In New York he was well received by what was then only a small brave band of non-figurative artists, including Alexander Calder, George K. L. Morris, De Kooning, Holty and a few others.

All day long Mr. Podger, who was a straw-hat man in the summer, had worn the feather in the band of his broad-brimmed sunshield.

His eyes had the same dreadful rigid stare as Dr. Grimesby Roylott's when he was found before his open safe wearing the speckled band.

At one time it was the ambition of every saxophone player in every high school band in America to blow like Bird.

One of the rings was a white gold band with a diamond setting, valued at $900.

Such fascinating novelties in the score as the fugual treatment of `` On The Side Of The Angels '' and `` Politics And Poker '' were handled splendidly, and I thought Rudy Bond and his band of tuneful ward-heelers made `` Little Tin Box '' even better than it was done by the New York cast ; ;

Beginning with Reginald Fessenden's audio demonstrations in 1906, it was also the original method used for audio radio transmissions, and remains in use today by many forms of communication —" AM " is often used to refer to the mediumwave broadcast band ( see AM radio ).

He was given the name Gaius Octavius Thurinus, his cognomen possibly commemorating his father's victory at Thurii over a rebellious band of slaves.

The Alan Parsons Project was an English progressive rock band, active between 1975 and 1990, consisting of singer Eric Woolfson and keyboardist Alan Parsons surrounded by a varying number of session musicians.

The one occasion where the band was introduced as " The Alan Parsons Project " in a live performance was at Night of the Proms 1990 ( at the time of the group's break-up ), featuring all Project regulars except Woolfson who was present but behind the scenes, while Parsons stayed at the mixer except during the last song, where he played acoustic guitar.

* The New Wave band Missing Persons ' best-selling album was called Spring Session M.

Louisa May Alcott, who was ten years old at the time, later wrote of the experience in Transcendental Wild Oats ( 1873 ): " The band of brothers began by spading garden and field ; but a few days of it lessened their ardor amazingly.

The tempo of their arrangement was slowed to allow for the bagpipes, but it was based on Collins ': it began with a bagpipe solo introduction similar to her lone voice, then it was accompanied by the band of bagpipes and horns, whereas in her version she is backed up by a chorus.

Alaric's first appearance was as the leader of a mixed band of Goths and allied peoples who invaded Thrace in 391, who were stopped by the half-Vandal Roman General Stilicho.

In general, the larger the ensemble, the greater the need for a formal arrangement, although the early Count Basie big band was famous for its head arrangements, so called because they were worked out by the players themselves, memorized immediately and never written down.

Articolo 31 was a popular band from Milan, Italy, melding hip hop, funk, pop and traditional Italian musical forms.

Urban Dance Squad was a Dutch rap rock band formed after what was originally intended as a one-time jam-session at a festival in Utrecht on December 20, 1986.

* Jon Anderson, singer with rock band Yes, was born there

In March 1964, " Elverket Spelmanslag " was up against another band in a talent contest, The Hep Stars.

On January 6, 2009, Deicide posted a blog on their official Myspace page saying they had signed a worldwide record deal with Century Media, with Ralph Santolla returning to the band for a European tour.

The band, with which she sang and played bass guitar ( as well as some guitar and piano ), was signed to North Carolina's Mammoth Records and received a fair amount of airplay on college radio through the early 1990s.

Wanting to progress further, in 1965 he joined The Rockin ' Vickers who signed a deal with CBS, released three singles and toured Europe, reportedly being the first British band to visit Yugoslavia.

The band parted ways with Anodyne, signed to Megaforce and began recording new material in the winter of 2008.

Watts-Russell nearly passed on the band, finding them too normal, " too rock ' n ' roll ", but signed them at the persuasion of his girlfriend.

Columbia Records signed the band shortly thereafter and re-released the album in late July 1995.

The auction consisted of items from the band such as signed guitars, cymbals and basses, as well as autographs on all items by the band members.

The band signed to Epic Records in 1971.

Orbison grew up in Texas and began singing in a rockabilly / country and western band in high school until he was signed by Sun Records in Memphis.

A limited edition of the album was also made available to fans, which included 3 bonus tracks and a year membership in the Staind Fan Club, along with other items ( the first 200 fans who pre-ordered the album through Atlantic Records received a signed copy of the album by the band ).

The Doors were initially signed to Columbia Records under a six month contract, but the band agreed to a release after being unable to secure a producer for the album from Columbia.

Later in 1975, the trio recorded a series of demos for CBS, but the band was not signed to the label.

In 1980, Liberty Records signed the band, and three singles were released.

