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 - Intro0:00:14 - Sleep & Drugs 0:02:15 - New Album Theme 0:03:10 - Don's Path & Musical Escape 0:06:00 - Don's Look, Aging Gracefully & Vince Neil 0:10:00 - Dokken Shows, Fans & Meet & Greets 0:12:05 - New Album "Heaven Comes Down" 0:13:35 - New Song "Is It Me Or You" 0:15:15 - Women & Life in New Mexico 0:18:30 - Too Crowded in L.A. 0:20:47 - Musician Friends, Drinking & Drugs 0:30:20 - Touring with Aerosmith, Drugs & Management 0:35:35 - Rockstar Life, Sex & Aids 0:41:00 - New Songs & Breakups0:48:10 - New Song "I Remember" & Reflecting Back on Career 0:53:10 - New Song "Santa Fe" & New Mexico House 1:00:52 - Don's New Girlfriend 1:03:45 - Don's Band Members Sue Him 1:08:45 - Warren DiMartini Vs. George Lynch 1:14:05 - Dysfunctional Album 1:18:20 - Guitarist Jon Levin 1:23:01 - Singing & Playing Guitar 1:26:14 - New Album, Music Videos & Shows 1:28:15 - Children's Hospitals 1:36:18 - Outro Dokken website:https://dokken.net/Children's Hospitals website:https://www.stjude.org/Chuck Shute website:https://www.chuckshute.com/Support the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!

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! 00:00 - Intro00:13 - Weiner Dogs & Elk 02:10 - Media Platforms 04:50 - Creating Content 06:15 - Stretches & Shoulders 08:30 - Mushrooms & Flying10:25 - New Comedy Tour 12:10 - Memorable Shows 16:05 - Stand Up in Vegas 24:20 - Making Videos & Dumb26:25 - Comedy Plagiarism 32:00 - Crowd Work & Improv Work 35:27 - Ups & Downs of Comedy 38:20 - Overly Excited Tourist 42:50 - Making Other Content 47:50 - Reaching Out & Comedy Tour 55:20 - Animal Charity55:55 - Outro Ryan O'Flanagan website:https://www.ryanoflanagan.com/L.A. Animal Services website:https://www.laanimalservices.com/Chuck Shute website:https://www.chuckshute.com/Support the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!

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 much more! 00:00 - Intro00:13 - On Tour, Set List & Interviews 02:20 - Making Videos & Joining Falling in Reverse 06:35 - Connecting with Jason Hook 08:00 - Connecting with Ronnie Radke 11:00 - Time in Falling in Reverse 15:15 - From Playing Bass to Singing 17:50 - Ronnie Radke Vs. Sebastian Bach 24:05 - Fan & Band Barrier 25:52 - New Band Flat Black 33:30 - Myspace Deathcore & Influences 35:47 - New Single "Lack of Respect" 42:20 - Future Singles & Album 43:45 - New Generation of Bands 47:55 - Make a Wish Foundation  48:43 - Outro Flat Black band site:https://flatblackmusic.com/Make a Wish Foundation site:https://wish.org/Chuck Shute website:https://www.chuckshute.com/Support the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!

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 - Intro0:00:13 - One Foot in Analog, One in Digital 0:03:00 - Social Media, News & Politicians 0:10:20 - Sports, Emotion & People 0:18:10 - Trolls & Hate 0:27:00 - Unique People & Stories  & Division 0:32:25 - Resentment & Love with Work 0:42:30 - Dealing with Anger & Bad Relationships 0:56:40 - Red Flags, Narcissism & Vetting Relationships 1:07:48 - Drinking, Drugs,  & Doing Work on Self 1:17:20 - Hard Work, Luck & Opportunities 1:23:52 - Joe Rogan, Health, Government & Drugs 1:45:00 - Making Money & Corruption 1:54:10 - RFK Jr.,  Money, Safety & Bribes 2:02:50 - Maui, Conspiracies Theories & Transparency 2:08:25 - Homeless, Drugs, War & Veterans 2:16:20 - Getting Out of Military & Prison 2:21:20 - American Families Struggling 2:26:45 - Heroes, Whistleblowers, Truth & Cameras 2:30:15 - Car Stolen, Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts & Evil 2:39:25 - Missing Children & Corruption 2:43:45 - Andrew Dice Clay & Other Comedians 2:48:50 - Charities 2:51:40 - Outro Al Jackson website:https://www.aljacksonlive.com/Mercy Housing website:https://www.mercyhousing.org/Firefly Autism website:https://fireflyautism.org/Chuck Shute website:https://www.chuckshute.com/Support the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!

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 Motörhead, playing on an Andy Gibb solo record, Jock’s song for suicide prevention and more! 0:00:00 - Intro0:00:13 - Locations, Travel & Road Life 0:03:35 - Bone Tone 0:04:45 - Guitar Lessons & Guitar Style 0:11:25 - New Cover Songs 0:18:09 - Touring with Fleetwood Mac 0:20:05 - Motörhead's First Gig in America 0:21:20 - Gigs with Willie Nelson 0:23:40 - Intertwining Bands 0:27:40 - Drinking with Mick Fleetwood 0:29:45 - Playing with Steve Winwood 0:32:55 - Suicide Prevention 0:35:40 - Playing on Andy Gibbs Album 0:38:45 - Firefall's Drug/Alcohol Issues 0:41:00 - Restarting Firefall 0:42:59 - Record Business 0:45:40 - New Record & Singles 0:50:01 - Graham Parsons & Vegas Song 0:54:55 - The Eagles & Country Rock 0:59:00 - Suicide Prevention Charity 1:00:10 - Outro Firefall website:https://firefallofficial.com/Suicide Prevention website: https://afsp.org/Chuck Shute website:https://www.chuckshute.com/Support the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!

