Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Butterfingers
History
In 1991, Loque and his Malay College Kuala Kangsar (MCKK) schoolmate, Kadak formed what was then known as Loque's Tail , Loque and Kadak, together with a few MCKK friends, started producing their own material, with the hopes of making a name for themselves in the Malaysian music scene. It is worth remembering that this was during the start of the grunge era which managed to reach the shores of Malaysia in substantial force.
It was while jamming in Kuala Lumpur during 1993 at Black Widow Studios that they bumped into Emmett, who was there jamming (as a guitarist) with his band at that time, Grunge Dayz . Impressed with what he saw, Loque challenged Emmett to a ‘jamming showdown', after which they mutually decided to join skills and creativity, to form their own band. After meeting up with drummer Kalai later that year, Butterfingers was officially born by the end of 1993. And with the final line up of Loque (songwriter, guitarist), Emmett (vocals, guitar, strings and lyricist), Kadak (bass) and Kalai (drums), Butterfingers hit the underground gig scene with such vengeance that had most of their shows sold out and described today as ‘the stuff of underground legends'.
"1 goat, 2 apples and 16 oranges" was a demo cassette published by butterfingers into the underground circuit. The demo introduced butterfingers' raw energy in music, heavily influenced by grunge during that time, and Emmett's vocals which is a carbon-copy of Kurt Cobain. A lot of listeners thought that the demo was an unreleased Nirvana album, until butterfingers made their first appearance at the superUnderground music gig at Picadilly on February 1995. The gig and the circulation of their now very popular demo raised butterfingers into becoming one of the most recognizable underground bands at that time, along with other bands such as OAG, The Splatters and Spiral Kinetik Circus.
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Radiohead's Return Rivals Pink Floyd's Trips, Neil Young's Ghosts: Review
Thom Yorke has been spooking audiences in his solo concerts with a new song called “Give Up the Ghost.”
Yorke’s quavering voice sounds like Neil Young pretending to be a banshee. The falsetto “don’t haunt me, don’t hurt me” gets more terrifyingly beautiful with each repetition.
The song’s a highlight of “The King of Limbs” -- the new album by Yorke’s band Radiohead -- that’s a collection of fragile charm, skewed dance beats and Pink Floyd-style trips.
The perverse Britons have sprung the album on the world earlier than announced via an Internet download. That’s not surprising since its 2007 predecessor, “In Rainbows,” also bypassed the record companies. This time, there’s no “pay whatever you want” option. Purchasers visiting Radiohead’s website have to find their way past preachy statements about saving ocean stocks and trees. (The title “The King of Limbs” refers to a famous oak in Savernake forest, England.)
The website also offers a video of Yorke doing a jerky dance to the tune of the single “Lotus Flower.”
“I’ll set you free,” he promises, as his voice floats above dissonant drums. Yorke’s unworldly singing sounds equally disconnected from the music on the opener “Bloom,” amid its washes of synthesizer and Eno-style ambient piano.
The lyrics are so terse and oblique they could mean almost anything, which I guess is the point.
“You stole it all, give it back” might be a comment about bankers or politicians on “Morning Mr. Magpie.” Yorke goes on to say his melody has been stolen, so he might simply be making a comment about plagiarism or indeed magpies.
Vinyl Music
The eight songs last just 37 minutes, though there are clues that more material will follow. The closer is called “Separator,” as if it marks a break between discs, and a planned box set is due in May with two 10-inch vinyl records alongside the CD, giving room for extra music.
This latest outing isn’t the sort of mainstream rock with which Radiohead started its career -- 1993’s “Pablo Honey,” distinguished by the hit “Creep,” the excellent “The Bends” from 1995, and 1997’s overrated “OK Computer.”
Nor is “The King of Limbs” a work of pure experimentation such as the bold “Kid A” or its less successful follow-ups “Amnesiac” and “Hail to the Thief.” It’s closer to Yorke’s solo effort “The Eraser.”
This is no masterpiece, just a likeable collection of quiet charm, worthy of repeated listening.
Rating: ***.
