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02 Feb 2022Cooper (Chill Fuel YouTube Channel)01:04:06

In this episode I talk to Cooper rom the "Chill Fuel" YouTube channel.  He has some very interesting videos about spooky or "chill" inducing topics diving into mysteries from the internet and beyond.  We discuss the dark web, the dark side of YouTube, cyber hacking, and more. 

0:00:00 - Intro
0:00:40 - Cooper's Background with YouTube
0:02:45 - Working on Current Videos 
0:05:10 - Cicada 3301 Video 
0:07:01 - Unfavorable Semi-Circle Theories 
0:09:50 - E Mails from the Grave 
0:10:52 - Research Techniques & Archived Net
0:12:20 - Dark Side of YouTube 
0:14:30 - The Gauntlet & Faces of Death 
0:16:02 - Deep Web on YouTube & Videos Removed
0:19:22 - Disturbing Gory Videos & Legality 
0:21:15 - Elsagate & Children Videos
0:26:58 - Surface, Deep & Dark Web
0:28:06 - Dangers of the Dark Web 
0:31:26 - The Story of Silk Road
0:34:10 - Red Rooms & Gory Content 
0:37:05 - Mariana's Web (The Darkest Web) 
0:38:20 - Policing the Dark Web & Hackers 
0:41:30 - Cyber Attacks & Bitcoin Theft
0:47:55 - Water Treatment Plant & Cyber Hacks 
0:49:24 - NFTs & The Metaverse
0:51:00 - Future of Crypto & Government Involvement 
0:52:30 - Dark Side of Google Earth
0:57:20 - Wilson Brothers & Crashed Plane 
0:59:38 - Bermuda Triangle 
1:01:15 - Google Sea
1:02:02 - Ocean Conservancy 

Chill Fuel YouTube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/c/ChillFuel

Ocean Conservancy website:
https://oceanconservancy.org

Chuck Shute website:
http://chuckshute.com

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09 Feb 2022Mike Reno (Loverboy)00:30:27

Mike Reno is the singer for the band Loverboy, famous for such classics  as "Working for the Weekend" & "Turn Me Loose."  He also sang the duet "Almost Paradise" with Ann Wilson from Heart on the Footloose soundtrack.  In this episode we discuss his early musical beginnings, working with producer Bob Rock, the revelation he sang backup vocals on one of the biggest hair metal songs of all time and more! 

00:00 - Intro
00:34 - Rockstar Injuries 
01:45 - Tour with Styx & REO Speedwagon 
02:43 - Show Set List & New Song "Release" 
04:28 - Making New Music & Live Shows & 
06:45 - Humble Beginnings in the Music Business 
08:15 - Why Things Didn't Work with Moxy 
09:25 - Manager Bruce Allen & Publishing Rights 
11:23 - Opening for Kiss 
12:33 - Expenses for VISAs
14:14 - Making Movies in Canada
15:55 - Jim Vallance & Bryan Adams for "Jump" 
16:57 - Working with Jon Bon Jovi & Richie Sambora 
17:45 - Eric Carmen, Ann Wilson & Draft Dodging 
19:55 - Recording in Vancouver with Bob Rock 
22:15 - Lovin' Every Minute & Mutt Lange 
23:40 - Singing Backup For Other Bands 
25:19 - Touring with Kansas, ZZ Top & Journey
26:44 - American Bandstand & Dick Clark 
28:16 - Touring Now
28:50 - Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation 
29:15 - Outro 

Loverboy website:
https://www.loverboyband.com

JDRF website:
https://www.jdrf.org

Chuck Shute website:
http://chuckshute.com

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10 Feb 2022Kee Marcello (ex- Europe)00:48:20

Kee Marcello was a guitarist for the band Europe  and has since embarked on a variety of other projects. His current band “Out Of This World” features singer Tommy Heart (Fair Warning). The album is getting rave reviews. In this episode we’ll discuss the production process, hanging with Def Leppard, why they didn’t work with producer Bob Rock and the #1 hit offered to Europe that they turned down. 

00:00 - Intro
00:43 - Lighting, Production & Tech
02:23 - New Album & Producer Ron Nevison 
04:30 - Production & Keyboards
06:43 - Tommy Heart & Songwriting 
09:03 - Twilight & End of the World 
11:20 - Reception of the New Album 
12:45 - Live Shows & Restrictions 
17:28 - Easy Action & Solo Hit Single
19:05 - Rock the Night Show 
20:20 - Arizona Story 
21:40 - Tour with Def Leppard 
24:50 - Party with Bon Jovi, Skid Row & Def Leppard
27:08 - Practicing Guitar & Breaks 
28:50 - Out of the World Unreleased Album Tracks 
29:50 - Why Kee's Songs Didn't Make the Album 
31:25 - Baking Old Tapes 
33:26 - Europe Rejects Diane Warren's #1 Hit Song 
35:33 - Bob Rock Ditches Europe for Metallica 
37:53 - Producer Beau Hill 
39:55 - Eric Carr's Unfinished Business 
42:05 - Rock Scene in Sweden 
46:30 - Greenpeace 
47:21 - Outro 

Out Of This World Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/OOTWtheband/

Greenpeace website:
https://www.greenpeace.org/usa/

Chuck Shute website:
http://chuckshute.com

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14 Feb 2022Eric Martin (Mr. Big)01:27:18

Eric Martin is solo artist who also sang with Mr. Big for years.  With Mr. Big he had a #1 hit with "To Be With You".  Lots of great stories in this episode including playing pool with Bon Scott,  touring with Rush, hiding from Journey in a closet, an offer to audition for Rainbow, playing on the Iron Eagle soundtrack, and lots of ball busting! One of my favorite interviews ever!

0:00:00 - Intro
0:00:40 - Eric's Curiosity with My Wall
0:02:10 - Posters at the Fillmore for Mr. Big & Y&T
0:03:30 - Tour Book with Rush
0:05:45 - Bay Area Music Award
0:07:25 - In the Closet & Journey
0:09:00 - Steve Perry & the Journey  Demo
0:13:47 - Michael Bolton
0:14:45 - Backgrounds
0:15:53 - Geoff Tate & Aavantasia
0:21:50 - Fire Beast
0:24:18 - Stark Raving Mad & Paul Taylor
0:28:03 - Mr. Big Songs & Sniglets
0:31:18 - Opening for AC/DC
0:34:35 - Iron Eagle & Vision Quest Soundtracks
0:39:55 - Making Money & Music Business
0:45:15 - Upcoming Tour & Show Dates
0:49:47 - Project with Warren DeMartini
0:51:15 - Steve Lukather & Toto
0:52:30 - Asked to Audition for Rainbow
0:54:05 - Perseverance & Mr. Big
0:56:52 - Lean In To It Album
0:58:00 - Trapped in Toyland  & Colorado Bulldog
1:05:02 - Mr. Big Switching Instruments 
1:08:30 - Bucket List w/ John Mayer
1:10:46 - Letterman Show & Jimi Hendrix
1:12:57 - Joe Montana
1:15:53 - Research & Podcasts
1:17:35 - Chris Jericho & Ballbusting Threads
1:22:43 - Goodwill & Gig Clothes
1:24:25 - More Ball Busting
1:26:09 - Outro

Eric Martin website:
https://ericmartin.com

Goodwill website:
https://www.goodwill.org/

Chuck Shute website:
http://chuckshute.com

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16 Feb 2022Saliva (w/ Bobby Amaru & Wayne Swinny)01:03:34

Bobby Amaru (vocals) and Wayne Swinny (guitars) from the band Saliva join me today. We discuss the music business, sobriety, the new Saliva album, Seattle bands, the Pearl Jam/Motley Crue feud and more! 

0:00:00 - Intro
0:00:45 - New Songs & Album 
0:02:30 - Sobriety & Clear Mind 
0:05:50 - Phil Collen & Sober Focus
0:07:30 - Recording & Release of New Music 
0:10:00 - Radio, Spotify & Label Money 
0:14:02 - Artists Leaving Spotify & Owning Masters
0:16:50 - Newer Rock Sounds 
0:20:30 - Playing Covers Live
0:21:20 - Upcoming Show Dates 
0:23:10 - Band Merchandise 
0:26:03 - Burn Season 
0:27:26 - Bob Marlette & Producers
0:29:40 - Record Deal with Lewis Bacardi 
0:35:46 - Losing Money from "Fanager" 
0:40:30 - Other Band Offers 
0:43:33 - Pearl Jam & Motley Crue Feud 
0:45:45 - Seattle Bands 
0:49:54 - Foo Fighters 
0:52:43 - Linkin Park & Papa Roach 
0:55:30 - Mystique in Rock n Roll 
0:59:15 - Musicares & Mental Illness 
1:00:35 - Son's Art 
1:01:55 - Wrap Up 
1:02:31 - Outro 

Saliva website:
https://www.saliva.com

MusiCares website:
https://www.musicares.org

Mental Health website:
https://www.nami.org/About-NAMI/Donate-to-NAMI

Chuck Shute website:
http://chuckshute.com

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17 Feb 2022Andy Timmons (Danger Danger, Olivia Newton John)00:33:32

Andy Timmons is the original guitar player for the glam metal band Danger Danger. He also spent 15 years playing with Olivia Newton John.  In this episode we talk about music, dealing with anxiety, taking risks and why Andy loves nerds. And he plays his guitar for us! 

00:00 - Intro
00:37 - Arizona 
01:03 - Wallace & Ladmo
02:23 - Playing with The Beach Boys
03:38 - Beatles
04:10 - Kiss & Alice Cooper
05:15 - Success & Sobriety  
07:54 - Pushing Past Anxiety 
10:10 - Taking a Big Risk 
12:28 - Olivia Newton John 
13:23 - Bad English & Neal Schon
14:55 - Tower of Power
15:45 - Danger Danger 
17:36 - NEW Solo Record & Shows 
19:27 - Guitar Camp w/ Paul Gilbert 
20:35 - Playing with G-3
22:33 - Guitar Heroes 
24:40 - Playing with P!nk 
25:45 - Philosophy Professor Brother 
26:43 - Andy's Life Philosophy
28:33 - Passion & Danger Danger 
31:30 - Local Food Bank 
32:20 - Wrap Up & Outro 

Andy Timmons website:
https://andytimmons.com

Local Food Bank website:
https://www.feedingamerica.org/find-your-local-foodbank

Chuck Shute website:
http://chuckshute.com

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19 Feb 2022Darryl "DMC" McDaniels (RUN DMC)01:09:40

Darryl "DMC" McDaniels is a founding member of the legendary hip hop group Run DMC.  The group had massive success with songs like "It's Tricky" and their collaboration with Aerosmith on "Walk This Way."  In 2009 they became just the second hip hop group inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.  In this episode we'll discuss Darryl’s  inauspicious beginnings through the massive success of Run DMC, the shocking secret he learned as an adult, channeling his depression into writing and his new children's book, "Darryl’s Dream."  I really enjoyed Darryland this episode! 

0:00:00 - Intro
0:00:41 - DMC's Nickname Origin
0:02:50 - Teased as a Kid 
0:03:51 - Children's Book "Darryl’s Dream"
0:07:14 - Run Reading DMC'S Rhymes 
0:10:28 - Comics & Kevin Smith 
0:12:54 - Storytelling in Raps 
0:14:37 - Run DMC Style 
0:16:30 - Run DMC on MTV 
0:17:58 - Inspired by Rock Music 
0:20:25 - Beastie Boys 
0:21:39 - Aerosmith & Walk This Way Song 
0:28:56 - New Music Coming Out 
0:32:23 - Gangsta Rap Vs Fun Rap 
0:40:55 - Depression & Life Purpose 
0:45:02 - 10 Ways to Not Commit Suicide Book 
0:48:30 - Rehab, Therapy & Working Past Issues 
0:54:40 - Sarah McLachlan & The Angel Song 
0:59:13 - Run DMC on The Beavis & Butthead 
1:01:33 - Treaty of a Sunder Film 
1:04:02 - Felix Organization & Kid's Camp
1:08:45 - Outro 

DMC website:
https://thekingdmc.com

The Felix Organization website:
https://www.thefelixorganization.org

Chuck Shute website:
http://chuckshute.com

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22 Feb 2022Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull)00:25:47

Ian Anderson is the frontman for Jethro Tull, one of the biggest and most influential rock bands of the 70s.  In this episode we discuss their new album, spirituality, recording the guitar solo on Aqualung, touring with Led Zeppelin and more! 

00:00 - Intro
00:45 - Making Music Vs Retirement  
02:53 - Zealot Gene 
05:04 - Mine is the Mountain & Spirituality 
10:36 - Shoshana Sleeping & Songwriting 
13:05 - Guitar Solo on Aqualung 
14:40 - Shows with Led Zeppelin 
18:10 - Fans & Covid 
20:06 - Charity Work 
24:10 - Outro 

Jethro Tull website:
https://jethrotull.com

Rebuilding Churches website:
https://www.nationalchurchestrust.org/applying-grant-funding/list-major-grant-funders

Chuck Shute website:
http://chuckshute.com

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25 Feb 2022Ted Nugent00:56:07

Ted Nugent is a rock legend who has sold millions of records on the strength of such classic anthems as “Stranglehold” and “Cat Scratch Fever.”  He has a new album coming out called “Detroit Muscle.” In this episode he highlights some of the charity work he does, tells a great story of hanging with Keith Richards at Studio 54, plays riffs on his guitar, shoots his bow & arrow and more! Some of the most fun I’ve had doing this show! 

00:00 - Intro
01:02 - "Mother Theresa with a Glock" 
14:27 - "I Will Never Get Drunk Again" 
18:05 - "No One Comes Close to Little Richard"
19:10 - "I Had Too Many Guns" 
22:45 - "I Don't Write Songs, I Ejaculate Them" 
28:53 - "I Think You Learn More From Dirtbags Than You Do Geniuses" 
30:53 - "Ballet of the Middle Finger Army" 
32:26 - "He's Farm Aid, I'm the Farm-er" 
33:34 - "What the Fuck Does Snakeskin Cowboy Have to do w/ Homosexuality?" 
36:30 - "It Was an Outtake from Scarface, No One Could Form a Syllable"
41:01 - "That's Like God & Satan on a Date" 
52:16 - "If You Deliver the Goods, They'll Last Forever" 

Ted Nugent website:
https://www.tednugent.com

Chuck Shute website:
http://chuckshute.com

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01 Mar 2022Jim Peterik (songwriter w/ .38 Special & Sammy Hagar, formerly of Survivor)00:25:35

Jim Peterik is a guitarist, singer and songwriter.  He started his career fronting "Ides of March" and wrote the #2 hit song "Vehicle."  He also co-wrote many songs with .38 Special including "Hold On Loosely" & "Caught Up In You" as well as the song "Heavy Metal" with Sammy Hagar.  And of course he was formerly in  Survivor and wrote or co-wrote all their hits including the #1 hit smash "Eye of the Tiger" from Rocky 3.  In this episode we discuss writing with Brian Wilson, Sammy Hagar & Tom Keifer, songwriting tips, producer style and more! 

00:00 - Intro
01:03 - Jim Peterik & The World Stage 
02:52 - How Write Great Songs
03:35 - Writing "Hold On Loosely" by .38 Special 
04:45 - Using a Rhyming Dictionary & Songwriting Inspiration 
07:10 - Sammy Hagar 
08:11 - Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys 
10:10 - Dennis DeYoung (Formerly of Styx) & Proof of Heaven 
11:55 - Tom Keifer (Formerly of Cinderella) 
13:34 - Funniest Musician Jim Knows  
15:09 - Ron Nevison & Producer Style 
18:55 - Live Shows & Singing 
20:10 - Hired Guns & Liberty DeVito & Songwriting Credits 
23:02 - Vehicle for Education Charity 

Jim Peterik website:
https://jimpeterik.com

Vehicle for Education website:
https://theidesofmarch.com/a-vehicle-for-education/

Chuck Shute website:
http://chuckshute.com

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02 Mar 2022Michael Thomas (Adler's Appetite)00:51:17

Michael Thomas is the guitarist with Adler's Appetite and has also played with Faster Pussycat, Bang Tango, Beautiful Creatures, Saliva, Tuff and others.  In this episode we talk about his new solo music plus working with D.J. Ashba, playing live with 3/5 of Guns 'n Roses, how he gets his six pack abs and more! 

00:00 - Intro
00:46 - Locations 
01:48 - Fly In For Shows
03:25 - Other Work & Tech Stuff 
05:29 - New Song "What's On Your Mind" 
09:04 - Writing Songs with Steven Adler 
11:30 - Engines of Aggression 
13:00 - Bang Tango & Beautiful Creatures 
14:50 - Faster Pussycat 
15:27 - Working with D.J. Ashba 
20:55 - Brand New Machine & Opening for GnR 
22:45 - Adler's Appetite Playing Vegas 
23:35 - Todd Kerns 
24:45 - Playing Slash's Parts & Bass Parts 
28:24 - Adler's Appetite Singer 
29:44 - Izzy Stradlin, Duff & Steven & GnR
36:55 - Adler's Appetite Future Plans 
40:05 - Sobriety & Health
46:20 - Future Plans with Music 
48:20 - Rescue For Animals 
50:10 - Outro

Michael Thomas website:
https://michaelthomas19.com

Paws in the City website:
https://pawsinthecity.org

Chuck Shute website:
http://chuckshute.com

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03 Mar 2022Lee Ving (Fear)00:37:37

Lee Ving is the frontman for the hardcore punk band FEAR.  He also has had many acting roles, appearing in the films Flashdance, Clue and others.  In this episode we discuss the early punk scene, his friendship with John Belushi, FEAR's legendary SNL performance, hanging with Mick Jagger, new music from FEAR and more! 

00:00 - Intro
00:45 - Yale & Vietnam War
02:53 - Early Music Career 
04:10 - Punk Rock Beginnings  
05:01 - Starting Fear & L.A. Punk Scene 
07:24 - John Belushi & SNL 
11:30 - Early Punk Shows & Rock Beats 
13:05 - Equal Opportunity Offenders 
16:20 - Hanging with John Belushi & Mick Jagger 
19:45 - Black Flag, Circle Jerks & Other Bands 
20:40 - Vans Warped Tour & Pop Punk 
22:40 - Acting Career 
24:07 - Get Crazy & Flashdance Films 
27:10 - Working with Tommy Lee Jones 
28:20 - Crispin Glover on Fast Sofa 
30:03 - Fear The Record Reissue & New Album 
32:40 - Charities & Cause 

Fear website:
https://fearleeving.com

Chuck Shute website:
http://chuckshute.com

Wounded Warrior Project website:
https://www.woundedwarriorproject.org/

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08 Mar 2022Lawrence Gowan (Styx)00:27:05

Lawrence Gowan is the singer and keyboard player for Styx. He also has a very successful solo career  in Canada.  Styx will be on tour this summer with Loverboy & REO Speedwagon.  We discuss that as well as their Vegas residency shows with Ann Wilson & Don Felder, the latest Styx album and more! 

