Podcast appearances and mentions of William Drummond

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 21, 2024 is: testimonial • tess-tuh-MOH-nee-ul • noun A testimonial is a written or spoken statement in which a person says they used a product or service and liked it, or that they appreciate someone's work, skill, character, etc. Testimonial is also used as a synonym of evidence and testimony. // The website is full of testimonials from satisfied customers. // The book's popularity is a testimonial to its timeliness. See the entry > Examples: "To commemorate their successful journey in the sport, the team released a heartfelt tribute video featuring testimonials from team members sharing their fondest memories." — Lydia Mee, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024 Did you know? In 1639, Scottish poet William Drummond responded to the politics of his day with a cheeky set of new laws, including one stipulating that "no man wear a ... periwig, unless he have a testimonial from a town-clerk, that he is either bald, sickly, or asham'd of white hairs." Testimonials take different forms, but always, like in Drummond's facetious law, they provide affirmation or evidence. (Testimonial traces to Latin testimonium, meaning "evidence" or "witness.") In the 19th century, testimonial developed a new use, referring to a tribute—that is, a gift presented as a public expression of appreciation. Today, testimonial is most often used to refer to a statement—such as one posted on any number of websites devoted to consumer reviews—that endorses a product or service.

In the early 1660s, a motley crew of free-thinkers, republican veterans of Oliver Cromwell's New Model Army, and Quakers would build the freest place in all the English world, the County of Albemarle in northeastern North Carolina. Protected from the north, and incursions by Virginia royalists, by the Great Dismal Swamp, from the east by the treacherous waters of the Outer Banks, and from Indians by the skilled diplomacy of fur trader Nathaniel Batts, the settlers would prosper as small farmers and free tradesmen. Their leaders would include John Jenkins, veteran of Fendall's Rebellion in Maryland, and a dissident Virginian planter and sheriff named William Drummond. Together they would resist attempts by the proprietors to exert control over their land and lives, and would extend the franchise to all free Englishmen in the colony. This is their story. X/Twitter: @TheHistoryOfTh2 Facebook: The History of the Americans Podcast Selected references for this episode (Commission earned for Amazon purchases through the website) Noeleen McIlvenna, Early American Rebels: Pursuing Democracy from Maryland to Carolina, 1640-1700  Lindley S. Butler, A History of North Carolina in the Proprietary Era 1629-1729 Albemarle County, North Carolina Francis Yeardley Map of Albemarle County in context

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Join us on Triple M Homegrown with Matty O as we introduce Heartbeatz, the solo project of William Drummond, better known as the bass player of Matty O's band British India. In this special episode, we dive deep into the musical journey of William Drummond, who's venturing into new territories with his debut album, a project three years in the making. We're excited to premiere 'Sweeping Up My Shadow,' the debut single from Heartbeatz, setting the stage for an album release next year that promises to captivate listeners. William shares the intricate process of creating his album, highlighting the significant differences he experienced in crafting a solo album compared to his collaborative efforts in a band. One of the episode's highlights includes William's collaboration with Michael Belsar, one of the most sought-after upcoming producers. This partnership has not only shaped the album but also marked a career milestone for both artists. In a first for the show, we take a trip down Memory Lane with William, revisiting some of the most memorable and unusual gigs he's encountered. From electrifying performances at the Big Day Out to supporting the legendary Rolling Stones, this episode is an enthralling journey through William's musical escapades, filled with insights and anecdotes that fans and music enthusiasts will cherish.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Join us on Triple M Homegrown with Matty O as we introduce Heartbeatz, the solo project of William Drummond, better known as the bass player of Matty O's band British India. In this special episode, we dive deep into the musical journey of William Drummond, who's venturing into new territories with his debut album, a project three years in the making. We're excited to premiere 'Sweeping Up My Shadow,' the debut single from Heartbeatz, setting the stage for an album release next year that promises to captivate listeners. William shares the intricate process of creating his album, highlighting the significant differences he experienced in crafting a solo album compared to his collaborative efforts in a band. One of the episode's highlights includes William's collaboration with Michael Belsar, one of the most sought-after upcoming producers. This partnership has not only shaped the album but also marked a career milestone for both artists. In a first for the show, we take a trip down Memory Lane with William, revisiting some of the most memorable and unusual gigs he's encountered. From electrifying performances at the Big Day Out to supporting the legendary Rolling Stones, this episode is an enthralling journey through William's musical escapades, filled with insights and anecdotes that fans and music enthusiasts will cherish.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This episode explores new research, , which has investigated how climate change will affect decomposition. --- Read this episode's science poem here.   Read the scientific study that inspired it here.    Read 'I know that all beneath the moon decays' by William Drummond of Hawthornden here. --- Music by Rufus Beckett. --- Follow Sam on social media and send in any questions or comments for the podcast: Email: sam.illingworth@gmail.com   Twitter: @samillingworth 

