Reliving My Youth

Noel catches up with Barry Privett, the lead singer of Carbon Leaf. The band released their first full-length album in ten years, Time Is The Playground, last year to rave reviews. Carbon Leaf gained national recognition performing "The Boxer," on the American Music Awards, making them the first unsigned act to perform on the award show. Their hit, "Life Less Ordinary", reached the top five on the...

Noel catches up with Melanie Chartoff. She's best known for her comedy work on the ABC series Fridays and in the 1990s Fox sitcom Parker Lewis Can't Lose. She voiced both Didi Pickles and Grandma Minka on Nickelodeon's Rugrats. Melanie played George's girlfriend, Robin, on Seinfeld. Besides being an amazing actress, she's also a very talented author. Melanie's first book, Odd Woman Out: Exposure i...

Noel catches up with Mark Kiely. The actor is probably best known for his role as Gil Meyers on Beverly Hills, 90210. Mark also had a recurring role on 24. His other TV roles include NYPD Blue, Lois and Clark, CSI, The Shield and more. His movies roles include Bruce Almighty, The Edge and The Judge. Mark took a break from acting to become a competitive swim coach in Rhode Island.

I catch up with actor Gregg Henry. He portrayed Grandpa Quill in the Guardians of The Galaxy trilogy. He's also starred in a couple of other James Gunn directed movies, Slither and Super. He starred opposite Mel Gibson in Payback. Gregg had roles in Star Trek Insurrection, United 93, Raising Cain and more. On television, he's appeared in 24, Scandal, The Following and Star Trek Enterprise. Besides...

Noel catches up with Raphael Sbarge. The actor's latest movie is Friendship, starring Paul Rudd and Tim Robinson. Raphael is also an accomplished director. His documentary, Only in Theaters, focuses on the history of the Laemmle Theatres, a beloved 80plus-year-old art house cinema chain in Los Angeles. Raphael got his start at age four on Sesame Street. He's also been in some of the most memorable...

Noel catches up with Russell Kilbey of The Crystal Set. The Aussie band has reunited after three decades for a tour in their homeland. The Crystal Set released two studio albums in the late 80s/early 90s. The band broke up in 1991. Russell went on to become a critically acclaimed documentary filmmaker. Russell is the younger brother of The Church's Steve Kilbey.

Noel catches up with Erik Jensen. The actor, writer, and director is out with his new movie, Brooklyn, Minnesota, which he co-wrote and co-directed with his wife. The movie also features the acting debut of their daughter, Sadie. Erik and his wife, Jessica Blank, co-wrote The Exonerated, a play based on interviews they conducted with more than 40 exonerated death row inmates. Erik is probably best...

Noel catches up with Mark Bryan. The guitarist/songwriter of Hootie and the Blowfish recently released his latest solo album, Popped, to rave reviews. We discuss how he decides which of his songs are for his solo projects and which are for Hootie. Speaking of Hootie, their debut album, Cracked Rear View, is one of the most successful albums of all time. The album featured the hits, "Let Her Cry,"...

Noel catches up with Grahame Skinner of Hipsway. The Scottish new wave band is best known for their single, "The Honey Thief," which reached the top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100 in 1986. The band released two albums before breaking up in 1989. The band reformed in 2016 and released their third album. Smoke and Dreams, in 2018. Grahame also fronts The Cowboy Mouth and The Skinner Group.

Noel catches up with founding member and keyboardist, Marcus Vere, of Living In A Box. The band's breakout hit, "Living In A Box," reached number five in the UK and number 17 on the Billboard Hot 100 back in 1987. Marcus discusses which came first, the band name or the song title. He also talks about whether or not the band name hurt them. Living In A Box released two albums and broke up in 1990....

Noel catches up with Casey Biggs. The actor is known for portraying Damar on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Damar went from having one throwaway line in an episode to becoming the leader of the Cardassian empire. Casey discusses what was in the kanar that he was always drinking. Casey is also an accomplished singer and is in both the Star Trek Blues Band and the Star Trek Rat Pack. Recently, he was i...

Noel catches up with Neville Keighley AKA Belouis Some. He had worldwide hits in the 1980s with "Some People", "Imagination" and "Round, Round", the latter being featured on the soundtrack for the John Hughes film Pretty in Pink. "Some People" and "Imagination" charted on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1985. Belouis toured with Queen in 1986. Belouis released three albums.

Noel catches up with Britta Phillips, one half of the husband-wife duo, Dean and Britta. They just released their latest album, A Peace of Us, featuring a cover of Roy Orbison's Pretty Paper. Dean and Britta spun off from the band, Luna, and have released multiple albums. Britta got her start as the singing voice of Jem in the animated series, "Jem and The Holograms." She also voiced multiple char...

