Reliving My Youth

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 Monster Squad.

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 that time, which led to their amazing third album. Let Go. We go into some of Nada Surf's songs and discuss why at one point they were compared to Weezer.

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 Vonafone commercial. Their song, "We Used To Be Friends," was featured as the theme song to TV show, Veronica Mars.

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 and The Odyssey through the life of German archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann, who is considered "The Father of Modern Archaeology." The three-part podcast explores Schliemann, who changed history when he discovered the real-life locations and treasures in the epic poems. In the fourth part, Thaao explains why he embarked on the journey, where he was involved in some near-death experiences.

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 discusses the misconceptions of "Enola Gay" and whether the band enjoyed making videos.

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 the show.

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-charting album on the Billboard Top 200, reaching number four. Fergal also talks about the tragic loss of Dolores O'Riordan.

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 surviving members, Ted and drummer Mike Zelenko, reformed the band under the name Material Reissue. The band is back in the spotlight now thanks to the new documentary, Out of Time: The Material Issue Story.

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 about her experience being jetted off to songwriting workshops in a French castle alongside the likes of Carole King, Jon Bon Jovi, The Bangles, and The Go-Gos. In addition to those workshops, Maia is involved with SongwritingWith:Soldiers.