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Tom Tom (other)
Tom tom or TomTom may refer to: * Tom-tom, a cylindrical drum with no snare * TomTom, a Dutch manufacturer of navigation systems * ''Tom Tom'' (TV series), a 1960s science-themed children's television series on BBC TV * Project Tom-Tom, a fighter plane experiment after the FICON project * '' Tom Tom Magazine'', a quarterly about women drummers See also * Tom Tom Club, a New Wave band ** ''Tom Tom Club'' (album), an album by Tom Tom Club * '' Tom Tom Blues'', an album by The 77s * " Tom Tom Tom", a Finnish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1973 by Marion Rung * " Tom, Tom, the Piper's Son", a nursery rhyme * Tommy & the Tom Toms, an American musical group active 1959-1962 {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom-tom Drum
A tom drum (also known as a tom-tom) is a cylindrical drum with no snares, named from the Anglo-Indian and Sinhala language. It was added to the drum kit in the early part of the 20th century. Most toms range in size between in diameter, though floor toms can go as large as . Design history The drum called "Thammattama", played by the Sinhalese people of Sri Lanka, is used in a number of Buddhist rituals in that country. It is commonly heard in Theravada Buddhist temple Vihāras paired along with the reed instrument called horanava. This may be etymologically derived from the Tamil term "Thappattam" or "Thappu", a frame drum associated with South Indian Tamil culture. However, the tom-tom drums on the Western drum set clearly resemble the Sri Lankan version more than the frame drum. The British colonists complained loudly about the noise generated by the "tom-toms" of the natives throughout South Asia. It is likely that the term tom-toms thus comes from their experiences ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Tom (TV Series)
''Tom Tom'' (1965–1970) was a science-themed children's television series on the BBC, from BBC Bristol. Presented initially by Jeremy Carrad and John Earle, and from July 1968 by Norman Tozer. It later featured three female presenters - Janet Kelly (July–December 1968), future BBC TV newsreader Jan Leeming (1970) and Michele Brown (who later married Gyles Brandreth). First broadcast on 12 October 1965, the series replaced an earlier title from the same production team, ''Treasure House'' (13 October 1964 – 21 July 1965) hosted by Carrad together with a robotic hound named 'Serendipity Dog' (a pun on the Terrytoons character Deputy Dawg). Adopting a more serious tone, ''Tom-Tom'' dropped the dog (although the series would later feature its own 'robot' creation, Tobor) and was presented as a cross between ''Blue Peter'' and ''Tomorrow’s World'', the ''Radio Times'' billing describing it as 'new, unusual, and fascinating stories and items of interest in a modern and changi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Project Tom-Tom
The FICON (Fighter Conveyor) program was conducted by the United States Air Force in the 1950s to test the feasibility of a Convair B-36 Peacemaker bomber carrying a Republic F-84 Thunderflash parasite fighter in its bomb bay. Earlier wingtip coupling experiments included Tip Tow, which were attempts at carrying fighters connected to the wingtips of bombers. Tom-Tom followed the FICON project afterwards. Background Wingtip coupling experiments Wingtip coupling experiments were evolved from the concept of adding extra floating panels to extend the effective wingspan of an aircraft, in the hope this would extend the range of the aircraft. This would theoretically act in the same manner as the long narrow wings of a glider. It is reported that the Germans experimented with the idea in 1944 and 1945 by coupling two equal-sized light planes together, then the idea was further developed by Richard Vogt, who came to the US from Germany after World War II. The idea was tested at Wrig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Tom Magazine
''Tom Tom Magazine'' was a quarterly print magazine and website based out of New York City. It was founded in 2009 by Mindy Abovitz who currently serves as editor-in-chief. It is the only magazine in the world that is dedicated to female drummers. According to the magazine's website, "Tom Tom's purpose is to raise awareness about girl and women percussionists from all over the world, to inspire females of all ages to drum, and to strengthen and build the otherwise fragmented community of female musicians." ''Tom Tom Magazine'' is distributed in the United States, as well as in Europe, Australia, South America and Japan and has many international subscribers and readers. History ''Tom Tom Magazine'' was established by Mindy Abovitz around December 2008/January 2009. initially as a way to collate articles about female drummers, after searching on Google and finding either poor or offensive results. She started a Blogspot page, where she interviewed herself. The blog's popularity ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Tom Club
