Chuck Shute Podcast

Episode 85 - Jenny Zigrino! Jenny is a hilarious stand up comedian that has appeared on Conan O’Brien, Comedy Central, Adam Devine’s House Party and more. She also does acting, having big roles in the films Bad Santa 2 and 50 Shades of Black.  It was a lot of fun chatting with her about a variety of topics including her career, food, body positivity, ghosts, mushrooms and much more!  0:00:00 - Int...

Episode 84 - Zoe Abbott! Zoe is a financial advisor who helps people manage their money and achieve their financial goals.  While many financial advisors focus on shifting people’s goals to fit their reality, she believes you can shift your reality to fit their goals. She has a background in counseling so she knows how important the human aspect is to managing money. She knows a thing or two about...

Episode 83- Danny Zelisko! Danny is a legendary concert promoter who has worked with every big name musician from Paul McCartney to Nirvana.  He has a new book out titled “All Excess” about his time in the music business that is available on his website or on Amazon. In this episode hear about his run in with baseball player Mickey Mantle, meeting Alice Cooper for the first time, how he deals with...

Episode 82 - Matt James of Blacktop Mojo! Matt is the singer and songwriter for Blacktop Mojo, a band described as "southern grunge."  While they may have got some notoriety for their spot on covers of Aerosmith's "Dream On" or Phil Collins "In The Air Tonight", their original songs light a spark in the current rock scene.  Their music has  been played on rock ra...

Episode 81 - Jordan Griffin- singer/guitarist of Them Evils! This band is definitely one to keep an eye on. They have toured with the Pretty Reckless, Pop Evil, and Zakk Wylde. They describe their music as classic rock with a modern roll. I would also add their songs are very catchy extremely well written and performed with high end production. Learn all about the band in this episode including ho...

Episode 80 - Steve Riley! Steve has played the drums for Steppenwolf, Keel and W.A.S.P. Of course he is most well known for being the drummer of L.A. Guns for over 30 years. In this episode we do a deep dive into Steve’s whole amazing career with all his bands. We’ll also talk about the new album he has out called “Renegades” with founding LA Guns member Kelly Nickels. He also explains why there a...

Episode 79 - All or Nothing! I found this band while doing research for Beau Lastavich and True Villains. They performed with him and have also shared a stage with Puddle of Mudd and Broken Rail. They describe themselves as high energy and no frills. I really like the music they’ve put out so far and more music will be coming out soon. I think they are an extremely talented band, nice guys and fun...

Episode 78- David Ellefson and Drew Fortier!!!! David Ellefson is the bass player for Megadeth, one of the biggest rock bands in the world. With the band he has toured the world, sold 38 million records and won a Grammy. Drew Fortier was the guitar player in Bang Tango and also made a great documentary of the band called “Attack of Life.” Together David and Drew have a few new projects in the work...

Episode 77- Vinnie Dombroski of Sponge! In this interview I discuss Vinnie’s whole career. He grew up in Detroit and started out playing the drums. He eventually switched to singing and formed Sponge. The band’s debut album Rotting Piñata went gold and spawned 3 singles on rock radio including “Plowed” and “Molly (16 Candles Down The Drain).” The band went on to make a lot more great music and has...

Episode 76- Of Limbo! I have 3 of the 4 members of the band on this episode - Jake Davies (singer), Luke Davies (guitarist) and Rob Graveley (bass). Drummer Christopher “Bug” Bristol is the fourth member. Together the band had done shows with Blue Oyster Cult, Wolfmother, Hinder, Filter, Adelita’s Way, Joyous Wolf and more. Their latest EP - "Nothing But Now" - was recorded with producer...

Episode 75 - Beau Lastavich, singer of True Villains! Beau grew up in the small town of Big Lake, Minnesota but eventually moved to Nashville to join the True Villians. The band has a couple new killer songs out with producer Nick Raskulinecz (Foo Fighters, Alice In Chains) and plan to release more soon. Hear all about Beau’s journey including his American Idol try out, breathing fire on stage and...

Episode 74- Nick Reese from Joyous Wolf! Joyous Wolf is a newer rock band and while they may have some older influences, do not call them a throwback! They are a modern rock band with a very complex sound that is still evolving as the band continues to grow. The band has toured with Deep Purple, Slash and Fozzy and also done many large festivals. While their cover of Mississippi Queen has over 2 m...

Episode 73- Keith Coogan! Keith is the grandson of legendary actor Jackie Coogan, one of the biggest child movie stars of all time and also played Uncle Fester in The Addam’s Family. Keith was quite the legend in his own right however, guest starring in almost every big TV show of the 80s including Love Boat, Fantasy Island, Growing Pains, Knight Rider, Chips and my personal favorite Silver Spoons...

