Reliving My Youth

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...

Noel catches up with Josh Joplin. He has founded the bands, Josh Joplin Group and Among The Oak & Ash. He is set to release his first album in almost a decade with Among The Oak & Ash called, "Figure Drawing." His song "Camera One," with the Josh Joplin group, was the first independent release to hit number 1 at Triple A radio and went to 22 on the Billboard Top 40 chart in 2001. It won the "Singl...

Noel catches up with Frankie Rose, who just released her latest album, Love as Projection. Her first original solo album since 2017's Cage Tropical. Frankie's second full-length album, Interstellar, was released in 2012 and earned a "Best New Music" designation from Pitchfork. Interstellar featured the hit song, Know Me. She was an original member of Crystal Stilts, Dum Dum Girls, Vivian Girls and...

Noel catches up with Melody Anderson, who played Dale Arden in the 1980 movie, Flash Gordon. Melody talks about the legacy of the movie, working with the amazing cast and the parts of the movie that she improvised. Melody starred alongside Chuck Norris in the 1986 movie, Firewalker. On television, Melody starred in the 1983 NBC show, Manimal. Today, she is a psychotherapist, specializing in treati...

Noel catches up with Abby Hagyard. The actress played "Mom" and the other adult female characters on You Can't Do That On Television. The show ran for ten seasons. Hagyard provided character voices for the animated cartoon series For Better or For Worse, The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin, Dennis the Menace and The Care Bears. She wrote the book, Fame, in 2017.

Noel catches up with Angela Dohrmann. The actress is best known for playing Donna Chang on Seinfeld. Angela discusses the experience, whether Donna Chang enjoyed people thinking she was Chinese and if there was a real-life Donna Chang. Angela started her career as a VJ in Canada for Much Music. She has had roles on Star Trek: Voyager, Nash Bridges and The Drew Carey show.

Noel catches up with Steve Butler of Smash Palace. Steve and his brother, Brian, formed the new wave band, Quincy, in the 1970s. They released their self-titled debut album in 1980. Quincy Jones sent the band a trademark infringement cease-and-desist order and Quincy were no longer allowed to use the name and broke up soon afterward. The brothers formed Smash Palace a few years later and released...

Noel catches up with Greg Kane, who is one half of the Scottish brotherly duo, Hue and Cry. Their biggest hit was 1987's "Labor of Love." The song was featured on the soundtrack for the video game Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City. The duo took a break following their 1999 album and reunited thanks to the tv show, "Hit Me Baby One More Time." Since then, they have released six albums wi...

Noel catches up with Dave Rowntree. Blur's drummer is set to release his debut solo album, "Radio Songs," this Friday. The album is an electronic album, compared to Blur's rock sound. Blur's "Song 2" is one of the biggest songs of the 90's and is played at every sports stadium to this day. Blur announced that they have reunited and will played Wembley Stadium in July.

Noel catches up with Loreena McKennitt. The Canadian Celtic singer-songwriter released ten studio albums to date, including 1991's "The Visit" and 1997's "The Book of Secrets", the latter featured the smash hit, "The Mummers'Dance", which topped the Billboard Adult Alternative charts and hit number 18 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was featured in movies and television. Loreena released her la...

Noel catches up with Ann Cusack. The actress made her big-screen debut in A League of Their Own, playing left fielder Shirley Baker. She once again worked with Tom Hanks in Sully. She had memorable roles in Multiplicity and Tank Girl. On television, she starred in the Lifetime sitcom, Maggie, and had roles in Fargo and Better Call Saul. Currently, Ann has a recurring role on Amazon Prime's The Boy...

Noel catches up with Jim Piddock. The actor, producer and writer is out with his memoir “CAUGHT WITH MY PANTS DOWN and Other Tales from a Life in Hollywood.” Jim talks about creating the movie, "Mascots" and the TV show, "Family Tree" with Christopher Guest. The veteran actor discusses his role of Trevor Beckwith in "Best in Show." Jim had memorable roles in Friends, Lethal Weapon 2 and Independen...