Liegt das Heil in der Welt oder gerade nicht? William Drummond ermuntert: Schau die Welt an. Sieh genau hin. Dann lernst du alles über den Schöpfer und seinen Plan. Helene Branco stellt dagegen, dass das Leben der Welt vergänglich ist, dass das innere Leben ins Ewige trägt. In beiden Fällen geht es um das Wesentliche und um die Ablenkung. Susanne Garsoffky und Friedemann Magaard sind schwer davon angetan. Seelenfutter.

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Chris Lee and William Drummond talk about surprising starts by Auburn and Kentucky, pitching injures to some big arms like Landon Sims and a preview of the SEC's first weekend of league play. 

Chris Lee and William Drummond talk about the undefeated starts from Ole Miss, Tennessee, Georgia and Kentucky. Other topics include some pitching surprises at Alabama and Auburn and with the league as a whole, Mississippi State's slow start, Missouri's good start and a huge slate of games coming up in Week Three.

Chris Lee and William Drummond hit the league's 14 teams, including LSU's 51-run outburst, Tennessee's demolition of Georgia Southern, Vandy and Mississippi State losing series, Auburn winning two of three in Texas, Florida's loss to Liberty, South Carolina's cardiac performance, Kentucky, Georgia, Texas A&M, Alabama, Ole Miss seeping a series, Arkansas's mixed weekend and Missouri's mixed results at Nichols State. 

Of all the people to go down as villains in the history of the Latter-day Saints, perhaps none were as colorful as the infamous W. W. Drummond, Federal Judge of the Utah Territory in 1855.  Arriving with a flamboyant woman whom he introduced as Mrs. Ada Drummond, the Judge immediately set out to cut away at the legal foundations of the Latter-day Saint settlements up and down the Utah territory - their probate courts, their water claims, timber claims, grazing claims, and their right to incorporate cities at all.  In this episode, we will explore how Judge Drummond abandoned his post and made his way  to New Orleans, where he launched an all-out assault against the Latter-day Saints in the press, in lobbying Government officials, and angling to replace Brigham Young as Utah's Governor.  Church Agents George A. Smith, Thomas Kane, John Taylor and William Appleby - noted with alarm that Drummond was fast becoming one of the most popular men in the country, and public opinion was quickly turning against the Mormon People.  Thomas Kane then decided to conduct a gum-shoe investigation into Drummond's past.  Who was the flamboyant woman that accompanied the Judge everywhere he went?  Where did they meet?  Was she really his wife?  This investigation would take LDS Leaders into the seedy streets of Baltimore, where they would make contacts with the Madams of the city's numerous bordellos.  But it was one thing to find the truth, another thing to convince the public it was true, and yet another thing to get the public to care.  On today's episode, we conclude the colorful story of W.W. Drummond -- the Runaway Husband, Runaway Father, and Runaway Judge.  To learn more about the stories in and material in this podcast, please see these (excellent!) sources:Ronald W. Walker, "Proud as a Peacock and Ignorant as a Jackass: William W. Drummond's Unusual Career with the Mormons," 42 J. of Mormon Hist. 3, 1 (July 2016).  At Sword's Point: A Documentary History of the Utah War to 1858, Vol I and II (ed. William MacKinnon), 2008.  *  On a personal note, William ("Bill") MacKinnon was kind enough to correspond with me while I was deployed to Afghanistan in 2019.  An Air Force Veteran himself, he very generously sent me copies of hitherto-unknown primary sources, topics of future interest, and thoughts on a wide array on early aspects and figures in Utah History.  His enormous body of scholarly work on the Utah War is simply incredible.   Key Terms:  William Drummond, Ada Carroll, "Skinny Ada," Brigham Young, John Taylor, John Burnhisel, Federal Judges, Utah Territory, Deseret, William "Wild Bill" Hickman, Levi Abrams, Cato, Posse, Native Tribes, Indian Wars, Jail, Writ, Habeas Corpus, 