Mushroom Records signed the band and the band booked into Platinum Studios with producer Alan Thorne at the end of 1986.

Three members of the band signed the proposed contract on this date, with the understanding that Feargal Sharkey and Michael Bradley would discuss negotiations to the contract with Seymour Stein in person in London.

With the agreement of Stark and the rest of the band, the Replacements signed to Twin / Tone Records in 1980.

As the band became the flag bearer for the local scene, a larger independent label, Slash Records, signed the band to issue its first LP.

In 1994 the band signed to a $ 35 million deal with RCA Records, releasing the million-selling Antenna in 1994.

In July 2008, the band announced they have signed with producer Rick Rubin and are recording a new album.

Also in the audience was Glaswegian Roddy McKenna ( A + R Music executive Zomba Records ), who later signed the band to Zomba Records.

The band were signed to an eight-album deal, buying the " Elephant Stone " tapes from Rough Trade and releasing them as a single in October 1988.

Qualified banks borrow from each other within this band, but never above or below, because the central bank will always lend to them at the top of the band, and take deposits at the bottom of the band ; in principle, the capacity to borrow and lend at the extremes of the band are unlimited.

Most of the country lies within the wide band of desert that stretches eastwards from Africa's Atlantic Coast across the continent and into southwest Asia.

The frequency response may be tailored to, for instance, eliminate unwanted frequency components from an input signal, or to limit an amplifier to signals within a particular band of frequencies.

The problem becomes even more severe on a cyclical basis when sunspot levels reach a maximum every 11 years and lower VHF band signals below 50 MHz can travel across the Atlantic Ocean or from coast to coast within North America on occasion.

This single FCC action would render all Armstrong-era FM receivers useless within a short time as stations were moved to the new band, while it also protected both RCA's AM-radio stronghold and that of the other major competing networks, CBS, ABC and Mutual.

It forms a slightly more luminous, oval glow directly opposite the Sun within the band of luminous zodiacal light.

Frequencies used by channels one through six of 802. 11b and 802. 11g fall within the 2. 4 GHz amateur radio band.

... reminiscent of the playful, folky moods of The Beatles, Small Faces, and Donovan ( though closer listening would reveal the turmoil within the band and L. A. during the Summer of Love ) ..."

Though limited in resources, the band began recording and producing songs within Shinoda ’ s makeshift bedroom studio in 1996, resulting in a 4-track demo tape.

Tensions and frustration within the band grew however after they failed to land a record deal.

There are a number of specialist units within the Compagnie des Carabiniers du Prince, which include a motorcycle section ( for rapid-response and motorcycle outriding ); a bodyguard and protection unit ; a diving unit with military, rescue, and scientific capabilities ; a military first-aid unit which provides first-aid and ambulance cover at public and sporting events ; and a military band, which includes state trumpeters, a brass ensemble, and a small orchestra, as well as being a marching band for ceremonial purposes.

Approximately at 2AM on June 10, 1772, a band of Providence residents attacked and subsequently burned to the waterline, the grounded HMS Gaspee, for harassing shipping within Narragansett Bay.

Over the course of their career, Rush has come to release 24 gold records and 14 platinum records ( 3 of which have gone multiplatinum ), placing them within the top 3 for the most consecutive gold albums by a rock band.

Note: during 1998, the exchange rate splintered into four distinct rates ; in January 1999 the government floated the guilder, but subsequently fixed it when the black-market rate plunged ; the government then allowed trading within a band of SRG 500 around the official rate

The concept of holes can also be applied to metals, where the Fermi level lies within the conduction band.

The numbers are assigned following 18 ten-degree bands in the sky, with stars sorted by right ascension within each band.

The front end of an SSB receiver is similar to that of an AM or FM receiver, consisting of a superheterodyne RF front end that produces a frequency-shifted version of the radio frequency ( RF ) signal within a standard intermediate frequency ( IF ) band.

Richman did not recognize this compilation as his " first album ," preferring to recognize his debut as 1976's Jonathan Richman & the Modern Lovers, an album pursuing the lighter, softer direction he had in mind with a completely different band ( the two collections were released within months of each other ).

The working relationships within the band had broken down, and the members went their separate ways shortly after.

By 1965, while attending Hilltop High School within the Sweetwater Union High School District, Chula Vista, Waits was playing in an R & B / soul band called The Systems and had begun his first job at Napoleone Pizza House in National City ( about which he would later sing on " I Can't Wait to Get Off Work ( And See My Baby on Montgomery Avenue )" from Small Change and " The Ghosts of Saturday Night ( After Hours at Napoleone's Pizza House )" on The Heart of Saturday Night ).