00:00 - Intro
00:42 - Band Zoom Meetings 
02:07 - Todd Sucherman Drummer 
03:25 - Vegas with Ann Wilson & Don Felder 
05:46 - REO Speedwagon & Loverboy Tour 
06:35 - Arizona & Best Cities to Play 
10:51 - Crash of the Crown   
13:05 - Styx Set Lists 
16:30 - Chuck Shute Loses His Styx Virginity 
17:45 - Lawrence's Solo Career 
22:50 - Rock to Rescue 
25:44 - Outro 

Gowan website:
https://gowan.bombplates.com

Styx website:
https://styxworld.com

Rock to Rescue website:
https://rocktotherescue.net

Chuck Shute website:
http://chuckshute.com

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09 Mar 2022Jimmy Gnecco (Ours)01:14:30

Jimmy Gnecco is the singer/songwriter for the band Ours. They are currently on tour supporting their latest self-titled album. In this episode we discuss the new album, his feelings about being a musician, tours with Mark Lanegan & Lana Del Rey, almost joining Velvet Revolver & Stone Temple Pilots and more! 

0:00:00 - Intro
0:00:58 - New Tour & Album 
0:02:30 - Three Sections to the Album 
0:05:05 - "Don't Lose Yourself" 
0:10:00 - "Walking On Sunshine" & Depth of Album 
0:13:44 - More On The Three Parts of the Album 
0:15:20 - The Song "Echo" & Songwriting 
0:20:28 - Music Affecting Others & Staying Humble 
0:22:10 - Vocal Range & Voice Lessons 
0:26:52 - The Viper Room 
0:30:57 - Johnny Depp 
0:34:02 - Touring with A-Ha 
0:35:45 - Touring with Lana Del Rey 
0:38:11 - Mark Lanegan 
0:41:08 - Ian Astbury of The Cult 
0:42:03 - Jakob Dylan & Richard Patrick 
0:42:33 - Opening Bands on Current Tour 
0:43:50 - Trixter & Roadie During Undercovers 
0:45:55 - Music as Purpose & Validation 
0:50:28 - Working with Boz Boorer, Robert DeLeo & Others 
0:51:35 - Stone Temple Pilots 
0:52:18 - Chester Bennington Asks Jimmy To Replace Him 
0:54:10 - Working with Velvet Revolver 
0:58:05 - Working With Stone Temple Pilots 
1:08:15 - Jimmy's Supergroup 
1:09:35 - St. Jude's Children's Hospital 
1:12:50 - Outro 

Ours band website:
https://www.ours.net

St. Jude's Children's Hospital website:
https://www.stjude.org

Chuck Shute website:
http://chuckshute.com

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11 Mar 2022Reed Diamond (actor)01:39:32

Reed Diamond is an actor who is known for his roles on Homicide: Life on the Street as well as 24.  He has also appeared in the films Moneyball and Good Night Night, and Good Luck.  In this episode we discuss working his life and career as an actor, working with Brad Pitt & George Clooney, playing bad guys & cops and his upcoming roles on Better Call Saul and Gaslit. This was a really fun conversation for anyone who loves movies and TV, and educational for anyone wanting an acting career.

0:00:00 - Intro
0:00:48 - Working from Home
0:02:45 - Dad's TV Studio in the 70s
0:07:25 - New York in the 70s & Musicals
0:11:38 - Early Influential Film & Music
0:18:50 - Choosing Acting Over Music
0:25:00 - Early Acting Career
0:27:30 - The Life of an Actor
0:33:25 - Playing Bad Guys
0:37:38 - Playing a Cop
0:44:25 - Playing Mark Shapiro in "Moneyball"
0:49:14 - Preparing for Roles Versus Improv
0:54:25 - Playing Deep Throat in "Gaslit"
0:59:07 - Improvising Versus Making It Look Improvised
1:03:00 - Woking on "Better Call Saul"
1:05:01 - Working Past Adversity & Struggle
1:09:55 - Roles That Aren't Right
1:13:30 - Agents of Shield & Starfury
1:15:35 - Journeyman & Homicide
1:19:07 - Wayward Pines
1:20:50 - Great Actors Have Great Stories
1:23:30 - Paul Newman & George Clooney
1:26:50 - Charles Durning & Insecurity
1:28:40 - Difficult People to Work With
1:35:05 - Charities
1:38:15 - Outro

Reed Diamond twitter:
https://twitter.com/reeddiamond

Jhpiego website: 
https://www.jhpiego.org/

Chuck Shute website:
http://chuckshute.com

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14 Mar 2022Steve Grimmett (Grim Reaper)00:37:15

Steve Grimmett is the frontman for Grim Reaper (Steve Grimmett’s Grim Reaper)- a British heavy metal band from the new wave of British heavy metal era.  The band had 3 classic albums in the 80s and the title tracks were all featured on MTV.  In this episode we discuss working with legendary producer Max Norman, appearing on Beavis & Butthead, celebrity meetings, touring and the new live album “Reaping the Whirlwhind.” 

00:00 - Intro
00:43 - Upcoming Tour
02:24 - Reaping the Whirlwind 
04:46 - First Three Albums Re-Issued
07:21 - Working with Producer Max Norman
10:35 - The "Rock You To Hell" Album 
12:23 - Song "Lust For Freedom" in a Movie
14:13 - Beavis & Butthead
16:10 - Hindsight
17:25 - Touring in the States & Costs
20:20 - Playing the Songs
21:07 - Catchy Heavy Metal
22:10 - Elton John Influence & Covers
24:07 - Side Projects & Lionheart
28:07 - Cradle of Filth & Tim "Ripper" Owens
29:55 - Other Metal Celebrities
31:04 - Cruises & Festivals & Small Towns
35:25 - Help for Heroes
36:09 - Outro

Grim Reaper website:
https://grimreaperofficial.co.uk

Help for Heroes website:
https://helpforheroes.com

Chuck Shute website:
http://chuckshute.com/

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16 Mar 2022Acey Slade (Dope, Muderdolls, ex Joan Jett)00:53:43

Acey Slade has played with Dope, Murderdolls, Joan Jett and others. He also has his own coffee company, CatFight Coffee. In this episode we discuss his path to success with music, appearing on Dawson’s Creek, his relationship with fans and more!

00:00 - Intro
00:28 - Journeyman/Vagaond/Hired Gun
02:07 - Dope
05:20 -Growing Up in the Country
07:22 - Early Days & Creating Luck
08:45 - Working For a Shady Company
13:15 - Murderdolls
14:46 - Dawson's Creek & Katie Holmes
16:43 - Big Day Out Festival & Instigating
18:25 - Guns N Roses & Frank Ferrer
20:15 - New York Music Scene
22:05 - Break From Music & Joan Jett Phone Call
26:51 - Amen & Tour with Brides of Destruction
29:50 - Hired Gun Vs Project
31:47 - Catfight Coffee Company
35:20 - Extra on Russian Doll TV Show
37:12 - Relationships with Fans
39:09 - Censorship & Police
45:22 - Horror Movies
48:35 - GoFundMe for Roger
50:01 - Promotions & Future Episode
52:10 - Outro

Acey Slade website:
https://aceyslade.org/

Go Fund Me for Roger:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/remembering-roger-segal?utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet&fbclid=IwAR2Y6srtasvK5lUlhlepK4mkkPWmkojNX7SBz_5APobJafLtHCMneg1dSNI

Chuck Shute website:
http://chuckshute.com/

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24 Mar 2022Ann Wilson (Heart)00:33:33

Ann Wilson is the lead singer and songwriter for the legendary band Heart, and also a successful solo artist.  In this episode we discuss her connections with Michael J. Fox & Jerry Cantrell, her thoughts on Dolly Parton declining an induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, songwriting, women in rock, covering Sixx AM, her new album Fierce Bliss and more! 

00:00 - Intro
00:48 - Things in Common 
01:40 - Seattle Restaurants 
02:51 - Heart Early Days & Struggle 
04:15 - Playing High School Dances & Michael J. Fox 
06:38 - Young Musicians Careers 
08:17 - Crazy On You & Songwriting 
10:40 - Success in the 70's & Fans 
13:00 - Heart in the 80s 
14:45 - Jerry Cantrell & Alice In Chains 
16:55 - Dolly Parton in Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 
18:01 - Songwriting in Notebooks 
18:49 - Fierce Bliss & Kenny Wayne Shepherd 
20:04 - Moment in Heaven & Women in Rock 
24:10 - Black Wing Song & Catharsis 
25:32 - Fightin' Fer Life & Ann's Husband 
27:58 - Dinner with Nancy & Cameron 
28:40 - Staying Grounded 
30:05 - Cover of "Permission" by Sixx AM 
31:40 - Planned Parenthood  

Ann Wilson website:
https://annwilson.com

Planned Parenthood website:
https://www.plannedparenthood.org

Chuck Shute website:
http://chuckshute.com

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27 Mar 2022Billy Bob Thornton & J.D. Andrew (The Boxmasters)00:31:12

Billy Bob Thornton and J.D. Andrew make up the band “The Boxmasters.” The music is reminiscent of old school classic rock with influences of the 60s and 70s as well as some modern twists. Billy has been playing in bands since middle school and was a roadie for major acts such as the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and Blood, Sweat & Tears. J.D. has worked as engineer for everyone from Britney Spears to The Rolling Stones. In this episode we’ll discuss the recording of the new album “Help, I’m Alive”, working with legendary Beatles engineer Geoff Emerick, playing live, and more! 

00:00 - Intro
01:12 - Studio & Recording 
02:24 - Billy Bob's Roadie Work 
04:41 - J.D.'s Musical Beginnings 
05:55 - J.D.'s Engineering Career 
08:03 - Billy Bob's Vocals & Influences
10:15 - Legendary Producer/Engineer Geoff Emerick 
15:22 - The Boxmasters Logo & Name 
16:45 - Help I'm Alive Album Recording 
20:04 - Harmonizing Vocals & Playing Live 
25:48 - Teddy "Zig Zag" Andreadis 
26:25 - Song "Focus on the One" Meaning  
28:40 - St. Jude's Children's Hospital 
30:06 - Outro 

The Boxmasters website:
https://www.theboxmasters.com/

St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital website:
https://www.stjude.org/

Chuck Shute website:
https://chuckshute.com/

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29 Mar 2022TRIBUTE EPISODE: Taylor Hawkins of the Foo Fighters (1972-2022)00:18:55

In today's episode I look back on the life and career of the Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins who recently passed away.  I also give my thoughts and opinions on his death, mental health and substance abuse. 

00:00 - Intro
00:55 - Early Life 
02:18 - First Big Gig- Sass Jordan 
03:08 - Steve Perry of Journey to Alanis Morrisette 
04:12 - Meeting Dave Grohl & Joining Foo Fighters 
05:32 - Meeting Axl Rose & Grohl's Standards 
06:11 - Dave Grohl's Loyalty to Hawkins 
06:28 - Side Projects 
06:52 - Meeting & Playing with Heroes
07:40 - Taylor's Infectious Energy 
08:37 - Lowpoints & Emptiness 
10:05 - First Drug Overdose 
11:22 - Second O.D. , Death & Legacy 
12:40 - My Thoughts & What We Can Do 

Mental Health Charity:
https://nami.org/Home

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30 Mar 2022Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein (The Misfits)00:17:18

Doyle makes a rare podcast appearance for a bizarre interview. 

00:00 - Intro
00:56 - Shitty Interview
12:31 - My Thoughts 

Doyle website:
http://officialdoyle.com

Catskill Sanctuary website:
https://casanctuary.org

Chuck Shute website:
http://chuckshute.com

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05 Apr 2022Arno Michaelis (author & activist, former white supremacist)01:43:30

Arno Michaelis is a former white supremacist who now helps people leave extremist organizations.  He has written two books- "My Life After Hate" as well as "The Gift of Our Wounds" (co-written with Pardeep Singh Kaleka).  In this episode we discuss his story of joining and leaving the white supremacist organization, diversity of thought, racism today and what can be done about it.   

0:00:00 - Intro
0:00:59 - Former White Nationalist Turned Activist 
0:04:10 - Background & Childhood 
0:10:34 - From Breakdancing to Punk 
0:17:55 - Drinking, Fighting & Transition to White Nationalism 
0:23:07 - Indoctrination & Recruitment 
0:31:10 - Homosexuality 
0:34:35 - Native American 
0:37:40 - Fallacies with White Nationalism 
0:42:05 - Interactions with People Who Refused to Hate 
0:50:40 - Losing Friends & Walking Away 
0:53:38 - Goal of White Nationalism 
0:58:04 - Diversity of Thought
1:01:33 - Prevention of Hate & Exploited Needs 
1:07:13 - Community & Police Issues 
1:09:29 - Media, Fear & Collective Social Conscious 
1:14:20 - Traveling & Interacting with People In Real Life 
1:17:30 - White Supremacy & Racism in the World Today 
1:31:35 - Sikh Culture, Assumptions & Politics 
1:41:40 - Wrap Up 

The Gift of Our Wounds book:
https://www.amazon.com/Gift-Our-Wounds-Supremacist-Forgiveness/dp/1250107547

Parents 4 Peace website:
https://www.parents4peace.org

Chuck Shute website:
http://chuckshute.com

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08 Apr 2022Kiko Loureiro (Megadeth)00:30:35

Kiko Loureiro is former guitarist in Angra and current guitarist in Megadeth.  He's here today to talk about the upcoming Megadeth tour with Lamb of God, Trivium and In Flames.  We also discuss his guitar playing, winning a grammy, auditioning for Megadeth, and more!

00:00 - Intro
00:38 - Learning Guitar
03:35 - Working Through Plateaus & Practicing
07:03 - Auditioning for Megadeth
09:25 - Tour with Lamb of God, Trivium & In Flames
12:21 - Stage, Mascots, Guitars  & Presentation
13:34 - Set List & Stage Effects
16:00 - Adding "The Conjuring"
16:54 - James LoMenzo & Dirk Verbeuren
20:07 - Dave Mustaine Health Update
21:58 - Dealing with Fans
24:40 - Winning a Grammy
27:27 - Erik Gronwall
28:06 - Music Charity
29:04 - Outro

Kiko Loureiro website:
https://kikoloureiro.com/

Megadeth website:
https://megadeth.com

Hungry for Music website:
https://hungryformusic.org

Chuck Shute website:
http://chuckshute.com

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15 Apr 2022Vinnie Tortorich (celebrity fitness trainer, author)01:38:02

Vinnie Tortorich is a celebrity fitness trainer, speaker, podcaster and best-selling author of Fitness Confidential.  He is also a frequent guest on the Adam Carolla Show.  In this episode we discuss his NSNG (no sugar no grain) diet, the obesity epidemic, problems with veganism and more! 

0:00:00 - Intro
0:01:12 - Technical Difficulties 
0:05:15 - Podcast Guests & Music 
0:11:15 - Fat: A Documentary & Peter Pardini 
0:18:55 - Vegan & Carnivore Diets & Genetics 
0:29:05 - Fat Shaming & Difficulties of Obesity 
0:33:05 - Starting No Sugar No Grain 
0:38:30 - Diet in Italy 
0:47:20 - Mediterranean Diet & Seven Countries Study 
0:50:30 - Alcohol & Wine 
0:52:47 - Friends with Vegans 
0:54:55 - Problems with Veganism 
1:06:33 - Temple Grandin 
1:07:51 - Working with and Debating Vegans 
1:16:00 - Love of Coaching & Podcasts 
1:19:30 - Jim Abrahams, Seizures & Keto Diet 
1:23:30 - Guests on Podcasts 
1:25:28 - Joe Rogan 
1:28:22 - Ted Nugent & Adam Carolla 
1:33:13 - Sam Elliott Commercial  
1:36:55 - Outro 

Vinnie Tortorich website:
https://vinnietortorich.com

Chuck Shute website:
http://chuckshute.com

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25 Apr 2022Paul Taylor (Winger)00:58:34

Paul Taylor is the keyboardist, guitarist and background vocalist for Winger.  He has worked with a number of other artists as well including Aldo Nova, Alice Cooper and Steve Perry.  He co-wrote the new Skid Row single "The Gang's All Here" and will be also featured on the upcoming Mick Mars solo record.  We discuss his entire career including his film/tv compositions and delve in to a variety of topics.  

00:00 - Intro
00:56 - Co-Writing New Skid Row Song 
04:47 - Working with Mick Mars 
06:20 - Paul Taylor Solo Record 
08:40 - New Winger Album 
10:37 - Living in Nashville 
11:34 - Jeff LeBar from Cinderella 
13:30 - Surviving the Music Business 
16:25 - Working with Aldo Nova 
18:46 - Producing for Vain 
21:05 - Alice Cooper, Slash & Axl 
22:25 - Winger 
25:38 - Tour with Kiss 
26:47 - Working with Steve Perry 
29:40 - Learning to Record & TV/Movie Songs 
35:08 - Sabrina the Teenage Witch Theme Song 
37:44 - Metallica & Winger Feud 
39:05 - Look and Sound of Winger 
42:45 - Wanting to Work with Pink 
45:00 - Quiet Riot & Tribute Bands 
46:31 - Jon Bon Jovi & Singers 
48:30 - Solo Project & Eric Martin 
54:50 - St. Jude's Children's Hospital  
56:50 - Outro 

Winger website:
https://www.wingertheband.com

St. Jude's Hospital website:
https://www.stjude.org

Chuck Shute website:
http://chuckshute.com

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04 May 2022Pete Evick (Bret Michaels Band)01:25:06

Pete Evick has been the guitar player for the Bret Michaels solo band for the last 19 years.  He recently released two new solo songs- a cover of" 99 Red Balloons"  & an original song titled "My Best Days."  In this episode we discuss working with Bret Michaels, the solo songs, nuclear war, Ford Motors, Van Halen, Pete almost joining Buckcherry and more!  Fun episode! 