Of all the people to go down as villains in the history of the Latter-day Saints, perhaps none were as colorful as the infamous W. W. Drummond, Federal Judge of the Utah Territory in 1855.  Arriving with a flamboyant woman whom he introduced as Mrs. Ada Drummond, the Judge immediately set out to cut away at the legal foundations of the Latter-day Saint settlements up and down the Utah territory - their probate courts, their water claims, timber claims, grazing claims, and their right to incorporate cities at all.  In this episode, we will explore how Judge Drummond earned the contempt of the Latter-day Saints in a number of ways, from his barely-veiled desperation to hang someone--anyone--to his flirting with and mutual teasing with Ada, who sat next to him on the bench (even during death penalty cases), to becoming the first judge to be himself arrested and thrown into jail for assault with intent to commit murder, and finally how--in his bumbling efforts to flex the power of the federal courts, he unintentionally sparked a war with the Native Tribes of Utah, resulting in 8 Latter-day Saints killed and the loss of 150 head of cattle.  To learn more about the stories in and material in this podcast, please see these (excellent!) sources:Ronald W. Walker, "Proud as a Peacock and Ignorant as a Jackass: William W. Drummond's Unusual Career with the Mormons," 42 J. of Mormon Hist. 3, 1 (July 2016).  At Sword's Point: A Documentary History of the Utah War to 1858, Vol I and II (ed. William MacKinnon), 2008.  *  On a personal note, William ("Bill") MacKinnon was kind enough to correspond with me while I was deployed to Afghanistan in 2019.  An Air Force Veteran himself, he very generously sent me copies of hitherto-unknown primary sources, topics of future interest, and thoughts on a wide array on early aspects and figures in Utah History.  His enormous body of scholarly work on the Utah War is simply incredible.   Key Terms:  William Drummond, Ada Carroll, "Skinny Ada," Brigham Young, John Taylor, John Burnhisel, Federal Judges, Utah Territory, Deseret, William "Wild Bill" Hickman, Levi Abrams, Cato, Posse, Native Tribes, Indian Wars, Jail, Writ, Habeas Corpus, 

Introductory note on William Drummond (Wikipedia)

"Here is the pleasant place - and nothing wanting is, save She, alas!" How often we too are faced with like adversity. So sings Drummond - a master songster and composer. (Volume 40, Harvard Classics)

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for August 26, 2020 is: testimonial • tess-tuh-MOH-nee-ul • noun 1 a : a statement testifying to benefits received b : a character reference : letter of recommendation 2 : an expression of appreciation : tribute 3 : evidence, testimony Examples: "According to research from UPS, … 40% [of Millennials] refer to online reviews and testimonials before purchasing a product…." — Bill McLoughlin, Furniture Today, 9 Dec. 2019 "Members of the Emerson College Student Union rallied behind a pass/fail policy in a list of demands that included eight pages of student testimonials. Many described difficult home situations, illnesses, financial struggles, and general anxiety that impacts their academic performance." — Diti Kohli, The Boston Globe, 27 Mar. 2020 Did you know? In 1639, Scottish poet William Drummond responded to the politics of his day with a facetious set of new laws, including one stipulating that "no man wear a ... periwig, unless he have a testimonial from a town-clerk, that he is either bald, sickly, or asham'd of white hairs." Testimonials take different forms, but always, like in Drummond's faux law, they provide affirmation or evidence. (Testimonial traces to Latin testimonium, meaning "evidence" or "witness.") In the 19th century, testimonial developed a new use, referring to a tribute—that is, a gift presented as a public expression of appreciation. Today, testimonial is most often used to refer to a statement that endorses a product or service.

