Chuck Shute Podcast

Gary Cherone is a singer & songwriter, best known as the singer of Extreme and former singer of Van Halen. He also the current singer for the Joe Perry Project. His band Extreme has a phenomenal new album titled “Six” that we discuss track by track. We also talk a little about the albums Pornograffiti and 3 Sides to Every Story. Lots of great stuff from Gary!00:00 - Intro 00:49 - New Extreme Album "Six" Artwork 02:25 - Production, Songwriting & Sound05:40 - The Song "#Rebel"l & Keyboard Warriors 08:30 - The Song "Banshee" & Rhyming11:10 - The Song "Small Town Beautiful" 12:30 - The Song "The Mask" 14:04 - Industrial Sound On Songs 17:30 - The Song "Hurricane" 19:33 - The Song "Beautiful Girls" 21:22 - Pornograffit & Genre 24:08 - 3 Sides to Every Story & Freddie Mercury 28:10 - Album Promotion 28:55 - Outro Cover pic by Joe Orlando for Full Access Detroit Extreme Band website:https://extreme-band.com/Chuck Shute website:https://chuckshute.com/Support the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!

Dee Snider is a musician, actor and writer. He was the lead singer of Twisted Sister as well as Widowmaker and a solo band. He famously testified against censorship of music in a 1985 senate hearing.  Dee returns for the second time on my show to promote his new book “Frats”, about high school fraternities set in 1970s New York. We discuss the book, people trying to cancel Dee, how we can help people get along better, his marriage advice and more! 0:00:00 - Intro0:00:44 - New Book "Frats" 0:05:45 - Fights & "Toxic Masculinity" 0:10:50 - Sensitive Culture & Comedy 0:16:35 - Intent, Kindness & Being Civil 0:21:43 - Trying to Cancel Dee 0:25:50 - Chasing Kids with a Chainsaw 0:26:42 - Accepting Differences 0:28:55 - Kid Rock Video 0:30:05 - Moderates Vs. Extremists 0:33:06 - Expecting The Best In People 0:36:55 - Hanging With Trump 0:39:20 - Fighting for Artist Royalties  0:40:58 - Wanting to Be Rich & Famous 0:47:45 - Jobs Taken by A.I. 0:49:30 - Inspiring & Lifting Up 0:50:55 - Turning Down Opioid Commercial 0:52:07 - Married for 47 Years 0:55:25 - Upcoming Projects 0:57:15 - Charities 1:00:10 - Outro Dee Snider website:https://deesnider.com/Melissa's Wish website:https://www.melissaswish.org/Homeless Vets charity website:https://nchv.org/Chuck Shute website:https://chuckshute.com/Support the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!

Klaus Eichstadt is the guitarist and founding member of the rock band Ugly Kid Joe. They had two massive hits with “Everything About You” & “Cat’s in the Cradle.”  They also have shared the stage with Def Leppard, Guns ‘n Roses, Van Halen, Judas Priest, Bon Jovi and more. The band has a new album out now called “Rad Wings of Destiny” and a U.S. tour with Fozzy & Pistols at Dawn. We discuss the band’s history, new songs, live shows, & more! 0:00:00 - Intro 0:00:40 - Ugly Kid Joe Tour 0:01:53 - Whit's Vocals 0:04:45 - Ugly Kid Joe Early Days 0:05:31 - Playing Songs Live & Aging 0:09:13 - AC/DC Singers 0:12:27 - Aerosmith & Steven Tyler 0:13:20 - Playing with Big Bands 0:15:28 - Reception of Current Tour 0:17:01 - New Songs & Set List 0:18:40 - Guitarist Dave Fortman 0:19:25 - Cordell Crockett & Mike Squires 0:20:35 - Drummer/Singer Cam Greenwood 0:22:06 - God Damn Devil, Demo & Eric Valentine 0:23:32 - Everything About You Song & Video 0:26:25 - Original Members Roger Lahr & Mark Davis 0:28:15 - Band Hiatus & Other Projects 0:32:27 - Creative Direction & Artwork  0:35:32 - Skating, Surfing & Snowboarding 0:36:55 - Ugly Kid Joe & Skid Row Tour 0:37:55 - Playing Music & Stepping Away 0:42:35 - Wanting To Be Cool & Accepted 0:46:05 - Motley Crue 0:46:56 - Touring with Fozzy & Pistols At Dawn 0:48:10 - Exercising 0:49:26 - Possible Live Album 0:51:15 - Panhandlin' Prince & Trump 0:52:15 - Hits & Album Tracks 0:53:50 - Adding Tour Dates & Meet n Greets 0:55:36 - Trans People 0:57:30 - Thrash Metal & Metallica 0:59:05 - Phoenix, Rob Halford & Alice Cooper 1:01:27 - Outro 📸 Photo by Voltage Junkie- https://instagram.com/voltage__junkie?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==Ugly Kid Joe website:https://uglykidjoe.net/Chuck Shute website:https://chuckshute.com/Support the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!

