Jennifer Lopez Interview

American Music Award Winner. Billboard Music Video Award Winner. MTV VMA Winner. People’s Choice Award Winner. Style Icon of the Decade. Sexiest Woman of the Year. Most Powerful Celebrity of the Year. American Idol judge. Movie star. Music star. Mother. World icon. Jennifer Lopez is the above things and many more. J-Lo recently joined Dave O on Round Trip to discuss motherhood, American Idol, music, movies, pets and much, much more!

Donna Lewis Interview

Donna Lewis gave us perhaps the most timeless love song of the entire 1990’s with “I Love You Always Forever” in 1996. The song spent nine weeks at #2 (including 35 weeks on the charts overall!). Donna recently joined Dave O from her New York City residence and shared many neat stories, including how she got signed to a record deal, the inspiration for that song and why she took so many years off and away from the spotlight.

Enrique Iglesias Interview

You are probably aware that Enrique Iglesias is the son of Julio, and an international pop star who has sold over 55 million records worldwide. Iglesias’ breakthrough hit in the United States came during 1999 in the form of “Bailamos” and since then, Enrique has enjoyed five Billboard Hot 100 top five singles and a record ten number one hits on Billboard’s Dance charts. What you may not know about Iglesias is how his music career got started while at the University of Miami, much to the complete shock of his parents. Hear more about that in this candid interview with Dave O, as well Read More …

Portrait Interview

Portrait gained fame in 1992 with the songs “Honey Dip” and “Here We Go Again.” Led by Michael Angelo Saulsberry, the Los Angeles formed group had a very unique sound that created fans all over the globe, especially in Asia. Dave O recently SKYPED with Saulsberry to discuss the formation of Portrait, what it was like being on an episode of Family Matters, working with famous actresses in videos and much, much more, including a frank discussion of how Portrait was largely doomed from the start.

Blind Melon Update

We got an interesting tweet (@roundtrip90s) from Danny in Rapid City, South Dakota. He asks, “Can u explain what Blind Melon is up to. Together or not?” Danny, I’m glad you brought up Blind Melon, because they’re one of the more underrated bands who came out in the 1990’s. And you’re right, its hard to know exactly what they’re up to in 2013 (for a number of reasons). As you probably know, the band was formed in Los Angeles and eventually made it big with the song “No Rain.” However, lead singer Shannon Hoon tragically died in 1995, at the young age of 28, from Read More …

98 Degrees Interview

Ten million albums sold. Eight Top 40 hits. Four studs, back together, reunited, for “The Package Tour” this summer with New Kids On The Block & Boyz II Men. We’re talking about 98 Degrees, of course, who were one of the few “boy bands” to be independently formed by Jeff Timmons, who recently joined Dave O to talk about the good old days and the exciting reunion this summer. Topics covered include what jobs the guys worked in the early days to “get by” in Los Angeles, how the group got its name, the meaning of many of its songs, Nick & Jessica, Jeff with Read More …

Lisa Loeb Interview

Lisa Loeb is just awesome. Period. Not only does she love cats, and not only does she have her own Eyewear Line, but she also is STILL the only artist to ever have a #1 hit (“Stay”) while not signed to a recording contract. That is a feat that will likely never be broken. Dave O recently caught up with Lisa to discuss the good old days, including how she came up with the song “Stay”, how Ethan Hawke helped her land on the “Reality Bites” soundtrack and how the video for “Stay” was done in one take. They also discuss Lisa’s latest addition to Read More …

Brownstone Interview

In 1995, Brownstone was nominated for a Grammy and six Billboard Music Awards for the single “If You Love Me.” Founding member Nicci Gilbert called the show and joined Dave O to talk about being one of the first groups signed to Michael Jackson’s MJJ record label, what it was like working with Michael, her friendship with American Idol Season Three winner Fantasia Barrino, the future of Brownstone and much more.

Cyndi Lauper Interview

More than 50 million albums sold. 20 million singles. 1 million DVDs. 6 Grammy Awards. 3 MTV VMA’s. The list goes on and on for Cyndi Lauper, who really needs no introduction. Dave O recently spoke with Cyndi via cell phone and discussed a number of topics, including the song Dave O calls “the greatest love song of all time,” “Time After Time.” Did Cyndi agree? Listen to find out, as well as also discovering other interesting back stories about “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun,” Cyndi’s 90’s Christmas album and much, much more!

Huge Summer Tour & More!

Sorry for the delay in getting a new “Back In The Day Buzz” published… I’ve been beyond busy hunting down more 90’s artists to catch up with and bring to you! Lots to update you on in this edition. First, I’m beyond EXCITEDDDD for the concert tour just announced… New Kids On The Block, Boyz II Men and Paula Abdul!  Most likely, it’ll be coming to a city near you this summer and it should be absolutely classic. Next, I was at the gym tonight doing some curls when I heard a guy walk by with a song on his headphones… and it sampled BROWNSTONE Read More …