A (Mostly) 80s Music Podcast: What Difference Does It Make?

By Dave Sloan and Holly Cantos - 80s Music PodcastMusic Music Commentary Music Interviews Music History

A (Mostly) 80s Music Podcast: What Difference Does It Make? episodes

October 30, 2020 Dylan Jones: A New Romantic
Dylan Jones new book "Sweet Dreams: The Story Of The New Romantics" covers our sweet spot of music fandom 1975-1985 and so we have many questions. The book is not only an oral history of the music scene in the UK but a personal one for Dylan as he shares his experience as a clubbing "Blitz Kid". We start with Bowie and Roxy Music and and go up to Boy George and Live Aid. Dylan Jones has amassed hundreds of interviews and it's great to hear his insight into a music scene that has not received the recognition it so richly deserves.
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50 min
October 23, 2020 Immediate Family Cruel Twist
The cruel twist in this episode is that our talk with The Immediate Family had to end. Danny Kortchmar, Waddy Wachtel, Leland Sklar, Russ Kunkel and Steve Postell share their stories of the rockin' James Taylor tour of 1979, acting in Spinal Tap and their actual Spinal Tap moments trying to find their way to the stage. We discuss their antics in creating the "Cruel Twist" video and of course dig deeper into their EP, Slippin' and Slidin' now available everywhere from Quarto Valley Records.
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38 min
October 16, 2020 The Immediate Family
If you're familiar with the names Stevie Nicks, Linda Ronstadt, Don Henley, James Taylor, Keith Richards and Carole King then you are familiar with The Immediate Family. Danny Kortchmar, Leland Sklar, Russ Kunkel, Waddy Wachtel and Steve Postell have been involved in so many of your favorite songs and are also the musicians playing on stage with so many of these Rock and Roll Hall of Fame legends. After playing for decades for others they have now come together to create The Immediate Family. Holly and Dave got the chance to chat with all five members to celebrate the release of their self-titled EP out now on Quarto Family Records.
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32 min
October 09, 2020 Eddie Van Halen Tribute
You don't need to know anything about the guitar to know that what Eddie Van Halen did when he placed his fingers on those strings was something totally unique. Holly and Dave do their best to unpack the impact he had on popular culture with his guitar playing. When they run out of words they call in their friends, SiriusXM personality, Mark Goodman and journalist Craig Rosen to give their perspective.
We made a Spotify playlist of some of our favorite Eddie Van Halen solos. You can hear it from our website
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41 min
October 02, 2020 Peter Himmelman presses on
Singer-Songwriter Peter Himmelman takes us on the journey that led to his latest album "Press On". We talk about the songwriting process and the discipline that Peter needs to keep pushing himself to become a better songwriter. We also touch on how his move to the east coast has affected his creation of new work, the frustration in his the inability to play in front of a live audience and his desire to one day start up a band again. Peter has his guitar with him and that makes for some fun improv songs. It's a great episode so press on and enjoy!
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47 min
September 25, 2020 BrownMark: Bassist for Prince and The Revolution
As we continue our talk with BrownMark, we get into his complex relationship with Prince, There are good and bad times in the studio and concert stage. BrownMark learns some valuable lessons about the music industry when he tries to create his own band, Mazarati, whom he believes could have been the black Guns 'n Roses.
We also talk about the future as BrownMark is already planning a sequel to his current book "My Life In The Purple Kingdom" published by the University of Minnesota Press and available now from your favorite independent bookstore.
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52 min
September 18, 2020 BrownMark and his life in Prince's Purple Kingdom
BrownMark, bassist for Prince and the Revolution joins us to talk about his book, My Life In The Purple Kingdom. We get into the influence his mother, lovingly nicknamed Mama Vader had on his development, how Prince had to "break" him when he first joined the band and his infamous first gig with the Revolution opening up for the Rolling Stones in 1981.
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34 min
September 11, 2020 Jefferson Starship Mother of the Sun talk
David Freiberg, Donny Baldwin, Cathy Richardson, Chris Smith and Jude Gold known collectively as Jefferson Starship join us again for the final part in our two part interview.. We talk about the difference between Starship and Jefferson Starship, the difference between Janis Joplin and Grace Slick and get into the making of their first new music in 12 years that led to "Mother Of The Sun". So "What Are We Waiting For?", let's get started!
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42 min
September 04, 2020 Jefferson Starship Interview
It's Part 1 in our two part chat with all five members of Jefferson Starship. In on our Zoom call is David Freiberg, Donny Baldwin, Cathy Richardson, Chris Smith and Jude Gold. We talk about the creation of their new EP, Mother Of The Sun. It's been twelve years since we last got new music from the band and we get into what factors were involved that started to inspire the band to create new songs.
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31 min
August 28, 2020 Josie Cotton Returns from the 80s
Josie Cotton's iconic 80s record is Convertible Music but she is much more than just that one album. We get into her Russian send up song "Ukrainian Cowboy", recording songs in her studio, "Kitten Robot" and why she relates to the B-Movies of Russ Meyers and Nunsploitation films. We also get into the creation of her image and her infamous appearance on the Merv Griffin Show. It's easy to love everything about Josie so dig right in!
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31 min