The Rock N' Roll & Coffee Show

It was a pleasure chatting with this weeks guest Katrina Weidman. Katrina is a veteran Paranormal Investigator and has been on shows such as Paranormal State, Paranormal Lockdown and Portals to hell with co-host Jack Osbourne. Season 3 of Portals to Hell can now be seen streaming on Discovery+ with new episodes every Saturday.  Listen as we chat about her childhood, her first paranormal exper...

I had the pleasure of having a conversation with actor Keith Coogan! Keith is probably best known for his roles in Adventures in Babysitting and Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead but Keith has also starred in other great films such as Hiding Out, Toy Soldiers, Cousins and Under The Boardwalk just to name a few. Keith has also made an appearance in the Jay & Silent Bob Reboot playing himself...

This weeks guest is John Cusimano. John has been singing for the indie rock band The Cringe for many years and now has a new project called Fastest Land Animal. Fastest Land Animal has kind of an indie/punk sound and have just released their self titled debut record which is fantastic! I have a conversation with John about growing up in New York, Fastest Land Animal and touring in The Cringe with...

This week I got to site down with Music Supervisor, producer and director Jonathan McHugh. Jonathan has a great documentary called Long Live Rock...Celebrate The Chaos premiering March 11th. The film takes a deep dive into the culture of hard rock music. With intimate interviews, the leading titans of rock discuss the genre and  the special relationship they have with their audience. Featurin...

This week I was excited to have a conversation with my good pal Mark Knight. You may know Mark as the founding member and lead guitar player of Bang Tango but did you know he also has a solo band call Mark Knight & the Unsung Heroes? Their new record "Days of a Dreamer" was just released February 16th and is available from the ink below. I highly recommend it! It was great chatting with Mark a...

My guest this week is guitarist Mick Sweda. Mick started his professional musical career playing guitar for King Cobra with drummer Carmine Appice. When he left King Cobra he started BulletBoys and now he has a new musical project called The Hot Summers. It was a pleasure to have a conversation with Mick about his early days playing guitar, beer (IPA's), how he joined King Cobra, the formation and...

This week our guest is Steve Brown, founding member and guitar player of Trixter and Tokyo Motor Fist with vocalist Ted Poley of Danger Danger. We had a fun conversation about his early days sitting in at a show with Ray Gillan when Steve was just 12 years old, Trixters rise to stardom, his life after Trixter in 40 Ft Ringo to his current band Tokyo Motor Fist. We also chat about his opportunities...

Bassist Greg Chaisson of Badlands and Kings of Dust is our guest this week. We had a great conversation with Greg about meeting Rob Halford for the first time, getting the call from Sharon Osbourne to audition for Ozzy, forming Badlands with Jake E. Lee as well as the challenges Badlands faced throughout their career, beating cancer and his new band, Kings of Dust. I hope you enjoy this episode an...

This week our guest is Tim Gaines, bass player and co-founder of the multi platinum selling rock band Stryper.  Tim is currently playing bass for Canadian & Grammy winning rocker Aldo Nova. It was an honor to have a conversation with Tim about his musical journey from growing up in a musical and religious family, his days with Stryper, to his current role with Aldo Nova. Thanks for listen...

It's always fun to have other podcasters / journalist as guest on the show and this week our guest is Chuck Shute host of  "The Chuck Shute Podcast". Chuck has conversations with a variety of guest from the music, movie and tv world as well as comedians and athletes. We had a great conversation about how Chuck got into podcasting, growing up in Seattle in the 90's, past guests and more! Be su...

This week on The Rock N' Roll & Coffee Show our guest is Leather Leone. Leather is probably best know for her time as lead singer in the metal band Chastain. Leahter now  has her solo band "Leather" back in action. What a fun time we had chatting with Leather about her days rehearsing next to Metallica in the early 80's, joining Chastain, Ronnie James Dio and a few vocals tips he shared w...

This week our guest is Rick Ruhl lead singer of the band Every Mother's Nightmare. We had a great conversation with Rick discussing his childhood, the early days of Every Mother's Nightmare, drug addiction and their latest release "Resurrect The Faithful" which is a fantastic album and definitely recommended! We had a great time chatting with Rick and hope you enjoy this conversation. Thanks for l...

Our guest this episode is Guitarist Alex Kane. You may know Alex from his former band Life, Sex and Death. Alex is currently playing guitar for Enuff Z'Nuff and AntiProduct.  Alex had  a lot to say about the current state of America, including BLM and covid 19, his bands Life , Sex and Death as well as AntiProduct and Enuff Z'Nuff. Alex is a man of many words and it was great chatting wi...

