A (Mostly) 80s Music Podcast: What Difference Does It Make?
Dave and Holly, your 80s music aficionados, talk to the artists and music industry insiders that made it the greatest decade for music.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 48 minutes
- Episodes
- 288
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
1983 KROQ Top 106.7 Songs 90 to 81
This week we talk about songs we totally love like Aztec Camera and songs we that left us oblivious. Plus more parenthesis talk! However, instead of being positive like (Keep Feeling) and (Go For It!…
00:42:46 |
Fri 17 Jan 2020
1983 KROQ Top 106.7 Songs 100 to 91
From haircuts (A Flock of Seagulls vs. Kajagoogoo) to TV and Film actors (Spandau Ballet) to literally parenthesis telling you to (Go For it!) and (Keep Feeling) we discuss it all. We're talking abou…
00:48:59 |
Fri 10 Jan 2020
KROQ 1983 Top 106.7 of the year songs 106.7 to 101
We start off our KROQ countdown of 1983 by talking about mullets and the Love Boat. Don't worry it all makes sense. There are some lost classics contained at the bottom of this list including a B-Sid…
00:38:00 |
Fri 03 Jan 2020
1983 Pop Culture Part 2
The "olds" try not to be poseurs and stay woke in this Part 2 special looking back at Pop Culture of 1983. We are primed and ready as continue to talk about fashion and television and for some reason…
00:28:51 |
Fri 08 Nov 2019
1983 Pop Culture Part 1
We kick off a new season of What Difference Does It Make by diving into the year 1983. Before we do our deep dive into the music we go down the rabbit hole (as we mention that phrase too many time to…
00:35:05 |
Fri 01 Nov 2019
Dan McGrath Interview Part 2
Holly and Dave continue their lively talk with Dan McGrath, composer of The Strictly Come Dancing series in the UK and self-proclaimed 80s music nerd. Dan talks about how he was fortunate enough to w…
00:41:23 |
Fri 18 Oct 2019
Dan "The Sound Man" McGrath Interview
The week we talk to Dan McGrath, composer of The Strictly Come Dancing series in the UK and self-proclaimed 80s music nerd. Dan talks about his love of Depeche Mode, Gary Numan and Yazoo and shares a…
00:34:11 |
Fri 11 Oct 2019
Nick Bedding: Record Promotions Guy Part Two Interview
In part two of our interview with Record Promotions Guy, Nick Bedding, we talk about how Nick learned his chops from some of the best promo people around like Phil Costello, Jeffrey Naumann and Clair…
00:53:33 |
Fri 04 Oct 2019
Nick Bedding: Record Promotions Guy. Part One Interview
In the first part of our interview, Nick Bedding talks about his first exposure to music in his hometown of Croydon which is South of London to his move to Valencia, California which is north of nowh…
00:35:42 |
Fri 27 Sep 2019
Eddie Money and Ric Ocasek Tribute
Holly and Dave celebrate the music of Eddie Money and Ric Ocasek. Two artists that knew how to exhibit their own brand of cool and were able to create some of the most memorable mainstream pop hits t…
00:38:58 |
Sat 21 Sep 2019
Trevor Steel of The Escape Club Interview
We are very happy to welcome Trevor Steel of The Escape Club into our studios. Trevor was happy to share band stories including where he was when he found out "Wild, Wild West" had hit number one, th…
00:42:33 |
Fri 13 Sep 2019
Pasadena Daydream Wrap Up Show
Dave and Holly venture outside the studio to experience an actual concert going experience. The Pasadena Daydream Festival curated by Robert Smith of The Cure. Here all about our strategy to experien…
00:21:18 |
Wed 04 Sep 2019
Pasadena Daydream Preshow Podcast Part 2
For part 2 of our Pasadena Daydream Festival Preshow tailgate party, Dave lays down his rules for preparing for a concert. Holly provides the opposing viewpoint. Based on the Part 1 lottery picks, Ho…
00:28:07 |
Wed 28 Aug 2019
Pasadena Daydream Preshow Podcast Part 1
Dave and Holly have a drawing to determine which 5 of the 10 bands that each will discuss for the Pasadena Daydream Festival curated by Robert Smith of The Cure. Dave picks 4 of the 5 smaller font ba…
00:33:29 |
Wed 21 Aug 2019
Nick Longo interview on Artist Logos Part 2
It's the final part of our "What Difference Does It Make Podcast" interview with Nick Longo of Longo Designs. Nick lets us know that sometimes fonts work for bands like NWA and Pink Floyd, most hair…
00:22:17 |
Fri 16 Aug 2019
Nick Longo Interview on Artist Logos Part 1
What makes an iconic Artist Logo? It's a lot to consider but sometimes simplicity is best. Branding Specialist Nick Longo of Longo Designs breaks it down for us and lets us know why KISS, AC/DC and A…
00:27:01 |
Fri 09 Aug 2019
Nick Longo Interview Album Covers Part 2
In part 2 of our interview with Nick Longo of Longo Designs, we dissect the two iconic Rush album covers, Permanent Waves and Moving Pictures and discuss why the Pretenders debut and The Talking Head…
00:34:37 |
Fri 02 Aug 2019
Nick Longo Interview Album Covers Part 1
In part 1 of our extensive interview with Brand Builder Nick Longo, we discuss why the What Difference Does It Podcast logo works so well, after all he is the person that created it. We also talk abo…
00:25:14 |
Fri 26 Jul 2019
KROQ 1982 Countdown Song Numbers 10 to 1
In our season 3 finale, we wrap up the year that was 1982 on the KROQ charts. The Go-Gos take a vacation, Sparks make some predictions and Foster Farms gives a unique twist to Human League's "Don't Y…
00:48:38 |
Fri 19 Jul 2019
KROQ 1982 Countdown Song Numbers 20 to 11
Dave and Holly discuss going to a Go-Go with The Rolling Stones, Aidan Quinn and Darryl Hannah dancing to Romeo Void and Toni Basil strutting her stuff with the Monkees Davey Jones. Plus Adam Ant pay…
00:45:14 |
Fri 12 Jul 2019
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