Latest #boomtownpodcast Podcast Episodes
Episode 29: Welcome to the Boomtown Episode 29 (Banzai's Theatre Mixtape)
Welcome to the Boomtown - June 11, 2024 00:00 - 1 hourWelcome back to the 80s! From August 1984 - April 1988, Benny Banzai was in charge of the Wayne State College Student Activities Board Film Program.. His many responsibilities included: booking, scheduling and logistics, marketing, projectionist, and selecting the pre-show music. Episo...
Episode 28: Welcome to the Boomtown Episode 28 (Pre MTV)
Welcome to the Boomtown - April 10, 2024 00:00 - 1 hour“Ladies and gentlemen, rock and roll.” Welcome back to the 80s. On August 1, 1981 viewers in New Jersey were the first to see the debut of a new music video channel, MTV. In the years that followed, MTV would become a cultural phenomenon, influencing TV, film, advertising and fashion. ...
Episode 27: Welcome to the Boomtown Episode 27 (Side 2)
Welcome to the Boomtown - February 20, 2024 00:00 - 1 hourWelcome back to the 80s! Remember the days before streaming, when listening to music meant you had to flip over an album or cassette? Yeah, sometimes it was a pain, and we're willing to bet some of you didn't bother doing so believing all the best songs were on Side 1. Episode 27 featur...
Episode 26: Welcome to the Boomtown Episode 26 (Standing the Test of Time Volume 1)
Welcome to the Boomtown - December 29, 2023 00:00 - 1 hourWelcome back to the 80s! Episode 26 features artists who got their start in the 1950s and 60s, and still managed to have hits in the 80s. Some acts, like The Rolling Stones, Scorpions, and Bruce Springsteen, will even be touring in 2024, proving that age really just is a number. A shou...
Episode 25: Welcome to the Boomtown Episode 25 (Precious Metal)
Welcome to the Boomtown - October 10, 2023 00:00 - 1 hourWelcome back to the 80s! If you did a Wikipedia search for “heavy metal music” you would see there are literally dozens of different metal subgenres and fusion genres, as well as regional and local scenes. Episode 25, Precious Metal, features some of the popular metal artists of the 80s...
Episode 24: Welcome to the Boomtown Episode 24 (Driving at Night)
Welcome to the Boomtown - August 09, 2023 00:00 - 1 hourWelcome back to the 80s! Do you remember riding around with friends at night or driving down a deserted highway or back road with the windows down, listening to your favorite music? So do we. Episode 24 features some of our go to songs for driving at night. Hopefully, this brings back s...
Episode 23: Welcome to the Boomtown Episode 23 (Long Titleitis)
Welcome to the Boomtown - June 13, 2023 00:00 - 1 hourWelcome back to the 80s! This introduction to Episode 23 will be short to provide a dramatic contrast to those 80s artists who clearly needed an editor when naming their songs. A shout out to those of you who have been with us since the beginning and welcome to our new listeners. As ...
Episode 22: Welcome to the Boomtown Episode 22 (Teacher Teacher)
Welcome to the Boomtown - May 02, 2023 00:00 - 53 minutesWelcome back to the 80s and our first mini-episode! We came up this idea when we didn’t have enough songs to fill our usual 90-minute podcast theme. In honor of Teacher Appreciation Week May 8-12, this episode features songs not only about teachers and education, but also high school pr...
Episode 21: Welcome to the Boomtown Episode 21 (BHS Class of 1983)
Welcome to the Boomtown - March 28, 2023 00:00 - 1 hourWelcome back to the 80s! Forty years ago, Benny Banzai and his classmates graduated from Burwell Jr. Sr. High School in Burwell, NE. From May 1982-May 1983, his senior year was filled with great songs from REO Speedwagon, Hall & Oates, America, George Thorogood, the Billys (Squire & Ido...
Episode 20: Welcome to the Boomtown Episode 20 (Dr. Dave's Forgotten 80s: Volume II)
Welcome to the Boomtown - February 07, 2023 00:00 - 1 hourWelcome back to the 80s! Episode 20, and the first of 2023, is Dr. Dave’s Forgotten 80s: Volume II, once again highlighting some of my favorite songs of the decade that were popular on the radio and MTV, but had the longevity of New Coke on store shelves. From Cheap Trick in 1980 to En...