Our guest this episode is Guitarist Alex Kane. You may know Alex from his former band Life, Sex and Death. Alex is currently playing guitar for Enuff Z'Nuff and AntiProduct.  Alex had  a lot to say about the current state of America, including BLM and covid 19, his bands Life , Sex and Death as well as AntiProduct and Enuff Z'Nuff. Alex is a man of many words and it was great chatting wi...

This week our guest is P.J. Farley. P.J. is probably best know to a lot of people as the bass player for the rock band Trixter. He also plays in the bands RA and Fozzy as well as the Eric Martin band. He recently released his second solo album "Accent The Change" on HighVolMusic. It was a pleasure chatting with P.J. about Trixter and the current relationships in the band, his solo career as well a...

Our special guest on Episode 37 of the Rock N' Roll & Coffee Show is singer/songwriter and touring member of The Smashing Pumpkins, Katie Cole. We had a great conversation with Katie discussing her days as an aspiring musician in Australia, how music brought her to The United States, working with Glen Campbell and also The Smashing Pumpkins. Katie is a great example of what hard work and dedic...

On episode 36 of The Rock N' Roll & Coffee Show our guest is Donnie Vie of the rock band Enuff Z'Nuff. Donnie has been rocking for over 30 years and has released a ton of records with both Enuff Z'Nuff and as a solo artist. His latest release, "Beautiful Things" is probably some of his best offerings to date. We chat with Donnie about the ups and downs with Enuff Z'Nuff, his relationship with...

This week on The Rock N' Roll & Coffee Show our guest is tattoo artist Greg James. Greg is considered to be "one of America's finest" tattoo artists. He currently runs his own shop in Sherman Oaks, CA called Tattoos Deluxe. I first met Greg when he tattooed my sleeve. He has tattooed the likes of Ozzy Osbourne, Joan Jett, Josh Todd & Keith Nelson of Buckcherry, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Charl...

On episode 34 of The Rock N' Roll & Coffee Show we chat with vocalist Jason McMaster. Jason is probably best known for his work in the late 80's rock band Dangerous Toys and Tech Metal pioneers Watchtower. We discuss both of those bands as well as many of his other rock and metal projects and some information about new Dangerous Toys material. Jason had a lot of stories to tell and it was grea...

This week our special guest is New York Times Best Selling Author, Jeff Alulis (A.K.A. Jeff Penalty). Jeff is former lead singer of the legendary punk rock band Dead Kennedys. I first met Jeff about 15 years ago when my band at the time toured with Dead Kennedys . I got to learn more about Jeff and his time in Dead Kennedys and the reason for his departure from the band, working with NOFX for ther...

This weeks guest on The Rock N' Roll Coffee Show is the Metal Cowboy himself, Ron Keel, It's been about 20 years since I last spoke with Ron so it was great to catch up with him. I had so many question for him, I couldn't even get to them all! We dove into Ron's early days with Steeler and working with Yngwie Malmsteen, the formation of Keel and on into his current project with the Ron Keel Band a...

On this episode it was with great pleasure to promote the new record by Every Mother's Nightmare, "Resurrect The Faithful" out October 23rd on HighVolMusic! If your a fan of Every Mother's Nightmare or hard rock music then you don't want to miss this episode! Thanks to Bill Chavis at HighVolMusic and Every Mother's nightmare for giving us the opportunity to help promote the album! Thanks for liste...

On episode 30 of The Rock N Roll & Coffee Show our guest is Phil Varone, drummer for Saigon Kick, Skid Row and Red Dragon Cartel with Jake E. Lee. Along with Tommy Lee and Matt Cameron, Phil has always been one of my favorite drummers. It was a pleasure getting to chat with Phil about the good and bad time of Saigon Kick, his years with Skid Row and what it was like playing in a band with Jake...

On episode 29 of The Rock N' Roll & Coffee Show our guest is Matt Burke of Have Gun Will Travel. Matt has been a friend of the show for almost 20 years so it was great to catch up with him! Matt spoke about growing up in a musical family, his battle with anxiety, and Have Gun Will Travel future plans. Due to the Covid shutdown, Matt has been performing live on Wednesday nights through his Face...

On this episode of The Rock N' Roll & Coffee Show our guest is Trixter Drummer, Mark "Gus" Scott. Mark spoke about the time he first got the music bug and learning to play the drums, his Van Halen influence and life on the road as a member of Trixter. Marked weighed in on his thoughts of a Trixter reunion and more! Enjoy the show! Please follow @rnrcoffeeshow on Instagram and Facebook and shar...