Chuck Shute Podcast

Episode 110 - Steve Brown!!! Steve is guitarist, singer, songwriter, producer extraordinaire! Steve rose to fame in the early 90s as the guitarist in Trixter, but he has done so much more. He has worked with everyone from Dennis DeYoung (Styx) to comedian Jim Breuer. He spent some time filling in on guitar in  Def Leppard and also appeared in the Rock of Ages on Broadway. We discuss all this plus...

Episode 109 - Steve “Lips” Kudlow, singer and guitarist for the band Anvil! Many people know the band from the award winning 2008 documentary, “Anvil: The Story of Anvil.” The band was incredibly influential early in the heavy metal game. With Motorhead, Metallica, Anthrax, Slayer and many more all citing them as an influence. Due to bad management and promotion the band didn’t break through to th...

Episode 108- The Issue & The Ivins! This is double episode where I interview members of two bands! First up is Clay Deters, frontman of the band The Issue. They are a hard rock band from Minnesota and have a new single that just dropped today called “What You Need”. Then I talk to Jim and Jack Ivins of the alternative rock band The Ivins. We discuss everything from Jack playing football with R...

Episode 107 - Keith Wallen from Breaking Benjamin!!! Keith’s story is really an inspiring one even if you’re not a music fan. After 8 years in his band Copper, he called it quits. Shortly thereafter he got the call to audition for the band Adelita’s Way. He had a lot of success with them including a #1 song on rock radio, as well as  shows with Guns N Roses and the Deftones. He then joined Breakin...

Episode 106 - Matty McCloskey! Matty has been the bassist for Rev Theory since 2002 and recently took over lead vocals. The band has had a lot of success over years, including tours with Motley Crue, Buckcherry, Sevendust, Five Finger Death Punch,  Shinedown and many more. Their song “Hell Yeah” was all over the place, including in the WWE and NHL (still being played in arenas). Their latest song...

Episode 105 - Damon Johnson!!! Damon rose to fame in the 90s with the band Brother Cane. The band had hits like “Got No Shame” along with “And Fools Shine On” as well as live shows with Van Halen and Robert Plant. He since went on to build quite the resume as the guitar player for Alice Cooper and Thin Lizzy. In addition he has written songs with Sammy Hagar, Faith Hill, Stevie Nicks, Carlos Santa...

Episode 104- Brian Wheat of Tesla!!! Brian has played bass in Tesla for almost 40 years, before it was even called that. The band has sold over 14 million records in the US as well as had 24 rock radio singles and 2 top 10 pop singles.  Brian wrote about his experiences with the band in his new book, “Son of a Milkman: My Crazy Life with Tesla.” We discuss some of the things from that book includi...

Episode 103- Sean Dowdell! Sean has accomplished a lot of great things already including starting Club Tattoo and writing a book about his experience titled “Tattooed Millionaire.” His  band Grey Daze has a new album out titled  "Amends." It features original vocals of Chester Bennington plus members of Korn, Bush, Breaking Benjamin and others. This was a great conversation about busines...

Episode 102- Corinne Olympios!!! I’ve been trying to make this episode happen for almost a year and I think it was worth the wait! I first heard about Corinne while looking at the lineup for the local comedy club. The show did not happen but I still look forward to seeing Corinne’s stand up at some point. Besides comedy, she is working on a new song (with a secret special guest), a new book, a bea...

Episode 101- Dale Crover! Crover is best known as the drummer for Melvins, and has also been the drummer for Men of Porn, Shrinebuilder, Crystal Fairy, and, for a brief time, Nirvana. He is the guitarist and vocalist for Altamont as well as the Dale Crover Band. He has also toured with Fantômas (filling in for Dave Lombardo), Off!, and Redd Kross. He has a new solo record out now and the Melvins h...

Episode 100!!! Paul Gargano from Metal Edge! When I was a teenager Metal Edge magazine was like my Bible. So it was quite a treat to sit down with Paul Gargano who worked there for many years, became the editor and now has bought the name. We discuss his years working at the magazine, why he left, what happened with Gerri Miller (original editor), and what the future holds for Metal Edge. Plus we...

Episode 99- Rockin' for Autism with Kenny Wilkerson!  Kenny has a new cookbook out that includes recipes from tons of rockstars including Rikki Rocket (Poison), Steve Lukather (Toto), Don Dokken and many more.  The book is called "Rockin' Recipes For Autism" and all the proceeds go to "We Rock for Autism" (links in the show notes below).  In this interview we discuss...

Episode 98 - Junkyard! Singer David Roach and guitarist Tim Mosher sit down and go over the whole history of the band.  The band had several videos on MTV and songs on rock radio, as well as a tour with The Black Crowes. Guns n Roses and Mother Love Bone were seen wearing Junkyard T shirts. The band broke up in 1992 but reformed in 1999 at the request of Eddie Spaghetti from The Supersuckers. Hear...