Episode 19: Welcome to the Boomtown Episode 19 (We Saw Them in Concert - The 80s)
Welcome to the Boomtown - December 06, 2022 00:00 - 1 hourWelcome back to the 80s. The concert experience in the 80s was much different than it is today. You first had go to a record store (remember those?) and the cashier had a stack of embossed tickets held together with a rubber band. Most shows were also General Admission which meant you h...
Episode 18: Welcome to the Boomtown Episode 18 (You're Listening to KWSC-FM)
Welcome to the Boomtown - October 04, 2022 00:00 - 1 hourWelcome back to the 80s! Benny Banzai here. In my opinion, the best time for college radio was in the 80s. From January 1984 to May 1988, I was on air at KWSC-FM at Wayne State College in Wayne, NE. We were Pixies, The Ramones, The Replacements, The Smiths, Echo and the Bunnymen, R.E.M....
Episode 17: Welcome to the Boomtown Episode 17 (Twofers in 2022)
Welcome to the Boomtown - August 16, 2022 00:00 - 1 hourWelcome back to the 80s! If you grew up in the 70s and 80s, you remember the School House Rock educational shorts that aired during ABC’s Saturday morning cartoons. Here’s some lyrics to the Multiplication Rock episode “Elementary, My Dear” that reveals the theme of Episode 17: Tw...
Episode 16: Welcome to the Boomtown Episode 16 (Cold War Kids)
Welcome to the Boomtown - June 09, 2022 00:00 - 1 hourWelcome back to the 80s! You can’t talk about the 80s without discussing the Cold War between the US and Soviet Union. There was real fear that tensions between these two superpowers would lead to nuclear war. Episode 16 “Cold War Kids” features such artists as U2, Sting, Prince, and Me...
Episode 15: Welcome to the Boomtown Episode 15 (Banzai's Mixtape)
Welcome to the Boomtown - April 14, 2022 00:00 - 1 hourWelcome back to the 80s! Mixtape (noun): a compilation of songs from different artists recorded onto a cassette tape or a CD by an individual. Episode 15 features some of Benny Banzai's favorite 80s songs of all time. These are the songs he can listen to over and over again and still be...
Episode 14: Welcome to the Boomtown Episode 14 (Dr. Dave's Love Songs Volume 1)
Welcome to the Boomtown - February 10, 2022 00:00 - 1 hourWelcome back to the 80s! In honor of Valentine’s Day this month I’ve selected some of my favorite Love Songs of the decade. Be sure to have some tissues handy. This episode is sure to bring a tear to your eye. A shout out to those of you who have been with us since the beginning and w...
Episode 13: Welcome to the Boomtown Episode 13 (I Come From a Land Down Under)
Welcome to the Boomtown - January 20, 2022 00:00 - 1 hourG'Day and welcome back to the 80s! This special Boomtown episode celebrates our listeners in Australia who have been with us from the very beginning. You've heard of Aussie artists like AC/DC, INXS, and Rick Springfield, but there are many other musicians Down Under you may not be famil...
Episode 12: Welcome to the Boomtown Episode 12 (From the Request Line)
Welcome to the Boomtown - December 09, 2021 00:00 - 1 hourWelcome back to the 80s. We love our listeners! When we started this podcast two years ago, we didn’t know what to expect. We were just hoping there were at least a few 80s music fans who would find our page and give us a chance. Since then we’ve discovered there are Welcome to the Boom...
Episode 11: Welcome to the Boomtown Episode 11 (Talk About Pop Music)
Welcome to the Boomtown - October 15, 2021 00:00 - 1 hourWelcome back to the 80s! According to British music producer, musician and songwriter Paul Epworth, “Pop music has greater power to change people and to affect people because it's a universal language. You don't have to understand music to understand the power of a pop song.” We couldn’...
Episode 10: Welcome to the Boomtown Episode 10 (I Want My MTV)
Welcome to the Boomtown - August 01, 2021 00:00 - 1 hourWelcome back to the 80s! Where were you at 12:01 am on August 1, 1981? If you weren’t living in New Jersey you missed seeing The Buggles’ “Video Killed the Radio Star,” the first music video to launch the new cable channel, MTV. Over the next several years MTV would come to influence no...
