Reliving My Youth Podcast

Noel catches up with Rachel Murray, who was lead singer of the all-girl group "The Rebel Pebbles". She co-wrote their hit single "Dream Lover", which cracked the Billboard Top 40. The Pebbles even performed in an all-women prison. After the Pebbles, she became a staple in the Los Angeles and Southern California music scene with her original band "Rachel in the Weeds" and with "The Blue Meow" her j...

Noel catches up with William Sadler. The legendary actor is best known for his roles in Die Hard 2, The Bill and Ted sequels and The Shawshank Redemption. William talks about getting started in the business and how the first episode of HBO's Tales From the Crypt advanced his career.

Noel catches up with Ellen Foley. The talented performer released her first album in eight years, Fighting Words. It's one of the best rock album of the year. Ellen is best known musically for singing the female lead on Meatloaf's Paradise by the Dashboard Light. On television, Ellen played public defender, Billie Young, on the second season of Night Court. Her film credits include, Tootsie, Fatal...

Noel catches up with Cary Brothers. If you have watched television in the past two decades you have definitely heard one of his songs on these shows: Grey's Anatomy, Private Practice, ER, Scrubs, and Smallville. Cary's song, "Blue Eyes", was featured on the Grammy-winning Garden State soundtrack.

Noel catches up with Jim Turner. The actor is probably best known for playing ex-football-star-turned-agent, Kirby Carlisle on HBO's Arli$$. Jim reveals the unique item he asked athletes and actors to sign. Jim also created Randee of the Redwoods, made famous by MTV.

Noel catches up with Paul Eiding, the very talent actor is probably best known for voicing Colonel Roy Campbell in the Metal Gear video game series and the Autobot, Perceptor, in the first Transformers animated show and The Transformers: The Movie. On screen, Paul has starred in The Charmings, guest starred on The Golden Girls, Star Trek TNG, Picket Fences to name a few.

Noel catches up with Murray Foster. The bassist is one of the founding members of the Canadian band, Moxy Früvous. After the band went their separate ways, Murray joined Great Big Sea. Murray directed and wrote The Cocksure Lads, a movie about a fictitious 1960's British band. Currently, he is the founder and CEO of the Toronto Songwriting School.

Noel catches up with Peej, the lead singer of Punk Rock Factory. Their latest cover album, Masters of the Uniwurst, features the band's take on some of the most popular kids shows of the past five decades. They have also release an album of Disney covers called, A Whole New Wurst.

Noel catches up with Paul Robb. One of the founding members of the groundbreaking band, Information Society, whose latest album, ODDfellows, is the very first complete album to be released with a headphone version rendered in THX Spatial Audio. INSOC is best known for their hits, "What's on Your Mind (Pure Energy)", "Walking Away" and "Running."

Noel catches up with James Morrison. The talent actor is best known for portraying CTU director Bill Buchanan on 24. He starred in the cult TV show, Space: Above and Beyond. James had a recurring role on the Twin Peaks revival. James directed and produced the documentary, Showing Up, an unprecedented look at the audition process. He is also a very talent musician, having releases two albums.

Noel catches up with Joe Urla. The talented actor is probably best known for playing Dugan on Seinfeld. Urla has had guest-starring roles on The Wire, The Americans, The Blacklist and so much more. Find out which Dick Wolf show he partnered with Wesley Snipes. On the silver screen, Urla has had roles in Deep Impact, Sleepers and Disclosure and more.  

Noel catches up with Dennis DeYoung. The former lead singer of Styx recently released his final studio album, 26 East, Vol. 2. Dennis reveals why it will be his final album. We discuss why he never wanted to release solo albums in the first place, if he'll ever reunite with the band and his favorite placement of one of his songs in pop culture.

Noel catches up with musician Chris Bostock, probably best known as the bassist/songwriter of the band, JoBoxers. The British band is best known in America for their song, "Just Got Lucky", which reached number 38 on the Billboard Hot 100. Chris was also a member of Subway Sect, Spear of Destiny and Dave Stewart and the Spiritual Cowboys.

We're celebrating the fourth anniversary of the Reliving My Youth Podcast with DC Glenn, aka The Brain Supreme, of the hip-hop duo, Tag Team. Their signature song, Whoomp! (There It Is) was massive back in 1993, reaching number two on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was brought back into the public conscious with the Geico commercial, "Scoop! (There It Is).

Noel catches up with Res. The amazing singer's debut album, "How Do I", is celebrating its 20th anniversary. The album features the songs "They Say Vision", "Golden Boys" and "700 Mile Situation". "How Do I "features so many different styles of music it made it difficult to promote as one genre of music. The album was clearly ahead of its time. Res's voice bears an uncanny resemblance to Stevie Ni...

Noel catches up with Jonathan Schmock. He is a performer, a writer, an artist, a director, and an editorial cartoonist. Jonathan is probably best known for his role as the Chez Quis Maitre D' in Ferris Bueller's Day Off. Which is celebrating its 35th anniversary. After starting his career as half the comedy team The Funny Boys, he became a writer/producer, co-creating such shows as Sabrina, The Te...

Noel catches up with Graeme Clark from Wet Wet Wet. The Scottish band scored a number of hits on the UK charts and around the world. Their debut single, "Wishing I was Lucky", hit number 58 on the Billboard Hot 100. Their biggest hit, the 1994 cover of The Troggs' hit "Love Is All Around", from the Four Weddings and a Funeral soundtrack, spent 15 weeks atop the UK singles chart, one week short of...

Noel catches up with Glenn Medeiros, who had a massive worldwide hit in 1987 with "Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You." Glenn had a number one song in 1990 with Bobby Brown in "She Ain't Worth It." He had three songs on the Karate Kid Part III soundtrack. After his music career, Glenn became an educator. Dr. Medeiros is now the president of the Saint Louis School in Honolulu.

Noel catches up with Bill Hanstock, the author of "We Promised You a Great Main Event," an unauthorized WWE history. We discuss the state of the WWE, the most important wrestler and moment of the last 40 years.

Noel catches up with William Christopher Ford, who played Dennis in Karate Kid Part 3. William's latest project, 52 masters, has him embark on a journey to learn 52 martial arts disciplines from 52 masters. Two of the masters Karate Kid fans know well, Sensei Ron Thomas and Darryl Vidal.

Noel catches up with Tony Ortiz, who was the lead singer of The Monroes. The band had a cult classic with "What Do All the People Know". Unfortunately, the band never released a full length album due to the shuttering of their record company. Tony took some time away from music. He's back now with his amazing band, Tony Ortiz and The Guns of Soul.   tonyortizsoul.com

Noel catches up with Michael Cavalieri, who starred opposite Hillary Swank in The Next Karate Kid. Michael played Ned, the leader of the Alpha Elite. We discussed how he got the role, his experiences with both Pat Morita and Michael Ironside and what he thought of Hillary Swank's performance. Michael wrote, directed and starred in Ritornato. He talks about his inspiration for the film, which is ge...

Noel catches up with Jeffrey Lee Campbell. The musician went from selling candy in a theatre to touring as Sting's guitarist on the "Nothing Like the Sun" tour in 1987-88. Jeff detailed the experience in his amazing book, "Do Stand So Close: my improbable adventure as Sting's guitarist." In recent years, Jeff has transitioned to Broadway. His credits include Saturday Night Fever, Seussical, Mamma...

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. wayofthecobra.com