0:00:00 -Intro
0:00:56 - Stevie Rachelle of Metal Sludge & Tuff 
0:02:29 - "My Best Days"' Single 
0:06:22 - "99 Red Balloons" Cover & Fear of Nuclear War 
0:13:36 - Media, Fear & Putin 
0:17:17 - Bret Michaels, Arizona & Bomb Shelters 
0:20:57 - Flying in a Private Jet 
0:23:45 - Ford Bronco & Ford Mustangs 
0:28:35 - Trying to Get in To Poison 
0:30:45 - Poison Albums 
0:32:15 - Hootie & the Blowfish  
0:33:50 - Stephen King, Joe Rogan & David Lee Roth 
0:36:58 - Aerosmith Show
0:38:22 - Bret Michaels & Sammy Hagar In Contention Same Job 
0:40:40 - Warrant, Winger & Skid Row 
0:43:35 - Solos Vs Songwriting 
0:45:20 - Van Halen 
0:49:40 - Musical Influences & Musical Fan
0:52:43 - Secret to Longevity with Bret 
0:55:15 - Offer from Buckcherry 
1:00:32 - Joining Bret Michaels 
1:04:25 - Shining Sol Candle Company 
1:08:23 - Charities 
1:12:45 - Scottsdale, Jalapeño Inferno & Arizona 
1:18:02 - Seattle & Homeless 
1:21:01 - Pete's New Songs 

Pete Evick 99 Red Balloons Music Video:
https://youtu.be/TX_BHkFz9xI

Bret Michaels website:
https://www.bretmichaels.com

Shining Sol Candle website:
https://www.shiningsol.com

Mission 22 website:
https://mission22.com

Australian Cattle Dog Association website:
https://www.acdra.org

Chuck Shute website:
http://chuckshute.com

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05 May 2022Joel Hoekstra (Whitesnake, T.S.O., Iconic)00:53:40

Joel Hoekstra is the guitar player for Whitesnake, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Joel Hoekstra's 13 and most recently the group "Iconic" (with Michael Sweet of Stryper).  In Joel's second appearance on the show we discuss all his groups plus rock n roll fantasy camp, band lineup changes, gratitude, Chicago sports and more! 

00:00 - Intro
00:59 - Downloads & Streaming & Revenue 
03:21 - New Iconic Record & Band 
15:00 - Whitesnake Farewell Tour 
16:40 - David Coverdale Retirement Plans 
18:30 - Smaller Shows with Brandon Gibbs 
20:15 - Playing Arenas & Success Path 
23:15 - Productivity & Getting Better 
27:10 - Gratitude  and Appreciating Things 
28:32 - Silence Vs Listening to Music 
30:05 - Old Concerts 
32:10 - Older Singers & Lineup Changes 
36:32 - Bad Business 
38:25 - Rock & Roll Fantasy Camps 
41:21 - Alternative Rock 
44:50 - Chicago Sports 
51:50 - Salvation Army
52:30 - Outro 

Joel Hoekstra website:
http://www.joelhoekstra.com

Chuck Shute website:
http://chuckshute.com

Salvation Army website:
https://www.salvationarmyusa.org/usn/

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10 May 2022Jack Carr (author, Navy SEAL)00:34:50

Jack Carr is a New York Times bestselling author, former Navy SEAL,  and host of the Danger Close podcast. His first book “The Terminal List” has been turned in to a series on Amazon Prime starring Chris Pratt. His latest book, “In The Blood” will be out May 17th everywhere.

00:00 - Intro
01:02 - Terminal List TV Show & Chris Pratt 
08:30 - Grassroots Growth 
09:50 - Guest on Joe Rogan 
11:07 - Hunting & Societal Changes 
16:53 - In the Blood & Book Tour 
19:38 - Negative & Positive Reviews 
22:40 - Research for Books 
25:55 - How to Save America 
31:02 - Charities 
33:35 - Outro 

Jack Carr website:
https://www.officialjackcarr.com

Rescue 22 website:
https://www.rescue22foundation.org

Best Defense Foundation website:
https://bestdefensefoundation.org

Chuck Shute website:
http://chuckshute.com

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12 May 2022Roger Joseph Manning Jr. (The Lickerish Quartet, ex Jellyfish)00:50:46

Roger Joseph Manning Jr. is an amazingly talented keyboardist, singer and songwriter.  He has released music with Jellyfish, Imperial Drag, his own solo career and most recently with two of his Jellyfish bandmates as The Lickerish Quartet.  He has also recorded and/or toured with Beck, Morrissey, Ringo Starr, P!nk, Blink 182, Roger Waters and many more.  In this episode we discuss why Jellyfish wasn't more well known, how the music business has changed, musical inspiration and more!  

00:00 - Intro
01:06 - Top of the Pops 
02:15 - Lickerish Quartet 
06:05 - Popularity of Rock Pop Music 
08:15 - Working with Big Artists 
10:05 - Jellyfish Vs. Pink Floyd 
12:23 - Jellyfish & Radiohead 
15:30 - Jellyfish & Seattle Bands 
17:20 - End of Jellyfish 
18:17 - Music Business Now Vs. Then 
26:05 - Focus for Original Music & Session Work 
29:55 - Recording Music 
33:23 - Keytar 
34:45 - Moog Cookbook & Daft Punk 
37:10 - The Black Crowes & Tears for Fears 
38:40 - Music & Film School at USC 
42:38 - Indie Music & Films 
43:45 - Doing Live Shows as Lickerish Quartet 
48:01 - Pay Attention to Politics 
49:15 - Outro 

Lickerish Quartet website:
https://thelickerishquartet.com

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14 May 2022Dr. Donald Hoffman (cognitive psychologist & author)00:57:26

Dr. Donald Hoffman is cognitive psychologist and science author.  He studies consciousness, visual perception and evolutionary psychology using mathematical models and psychophysical experiments.  His book “The Case Against Reality” challenges whether what we perceive is really reality or an interface we are using.  We discuss all this in the episode as well as black holes & worm holes, the space time continuum, artificial intelligence, what happens when we die and more! 

00:00 - Intro
01:00 - Misperceptions of Reality & Jewel Beetles 
03:30 - Phantom Limb Phenomenon & User Interface
06:35 - Evolving with Interface Vs. Reality As It Is 
08:52 - Problems with Space Time Continuum & Quantum Theory 
15:20 - Black Holes & Worm Holes 
18:25 - Time Travel and Speed of Light & Space Time Shortcuts 
20:25 - True Reality Behind the Curtain, The Brain & Consciousness 
27:56 - Virtual Reality, Robotics, Artificial Intelligence & Consciousness 
38:02 - Peak Into Portals Through Dreams, Drugs & Meditation 
40:42 - Consciousness Is Fundamental & Hidden Connections 
41:55 - Government Studying This Versus Physicists & Power
44:36 - Simulation Vs. Reality  & Endless Variety of Consciousness 
47:25 - Death & Consciousness 
49:45 - What is The Purpose of Life & Global Consciousness  
54:20 - Donating to Research 
56:08 - Outro

Case Against Reality book:
https://www.amazon.com/Case-Against-Reality-Evolution-Truth/dp/0393254690

Donating to Research:
https://brilliantfuture.uci.edu/give-to-uci/

Chuck Shute website:
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18 May 2022Edgar Winter (Edgar Winter Group, Ringo Starr All Star Band)01:10:07

Edgar Winter is a musician, songwriter and record producer.  He has a new album out now called “Brother Johnny” that is a tribute to his late brother Johnny Winter.  The album includes a large list of stellar musicians including Joe Walsh, Taylor Hawkins, Michael McDonald, Ringo Starr, Billy Gibbons & many others. We discuss the new album, dealing with success & fame, memories from the 70s and so much more! 

0:00:00 - Intro
0:38:00 - New Album Thank Yous
0:05:45 - Album Guests 
0:13:36 - Lone Star Blues 
0:19:22 - Music, Fame & Spiritual Path 
0:27:15 - Clive Davis & Critical Success 
0:28:56 - Edgar Winter Group & Commercial Success 
0:32:35 - Free Ride 
0:36:00 - Keyboard Synthesizers 
0:38:55 - The Beatles & Ringo Starr 
0:43:58 - Johnny B. Goode & Joe Walsh 
0:48:05 - Stranger Song & Guests 
0:50:45 - Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 
0:51:40 - Fans, Fame & Making It 
1:01:00 - Success with Relationships 
1:03:46 - Other Projects 
1:05:55 - Animal Charity 
1:08:36 - Outro 

Edgar Winter Website:
https://edgarwinter.com

Humane Society website:
https://www.humanesociety.org

Chuck Shute website:
https://chuckshute.com

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19 May 2022Chuck Wright (ex Quiet Riot, Alice Cooper band)01:05:14

Chuck Wright is a bass guitarist who has played with Quiet Riot, Alice Cooper, Giuffria and many others. He has a new solo album out now titled “Sheltering Sky” that features a long list of stellar musicians including Jeff Scott Soto, Scotti Hill, Troy Lucketta, and Derek Sherinian. We discuss all this in the interview plus Axl Rose in the bathroom, Robin Zander in a bowling alley, music royalties, social media and more! 

0:00:00 - Intro
0:00:37 - Facial Hair & Style 
0:02:28 - Military School & Rock n Roll 
0:04:18 - Jack Bruce's Bass & Memorabilia
0:05:45 - Developing Artists & Music Scene
0:07:47 - Axl Rose & Guns 'n Roses 
0:11:45 - Alice Cooper & Spinal Tap Moments 
0:15:30 - Slash & Guitar Feel vs Technicality 
0:18:17 - Chuck's New Solo Album 
0:22:20 - Throwin' Stones & Negativity 
0:26:34 - Jam Night at the Whisky & Robin Zander 
0:31:15 - Social Media Use 
0:33:32 - The Other Side & Frankie Banali 
0:36:00 - Giving Up The Ghost 
0:37:00 - Farewell Horizon 
0:38:25 - Writing Lyrics 
0:40:50 - Cradle of The Sun 
0:42:46 - Performing Live 
0:46:05 - Current Projects 
0:48:02 - Quiet Riot & The Simpsons 
0:50:20 - Two Different Quiet Riots 
0:52:19 - Background Vocals & Michael Anthony 
0:53:15 - Ted Nugent 
0:54:40 - No Picks 
0:57:10 - Song Royalties  
1:00:03 - New Album 
1:02:05 - World Central Kitchen 
1:03:55 - Outro 

Chuck Wright website:
https://www.chuckwright.com

World Central Kitchen website:
https://wck.org

Chuck Shute website:
http://chuckshute.com

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23 May 2022The Black Moods (modern classic rock band)00:36:08

The Black Moods are a modern classic rock band from Tempe, Arizona. Their last album “Sunshine” spawned 4 songs in the top 30 billboard rock charts. Their latest album “Into the Night” is out June 3rd and sounds killer. We discuss the new album in detail, plus singing with Robby Krieger of the Doors, their stellar cover of “Old Man Down the Road”, giving cupcakes to the radio stations, shredder’s anonymous and more! 

00:00 - Intro
00:57 - Cheech & Chong & Spinal Tap
02:15 - Sunshine 
03:55 - Cupcakes to the Radio Stations 
05:45 - Whatcha Got Video 
07:02 - Producer Johnny K. & Home 
08:25 - Recording New Record "Into the Night" 
09:20 - Producer Eddie Kramer 
11:30 - Youth Is Wasted On The Young 
12:45 - Hollywood & Big Time 
14:25 - Competition & Making Music 
16:05 - On & On And Junkie Excuses 
19:20 - The Cure & Album Title 
21:30 - Two Kinds of People 
22:40 - The Gin Blossoms 
23:22 - Shows 
24:45 - Robby Krieger of The Doors 
26:20 - Old Man Down The Road 
27:30 - Upcoming Shows & Scott Stapp
29:35 - Shredding Video 
30:35 - New Album & Music Video 
33:40 - Joybus Charity 
34:43 - Outro 

The Black Moods website:
https://theblackmoods.com

The Joy Bus charity website:
https://www.thejoybusdiner.com

Chuck Shute website:
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24 May 2022Jack Thompson (former NFL QB)01:00:48

Jack Thompson, nicknamed “The Throwing Samoan” is former collegiate and NFL quarterback.  When he left Washington State University he was the most prolific passer in NCAA history.  He was drafted 3rd overall by the Cincinnati Bengals and spent 4 years with them and 2 years with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. In this interview we discuss his Samoan heritage and upbringing, his playing career, his thoughts on the current WSU football team, the Cougs First networking group and more! 

0:00:00 - Intro
0:00:45 - Samoan Heritage & History 
0:06:29 - Immigrating to the United States 
0:09:40 - Jack's Parents 
0:13:17 - Choosing WSU Over UW 
0:18:15 - Learning from 4 WSU Coaches 
0:23:23 - Dan Doornik 
0:26:05 - Drafted into the NFL 
0:28:00 - Time in Cincinnati 
0:31:35 - Time in Tampa Bay 
0:35:00 - Cougs First Networking Group 
0:41:05 - Pac 12 Conference & Commissioner 
0:44:36 - Cougs for 2022 
0:46:38 - Jayden De Laura Vs. Cameron Ward 
0:48:10 - Jack Working with Wide Receivers 
0:50:25 - Players Getting Paid 
0:55:13 - Why WSU is Great & Donations 
0:59:40 - Outro 

Cougs First website:
https://cougsfirst.org

Donate to WSU link:
https://foundation.wsu.edu/give/

Chuck Shute website:
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27 May 2022Riki Rachtman (Headbanger's Ball, The Cathouse)00:44:15

Riki Rachtman is a TV/radio personality best known for hosting MTV’s Headbanger’s Ball. He also owned the legendary Hollywood rock club The Cathouse. He has also done a lot of work for NASCAR and has an annual charity motorcycle ride called “Riki’s Ride.”  In this episode we’ll discuss how The Cathouse started, his relationship with Guns ’n Roses, his portrayal in the Pam & Tommy series, the possibity for a Cathouse TV series and more! 

00:00 - Intro
00:35 - Headbanger's Ball & Cathouse 
04:20 - Beating Up The D.J. & Gratitude 
05:54 - Going To Shows 
06:43 - Guns 'n Roses 
08:30 - Memories & Friends 
12:05 - Opening the Cathouse 
14:40 - Sometimes Giving Up is Ok 
17:03 - Podcast & Other Projects 
18:52 - Getting Help & Control Freak 
24:35 - Cathouse in Pam & Tommy Show 
27:15 - Meeting Fans  
29:25 - Cool With Rockstars & Dave Mustaine
30:27 - My Chemical Romance 
33:35 - The Cathouse TV Show 
35:35 - Alice Cooper 
37:02 - Positivity Vs Negativity 
43:15 - Outro 

Cathouse Merch website:
https://www.cathousehollywood.com

Riki's Ride fundraiser:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/TheRide22

Chuck Shute website:
http://chuckshute.com

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31 May 2022Chris Ballew (The Presidents of The U.S.A., Caspar Babypants)01:03:25

Chris Ballew is the frontman for the Seattle rock band The Presidents of the United States of America. He also makes children’s music under the pseudonym “Caspar Babypants.”  He has a new solo record out now titled “Soul Unfolded” and another one coming out in July called “Primitive God.” In this episode we discuss his new music and the creative process, plus making music & videos with the Presidents, how they got the Drew Carey theme song, working with Beck, getting drunk with Dave Grohl and more! Very fun episode! 

0:00:00 - Intro
0:00:49 - Things in Common & Seattle Living 
0:04:20 - Making Music to Make People Feel Good 
0:05:55 - Nap Dance & New Album "Soul Unfolded" 
0:09:20 - Keyboards & Sounds 
0:16:25 - Primitive God & Making Music 
0:18:41 - Caspar Babypants TV Show
0:22:16 - Staying Creative, Meditation & Ram Dass 
0:25:55 - Lump & Music Video 
0:27:55 - Roman Coppola & Other Music Videos 
0:30:24 - Kicks, Energy & Beck 
0:33:45 - Dealing with Fame & Success 
0:36:55 - The Drew Carey Show Theme Song 
0:38:45 - Doing Live Shows & Performing 
0:43:15 - Freedom, Providing Joy & Collaborating 
0:47:49 - Famous People 
0:49:10 - Psychedelic Journey & Influences 
0:51:10 - Movies 
0:53:42 - PEPS, Well Spring & Mary's Place 
0:55:35 - Drunk with Dave Grohl in the Late 90s 
0:58:45 - Krist Novoselic 
1:02:10 - Outro 

Chris Ballew website:
https://chrisballew.org

PEPS website:
https://www.peps.org

Well Spring Family Services website:
https://wellspringfs.org

Mary's Place website:
https://www.marysplaceseattle.org

Chuck Shute website:
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02 Jun 2022Jim McCarty (The Yardbirds)00:45:55

Jim McCarty is the drummer and founding member of the Yardbirds. The Yardbirds featured three legendary guitarists: Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page. The band was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1992 and rank #89 on Rolling Stone’s list of “100 Greatest Artists of All Time.”  Jim has a new book out titled “She Walks in Beauty: My Quest for the Bigger Picture.” In this interview we discuss the best Yardbirds guitarist, playing Ouija boards with Jimmy Page, Jim’s bad experience with LSD, hearing Paul McCartney play him an early version of “Yesterday” and more! 

00:00 - Intro
00:38 - Quitting the Day Job 
03:05 - Putting Out Albums Vs. Singles 
05:05 - Pussycat Dolls Song & Royalties 
08:30 - Recording New Music 
09:20 - Best Guitarist? 
11:30 - Jimmy Page & Ouija Boards 
14:30 - Linked Together & Global Consciousness 
18:15 - Visions Before Death & Charlie Watts 
19:40 - Birds & Butterflies 
21:30 - Signs, Synchronicity  & Salvador Dali 
24:42 - Drugs & LSD 
30:20 - Religion, Morality & Philosophy 
36:30 - Success, Fame & Gratitude 
37:48 - Interactions with The Beatles 
40:18 - Other Memories & Touring w/ The Yardbirds 
42:35 - Sarcoma Foundation 
44:40 - Outro 

Jim McCarty website:
http://www.jamesmccarty.com

Sarcoma Foundation of America website:
https://www.curesarcoma.org

Chuck Shute website:
http://chuckshute.com

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06 Jun 2022Jaret Reddick (Bowling for Soup)00:58:47

Jaret Reddick is a musician, voice actor and podcaster. He’s known for being the frontman for Bowling for Soup as well as the voice of Chuck E. Cheese. He has a new album out with Bowling for Soup as well as a new solo country album.  In this episode we discuss the new music, the early days of Bowling for Soup, music videos, censorship, dealing with fans and more! 