San Quentin Prison in California has always had a reputation as one of the toughest, most violent prisons anywhere. But twelve years ago, the prison’s in-house newspaper, produced by inmates, began to change things. What can journalism do for incarcerated people, and for the prisons in which they serve their sentences? And what about the impact on people outside of prison? Our guest is William Drummond, an award winning journalist, professor of journalism, and the author of “Prison Truth: The Story of the San Quentin News.” National Geographic, "Lockdown: San Quentin State Prison" Johnny Cash Live at San Quentin (1969) Support Criminal Injustice at $5/month to unlock extra bonus episodes and more on the Members feed: patreon.com/criminalinjustice

The Hunting of Cupid by George Peele (Fragments) This is not a reconstruction of this lost play, because most of the fragments are notebook scratchings by William Drummond and make almost no sense. So we've put together this tone poem that dances through the text in a fun way which we hope you'll enjoy. It's also followed by a more straightforward look at the fragments from our exploring sessions in 2019 - and you can follow along with this online version of the text https://archive.org/details/collections0405malouoft/page/306/mode/2up. The voices are: Mark Scanlon, Pamela Flanagan, Leigh McDonald, Simon Nader and Geir Madland - technical presentation by Robert Crighton. All sound effects were created in the studio except the heartbeat and the arrows which were supplied by the lovely www.zapsplat.com Exploring: The Beyond Shakespeare Irregulars were Alan Scott, Liz Cole and Mark Scanlon. Your Host was Robert Crighton. Support the podcast by going to https://patreon.com/beyondshakespeare and pledge something – or by leaving a review on itunes or whichever podcasting service you use. Or follow us on Twitter @BeyondShakes or check out our website at www.beyondshakespeare.org (http://beyondshakespeare.org/) - you can even email us if you feel so inclined - admin@beyondshakespeare.org

On this day, we remember John of Damascus and John Cotton. The reading is "The Greatest Wonder" by William Drummond. We’re a part of 1517 Podcasts, a network of shows dedicated to delivering Christ-centered content. Our podcasts cover a multitude of content, from Christian doctrine, apologetics, cultural engagement, and powerful preaching. Support the work of 1517 today.

Afternoon Crew, on today’s episode Captain William Drummond will cover Pirate Video games… 5: Pirates of the Burning Sea https://play.burningsea.com/ 4. Mount and Blade: Warband https://store.steampowered.com/app/48700/Mount__Blade_Warband/ – Viking Conquest Expansion https://store.steampowered.com/app/321300/Mount__Blade_Warband__Viking_Conquest_Reforged_Edition/ 3. Tropico 2: Pirate Cove https://store.steampowered.com/app/33520/Tropico_Reloaded/   2. Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag https://store.steampowered.com/app/242050/Assassins_Creed_IV_Black_Flag/ Also available on Playstation 3 and 4, and Xbox 360 and Xbox… Read More

In 1922, to coincide with its 75th birthday, the Chicago Tribune set out to endow the city with ‘the world’s most beautiful office building’. The results of the design competition have been seen in retrospect less as ‘the ultimate in civic expression’ than as an expression of aesthetic and theoretical crisis within architecture. Hugely varied, bizarre, ingenious and occasionally grotesque, the entries provide a window into a discipline in transformation, as well as into the politics of a new American metropolis. Apologies for some slight issues with the sound. A book showing all the competition entries has been uploaded to Monoskop — if you download it you will be able to see what we’re talking about… https://monoskop.org/File:TribuneTowerCompetitionvol1_1980.pdfWe discuss the entries by John Mead Howells & Raymond Hood (plate 1) Eliel Saarinen (13) Holabird & Roche (20) John Wynkoop (90) Ross & Sloan (84) Hornbostel & Wood (91) Daniel Burnham (44) Jarvis Hunt (118) William Drummond (134) Sjostrom & Eklund (190)Music includes — Arthur Fields ‘How Ya Gonna Keep Em Down on the Farm After They’ve Seen Paree?’ Jockers Dance Orchestra ‘The Royal Vagabond’ The Columbians ‘Just Like a Rainbow’ Victor Dance Orchestra ‘The Great One Step’ …all from the Free Music Archive and first heard on the excellent Antique Phonograph Music ProgramThis podcast is powered by Pinecast.

