The Wonder StuffThe Wonder Stuff are a band originally based in Stourbridge West Midlands, near Wolverhampton UK. The original line-up was Miles Hunt, Malcolm Treece, Rob "The Bass Thing" Jones (d. 1993) and Martin Gilks. In 1990 Martin Bell joined the band and Paul Clifford replaced Rob Jones. The band initially split in 1994, but have reformed for a few live tours from 2000 onwards. Their first new album for over a decade, Escape From Rubbish Island, is released in September 2004. The line-up for this album is Hunt and Treece plus Andres Karu and Mark McCarthy. Famous songs include : "The Size Of A Cow", "Dizzy", "Don't Let Me Down, Gently" and "It's Yer Money I'm After Baby", " Better Get Ready For A Fistfight " Discography(incomplete):
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phonetic alphabet. The line-up for this album is Hunt and Treece plus Andres Karu and Mark McCarthy. Some scholars claim that Latin X is not identical with Greek Χ. Their first new album for over a decade, Escape From Rubbish Island, is released in September 2004. Only in Kurdish, Azeri, Uzbek, Tatar and Lojban as well as the IPA and SAMPA (the latter is used here) is X pronounced [x] (as in German Bach). The band initially split in 1994, but have reformed for a few live tours from 2000 onwards. But the Etruscans took over X from older Western Greek, therefore, it stood for /ks/ in Etruscan and /ks/ and /gs/ [gz] in Latin. In 1990 Martin Bell joined the band and Paul Clifford replaced Rob Jones. In the end, Chi was standardized as /k_h/ (/x/ in Modern Greek) as well as Xi for /ks/. 1993) and Martin
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website (http://www.rascom-it.co.uk/tws2004/index.htm). Message Board (http://red.vkool.com/~admin23/phpBB/). It is also known by the title X/1999. Official Site (http://thewonderstuff.co.uk). X is a Japanese manga title produced by CLAMP which has also been adapted into a 1996 feature film and a 2001 television series. Escape From Rubbish Island, 2004. X is a rollercoaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain. Cursed With Insincerity (live), 2001. In video games, X is the name of the main character in the Mega Man spinoff, Mega Man X. Love Bites and Bruises (compilation), 2000. X marks the spot. Live In Manchester (live), 1995. In treasure-hunting X is used to designate the location of treasure, i.e. The Singles (compilation), 1994. In superhero comic books, an X usually denotes a connection to the popular X-Men franchise, especially when used as a prefix. If The Beatles Had Read Hunter .. with an X in the middle). Construction for the Modern Idiot, 1993. Straight edge itself is comonly abbreviated to 'sxe' (S.E. Dizzy (single, with Vic Reeves), 1991. write their names with Xs, such that 'Jack' would be written XjackX. Never Loved Elvis, 1991. Straight-edgers frequently also append Xs to their names, i.e. Hup, 1989. It is also frequently tattooed on other parts of the body, or worn on clothing, sometimes in triplicate (XXX). The Eight Legged Groove Machine, 1988. X is a symbol worn on the hand to denote that someone is straight edge. In sociology X denotes Generation X. In semiotics, an X over something denotes elimination, prohibition or erasure. In Roman numerals, X denotes ten. Kennan) of the X article published in Foreign Affairs. public policy, X is the author (George F. In U.S. politics, X is the pseudonym of the person who blew the whistle on the Watergate crisis. In U.S. In Canada, X stands for Nunavut and the Northwest Territories. As the first letter of a postal code,
X was the initial name of the Japanese visual kei rock band X Japan. X is the name of an Australian punk rock band (see X (Australian band)). X is the name of a Los Angeles punk rock band (see X (US band)). In popular music,
In physics, the X-ray is a form of electromagnetic radiation. In photography X denotes exact time in flash synchronization. In military science, X is the US Navy hull classification symbol for Submersible Craft. x means 10 in Roman numbers. x is the usual symbol for the variable represented on the horizontal axis (ordinate) in analytic geometry. This usage can be traced back to the Arabic word ?ay 'thing' which was spelled with an initial x in Old Spanish or (according to other sources) an abbreviation of Latin causa which was the translation of Arabic š. Even though any letter can be used, x is the most common by far. x commonly represents an unknown variable. In mathematics,
In financial securities, X is the stock symbol for United States Steel Corporation. The X-Files was a popular 1990s American science fiction television series. X is the name of a 1928 German film; see X (film). Australia retains the X rating. The UK replaced the X rating with the 18 certificate. X is a rating given to films suitable for an adult-only audience; see X-rated. NC-17 has replaced the X rating in the US. In film
X also serves as other abbreviations, such as Xtal (Crystal), reXn (reaction), Xlation (translation), and SXSW (South by Southwest Festival). X is an abbreviation for cross in words like Xing (crossing), or to sign with a cross (often for illiteracy). (See Hugs and Kisses.). X is a symbol for a kiss, as in love notes. X is an abbreviation for Christ, as in Xmas (Christmas), X(t)ian (Christian), and Xianity (Christianity). In English,
x is the repetition operator in Perl programming language. X is used as an abbreviation for the Apple operating system Mac OS X. The data transfer speed for 1X CDs is 153,600 bytes/second and one for 1X DVDs is 1,385,000 bytes/second (approximately 9.02 times faster). This usage is a corruption of the multiplication symbol ×. X is often used as a symbol of multiplication, as in denoting the spin (and, later, transfer) speed of CDs and DVDs compared to an original standard speed. X is the name of a free graphical windowing system developed at MIT and standard on Unix and Linux; see X Window System. In computing:
In cabalistic philosophy X references both birth and death. In beverages, X is a symbol for an alcoholic proof of 50; multiple Xes indicate multiples of 50. In astronomy, Planet X is a hypothetical planet in the Solar System beyond the orbit of Pluto. In art X alludes to the infinite joy of creation. In anime, X is the title of a series based on the manga X/1999 (see X (anime)). It is also a prefix to experimental types of US military aircraft, for instance, the XB-70. In aeronautics, X is the designation given to an experimental aircraft of the US government, for instance, the X-1 rocketplane that first broke the sound barrier. Members of the Nation of Islam change their surnames to "X" to symbolize that their African names were lost in slavery, an example is Malcolm X. In a general sense, X represents an unknown or secret, as in project X or mister X. |