Reliving My Youth

Noel catches up with Neville Keighley AKA Belouis Some. He had worldwide hits in the 1980s with "Some People", "Imagination" and "Round, Round", the latter being featured on the soundtrack for the John Hughes film Pretty in Pink. "Some People" and "Imagination" charted on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1985. Belouis toured with Queen in 1986. Belouis released three albums.

Noel catches up with Britta Phillips, one half of the husband-wife duo, Dean and Britta. They just released their latest album, A Peace of Us, featuring a cover of Roy Orbison's Pretty Paper. Dean and Britta spun off from the band, Luna, and have released multiple albums. Britta got her start as the singing voice of Jem in the animated series, "Jem and The Holograms." She also voiced multiple characters in Adult Swim's "Morel Orel." Britta's solo album featured the amazing cover of The Cars' "Drive."

Noel catches up with Jim O'Heir. The actor portrayed Jerry (or Garry/Larry/Terry/Barry) Gergich on Parks and Recreation. Jim is out with a new book, "Welcome to Pawnee: Stories of Friendship, Waffles, and Parks and Recreation." The book features interviews with the cast, producers, writers and the creators the show. Jim also tells us how the show got Christie Brinkley to play Jerry's wife. Jim has over 200 credits including Better Call Saul, Friends, and Star Trek: Voyager. He's also played Santa Claus many, many times.

Noel catches up with Jeremy Toback. The singer-songwriter came on to the scene as the bassist of the Seattle-based band, Brad, featuring Pearl Jam guitarist, Stone Gossard. Brad's debut album, Shame, features the songs, "Buttercup" and "20th Century." Jeremy released two critically lauded solo CDs, Another True Fiction and Perfect Flux Thing. The single, “You Make Me Feel” was a top 25 Adult Top 40 radio hit in 1999. Jeremy then collaborated with Renee Stahl to form Renee and Jeremy. They recorded alt lullabies on 2006’s It’s A Big World. 2012's A Little Love followed with the duo’s groovy acoustic take on Queen’s You’re My Best Friend. They released their latest, Shout, last year featuring covers of Tears For Fears and Harry Styles.

Noel catches with up Pete Hewlett of Novo Combo. The band recently released their very long awaited album, 45 West 55th. Hewlett has an impressive career, having recorded and toured with Billy Joel, Carly Simon, Joe Jackson, and Julian Lennon. Notably, he performed with Billy Joel in the USSR in 1987. He also joined Joel for the historic 2008 “Last Play at Shea” concert alongside Paul McCartney, Tony Bennett, Don Henley, Garth Brooks, and Roger Daltrey.

Noel catches up with Sydney Penny. The actress made her big screen debut alongside Clint Eastwood in the Western, Pale Rider. She played Young Meggie in the miniseries, The Thorn Birds. Sydney also starred in the New Gidget. She took her talents to the soap world, starring in Santa Barbara, All My Children and The Bold and The Beautiful. She recently released her first novel, A Place To Stay.

Noel catches up with Monique Powell of Save Ferris. The ska-punk band formed in Orange County, CA in 1995. Their name is a reference to Ferris Bueller's Day Off. They're best known for their cover of Dexys Midnight Runners “Come on Eileen." They appeared in the movie, "Ten Things I Hate About You." After two albums, they broke up in 2002. Monique got the rights to the Save Ferris name and put together a new band. They released the EP, Checkered Past, in 2017. Their latest single, "Lights Out in the Reptile House," came out this year.

Noel catches up with Chad Fischer, the frontman of Lazlo Bane. In 2002, they released All the Time in The World, which included "I’m No Superman." The song became the theme song for the TV series Scrubs and led to a video directed by Scrubs star Zack Braff. Their debut album, 11 Transistor, included a cover of Men at Work’s “Overkill” and featured Colin Hay as a guest vocal. Chad has had a very successful career in movies and television, having scored Zack Braff's movie, Garden State and provided the scores for the TV shows, Private Practice and Scandal.

Noel catches up with David Leisure. The actor appeared in the Airplane! movies and was the roommate of Robert Hays. David played Charley in The Golden Girls spinoff, Empty Nest. David is perhaps best known for portraying pitchman Joe Isuzu.

Noel catches up with Chris Slade, one of the prominent drummers in rock. Chris first toured the world with Tom Jones and was part of Manfred Mann's Earth Band from 1971-1978. He was a member of the supergroup, The Firm, that featured Jimmy Page and Paul Rodgers. Chris's biggest exposure came when he joined AC/DC in 1989 and played on The Razors Edge album. Chris formed the Chris Slade Timeline back in 2012 and just released their debut album, Timescape. It is a double album that includes one album of original music and another of the band's versions of songs that Chris has played previously played with.