Gavin Evick talks to me about The Gavin Evick Band and their new song Young, Wild & Free. We discuss the writing of the song as well as the video shoot for Young, Wild & Free. We also discuss writing new music, future plans for the band and more!See the video for Young, Wild & Free here:https://youtu.be/7VoJxwq-Rd8?si=bbGGS5RUb2GRZKIDFind Gavin on …

Mike Tramp sits down to discuss his latest album Songs of White Lion Vol II, tour plans and touring today, what really happened to White Lion and a lot more! Watch this conversation & subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@RNRcoffeeshow Visit the website: http://www.RNRcoffeeshow.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/…

Mark "Weiss Guy" Weiss joins me as we explore the incredible career of this legendary rock photographer who captured the raw energy and rebellious spirit of rock 'n' roll’s biggest stars. From the electrifying photos and album covers of Cinderella, Motley Crue, Twisted Sister, and Ozzy Osbourne to the stories behind the shots, hear about the magic …

Sam 'Spade' Morris of The Midnight Devils joins me as he dives deep into the making of their latest album, "So Hard It Hurts"! From the inspiration behind the tracks to the band's creative process in the studio, Sam shares details about the evolution of the album and what fans can expect. Subscribe for more great interviews! https://www.youtube.com…

Joining us to talk about the recent campus protests and their ramifications for free speech is Kristen Shahverdian of PEN America. Kristen discusses the various balls that campuses must keep in the air, considering the participants' right to free speech, safety on campus, and viewpoint-neutral policy decisions. She discusses the advice that PEN Ame…

The Sam Hinton Folk Heritage Festival at Old Poway Park in San Diego will be held June 1! We're delighted in this episode to share Sam's history through the eyes of his granddaughter Katrina Hinton-Cooper. In this wide-ranging conversation, we discuss Sam's music, his tremendous work for the Aquarium Museum of the Scripps Institute of Oceanography,…

Derek Davis, the lead singer of Babylon A.D., joins me as we dive into the band's latest record, "Rome Wasn't Built In A Day." Get an inside look at the creative process behind the new album, The role of AI in the music industry, the story behind why "Desperate" was not released as a single and may have marked the end of an era for the band, plus a…

Join us as pharmacist Miffie Seideman talks about her new book from Indiana University Press, "The Grim Reader: A Pharmacist's Guide to Putting Your Characters in Peril," a great resource for fiction writers who would like to bring a bit more accuracy to their drug-related scenes. Jennifer and Miffie talk about the most egregious errors that show u…

Okay, so the new memoir "Splinters" wasn't our favorite book ever, and sometimes it downright irritated us, but our investigation into what worked (and what didn't!) makes for a fascinating conversation about the nature of memoir and new trends in the genre, from "woe is me" themes to shameless self-exposure which apparently appeals to voyeuristic …

Join Craig Erpelding, Director of the BFA in Cinematic Arts at Indiana University, to discuss the ways AI can be used effectively and ethically in the development of screenplays and the teaching of screenwriting. Craig bravely jumps into this fraught topic and clearly and logically explains his own research with the tool and what limitations and co…

Join us as we talk with Teri Den Herder, longtime bookseller at the UCSD Bookstore, about Independent Bookstore Day, the annual celebration of indie bookstores, and the San Diego Book Crawl, the weekend when booklovers swarm the 13 participating bookstores in search of books, passport stamps, prizes, and surprises. We discuss the national day, how …

Join the charming Debi Derryberry as we explore her long career as a voice-over artist, including voicing Jimmy Neutron, as well as her various projects, such as the recent release of her fourth CD of children's music, Gotta Go Green. Here she generously shares her experiences, growing up with a "little voice," her foray to Nashville, and returning…

Billy Sheehan joins me while on tour with Mr. Big to discuss the "Big Finish Tour" Talas, the David Lee Roth Band, forming Mr. Big, bass playing and a lot more!Billy Sheehan is a highly acclaimed bassist known for his playing style and innovative techniques. he began his musical career in the 1970s, gaining recognition for his work with the band Ta…