To mark a century of The New Republic, editor Franklin Foer will join us for a discussion on the pivotal issues of modern America. Highlighting seminal contributions to the magazine, Foer’s Insurrections of the Mind is an exploration of such topics as America’s role in the world, the rise and fall of communism, the economy, terrorism, and technology, not to mention race, civil rights and the women’s movement. As political discussions increase in the lead up to the midterm elections, these issues remain just as important today as they were throughout the past century. Insurrections of the Mind, an anthology of the magazine's most seminal articles, celebrates a cultural, political and intellectual institution that has stood the test of time. Select contributors include Virginia Woolf, George Orwell, Philip Roth, Michael Lewis, Zadie Smith, William Faulkner, Ralph Ellison, Langston Hughes, John Updike and Margaret Talbot.Speaker Franklin Foer is the Editor of The New Republic.The discussion will be moderated by William Drummond, Professor, Graduate School of Journalism, University of California, Berkeley.For more information about this event please visit: http://www.worldaffairs.org/events/event/1363

This Life by William Drummond (1585-1649) Directed by Kaz Matamura Performed by Greg Haskins

Phoebus, arise! And paint the sable skies With azure, white, and red: Rouse Memnon's mother from her Tithon's bed That she may thy career with roses spread: The nightingales thy coming each-where sing: Make an eternal Spring! Give life to this dark world which lieth dead; Spread forth thy golden hair In larger locks than thou wast wont before, And emperor-like decore With diadem of pearl thy temples fair: Chase hence the ugly night Which serves but to make dear thy glorious light —This is that happy morn That day, long-wishèd day Of all my life so dark, (If cruel stars have not my ruin sworn And fates my hopes betray), Which, purely white, deserves An everlasting diamond should it mark. This is the morn should bring unto this grove My Love, to hear and recompense my love. Fair King, who all preserves, But show thy blushing beams, And thou two sweeter eyes Shalt see than those which by Peneus' streams Did once thy heart surprise. Now, Flora, deck thyself in fairest guise: If that ye winds would hear A voice surpassing far Amphion's lyre, Your furious chiding stay; Let Zephyr only breathe, And with her tresses play. —The winds all silent are, And Phoebus in his chair Ensaffroning sea and air Makes vanish every star: Night like a drunkard reels Beyond the hills, to shun his flaming wheels: The fields with flowers are deck'd in every hue, The clouds with orient gold spangle their blue; Here is the pleasant place— And nothing wanting is, save She, alas!

