If you listened to the radio this weekend in 1999, you likely couldn’t have gone an hour without hearing “Mambo No 5” from Lou Bega. The song was a literal worldwide sensation and helped Bega get nominated for a Grammy. Bega followed up the Mambo Magic with the single “Tricky Tricky,” which also did quite well on the pop charts. These days, Lou Bega has a new album out (“Free Again”) and is living in Germany. Dave O recently SKYPED with Bega and found out a number of previously unknown things about “Mambo No 5,” from information about the female names in it to the Read More …

If you ever slow danced in the ’90’s, there’s a great chance one or more of the songs you swayed to were from the band Firehouse. The Charlotte, North Carolina formed band brought us ’90’s hits such as “Don’t Treat Me Bad,” “Love of a Lifetime,” “When I Look Into Your Eyes” and “I Live My Life For You.” Dave O recently SKYPED with Bill Leverty of Firehouse, who told the real story of how the band chose its name, his thoughts on the remarkable success of Firehouse in Southeast Asia and discussed the new Firehouse album!

The Verve Pipe were formed in Lansing, Michigan and signed to a major record deal in 1995. Within two years, the boys had a major hit on their hands with “The Freshman,” which hit the Top 10 in 1997. Donny Brown of The Verve Pipe recently made a connection with Dave O via SKYPE to discuss the “good old days” of the band and the 2011 Verve Pipe, which sees the group still making music. You might be surprised what genre, too. Listen to the interview here!

Believe it or not, INOJ never really had aspirations to become a pop star. In fact, at the time she hit it big with the single “Love You Down” in 1997, she was mainly focused on writing. However, a chance call and encounter with Lil Jon led to Joni backwards, or INOJ, to re-do the “Ready For The World” song into a hit. INOJ followed that success up with a re-make of Cyndi Lauper’s “Time After Time” and the rest, as they say, is history. Dave O recently SKYPED with INOJ to discuss the amazing story of how she rose to fame and how quickly Read More …

Jewel has been nominated for four Grammy Awards and sold over 27 million albums across the world! She first came to fame as an Alaskan musician who had once “lived in her car” back in 1995 with the release of the album “Pieces of You,” which included hits like “Who Will Save Your Soul,” “You Were Meant For Me” & “Foolish Games.” Jewel recently joined Dave O to tell some amazing stories about the good old days, including about the days when she lived in her car, the unbelievable story of how “You Were Meant For Me” came about and much, much more.

So just how tall is Skee-Lo? Did he really play basketball? Were all the stories in the 1995 smash hit “I Wish” personal experiences? What was it like acting and VJ’ing shows on MTV? And what is he up to today? Find out the answers to these questions and many more by listening to Skee-Lo and Dave O speak via SKYPE. Skee-Lo is certainly candid and hilarious in this interview!

Robin S. became a worldwide sensation in 1993 when the single “Show Me Love” hit the top of the charts around the world, and that success helped her launch a career that has seen several more hits, from “Love For Love” to “What I Do Best.” These days, you’ll hear multiple artists sampling her work, from Jason Derulo to Chris Brown to Kid Ink. Robin S. recently joined Dave O in a very blunt trip down memory lane, as she spoke about how she was actually SICK when she recorded “Show Me Love,” her surprise at its success, her thoughts on all the artists sampling Read More …

The Escape Club first hit big in 1988 when the song “Wild, Wild West” went to #1. In 1992, they had their biggest song of the 1990’s, “I’ll Be There,” which has become an anthem for those dealing with the pain of losing a loved one. Dave O recently SKYPED with lead singer Trevor Steel and discussed the controversy regarding the video for “Wild, Wild West,” where the idea for “I’ll Be There” came from, why the group broke up and much, much more.

It was summertime in 1996 when “Where Do You Go” by No Mercy was lighting up radio and dance floors all over the world. The three man group out of Miami would follow that success up with singles like “Please Don’t Go” and “When I Die,” and the group is still kickin’ it today! Dave O recently SKYPED with Marty Cintron of No Mercy to talk about the origin of “Where Do You Go,” working with Frank Farian, traveling the world and what the group is up to today!

Boy Krazy seemingly became an overnight sensation in 1993 when the single “That’s What Love Can Do” was released in the United States. However, what most people don’t realize is that Boy Krazy had been dropped by their label prior to this and the song had only been worked as a single in the UK. Ruth Ann Roberts of Boy Krazy recently SKYPED with Dave O to tell the bizarre and random story of how and why the group got picked back up by its label and how the song was released in the U.S. Other topics covered include how the group was formed, Ruth Read More …