Reliving My Youth

Noel catches up with Elizabeth Westwood of Westworld. Their biggest hit, "Sonic Boom Boy," reached number 11 of the UK charts in 1987. "Ba-Na-Na-Bam-Boo" reached number 37 and appeared on the soundtrack to Planes, Trains & Automobiles.

Noel catches up with Carol Decker, the lead singer of T'Pau. The British band had a massive hit in 1987 with "Heart and Soul." It reached number four on the Billboard 100. Their debut album, "Bridge of Spies," was simply titled "T'Pau" in America. The album had seven singles released overseas but only the one in the States. Carol talks about the hesitancy with the U.S. market. Their last album, "P...

Noel catches up with Steven Lindsay, who was the frontman of the Scottish band, The Big Dish. The band released three studio albums from 1986-1991. After the band split, Steven released two solo albums and became a painter. After 15 years, Steven has returned to music with his new project called, Interlopers. Their album is due to come out in May.

Noel catches up with Colin Hay. The singer-songwriter's new album, "Now and The Evermore," comes out March 18th. We discuss his solo career, the fall of Men At Work, his relationship with Down Under and how Zach Braff was instrumental in his solo career. His acoustic version of Overkill was featured in Scrubs and "I Just Don't Think I'll Ever Get Over You" was featured in the movie, Garden State....

Noel catches up with David Neidorf. The actor portrayed Everett in Hoosiers and Bobby in Bull Durham. David in the only actor to be in two of the AFI's 10 best sports movies. David also starred in Platoon. He tells us the John Hughes movie he had to turn down.

Noel catches up with Ian Haugland. The drummer joined the Swedish rock band, Europe, following their second album and prior to their third album, The Final Countdown. The title track blew up around the world. Ian talks about the whirlwind of that album. We discuss their two followups, Out of This World and Prisoners in Paradise. Europe's latest album, Walk the Earth, was released in 2017.

Noel catches up with Mark Gane and Martha Johnson from Martha and the Muffins. The Canadian band's debut song, Echo Beach, was a worldwide hit, winning a Juno for "Single of the Year" in 1980. They have released eight studio albums and in 2021 they released the compilation Marthology: In and Outtakes, collecting rarities and demo versions of past songs.

It's our 250th episode!! Noel catches with up Adrienne Barbeau. The legendary actor starred as the original Rizzo in Broadway's Grease. She made a name for herself on television playing Bea Arthur's daughter, Carol, in Maude. In 1980, she began appearing in horror and science fiction films, including The Fog, Escape from New York, Creepshow, and Swamp Thing. She played Rodney Dangerfield in the co...

Noel catches up with James Grant of Love and Money. The Scottish band released five studio albums including Strange Kind of Love and Dogs in the Traffic. Strange Kind of Love featured the hits "Halleluiah Man" and "Strange Kind of Love." Find out what happened when the band opened up for Tina Turner. James has released six solo albums.

Noel catches up with Patrick Labyorteaux. His well-known TV roles are on Little House on the Prairie as Andy Garvey from 1977–81, and on JAG as Lt. Cmdr. Bud Roberts from 1995 to 2005. Patrick had roles in Heathers, Ski School, Summer School and Three Ninjas. He created, along with his wife, the Nick at Nite school, See Dad Run.

Noel catches up with Stuart Fratkin. The actor portrayed Stiles in Teen Wolf Too. He also starred in Ski School, Under the Boardwalk and Prehysteria! Stuart starred on the TV shows: They Came From Outer Space and The New Adventures of Beans Baxter. Stuart guest-starred on NYPD Blue, Friends, Golden Girls and Melrose Place.

Noel catches up with Barry Horowitz. If you watched wrestling in the late 80's/early 90's, you saw "Mr Technical" wrestle every weekend. He is one of the greatest enhancement wrestlers of all time. We discuss the origin of his iconic "pat on the back" and his push in 1995. Barry trained with the Malenkos in Florida.

