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What Difference Does It Make

Dave Sloan and Holly Cantos

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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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Moments that Rock is a cornucopia of all things... that rock! Early episodes includes a selection of archive interviews with the likes of The Ramones, U2 , The Cramps, Steve Winwood etc. From there we delve into the storytelling where artists and music industry veterans share their stories and what we call affectionately call 'Moments That Rock'. Storytelling is the name of the game and we have the storytellers. We’re here to help keep the legacy alive of some of the greatest artists that ev ...
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Build gives you the inside track on all things product and product management. Host Maggie Crowley, former Olympian turned Harvard MBA turned Director of Product Management at Drift, sits down with the best of the best across product management, design, and engineering to bring you lessons from product greats at Atlassian, Pluralsight, VMware, and more.
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Episode 92 of Moments That Rock features Dave Pichilingi, founder of Liverpool Sound City and a self confessed 'music generalist.' Dave shares his own 'moments that rocked' over his illustrious 35 year career in the music industry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesद्वारा Tony Michaelides
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It's not a repeat if you haven't heard it before, so this is the perfect time to revisit Dave's favorite holiday and the one Holly tolerates because candy is involved. We talk about our favorite Halloween songs and movies that Holly has yet to see…Dave is still waiting to discuss Ed Wood with her. Plus, Holly thinks Echo & The Bunnymen's "Killing M…
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Iain Matthews’ 53rd-ish solo album is entitled "How Much Is Enough". He joins the podcast and we learn all about the start of his career, from selling shoes on Carnaby Street in mid-60s Swingin' London, to where he is today. It's a good insight into Iain's mindset about where he sees himself as a working musician/songwriter after nearly 60 years. L…
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We celebrate Punk For A Day Day on October 25 by recognizing one of our favorite Punks. One wouldn't blame Steve Diggle if he decided to pack up The Buzzcocks name after the death of vocalist Pete Shelley back in 2018. But Steve is carrying on, with the same fervor that powered the band back in Manchester, England in 1978. When we talked back in 20…
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What does music documentarian Denny Tedesco do for an encore, after beautifully capturing the family of musicians known as The Wrecking Crew? How about find another family? That’s exactly what Denny did, with his latest film, entitled Immediate Family. You may not know the Immediate Family, or the names Danny Kortchmar, Waddy Wachtel, Leland Sklar,…
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Journalist and broadcaster Billy Sloan shares some memorable stories of his time spent interviewing some of the world's leading artists, both in his native Glasgow and traveling to different parts of the world. Part 1 explores a journey back in time to when we first me in 1980 and his early recollections of U2 Learn more about your ad choices. Visi…
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Moon Unit Zappa has led quite a unique life. The daughter of Frank and Gail, she always called her parents by their first names. Moon was gifted a journal every year since she was five, and now she details many of the crazy stories in her book: Earth To Moon: A Memoir. She also shares some of her secrets on our podcast, including her fake name when…
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Did you know September 25th is National One-Hit Wonder Day? Well, neither did we, but since we now know it's a thing, we created this episode. Did we invite friend of the show, Craig Rosen onto the podcast because Steve Rosen, the creator of One-Hit Wonder Day was unavailable? Possibly, but Craig does give us his unique perspective on the songs. Wh…
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It's been quite a year for the brothers Jeff and Steven McDonald of Redd Kross. They’re currently in the middle of a tour in support of their eponymous double album, their oral history memoir, Now You're One Of Us: The Story Of Redd Kross comes out in October, and before the year is up, we’ll see the release of their documentary, Born Innocent. Som…
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Episode 90 of Moments That Rock features Andy Bird who shares stories of how he began his career in radio before climbing the entertainment ladder to become the Chairman of Walt Disney International. The curiosity and belief that he had in the early days of his own career that carried forward into recruiting others who had their own story to tell. …
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Most people believe the year they graduated high school was the greatest year in pop music history. We put that theory to the test as we match up the year Dave graduated high school, 1984, against 2017, the year his daughter, Emma, graduated. It's quite a battle, and you may be surprised to find, like Holly, that you might like the songs from 2017 …
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Even though it's Labor Day, we think every day is a Manic Monday. We're Takin' Care of Business over here at What Difference Does It Make, so we say, Let's Work!, as we recognize songs that salute the Working Class Hero. What a way to make a livin'! We are a proud member of Pantheon Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adch…
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Warren Zanes' recent career trajectory has landed him in Nebraska…specifically, Bruce Springsteen's 1982 album, Nebraska. Warren’s book, Deliver Me from Nowhere: The Making of Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska, was released in 2023 to critical acclaim. Warren also hosts the concert performance of Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska: A Celebration in Words and …
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Episode 89 of Moments That Rock features Suzi Robson, wife of the late, great Mick Ronson. Suzi shares stories from her book 'Me and Mrs Jones' where she recounts meeting David Bowie's mother in the hairdressing salon where she worked. That lead into meeting Bowie's then wife Angie and touring the world with The Spiders from Mars as their hair styl…
