Reliving My Youth

Noel catches up with Katie Costello. The singer-songwriter moved from Los Angeles to New York to start her career when she was 17. She was an independent artist then, she still is now. Katie just released her latest LP, Stereotype, to rave reviews. Her music has been featured in TV shows such as One Tree Hill, Private Practice, 90210, Teen Wolf and Pretty Little Liars.

Noel catches up with Anne-Marie Johnson. The actress is perhaps best known for her roles as Nadine in What's Happening Now! and Althea Tibbs in In the Heat of the Night. She was a cast member in the final season of In Living Color. She had the scene-stealing performance as Cherry in I'm Gonna Git You Sucka and starred alongside Robert Townsend in Hollywood Shuffle. In 2005, Anne became the first A...

Noel catches up with Lance Hoppen. The lone original member left in Orleans. The soft rock/yacht rock band had hits in the late '70s with "Still the One," "Dance with Me," and "Love Takes Time." Lance discusses the roster changes the band has gone through over the years, how they dealt with the pandemic and Still the One's place in pop culture.

Noel catches up with Jeff Whalen, the frontman for the band, Tsar. The LA-based band released two full-length studio albums. Two of their songs, "Ordinary Gurl" and 'The Girl Who Wouldn't Die," were featured in the sequel to American Psycho. Jeff talks about touring with Duran Duran and why Tsar failed to break out. Jeff also has a project called, The Brothers Steve and an upcoming one called, The...

Noel catches up with Matthew Caws. The frontman of the alternative rock band, Nada Surf. Matthew discusses how he met Ric Ocasek of The Cars and got him to produce their debut album, High/Low. The album featured the hit "Popular." After ongoing drama with their record label during the making of their second album, The Proximity Effect, the band was dropped. Matthew talks about what he did during t...

Noel catches up with Peter Holmström, who is best known as the lead guitarist for The Dandy Warhols, He formed the Portland-based band in 1994 with singer/songwriter and guitarist Courtney Taylor-Taylor. Peter discusses their latest single, "Summer of Hate," and how AI factored into the making of the video. The band rose to fame thanks to the placement of their song, "Bohemian Like You," in a Vona...

Noel catches up with Thaao Penghlis. The Australian actor is best known for portraying Tony and Andre DiMera on the daytime soap, Days of our Lives. Thaao got his start on daytime television playing Victor Cassadine on General Hospital. Thaao has now shared his lifelong passion for archaeology and all things Greece into the new podcast, The Lost Treasures. The adventure story explores The Iliad an...

Noel catches up with Andy McCluskey of OMD. The electronic band just released their latest studio album, Bauhaus Staircase, to rave reviews. It debuted at number two on the UK charts. The pioneers of electronic music are showing no signs of slowing down. Andy talks about his relationship with their signature song in the States, "If You Leave," and the moment he knew it was a hit song. The frontman...

Noel catches up with the Princess Goes, featuring Michael C. Hall (Dexter, Six Feet Under), Matt Katz-Bohen (Blondie) and Peter Yanowitz (The Wallflowers, Morningwood), who just released their second album, Come Of Age. The synth pop trio discusses how they formed and why they shortened the band's name from Princess Goes To The Butterfly Museum. Michael also shares the Dexter props he took from th...

Noel catches up with drummer Fergal Lawler. The Cranberries were one of the biggest bands of the 90's with the songs, "Zombie," "Dreams'" and "Linger." The surviving members are set to celebrate the 25h anniversary of their third album, "To The Faithful Departed," with a deluxe edition on vinyl and CD. The album, featuring the songs, "Salvation" and "Free To Decide," was the band's highest-chartin...

Noel catches up with Ted Ansani, the bassist of the power pop group, Material Issue. The Chicago band formed in the mid 80's and had many songs featuring women's names in the title. like "Diane," "Valerie Love Me," and "Kim The Waitress," In 1996. the band's lead singer, Jim Ellison, committed suicide. In 2011, to commemorate the 20th anniversary of their International Pop Overthrow album, the two...

Noel catches up with Maia Sharp. The singer-songwriter has written songs for and collaborated with several musicians including Cher, Trisha Yearwood, Terri Clark, Bonnie Raitt, Lisa Loeb, Edwin McCain, and Art Garfunkel. Maia's latest album, Reckless Thoughts, is set to be released on August 18th. Maia's dad, the Grammy-winning songwriter Randy Sharp, has worked with Maia in the past. She talks ab...

