BoomTown and my giant Skype 1980s-style headphones will be making regular appearances on WSJ.com’s daily “Digits” tech show going forward, and here’s the latest video.

Besides making musical recommendations from the era–this week, Wang Chung!–and looking like I just rolled out of bed (I did!), I talked with “Digits” geek-lady-in-charge Stacey Delo earlier today about the hype around the April 3 release of the Apple (AAPL) iPad to stores.

My take: Hype front coming in from the land of Apple fanboys will grow exponentially as more hot air enters the system due to the magic tablet.

Definitely expect possible nerd camping in front of Apple stores nationwide and numerous images of people exiting stores waving the iPad as if it were made of unicorns and rainbows; so dress appropriately.

Until then, here is today’s “Digits” video:

And, for those interested, here is Wang Chung, with its catchy hit song, “Everybody Have Fun Tonight”:

Next week: Wham!