Chuck Shute Podcast

Don Dokken is an American musician, best known as the lead singer and founder of the metal band Dokken. The band has a new album “Heaven Comes Down” that comes out October 27th. We discuss the new album, touring with Aerosmith, drug use, ex guitarist George Lynch, living in New Mexico and so much more! Must watch episode for rock fans! 0:00:00 - Intro 0:00:14 - Sleep & Drugs 0:02:15 - New Albu...

Ryan O'Flanagan is a Los Angeles based comedian, actor and writer.  He has appeared on American Vandal, New Girl, Dave,  American Dad and others.  He is about to embark on a tour of stand up comedy across the United States.  We discuss the tour, the ups and downs of comedy,  his hilarious online videos, and his widely popular character "The Overly Excited Tourist."  Great stuff!  00...

Wes Horton is a musician, formerly the bass player in Falling in Reverse and now the singer in Flat Black. His latest project is the brainchild of Jason Hook, formerly of Five Finger Death Punch but has also worked with Alice Cooper and Vince Neil. The band has two singles out and is currently tour with Godsmack. We discuss his musical path, his time in Falling Reverse, the new band Flat Black and...

Al Jackson is an American television host, stand-up comedian, actor, and author. He co-hosts the nationally syndicated talk show Daily Blast Live where they discuss current events.  He has a new stand-up album out now titled "In Earnest."  We discuss the new album, relationships, social issues, the media, corruption and so much more.   0:00:00 - Intro 0:00:13 - One Foot in Analog, One in...

Jock Bartley is the guitarist and founding member of the 70s country rock band Firefall. The band had a string of hits including the songs “You Are the Woman” and “Just Remember I Love You.” Their latest album “Friends and Family” is a collection of cover songs by The Doobie Brothers, Dan Fogelberg, Heart and others. We discuss the new album, drinking with Mick Fleetwood, performing alongside Motö...

Beau Hill is a music producer best known for his work with Ratt, Alice Cooper, Warrant, Winger, Europe and Kix.  In this episode we discuss a variety of things throughout his career and his life.  He tells stories of working with music legends like Stevie Nicks, Bob Dylan and Eric Clapton. We also discuss his thoughts on Poison’s CC Deville doing the solo on Cherry Pie, the music business, and his...

Glen Tickle is a stand up comedian from New Jersey who has appeared on Dry Bar Comedy, Travel Channel and SiriusXM. His latest special “Glen Tickle Against the World Crime League” is available now for free on YouTube. We discuss the new special, his favorite music and movies, working clean and much more!  0:00:00 - Intro 0:00:13 - Recording & Short Clips 0:05:50 - Shed & Location 0:07:15 -...

Daniel “DL” Laskiewicz is a musician, producer and singer for Bad Wolves. The band has a new album out on November 3rd called “Die About It.”  We discuss the new album, touring, DL’s path to joining Bad Wolves, his Taco Bell order and more! 00:00 - Intro 00:13 - The Nickname "DL" 00:45 - New Album "Die About It" 07:20 - Album Format Conceptually 08:05 - Band Turmoil Inspires 11...

Adrian Vandenberg is a Dutch rock guitarist, best known for his tenure as one of the guitarists in Whitesnake, as well as his own band Vandenberg which he started in 1981. He has a new album out now with Vandenberg titled “Sin”, and a tour across the United States will follow. We discuss the new album, and a variety of things from throughout his amazing career including why Vivian Campbell left Wh...

Abraham Lucas is the starting right tackle for the Seattle Seahawks.  After finishing his senior season at Washington State and making the first team All-Pac 12,  he was drafted in the third round by the Seahawks. He ended up winning the starting right tackle job as a rookie and will continue that role this year. We discuss his time at Washington State, the draft process, his first season as a Sea...

Brothers Jake & Luke Davies are the singer and guitarist for the band Of Limbo.  They have a controversial new single out this Thursday called "California Demon.'  The song looks at people who may "sell their soul" to make it in Hollywood.  We discuss the new song, their epic music videos, past & future shows, social media and more! 00:00 - Intro 00:13 - Let's Go!!...

Pete Evick is a musician, businessman and author.  His latest book “MTV Famous” (co-written with Steve Olivas), chronicles his journey in the music business with his own bands as well as working with Bret Michaels. We discuss lots of great things including lessons from Bret, work ethic, his friendship with Mark McGrath, the downside of reality TV and more! 0:00:00 - Intro 0:00:13- New Sauce Compan...

