the character of the wave form. These numbers are stored as binary "words." Then, when the recording is played, the computer translates these numbers back and the re-created sound waves cause the membranes of speakers to vibrate-possibly with joy. In any case, those vibrations from...
Close your books, it's a pop quiz. Only one question, but tricky. Multiple choice. Graham Parker's music is 1) new wave, 2) old wave, 3) no wave, 4) punk rock, 5) pub rock, 6) none of these, 7) all of these...
Aviation mechanics with the airlines average $22,000, or half of an airline pilot's salary. Prospects for work in both fields are bright, partly because the last wave of World War II-trained men are approaching retirement. "Look around the airports," says Olson. "Most of the people working on planes are gray-haired." He is right: the average age of airplane mechanics is 57. Most E-RAU graduates get their first jobs in aviation working for charter operators and servicing business planes, rather than going direct to airlines...
...Paradise (969 Commonwealth Ave.) is Boston's chic club, often featuring the same bands you will hear at The Rat. The difference is largely a matter of style-the admission is $7.50. the patrons call it "new wave" and refuse to try phenobarbital...