00:00 - Intro
00:47 - Podcasts, Producing & Staying Busy 
04:06 - Touring in Texas 
05:22 - Sports Fan & Sports Betting 
07:20 - New Country Album "Just Woke Up" 
08:48 - Garth Brooks, Dave Grohl & Sebastian Bach 
13:21 - Comments, Trolls & Fans 
15:43 - Reaction to New Album & Critics 
19:43 - Chilling Out, Old School Country & Simplicity 
22:15 - Bowling for Soup Origin Story 
26:40 - Discovering New Music & Opening Bands 
32:25 - Vans Warped Tour 
35:10 - Music Videos & High Anxiety
37:55 - I Wanna Be Brad Pitt 
40:15 - Alexa Bliss 
43:15 - High School Never Ends 
45:15 - 1985 Song & TikTok 
47:13 - Censorship 
50:30 - Worst Dressed & The Grammies 
53:05 - Dealing with Fans
55:03 - Darius Rucker & Crossing Over 
56:36 - Foundation 45 
57:45 - Outro 

Jaret Reddick website:
https://jaretreddick.com/music/

Foundation 45 website:
https://foundation45.org

Chuck Shute website:
http://chuckshute.com

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08 Jun 2022Ajay Popoff (Lit)00:29:40

Ajay Popoff is the singer for Lit. Even if you don’t think you know the band, you have probably heard their hit “My Own Worst Enemy”which is played everywhere from video games to karaoke. They have a new album out June 17th titled “Tastes Like Gold.”  It features the new party anthem song “Kicked Off a Plane.”  In this episode we discuss the new album, songwriting, Lit’s early days, being kicked off a plane and more! 

00:00 - Intro
00:45 - New Album & Co-Writers
05:15 - Lit's Background & Sound Evolution 
11:30 - Early Struggles & Lit Podcast 
14:39 - True Story Behind "Kicked Off A Plane" 
19:06 - Mouth Shut & Censorship 
22:25 - Flying Private, Jamey Johnson & Country 
25:50 - Music Videos  
27:02 - Lake Havasu & Other Shows 

Lit Band website:
https://www.litband.com

St. Jude's Children's Hospital website:
https://www.stjude.org

Chuck Shute website:
http://chuckshute.com

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11 Jun 2022Tommy Chong (Cheech & Chong)01:10:48

Tommy Chong is an actor, comedian, musician, activist and pothead.  He is best known for being half of the epic comedy duo Cheech & Chong. He also played the character Leo on That 70s Show and the upcoming spinoff That 90s Show.  In this episode we discuss his cannabis products, the Jason Vorhees Meets Cheech & Chong project, the opioid epidemic, religion and more! 

0:00:00 - Intro
0:01:06 - Nature's Medicine & Products 
0:04:43 - Jordan Belfort - Wolf of Wall Street 
0:07:35 - Legal Issue & Arrest 
0:13:55 - Opiates, Fentanyl & Making Mistakes 
0:19:55 - Cleaning Up 
0:21:35 - Having Fun with Cheech 
0:23:58 - Chong's Heritage 
0:26:28 - That 70s Show Reboot 
0:31:25 - Improvisational Writing 
0:34:45 - Still Smokin' Improv Act 
0:36:55 - Hank Williams Jr & Country Music 
0:39:27 - Smoking with Snoop Dogg  
0:42:40 - Cancel Culture & Racism  
0:46:15 - Religion & Philosophy 
0:53:11 - Wars, Oil & Hemp 
0:56:45 - Growing Weed & Brands 
0:57:33 - Fun Cheech & Chong Projects 
0:59:50 - Moses the Warrior 
1:00:53 - Charity, Movie Company & Theme Park 
1:04:19 - Gun Problem, Free Will & Spiritual World 
1:09:03 - Outro 

Tommy Chong website:
https://tommychongshemp.com

A Place Called Home website:
https://apch.org/who-we-are/

Chuck Shute website:
http://chuckshute.com

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13 Jun 2022Sean Dowdell (Grey Daze)01:08:44

Sean Dowdell is a musician, author and businessman. He is the drummer for Grey Daze, which features the late Chester Bennington on vocals. There is a new album out on July 1st called “The Phoenix”, which also features Dave Navarro and Filter’s Richard Patrick.  We discuss the new music plus mental health, business, politics, the entitlement culture and so much more! Fascinating conversation with Sean!

0:00:00 - Intro
0:00:53 - New Grey Daze Album 
0:02:55 - Evolution of the Music 
0:06:35 - Chester Bennington & Emotion
0:07:37 - How to Listen & TV/Movie Placement 
0:11:40 - Streaming & Listens 
0:14:30 - Lyrics & Pearl Jam Influence 
0:17:40 - STP Album with Chester 
0:18:36 - KISS, Guns n Roses & Band Dynamics 
0:23:55 - Pearl Jame, Prince, RHCP & Soundgarden 
0:28:05 - Motley Crue & Soundtrack to Your Life 
0:29:44 - Chester Bennington & Something Not Right 
0:35:25 - Stigma of Mental Health & Society Downward Spiral 
0:38:40 - Opportunity in America & Entitlement Culture 
0:41:55 - Transgender Athletes & Helping People 
0:44:30 - Innovation, Competition, & College 
0:49:30 - Politicians & Loyalty to Political Party 
0:53:10 - Club Tattoo, Waterface & Continuing Music 
0:57:20 - Touring with Grey Daze,  Hologram & Guests
0:59:45 - Pete Loran from Trixter 
1:02:05 - Antidepressants 
1:06:20 - New Leaf Foundation 
1:07:32 - Outro 

Grey Daze website:
https://www.greydazemusic.com

New Leaf Foundation website:
https://www.turnanewleaf.org

Chuck Shute website:
http://chuckshute.com

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15 Jun 2022Keri Spencer (R.I.S.E.)01:10:32

Keri Spencer is a licensed attorney and executive director and founder of RISE (Restoring Identities after Sexual Exploitation).  RISE is a shelter for girls under age 18 who are victims of sex trafficking and/or commercial sexual exploitation.  In this episode we discuss the problem of sex trafficking in America, red flags, potential solutions, and if there will ever be another Jeffery Epstein.

0:00:00 - Intro
0:01:06 - Sex Trafficking Definition
0:04:56 - Victim Demographics
0:07:03 - Girl at Maverick's Game
0:11:21 - Typical & Non-Typical Trafficking Cases
0:15:36 - Trafficking of Immigrants
0:18:20 - Statistics & Worsening
0:20:05 - Backpages & Online Pornography
0:25:45 - Society's Views on Pedophilia
0:27:38 - Examples & Media Exposure
0:32:20 - Foster Care & Trafficking
0:34:50 - Branding & Tattoos
0:36:55 - Warning Signs
0:38:30 - Homelessness & Fentanyl
0:41:00 - Grooming & Downward Spiral
0:42:23 - Religious Cults
0:43:20 - Conspiracies & Next Jeffery Epstein
0:45:55 - Problems with Justice System
0:49:40 - Red Flags
0:56:36 - Solutions
1:00:25 - R.I.S.E. Shelter
1:06:50 - Publicity & Awareness
1:09:45 - Outro

Human Trafficking Help Line Website:
https://humantraffickinghotline.org/get-help

RISE Shelter website:
https://www.riseshelter.org

Damsel in Defense - protection products website:
https://damselindefense.net

GABB Wireless kids safe cell phone website:
https://gabbwireless.com

Protect Young Eyes website:
https://protectyoungeyes.com/

Chuck Shute website:
http://chuckshute.com

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17 Jun 2022Miljenko Matijevic (Steelheart)00:45:28

Miljenko Matijevic is the singer and founding member for the band Steelheart. He also did the singing vocals for Mark Walhberg in the movie Rockstar as part of the band Steel Dragon. That band (which also included Zakk Wylde & Jeff Pilson) may have a reunion of sorts with a very well known drummer replacing Jason Bonham. We discuss all this plus the new single recorded in 10 languages, singing for the Doors, movie projects and more! 

00:00 - Intro
00:50 - Los Angeles & Moving 
02:51 - Getting First Record Deal 
07:45 - Creating Luck & Hard Work 
08:56 - New Album & Name Changes 
12:30 - New Song, Video & Languages 
21:22 - Live Shows with Steelheart & Movie 
23:02 - Steelheart TV, Movies & Other Projects 
25:45 - Steel Dragon Updates 
30:30 - New Store & Steelheart Jacket 
32:43 - Cost of Music & Making Money 
36:04 - Meet & Greets 
37:20 - Singing with The Doors 
39:25 - STP & Velvet Revolver 
41:55 - World Kitchen 
44:00 - Outro 

Steelheart website:
https://steelheart.com

World Kitchen website:
https://wck.org

Chuck Shute website:
http://chuckshute.com

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21 Jun 2022Dr. Katherine Ramsland (professor of forensic psychology & author)01:13:17

Dr. Katherine Ramsland is a professor of forensic psychology at DeSales University. She holds degrees in philosophy, psychology and criminal justice. She has appeared on more than 200 crime documentaries and shows, is an executive producer of Murder House Flip, and has consulted for CSI, Bones, and The Alienist.  She has written more than 1,500 articles and 68 books, including “Confessions of a Serial Killer” about the BTK Killer.  In this episode we discuss the BTK Killer, potential active serial killers, red flags with serial killers & mass shooters, and more! 

0:00:00 - Intro
0:00:43 - Books 
0:02:10 - Serial Killers & Science 
0:10:17 - Psychopath Vs. Sociopath 
0:17:10 - Narcissism & Mental Health
0:20:58 - Popularity of True Crime 
0:26:58 - Conspiracies, Emotion, Logic & Facts 
0:30:40 - Staircase Murder & Cognitive Errors 
0:36:50 - Accuracy of Convictions & Mistakes  
0:38:40 - Communicating with BTK & Prison Situation 
0:45:20 - Wife of BTK & Signs of Serial Killers 
0:49:15 - Mass Shooters & Red Flags 
0:58:01 - Violent Movies & TV 
1:01:15 - Michigan School Shooter 
1:03:20 - No Perfect Killer Profile 
1:06:54 - Charities 
1:08:30 - Murder House Flip 
1:12:10 - Outro 

Confessions of a Serial Killer Book: 
https://www.amazon.com/Confession-Serial-Killer-Untold-Dennis/dp/1611688418

Cold Case Foundation website:
https://www.coldcasefoundation.org

Women for DeSales website:
https://www.desales.edu/alumni/giving/choose-your-impact/women-for-desales

Bethlehem Mounted Police website:
https://www.bethlehemmountedpolice.org

Murder House Flip:
https://therokuchannel.roku.com/details/10e1bde7c1d956d494b83d0e54b1c962/murder-house-flip

Chuck Shute website:
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27 Jun 2022Wednesday 13 (solo artist, Bourbon Crow, ex Murderdolls)00:57:48

Wednesday 13 is a solo singer and songwriter and was also previously the frontman for The Murderdolls. He is starting a new tour soon and a new album drops in October.  Lots of great topics in this episode including getting the call to join the Murderdolls, glam & punk rock influences, an upcoming show at the Rainbow with Lita Ford & John 5 and more! 

00:00 - Intro
00:58 - Living In L.A. 
03:07 - Upcoming Tour 
05:40 - Meet & Greets 
08:48 - Merch 
09:50 - Opening Bands 
12:20 - New Album 2022
19:40 - Music For Fun & Inspiration 
24:07 - Getting the Call for Murderdolls 
30:40 - Skid Row & Glam Rock 
33:52 - Punk Rock & Other Influences 
37:30 - New Music & Production 
41:35 - Musical Style & Guns 'N Roses 
44:00 - Bourbon Crow & Acoustic Tour 
46:03 - Show at the Rainbow w/ Lita Ford & John 5 
49:20 - Rob Zombie & The Munsters
51:00 - Stage Names 
53:24 - Cats 
56:43 - Outro 

Wednesday 13 website:
https://officialwednesday13.com

Cat Charity website:
https://www.alleycat.org

Chuck Shute website:
http://chuckshute.com

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29 Jun 2022Omar Doom (Inglorious Basterds, Deathproof)00:37:37

Omar Doom is an actor, musician and artist.  He's most well known for his roles in several Quentin Tarantino films including Deathproof, Inglorious Basterds, and Once Upon a Time In Hollywood.  He is also working on his own movie projects and performs electronic industrial music under the name "Straight Razor."  This was a really fun episode and Omar's got great stories about Tarantino & Eli Roth, music and more! 

00:00 - Intro
01:00 - Guns 'N Roses & Aerosmith 
02:40 - Family Upbringing 
07:18 - Musical Background 
09:40 - Current Musical Sound 
19:25 - Upcoming Movie Projects 
20:15 - Quentin Tarantino & Deathproof 
27:25 - Inglorious Basterds 
30:40 - Eli Roth & Hostel 
32:35 - Stanley Kubrick & Noel Gallagher 
35:50 - Stand Up to Cancer Charity 
36:40 - Outro 

Omar Doom website:
https://omardoom.com

Stand Up to Cancer website:
https://standuptocancer.org

Chuck Shute website:
http://chuckshute.com

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01 Jul 2022Dr. Peter Langman (psychologist, author, expert on school shooters)01:07:50

Dr. Peter Langman is a psychologist, author, and expert on school shooters. He has written three books about school shooters and understanding the psychology behind them and the warning signs they give us. In this episode we discuss some of the specific case studies, warning signs, barriers to reporting, prevention and more.  Please share this episode if you can. We’re all on duty with this topic. 

0:00:00 - Intro
0:00:53 - Becoming a Mass Shooter Expert
0:02:39 - We're All On Duty & Disconnect 
0:05:33 - Profile of Murderers 
0:06:30 - Psychopathic, Psychotic & Traumatized 
0:10:37 - Triggering Events & Older Shooters 
0:11:45 - Romantic Failures & Gender Communication 
0:13:58 - Damaged Masculinity 
0:15:20 - Different Kinds of "Leakage"
0:17:20 - Not Reporting & Not Enough Reach 
0:19:20 - Places to Report 
0:20:20 - Most Attacks Have Warning Signs 
0:22:33 - Attack Related Behaviors 
0:27:08 - Violent Media & Ideology 
0:29:28 - Lack of Empathy & Columbine Kids
0:31:35 - Friedrich Nietzsche 
0:32:58 - Stephen King Book "Rage" 
0:33:51 - Injustice Collectors 
0:36:14 - Dehumanization & Contempt 
0:37:22 - Increased Desire to Fame 
0:40:45 - Barriers to Action 
0:42:15 - Parents & School Denial 
0:44:15 - What Can Schools  & Police Do 
0:47:00 - Prescription & Street Drugs 
0:48:28 - Preventing Attacks 
0:50:15 - Potential Attackers Changing Paths 
0:51:44 - Arkansas Shooters & Age of Shooters 
0:54:28 - Traumatized Shooter Example 
0:56:00 - Life of Shooters Afterwards 
0:57:53 - Following Up with At Risk Kids 
1:01:17 - Rehabilitation, Life Purpose & World Connection 
1:05:25 - N.A.M.I. 
1:06:22 - Outro 

School Shooters Information website:
https://schoolshooters.info

NAMI website:
https://www.nami.org/Home

Chuck Shute website:
http://chuckshute.com

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11 Jul 2022Michael Monroe (Hanoi Rocks)00:28:14

Michael Monroe is a multi-talented musician who plays a variety of instruments and sings.  He is best known for being the front man of the influential glam rock band Hanoi Rocks.  The band influenced not only a lot of glam rock bands but also bands such as Foo Fighters, Alice In Chains and Slipknot.  He also has guested on Guns 'N Roses albums and recently performed with them in Europe.  He has a new solo record out called "I Live Too Fast to Die Young.'  We discuss all this plus an upcoming documentary, asking Prince to produced Hanoi Rocks, Steve Stevens stealing his song and more! 

00:00 - Intro
00:47 - Title Track & Slash 
02:15 - Can't Stop Falling Apart 
03:20 - Song Similarities 
05:47 - Antisocialite 
08:20 - Everybody's a Nobody 
11:33 - Partying & Sobriety 
14:25 - Hanoi Rocks Influence & Slipknot 
15:42 - Prince Producing Hanoi Rocks 
16:26 - Ain't It Fun & GnR Shows 
19:00 - Until The Music Ends & Biography 
20:15 - Old Album Re-Releases 
21:20 - Jerusalem Slim & Steve Stevens 
25:25 - Music in Movies & TV 
26:30 - Helping Animals 
27:23 - Outro 

Michael Monroe website:
http://michaelmonroe.com/web/

Animal Charity:
https://www.internationalanimalrescue.org

Chuck Shute website:
https://chuckshute.com

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13 Jul 2022Jay Dyer (conspiracy theorist, author, TV host)01:10:57

Jay Dyer is an author, comedian and TV presenter known for his deep analysis of Hollywood, geopolitics, and culture.  He frequently guest hosts the Alex Jones Show on Infowars.  He has a new book out titled "Meta-Narratives: Essays on Philosophy and Symbolism."  We discuss a lot of great stuff in this episode including Ghislaine Maxwell, The Great Reset, the Montauk Project, MK Ultra, Alien Psy-Ops, Universal Basic Income, why Bill Gates is buying up farmland, D.U.M.B.s and more! Listen now before this episode is removed! 

0:00:00 - Intro
0:00:54 - New Book 
0:01:32 - Metaphysics 
0:05:36 - Ultimate Reality Vs. Materialism 
0:09:25 - Art Made By Screwed Up People 
0:11:15 - Problems with Science 
0:18:42 - Karl Popper's "Open Societies" 
0:21:05 - Controlling Natural Resources & Transhumanism 
0:24:47 - C.E.R.N. & God Particles 
0:27:08 - Darwinism & Evolutionary Theory  
0:31:05 - Number Theory & Symbolism 
0:35:55 - Alex Jones 
0:38:55 - Ghislaine Maxwell & Pedophile Ring 
0:43:57 - Pickton Pig Farm 
0:45:45 - The Great Reset & Zero Population Growth 
0:52:30 - Media Narratives & Propoganda 
0:54:35 - Mass Murderers & Serial Killers 
0:59:15 - Montauk Project & Experiments on Children 
1:00:30 - Operation High Jump, Mind Control & MK Ultra 
1:03:26 - Universal Basic Income & Population Reduction 
1:04:17 - UFOs, Alien Psy-Op & Area 51
1:07:10 - Denver Airport & D.U.M.B.s 
1:09:55 - Outro 

Jay Dyer website:
https://jaysanalysis.com

Chuck Shute website:
https://chuckshute.com

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15 Jul 2022Blues Saraceno (guitarist & composer, ex- Poison)01:53:36

Blues Saraceno is a guitarist, composer and producer. He is most recognized for his time playing with Jack Bruce & Ginger Baker (Cream) and his tenure in Poison.  Now he composes music for film & TV. In this rare interview, Blues discusses his time with Jack Bruce & Poison, jamming with Les Paul, auditioning for David Lee Roth and more! This a mind blowing, can’t miss episode for any rock fan! 

