A (Mostly) 80s Music Podcast: What Di...

Dave and Holly, your 80s music aficionados, talk to the artists and music industry insiders that made it the greatest decade for music. We are a proud member of The Pantheon Network - Podcasts for Music Lovers

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1982 KROQ Countdown Song Numbers 50 to 41
A lot to unravel in this episode. Tattoos on Jews, John Cusack or Adam Levine, Stan Ridgway singing inside a pot full of beans and we learn about King Cotton and Roscoe's Rap. It's all inside our KROQ countdown from 1982 as we discuss song 50 to 41.  Follow along on our What Difference Does It Make Spotify playlist https://bit.ly/2IXJFdl  Follow us at https://www.wddimpodcast.com
47 min
252
1982 KROQ Countdown Song Numbers 60 to 51
Holly and Dave try to get water? milk? blood? from a turnip in this episode and discuss Inglorious Bastards, Area Codes, prank phone calls and Simon, Holly's WAZE guy. We also manage to discuss songs 60 to 51 from KROQ's original 1982 year end list.  You can hear the music on the "What Difference Does It Make podcast" Spotify playlist Get three FREE months of Amazon Music courtesy of your 80s music aficionados at What Difference Does It Make
29 min
253
1982 KROQ Countdown Song Numbers 70 to 61
Dave and Holly have an "interesting" episode. They begin by wondering if the word "interesting" is an effective word to describe something of interest. Holly gives a shout out to her most interesting high school teacher, Holly quizzes Dave on interesting Australian colloquialisms and we also manage to talk about music and the interesting songs that came out of KROQ in 1982.  Follow along with us on our Spotify "What Difference Does It Make Podcast" playlist.  Get three FREE months of Amazon Music courtesy of your 80s music aficionados at What Difference Does It Make
32 min
254
1982 KROQ Countdown Song Numbers 79 to 71
In this episode Holly and Dave discuss how nice it would be to be Nick Lowe and unexpectedly receive a million dollar check for a song you wrote 20 years ago. Dave worries about parking on the dance floor while hanging out at the record machine. He also annoys Holly by putting "The" in front of every band name like "The Adam and The Ants".  Give a listen to all songs discussed on the What Difference Does It Make Spotify playlist. Get three FREE months of Amazon Music courtesy of your 80s music aficionados at What Difference Does It Make
16 min
255
1982 KROQ Countdown Song Numbers 90 to 80
Holly and Dave are back at it going back to 1982 and talking about the songs we heard back in 1982 on KROQ Roq of The 80s in Los Angeles. In this episode we go through songs 90 to 80. We realize that the Translator's "Everywhere That I'm Not" would not be as effective in the social media era, Dave learns that Mink Deville, much like Pink Floyd and Jethro Tull is a band name and not an actual person in the band, Holly does her Joey Tribbiani impersonation and Dave destroys the studio.  You can follow along to the songs on our What Difference Does It Make Spotify playlist  Get three FREE months of Amazon Music courtesy of your 80s music aficionados at What Difference Does It Make
30 min
256
Rock Hall Inductees 2019 Part 2
In anticipation of the 2019 Inductees, Dave and Holly spend most of their time talking about wanting to see Janet and Def Leppard in Vegas and The Cure in Australia. Dave struggles with the spelling of Leppard and Holly struggles with trying to guess the individual's that will induct each artist into the Rock Hall. Dave also gets to fanboy on Radiohead and Holly gets to fangirl on The Cure.  Hear the music on the "What Difference Does It Make" Spotify playlist. Get three FREE months of Amazon Music courtesy of your 80s music aficionados at What Difference Does It Make
42 min
257
Rock Hall Inductees Class of 2019
Dave and Holly talk about the the seven Inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for 2019. In this episode, we start off our conversation with Winger(?!?) and ending it with MTV's Real World. In between, we do manage to talk about our love for Stevie Nicks, The Zombies and Roxy Music. Holly desperately tries to guess which artist(s) have been assigned to officially do the induction speech for the ceremony.  You can listen to some of our favorite songs from the artists on our Spotify playlist. Get three FREE months of Amazon Music courtesy of your 80s music aficionados at What Difference Does It Make
24 min
258
1982 KROQ Countdown 100-91
