Reliving My Youth

Noel catches up with George Merrill and Shannon Rubicam, better known as Boy Meets Girl. The duo had a massive hit with "Waiting for a Star to Fall." The song top the Billboard AC charts in 1988 and reached number five on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1988. They talk about where the inspiration for the song came from. They are also accomplished songwriters, having wrote two of Whitney Houston's biggest...

Noel catches up with Sean Kanan. The actor returns to discuss his Emmy-nominated series, Studio City, which he also created. We discuss Sean's upcoming motivational book, Way of the Cobra, and how he came up with the idea. Naturally, we discuss "Karate's Bad Boy" Mike Barnes and whether Sean will appear in season 4 of Cobra Kai.

Noel catches up with Paul Hirsch, the Oscar-winning film editor of Star Wars. He has edited over 40 feature films, including The Empire Strikes Back, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Mission: Impossible, Planes, Trains and Automobiles, Footloose, Carrie, Falling Down, Phantom of the Paradise, Obsession, Blow Out, The Secret of My Success, Steel Magnolias and Ray, for which he received a second Academy Aw...

Noel catches up with Stan Bush, the singer-songwriter behind the classic song, The Touch. The song was featured in animated film, The Transformers: The Movie, in 1986. Stan talks about the 80's movie that inspired him to write The Touch and where in pop culture history is his favorite placement of the song. Stan's work was also featured in the Jean-Claude van Damme movies, Kickboxer and Bloodsport...

Noel catches up with Brad Hopkins, the bassist of the Canadian band, Chalk Circle. The band's biggest hit, April Fool, reached 22 on the Canadian charts. They received a Juno Award nomination for Most Promising Group at the Juno Awards of 1986.

Noel catches up with Tara Kemp. Her self-titled album is celebrating its 30th anniversary. It featured two top-ten singles, "Hold You Tight" and "Piece of My Heart." Unfortunately, the music business got in the way and that was the only album Tara released. Tara talks about what happened and what she has been up to. 2021 is poised to be a big year for Tara as her long-awaited second album, which h...

Noel catches up with Dunstan Bruce. The former lead singer of Chumbawamba. The band ruled 1997 with their smash hit, Tubthumping. The song topped the charts in Australia, Canada, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand and hit number six on the Billboard Hot 100. It also reached number one Billboard Modern Rock charts. What people may not know is that the band formed in 1982. Chumbawamba was never shy about t...

Noel catches up with Frank Ashmore. The actor is best known for his roles in Airplane! and V. Frank talks about the legacy of Airplane and its place among the funniest movies in history. Frank played the Visitor, Martin, in the two V miniseries and the series. The actor talks about the backlash NBC got over Martin's fate on the show, which led to Phillip.

Noel catches up with Iva Davies, the lead singer and co-founder of Icehouse. The Australian band is best known for their hit single, Electric Blue, which reached number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1987. The band is celebrating the 40th anniversary of the debut album, Flowers, with a live album called Icehouse Plays Flowers Live.

Noel catches up with Edward Edwards. The talented character actor is best known for his roles in Robocop, Family Ties, The Fresh Prince of Bel Air and Mob City. Edward memorably played Ruben Tedesco on Family Ties. Edward also played Oliver North in two movies.

Noel catches up again with Duncan Sheik, whose latest album, Live at the Cafe Carlyle, comes out December 4th. During this political environment, Duncan updated his hit song, Barely Breathing. The Grammy and Tony Award winner also breaks down some of my favorite songs of his. Duncan also talks the state of Broadway.

Noel catches up with Jim Peterik. The talent musician/songwriter is probably best known for co-writing Survivor's Eye of the Tiger and Burning Heart for Rocky III and Rocky IV respectively. Jim tells me which Survivor song helped the band break free of the Rocky stigma. Jim started out with The Ides of March. Their hit song, Vehicle, hit number two on the Billboard Hot 100. His latest band, Pride...

Noel catches up with Larry Hankin. Whether his role is small or big, Larry always stands out. The actor is best known for his roles in Friends, Seinfeld, Billy Madison and Home Alone. Larry shares some amazing stories about Larry David, Adam Sandler, John Huston, and Clint Eastwood. Larry's short film, Solly's Diner, was nominated for an Oscar in 1980.