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Robyn Hitchcock has had quite the musical career. So much so that two movies have been made about him: The documentary Robyn Hitchcock: Sex, Food, Death...and Insects, and the Jonathan Demme-directed performance film, Storefront Hitchcock. However, when Robyn decided to write his own story, he centered it on a particularly meaningful point in his l…
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Episode 88 of Moments That Rock features one of MTV's pioneering VJ's from back in the 80's, Steve Blackwell who shares many stories from that halcyon period back the 80's. Stories that include flying on Concorde from London with Phil Collins to Philadelphia for his appearance at Live Aid in 1985 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm…
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August 10th is Duran Duran Appreciation Day. As it turns out, not only are we self-proclaimed Duranies, but our guests love the Fab 5 as well. So for this episode, we've compiled comments and observations from our past guests (and ourselves) about the music we love so much by Simon, John, Nick, Andy, and Roger. Happy Duran Duran Appreciation Day! L…
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Moments That Rock's special guest this week is singer, songwriter and recording artist Martin Page. Martin's portfolio of artists he has collaborated with over the years includes the likes of Robbie Williams, Earth Wind and Fire, Robbie Robertson and Bernie Taupin... to name but a few ! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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Susan Seidelman has directed films with Meryl Streep, John Malkovich, and Madonna, but how does a humble girl from the suburbs of Philadelphia get to such a point? It's all documented in her new book, Desperately Seeking Something: A Memoir About Movies, Mothers, and Material Girls. Susan joins the podcast to talk about movies, music, mothers, and …
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Episode 86 of this week's Moments That Rock features Richard Pearson who shares his many experiences of working in both national and regional radio over several decades. Those decades of experiences are what drove him into creating his own radio station, driven by passion, enthusiasm and belief. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/…
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Matt Pinfield would probably consider himself "just a music fan from New Jersey". But fans of his radio and club shows, as well as music artists like David Bowie and Depeche Mode immediately recognized the passion and knowledge that Matt possessed. This led to the distinction of being THE spokesperson for rock music fans when he first began hosting…
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Episode 85 features John Altman who has worked with a stellar list of artists over several decades. And just to mention Jimmy Page, Van Morrison, Peter Green, Phil Collins, Jimi Hendrix, Bob Marley, George Michael, Tina Turner, Prince and Amy Winehouse would just touch the surface. Incredible stories shared of some monumental times. Learn more abou…
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Music Journalist Lyndsey Parker is a fixture on the Los Angeles music scene. For more than two decades, she served as the Music Editor for Yahoo Entertainment, interviewing all our favorite music artists, including 80s icons like The Cure, Duran Duran, and Cyndi Lauper. You've seen her as a correspondent on AXS TV and Fox 11 News in Los Angeles, an…
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Episode 84 of Moments That Rock features Kevin Armstrong who shares stories of his time spent touring with the likes of David Bowie, Iggy Pop and Sinead O'Connor and appearing at such iconic events such as Live Aid. A seasoned professional with a wealth of stories Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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We first heard Swedish Egil at KROQ in Los Angeles, where for ten years he played his favorite dance, ska, and electronic music, introducing us to bands like New Order and Kraftwerk. From there, he became Music Director of MARS-FM, and introduced us to techno and rave artists like The Orb and Moby. And for the past three decades, Egil spearheaded G…
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In this classic episode, we welcome special guest Chelsea Cantos into our What Difference Does It Make studio. Holly's daughter just wanted to tag along and see how the "magic" happens, so she happily strapped on the "cans" and became a big part of our show, offering up her unique perspective as we present some of our favorite 80s summertime favori…
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Alan Hunter was the first person we saw for the debut of MTV on August 1, 1981 (just don't remind Mark Goodman of this fact). Alan has maintained a passion for the 80s music that defined our youth. This, naturally, makes him the perfect guest for our podcast, as we discuss his career, his newfound love of cruises, and songs 40 to 31 from the KROQ 1…
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Episode 83 of Moments That Rock with Henry Priestman where he shares stories of his decades long career and triple platinum success with The Christians where he was a founding member. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesद्वारा Tony Michaelides
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Paige Stark is a multi-hyphenated artist. She's a Director-Writer-Actor-Producer, but she joins our podcast because we’re fans of her music. Her just- released EP is entitled Good At Love, and we get into all the interesting insights from the start of her career, her impressive list of friends, and the crazy story of how she became associated with …
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Moments That Rock Episode 82 features producer, engineer, videographer Rocco Guarino, originally from Florida before moving to LA and who now currently resides in Nashville. Rocco has used his many talents in his time spent working with Scott Weiland of The Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver where he acted as their right hand man. Learn more a…
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We love our Dads. We wouldn't be who we are without their constant presence in our lives. Naturally, that also means we've incorporated their music into our lives. We have quite a few songs that remind us of our Dads, and we share our memories with you in our special Father's Day episode. We are a proud member of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about…