Simon LeBon may have said being on a boat for Duran Duran's Rio video was a joke but Holly and Dave knew this something to aspire to. We should all look this good whilst sailing. The real joke was the "Sex" song by Berlin. And there was nothing funny about German band Trio singing about not being loved, nor was Sparks being funny while being Eaten By The Monster Of Love. It's all under discussion on this episode of "What Difference Does It Make." Listen to the music on our Spotify playlist Get three FREE months of Amazon Music courtesy of your 80s music aficionados at What Difference Does It Make
25 min
259
1982 KROQ Music Countdown 106.7 to 101
Dave and Holly talk about the songs that we heard on KROQ, Roq of the 80s in 1982. The first song on the list "I Had Sex With ET" by Barnes and Barnes leads into a podcast within our podcast, "Movie Talk" with Dave and Holly. We eventually start talking about some of our favorite artists including The Clash, Joe Jackson and Squeeze.Follow along on the Spotify playlistGet three FREE months of Amazon Music courtesy of your 80s music aficionados at What Difference Does It Make
30 min
260
Freddy Snakeskin of KROQ Interview Part 3
In the final of our 3 part interview with Freddy Snakeskin. We talk about more about the air talent including Richard Blade and Swedish Egil and the beginning of the end for the ROQ of the 80s format. Freddy discusses his flip to MARS FM and once again landing back at KROQ HD2 ROQ of the 80sGet three FREE months of Amazon Music courtesy of your 80s music aficionados at What Difference Does It Make
25 min
261
Freddy Snakeskin of KROQ Interview Part 2
Freddy Snakeskin talks about helping the innovator of the "ROQ of the 80s" format, Rick Caroll manage KROQ and then taking over for Rick and becoming the Program Director. Freddy also discusses the amazing on air talent including Rachel Donahue, Dusty Street, Jed The Fish, Rodney Bingenheimer and Sam Frees. We also touch upon the infamous KROQ trips to Hawaii. Get three FREE months of Amazon Music courtesy of your 80s music aficionados at What Difference Does It Make
18 min
262
Freddy Snakeskin of KROQ Interview Part 1
Holly and Dave get to interview one of their radio heroes, the one and only Freddie Snakeskin, air talent and PD for KROQ Roq of the 80s. In part 1, Freddie talks about his origin story and the cast of characters that helped shape the station.Get three FREE months of Amazon Music courtesy of your 80s music aficionados at What Difference Does It Make
22 min
263
Favorite Albums from 1982 Part 2
Dave and Holly continue their talk about their favorite 80s music records from 1982. Holly seems to favor bands from Down Under like INXS and Split Enz while Dave goes for odd looking Englishmen like Elvis Costello and Richard Thompson.Listen to the music discussed on our Spotify playlist Get three FREE months of Amazon Music courtesy of your 80s music aficionados at What Difference Does It Make
37 min
264
Favorite Albums from 1982
Dave and Holly talk about their favorite 80s music albums from 1982. Holly liked to dance and swoon citing Yaz and ABC. Dave liked to feel morbid citing Springsteen's Nebraska. However, they agree that 1999 was what made 1982 special. Thanks Prince!Listen to all the music on our Spotify playlistGet three FREE months of Amazon Music courtesy of your 80s music aficionados at What Difference Does It Make
38 min
265
KROQ 1981 Top Songs 20 to 11
We've reached number 11 as we do our deep dive into the top 106.7 songs played on KROQ in 1981. The women reign supreme as Chrissie Hynde, Lene Lovich and The Go-Go's, dominated the KROQ airwaves. In addition, Holly fawns over Adam Ant and Dave wonders whatever happened to Su Tissue of Suburban Lawns.We are a proud member of the Pantheon Podcast network.Follow along on our What Difference Does It Make Spotify playlistGet three FREE months of Amazon Music courtesy of your 80s music aficionados at What Difference Does It Make
27 min
266
KROQ 1981 Top Songs 30 to 21
Dave and Holly continue to count down the songs played on KROQ in 1981. Dave reminisces about The Waitresses and Square Pegs, attempts to remind Holly about the Adam Ant Prince Charming dance and making mixtapes. Holly reminisces about high school boyfriends in bands. Holly had a much better high school life than Dave.Listen along to all songs discussed on our Spotify playlistGet three FREE months of Amazon Music courtesy of your 80s music aficionados at What Difference Does It MakeWe are a proud member of The Pantheon Podcast network.