Noel catches up with Cy Curnin, the frontman of The Fixx. The band's signature single, "One Things Leads to Another," reached number four on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1983. Some of their other singles include "Saved by Zero", "Are We Ourselves?", and "Secret Separation", all of which reached the top 20. Cy talks about working with the late Rupert Hine, who produced The Fixx's first four album...

Noel catches up with Rob Preuss. The keyboardist was just 15 when he joined the Canadian band, Spoons (Romantic Traffic, Nova Heart). Rob spent five years with the band before joining Honeymoon Suite. After his stint with Honeymoon Suite, Rob joined the theater community, working on Mamma Mia! and Cats. Rob was one of the teachers who taught Rami Malek how to the piano for Bohemian Rhapsody.

I catch up with Gary Burke, who was the bassist in Breakfast Club. The band's single, Right on Track, reached number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Breakfast Club was nominated for the Best New Artist Grammy in 1988. Madonna also got her start in an earlier version of the band. The documentary, Madonna and The Breakfast club details her time with the band.

Noel catches up with William Sanderson. The veteran character actor perhaps is best known as E. B. Farnum in HBO's Deadwood. Sanderson played Larry in Newhart from 1982 to 1990, famous for the catchphrase, "Hi. I'm Larry. This is my brother Darryl. This is my other brother Darryl." William has appeared in many movies, and is known for his role in the 1982 cult classic, Blade Runner as J. F. Sebast...

Noel catches up with Burt Ward. The legendary actor is best known as Dick Grayson/Robin on the Batman 60's TV show. Burt received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame earlier this year. More importantly, Burt and his wife, Tracy, have rescued over 15,000 dogs. They have started Gentle Giants Dog Food and Care Programs.

Noel catches up with J.R. Richards. The singer-songwriter is the former frontman of Dishwalla. The band's biggest hit was "Counting Blue Cars," which reached number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts and number one on the Billboard Modern Rock charts in 1996. The song won Billboard Award for Rock Track of the Year 1997. J.R. talks about whether the song was a blessing or a curse. Dishwalla broke u...

Noel catches up with Rachel Haden. The talented musician, alongside sisters Tanya and Petra, formed The Haden Triplets. Their father was the late great jazz bassist Charlie Haden. Rachel is the bassist in That Dog. and has worked with Weezer and Jimmy Eat World. Rachel's latest release is a collaboration with Boo Hewerdine called, Wanderlust.

Noel catches up with Chad McNamara, who played Rooney Doodle on The Doodlebops. The show ran for three seasons on the Disney Channel. Chad talks about getting the role of Rooney, shares some behind the scenes stories, and tells us why the show lasted just three seasons.

Noel catches up with Bruce Van Dusen. The famed TV commercial director just released his memoir, 60 Stories About 30 Seconds. Bruce shares stories with the celebrities he has directed like Geena Davis, Charles Bronson, Clint Eastwood and Andre Agassi. Bruce talks about how he got his first commercial, which was Crazy Eddie's.

Noel catches up with actress and Grammy-nominated singer Ilene Graff, who played Marsha Owens for six seasons on ABC's Mr. Belvedere. Ilene began her career on Broadway in Neil Simon's Promises Promises. Ilene went on to play Sandy for two-and-a-half years in the original Broadway production of Grease, but her biggest Broadway triumph was creating the role of Cleo musical comedy hit I Love My Wife...

Noel catches up with Boo Hewerdine. The singer-songwriter was the lead singer and songwriter of the band, The Bible. Some of their hits included "Graceland", "Honey Be Good" and "Crystal Palace." Following the band's breakup, Hewerdine collaborated with Darden Smith, Eddi Reader and Squeeze's Chris Difford. His song for Reader, "Patience of Angels", brought a nomination for the Ivor Novello Award...

Noel catches up with Nick Jameson, probably best known as Russian President Yuri Suvarov on 24. Nick has had a very successful voice acting career, having had roles in Frozen, Clifford, and Star Wars: The Clone Wars, voicing Supreme Chancellor Palpatine, and Clifford. On screen, he has had guest-starring roles on Alias and Lost. Nick produced several early albums for the rock band Foghat, best kno...