podcasts

In the first episode of the “Music Cast”, Barry Kerch and myself discuss the new Shinedown album “Attention, Attention”, touring the world in 2019 and how it has changed from when they first started, keeping healthy on tour, Mental Health and how it has affected the band over the years, how it continues to play a role in their day to day life on tour, what’s next for the band and of course we visit Barry’s coffee brand “Spartan Brews” for a little throw back to the “Coffee Cast”. We were live in Abbotsford, British Columbia Canada and Barry made some time just before he took the stage while on tour with their friends Papa Roach. As always, pour yourself a cup and settle in for a great chat about life, coffee and all things rock!

The first 10 episodes of the “Coffee Cast” get’s reviewed with some of my favourite highlights and I give away the Leverpresso!

The goal of Tim Wendelboe is to “be among the best coffee roasteries and espresso bars in the world and to be a preferred supplier of quality coffee and a preferred resource for coffee innovation and coffee knowledge.” Well, I would agree with this statement as it was my number one coffee discovery in 2018! I had the chance to visit again in 2019 and Tim was gracious enough to join me to discuss: Coffee Culture, Where the coffee industry is headed, the controversies of the business and how he combats it, how he got his start, his amazing cafe in Oslo, Norway and so much more! Settle in with a giant cup, subscribe to get his coffee sent to you while drinking it and enjoy my hour long chat with one of the best coffee minds in the world!

Ray Luzier (Korn, KXM) and Brent Fitz (Slash, Toque, Gene Simmons Band) are two of the best and busiest drummers in the world! They are also coffee addicts and tour the world searching for the best coffee as well! Ray and Brent joined me for not one but two giant episodes! In Part 2 we discuss the their favourite gear (coffee) from around the world, their new albums they just released with Korn, KXM and Toque, where they first met, their daily rituals and so much more! Plus Ray’s wife Aspen joins us again to talk about her charity “Rebel for a Change!”. Pour a cup, settle In and enjoy Part 2!

Ray Luzier (Korn, KXM) and Brent Fitz (Slash, Toque, Gene Simmons Band) are two of the best and busiest drummers in the world! They are also coffee addicts and tour the world searching for the best coffee as well! Ray and Brent join me for not one but two giant episodes! In Part 1 we discuss the creation of “Korn Koffee”, Their favourite coffee regions around the world, Their favourite gear (coffee) from around the world, Their history together, daily rituals and so much more! Plus Ray’s wife Aspen joins us to talk about her charity “Rebel for a Change!”. Pour a cup, settle In and enjoy Part 1!

In this episode Lex Albrecht and myself discuss competing around the world as a member of Team Canada’s National Cycling Team as well as a member of the elite Team Tibco out of California, her love of motorcycles and biking, tasting coffee around the world, the amazing portable coffee gear she travels with, her charity work for “Fast and Female” as well as “Charles Bruneau”, and her up-coming race against former NHL player Georges Laraque In Montreal!

Jeremy Gursey burst into Hollywood on Movie and TV set’s with his unique brand of coffee and style and never looked back! Join me for Part #2 as we continue to discuss how Jeremy became the basis of the character “Mocha Joe” from HBO’s “Curb Your Enthusiasm”, became Tom Cruise, Cameron Diaz and Dr Phil’s personal Barista, opened an amazing Roastery in Las Vegas, his unique style of roasting, how did “Korn Koffee” with the Heavy Metal band “Korn” come together and so much more.

Jeremy Gursey burst into Hollywood on Movie and TV set’s with his unique brand of coffee and style and never looked back! Join me as we discuss how Jeremy became the basis of the character “Mocha Joe” from HBO’s “Curb Your Enthusiasm”, became Tom Cruise, Cameron Diaz and Dr Phil’s personal Barista, opened an amazing Roastery in Las Vegas, his unique style of roasting, how did “Korn Koffee” with the Heavy Metal band “Korn” come together and so much more.

Seinfeld just turned 30 years old and at the core of it is Coffee! Todd Kerns (Slash, Toque, Age of Electric) and I breakdown the top five coffee scenes from the show, discuss travelling the world in search of amazing coffee, the brand new album from Toque and all things Todd Kerns.

He keep’s Vancouver safe in the sky’s as the eye in the sky for News1130 and keeps the residence of Whistler rocking in the afternoon’s for WhistlerFM. My guest Darren “Danger” Grieve and I discuss his coffee journey, his love of pour over, his recent trip to taste Proud Mary Coffee in Portland and his love of Aeropress!