21 min
267
KROQ 1981 Top Songs 39 to 31
Holly and Dave discuss songs 39 to 31 of the KROQ countdown from 1981. Strange but true KROQ played Rush's Tom Sawyer in 1981 so Holly gets to geek out over her favorite prog rock band and Dave still doesn't know how to pronounce the drummer's name. Holly also gets to fan over The Go-Go's and Billy Idol.Give a listen to the Spotify playlistGet three FREE months of Amazon Music courtesy of your 80s music aficionados at What Difference Does It MakeWe are a proud member of the Pantheon Podcast network.
29 min
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KROQ 1981 Top 106.7 songs 69 to 40
Holly and Dave continue their discussion of the top 106.7 songs played on KROQ in 1981. In this Ep we go through songs 69 (wink) to number 40. So many dirty songs on this list, from Sex Junkie to What Does Sex Mean To Me.Hear the music on our Spotify playlist Get three FREE months of Amazon Music courtesy of your 80s music aficionados at What Difference Does It MakeWe are a proud member of the Pantheon Podcast network.
20 min
269
KROQ 106.7 Top Songs of 1981
Holly and Dave talk about the top 106.7 songs played on Los Angeles radio station KROQ, Roq of the 80s in 1981. In this first part we get up to song #70.Listen to the music discussed on our Spotify playlistGet a FREE months of Amazon Music courtesy of your 80s music aficionados at What Difference Does It MakeWe are a proud member of the Pantheon Podcast family.
34 min
270
Jeff Lynne's ELO
Holly sees Jeff Lynne's ELO and we see if there's any difference between shows from 1978 and 2018. Holly frets about the alleged meaning behind Livin' Thing and since this is an 80s podcast, we touch on ELO's 1981 album "Time".Get three FREE months of Amazon Music courtesy of your 80s music aficionados at What Difference Does It Make
33 min
271
80s Tribute Bands
Dave and Holly discuss tribute bands. And would Holly actually take a couple Sheryl Crow albums as her Desert Island Discs? Would Dave take The Smithereens? Get three FREE months of Amazon Music courtesy of your 80s music aficionados at What Difference Does It Make
17 min
272
The 80s Retro Futura show with ABC and Modern E...
Dave and Holly discuss the expectations and realities of seeing a nostalgic 80s show featuring ABC, Modern English, Tony Lewis of The Outfield, Limahl of Kajagogo and Annabella of Bow Wow Wow. Get three FREE months of Amazon Music courtesy of your 80s music aficionados at What Difference Does It Make
26 min
273
1980 Yacht Rock Oingo Boingo and Abba
Dave & Holly continue to discuss their love (and hate) of music from 1980. The year has a wide variety of genres and we get into a few. We discuss the ultimate Yacht Rock concert from Michael McDonald, Kenny Loggins and Christopher Cross. Dave does the dirty work and watches Forbidden Zone, the film debut for The Mystic Knights of The Oingo Boingo and scored by recent high school grad, Danny Elfman. Holly is excited about Mama Mia Here We Go Again, while Dave just loves "The Winner Take It All"We are a proud member of The Pantheon Podcast Family
20 min
274
Our Favorite Music from 1980
Dave & Holly discuss more music from the year 1980 and we discover that we need an assistant to help us remember everything.Listen to the playlist on SpotifyGet three FREE months of Amazon Music courtesy of your 80s music aficionados at What Difference Does It MakeWe are a proud member of the Pantheon Family.
32 min
275
KROQ 106.7 Best Songs of 1980
Dave and Holly discuss the 1980 KROQ playlist and love that both Squeeze and AC/DC are on it. Plus, why does Holly hate Devo?Don't forget to subscribe on your favorite podcast platform to What Difference Does It Make, your 80s music podcast.Also, find us and subscribe on YouTubeGet a FREE month of Amazon Music courtesy of your 80s music aficionados at What Difference Does It MakeWe are a proud member of The Pantheon Podcast Family
43 min