Noel catches up with Royston Langdon. The lead singer of Spacehog is set to release, President Alien. It is a reimagined version of the band's debut album, Resident Alien. The album featured the hit song, "In The Meantime." The song is in the spotlight again thanks to Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3. Royston discusses the band's followups to Resident Alien, his solo work as Leeds, David Bowie and...

Noel catches up with Brad Roberts of the Crash Test Dummies. The band is out with their new single, Sacred Alphabet, their first in over a decade. CTD is best known for their 1993 hit "Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm." The song went to number four on the Billboard Hot 100 and number one in eight countries. Brad talks about why it failed in his native Canada. The band was nominated for three Grammys and the song w...

Noel catches up with Erich Anderson. The actor is best known in horror circles for portraying Rob in Friday The 13th: The Final Chapter. Erich talks about his infamous line and Crispin Glover. The actor had a memorable guest starring role on Star Trek: The Next Generation. He shares the role he was in the running to get. If you watched dramas in the 80s, 90s and 00s, you have likely seen Erich's w...

We're celebrating our 300th episode as Noel catches up with Kevork Malikyan. The actor is best known for portraying Kazim, leader of the Brotherhood of the Cruciform Sword, in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. Kevork discusses his meeting with Steven Spielberg and George Lucas. Find out which character he missed out on in Raiders of the Lost Ark. Kevork showed his comedic side, starring in the B...

Noel catches up with Tim Palmer. He has produced and mixed albums for a huge selection of classic and alternative artists, from Robert Plant, David Bowie and Tears For Fears to Ozzy Osbourne, The Goo Goo Dolls and U2. Tim mixed Ten for Pearl Jam, which is now in the top 50 best-selling albums of all time and the album was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2021. Tim was nominated for a Gramm...

Noel catches up with Peter Keleghan. The actor is best known in the States for portraying the original Lloyd Braun on the "Non-Fat Yogurt" episode of Seinfeld. Peter talks about why he didn't return to the role and his experiences on set. He also had guest-starring roles on Cheers and Murphy Brown. Peter returned to his native Canada and is one of the country's best-known actors with roles in The...

We're celebrating our sixth anniversary!! Noel catches up with Jenette Goldstein. The explosive actress played Private Vasquez in Aliens. Jenette also had memorable roles in other James Cameron movies including Terminator 2 and Titanic. Jenette talks about fooling around on the set of Star Trek: Generations and how she got in shape for the role of Vasquez in Aliens. Jenette founded Jenette Bras, w...

Noel catches up with Debora Iyall, who was the lead singer of Romeo Void. The band released three studio albums, featuring the songs "Never Say Never" and "A Girl in Trouble (Is a Temporary Thing)." The band is out with a new live album, Live From Mabuhay Gardens: November 14, 1980. Following the breakup of the band and the release of her solo album, Debora became an art teacher. She recently form...

Noel catches up with Pat Mastelotto. The drummer has been a member of Mr. Mister, King Crimson, Stick Men, and O.R.k., as well as working as a session drummer with XTC, The Pointer Sisters and The Rembrandts, among others. Pat was with Mr Mister in its entirety. He discusses how he got involved with the band, the religious overtones of some their hits and the reasons why their long-awaited fourth...

Noel catches up with Ken Michelman. The former college basketball player turned actor played Abner Goldstein on The White Shadow. The show ran for three seasons and inspired many to this day. Michelman talks the ups and downs of playing Goldstein and the topic that still affects to this day. Find out the future comedian/actor who was Ken's teammate at the University of Denver. Michelman coached AA...

Noel catches up with Stevie B. "The King of Freestyle" had seven top-40 hits, including the number one hit, "Because I Love You" (The Postman Song), the song spent four weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 during December 1990/January 1991. In August 2018, Billboard ranked the song the 71st-biggest hit in the history of the Hot 100. Stevie's latest single, "Take It All Back", is right up ther...

Noel catches up with Luke Esterkyn and Greg Gueldner of Stroke 9. The California-based band formed out of a high-school class project. Their biggest hit was 1999's "Little Black Backpack" from Nasty Little Thoughts. The album was produced by Talking Heads' keyboardist Jerry Harrison and Rupert Hines. Their follow-up album, Rip it Off, featured the song "Kick Some Ass" which was used in Jay and Sil...

Noel catches up with Matthew Laurance. The former actor played Sal Amato in Eddie and The Cruisers. The movie is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year. Matthew was a featured player on Saturday Night Live in 1980-81. Matthew' sitcom, Duet, was one of the very first show on the FOX network in 1987. He had a recurring role as Mel Silver on another FOX show, Beverly Hills, 90210. He left acting...