Sam Bettley is a musician, best known as the bass player in Asking Alexandria since 2009.  The band will release their latest album “Where Do We Go From Here” on August 25th. We discuss the new album, toning down the partying, a show with GnR, a TV show with Ultimate Warrior, fan support and much more! 00:00 - Intro 00:13 - Doing Interviews & Language 02:10 - From England to America 04:10 - Ba...

Alan Fitzgerald is a stand up comedian from Rhode Island.  He has a hilarious new special out now titled "Straight for Pay" that is getting rave reviews.  We discuss the new special, crappy jobs, drugs, the business of stand up comedy, Steven Segal and more!  0:00:00 - Intro 0:00:24 - Beards & Gender 0:02:38 - New Special, Clips, Editing, etc. 0:07:10 - Fat Jokes, Fat Shaming & B...

Mark Christopher Lee is a musician, filmmaker and UFO researcher.  His latest film, "God Vs. Aliens" explores the impact that first contact with extraterrestrials would have  on the world's religions and the role that AI will play.  We discuss the film, simulation theory, Project Blue Beam, his band The Pocket Gods and much more! 00:00 - Intro 00:47 - Idea for "God Vs. Aliens&q...

Danny Marianino is a musician, author and content creator.  He gained international fame when his band North Side Kings was playing a show in Tuba City, Arizona and he punched out Glenn Danzig.  He received lot of hate mail for doing that, and collected the messages and put them into a book, "Don't Ever Punch a Rockstar."  We discuss the punch, the book, the hate mail, drinking whis...

Harry Turner is a British Army veteran and advocate for wildlife conservation, mental health and veterans. He is also the star of the Wildcat documentary on Amazon Prime.  It’s a fascinating film about how his travel to the Amazon saved his life. He has since started a non-profit called Emerald Arch which strives to help veterans with PTSD. We discuss all the above in depth, including many things...

Tony Horton is a personal trainer, author and former actor. He is best known as the creator of the P90X home exercise program. He has also trained a long list of celebrities including Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty, Sean Connery and Billy Idol.  He has a new fitness program coming out on September first called “Power Sync 60”. We discuss the new program, his path to P90X, working out with Tom Petty,...

Antonia Whillans is an actress, model, voiceover artist and animal rights activist. Her latest film is an independent fictional action movie about adrenochrome harvesting titled I Am Rage. We discuss that film, along with how she got into acting and voice over work, upcoming projects, animal rights and more. A very fascinating and thought provoking discussion. 0:00:00 - Intro 0:00:40 - Developing...

Lajon Witherspoon is a singer and songwriter and the frontman for Atlanta based rock band Sevendust. The band has been on both the Vans Warped Tour and Ozzfest, as well as touring with Metallica and Godsmack, among others. They will being doing shows with both Mammoth WVH & Alter Bridge as well as Static-X and Dope to support their latest record Truth Killer. We discuss the new record and tour...

John Guarnieri is a podcaster and former Secret Service agent. He is also the chief operating officer for Silver Spear Security, and has worked with Motley Crue, Shinedown and others.  He has some great stories and an interesting perspective given his background. We discuss security risks, mass shootings, police interactions, hangers on with big bands and more! A really fun discussion! 0:00:00 - I...

Ray West is a rock singer and frontman for the band Spread Eagle. The band has shows lined up for September and will be on the Monsters of Rock Cruise in 2024. We discuss how the band was signed originally, touring with Vain, Ray’s side projects, working with George Lynch and more! 0:00:00 - Intro 0:00:26 - Drug Cliche with Rock 0:10:10 - Spread Eagle Being Signed 0:13:00 - How Ray Joined Spread E...

Jeff Scott Soto is a singer/songwriter who has been the vocalist for many artists including Journey, Yngwie Malmsteen, Sons of Apollo and Talisman. He most recent release is an album recorded in the 90s with former Rick Springfield guitarist George Bernhardt titled “Slam.”  We discuss that album, his time with Yngwie, working with Vinnie Vincent, soundtrack work and more! 00:00 - Intro 00:40 - Wel...

Juan Croucier is musician and music producer, best known as the bassist for Ratt. He also played on some early Dokken songs and was briefly in Quiet Riot. Ratt has a new box set available with their 5 albums from the Atlantic years.  We discuss the box set, the songwriting process, an unreleased song, touring issues and much more! 0:00:00 - Intro 0:01:07 - Doing Interviews 0:03:03 - Concert Histor...

Jeremy Swift is an actor and musician. He is best known for his role as Higgins on Ted Lasso, for which he was nominated for an Emmy.  He has also been interested in music since he was a kid and just released a new album.  We discuss Ted Lasso, his music, seeing the Sex Pistols with Sid Vicious live, the actor’s strike and more! Fun episode! 00:00 - Intro 00:44 - Playing Different Instruments 01:5...