Music producer Beau Hill discusses his career, working with music legends like Stevie Nicks and Bob Dylan. He shares stories about producing Ratt, Alice Cooper, Warrant, and Winger. Beau also talks about the music business, his path to success, and thoughts on Poison's CC Deville solo on 'Cherry Pie'.

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 - Intro0:00:13 - Recording & Short Clips 0:05:50 - Shed & Location 0:07:15 - Humble Beginnings 0:12:52 - Offensive Vs. Clean Comedy 0:24:05 - Worst Job, Arizona & Attire 0:29:40 - Professionalism, Drinking, Drugs & Diet 0:42:05 - Doing Comedy at Music Festivals 0:44:05 - Favorite Music 0:47:09 - Favorite Movie 0:51:14 - Pee Wee Herman & Norm Macdonald 0:53:55 - Death & Grief and Comedy  1:01:37 - Intent with Comedy & Trans 1:08:53 - Not Liking School 1:10:53 - Comedy Special & Tour Dates 1:13:08 - Local Food Bank 1:15:15 - Outro Glen Tickle website:https://www.glentickle.com/Local Food Bank: https://www.feedingamerica.org/find-your-local-foodbankChuck Shute website:https://chuckshute.com/Support the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!

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 - Intro00:13 - The Nickname "DL" 00:45 - New Album "Die About It" 07:20 - Album Format Conceptually 08:05 - Band Turmoil Inspires 11:23 - New Song "Legends Never Die" 16:00 - New Song "Bad Friend" 17:53 - New Song "Hungry For Life" 19:45 - DL's Path to Join Bad Wolves 21:35 - Taco Bell, Healthy Eating & Cheat Meals 26:00 - Tour Plans & Logistics 28:50 - Guitar Solos & Vocal Stylings 30:57 - New Guitar Player 31:43 - New Song with Killboy 35:45 - Giant Pool of Talent 37:41 - Sleep Habits 39:34 - Boston Veteran's Charity40:28 - Bad Wolves Merch 41:40  - OutroBad Wolves band website:https://badwolvesnation.com/Boston's Veteran's Charity: https://www.massfallenheroes.org/Chuck Shute website:https://www.chuckshute.com/Support the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!

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 Whitesnake, Vinnie Vincent, playing with Warren DeMartini and much more! 00:00 - Intro00:13 - Hair & Wigs 01:25 - Touring with Kiss 03:40 - Learning From Other Bands 06:35 - Stage Moves 08:05 - Stevie Ray Vaughan  & Manic Eden 09:30 - New Vandenberg Record "Sin" 11:00 - Song Inspiration & Songwriting Process 14:12 - New Vandenberg Songs 16:25 - New Singer Mats Levén17:15 - New Songs & Placement  19:15 - Musician Income 23:20 - Show with Metallica & Dave Mustaine 25:45 - Whitesnake, Aerosmith & Poison Tour 27:05 - Warren DeMartini & Other Guitarists 29:01 - Discussions with other Guitar Players 30:00 - Vivian Campbell Leaving Whitesnake 32:30 - Relationship with David Coverdale 34:00 - Humor, Offending People & Wokeness 39:36 - Gender, Kids & Identity 43:47 - Vinnie Vincent 44:42 - Kevin Spacey & Accusations 48:00 - Make a Wish Foundation 49:37 - Future Shows 50:45 - Outro Vandenberg website:https://vandenbergband.com/Make a Wish Foundation: https://wish.org/Chuck Shute website:https://www.chuckshute.com/Support the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!

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 Seahawk, his football goals, some of his favorite music and more! 00:00 - Intro00:13 - Love of Music 02:00 - Love of Football & Basketball 03:10 - Switching Positions in Football 04:09 - Early Accolades & Recruiting 06:30 - Meeting Mike Leach 08:19 - Developing a Work Ethic  12:30 - Freshmen Hazing 13:04 - Putting on Weight 15:40 - Maximizing Potential 16:42 - Gardner Minshew 19:18 - Coming Back for Senior Year 20:39 - WSU Games That Stand Out 22:40 - Skipping Bowl Games 25:35 - Prediction for WSU 202326:45 - Thoughts of Pac-12 Future 27:50 -Combine & Drafted by The Seahawks 33:25 - Pete Carroll 34:14 - Winning a Starting Job 35:25 - DK's Bathroom Mishap 36:30 - Mic'd Up & Trash Talk 37:55 - Thibodeaux & Speed Rushers 39:23 - Getting Better & Pro Bowl Goals 40:22 - Seahawks Outlook 41:05 - Music, Guitar, Playlist & New Bands 42:50 - Martial Arts 44:37 - St. Vincent DePaul & Catholicism 46:24 - Outro Abraham Lucas Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/abraham.lucas72/Seattle Seahawks website:https://www.seahawks.com/St. Vincent De Paul website:https://www.stvincentdepaul.net/Chuck Shute website:https://www.chuckshute.com/Support the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!