What the Stars Mean:
***** Exceptional, classic
**** Excellent
*** Good
** Average
* Poor
(No stars) Worthless
Information: http://www.radiohead.com/deadairspace/
Prices depend on country. An MP3 digital download only is $9 and a better quality WAV is $14. To include the box set that ships in May add $39. The single CD version out in March is priced about $11.
(Mark Beech writes for Muse, the arts and leisure section of Bloomberg News. The opinions expressed are his own.)
Yorke’s quavering voice sounds like Neil Young pretending to be a banshee. The falsetto “don’t haunt me, don’t hurt me” gets more terrifyingly beautiful with each repetition.
The song’s a highlight of “The King of Limbs” -- the new album by Yorke’s band Radiohead -- that’s a collection of fragile charm, skewed dance beats and Pink Floyd-style trips.
The perverse Britons have sprung the album on the world earlier than announced via an Internet download. That’s not surprising since its 2007 predecessor, “In Rainbows,” also bypassed the record companies. This time, there’s no “pay whatever you want” option. Purchasers visiting Radiohead’s website have to find their way past preachy statements about saving ocean stocks and trees. (The title “The King of Limbs” refers to a famous oak in Savernake forest, England.)
The website also offers a video of Yorke doing a jerky dance to the tune of the single “Lotus Flower.”
“I’ll set you free,” he promises, as his voice floats above dissonant drums. Yorke’s unworldly singing sounds equally disconnected from the music on the opener “Bloom,” amid its washes of synthesizer and Eno-style ambient piano.
The lyrics are so terse and oblique they could mean almost anything, which I guess is the point.
“You stole it all, give it back” might be a comment about bankers or politicians on “Morning Mr. Magpie.” Yorke goes on to say his melody has been stolen, so he might simply be making a comment about plagiarism or indeed magpies.
Vinyl Music
The eight songs last just 37 minutes, though there are clues that more material will follow. The closer is called “Separator,” as if it marks a break between discs, and a planned box set is due in May with two 10-inch vinyl records alongside the CD, giving room for extra music.
This latest outing isn’t the sort of mainstream rock with which Radiohead started its career -- 1993’s “Pablo Honey,” distinguished by the hit “Creep,” the excellent “The Bends” from 1995, and 1997’s overrated “OK Computer.”
Nor is “The King of Limbs” a work of pure experimentation such as the bold “Kid A” or its less successful follow-ups “Amnesiac” and “Hail to the Thief.” It’s closer to Yorke’s solo effort “The Eraser.”
This is no masterpiece, just a likeable collection of quiet charm, worthy of repeated listening.
Rating: ***.
What the Stars Mean:
***** Exceptional, classic
**** Excellent
*** Good
** Average
* Poor
(No stars) Worthless
Information: http://www.radiohead.com/deadairspace/
Prices depend on country. An MP3 digital download only is $9 and a better quality WAV is $14. To include the box set that ships in May add $39. The single CD version out in March is priced about $11.
(Mark Beech writes for Muse, the arts and leisure section of Bloomberg News. The opinions expressed are his own.)