Noel catches up with Marc Mero. The former wrestler was Johnny B. Badd in WCW and "Wildman" Marc Mero in WWE. Marc is a three-time WCW World Television Champion and WWE Intercontinental Champion. In 2007, n 2007, Marc founded the nonprofit organization Champion of Choices, empowering youth to make positive choices and speaks at middle and high schools.

Noel catches up with Dinah Manoff. The Tony Award-winning actress is out now with her first novel, The Real True Hollywood Story of Jackie Gold. Manoff played the role of "Pink Lady" Marty Marachino in the movie Grease. She discusses how she can can't dance and if she was asked to return in Grease 2. Dinah was Chucky's first victim in Child's Play. On television, she's best known as Carol Weston o...

Noel catches up with Glenn Tilbrook, who is the lead singer and guitarist of the band, Squeeze. Glenn and Chris Difford, are one of the greatest songwriting team in music history. Glenn talks about the formation of Squeeze and why their record company waited so long to give them a push. We discuss some of their most popular songs and the song that Glenn can't stand.

Noel catches up with Ladyhawke, the New Zealand singer's latest album, Time Files, is her first in five years. She discusses working on the album during the pandemic. Ladyhawke shot to fame with her single, "My Delirium," off of her debut album in 2008. She explains the background behind the song. Ladyhawke is an avid gamer and started streaming on Twitch.

Noel catches up with Dolette McDonald. For over 30 years, Dolette has had the privilege of touring and recording with Taking Heads, The Police, Tears For Fears, Steve Winwood, Don Henley and more. Her career covers over 200 recording credits as a background singer and is also prominently featured in concert films by Sting ('Bring on the Night') and Laurie Anderson ('Home of the Brave').

Noel catches up with Rachel Murray, who was lead singer of the all-girl group "The Rebel Pebbles". She co-wrote their hit single "Dream Lover", which cracked the Billboard Top 40. The Pebbles even performed in an all-women prison. After the Pebbles, she became a staple in the Los Angeles and Southern California music scene with her original band "Rachel in the Weeds" and with "The Blue Meow" her j...

Noel catches up with William Sadler. The legendary actor is best known for his roles in Die Hard 2, The Bill and Ted sequels and The Shawshank Redemption. William talks about getting started in the business and how the first episode of HBO's Tales From the Crypt advanced his career.

Noel catches up with Ellen Foley. The talented performer released her first album in eight years, Fighting Words. It's one of the best rock album of the year. Ellen is best known musically for singing the female lead on Meatloaf's Paradise by the Dashboard Light. On television, Ellen played public defender, Billie Young, on the second season of Night Court. Her film credits include, Tootsie, Fatal...

Noel catches up with Cary Brothers. If you have watched television in the past two decades you have definitely heard one of his songs on these shows: Grey's Anatomy, Private Practice, ER, Scrubs, and Smallville. Cary's song, "Blue Eyes", was featured on the Grammy-winning Garden State soundtrack.

Noel catches up with Jim Turner. The actor is probably best known for playing ex-football-star-turned-agent, Kirby Carlisle on HBO's Arli$$. Jim reveals the unique item he asked athletes and actors to sign. Jim also created Randee of the Redwoods, made famous by MTV.

Noel catches up with Paul Eiding, the very talent actor is probably best known for voicing Colonel Roy Campbell in the Metal Gear video game series and the Autobot, Perceptor, in the first Transformers animated show and The Transformers: The Movie. On screen, Paul has starred in The Charmings, guest starred on The Golden Girls, Star Trek TNG, Picket Fences to name a few.

Noel catches up with Murray Foster. The bassist is one of the founding members of the Canadian band, Moxy Früvous. After the band went their separate ways, Murray joined Great Big Sea. Murray directed and wrote The Cocksure Lads, a movie about a fictitious 1960's British band. Currently, he is the founder and CEO of the Toronto Songwriting School.

Noel catches up with Peej, the lead singer of Punk Rock Factory. Their latest cover album, Masters of the Uniwurst, features the band's take on some of the most popular kids shows of the past five decades. They have also release an album of Disney covers called, A Whole New Wurst.