0:00:00 - Intro
0:00:43 - Early Beginnings 
0:04:23 - Getting Signed to a Record Deal 
0:23:52 - Plaid Guitars & Plaid Converse 
0:28:10 - Jack Bruce & Ginger Baker 
0:50:11 - Poison 
1:24:07 - David Lee Roth 
1:35:10 - Session Work 
1:38:30 - Les Paul 
1:42:40 - Guitar, Grinding & TV/Film Work 
1:51:35 - Animal Charity 
1:52:32 - Outro 

Blues Saraceno website:
http://www.bluessaraceno.com

Humane Society website:
https://www.humanesociety.org

Chuck Shute website:
https://chuckshute.com

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19 Jul 2022Jeff Keith (singer of Tesla)00:36:29

Jeff Keith is a singer, songwriter and the front man for the rock band Tesla. The band has made some of the greatest hard rock music of all time including “Love Song” & their cover “Signs”. They have a new single “Time to Rock!” out in August and shows lined up. We discuss all this plus the “Modern Day Cowboy” music video, the inspiration behind “Song & Emotion”, touring with David Lee Roth and more! 

00:00 - Intro
00:40 - Welcome Jeff
01:26 - Time to Rock! 
05:05 - Future Album & Singles 
07:19 - Just Being Ourselves 
08:25 - Modern Day Cowboy Video Shoot
10:50 - Stadium Tour 
12:15 - Headlining Tour 
13:47 - Set List 
15:48 - Song & Emotion and Steve Clark 
19:42 - David Lee Roth 
20:36 - Bucket List Tour? 
22:01 - Musical Inspiration & Influences 
27:48 - Social Media & New Music 
30:42 - Phil Collen & Shock 
33:17 - Meal Delivery Charity 
34:20 - See Tesla on Tour 
35:12 - Outro 

Tesla website:
https://teslatheband.com

Meal Delivery Charity website:
https://www.firstfoodbank.org

Chuck Shute website:
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25 Jul 2022Steve Blaze (Lillian Axe guitarist)01:01:57

Steve Blaze is the guitarist, songwriter & founding member of the band Lillian Axe. The band burst on the scene in 1988 when their debut album was produced by Robbin Crosby of Ratt. Since then they have shared a stage with Poison, Alice Cooper and Motörhead and played huge shows like the Monsters of Rock Cruise & the M3 Rock Festival. They have a new album out soon called From Womb to Tomb that Steve is here to discuss. We also talk Jani Lane almost joining the band, how Steve helped Phil Anselmo join Pantera, missed opportunities with Sebastian Bach & Lita Ford and more! 

0:00:00 - Intro
0:00:38 - From Womb to Tomb 
0:06:29 - Maturing as a Songwriter 
0:12:55 - Making New Albums 
0:17:00 - Playing New Songs Live 
0:19:50 - Band Origin & Lineup Changes 
0:25:25 - Jani Lane of Warrant & Insecurity 
0:32:38 - Edgar Winter & Acclaim 
0:34:15 - Inspiring People Through Music 
0:39:25 - Hindsight & Commercial Success 
0:43:40 - Pantera & Phil Anselmo 
0:46:15 - Shows with Alice Cooper
0:47:30 - Playing with Angel & 
0:49:10 - Other Opportunities 
0:53:10 - Playing with Motorhead 
0:54:40 - Jimmy's Music Club 
0:55:48 - New Orleans & Kyle Thomas 
1:01:03 - Outro 

Lillian Axe website:
http://www.lillianaxe.com

Chuck Shute website:
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27 Jul 2022Ron Nevison (music producer & engineer)01:06:46

Ron Nevison is a prolific music producer and engineer. Some of the artists he’s worked with include The Who, Led Zeppelin, Kiss, Ozzy Osbourne, Heart, Survivor, Vince Neil, & Damn Yankees. His career highlights include many of the record industry’s highest distinctions, including his being recognized as Billboard Magazine’s ‘Top-5 Producers of the Year’ four separate times, garnering countless Grammy-nominated and winning hit singles & albums, and producing a host of multi-platinum and gold-selling albums, well over 100 million total. In this episode we cover his whole career and he’s got some great stories I don’t want to spoil here! 

0:00:00 - Intro 
0:00:40 - Early Musical Beginnings 
0:08:25 - Working with The Who 
0:10:55 - Led Zeppelin & Physical Graffiti 
0:17:05 - Remastering Albums 
0:18:35 - Thin Lizzy, Michael Schenker & UFO 
0:25:05 - Jefferson Airplane & Starship 
0:27:53 - Hard Rock on Radio 
0:29:03 - Ozzy Osbourne 
0:31:02 - Kiss 
0:33:22 - Kee Marcello & Diane Warren 
0:35:35 - Outside Songwriters & Heart
0:42:40 - Ted Nugent & Damn Yankees 
0:49:45 - Vince Neil & Steve Stevens 
0:55:33 - Firehouse 
0:57:05 - Mike Clink & Guns 'N Roses 
1:01:40 - Upcoming Book & Path to Success 
1:05:10 - Doctors Without Borders
1:05:50 - Outro 

Ron Nevison website:
https://ronnevison.com

Chuck Shute website:
https://chuckshute.com

Doctors Without Borders website:
https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org

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29 Jul 2022John Corabi (ex- Motley Crue, Ratt, Dead Daisies)00:37:52

John Corabi is a singer, guitarist and author. He has been the singer of Motley Crue and The Dead Daisies and a guitarist for Ratt, and has his own solo career. His new book “Horseshoes and Hand Grenades” is on par with Motley Crue’s “The Dirt”, which he was also a part of. We cover a lot in this episode including his review of seeing the Crue with Vince, being at the Viper Room the night River Phoenix died, making out with Sandra Bullock, why it took two years to make the Motley 94 record and more! 

00:00 - Intro
00:45 - Payment for "The Dirt" 
02:28 - John's Review of Crue with Vince 
07:38 - No Response From Nikki & Tommy 
13:30 - Relationship with Vince Neil 
16:50 - Sandra Bullock & Dennis Leary 
20:27 - River Phoenix & The Viper Room 
25:23 - Making the Motley Crue 94 Record 
29:25 - Accomplishments Vs. Close Calls 
34:10 - Fredo the Squirrel 
36:54 - Outro 

John Corabi website:
https://www.johncorabi.com

Chuck Shute website:
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09 Aug 2022Wolf Hoffmann (Accept)00:30:01

Wolf Hoffmann is the guitarist and founding member of metal band Accept. The band recently released a new album “Too Mean To Die” and will be touring the U.S. for the first time in 10 years! In this episode we discuss the new tour and old tours, including KISS, plus the band’s portrayal in Stranger Things, Wolf’s solo albums and more! 

00:00 - Intro
00:40 - Accept's First U.S. Tour In 10 Years
02:30 - Old Tours
06:00 - New Lineup & Three Guitarists 
08:55 - Set List, Opening Act & VIP Meet & Greet 
13:33 - Package Tours & Management
15:35 - Touring with Kiss
17:15 - Tour with Kings X 
19:10 - Accept in Pop Culture 
23:05 - Solo Albums 
24:25 - Sebastian Bach 
25:53 - Big Fans, Sales & Critical Acclaim 
27:55 - Charity 
29:01 - Outro 

Accept band website:
https://www.acceptworldwide.com

Chuck Shute website:
http://chuckshute.com

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11 Aug 2022Michael Sweet (Stryper)00:31:52

Michael Sweet is a singer and guitarist, most known for fronting the Christian metal band Stryper. He has also worked on projects with George Lynch (Sweet/Lynch), Tracii Guns (Sunbomb) and fronted Boston from 2007-2011.  In this episode we discuss new music and live shows from Stryper, an update on Michael’s eye surgery, Metallica being cancelled, the end of times and bourbon! This was a lot of fun! 

00:00 - Intro
00:37 - Eye Surgery & Health Update 
03:50 - "See No Evil, Hear No Evil"
05:05 - "Rise to the Call" & Videos 
06:04 - Playing Guitar 
07:25 - New Album, Songs & Videos 
09:03 - Apocalypse & End Times 
13:05 - Cancel Culture & Metallica 
15:20 - No Gender & Evil Consuming Society 
16:46 - Making Mistakes & Apologizing 
17:30 - Cancelling Stryper & Openness of Views 
19:20 - Drinking Alcohol, Christianity & Party Phase 
25:45 - Getting Along with People with Other Views 
27:10 - Richard Christy & Other Famous Fans 
28:35 - Stryper Tour, Album, Documentary & Battle Van 
30:20 - Ark of CapeCod 
30:55 - Outro

Stryper website:
http://www.stryper.com

Arc of Cape Cod charity website:
https://www.plymouthcapearc.org/our-mission

Chuck Shute website:
http://chuckshute.com

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12 Aug 2022Richie Kotzen (Smith/Kotzen, Winery Dogs, ex Poison, ex Mr. Big)00:52:09

Richie Kotzen is a guitarist, singer and songwriter. He has over 20 solo albums as well as records with Poison & Mr. Big.  He has a new record coming out with Adrian Smith (Iron Maiden), called “Better Days… And Nights” which will be the second for Smith/Kotzen. He also has new record with the Winery Dogs coming out in 2023. Currently he’s on tour with his solo band. We discuss all this plus his tryout with Ozzy Osbourne, opening for The Rolling Stones, playing with Roger Daltrey of The Who and more!

00:00 - Intro
00:51- Smith/Kotzen
03:30 - Recording In Studio Vs Home
05:55 - New Winery Dogs Album
07:02 - New Music & Shows
10:30 - VIP Meet & Greet Experience
13:45 - John Corabi & Covers
17:35 - Poison & Chapters of Career
19:07 - Almost Gig with Ozzy Osbourne
22:40 - Latest With Solo Music
24:30 - Recording & Equipment
29:05 - Bass Guitars & Gene Simmons
31:31 - Mr. Big & Eric Martin
37:00 - Billy Sheehan & Pat Torpey
40:40 - Opening for The Rolling Stones
43:26 - The Who & Roger Daltrey
48:02 - The Power of No 
49:30 - Final Promoting & Charity
51:10 - Outro

Richie Kotzen website:
https://richiekotzen.com

Smith/Kotzen website:
https://www.smithkotzen.com

Winery Dogs website:
http://www.thewinerydogs.com/

ALS charity website:
https://www.als.org/get-involved/ways-give

Chuck Shute website:
http://chuckshute.com

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15 Aug 2022Moriah Formica (Plush)01:05:30

Moriah Formica is a singer, songwriter and guitarist. She appeared on The Voice in 2016 and got 4 chair turns (this is really good). She released a solo record and would later go on to form the band PLUSH, who’s debut is available now. The band has opened for Evanesence, Sevendust, Slash, Halestormღ, & MammothWVH. They have some big festivals lined up, as well as shows with the Alice In Chains/ Bush/ Breaking Benjamin tour. We cover this all in the episode along with good/bad advice she’s gotten, dealing with trolls, fishing and more! 🤘🏻

0:00:00 - Intro
0:00:48 - Last Name 
0:01:26 - Early Musical Beginnings 
0:03:22 - Discovering Voice Talent & Music Lessons
0:05:45 - First Live Performance 
0:07:07 - Rock Vs. Pop Music 
0:10:06 - The Voice Experience 
0:15:05 - Miley Cyrus Advice 
0:19:40 - Michael Sweet of Stryper 
0:24:00 - Singing Steelheart's "I'll Never Let You Go" 
0:25:30 - Keeping Voice in Shape 
0:29:45 - Lizzy Hale from Halestorm 
0:31:53 - Clearing Band Name Confusion 
0:33:06 - Song Meanings & Guidance Counselors 
0:37:30 - Introvert, Time Alone 
0:40:15 - Tony Harnell from TNT & Support 
0:42:58 - Chickelback & Trolls 
0:49:05 - Age Difference 
0:50:55 - Tours, Management & Festivals 
0:56:26 - Fishing 
0:58:42 - Snakes & Slash 
1:03:09 - Animals & Veterans 
1:03:55 - Outro 

Plush website:
https://plushrocks.net

Animal Charity website:
https://www.humanesociety.org

Veteran Charity website:
https://www.woundedwarriorproject.org

Chuck Shute website:
http://chuckshute.com

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18 Aug 2022dUg Pinnick (Kings X)01:00:52

Dug Pinnick is a singer, songwriter and bass player who’s played with a ton of great musicians. Some of his projects include Tres Mts. (with Jeff Ament), KXM (with George Lynch & Ray Luzier), and The Mob (with Reb Beach & Kip Winger). Of course his main gig is with King’s X and they have a new album coming out called “Three Sides of One.” In this episode we discuss the new album, a scary car accident, his relationship with Chris Cornell, religion, philosophy and the Tommy Lee dick pic. I had an absolute blast talking to dUg! 

0:00:00 - Intro
0:00:47 - Health & Diet 
0:07:13 - Let It Rain & Led Zeppelin 
0:09:03 - Flood,  Dark Humor, Division & Earth 
0:15:42 - Christianity & Faith
0:17:22 - Give It Up & Death
0:20:40 - Panic Attacks & Car Accident 
0:25:30 - Temple of the Dog & Chris Cornell 
0:30:50 - Beatles Influence 
0:32:30 - All God's Children & Michael Sweet 
0:35:00 - Christian Gay Conversion Camps 
0:41:50 - Life Philosophy & Understanding Each Other
0:45:45 - Gay, Black or Christian? 
0:47:45 - Smoking Weed 
0:49:45 - Brand of Fear & Transgenders 
0:51:07 - Tommy Lee Dick Pic & Mick Mars 
0:54:15 - New King's X Record & Tour 
0:58:45 - Compassion International  

King's X website:
https://www.kingsxrocks.com

Compassion International website:
https://www.compassion.com

Chuck Shute website:
http://chuckshute.com

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27 Aug 2022Desi Bartlett, Nicole Stuart & Andrea Orbeck (Fitness Trainers & Authors)01:05:39

Nicole Stuart, Andrea Orbeck & Desi Bartlett are celebrity fitness trainers and authors. Together they wrote a new book “Total Body Beautiful” which is available now for Amazon pre-order.  The book includes celebrity endorsements from Ashley Tisdale, Anna Faris and Heidi Klum, along with a foreword by Kate Hudson. In this interview we discuss some of the topics in the book including diet, exercise, hormones, mental health, meditation and more! 

0:00:00 - Intro
0:00:42 - Author Introductions 
0:03:42 - Meeting Each Other 
0:06:32 - Writing a Book Together 
0:08:29 - Celebrity Endorsements 
0:11:35 - Reversing Aging & Hormones 
0:18:22 - Healthy Diet & Nutritional Profile 
0:22:01 - Making the Mental Shift to Healthy 
0:24:30 - Changing Habits & Comfort Zones 
0:26:35 - Gyms 
0:27:22 - Celebrity Diets for Films 
0:29:45 - Motivation & Saying Things Out Loud 
0:31:12 - Energy Vampires & Choosing Your Tribe 
0:35:42 - Kia Kia, Expressing Emotions & Meditation 
0:39:25 - Pilates & Emotion 
0:40:35 - Why Strength Training Is Important 
0:42:55 - Variety of Workouts & Adaptation 
0:44:20 - Starting Exercise 
0:46:30 - Insiders Tips & Treating It Like a Game 
0:49:06 - Workout Names & Having Fun 
0:50:22 - Wine Workout 
0:51:21 - Video Supplement 
0:52:30 - Fat Shaming & Body Positivity 
0:59:05 - Short Film 40ish 
1:00:30 - Book Release & Party 
1:03:30 - PS I Love You Foundation 
1:04:55 - Outro 

Total Body Beautiful Amazon Pre-Order:
https://www.amazon.com/Total-Body-Beautiful-Secrets-Looking/dp/1718202857/ref=sr_1_1?crid=SRVDCQFUZD2F&keywords=total+body+beautiful&qid=1661648951&s=books&sprefix=total+body+beautiful%2Cstripbooks%2C170&sr=1-1

Total Body Beautiful Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/totalbodybeautiful/?hl=en

PS I Love You Foundation website:
https://psiloveyoufoundation.org

Chuck Shute website:
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30 Aug 2022James Michael (Sixx A.M.)01:09:03

James Michael is a musician, songwriter and music producer. He is best known for being the singer of Sixx AM, and he also has made music as a solo artist. He has a new solo record coming out in September that he performs all the instruments on. We discuss the new record along with the history and future of Sixx A.M., his musical inspirations, songwriting and more! 

0:00:00 -Intro
0:00:53 - Interviews & People
0:01:37 - Early Beginnings 
0:03:50 - The Last Americans 
0:05:02 - Red Lobster & Early Music Career 
0:09:04 - Competitive Business & Luck 
0:10:58 - First Record Deal & Meeting Nikki Sixx 
0:13:00 - Thoughts of Quitting & Hyper-focused 
0:16:20 - Sixx A.M. Formation
0:25:50 - Success of Sixx A.M. & Nikki Sixx 
0:27:45 - Getting Along as a Band 
0:29:33 - Dealing with Fame & Rockstar Perception 
0:37:20 - Fan Perception & Personal Privacy 
0:40:35 - Deep Conversations with Nikki & D.J. 
0:41:30 - Inspiration  For Music 
0:43:35 - Songwriting & Modern Vintage 
0:48:03 - Drummer for Band & Future of Sixx A.M. 
0:51:07 - New Solo Record in September 
0:53:28 - Record Labels & Business Side
0:56:30 - Listening to Music 
0:59:40 - Retaliators Soundtrack 
1:00:48 - Social Media 
1:03:12 - Animal Charity 
1:04:00 - Solo Album & Promotion 
1:05:00 - Down to Earth Musicians 
1:07:48 - Outro 

James Michael website:
https://www.jamesmichaelmedia.com

The Humane Society website:
https://www.humanesociety.org

Chuck Shute website:
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01 Sep 2022Tyler Bryant (Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown)00:57:20

Tyler Bryant is the lead guitarist and vocalist for his band, Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown. They have previously toured with ZZ Top, AC/DC, Guns ‘n Roses, & Aerosmith.  The band has released 4 full length albums with the 5th one “Shake The Roots” coming out on September 9th.  We discuss the new album, record labels, Tyler’s inspiring journey to stardom, dealing with anxiety and more! 