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Famous Quotes (Joke)
If you look like your passport photo, you're too ill to travel. -Will Kommen
I once shook hands with Pat Boone and my whole right side sobered up. -Dean Martin
I'm not going to vacuum 'til Sears makes one you can ride on. -Roseanne Barr
The most remarkable thing about my mother is that for 30 years she served us nothing but leftovers. The original meal has never been found. -Calvin Trillin
My grandmother was a very tough woman. She buried three husbands and two of them were just napping. -Rita Rudner
My husband wanted one of those big-screen TV's for his birthday. So I just moved his chair closer to the one we have already. -Wendy Liebman
I hate housework! You make the beds, you do the dishes - and six months later you have to start all over again. -Joan Rivers
My grandmother is over eighty and still doesn't need glasses. Drinks right out of the bottle. -Henny Youngman
Inside me there's a thin person struggling to get out, but I can usually sedate him with four or five cupcakes. -Bob Thaves
He that falls in love with himself will have no rivals. -Ben Franklin
I haven't spoken to my wife in years. I didn't want to interrupt her. -Rodney Dangerfield
My doctor is wonderful. Once, when I couldn't afford an operation, he touched up the x-rays. -Joey Bishop
I once shook hands with Pat Boone and my whole right side sobered up. -Dean Martin
I'm not going to vacuum 'til Sears makes one you can ride on. -Roseanne Barr
The most remarkable thing about my mother is that for 30 years she served us nothing but leftovers. The original meal has never been found. -Calvin Trillin
My grandmother was a very tough woman. She buried three husbands and two of them were just napping. -Rita Rudner
My husband wanted one of those big-screen TV's for his birthday. So I just moved his chair closer to the one we have already. -Wendy Liebman
I hate housework! You make the beds, you do the dishes - and six months later you have to start all over again. -Joan Rivers
My grandmother is over eighty and still doesn't need glasses. Drinks right out of the bottle. -Henny Youngman
Inside me there's a thin person struggling to get out, but I can usually sedate him with four or five cupcakes. -Bob Thaves
He that falls in love with himself will have no rivals. -Ben Franklin
I haven't spoken to my wife in years. I didn't want to interrupt her. -Rodney Dangerfield
My doctor is wonderful. Once, when I couldn't afford an operation, he touched up the x-rays. -Joey Bishop
Thursday, February 17, 2011
watt, volt and ampere...
Watt
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"Kilowatt" redirects here. For the community in Kern County, California, see Kilowatt, California.
The watt (pronounced /ˈwɒt/ wot; symbol: W) is a derived unit of power in the International System of Units (SI), named after the Scottish engineer James Watt (1736–1819). The unit, defined as one joule per second, measures the rate of energy conversion.
Definition
* In terms of classical mechanics, one watt is the rate at which work is done when an object's velocity is held constant at one meter per second against constant opposing force of one newton.
\mathrm{W = \frac{J}{s} = \frac{N\cdot m}{s} = \frac{kg\cdot m^2}{s^3}}
* In terms of electromagnetism, one watt is the rate at which work is done when one ampere (A) of current flows through an electrical potential difference of one volt (V).
\mathrm{W = V \cdot A}
Two additional unit conversions for watt can be found using the above equation and Ohm's Law.
\mathrm{W = \frac{V^2}{\Omega} = A^2\cdot\Omega}
Where ohm (Ω) is the SI derived unit of electrical resistance.
Volt
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Jump to: navigation, search
For other uses, see Volt (disambiguation).
Josephson junction array chip developed by NIST as a standard volt.
The volt (symbol: V) is the SI derived unit of electromotive force, commonly called "voltage".[1] It is also the unit for the related but slightly different[citation needed] quantity electric potential in a point (voltage as related to a reference ground) and electric potential difference (also called "electrostatic potential difference"[citation needed]). It is named in honor of the Italian physicist Alessandro Volta (1745–1827), who invented the voltaic pile, possibly the first chemical battery.
Definition
The volt is defined as the value of the voltage across a conductor when a current of one ampere dissipates one watt of power in the conductor.[2] It can be written in terms of SI base units as: m2 · kg · s−3 · A−1. It is also equal to one joule of energy per coulomb of charge, J/C.
\mbox{V} = \dfrac{\mbox{W}}{\mbox{A}} = \sqrt{\mbox{W} \cdot \Omega} = \dfrac{\mbox{J}}{\mbox{A} \cdot \mbox{s}} = \dfrac{\mbox{N} \cdot \mbox{m} }{\mbox{A} \cdot \mbox{s}} = \dfrac{\mbox{kg} \cdot \mbox{m}^2}{\mbox{A} \cdot \mbox{s}^{3}} = \dfrac{\mbox{kg} \cdot \mbox{m}^2}{\mbox{C} \cdot \mbox{s}^2} = \dfrac{\mbox{N} \cdot \mbox{m}} {\mbox{C}} = \dfrac{\mbox{J}}{\mbox{C}}
[edit] Josephson junction definition
Between 1990 and 1997 the volt was calibrated using the Josephson effect for exact voltage-to-frequency conversion, combined with cesium-133 time reference, as decided by the 18th General Conference on Weights and Measures. The following value for the Josephson constant is used:
K{J-90} = 2e/h = 0.4835979 GHz/µV.