Tom Tom Club is an American new wave band founded in 1981 by husband-and-wife team Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth as a side project from Talking Heads. Their best known songs include the UK top 10 hit " Wordy Rappinghood" and the US top 40 hit " Genius of Love", both from their 1981 debut album, and a cover of The Drifters' "Under the Boardwalk" that reached the UK top 30. History Formation and debut Originally established as a side project from Talking Heads, Tom Tom Club comprised a loose aggregation of musicians, sound engineers, and artists of the Compass Point All Stars family, including Tina Weymouth's sisters and guitarist Adrian Belew, the latter of whom toured with Weymouth and Frantz in the expanded version of Talking Heads in 1980 and 1981. Named after the dancehall in the Bahamas where they rehearsed for the first time while on hiatus from Talking Heads in 1980, Tom Tom Club enjoyed early success in the dance club culture of the early 1980s with the hits " Genius ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Tom Club (album)
''Tom Tom Club'' is the debut studio album by American new wave band Tom Tom Club, released in 1981, containing the UK hit singles " Wordy Rappinghood", which reached No. 7 in June 1981 and " Genius of Love", which reached No. 65 in October of the same year. It was re-released in the UK in 1982 to include "Under the Boardwalk", which reached No. 22 in August 1982. When released in the United States, "Genius of Love" peaked at No. 31 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Both "Wordy Rappinghood" and "Genius of Love" topped the US dance chart. The album was re-released on May 19, 2009, as a part of a two-CD deluxe package with the band's second studio album, '' Close to the Bone'' (1983). The album was further reissued on Limited Edition white vinyl by Real Gone Music on March 1, 2019. ''Slant Magazine'' listed the album at No. 87 on its Best Albums of the 1980s list. Track listing Composer credits as registered with ASCAP or APRA: all works by Tina Weymouth, Chris Frantz, Adrian Bel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Tom Blues
''Tom Tom Blues'' is the title of The 77s' eighth album, released in 1995 on the Brainstorm Artists, Intl label. Track listing # "Rocks In Your Head" # "Honesty" # "You Still Love Me" # "Outskirts" # "Flowers In the Sand" # "Don't Leave Me Long" # "Gravy Train" # "Five In the Nave" # "Earache" # "Deliverance" Personnel The band * Mike Roe – guitars, lead vocals * Mark Harmon – bass guitar, background vocals * Bruce Spencer – drums Additional musicians * Carey Avery – percussion Production notes * Gene Eugene – executive producer * Ojo Taylor – executive producer * Guy Niosi – engineer Engineers, as practitioners of engineering, are professionals who Invention, invent, design, build, maintain and test machines, complex systems, structures, gadgets and materials. They aim to fulfill functional objectives and requirements while ..., mixing * John Flanagan – engineer, mixing * Rachel Thornton – cover illustration References {{Authority contro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Tom Tom
Finland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1973 with the song "Tom Tom Tom", written by Rauno Lehtinen and Bob Barratt, and performed by Marion Rung. The Finnish participating broadcaster, (Yle), selected its entry through a national final. Before Eurovision National final (Yle) held the Finnish national final on 3 February at Finlandia Hall in Helsinki. The show was hosted by Apeli Halinen. The winner was chosen by a professional jury consisting of ten members. Each juror awarded 1 to 10 points for each song. The best and worst points received by each song were ignored in the voting. Highest and lowest score received by each song were ignored and they are strikethrough. The winning song "Tom Tom Tom" was performed in Finnish in the national selection but translated into English for Eurovision. The English lyrics were written by Bob Barratt. However, the song title didn't change. At Eurovision On the night of the final Marion Rung performed first in the ru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom, Tom, The Piper's Son
"Tom, Tom, the Piper's Son" is a popular English language nursery rhyme. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 19621. Lyrics and melody Modern versions of the rhyme include: Tom, Tom, the piper's son, Stole a pig, and away did run. The pig was eat, and Tom was Corporal punishment, beat, And Tom went crying down the street.Iona and Peter Opie, ''The Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes'' (Oxford University Press, 1951, 2nd ed., 1997), pp. 408–411. Another version of the rhyme is: Tom, Tom, the piper's son, Stole a pig, and away he run. Tom run here, Tom run there, Tom run through the village square. This rhyme is often conflated with a separate and longer rhyme: Tom, he was a piper's son, He learnt to play when he was young, And all the tune that he could play Was 'over the hills and far away'; Over the hills and a great way off, The wind shall blow my top-knot off. Tom with his pipe made such a noise, That he pleased both the girls and boys, They all stopped to hear him ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