00:00 - Intro
00:37 - New Album "Shake The Roots" 
01:35 - Deciding to Record On Their Own 
04:25 - Learning From Other Producers 
05:23 - Production & Recording Sound 
10:40 - Being Driven, Work Ethic & Back Story 
18:15 - Picking Who You Work With 
19:35 - Republic Records & Wayside Album 
21:30 - Relationships & Positive Attitude 
25:07 - New Song "Ghostrider" & Insecure Voice
27:27 - Anxiety, Panic Disorder & Medication 
32:10 - Expressing Emotions Through Music 
33:35 - Hard Learned Song & Lyrics 
34:58 - Shackles 
36:08 - Songs in TV/Film Placement & Song Order 
38:30 - Good Thing, Wanting More & Growing 
41:00 - Sell Yourself  
42:45 - Opening for AC/DC 
44:30 - Axl Rose, Guns 'N Roses & Private Jet 
49:11 - Headlining Vs Opening & Live  Shows 
54:15 - Naming the Band 
55:40 - St. Jude's Children's Hospital 
56:25 - Outro 

Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown website:
http://www.tylerbryantandtheshakedown.com

St. Jude's Children's Hospital website:
https://www.stjude.org

Chuck Shute website:
http://chuckshute.com

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02 Sep 2022Jeremy Hotz (comedian)00:41:32

Jeremy Hotz is a stand up comedian and actor who has appeared in a number of TV shows, films and comedy specials.  He got his start as a writer for the Jon Stewart Show and would later win a Gemini award for his work on the TV show "The Newsroom."  In this episode we discuss his stand up persona, working with Jason Priestly, getting out of a potential mugging, his current stand up tour and more! 

00:00 - Intro
00:45 - New Tour & Poster 
02:42 - Comedy Clubs In L.A. 
04:22 - Comedy Awards 
05:58 - Instagram Models & Only Fans 
07:30 - Playboy Mansion & Hefner 
09:30 - Comedy Central & Australia 
10:36 - Developing the Stand Up Persona 
12:50 - Dealing with Anxiety & Medication
13:40 - Shackleton The Wonder Dog & Fans 
14:55 - Canada Vs. L.A. 
17:30 - Writing on The Jon Stewart Show 
19:50 - The Newsroom 
20:45 - Canadian Culture & Life 
25:20 - Crime Shows, Murder & Prison
27:10 - Running From the Police 
29:15 - Half-Hearted Mugger 
30:22 - Writing Checks,  Money & Investments 
32:55 - Nudity & Junk 
34:00 - Call Me Fitz & Jason Priestly 
35:46 - Film Work & Radio Show 
38:16 - Comedy Gives Back 
39:53 - Finding Shows 
40:40 - Outro 

Jeremy Hotz website:
https://jeremyhotz.com

Comedy Gives Back website:
https://www.comedygivesback.com

Chuck Shute website:
http://chuckshute.com

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07 Sep 2022Tim "Ripper" Owens (ex Judas Priest) & Tom Collier (Held Hostage)00:30:41

Tim “Ripper” Owens is the former singer for Judas Priest who now sings for KK’s Priest, The Three Tremors and his own solo career. Tom Collier is the guitarist and singer for the band Held Hostage. The band has a new album out now with guest vocals from Tim. In this episode we discuss the new album, Covid boosters, Bolivian cocaine, mental health and more! I haven’t laughed this hard on a podcast in a while!

00:00 - Intro
00:56 - Tom's Story
01:20 - Tom Meeting Tim & Shows
03:15 - KK's Priest
04:43 - Held Hostage New Album
07:30 - New Songs & Production  on the Album
10:35 - New Song "Be a Man" & Manning Up
13:02 - New Song "Rise" and Suicide
15:55 - Raising Money and Songs About Veterans
17:58 - Joe Lynn Turner
18:33 - Tim's Sense of Humor
19:33 - Covid Vaccine Boosters & Testing
22:02 - Bolivian Cocaine
24:10 - Meet & Greets
25:23 - Seattle Cover Band & Chris Cornell
26:50 - Other Projects for Tim & Solo Career
29:24 - Mental Health Charity
29:55 - Outro

Held Hostage website:
https://www.heldhostageband.com/

Tim "Ripper" Owens website:
https://timripperowens.com

Mental Health Charity website:
https://www.nami.org/Home

Chuck Shute website:
http://chuckshute.com

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08 Sep 2022Liz Miele (comedian, author, podcaster)00:58:12

Liz Miele is a comedian, author and podcaster. Her new stand up special “The Ghost of Academic Future” is out now for free on YouTube.  We talk about the new special plus her time on America’s Got Talent, doing the Adam Carolla Show, going to therapy, the dating apps, her cameo in the new George Carlin documentary and more! 

00:00 - Intro
00:57 - New Special "Ghost of Academic Future" 
02:20 - Not Drinking or Doing Drugs & Fun 
05:22 - Socializing at Weddings 
06:30 - Breaking Up 
07:50 - Therapy & Self Development 
13:45 - Customer Service 
18:05 - Moms 
23:02 - America's Got Talent 
25:43 - Comedy Business & TikTok 
28:02 - George Carlin 
29:15 - Podcasts & Adam Carolla & Audience 
32:40 - Frustration Towards Comedy Industry 
36:30 - Financial Growth 
38:08 - Telling People You're a Comedian 
42:21 - The Dating Apps & Meeting People  
48:03 - Cats 
52:30 - Two Non-Doctors Podcast 
53:45 - Lizrd Mail App 
55:25 - Dramedy Script
56:15 - Charities 
57:24 - Outro 

Liz Miele website:
https://lizmiele.com

The Jed Foundation website:
https://jedfoundation.org

Dyslexia Advantage website:
https://www.dyslexicadvantage.org

The Foundation of Hope  website:
https://www.foundationofhope.org

Chuck Shute website:
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12 Sep 2022David Lowy (The Dead Daisies)00:42:21

David Lowy is an Australian businessman, aviator and musician.  He formed the band The Dead Daisies in 2013 with ex INXS singer Jon Stevens.  The band has since featured members of Gun ’N Roses, Motley Crue, and Whitesnake.  The current lineup features Glenn Hughes, Doug Aldrich & Brian Tichy.  They have a new album called “Radiance” that comes out on September 30th, and there are some tour dates with Enuf Z’Nuff as well.  We discuss the new record, playing guitar, business advice, income inequality, saving Ukrainian refugees, and more! 

00:00 - Intro
00:34 - New Dead Daisies Album, Songwriting
03:15 - Producer Switch 
05:30 - Stand on the Shoulders of Giants 
06:23 - Face Your Fear & David's Philosophy 
09:54 - Hypnotize Yourself 
11:05 - Music Business Side 
14:05 - Playing Guitar & Writing Riffs 
18:46 - Early Days of Music 
20:43 - Business Success & Playing Music 
22:28 - Tour with Enuff Z'Nuff 
23:20 - Needing Luck for Success 
26:00 - Going All In & Business Success 
28:01 - Income Equality & Society 
32:10 - Playing in Cuba 
34:30 - Headlining Vs Opening 
36:18 - The Black Moods & Don Jamieson 
37:34 - Flying Planes & Angel Flight Northeast 

The Dead Daisies website:
https://thedeaddaisies.com

Angel Flight NE website:
http://www.angelflightne.org

Chuck Shute website:
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13 Sep 2022Ted Poley (Danger Danger, Tokyo Motor Fist)00:22:36

Ted Poley is a singer, songwriter and drummer, best known for fronting the band Danger Danger. He has since gone on to several successful projects including a solo career, singing in Tokyo Motor Fist (with Trixter’s Steve Brown) and making music for the Sonic the Hedgehog video game. Ted is now starting his final concert tour and we discuss the details in this episode along with the Monsters of Rock Cruise, his career highlights and more! 

00:00 - Intro
00:46 - Ted's Secret to Staying Young
01:40 - Final Tour Details
06:40 - Danger Danger Reunion?
07:40 - Tokyo Motor Fist
08:04 - Show Locations & MORC
12:00 - Career and Personal Highlights
14:02 - Bone Machine
17:08 - Live Set List
17:58 - Sonic the Hedgehog Music
20:03 - Local No Kill Shelter
21:23 - Outro

Ted Poley website:
https://ted-poley.com/

No Kill Animal Shelters website:
https://www.nokillnetwork.org/

Chuck Shute website:
http://chuckshute.com/

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21 Sep 2022Melissa Urban (The Whole 30, The Book of Boundaries)01:02:19

Melissa Urban is the Co-Founder & CEO of the Whole 30 and a New York Times best-selling author.  Her latest book, “The Book of Boundaries” shows you how boundaries are the key to better mental health, increased energy, improved productivity, and more fulfilling relationships.  We discuss the book in depth in this episode including signals for setting boundaries, setting boundaries in different settings, food & drink boundaries, being clear and kind and more!

0:00:00 - Intro
0:00:54 - New Book "Book of Boundaries"
0:03:45 - How Melissa Became "The Boundary Lady"
0:04:41 - Apologizing & Guilt for Boundaries
0:07:10 - Respecting Boundaries & Expanding Life
0:09:07 - Signals for Needing to Set a Boundary
0:11:40 - Self Boundaries & Understanding Yourself
0:15:03 - Starting with Whole 30 or Boundaries?
0:16:40 - Simplicity of Setting Boundaries
0:18:15 - Communication & "Clear & Kind"
0:20:03 - Boundaries & Dating
0:22:55 - Boundaries & Flexibility
0:24:22 - Holding Boundaries
0:26:05 - Threat Levels for Boundaries
0:28:54 - Work Based Boundaries & Quiet Quitting
0:34:06 - Setting Boundaries with Family
0:35:55 - Boundaries with Pets?
0:36:43 - Emotional Vampires & Narcissists
0:38:34 - Soap Opera Star, Controller & Victim
0:39:30 - Friend Break-Ups
0:41:40 - You Can Do It Anyway You Want
0:44:16 - Co-Parenting Boundaries
0:46:23 - Food & Drink Boundaries
0:51:23 - Sensitive Subjects
0:52:50 - Setting Boundaries with Yourself
0:54:22 - People Not Liking Boundaries
0:56:45 - Hardest Boundaries
0:58:16 - Extreme Boundaries
1:00:30 - Utah Food Bank
1:01:17 - Outro

Melissa Urban website:
https://www.melissau.com/

Utah Food Bank website:
https://www.utahfoodbank.org/

Chuck Shute website:
http://chuckshute.com/

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23 Sep 2022Jim Babjak (The Smithereens)00:39:09

Jim Babjak is the guitarist and founding member of The Smithereens.  The band had several modern rock hits including "Blood & Roses" and "A Girl Like You",  as well as performing on SNL and with Tom Petty.  They have a new album out now called "The Lost Album" that was recorded in 1993 and features all new songs.  We discuss the new album, how Madonna almost recorded with the band, Kurt Cobain being a super fan and more! 

00:00 - Intro
00:45 - Library & Reading Books
02:38 - The Lost Album
06:11 - Juggling a Day Job
13:35 - Coffee
16:15 - New Single, Songs & Tour
18:45 - Blood & Roses
19:49 - Girl Like You & Say Anything
20:45 - Madonna & Guests on Records
21:50 - Kurt Cobain is a Fan
23:30 - Don Dixon the Producer
24:35 - Getting Signed to Capitol
26:56 - Bruce Springsteen
28:18 - Being Recognized & Music
29:45 - Music Business, Money & Touring
32:54 - Fan Mail & Power of Music
33:45 - Monkey Man & Stop Bringing Me Down
35:30 - Betty Babjak Memorial Fund
36:25 - Ordering Physical Copies
37:30 - New Christmas Music
38:15 - Outro

Jim Babjak website:
https://www.jimbabjak.com/

The Smithereens website:
https://www.officialsmithereens.com/

Betty Babjak Memorial Fund website:
https://www.jimbabjak.com/betty-babjak-memorial-fund

Chuck Shute website:
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27 Sep 2022Doug "Cosmo" Clifford (Creedence Clearwater Revival)00:41:29

Doug “Cosmo” Clifford is a musician and songwriter who is most well known for being the drummer and founding member of Creedence Clearwater Revival.  The band was extremely successful and inducted in to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993.  They have a new documentary on Netflix narrated by Jeff Bridges titled “Travelin’ Band: Creedence Clearwater Revival at the Royal Albert Hall.”  Cosmo also has a solo album he just released titled “California Gold’ that features Bobby Whitlock (Derek & The Dominoes) and Donald “Duck” Dunn (Booker T. & the M.G.’s).  We discuss it all in this episode plus the true meaning behind the song “Who’ll Stop The Rain”, the possibility of a CCR biopic and more!

00:00 - Intro
00:53 - California Gold with Bobby Whitlock
03:56 - Donald "Duck" Dunn
05:30 - New Album Reception
06:38 - Netflix Documentary & Live Album
09:41 - Jeff Bridges Narrating the Documentary
10:48 - Royal Albert Hall Show & The Beatles
14:00 - A Future CCR Biopic?
15:50 - Guitar Players on New Project
18:00 - Drugs, CCR's Success & Psychedelic Rock
23:38 - CCR as a Band
27:40 - Who'll Stop The Rain
30:25 - CCR Vs. John Fogerty Solo
31:15 - California Gold & Bobby's Voice
37:48 - Juvenile Diabetes Research Fund
38:22 - Two Track Masters
40:40 - Outro

Doug "Cosmo" Clifford website:
https://dougcosmoclifford.com/

Juvenile Diabetes Research Fund website:
https://www.jdrf.org/

Chuck Shute website:
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30 Sep 2022Dave "Snake" Sabo (Skid Row)01:04:28

Dave “The Snake” Sabo is a guitarist, songwriter and founding member of the band Skid Row. The band was formed in 1986 with bassist/songwriter Rachel Bolan and originally called Darkness. They went on to sell millions of records and tour with Guns ‘N Roses, Motley Crue, Kiss and others. Their new record “The Gang’s All Here” is a return to form and bridges the gap between the first two records. We discuss the new album and working with producer Nick Raskulinecz, plus some of the old stuff, and tons of great band trivia - much of which I don’t think has ever been revealed before! Great episode!

0:00:00 - Intro
0:01:36 - Working with Producer Nick Raskulinecz
0:06:15 - Songwriting & Shape of Songs with Nick
0:09:15 - Songwriting Collaborations
0:10:03 - Single "The Gang's All Here" & Inspiration
0:14:43 - Theme of the Album & Underdog Role
0:16:51 - October's Song
0:20:00 - Playing Live & Division in the World
0:24:58 - Gratitude, Humility, Kindness & Success
0:28:31 - Early Days of Skid Row
0:31:02 - Jon Bon Jovi & Dave's Time in Bon Jovi
0:35:35 - Matt Fallon, Tico Torres & Demos
0:36:58 - Drummer Rob Affuso
0:38:17 - Geffen Vs. Atlantic
0:41:35 - Michael Wagner, Max Norman & Producers
0:43:25 - Slave to the Grind & Songwriting
0:46:16 - Get the Fuck Out
0:47:28 - The Threat & Wasted Time
0:49:40 - Breakin' Down & Subhuman Race
0:53:57 - Home Videos & Comedy
0:55:55 - Recording with Scotti & Connection
0:57:40 - Atlantic Records Box Set
0:58:20 - Skid Row Trivia
1:00:02 - Skid Row Jackets & Touring
1:01:34 - N.A.M.I.
1:02:47 - Erik Gronwall
1:03:20 - Outro

Skid Row website:
https://www.skidrow.com/

N.A.M.I. website:
https://www.nami.org/Home

Chuck Shute website:
http://chuckshute.com/

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03 Oct 2022Michael Lombardi (The Retaliators, Rescue Me)00:32:38

Michael Lombardi is and actor, director and producer. He is best known for his portrayal of the Probationary (Probie) firefighter Mike Silletti in the critically acclaimed hit television show Rescue Me. He has a fun new horror movie out now (in select cities) called The Retaliators that features a lot of really cool cameos. The soundtrack features Motley Crue, Papa Roach, and Five Finger Death Punch. We discuss the true story that inspired this film, working & learning from Denis Leary, future projects and more!

00:00 - Intro
00:41 - Retaliators Cameos & References
06:17 - Retaliators Plot & True Story
12:41 - Rescue Me & Retaliators Tie In
15:28 - Justice & Morality in Film
17:34 - Production of Film & Script 
18:53 - Working & Learning From Denis Leary
23:05 - Retaliators Sequel & Other Projects
25:45 - The Other Michael Lombardi
25:10 - Last Knights with Morgan Freeman
29:50 - Leary Firefighters Foundation
31:43 - Outro

The Retaliators Movie website:
https://www.retaliatorsmovie.com/

Leary Firefighters Foundation website:
https://learyfirefighters.org/

Chuck Shute website:
http://chuckshute.com/

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05 Oct 2022Brian Tichy (The Dead Daisies)00:31:54

Brian Tichy is a musician, songwriter and music producer. He has played drums for some of the biggest names in rock including Ozzy Osbourne, Steven Tyler, Billy Idol, Foreigner, Whitesnake, and Ace Frehley.  Currently he is the drummer for The Dead Daisies, who have a new album out titled Radiance. We discuss Brian’s solo project “Ball” plus working with Steven Tyler, focusing & work ethic and more!

00:00 - Intro
00:46 - Connecting with Brian
01:10 - Guitar, Singing & Ball
03:45 - Songwriting For Movies & TV
05:48 - Solo Record & Singing
12:50 - Working with Steven Tyler
17:15 - Setting Goals & Dreams
19:22 - Competition, Work Ethic & Focus
26:16 - Working with Legends
28:58 - MusiCares & Music in Schools

Brian Tichy website:
https://www.briantichy.com/index.php

Dead Daisies website:
https://thedeaddaisies.com/

MusiCares website:
https://www.musicares.org/

Chuck Shute website:
http://chuckshute.com/

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11 Oct 2022Will Turpin (Collective Soul)00:27:19

Will Turpin is a musician, songwriter and music producer.  He is best known as the bass player and founding member of the band Collective Soul. He also has his own solo career and is currently producing some bands. In this interview we discuss the backstory of Collective Soul, touring with Aerosmith & Van Halen, how Elton John played on a song, Woodstock 94 versus 99 and more!