1. What Time is Love? (LP Mix) - The KLF 2. Make it Mine (v 1.0 Progress Mix) - The Shamen 3. Blue Eyed Pop (S1000 Mix) - The Sugarcubes 4. Love Baby - Fortran 5 5. Break 4 Love (Razormaid! Mix) - Raze 6. The Beginning (Roundabout Mix) - Seal 7. Walking Away (S.M.D. Mix) - Information Society 8. Don't Tell Me (Dance Remix) - Blancmange 9. Snappy (12" Remix) - Erasure 10. Beat of Life - Anything Box 11. Je T'aime (Extended Mix) - Vicious Pink 12. Bitter Heart (Razormaid! Mix) - Seona Dancing 13. Regret (The Fire Island Mix) - New Order 14. So Weit Wie Noch Nie (Erlend Oye Mix) - Jurgen Paape 15. The Caterpillar (Flicker Mix) - The Cure   Notes and Other Random Things:  Happy Memorial Day Weekend to all my US listeners and happy regular weekend to everyone else around the globe. The occasion here in the states marks a time of sun, friends, family, icy beverages and plumes of smoke wafting from the grills and barbeque pits of backyards everywhere. But it also marks a time of quiet reflection and giving thanks to the men and women in the Armed Forces who have served our country and have, in some cases, given their lives to protect our shores. It is thanks to their bravery and their willingness to put everything on the line that the rest of us have the freedom to over-eat, get sloppy drunk and moon my television while screaming obscenities at whichever NASCAR event happens to be on. Oh, don't tell me you haven't done it. Anyway, even though it doesn't seem like nearly enough, a heartfelt "Thank You" to all those in uniform. Heroes - all of you. On such a patriotic day for us in the states, and with my being one of its inhabitants, I almost feel guilty including songs with foreign lyrics like Vicious Pink's French-inspired Je T'aime and Jurgen Paape's So Weit Wie Noch Nie. The latter song includes samples from an artist named Daliah Lavi, whose lyric appears in a 1972 track called Vielleicht Schon Morgen. Mind you, I have nothing against the French and the Germans. One makes great fries and the other exceptional gummy bears. It's just that on a day like today, I somehow feel like the whole podcast should be nothing but John Philip Sousa samples sprinkled into a mash-up of The National Anthem and Take Me Out to the Ball Game, you know? But because none of those are 80s tunes (or 90s tunes for that matter) that would never happen. Of course, considering that this podcast sort of strayed from a typically unwavering adherence to the 80s & 90s theme anyway, I suppose I could have chosen that path. For instance, the Jurgen Paape track is actually a 2002 release. It just fit so well with New Order's Regret that I couldn't resist. Also, astute listeners will hear an MC5 sample right at the beginning of the KLF track What Time is Love? Yeah, that's lead singer Rob Tyner screaming, "Kick out the jams, M0+#er Fu(k=r!" And if you listen closely and know well your old people music, you will hear a number of other samples including a highly recognizable "1 ... 2 ... 3 ...4" from the Beatles in the remix of Make it Mine by The Shamen; and "It is time ..." a chopped up sample from Chrissy Hynde of The Pretenders in the track Love Baby by Fortran 5. The original lyric appeared in the song Stop Your Sobbing. Back to the KLF … James Cauty and William Drummond have appeared in an earlier episode of CRC. At that time, I mentioned how musically irreverent they were and how glaringly insubordinate they were to the music industry as a whole. It seemed as if everything they did was merely to get a reaction out of the public or to challenge the accepted definitions of art. One read of their hilarious and very tongue-in-cheek book How to Have a Number One the Easy Way will support that notion, but it doesn’t mean they didn’t pen some very infectious and highly danceable tracks in the process. What Time is Love?, despite dripping with mid-range frequencies, is one of them. Now, pay attention because here are some names that you should know as they helped make the song what it is: Isaac Bello: he’s the guy who does the rapping in the song. Wanda Dee: she’s responsible for the “I wanna see you sweat” lyric And then there are P.P. Arnold and Katie Kisson, who yell “Mu Mu!” at various intervals. How’s that for a resume builder? The Sugarcubes make their second appearance on CRC with the excellent remix of Blue Eyed Pop. As most Bjork fans know, the Icelandic collective is where the pint-sized pop star first gained international acclaim, though she had been involved in music from a very young age, even recording her first album at age 11. She has also had a brilliant solo career and contributed vocals to the song QMart on the 808 State album Ex:el. This mix of Blue Eyed Pop was done by S1000. The DJ/production duo consisted of Mike Koglin and Spencer Williams. Koglin has gone on to become a very prominent trance DJ and producer these days, running his own record imprint called Noys Music. To those younger listeners with a larger familiarity with the trance scene, he had a huge club hit in 1998 with a track called The Silence, which was a reworking of Depeche Mode’s Enjoy the Silence.  