Smash Mouth had three Top 10 hits in the ’90’s, including “Walkin’ On The Sun,” “All Star” and “Then The Morning Comes.” Dave O calls Paul De Lisle of Smash Mouth “one of the funniest dudes I’ve ever talked to.” Listen to the SKYPE interview and hear the two discuss the early days of Smash Mouth, how the band found out they were signed to a record deal, how they became best friends with Carson Daly and much, much more.

If there was an award to be won in the ’90′s, the Backstreet Boys earned it, from Billboard Music Awards to MTV Video Music Awards to World Music Awards to American Music Awards. BSB, which is often called the “best boy band of all time,” originally consisted of Brian, Nick, Howie D, A.J. and Kevin. The Orlando boys saw seven singles hit the Top 10 in the United States during the ’90′s alone, and that was all from just 1997-1999! Dave O recently spoke with Brian of BSB to talk about this year’s 20th anniversary of the group! In addition, hear Brian’s thoughts on who Read More …

If you were a female who grew up in the ’90’s, chances are you believed that you were going to marry either Zac, Isaac or Taylor Hanson, affectionately known as Hanson. The Tulsa, Oklahoma based brothers became household names by the fall of 1997 after the album “Middle Of Nowhere” and the hit “MMMBop,” which helped them get nominated for three Grammy awards. Dave O recently SKYPED with Zac Hanson to discuss both the hysteria of the late ’90’s, but also Hanson’s new album. Topics covered include the real story of “MMMBop,” how the band got its lucky break, unauthorized fan biographies, covering Slipknot, charities Read More …

So why in the heck did Crash Test Dummies lead singer Brad Roberts decide on the name “Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm” for the bands worldwide hit that garnered three Grammy Nominations? For one of the first times, Roberts admits the cold hard truth in this interview, which Dave O recently did with him via SKYPE. During this one hour conversation, also hear about how the band chose the unique name Crash Test Dummies, the history of its formation, updates on new material and much, much more.

Back in 1996, the Bayside Boys remixed Los Del Rio’s “Macarena” into a worldwide smash! Everywhere you went, you heard it. Everywhere you looked, someone was dancing it! But a big question at the time was, who was the female singing it?!? Turns out, it was Carla Vanessa, who joined forces with the Bayside Boys for the song and later, was a member of Miami Sound Machine. Dave O recently SKYPED with Carla Vanessa to talk about the worldwide craze that was and is the “Macarena,” as well as her Miami Sound Machine days, being voted one of the Top 25 sexiest women in the Read More …

Even in 2011, some seventeen years after “Cotton Eyed Joe” first hit #1 all around the world, the song can still be heard at most bars, clubs and sports stadiums on any given night. And while most music fans know Rednex only for that song, the group is actually one of the more interesting stories you’ll ever hear. Dave O recently SKYPED with Scarlet of Rednex to talk about the group being up for sale, the bizarre fake biography that was once written and what the concept of Rednex actually means, among other things.

Diane Warren has had over 100 songs on the charts. She has written songs for nearly 100 movies. She’s been nominated for five Golden Globes (one victory), six Academy Awards and seven Grammys (with one win). She became the first songwriter in the history of Billboard to have seven hits, all by different artists, on the charts at the same time. She has been named ASCAP Song Writer of the Year six times and Billboard Song Writer of the Year four times. She is in the Song Writers Hall of Fame. She even has her own Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Yes, Diane Read More …

Ace of Base is the only group in the history of the Billboard music chart to have all three of its debut singles reach #1. Dave O recently called Sweden to speak with founding member Ulf Ekberg about how the group started, the difficulties they faced in getting launched in the U.S. & their thoughts on being looked up to by Lady Gaga & Katy Perry.