00:00 - Intro
00:40 - New Album
01:27 - Band Contribution To Songs
03:30 - Collective Soul Sound & Singles
05:40 - Elton John
07:03 - Figuring Out Popular Songs
08:03 - Backstory of Collective Soul
16:45 - Tours with Aerosmith & Van Halen
18:30 - Bret Michaels
20:20 - Woodstock 94 vs 99
21:45 - Will's Solo Music & Producing
24:03 - Future of Collective Soul
25:03 - Creative Vets
26:22 - Outro

Collective Soul website
https://collectivesoul.com/

Creative Vets website:
https://creativets.org/

Chuck Shute website:
http://chuckshute.com/

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18 Oct 2022Rusty Schwimmer (The Righteous Gemstones, Better Call Saul)00:59:45

Rusty Schwimmer is an actress, with 134 film/tv credits on IMDB. Some of the films she acted in include The Perfect Storm, Twister, The Belko Experiment and Amistad. She has also had guest appearances on many great TV shows including Better Call Saul, The Righteous Gemstones and Married with Children. We discuss her acting career, working with PT Anderson, the re-release of Scrooge & Marley, playing the lead in Wild Honey, and more!

00:00 - Intro
00:34 - Playing the Lead in Wild Honey
04:10 - Scrooge & Marley
08:02 - Dahmer & LGBTQ Category
10:45 - Acting Classes & Inspiration
12:15 - Carol Burnett & Better Call Saul
14:50 - Being Recognized 
16:00 - Supportive Friends & Family
17:14 - Henry Winkler & Virginia Madsen
20:55 - Dirk Diggler & PT Anderson
25:35 - Spielberg & Amistad
27:06 - Chris Farley & Christopher Guest
28:55 - Alcohol, Drugs, Emotions & Art
32:25 - The Perfect Storm & Accent
34:45 - How Fame Changes People
38:44 - Psychology & Human Behavior
41:25 - Success Stories & Slumps
46:45 - Voices
49:15 - Music
50:47 - You Can't Win
52:40 - Anthony Hopkins & Acting Style
55:05 - Musical Styles
57:30 - United Negro College Fund
58:50 - Outro

Rusty Schwimmer Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/rustyschwim/

United Negro College Fund:
https://uncf.org/

Chuck Shute website:
http://chuckshute.com/

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21 Oct 2022Anthony Gomes (blues rock musician)00:48:52

Anthony Gomes is a Canadian blues and blues rock guitarist and singer. His latest album “High Voltage Blues” features Ray Luzier (Korn) & Billy Sheehan (David Lee Roth, Mr. Big) and is available now via Rat Pak Records. We had a fun chat discussing songwriting, the blues, rock, playing with Sammy Hagar & Michael Anthony, his charity Music is the Medicine & more!

00:00 - Intro
00:37 - New Album "High Voltage Blues"
04:15 - Ending Up in St. Louis
09:30 - Non-Music Interests & Recharging
12:30 - Balancing Music And Going All In
14:38 - Taking An Ad Out &  Grinding
23:50 - Sammy Hagar & Michael Anthony
26:16 - Younger Musicians
28:20 - Kenny Wayne Shepherd 
29:20 - Listening to Music
32:15 - Writing Songs Happy or Sad
34:15 - Being White & Playing the Blues
35:35 - Master's Thesis on Cultural Evolution of Blues
38:42 - White Trash Princess & Other Perspectives
42:20 - Tour & New Album
43:20 - Music is the Medicine
47:30 - Outro

Anthony Gomes website:
https://www.anthonygomes.com/

Music is the Medicine website:
https://www.musicisthemedicine.org/

Chuck Shute website:
http://chuckshute.com/

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24 Oct 2022David Ellefson (ex Megadeth, The Lucid, Ellefson-Soto)00:50:28

David Ellefson is a musician, songwriter and author. He was the bassist of Megadeth from 1983 to their breakup in 2002, and then again from 2010-2021.  He has had a number of other musical and non-musical projects including the band The Lucid, the movie Dwellers, the book Rock Star Hitman and his own coffee company. His latest project is a collaboration with singer Jeff Scott Soto titled Ellefson-Soto. We discuss the new album, Megadeth soundtrack songs, his thoughts on the Pantera reunion and how he deals with his critics.

00:00 - Intro
00:53 - Studios & Arizona Musicians
04:12 - Ellefson-Soto Record & Andy Martongelli
10:35 - Jeff Scott Soto's Voice
13:38 - Songwriting & Bass Lines
17:35 - The Monkees & MTV
22:55 - Megadeth in Apple Commercial
23:50 - Soundtrack Songs
27:35 - Opening for Aerosmith
30:15 - Metallica & 99 Ways to Die
32:05 - Paranoid & Black Sabbath
33:15 - Pantera, Van Halen & Molly Hatchet
37:46 - Branching Out
44:14 - Dealing with Trolls & Critics
46:25 - Best Interviewer?
48:25 - MusiCares
49:30 - Outro

David Ellefson website:
https://www.davidellefson.com/

MusiCares website:
https://www.musicares.org/

Chuck Shute website:
http://chuckshute.com/

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26 Oct 2022Brett Carlisle (Great White, All Or Nothing)00:34:15

Brett Carlisle is a singer/guitarist and the frontman of All or Nothing and also Great White. He returns to the podcast to tell us about landing the Great White gig, a new single with George Lynch, new music with All or Nothing, tips on success and more!

00:00 -Intro
00:37 - All Or Nothing Update
03:02 - Benjamin Franklin Song & Clip
04:32 - All Or Nothing Sound
05:16 - "Becoming One Like Rain" & Band Stress
08:10 - "Live Wire" Cover Version
09:16 - George Lynch & Terry Illous & Mitch Malloy
12:00 - Great White Connection & Getting the Job
17:18 - Singing the Great White Songs
18:00 - Brett in Great White & Erik in Skid Row 
18:20 - New Music for Great White
18:44 - Reaction to Brett in Great White
19:25 - Juggling Both Bands
20:03 - Monsters of Rock Cruise
21:00 - Setting Goals & Going After It
22:39 - New Followers & Fans
23:55 - Skanker Banger
24:53 - Growler Metal Voice & Other Music Styles
26:00 - Self Improvement & Success Tips
32:30 - Save The Music
33:30 - Outro

All Or Nothing Website:
https://officialallornothing.com/about-all-or-nothing

Great White website:
https://www.officialgreatwhite.net/

Save the Music website:
https://www.savethemusic.org/

Chuck Shute website:
http://chuckshute.com/

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01 Nov 2022Cody Jasper (ex Moon Fever)00:34:03

Cody Jasper is a singer, songwriter and guitarist.  He was previously the singer for the band Moon Fever, where he had millions of streams and opened for Buckcherry, Shooter Jennings, Eric gales, and filter. He is now a solo artist and has new album out called “Ministry of Madness.”  We discuss the new album, leaving Moon Fever, his new record label, getting a blue tick and more!

00:00 - Intro
00:29 - Abbey Road Studios
01:53 - Set List & Upcoming Record
02:25 - New Record Label
03:35 - Warren Haynes
04:25 - Moon Fever
06:30 - Cocaine Song & Sobriety
07:55 - Other Moon Fever Songs
08:45 - New Solo Stuff
10:36 - Dancing with Depression
14:10 - Eclectic Mix of Songs & Production
22:25 - Hiring a PR Agent & Getting Press
24:30 - Blue Tick & Follow Backs
26:25 - Big Shows & Practicing
27:35 - Living In Texas & Big Cities
29:40 - Upcoming Shows & Projects
31:50 - Freedom Music Project
33:10 - Outro

Cody Jasper website:
https://codyjasper.com/

Freedom Music Project website:
https://thefreedominmusicproject.com/index.html

Chuck Shute website:
http://chuckshute.com/

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03 Nov 2022Greg Graffin (Bad Religion)00:28:27

Greg Graffin is a musician, author and professor of evolutionary biology.  He is best known for being the singer of Bad Religion, a punk rock band he started in 1980 at age 15. His latest book “Punk Paradox” is a historical memoir and cultural criticism of punk rock’s evolution. We discuss some of the topics of the book including his parents divorce, staying off drugs, hair metal, selling out and his final conclusion of what he’s learned looking back on his life.

00:00 - Intro
01:02 - Punk Paradox Book Title
04:02 - Memories & Reflecting in Book
05:16 - Kid With Wooden Leg
06:43 - Parents Divorce
08:40 - Gravitating Towards Music
09:55 - Simon & Garfunkel
12:42 - Kids Finding Their Path
16:06 - Staying Off Drugs
18:08 - Impersonations & Tom Snyder
20:32 - Hair Metal & Style
22:05 - Selling Out
23:50 - Conclusion of the Book
26:00 - Local Food Bank
27:10 - Outro

Bad Religion website:
https://badreligion.com/

Find Your Local Food Bank
https://www.feedingamerica.org/find-your-local-foodbank

Chuck Shute website:
http://chuckshute.com/

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08 Nov 2022Rob Benedict & Stephen Norton (Louden Swain)00:38:38

Rob Benedict is an actor/musician and Stephen Norton is a drummer. Together they make up half of the indie rock band Louden Swain.  The band has new album out on November 11th called “Feelings & Such” that they are here to discuss. Plus playing the Supernatural conventions, music videos, songwriting and Rob’s role in “Waiting.”

00:41 - Stephen's Background & Meeting Rob
02:46 - Rob's Path to Music
05:40 - Louden Swain's Influences
07:27 - "Guilty One" & Work Permits
10:02 - Arrests & D.U.I.'s
13:15 - Lyrics, Oasis & Band Fights
15:40 - Personal Struggles & Supporting Each Other
18:15 - "Sleepyhead" & Song Collaborations
19:27 - "Wine & Roses" Song
20:11 - "That's the Rub" Song & Music Video
23:14 - "Gamma Ray" Music Video & Margot Robbie
24:28 - Actors & Directors Helping with Music Videos
25:46 - Song in Jenna Fischer Movie & Other Movies
27:06 - Band Names & Origin
28:50 - Covers Vs Originals & Signing Actors
30:55 - Upcoming Shows, Viper Room & Mini Tours
32:55 - Waiting Movie
35:30 - American Stroke Association
37:33 - Outro

Louden Swain website:
https://www.loudenswain.com/

American Stroke Association  website:
https://www.stroke.org/

Chuck Shute website:
http://chuckshute.com/

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09 Nov 2022Tiffany00:32:07

Tiffany is a singer, songwriter, actress & former teen icon. Her 1987 cover “I Think We’re Alone Now” knocked Michael Jackson off the #1 spot on the charts. She has a new album coming out called “Shadows” that features members of L.A. Guns. We discuss the new album, her old manager/producer George Tobin, her Behind the Music episode, her thoughts on Britney Spears and more!

00:00 - Intro
00:53 - Current Band, Tour & Record
02:01 - Inspiration Behind New Album
03:33 - "Bed of Nails" Song & Backstory
07:57 - Growing Up Musically
09:28 - "I Like the Rain" Single & Struggling
12:58 - Tenacity, Resiliency & Dad's Spirit
16:21 - First Time Singing & Early Career
21:45 - Manger George Tobin & Writing Songs
24:30 - "Color of Silence" Album & Breakout
25:15 - Behind the Music & Music Business
27:47 - Britney Spears
29:38 - Children's Miracle Network & Jackets
31:15 - Outro

Tiffany website:
https://tiffanytunes.com/

Children's Miracle Network website:
https://childrensmiraclenetworkhospitals.org/

Chuck Shute website:
http://chuckshute.com/

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15 Nov 2022Derek Day & Franco Gravante (Classless Act)00:26:04

Derek Day & Franco Gravante are the singer and bass player of the hard rock band Classless Act. The band recently opened shows on the Stadium Tour alongside Motley Crue, Def Leppard, Poison and Joan Jett. They have an album out now titled “Welcome to the Show” and an acoustic EP coming out soon as well as a club tour. We discuss all this in the interview along with how the band formed, the advice they got from the stadium bands and more! 

00:00 - Intro
00:37 - Band Introductions & Instruments
01:20 - Next Tour & Stadium Tour
02:43 - Origin of Band & Chemistry
04:05 - New Album "Welcome to the Show"
04:45 - Band Early Days
06:40 - Up & Coming Bands & LA Scene
08:04 - Acoustic Album
09:26 - Writing Music
11:18 - "On My Phone" & Technology
12:35 - Negativity on Social Media
14:12 - Vince Neil, Tommy Lee & Bob Rock
16:03 - Advice From Stadium Tour Bands
18:20 - Taylor Hawkins Tribute Show
20:42 - DMC of Run DMC
21:09 - Big Stars, Kindness & Alice Cooper
22:55 - Upcoming Shows
24:28 - The Innocent Project
25:07 - Outro

Classless Act website:
https://classlessact.com/

The Innocent Project website:
https://innocenceproject.org/

Chuck Shute website:
http://chuckshute.com/

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16 Nov 2022Michael Crain (Dead Cross, Retox)00:29:52

Michael Crain is a guitarist, singer, producer and songwriter best known as the guitarist of the bands Kill the Capulets, Retox & Dead Cross. He joined Dead Cross with Justin Pearson, Mike Patton & Dave Lombardo. The band has new album out now, simply titled “Dead Cross 2.”  We discuss the new music, Michael’s cancer battle, Mike Patton’s burnout & more!

00:00 - Intro
00:47 - Dead Cross Genre
02:15 - Mike Patton & Songwriting
04:25 - Dave Lombardo & Band Formation
09:47 - Mike Patton Burnt Out
13:02 - Other Projects for Michael
13:58 - Songs on New Album
14:40 - Ross Robinson & Producers
17:17 - Beating Cancer & Inspiration
25:05 - Touring, Making Records & Band Life
28:05 - Dogs & Charity
29:01 - Outro

Dead Cross website:
https://deadcross.bandcamp.com/

Humane Society website:
https://www.humanesociety.org/

Chuck Shute website:
http://chuckshute.com/

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17 Nov 2022Adam Ferrara (comedian, actor, host of Top Gear)00:58:11

Adam Ferrara is a comedian, actor and podcaster. He had recurring roles on Rescue Me & Nurse Jackie and was also the co-host of the American version of Top Gear for seven seasons.  His latest comedy special “It’s Scary in Here” is available now for free on YouTube. We discuss all this in the interview plus where he got his work ethic, living with Kevin James, why performing at the roasts is difficult and more!

00:00 - Intro
00:42 - Adam's Studio
01:47 - Beatles & Music Fan
02:50 - Pete Townshend & Writing Bits
06:10 - Work Ethic, Job Experiences & Learning
10:03 - Playing in a Band & Early Stand Up
12:45 - Colin Quinn & Writing to Understand
13:22 - Riffing and in the Zone
15:26 - George Carlin & Chris Rush
16:40 - Picking Up Headliners & Grinding
19:30 - Last Day Job
23:10 - Working with Kevin James
24:20 - Joe Namath
25:28 - Tea Leoni, Michael Tucci & Acting
29:43 - Criminal Minds & Crying
30:30 - Dennis Leary & Rescue Me
32:10 - Rescue Me & PC Culture
33:25 - Nurse Jackie
34:53 - Italian Family, Sopranos & Edie Falco
36:15 - East Coast, West Coast & Woke Culture
40:20 - Adjusting Sets For Different Cities
41:28 - The Roasts
42:58 - Pushing Past Fear & Channeling Energy
44:15 - Top Gear & Driving Cars
50:30 - Adam's Dad, Derek Luke & Humanity
54:01 - When The Work Takes on a Bigger Life
56:38 - Leary Firefighter Fund
57:18 - Outro

Adam Ferrara website:
https://www.adamferrara.com/

Leary Firefighter Fund website:
https://learyfirefighters.org/grant/

Chuck Shute website:
https://chuckshute.com/

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22 Nov 2022Tripp Eisen (formerly of Dope, Muderdolls & Static-X)01:20:20

Tripp Eisen is a guitarist & songwriter, formerly with the bands Static-X, Dope & Murderdolls. He is currently with Teeze/Roughhouse, Face Without Fear, and his new band, Project-X that will do Static-X material. He is very open in this interview about his legal issues, his feelings towards his ex-bandmates, his current musical projects and more. 

0:00:00 - Intro
0:00:43 - Tripp's Background
0:02:25 -Joining Teeze/Roughhouse
0:04:31 - Producer Max Norman
0:05:20 - Popularity of Roughhouse
0:07:10 - Bands in the 90s
0:08:10 - Audition with Marilyn Manson
0:10:40 - Mistakes w/ Roughhouse & Musical Styles
0:12:35 - Stuffed Doll & Trent Reznor
0:14:10 - Halloween & Manson Show
0:16:15 - Dope Formation & Gap Between Bands
0:18:35 - Dope Launch & Touring, & Broken Foot
0:23:16 - Joining Static-X & Murderdolls &  Leaving Dope
0:31:05 - Static-X, Touring, Girls Backstage & Rockstar Life
0:32:35 - Irresponsible Behavior, Arrest & Remorse
0:40:12 - Prison Experience
0:44:10 - Learning Experience & Preventing Mistakes
0:47:27 - Working Through Guilt & Moving Past Incident 
0:51:10 - Hiatus from Music & Keeping Low Profile
0:54:35 - Rebuilding & Offers to Rejoin Dope & Static-X
0:59:30 - Songwriting Disputes with Static-X
1:05:14 - Tripp's Version of Static-X Called Project-X
1:13:30 - Inspiring Other Musicians & Drugs & Alcohol
1:15:18 - Rock To Recovery
1:16:40 - Website, Social Media & Podcast
1:19:15 - Outro

Face Without Fear Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/facewithoutfear/

Rock to Recovery website:
https://rocktorecovery.org/

Chuck Shute website:
http://chuckshute.com/

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24 Nov 2022Heidi Shepherd & Carla Harvey (Butcher Babies)01:00:48

Carla Harvey is a musician, actress, artist and grief counselor.  Heidi Shepherd is a musician and actress. Together, they are the co-lead singers of the band Butcher Babies.  The band has a new single out now "Best Friend" - a cover of the Saweetie song.  There is more music coming soon, as well as upcoming shows and new music videos.  We discuss all of this plus the history of the band, the band's wine, Guns 'N Roses and more! 