Episode 72: Rick Ruhl - singer/songwriter from Every Mother's Nightmare.  Rick has fronted EMN since 1987. The band had videos on MTV, tours with Cheap Trick and Van Halen, and even an appearance on the Joan Rivers Show. When the music scene changed Rick fell on hard times, but now he’s back with a new album- “Resurrect The Faithful.” The latest single “Breathe” currently has over 175,000 vie...

Episode 71- Rich Redmond! Rich has been the drummer for Jason Aldean for the last 21 years. In addition to working with Jason he has also worked with Garth Brooks, Kelly Clarkson, Ludacris, Joe Perry, Chris Cornell and many more. Besides music he also does acting, appearing in many short films and some feature length films. If that wasn’t enough he also does motivational speaking and has a written...

Episode 70- Comedian Mark Normand!!!  Mark was singled out by Jerry Seinfeld as one of the best young comedians out there.  If you don't know his name yet, you will soon.  He's made appearances on the Tonight Show, Conan, Joe Rogan and others.  In this interview we discuss his unusual upbringing and path to success and all the bumps along the way.  He tells hilarious stories about corpor...

Episode #69- Chris DeMakes from Less Than Jake! Chris is the very talented signer/songwriter/guitarist from the ska-punk band Less Than Jake. Chris tells the story of the band’s rise to fame, including posting flyers all over town, answering hundreds of fan letters and adding thrift store stage props to their shows. Find out how the band got their name, plus hear about Chris’s crazy costumes, tour...

Episode # 68- Radiofix. The band is currently winning the Arizona Foothills Magazine reader’s poll for best local band/musician. I had never listened to them before but after I did I knew I had to have them on my show!  They are extremely talented and if you like the 90s  Seattle rock sound you will love this band. Their latest single “Beauty Queen” is up to almost a half million views on YouTube....

Episode #67 - Rachel Bolan from Skid Row! Rachel is the bassist, songwriter and co-founder for Skid Row, one of the biggest and best metal bands of all time.  Skid Row's self titled debut album sold over 5 million copies in the U.S. and had two top 10 singles.  Tours with Guns n Roses, Bon Jovi, Aerosmith and Motley Crue followed.  Their follow up, "Slave  to the Grind" was the firs...

Episode #66 - Joey Molland from Badfinger! Joey calls in to promote his new album “Be True To Yourself” and talk about the legacy of Badfinger, the first band signed to the Beatles Apple Records. Badfinger went on to four very big hit songs- “Come & Get It”, “No Matter What”, “Day After Day” & “Baby Blue.” Their song “Without You” has been recorded over 180 times, most notably for Harry Ni...

Episode #65 - Steve Stevens. Steve is one of the most original guitarists to emerge from the ’80s rock scene, best known for his 30 year partnership with Billy Idol, his work on Michael Jackson’s “Dirty Diana”, his Grammy Award winning performance on “Top Gun Anthem” and his work with Vince Neil on “Exposed”. 0:00:00 - Intro 0:01:37 - Welcome Steve & Living In California  0:02:38 - Learning th...

Episode #64 - Mark "Gus" Scott, the drummer from Trixter returns to the show for the third time to discuss his solo projects as well as give us an update with what's happening in the Trixter camp.  00:00 - Intro 01:40 - Welcome Mark & "With You" Dedication 02:47 - "Give It To Me Good" Power Country Version 04:01 - Owning a Restaurant & Business Strategy ...

Episode #63- Ron Keel- Frontman from Steeler, Keel and now the Ron Keel Band.  Ron has shared a stage with some of the biggest names in rock including Aerosmith, Van Halen, Bon Jovi & Motley Crue.  He has sold millions of records and had a long successful career in metal and country music.  He has a new album out now with the Ron Keel Band titled "South X South Dakota" that is a coll...

Episode #62- Erik Turner- guitarist and founding member of the band Warrant.  Warrant has sold over 10 million records, had 5 top 40 hits and 9 rock hits,  including #2 hit "Heaven" and of course the iconic song and music video, "Cherry Pie."  I'm a huge Warrant fan so this is very special episode for me! Enjoy!  0:00:00 - Special Long Intro 0:03:34 - Welcome Erik Turner!!...

Episode #61- P.J. Farley. PJ  has played bass with Eric Martin (Mr. Big), Lita Ford, Fozzy (with Chris Jericho), Jim Bruer, Ra, and of course Trixter.  He also made a solo record called "Boutique Sound Frames" in 2016 and now has a second solo record called "Accent the Change" and first single "Let It Rain" that Eddie Trunk called "super hooky."   00:00 - In...