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
Michaelangelo Matos Can't Slow Down
Michaelangelo Matos realized at the age of 9 how magical the year 1984 was by simply listening to the radio, and loving each and every song he heard. His latest book, Can't Slow Down: How 1984 Became…
00:46:18 |
Fri 05 Nov 2021
Gina Schock: Made In Hollywood
Gina Schock, drummer for The Go-Go's, may have been "Made in Hollywood", as the title of her new book suggests, but she was without a doubt, born in Baltimore. Her accent rings as loud as her drummin…
00:50:03 |
Fri 29 Oct 2021
Who cares about Joe & Kristen of Who Cares about the Rock Hall?
We care about the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame, but not nearly as much as Joe Kwaczala and Kristen Studard, hosts of the Who Cares About The Rock Hall? podcast. We learn all about the ins and outs of w…
01:12:30 |
Fri 22 Oct 2021
David Wild knows people
To tell you the truth, David Wild knows everyone in Hollywood. Because it was our first time talking with him, it felt like a first date. David laid out his career resume, from interviewing his Tenaf…
01:30:47 |
Fri 15 Oct 2021
Jude Cole and his Coup De Main
The coup de main, or surprise attack, for Jude Cole, is that after 21 years, he's released two records in 2021. Coup De Main is an album of originals, and Coolerator, showcases his love of 50s music …
00:57:10 |
Fri 08 Oct 2021
Alec Wightman: Music in his Life
Alec Wightman may call himself a corporate lawyer, but he's also a huge music fan. He's chronicled his personal journey of fandom into a memoir entitled Music In My Life: Notes From a Longtime Fan. T…
00:57:35 |
Fri 01 Oct 2021
Jay Jay French of Twisted Sister writes a Bizoir
Jay Jay French may be best known as the guitarist in Twisted Sister, but he's used all the experience he's acquired throughout the course of his life to become a columnist, author, and motivational s…
01:03:19 |
Fri 24 Sep 2021
Paul Rees discusses John Mellencamp
Journalist and author Paul Rees has previously written about Robert Plant and The Who's John Entwistle; two rock stars that kept a low personal profile. Paul completes his rock star trilogy with a bi…
01:00:25 |
Fri 17 Sep 2021
The Tubes' Fee Waybill Rides Again
Fee Waybill, lead singer of The Tubes takes us on his musical journey as the band moves from cult status to striking it big, after landing producer David Foster for their classic album, The Completio…
00:59:14 |
Fri 10 Sep 2021
The Vinyl Answer
This week, we step back from the task of asking questions, and instead let Bob Bland of the Bend & Scoop podcast inquire into our record collection with a segment he calls, "Is That Your Vinyl Answer…
00:33:37 |
Fri 03 Sep 2021
Lawrence Gowan the key man in Styx
You might know Lawrence Gowan as the keyboardist and songwriter for Styx for the past 20 years. Canadians know Lawrence Gowan as the artist with two top-ten albums from the 80s, Strange Animal (1985)…
00:49:30 |
Fri 27 Aug 2021
Gary Myrick Adventures
Gary Myrick has had quite an adventurous musical journey. This Texas native left for greener pastures in Los Angeles and formed Gary Myrick & The Figures. Any fan of the film Valley Girl will remembe…
00:37:51 |
Fri 20 Aug 2021
Kurt Larson of Information Society
Kurt Larson, lead singer of Information Society, is quite an interesting guy. First of all, he's only a part-time rock star, as he spends most of his days composing music for video games. We learn al…
00:48:42 |
Fri 06 Aug 2021
Miles Copeland
If you're a fan of 80s music like we are, you might say some of your favorite bands are The Police, REM, Squeeze, The Go-Gos, The Alarm, The English Beat and The Bangles. First of all, we would say y…
00:55:22 |
Fri 30 Jul 2021
Gary Kemp INSOLO and in Spandau Ballet
Most of us initially learned about Gary Kemp though his work as the musical architect for the 80s band, Spandau Ballet so naturally we wanted to touch on everything surrounding the band. But first th…
00:58:36 |
Fri 16 Jul 2021
Mary Gauthier: Saved By A Song
Grammy-nominated folk singer and songwriter, Mary Gauthier, steps into the virtual What Difference Does It Make podcast studio and gives us inspiring insight into the process and healing nature in th…
00:48:30 |
Fri 09 Jul 2021
Midge Trubey: Rock Star Caterer
Midge Trubey has quite a story. Back in the 70s, Midge found an opportunity to create a business by providing Rock Stars everything they need when they come into town. Turns out stars like Lionel Rit…
00:52:29 |
Fri 02 Jul 2021
Matt Easton of The Jenny Thing
What do you do when the creative juices are still flowing twenty years after your band breaks up? Well, in the case of The Jenny Thing, you get the band back together and release a new album. Lead si…
00:36:14 |
Fri 25 Jun 2021
Kristin Hersh is Seeing Sideways
Kristin Hersh might be best known as the singer-songwriter in the band 80s music band, Throwing Muses, but she is also an acclaimed author. Her latest book, Seeing Sideways, takes us on an emotional …
01:02:18 |
Fri 11 Jun 2021
Darren Brady-Harris And The Music From 1984
Darren Brady-Harris gained fame as nerdy Cliff in the iconic 80s teen movie, 16 Candles. He's also one of the most passionate music fans we've ever met. Darren loves to talk 80s music, and he calls i…
01:04:28 |
Fri 28 May 2021
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