This is typically used with an array of several thousand or tens of thousands of junctions, excited by microwave signals between 10 and 80 GHz (depending on the array design).[3] Empirically, several experiments have shown that the method is independent of device design, material, measurement setup, etc, , and no correction terms are required in a practical implementation. [4] However, as of July 2007, this is not the official BIPM definition of Volt.[5]]
Ampere
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to: navigation, search
For other uses, see Ampere (disambiguation).
Current can be measured by a galvanometer, via the deflection of a magnetic needle in the magnetic field created by the current.
The ampere (symbol: A) is the SI unit of electric current[1] (symbol: I) and is one of the seven[2] SI base units. It is named after André-Marie Ampère (1775–1836), French mathematician and physicist, considered the father of electrodynamics. In practice, its name is often shortened to amp.
In practical terms, the ampere is a measure of the amount of electric charge passing a point per unit time. Around 6.241 × 1018 electrons, or one coulomb, passing a given point each second constitutes one ampere.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to: navigation, search
For other uses, see Watt (disambiguation).
"Kilowatt" redirects here. For the community in Kern County, California, see Kilowatt, California.
The watt (pronounced /ˈwɒt/ wot; symbol: W) is a derived unit of power in the International System of Units (SI), named after the Scottish engineer James Watt (1736–1819). The unit, defined as one joule per second, measures the rate of energy conversion.
Definition
* In terms of classical mechanics, one watt is the rate at which work is done when an object's velocity is held constant at one meter per second against constant opposing force of one newton.
\mathrm{W = \frac{J}{s} = \frac{N\cdot m}{s} = \frac{kg\cdot m^2}{s^3}}
* In terms of electromagnetism, one watt is the rate at which work is done when one ampere (A) of current flows through an electrical potential difference of one volt (V).
\mathrm{W = V \cdot A}
Two additional unit conversions for watt can be found using the above equation and Ohm's Law.
\mathrm{W = \frac{V^2}{\Omega} = A^2\cdot\Omega}
Where ohm (Ω) is the SI derived unit of electrical resistance.
Volt
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to: navigation, search
For other uses, see Volt (disambiguation).
Josephson junction array chip developed by NIST as a standard volt.
The volt (symbol: V) is the SI derived unit of electromotive force, commonly called "voltage".[1] It is also the unit for the related but slightly different[citation needed] quantity electric potential in a point (voltage as related to a reference ground) and electric potential difference (also called "electrostatic potential difference"[citation needed]). It is named in honor of the Italian physicist Alessandro Volta (1745–1827), who invented the voltaic pile, possibly the first chemical battery.
Definition
The volt is defined as the value of the voltage across a conductor when a current of one ampere dissipates one watt of power in the conductor.[2] It can be written in terms of SI base units as: m2 · kg · s−3 · A−1. It is also equal to one joule of energy per coulomb of charge, J/C.
\mbox{V} = \dfrac{\mbox{W}}{\mbox{A}} = \sqrt{\mbox{W} \cdot \Omega} = \dfrac{\mbox{J}}{\mbox{A} \cdot \mbox{s}} = \dfrac{\mbox{N} \cdot \mbox{m} }{\mbox{A} \cdot \mbox{s}} = \dfrac{\mbox{kg} \cdot \mbox{m}^2}{\mbox{A} \cdot \mbox{s}^{3}} = \dfrac{\mbox{kg} \cdot \mbox{m}^2}{\mbox{C} \cdot \mbox{s}^2} = \dfrac{\mbox{N} \cdot \mbox{m}} {\mbox{C}} = \dfrac{\mbox{J}}{\mbox{C}}
[edit] Josephson junction definition
Between 1990 and 1997 the volt was calibrated using the Josephson effect for exact voltage-to-frequency conversion, combined with cesium-133 time reference, as decided by the 18th General Conference on Weights and Measures. The following value for the Josephson constant is used:
K{J-90} = 2e/h = 0.4835979 GHz/µV.