University of San Diego law professor Donald Dripps joins us to educate us on the plea bargain system which has essentially replaced what we think of as our criminal justice system. Prof. Dripps explains why defendants waive their right to a jury trial by pleading guilty, why defense attorneys recommend taking a plea, why prosecutors offer up "deal…

San Diego's own wild & crazy guy, Billy Galewood, recounts his quest for fun from Cleveland to Bushwalla and beyond. An original showman from the Java Joe days, he entertains through improv, song, rap, storytelling, and making people laugh. Here he tells the tales of musical theatre, the Cleveland Opera, early days with Jason Mraz, how meditation l…

Dave Abbruzzese joined Pearl Jam in 1991 and played a crucial role in the band's early years, contributing to albums like "Vs." (1993) and "Vitalogy" (1994). However, he was dismissed from the band in 1994. Dave remains a notable figure in the history of Pearl Jam.Dave tells all about his audition & move from Texas to Seattle to join Pearl Jam, fir…

Rafi Kohan's new book, "Trash Talk: The Only Book About Destroying Your Rivals That Isn't Total Garbage," covers sh*t talking and its relatives: bench jockeying, the dozens, and sledging; as well as its variants from ancient times (think Odysseus and hubris). Rafi discusses the complexity of trash talk in its levels of teasing, threat, trust, and g…

Join Steve Denyes, of Hullabaloo, the best kids' music band in these parts (and maybe the universe!), as he chats about songwriting, kids and parents, and what has changed in the twenty years that Hullabaloo has been performing. Hullabaloo's first live album, their 15th album overall, came out this month. It was recorded live in Sun Studio, and Ste…

Dr. Helveston's new book tells the history of the Clostridium botulinum, a bacterium that was discovered and researched as a poison and how it came to be Botox, with multiple medical applications and a household word in the beauty industry. As an ophthalmologist, Dr. Helveston worked with Alan Scott who is credited with developing and manufacturing…

Great White drummer Audie Desbrow reflects on his Great White audition, recording their hit song Once Bitten...Twice Shy, moving on from Jack Russell, Jani Lane, new singer Brett Carlisle, touring and a lot more! Subscribe for more great conversations: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@rnrcoffeesho...⁠⁠⁠Stay connected with the show:⁠⁠⁠https://RNRcoffeesh…

Please join us for a wonderful conversation with author Sarah Blake about her latest novel, The Guest Book, a book described by the Washington Post as "monumental," a sweeping family drama of secrets and silence that crosses three generations but is anchored by a private island off the coast of Maine. With periods set in the thirties, just before W…

Former Queensryche vocalist Geoff Tate joins The Rock N Roll & Coffee Show to discuss his 2024 tour with Adrian Vandenberg, life after heart surgery, what it was like recording "Stars" and the Hear N Aid session & more!https://www.geofftate.com https://backstagepasstravel.com Subscribe for more great conversations: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@rnrcof…

Crimson Glory is back with a new song called "Triskaideka" and guitarist Ben Jackson joins the show to discuss getting Crimson Glory back together, new band members, 2024 touring/album plans and more! Crimson Glory: https://theofficialcrimsonglory.comSubscribe for more great conversations: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@rnrcoffeesho...⁠Stay connected wi…

Nearly 6,000 instances of book banning have been recorded since 2021, and the book censorship movement is growing, accelerated by new laws in some states. PEN America has joined Penguin Random House, authors, and students in a lawsuit against Escambia County school district, challenging unlawful censorship. PEN America program director, Kasey Meeha…

Perris Records President/CEO, Tom Mathers joins me to discuss his journey from the L.A Music scene playing guitar for Cherry St. to running a successful record label working with artists such as L.A. Guns, Helix, Stephen Pearcy, Dirty Looks, Love/Hate and more!Subscribe for more great conversations: https://www.youtube.com/@rnrcoffeesho...Stay conn…

