Reliving My Youth

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...

Noel catches up with Timothy Carhart. The veteran actor most recently played the Montana State Attorney General on Yellowstone. Tim starred alongside Eddie Murphy in Beverly Hills Cop 3. He played "The Violinist" in Ghostbusters. He also had memorable roles on 24, The X-Files and Star Trek: The Next Generation.

Noel catches up with Glen Phillips. The Toad The Wet Sprocket frontman released his latest solo album, There Is So Much Here, in November. It's his first solo album since 2016's Swallowed By The New. As for Toad, they released their most recent album, Starting Now, in 2021. Glen breaks down some songs and discusses his relationship with Toad's signature song, All I Want.

Noel catches up with Leah Andreone. The singer-songwriter released two albums in the 90s, "Veiled" in 1996, which featured the hit, It's Alright, It's OK, and "Alchemy" in 1998. Leah was part of the 1997 Lilith Fair tour. She took a break from performing to focus on producing but return in 2009 with her third album, Avalanche.

Noel catches with up Billy Sheehan, who is widely regarded as one of the best bassist in rock history. His band, Talas, is out with their latest album, 1985. The Buffalo band opened up for Van Halen back in 1980. Billy left Talas to join David Lee Roth's band in 1985. After leaving Roth's band, Billy formed Mr. Big, who had the smash hit, "To Be With You." The song was number one on the Billboard...

Noel catches up with Todd Park Mohr of Big Head Todd and the Monsters. The Colorado-based band formed over 30 years ago. Their breakthrough album, Sister Sweetly, went platinum thanks to the singles, "Bittersweet," "Circle," and "Broken Hearted Savior." The band has released 13 studio albums and is one of the premier live bands out there today.

Noel catches up with Alphaville’s frontman/founding member Marian Gold. The German synch pop group is out with their latest album, Eternally Yours. The double album was recorded with an orchestra. It features some of their biggest hits, including “Forever Young” and “Big in Japan.”

Noel catches up with Jim Babjak of The Smithereens, who are about to release their latest album called "The Lost Album." It was recorded in 1993. Jim talks about continuing the band following the death of lead singer, Pat DiNizio. Since Pat's death, the band have had a few guest lead singers including Robin Wilson and Marshall Crenshaw. The Smithereens are best known for their songs "A Girl Like Y...

Noel catches up with Tracey Belland, who along with her sister, Melissa, were the vocalists for the band, Voice of the Beehive. The California sisters moved to London, where they met former members of Madness and formed the band. While they maintained a cult status here in the States, they had five Top 40 singles in the UK.

Noel catches up with Maitland Ward. The actress started her acting career playing Jessica Forrester on The Bold and the Beautiful. She's probably best known for her role as Rachel McGuire on Boy Meets World. Maitland made a very successful transition to adult films, winning multiple awards. She chronicled her journey in her new memoir, Rated X: How Porn Liberated Me from Hollywood, out September 6...

Noel catches up with Fee Waybill of The Tubes. The San Francisco band's best known songs include "She's a Beauty," 'White Punks on Dope," and "Talk to ya Later," The frontman talks about working with producers David Foster and Todd Rundgren. Fee discusses his relationship, both personally and professionally, with Richard Marx. Fee released his latest solo album, "Fee Waybill Rides Again," in 2020.

Noel catches up with Michael Bailey Smith. The played Ben Grimm in Roger Corman's Fantastic Four movie. Michael played multiple characters on Charmed, including Belthazor, Shax and The Source. he also starred in The Hill Have Eyes remake and its sequel. The former football standout player "Super Freddy" in Nightmare on Elm Street 5. He has had on-screen fights with Jean-Claude Van Damme and Jaleel...

Noel catches up with Thomas Nicholas. He played Henry Rowengartner in Rookie of the Year and Kevin in the American Pie movies. Thomas is also an accomplished musician, having released six studio albums. His latest single, "1999." is a collaboration with Bowling for Soup. Thomas starred and produced the movie, Adverse, in 2020.

Noel catches up with Rebecca Staab. The actress played Sue Storm in Roger Corman's unreleased Fantastic Four movie. Rebecca guest starred on Seinfeld, playing Kristin in "The Pledge Drive" episode. She had memorable roles on Cheers, Beverly Hills, 90210 and Ellen. She had an unforgettable role in the movie, Love Potion No. 9.

Noel catches up with Martin Brammer. Martin was the lead singer of British group, The Kane Gang. Their biggest hit on the billboard 100 was "Motortown" in 1987. They did have a number one hit on the dance charts with “Don’t look any further. Following the Kane Gang, Martin continued his career as a songwriter. His songs have been recorded by Sheen Easton, Tina Turner and James Morrison to name a f...