This is typically used with an array of several thousand or tens of thousands of junctions, excited by microwave signals between 10 and 80 GHz (depending on the array design).[3] Empirically, several experiments have shown that the method is independent of device design, material, measurement setup, etc, , and no correction terms are required in a practical implementation. [4] However, as of July 2007, this is not the official BIPM definition of Volt.[5]]
Ampere
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to: navigation, search
For other uses, see Ampere (disambiguation).
Current can be measured by a galvanometer, via the deflection of a magnetic needle in the magnetic field created by the current.
The ampere (symbol: A) is the SI unit of electric current[1] (symbol: I) and is one of the seven[2] SI base units. It is named after André-Marie Ampère (1775–1836), French mathematician and physicist, considered the father of electrodynamics. In practice, its name is often shortened to amp.
In practical terms, the ampere is a measure of the amount of electric charge passing a point per unit time. Around 6.241 × 1018 electrons, or one coulomb, passing a given point each second constitutes one ampere.
Definition
Ampère's force law[4][5] states that there is an attractive force between two parallel wires carrying an electric current. This force is used in the formal definition of the ampere which states that it is "the constant current which will produce an attractive force of 2 × 10–7 newton per metre of length between two straight, parallel conductors of infinite length and negligible circular cross section placed one metre apart in a vacuum".[1][6]
In terms of Ampère's force law,
so
The SI unit of charge, the coulomb, "is the quantity of electricity carried in 1 second by a current of 1 ampere."[7] Conversely, a current of one ampere is one coulomb of charge going past a given point per second:
That is, in general, charge Q is determined by steady current I flowing for a time t as Q = It.
Sunday, February 13, 2011
electric bicycle
An electric bicycle, also known as an e-bike, is a bicycle with an electric motor used to power the vehicle. Electric bicycles typically cost between US$500 and US$3,000, use rechargeable batteries and can travel up to 15 to 20 miles per hour (24 to 32 km/h). Depending on the laws of the country in which they are sold, in some markets they are rapidly replacing traditional bikes and motorcycles.
In many parts of the world, electric bicycles are classified as bicycles rather than motor vehicles, so they are not subject to the same laws as motor vehicles. Electric bicycles are one type of motorized bicycle. However, electric bicycles are defined separately and treated as a specific vehicle type in many areas of legal jurisdiction. An electric bicycle which requires the rider to pedal in order to activate the motor is known as a pedelec.
Electric bicycle usage worldwide has experienced rapid growth since 1998. It is estimated that there were roughly 120 million e-bikes in China as of early 2010, and sales are expanding rapidly in India and the Netherlands. The “Electric Bikes Worldwide Reports – 2010 Update” estimates that 1,000,000 electric bicycles will be sold in Europe in 2010. The same report estimates that sales in the U.S. will reach roughly 300,000 in 2010, doubling the number sold in 2009.
In many parts of the world, electric bicycles are classified as bicycles rather than motor vehicles, so they are not subject to the same laws as motor vehicles. Electric bicycles are one type of motorized bicycle. However, electric bicycles are defined separately and treated as a specific vehicle type in many areas of legal jurisdiction. An electric bicycle which requires the rider to pedal in order to activate the motor is known as a pedelec.
Electric bicycle usage worldwide has experienced rapid growth since 1998. It is estimated that there were roughly 120 million e-bikes in China as of early 2010, and sales are expanding rapidly in India and the Netherlands. The “Electric Bikes Worldwide Reports – 2010 Update” estimates that 1,000,000 electric bicycles will be sold in Europe in 2010. The same report estimates that sales in the U.S. will reach roughly 300,000 in 2010, doubling the number sold in 2009.
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Gary Moore
It is with deep sorrow and regret, that we have to announce that Gary Moore passed away while on holiday in Spain, February 6th, 2011.
Our thoughts are with his children, family and friends at this sad time.
Gary Moore, RIP
1952-2011
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