Dope Nostalgia

Moist is one of the biggest rock bands in Canadian history! Especially in the Big Shiny Tunes Era - the 90's. Moist bassist Jeff Pearce & guitarist Jonathan Gallivan chat with me about the band, Wordle, Bif Naked's appearance in the video "Believe Me", The Napster Era, computer talk, Jonathan's band My Brilliant Beast, what's on their rider, and the latest incredible Moist album, "The End of the Ocean".

Kickass drummer/instructor Benjamin Hans joins me from Nashville! He's worked with such greats as Trixter, Eric Martin, and Kip Winger, and shares some stories. We talk about his jazz album, living and working in Nashville, vinyl, magazines, and more! We start the show with talking to our Gen Z friend Koda about her 90's knowledge.

Dr. Kelly Jakubowski is a renowned professor of Music Psychology at Durham University in the UK. We discuss how music affects our brains. Is nostalgia healthy? We talk about the link between music & memories, remembering song lyrics from decades ago, thinking new music sucks and "ours" is the best, how music affects Dementia & Alzheimer's, perfect & relative pitch, and the song that gets stuck in your head, the earworm.

Let's talk about singer turned successful actress, Billie Piper! A UK treasure, she released 2 successful pop albums before taking acting seriously, and my guest Mariel Bassori of the YouTube channel "Mariel Talks Pop" loves them! Mariel also does artist interviews with the popstars of the 90's and early 2000's, so we discuss what goes into finding our guests.

Sweet, soulful vocalist Tiffany Villarreal joins me to share her story! Having worked with Dr. Dre, Missy Elliot, Raekwon, Baby Bash, 2Pac, and more, she has lived the music industry and seen it's dark side. A former member of R&B group 702, we talk about these experiences, her strong and inspiring faith, the music we loved in the '90's, and her new music on her YouTube channel, including her courageous track "Woman".