Raze were conceived by American producer Vaughn Mason with singer Keith Thompson contributing vocals. Though Break 4 Love was released in 1988, Thompson also did the vocal honors on a track called Jack the Groove in 1986. That song was one of the very first house music chart topping tracks in the UK, creeping into the top 20 at one point. The Pet Shop Boys and Peter Rauhofer, who also performed under the name Club 69, did a cover of Break 4 Love in 2001. Using the name The Collaboration, the track appears on the bonus disc of the album Release and as a b-side to the second disc of their single Home and Dry. The Razormaid! version here is pretty filthy at points, thus the Explicit tag on this podcast. It’s a pretty muddy, steamy affair anyway, but some of the samples might make you squirm a bit if you’re within earshot of your parents while listening. Why on earth you would put yourself into that predicament anyway is beyond me. Then again, as the guy who just admitted he moons his television, I probably don't have much room to judge. You probably don’t want to play this one around your kids either, unless you’re prepared to answer a LOT of questions. Information Society have appeared on CRC several times in the past and they will appear again in the future. I’ll let the band themselves tell you about this particular track. I’m still trying to figure out what S.M.D. stands for. “This was the 2nd single released off the ‘first’ album. It did almost as well as What's On Your Mind, getting to #9 in the top 40 in the fall of '88. The video got a lot of MTV airplay. We had a big problem with this one in the studio. When we were mixing, and we got to the vocals, they sounded distorted in a very strange manner. Of course, the first thing we did was to solo the vocals to hear what was wrong with them. Then we couldn't hear anything wrong with them, so we shook our heads and went back to mixing. Then they sounded distorted again. Only WITH the tracks did they sound distorted. Eventually we realised that the super-heavy TR-808 kick drum sound was creating the ILLUSION of distortion in the vocals, similar to the effect of talking into a fan. We had to remove the super-sub-kick during the vocals sections.” They went on to say, “It was on this single that we began to realise how little control a band, especially a dance band, really has over its re-mixes. We rejected the Shep Pettibone mix outright. It went on the CD anyway. We really didn't like the "The Space Age" samples in the Space Age mix, they stayed.” Hmmmm. I think I’m getting some pretty good ideas about what the S, M, and the D might stand for now! Erasure are no stranger to this podcast nor will they ever be with the sheer volume of catchy dance tracks Andy Bell and Vince Clarke have cobbled together over the twenty-plus years they have been together. Snappy is the b-side to the song Chorus, which appeared on the album of the same name. This 12” mix was produced by uber-producer extraordinaire Martyn Phillips. Fans of Erasure (and Depeche Mode for that matter) might be interested to know that an album collaboration between Vince Clarke (an original member of DM) and Martin Gore is forthcoming. On August 27th of last year, Clark shared via Twitter that he and Gore had recorded a track called “Zaat”, which was to appear on the next Erasure album. The two apparently had enough creative energy together to crank out a full-length. As far as I know, no dates have been set for either release at this point. Last, but not least, I wanted to write a few words about Seona Dancing (pronounced like Shawna). The knowledge has gained a bit of traction with the success of The Office in the UK and all his other pursuits, but Seona Dancing was the musical outlet for one Ricky Gervais when he was but a skinny little gothy/new wavy-looking kid back in the day. They had two single releases: this song and one called More to Lose, but after both achieved only modest (and apparently unofficial) chart positioning, he and friend/bandmate Bill Macrae decided to call it a day in 1984. Gervais is certainly not regretting that move, though any lovers of 80s electronica might beg to differ. As a side note, if you have small kids, do yourself a favor and don't let them listen to Break 4 Love. Did I already say that? In all seriousness though, get Ricky's excellent Flanimals series of children’s books. I happened to pick up the first one a few days ago and it’s really quite funny. It’s a brief biography of a bunch of non-sensical creatures with non-sensical names along with descriptions of their habits and behavioral traits. It’s a very entertaining read, I must admit. I also must admit I think I bought it more for myself than for anyone else. Hey, I do an 80s podcast. What kind of maturity level do you think you’re dealing with here? Thanks to everyone for listening. I hope to be back again soon with another episode. In the meantime, enjoy this one and be sure to support the artists you like. Without their efforts, none of this is possible.