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Moments That Rock welcomes back esteemed journalist , author and all round music fan John Robb with more stories about a band we both love, The Stone Roses. We also discuss the current situation with regard to live music venues and discuss emerging talent and the current challenges. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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Music Industry executive Rob Tonkin has been a fixture in the business for over four decades. He's accumulated quite a few stories, so much so that he’ll be releasing his own memoir in very the near future (tentatively called "Rockin' Robbie"). Meanwhile, Rob joins us in our What Difference Does It Make virtual studio to share some of his stories, …
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Exciting news for fans of power pop, as the dB's are releasing a reissue of their excellent debut LP, Stands for deciBels. Formed in New York City by four North Carolinians, The dB’s consist of singers-guitarists-songwriters Chris Stamey and Peter Holsapple, bassist Gene Holder, and drummer Will Rigby. Amazingly, this remastered edition is the firs…
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Friend of the show, Craig Rosen, keeps us on our toes as we ping-pong back and forth from proms to fashion to movies. We try to stay on target as we discuss our favorite summer songs from the 70s and 80s. We are a proud member of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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Episode 80 of Moments That Rock with renowned broadcaster Andy Peebles where he talks about the time he interviewed John Lennon just 2 days before his murder by Mark Chapman outside the Dakota Building in New York. He spent over 3 hours on the interview before going out to dinner with him. It was December 6th 1980 and that day none of us will ever …
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Hey! Did you know there are other 80s music podcasts? It's true! Joe Christopher and Kari Race host a podcast called Hey! Remember The 80s? We‘re happy to have them as our guests this week to talk about their podcast, their love of 80s music, and to hear their opinions on songs 60 to 51 from the 1987 year-end KROQ playlist. Learn more about your ad…
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Whether we like it or not, our moms shape who we are, and influence how we feel about so much in our lives. This episode is devoted to the music that is embedded in our DNA, thanks to our mothers, or in Holly's case, for her children. Dave goes to showtunes, movie musicals, and one-hit wonders from the 60s and 70s. Holly's mom is all Classic Rock a…
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This week's Moments That Rock features radio programmer and pr consultant Paul Ripley discussing the change in both the radio industry, the emergence of internet radio and the music business. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesद्वारा Tony Michaelides
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Marco Collins may be best known as the Music Director at KNDD/The End in Seattle during the height of the grunge era. His career actually started at 91X in San Diego, but he had to commute to the station, located in Tijuana, Mexico, to get to his overnight shift. It's part glamour and part squalor. The Glamour & The Squalor also happens to be the n…
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This week's Moments That Rock features Chas Banks who shares stories about his time tour managing Teenage Fab Club and many years spent tour managing with bands like The Pixies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesद्वारा Tony Michaelides
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The breadth of the Midge Ure music catalogue is one to behold. His career started in the 1970’s with the boy band, Slik, followed by Rich Kids through to Visage and Ultravox and a thriving solo career. That's even without mentioning the historic work he's done for Band Aid & Live Aid in the 80’s. We are thrilled Midge Ure can join us on the podcast…
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Moments That Rock featuring John 'Rhino' Edwards, a seasoned professional who has spent several decades playing with artists such as Sandie Shaw, Status Quo and Dexy's Midnight Runners. On today's podcast he share stories of the people he met along the way. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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Founding member of The Cure and Rock Hall Inductee, Lol Tolhurst, joins the podcast to chat about his second book, entitled GOTH. It's a deep dive into the dark Romanticism of Goth music. Of course, since we like to keep things upbeat, we also discuss the eclipse, family, sunny California, and his new album, Los Angeles, with his old friend Budgie,…
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In this episode of Moments That Rock celebrated, long time radio broadcaster Andy Peebles shares many stories of the numerous artists he met during his 5o plus years of broadcasting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesद्वारा Tony Michaelides
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Dylan Chambers is one soulful dude, as a listen to his EP For Your Listening Pleasure! will prove. His first single, "High (When I'm Low)," featuring LunchMoney Lewis and Dave Koz, will immediately put a smile on your face. Dylan steps into our studio to discuss his beginnings in Arlington, Texas, and his many collaborations with artists from Mark …
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This week's Moments That Rock features best selling crime novelist and philanthropist Sir Ian Rankin. From being in bands to meeting some of his heroes, music has always been a constant in his life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesद्वारा Tony Michaelides
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Foreigner is one of the world's best-selling bands of all time, with worldwide sales of more than 80 million records, but they are not in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Yet. Rick Wills, bassist for the band, joins the podcast not only to push for Foreigner's entry into the Rock Hall, but to chat with us about his renowned career, including stints …
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Podcast host Tony Michaelides sharing some memories of the early days spent with U2 and the very first time he saw them in 1980 together with getting them their first national radio and TV performances outside of their native Ireland. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesद्वारा Tony Michaelides
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Happy April Fools' Day! What songs make you smile? For Dave it's a knowing wink from an artist that knows this music can be ridiculous and yet, still love it. For Holly, it's music that makes her do a goofy dance or reminds her of her children. We go from pop and rock to dance and folk. We also learn during our Pop Quiz that, even though Holly is a…
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