Episode 97- Sahaj Ticotin, frontman of the band Ra! We cover everything in this episode from how he got his name to working with Nikki Sixx on The Dirt soundtrack. Ra currently has a new single out called “Intercorrupted” that is amazing. We break down the lyrics plus we talk about Sahaj’s current projects with Tommy Vext (ex Bad Wolves), LaJohn Witherspoon (Sevendust), Starset and so much more! 0...

Episode 96 - Sam Bam Koltun!!!! Ace Von Johnson called Sam Bam “the next Jerry Cantrell.”  Sam has played with several notable musicians and is currently working with three great artists.  His first band, Budderside was signed by Motorhead's Lemmy himself.  He then joined Faster Pussycat after being handpicked by Ace Von Johnson himself.  Finally, he is working with the artist Dorothy who has...

Episode 95 - 🔥Firehouse guitarist Bill Leverty! Firehouse has sold over 7 million records worldwide! They have a lot of great songs including the hits “Love of a Lifetime” and “Don’t Treat Me Bad”.  We discuss the whole history of the band from handing their demo to Jon Bon Jovi to touring with Poison and more. We also talk about Bill’s new solo record “Divided We Fall” and lots of other fun stuf...

Episode 94 - Paul Crosby, drummer for Saliva! We discuss Paul’s story and how he became the drummer for Saliva and their rise to fame.  The band's songs like "Click Click Boom" and "Always" became staples of not only radio but also film, tv, commercials and sports arenas.   Paul also is now managing bands, including Silent Theory,  who have racked up millions of views on Y...

Episode 93 - Guitarist Ace Von Johnson from L.A. Guns! Besides LA Guns Ace has also played with Faster Pussycat, Unwritten Law, Cheap Sex, The US bombs, The Generators and more. His current project Neon Coven is amazing and sounds like Depeche Mode meets Nine Inch Nails. We’ll talk about all this plus the Michael Jackson song he worked on,  aTiffany song, voiceover work for Netflix, horror movies,...

Episode 92 - Music Producer Jim Kaufman! Jim is a brilliant producer and I became a fan of his through his work with the bands The Black Moods and Them Evils.  I quickly found he has done so much more throughout his career. He started his production career working under the legendary Charlie Clouser (Nine Inch Nails) on a Helmet record and the score for the first Saw movie.  He quickly started pro...

Episode 91 - Jeremy Popoff- guitarist of the band Lit!!! What a treat it was to sit down with Jeremy. He had so many great stories to tell. From band’s early incarnation of “Razzle” and playing on the Sunset Strip to his current project “The Popoff Brothers” and everything in between. There are good times, like partying with Carmen Electra and Paris Hilton on MTV spring break, and hanging with Ste...

Episode 90 - Adam Hamilton! Adam got his first big break working with CC DeVille from Poison. He then joined the band Joe 90 and toured with Counting Crows. Eventually he ended up becoming the bassist for LA Guns where he stayed for almost 10 years. While he still plays music, he focuses mostly on TV/Film music and production now. He’s got great stories to tell on this podcast having worked with e...

Episode 89 - Devin Bronson! Devin is a guitarist who has worked alongside some of the biggest names in music including Avril Lavigne, Demi Lovato, Deryck Whibley (Sum 41), and many more. I became a fan of his while listening to him play on Sebastian Bach’s last record. He told me he will be playing on the new Sebastian Bach record as well. Hear all about this plus the megastar he almost got to wor...

Episode 88- Dusty Bo! Dusty is a very talented singer/guitarist/songwriter. After cutting his teeth on the Sunset Strip with the bands Bolt Action Thrill and Future Villains, he has now branched out with a solo career. His new EP out titled “Vulture”  has drawn comparisons to The Black Keys and Cage the Elephant.  Hear all about it in this episode, as well as touring with Steel Panther, Dusty’s tr...

Episode 87- Comedian Andrew Sleighter!  Andrew has appeared on Conan O’Brien, Comedy Central, Last Comic Standing and more. He also wrote on Norm MacDonald’s sports show, but his main focus is performing stand up comedy, which he excels at. He has an album out now you can listen to everywhere titled “The Great Backsby.”  We’ll talk about all this plus opening for Dennis Miller, being Leonardo DiCa...

Episode 86 - Landon Milbourn, singer of Goodbye June! Even if you’ve never heard of this band you have probably heard their music before. They have had their music used in Madden ‘17, NFL, ESPN, WWE and some TV shows as well. They also had the song “Liberty Mother” appear in a Budweiser commercial. The band has toured with ZZ Top, Greta Van Fleet and Badflower, in addition to appearing at many mus...