Color Me Badd originally consisted of Bryan Abrams, Kevin Thornton, Mark Calderon and Sam Watters. The group was “born” during high school in Oklahoma City and soon after, saw an insane amount of success with singles like “I Wanna Sex You Up,” “I Adore Mi Amor” and “All 4 Love.” In addition, the boys achieved much fame for their appearance at “The Peach Pit” on the television show Beverly Hills 90210. Bryan Abrams recently joined Dave O to talk about the good old days of Color Me Badd, including how a chance encounter with Bon Jovi at a movie theatre changed everything, how a horse Read More …

Alice Deejay became famous in 1999 with the release of the song “Better Off Alone,” which to this day, gets lots of airplay around the world. The group was formed in Amsterdam and followed up “Better Off Alone” with the single “Back In My Life.” Unfortunately for fans of Alice Deejay’s infectiously catchy sounds, the group would only release one album, “Who Needs Guitars Anyway?,” before breaking up in 2002. Dave O recently caught up with Judith Pronk of Alice Deejay to discuss not only the good old days and why Alice Deejay disbanded, but also her exciting new clothing line, her days in makeup Read More …

If you asked a music fan to name the best rock groups of the ’90’s, there’s a good chance you’d hear “Gin Blossoms” muttered within the first few words. For several years, it seemed as though the Arizona formed band had a new hit every week, from “Hey Jealousy” to “Found Out About You” to “Follow You Down” to “Allison Road.” Dave O recently SKYPED with Jesse from the Gin Blossoms to discuss the bands formation, the tragic loss of Doug Hopkins, the meaning of many songs and the new album that the band has out, in addition to Jesse’s second solo record. ***NOTE*** A Read More …

Any 90’s music fanatic will remember the song “Cantaloop” by Us3 for its infectious jazz grooves mixed with hip hop. But did you know that Us3 mastermind Geoff Wilkinson got the rights to sample the Blue Note Records catalog for that and other songs only AFTER thinking he was getting sued? And did you know that he later visited the Birdland Music Club in New York City, only to discover it was now a strip club?!? Dave O recently SKYPED with Wilkinson to discuss these things, as well as Us3’s new record, the future of the group and much, much more.

Tony! Toni! Tone!… For starters… where in the heck did the Bay area group come up with that name? And were they really as cool, funny and generally bad ass as they seemed? Dave O found out the answer to these questions (by the way, they ARE bad ass and HILARIOUS) and many more from recently catching up with D’Wayne Wiggins from Tony! Toni! Tone! via SKYPE. Besides talking about the old days of “If I Had No Loot,” “Anniversary,” “It Feels Good” and “Lay Your Head On My Pillow,” Dave O and D’Wayne also discussed “The House of Music,” which is D’Wayne’s recording studio. Read More …

Back in 1998, a true “southern belle” hit the top of the pop charts all across the world, when “Crush” from Jennifer Paige was released. In the United States, the song hit #3 on the charts, but around the globe, it was #1 in four countries. Since then, Jennifer Paige has released several more albums (all of which are great, by the way) and worked with a number of other artists, including Nick Carter of the Backstreet Boys, on the single, “Beautiful Lie.” Paige recently SKYPED with Dave O to discuss her early childhood obsession with the Atlanta Braves, how she got into music, the Read More …

Londonbeat exploded onto the United States pop scene in 1991 with the smash hit “I’ve Been Thinking About You,” a song that spent 14 weeks on the pop charts and made it all the way to number one. After much work, Dave O recently found Londonbeat lead singer Jimmy Helms, who was delighted to make a connection and talk about the formation of Londonbeat, what he remembers about the moment he found out the group had a number one hit and about the future of Londonbeat.

The Barenaked Ladies have won multiple Juno and Billboard Music Awards, as well as being nominated for a Grammy. Barenaked Ladies, from the beautiful country of Canada, are best known for their 1990’s hit “One Week,” but have had a stack of other giant hits, too. Dave O recently SKYPED with group co-founder Ed Robertson to talk about Barenaked Ladies both in the mid-90’s, 2012 and everything in between. Listen to the interview here!

4 P.M. (For Positive Music) was originally formed just outside of Baltimore, Maryland by four close friends. The group had to battle and battle to get noticed and get their break, as you’ll hear in the SKYPE interview Dave O recently had with Martiz Ware of 4 P.M. Click to listen to an inspirational story of four guys who just loved music and wouldn’t quit pursuing it until they achieved success and an equal level of peace in their hearts. Hear of the struggle of getting signed, how “Sukiyaki” became a chosen cover and what the group is up to today, plus much, much more. Read More …

One of the most interesting women in pop music, Sophie B Hawkins first hit the top ten in 1992 with the song “Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover,” off of her album Tongues And Tails, which got her nominated for a Grammy. Sophie followed up that radio success by releasing the song “As I Lay Me Down” and continues to make music today, with a new album out soon. Dave O recently SKYPED with Sophie to talk about the past, but also the present, which includes the new album, Sophie’s artwork and writing a musical for Kristen Chenowith. Listen to the interview here!