Producer Beau Hill joins us to discuss the making of Invasion Of Your Privacy by Ratt. Subscribe for more great conversations: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@rnrcoffeesho...⁠Stay connected with the show:⁠https://RNRcoffeeshow.com.com⁠ Instagram / Facebook: @RNRcoffeeshow --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rnrcoffeeshow/sup…

Matt Singer, author of Opposable Thumbs: How Siskel and Ebert Changed Movies Forever, joins us to discuss two TV guys who argued passionately about movies for over twenty years, during a period when American Cinema was in its heyday, and film criticism rose to the challenge. Matt's book covers the history of S&E's successful collaboration, somewhat…

American streets killed more than 7500 pedestrians in 2023, a 40-year high and climbing every year. Why? City planner and walkable cities advocate Jeff Speck joins us to explain that street design is largely to blame and how modest changes could be made to increase safety, as has been done in European cities with dramatic results. Jeff uses traffic…

Duke copyright law professor Jennifer Jenkins joins us to celebrate and explain Public Domain Day. After a twenty-year hiatus, copyrighted works began moving into the public domain in 2019. Now each year, we can re-discover works that are available to be re-purposed by creators without the legal burden of obtaining permission from the former copyri…

Indiana University English professor Michael Adams returns to talk about taboo language and historical attempts to document it and suppress it. He bravely takes on the fraught issues around the f-word, bathroom graffiti, obscene literature, Shakespeare, and even hate speech. Along the way, he enlightens us about the Comstock Act, Tijuana bibles, sm…

The great Tom Lehrer has a new album! Put out by Needlejuice records and mixed by our guest, Jeff Morris, from the original reel-to-reel tapes, it's a compilation of all of Tom's songs recorded with an orchestra, now available in stereo for the first time. This gives us a wonderful excuse to revisit Tom's unusual career, his transition from touring…

Join bestselling author J. Ryan Stradal to discuss his third novel, Saturday Night at the Lakeside Supper Club, a celebration of food and drink across four generations in Minnesota. J. Ryan contrasts four female voices, four decades, and two restaurants, one a traditional supper club, and the second a chain restaurant, similar to a Denny's. The res…

Author Dale Bridges joins us to discuss his first novel, The Mean Reds, a fun mystery novel featuring Sam, the self-deluded, weed-addled, but utterly relatable film buff protagonist, who encounters a hilarious cast of characters as he attempts to investigate the death of a stripper. Dale talks about the setting of the novel in Mountainview, a liber…

Producer Tom Werman talks about his new book "Turn It Up! My Time Making Hit Records In The Glory Days of Rock Music", working in the studio with Poison, Motley Crue, Stryper and Ted Nugent, signing REO Speedwagon and a lot more! Subscribe for more great conversations: https://www.youtube.com/@rnrcoffeesho...Stay connected with the show:https://RNR…

Join Charles Beeker, Indiana University professor and director of the IU Center for Underwater Science, to talk about shipwrecks, underwater treasures and resources, and the surrounding web of related ethical and legal issues. From Indiana shipwrecks (yes! Indiana has shipwrecks and an interesting maritime history) to the Titanic, the Monitor, and …

Tesla guitarist Dave Rude talks writing & recording his new solo record, "Through The Fire", Tesla Vegas Residency and more! Subscribe for more great conversations: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@rnrcoffeesho...⁠Stay connected with the show:⁠https://RNRcoffeeshow.com.com⁠ Follow on Instagram & Facebook: @rnrcoffeeshow --- Support this podcast: https://p…

DOJ Attorney Brendan Ballou discusses his new book, "Plunder: Private Equity's Plan to Pillage America." Ever wonder why we seem to have fewer airlines, fewer retail stores, fewer drugstores, and the same names keep showing up on businesses from rental agencies to nursing homes to mobile home parks? Why did all those long-lasting businesses fail in…

MICKEY FINN lead singer of the San Francisco rock band Jetboy talks about his career in Jetboy, life after Jetboy, new Jetboy music & more!Subscribe for more great conversations: https://www.youtube.com/@rnrcoffeesho...Stay connected with the show:https://RNRcoffeeshow.com.com Follow on Instagram & Facebook: @rnrcoffeeshow --- Support this podcast:…