Noel catches up with Jim O'Heir. The actor portrayed Jerry (or Garry/Larry/Terry/Barry) Gergich on Parks and Recreation. Jim is out with a new book, "Welcome to Pawnee: Stories of Friendship, Waffles, and Parks and Recreation." The book features interviews with the cast, producers, writers and the creators the show. Jim also tells us how the show got Christie Brinkley to play Jerry's wife. Jim has...

Noel catches up with Jeremy Toback. The singer-songwriter came on to the scene as the bassist of the Seattle-based band, Brad, featuring Pearl Jam guitarist, Stone Gossard. Brad's debut album, Shame, features the songs, "Buttercup" and "20th Century." Jeremy released two critically lauded solo CDs, Another True Fiction and Perfect Flux Thing. The single, “You Make Me Feel” was a top 25 Adult Top 4...

Noel catches with up Pete Hewlett of Novo Combo. The band recently released their very long awaited album, 45 West 55th. Hewlett has an impressive career, having recorded and toured with Billy Joel, Carly Simon, Joe Jackson, and Julian Lennon. Notably, he performed with Billy Joel in the USSR in 1987. He also joined Joel for the historic 2008 “Last Play at Shea” concert alongside Paul McCartney, T...

Noel catches up with Sydney Penny. The actress made her big screen debut alongside Clint Eastwood in the Western, Pale Rider. She played Young Meggie in the miniseries, The Thorn Birds. Sydney also starred in the New Gidget. She took her talents to the soap world, starring in Santa Barbara, All My Children and The Bold and The Beautiful. She recently released her first novel, A Place To Stay.

Noel catches up with Monique Powell of Save Ferris. The ska-punk band formed in Orange County, CA in 1995. Their name is a reference to Ferris Bueller's Day Off. They're best known for their cover of Dexys Midnight Runners “Come on Eileen." They appeared in the movie, "Ten Things I Hate About You." After two albums, they broke up in 2002. Monique got the rights to the Save Ferris name and put toge...

Noel catches up with Chad Fischer, the frontman of Lazlo Bane. In 2002, they released All the Time in The World, which included "I’m No Superman." The song became the theme song for the TV series Scrubs and led to a video directed by Scrubs star Zack Braff. Their debut album, 11 Transistor, included a cover of Men at Work’s “Overkill” and featured Colin Hay as a guest vocal. Chad has had a very su...

Noel catches up with David Leisure. The actor appeared in the Airplane! movies and was the roommate of Robert Hays. David played Charley in The Golden Girls spinoff, Empty Nest. David is perhaps best known for portraying pitchman Joe Isuzu.

Noel catches up with Chris Slade, one of the prominent drummers in rock. Chris first toured the world with Tom Jones and was part of Manfred Mann's Earth Band from 1971-1978. He was a member of the supergroup, The Firm, that featured Jimmy Page and Paul Rodgers. Chris's biggest exposure came when he joined AC/DC in 1989 and played on The Razors Edge album. Chris formed the Chris Slade Timeline bac...

Noel catches up with Blake Lindsley. The actress played "the girl with the cigar" in "Swingers". Blake talks about improvising in the role. She played Katrina in "Starship Troopers." Blake discusses her death scene and the infamous shower scene. Blake mentions which '90's classic she just missed out on. She has guest starred on many popular television series, including “NCIS,” “Leverage”, “Crimina...

Noel catches up with Geri Jewell. The author, actor and comedian is out with her new book, Geri's Jewels & Gems, it is a collection of Geri Jewell's columns she wrote for Ability Magazine over six years, as well as fun photos from Geri's life that she chose herself. Geri is best known for portraying Cousin Geri on The Facts of LIfe. She was the first person with a disability to have a regular role...

Noel catches up with Sam McMurray again. The actor played Glen in Raising Arizona. He shares a great story about having lunch with Nicolas Cage at a Denny's. He had a role in the cult classic, C.H.U.D., and played Roy, Earl Sinclair's best friend, on Dinosaurs. Sam had memorable guest-starring roles on The Golden Girls, Miami Vice, Breaking Bad and NYPD Blue. There's way too many to name!

Noel catches up with John Ford Coley. John is best known as half of the Grammy nominated duo, England Dan and John Ford Coley. They released the Yacht Rock masterpiece, "I'd Really Love to See You Tonight," in 1976. It peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for two weeks and topped the East Listening charts. Other hits include “Love Is The Answer”, “Gone Too Far”, “We’ll Never Have To Say...