0:00:00 - Intro
0:00:37 - Recent Tour
0:03:35 - New Single  "Best Friend"
0:08:15 - Heidi's Family
0:09:27 - Best Friend Music Video
0:12:10 - Making Music Independently
0:13:25 - Butcher Babies Wine & Desert Rock Winery
0:15:13 - Cutting Out Hard Drugs & Less Partying
0:19:25 - Paris Hilton & Kim Kardashian & Strawberry Cocaine
0:21:01 - Carla Quitting Playboy to Work at a Funeral Home
0:25:02 - Grief Counseling & Helping People with Music
0:26:35 - Playboy Company & Playboy Mansion
0:31:05 - Formation of Butcher Babies & Tribute to Plasmatics
0:33:58 - Not Putting Value in The Hate
0:36:20 - Early Shows in L.A. & Punk Rock Antics
0:42:01 - Band Blows Up & Early Tours
0:46:02 - Band Arguments & Touring with Other Bands
0:50:07 - Acting
0:54:00 - New Album, Music Videos & Singles & Art
0:56:15 - Guns 'N Roses
0:58:10 - St. Jude's Children's Hospital And Pitbulls & Addicts
0:59:45 - Outro

Butcher Babies website:
https://butcherbabies.com/

Carla Harvey website:
https://www.carlaharvey.com/

St. Jude's Children's Hospital website:
https://www.stjude.org/

Pitbulls & Addicts website:
https://www.pitbullsandaddicts.org/

Chuck Shute website:
http://chuckshute.com/

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25 Nov 2022John Norum (Europe, ex Dokken)00:36:32

John Norum is a singer, songwriter and guitarist.  He is most known for being the guitarist in Europe but also spent time with both the band Dokken & Don Dokken solo.  He also has maintained a successful solo career as a singer and guitarist.  His latest solo album "Gone to Stay" is available now.  We discuss the new album, future music with Europe, working Don Dokken, almost joining UFO and more!

00:00 - Intro
00:41 - John's Voice & Singing
03:11 - Early Musical Days
05:46 - Phoenix Connections
07:30 - Touring Plans & Live Shows
11:58 - Face The Truth Revisited
13:40 - Norma & Hollywood
16:40 - Solo Albums & Record Labels 
18:30 - Leaving Europe in the 80s
22:30 - Working with Don Dokken
25:25 - Flirting with Joining U.F.O.
29:15 - New Europe Album & Tour
30:43 - Solo Music Videos
33:54 - Starving Children Charity
35:30 - Outro

John Norum website:
https://johnnorum.se/

Europe band website;
https://www.europetheband.com/

Unicef website:
https://www.unicefusa.org/

Chuck Shute website:
http://chuckshute.com/

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29 Nov 2022Jared Callahan (indie filmmaker)00:30:45

Jared Callahan is an Emmy nominated independent director and producer.  His latest film “Clean Slate” is about two people in drug recovery trying to make a short film. We discuss drug addiction, obstacles in filmmaking, upcoming projects and more! 

00:00 - Intro 
00:34 - New Film "Clean Slate" 
03:38 - Ryan Leaf  & Spiraling for Addicts 
05:58 - Global Problem of Addiction 
07:43 - Updates with Subjects of Movie 
10:12 - Jared's Path to Filmmaking 
11:35 - Persevering Through Rejection 
14:25 - Famous People Vs. Interesting Subjects 
16:15 - Financing for Movies & Producing 
20:32 - Entering Films in Festivals  
22:10 - Growing Body of Work 
22:53 - Time Spent For Films 
23:53 - Influential Movies 
24:40 - Birds in Massachusetts & Upcoming Films 
25:50 - Awards & Other Films 
26:52 - Artistic Integrity & Jack White 
29:10 - People People Media 
30:00 - Outro 

Jared Callahan website:
https://www.jaredcallahan.com/

People People Media website:
https://www.peoplepeoplemedia.com/

Chuck Shute website:
http://chuckshute.com/

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01 Dec 2022The Geare Brothers (The Retaliators)01:05:20

Darren and Jeff Allen Geare (The Geare Brothers) are screenwriters. Their latest film The Retaliators is getting rave reviews (currently 88% on rotten tomatoes). The movie stars Michael Lombardi (Rescue Me) as well as many rockstars including Tommy Lee, Jacoby Shaddix (Papa Roach), Ivan Moody (5 Finger Death Punch) and many others. We discuss the production of the film as well as some of the deeper issues they touched on, plus Darren’s Christopher Walken story and more! 

0:00:00 - Intro
0:00:40 - Welcome The Geare Brothers!
0:01:18 - Rutger Hauer
0:02:25 - Christopher Walken
0:07:03 - Working at a Video Store
0:09:04 - Starting a Band
0:11:48 - Foray Into  Writing Screenplays
0:18:24 - Writing  The Retaliators & Rave Reviews
0:23:12 - Michael Lombardi Coming Aboard
0:26:55 - Shooting During the Lockdown
0:28:15 - Editing in Movies & Randy Bricker
0:29:45 - True Inspiration & Criminal Attacks
0:37:48 - Prison System, Death Penalty & Moral Struggle
0:46:57 - Time Jumps in Films
0:49:50 - Showing Nudity & Throwback to Old Films
0:56:31 - Music in the Film
1:01:38 - Anxiety & Depression Association of America
1:04:40 - Outro

The Retaliators website:
https://www.retaliatorsmovie.com/

A.D.A.A. website:
https://adaa.org/

Chuck Shute website:
http://chuckshute.com/

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04 Dec 2022Laura Cox (singer/guitarist)00:41:12

Laura Cox is a French guitarist, singer and songwriter. She started out on YouTube and has amassed over 500,000 subscribers and millions of views with her solos, cover songs and originals. She has released 2 albums with her solo band and a third one (Head Above Water) will be out soon. We discuss the new album & single plus her YouTube channel, how to write songs, new bands she digs & more!

00:00 - Intro
00:38 - YouTube Channel
01:57 - Living in France
04:25 - French People
05:22 - Drawing Out Emotion In Music
06:35 - YouTube Channel Comments
10:35 - Musical Influences
12:44 - Playing Guitar to Starting Band
19:14 - Learning to Write Songs
20:27 - Hard Blues Shot
22:15 - Rock Scene in France
25:40 - Sheryl Crow
27:40 - Current Bands Laura Likes
29:50 - New Single "One Big Mess"
31:10 - Recording at the ICP Studios & Royal Blood
34:13 - Mastering By Ted Jensen
35:02 - Favorite Gear
37:31 - Original vs. Covers
39:36 - U.N. Women
40:30 - Outro

Laura Cox website:
https://www.lauracoxmusic.com/

UN Women website:
https://www.unwomen.org/en

Chuck Shute website:
http://chuckshute.com/

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06 Dec 2022Rebecca Zung (attorney, author, YouTuber)00:37:21

Rebecca Zung is an attorney, author and YouTuber. She was recognized by U.S. News & World Report as a “Best Lawyer in America” and her YouTube channel has over 30 million views. In this episode we discuss Rebecca’s backstory and her YouTube channel which focuses on understanding and dealing with narcissists.

00:00 - Intro
00:40 - Rebecca's Story
03:10 - Rebecca's Work Ethic
04:10 - Being Bullied & Narcissist Relationship
05:56 - Learning About Narcissists
08:55 - Narcissist Defintion
12:54 - Narcissist Types
19:12 - Phases of Narcissists
32:50 - Strategy in Negotiating with a Narcissist
34:50 - SLAY  Legal Aid
36:29 - Outro

Rebecca Zung website:
https://www.rebeccazung.com/

SLAY Legal Aid website:
https://www.slaylegalaid.org/

Chuck Shute website:
http://chuckshute.com/

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08 Dec 2022Matt Ramsey (vocal coach)01:09:43

Matt Ramsey is a vocal coach, singing teacher and YouTuber.  He has worked with singers of all levels, but really enjoys working with adult beginners. His YouTube channel has over 30 million views and almost 300,000 subscribers.  In this episode we discuss different vocal styles, how voices change with age, vocal fry and more!

0:00:00 - Intro
0:00:45 - Preconceived Notions of Singing
0:01:45 - Bob Dylan & Punk Singers
0:05:58 - Pop Singers, P!nk & Broadway
0:07:37 - Bob Dylan & Sustaining Notes
0:08:45 - Polished Music of the 80s Vs. Rougher 90s
0:10:50 - How to Sing with Emotion
0:13:30 - Matt's Path to Become a Voice Coach
0:18:55 - Starting a YouTube Channel & Growing It
0:26:53 - Vocal Ranges
0:30:57 - Vocal Fry
0:36:15 - Auto Tuning Singers
0:38:25 - Working with Beginners Vs Professionals
0:43:50 - Singers Voices Changing with Age
0:47:25 - Vocals, Abs & Being in Shape
0:52:33 - Talent Vs. Practice
0:55:00 - Medical Issues with Singers
0:58:00 - Working with Certain Songs
0:59:35 - Death Metal Singing
1:00:55 - Austin Music Scene
1:04:22 - Health Alliance for Austin Musicians
1:08:55 - Outro

Matt Ramsey website:
https://ramseyvoice.com/

Vocal Range Finder:
https://rangefinder.ramseyvoice.com/

Health Alliance for Austin Musicians website:
https://www.myhaam.org/

Chuck Shute website:
http://chuckshute.com/

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09 Dec 2022Adam Jaffe (Pistols At Dawn)00:40:13

Adam Jaffe is the drummer for Pistols At Dawn, an exciting up and coming band.  The band recently booked an opening slot on the Alter Bridge & Mammoth WVH tour.   They just wrapped up an acoustic radio tour for their single "The Truth."  We discuss all this plus how Adam grew the band, working with producer Sylvia Massy, a crazy stage incident & more! 

00:00 - Intro
00:42 - Recent Radio Tour & Playing Acoustically
05:34 - Old Singer & New Singer
08:00 - New Guitarist & Bassist
09:40 - Growing the Band & Success
15:05 - Making the Tough Decisions & Going All In
17:50 - Tour with Mammoth & Alter Bridge
21:30 - Adam's Take Over The World Attitude
23:35 - Adam's Backstory
26:20 - Working with Producer Sylvia Massy
28:58 - Recording with Jesse James Dupree
30:23 - Guns 'N Roses & Stage Accidents
36:00 - Charity Show & World Central Kitchen
37:22 - Website, Social Media & Band Name
39:28 - Outro

Pistols At Dawn website:
https://www.pistolsatdawnband.com/

World Central Kitchen website:
https://wck.org/

Chuck Shute website:
http://chuckshute.com/

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15 Dec 2022Alexa Rae (drummer)00:40:25

Alexa Rae is a drummer, songwriter and music producer. She has grown her Instagram to over 117,000 followers and had several videos go viral. Her current band, Pinktastic Plastixx recently opened for  English Beat and continues to grow their following. In this episode we discuss Alexa’s musical upbringing, people she’s worked with, social media and more!

00:00 - Intro
00:50 - California & Arizona Life
02:26 - Twin Sister
03:43 - Musical Influences & Learning Music
06:28 - Learning Drums & Drum Kits
08:05 - Berkee Online School of Music
09:37 - Writing Music & Collaboration
11:36 - Pinktastic Plastixx & Opening for The English Beat
14:23 - Playing Jams, Plus, Women in Music & Maya Karli
17:00 - Teaching Music & Working
18:00 - Social Media Strategy
22:36 - Viral Videos
26:00 - Other Page with Salem Darling
29:27 - Sponsorships
31:23 - Female Drummers United
32:04 - Inspiring Others
33:45 - Difficult Songs
35:21 - Upcoming Shows & Viper Room
37:03 - Sweet Relief Charity
39:40 - Outro

Alexa Rae link tree:
https://linktr.ee/alexa.drums

Sweet Relief website:
https://www.sweetrelief.org/

Chuck Shute website:
http://chuckshute.com/

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23 Dec 2022Year In Rock 2022! (with special guests)01:44:34

The Year in Rock 2022! We're going over the year's biggest news, releases, concerts, reunion, gossip and more! We also reveal our favorite new rock music of 2022.  With special guests Troy Patrick Farrell (ex White Lion, Tantric) and Joe Scibilia (Rock 'N Roll & Coffee Show).  

0:00:00 - Intro
0:00:30 - Welcome Troy & Joe!
0:03:16 - Eddie Vedder Vs Nikki Sixx
0:07:10 - Judas Priest Band Shake Up
0:10:22 - Nita Strauss Quits Alice Cooper
0:13:22 - Neil Young & Spotify
0:18:26 - Touring & Budgeting Money
0:21:50 - 3 Days Grace & Shinedown
0:27:56 - Foo Fighters & Grammies
0:29:50 - Skid Row Changes Singers
0:36:20 - Great White Changes Singers
0:39:25 - Pantera Reunion
0:43:02 - Quiet Riot & Original Band Members
0:46:35 - Potential Van Halen Tribute Tour
0:49:30 - Nirvana Nevermind Cover Controversy
0:51:20 - Motley Crue & Def Leppard Stadium Tour
0:54:52 - Tommy Lee Dick Pic & Only Fans
0:57:25 - Mick Mars Replaced by John 5
1:01:05 - James Kottak of Scorpions & Kingdome Come
1:06:45 - Jason McMaster Fills In
1:09:25 - Dave Ellefson
1:11:31 - Sebastian Bach Fight
1:13:06 - Journey Sues Journey
1:18:08 - In Memoriam
1:19:30 - Taylor Hawkins & Drugs
1:24:26 - Joe's Favorite Music of the Year
1:28:10 - Troy's Favorite Music of the Year
1:34:10 - Chuck's Favorite Music of the Year
1:37:40 - Upcoming New Music, Tours & Bands
1:41:57 - Holiday Charity Shout Out
1:43:52 - Outro

Troy Patrick Farrell website:
https://drummertroy.com/

Rock & Roll & Coffee Show website:
https://anchor.fm/rnrcoffeeshow/

Chuck Shute website:
http://chuckshute.com/

Salvation Army website:
https://www.salvationarmyusa.org/usn/

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30 Dec 2022Year End Summit 2022 (with special guests)01:47:48

Join us for the final episode of 2022, with comedian Sidney Smith, author/activist Arno Michaelis and police officer/podcaster Knocko Nolan.  We will be breaking down some of the biggest news stories of the year and giving our own opinions.  Some serious deep philosophical stuff and also a ton of laughs!

0:00:00 - Intro
0:00:51 - Guest Introductions
0:04:07 - Kanye West
0:13:45 - Johnny Depp & Amber Heard
0:22:30 - Tom Brady & Gisele
0:30:55 - Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck
0:37:05 - Will Smith Slaps Chris Rock
0:52:33 - Elon Musk Buys Twitter
1:03:48 - The Economy, Money & Happiness
1:14:37 - Helping the Less Fortunate & Life Purpose
1:33:25 - Social Systems & Problems
1:43:44 - Guest Charities
1:46:35 - Outro

Sidney Smith website:
https://www.sidneysmithcre8tiv.com/

Parents 4 Peace website:
https://www.parents4peace.org/

America's Mighty Warriors website:
https://americasmightywarriors.org/_1/

Chuck Shute website:
http://chuckshute.com/

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05 Jan 2023Andrew Thorp King (Author, Record Label Owner)01:06:56

Andrew Thorp King is an author, speaker, and record label owner. His most recent book “Failure Rules” discusses how people can learn from failure and use it to their advantage.  We have a really fascinating conversation about success, failure, money, risk, finding your true passion in life and more!

0:00:00 - Intro
0:00:45 - Idea of Failure Being "Good"
0:05:34 - Favorite & Most Successful Endeavors
0:08:41 - The Term "Safetyfile" & Friends
0:14:03 - Pink Slip Bowler
0:16:31 - Nothing is Safe, Risk & Comfort Zones
0:19:51 - Money, Greed & Envy
0:25:34 - Billionaires & Competition
0:28:30 - Too Greedy & Monopoly
0:29:50 - Thing 1 & Thing 2
0:33:56 - Using Rejection as Fuel
0:37:16 - Record Label & Passive Income
0:38:25 - Rock Bottom, Welfare & Shame
0:45:25 - Using Cards Dealt as Motivation 
0:47:55 - Perseverance
0:50:38 - Division, Standing Out & Being Authentic
0:58:58 - Knowing When to Shift
1:01:30 - The Book Process
1:03:00 - Cigars
1:04:19 - Leary Firefighter Fund
1:05:51 - Outro

Andrew Thorp King website:
https://www.andrewthorpking.com/the-book

Leary Firefighters Foundation  website:
https://learyfirefighters.org/

Chuck Shute website:
http://chuckshute.com/

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06 Jan 2023Todd Kerns (Slash, Bruce Kulick, Heroes & Monsters)00:29:16

Todd Kerns is a multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter and producer. He is best known for being the bass player and backup singer in Slash’s solo band. Other bands and musicians he’s worked with include The Age of Electric, Toque, Bruce Kulick, and Faster Pussycat. His latest project is called Heroes & Monsters and includes guitarist Stef Burns (ex Alice Cooper) & drummer Will Hunt (Evanescence). We discuss the new band, working with Slash, singing vs playing bass, his Bill Murray story and more!

00:00 - Intro
00:45 - Todd Singing
02:46 - Songwriting Process & Slash
05:24 - New Project as a Trio & Stef Burns
07:41 - Will Hunt & Making the Record
09:45 - Singing Vs. Playing Bass Only
12:15 - Heroes & Monsters New Album
20:26 - Work Ethic & Inspiration
24:40 - Bill Murray Story
26:52 - Cat Charity
28:14 - Outro

Todd Kerns website:
https://toddkerns.com/#home

Chuck Shute website:
http://chuckshute.com/

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12 Jan 2023Mike Portnoy (The Winery Dogs, ex Dream Theater)00:22:11

Mike Portnoy is a drummer who has played with several bands including Dream Theater, Twisted Sister, Avenged Sevenfold and Sons of Apollo. He is currently promoting his band The Winery Dogs upcoming album “3” and subsequent tour. We discuss The Winery Dogs, Mike’s work ethic, drumming styles and much more!

00:00 - Intro
00:42 - Twisted Sister Reunion
02:13 - New Winery Dogs & Mixer Jay Ruston
03:35 - Song Titles & Specific Songs
06:35 - Streaming Music & New Music
09:02 - Goal with New Record
10:30 - New Tour & New Dates
12:30 - Juggling Schedule & Multiple Bands
13:18 - Work Ethic & John Sykes
14:15 - Other Drummers & Drumming Style
17:15 - The Gig That Got Away & Other Gigs
19:13 - Retirement & Practice
20:11 - Dude Where's My Music
20:35 - Neil Peart's Charity
21:25 - Outro

The Winery Dogs website:
http://www.thewinerydogs.com/

Mike Portnoy website:
https://www.mikeportnoy.com/

Neil Peart Charity website:
https://glioblastomafoundation.org/news/tribute-to-rush-drummer-neil-peart/neil-peart

Chuck Shute website:
http://chuckshute.com/

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