Musicologist Cary Ginell joins us to talk about his new book, "Carefully Taught: American History through Broadway Musicals." Cary is a wealth of information about music in general (and lots of other topics too!), but especially about musicals. Here he talks about musicals that were fairly accurate from a historical standpoint, or why they strayed,…

John Julius Reel's new memoir, My Half Orange, is a sweet story of John moving to Seville, Spain and meeting his better half and starting a family. Join us for this intimate conversation about John's maturation into a family man, to his surprise and joy, along with his revelations about learning Spanish and Sevillian ways. The son of Bill Reel, the…

Barbara Moore is an actress, model and two-time US National Pro-Am Ballroom Dance Champion and is often recognized as much for her role as a Fembot in the iconic feature film Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery as for being Miss December 1992 and one of the most popular Playmate Centerfolds of all time. Barbara talks about her time at Playb…

Bill and Jennifer cover over 40 songs in this fun fast-moving discussion of scary songs, ranging from creepy-sounding songs to songs that are especially horrifying because they don't sound scary at all. From old murder ballads to kicky pop tunes, lyrics about serial killers, theme songs, earworm songs, mysterious odes, nursery rhymes, songs designe…

Join us for a fun episode as we chat with Ben Vaughn about the art and pitfalls of the Mix Tape, a passion of Bill's and mine. We talk about why we do it, the selection process, transitions, the dreaded fadeout, and the outrage of some devices jumbling the song order thereby ruining—ruining, I tell you—our genius segues. We also discuss old radio D…

Paul Lidel is my guest on this episode of The Rock N Roll & Coffee Show. Paul is here to discuss his new band "Paul Lidel's Scream Therapy" and their debut release out October 20th, 2023. Paul also gives me an update on the status of some new Dangerous Toys material! Join the mailing list at https://beacons.ai/rnrcoffeeshowGet you Rock N Roll & Cof…

Join us as we welcome Jeff Keane, the current cartoonist of Family Circus, the incredibly successful one-panel cartoon, now over 60 years old and featured in 1500 newspapers worldwide. Jeff talks about the real-life family behind the cartoon; his dad, Bil, the originator of the cartoon; the National Cartoonists Society; humor; creativity; and all k…

Animation Resources is a non-profit with a terrific website where a wealth of creative material awaits you! Members also receive a monthly packet of interesting surprises, both old and new. Director Stephen Worth joins us today to talk about what animation is (very intriguing answers), his background, the origins of Animation Resources, what AI cou…

The Electric Boys have a new album titled "Grand Explosivos" coming out on September 15th, 2023 and Electric Boys frontman, Conny Bloom, sits down to discuss Grand Explosivos, signing the bands first record deal, touring and more!Follow and subscribe: YouTube - @RNRcoffeeshow Instagram - @RNRcoffeeshow Facebook - @RNRcoffeeshow Web - http://www.RNR…

Todd Kerns is best known as the bass player with Slash featuring Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators. Todd has a new band called Blackbird Angles and features L.A. Guns guitarist Tracii Guns and drummer Adam Hamilton. The debut release, "Solsorte", will be out September 8th, 2023.Follow and subscribe: YouTube - @RNRcoffeeshow Instagram - @RNRcoffees…

Freakshow frontman Ronnie Borchert discusses the soon to be released new Freakshow record "So Shall It Be" featuring Carols Cavazo, Greg Chaisson and Stet Howland , the original Freakshow conflict with Frankie Banali, his opportunity to join The Scream, and more! Follow and subscribe: YouTube - @RNRcoffeeshow Instagram - @RNRcoffeeshow Facebook - @…

I had a great conversation with Pete Evick of the Bret Michaels Band! We discuss the Parti-Gras 2023 tour, his new book MTV Famous, Bourbon, and more! Thanks for watching!Please support the channel! Subscribe & like! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rnrcoffeeshow/support…