Episode 9: Welcome to the Boomtown Episode 9 (Make It Big: 80s Megastars)
Welcome to the Boomtown - June 10, 2021 11:30 - 1 hourWelcome back to the 80s! Merriam-Webster defines mega as: vast; of the highest level or rank, excellence or importance; greatly surpassing others of its kind. When applied to 80s music, the word mega defines a variety of singers and groups. Episode 9 features artists who dominated the d...
Episode 8: Welcome to the Boomtown Episode 8 (The Ladies of the 80s)
Welcome to the Boomtown - April 01, 2021 11:38 - 1 hourWelcome back to the 80s! Stevie Nicks once said, “Don’t be a lady. Be a legend.” Certainly the 80s had their fair share both, with women topping the Pop, Rock, Country, R&B, and Dance charts. This episode features songs from not only Stevie, but Olivia, Dolly, Sheena, Pat, Janet, Whitne...
Welcome to the Boomtown Episode 8 (The Ladies of the 80s)
Welcome to the Boomtown - April 01, 2021 00:00 - 1 hourWelcome back to the 80s! Stevie Nicks once said, “Don’t be a lady. Be a legend.” Certainly the 80s had their fair share both, with women topping the Pop, Rock, Country, R&B, and Dance charts. This episode features songs from not only Stevie, but Olivia, Dolly, Sheena, Pat, Janet, Whitney, The Di...
Welcome to the Boomtown Episode 7 (Dr. Dave's Forgotten 80s Volume 1)
Welcome to the Boomtown - February 04, 2021 00:00 - 1 hourWelcome back to the 80s! In case you were curious, Dr. Dave isn’t just a catchy 80s radio DJ name, he actually IS a university professor. Anyway, years ago he hosted an 80s music internet radio show at his school titled the “Forgotten 80s.” He’s revived that theme for this episode, selec...
Episode 6: Welcome to the Boomtown Episode 6 (A Very 80s Christmas)
Welcome to the Boomtown - December 11, 2020 00:00 - 1 hourWelcome back to the 80s! We close 2020, and celebrate our first year of podcasts, with a Christmas-ish episode. We’ll play your favorite 80s music, but sprinkle in a few Christmas songs to help get you in the mood for the holiday season. A shout out to those of you who have been with us since ...
Welcome to the Boomtown Episode 6 (A Very 80s Christmas)
Welcome to the Boomtown - December 11, 2020 00:00 - 1 hourWelcome back to the 80s! We close 2020, and celebrate our first year of podcasts, with a Christmas-ish episode. We’ll play your favorite 80s music, but sprinkle in a few Christmas songs to help get you in the mood for the holiday season. A shout out to those of you who have been with u...
Welcome to the Boomtown Episode 5 (For Those About To Rock...)
Welcome to the Boomtown - October 09, 2020 00:00 - 1 hourWelcome back to the 80s! It's time to turn the volume up to 11 and ROCK! Let's get back to basics with some killer guitar riffs, pulsating bass lines and thumping drums (OK, and maybe the occasional keyboard). Whether you're a black shirt, blue jeans wearing headbanger, shed a tear durin...
Welcome to the Boomtown Episode 4 (Live Aid - London)
Welcome to the Boomtown - July 10, 2020 00:00 - 1 hourWelcome back to the 80s! Or, more specifically, July 13, 1985. We're excited to bring you our 35th Anniversary tribute to one of the greatest music events of all time, Live Aid, the benefit concerts for African famine relief held at London's Wembley Stadium, and JFK Stadium in Philadelph...
Welcome to the Boomtown Episode 3 (Totally Different Head. Totally.)
Welcome to the Boomtown - May 13, 2020 00:00 - 1 hourWelcome back to the 80s! Episode 3 is here and it's our first themed episode. From the US, Europe, and Australia, this time we're featuring those great new wave tracks of the 80s. Thanks to those of you who have been with us since the beginning and welcome to our new listeners. And tha...
Welcome to the Boomtown Episode 3 (New Wave)
Welcome to the Boomtown - May 13, 2020 00:00 - 1 hourWelcome back to the 80s! Episode 3 is here and it's our first themed episode. From the US, Europe, and Australia, this time we're featuring those great new wave tracks of the 80s. Thanks to those of you who have been with us since the beginning and welcome to our new listeners. And thanks agai...
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