Huck Johns is musician and hat maker.  He spent a long time in the music business and has some cool experiences such as getting a call from Slash inquiring about trying out for Velvet Revolver, writing a song with Kid Rock and touring with Ted Nugent.  He has since left Hollywood and moved to Tennessee and focused on making custom hats.  Some people who have worn his hats include Jeff Beck, Billy Gibbons and Jake Kiszka (Greta Van Fleet).  It was fun chatting with him and hearing his insights and stories from the music business! 0:00:00 - Intro 0:00:37 - Living in Franklin, TN0:04:22 - Growing Up in Detroit & Singing 0:14:35 - Invitation From Slash to Try Out For V.R. 0:19:55 - Auditioning for Rent 0:24:10 - Co-Writing with Kid Rock 0:32:57 - The Entertainment Industry & Success 0:39:30 - Solo Music Career & Record 0:47:05 - Working with Jimmy Ashhurst 0:50:47 - Black Robot 1:01:25 - Music Business 1:06:55 - George Clooney Story 1:13:30 - Huck's Hats 1:20:07 - Heartstrings Foundation 1:26:15 - Outro Huck Johns music website:https://www.huckjohns.com/Huck Hats website:https://huckhats.com/Heartstrings Foundation website:https://heartstringsfoundation.org/Chuck Shute website:https://chuckshute.com/Support the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!

Josh Todd is an American musician, singer, songwriter and actor, best known as the lead singer of rock band Buckcherry. The band is well known for songs like “Lit Up” , “Crazy Bitch” & “Sorry.”  They have a new album out June 2nd called “Vol 10” and will hit the road with Skid Row. We discuss the new album, the tour, social media, some Josh Todd trivia and more! 00:00 - Intro00:35 - New Album "Vol 10" & Marti Fredriksen 03:10 - New Song "Feels Like Love" & Def Leppard 04:12 - New Song "One & Only" & Social Media 07:45 - Tour with Skid Row & Other Live Shows 10:10 - New Song "Pain" 15:58 - Working On New Album & Crowd Reaction 18:35 - New Songs & Marketing 20:35 - Listening to Music & Prince 23:45 - Touring With Big Bands 25:20 - Vocal Tricks26:46 - Writing "Crazy Bitch" 28:35 - Josh Todd Trivia 30:15 - Charity30:40 - Outro Buckcherry website:http://buckcherry.com/St. Jude's website:https://www.stjude.org/Chuck Shute website:https://chuckshute.com/Support the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!

Nathan Macintosh is Canadian comedian who has appeared on The Tonight Show, Conan and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. He has a very funny new special out now called Money Never Wakes that’s available for free on YouTube. We have a great conversation about the special, life in America, mental health and so much more! Really interesting and hilarious conversation! 0:00:00 - Intro0:00:36 - New Special & Clips 0:03:00 - Fights on Airplanes  0:07:00 - Full Breakdown Of Society 0:13:12 - The Beatles & Today's Music 0:17:10 - Rick Flair 0:18:07 - Canada & America 0:23:05 - Comedy Cellar & Dave Chapelle 0:24:50 - Bob Saget, Gratitude & Comedy Scene 0:31:03 - Nathan's Path to Comedy & Obstacles 0:38:10 - Incompetence and Apathy 0:42:03 - Work Path & Life's Purpose 0:50:35 - David Goggins 0:52:08 - School Shootings, Mental Health, Media & USA1:02:07 - Politics, WWE, Extremes & Middle 1:08:40 - Trying to Change The World 1:11:45 - Younger Generation & Mental Health 1:21:35 - What If President 1:26:01 - Ethics & Rich Guys 1:32:00 - Children's Charity for Nova Scotia 1:36:00 - Promoting Special & Social Media1:37:24 - Outro Nathan Macintosh website:http://nathanmacintosh.com/Nova Scotia kids charity:https://www.gfns.ca/Chuck Shute website:https://chuckshute.com/Support the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!

Rob Wylde is a musician, formerly with the band TigerTailz & Teenage Casket Company. His current band, Midnite City has a new album coming out soon titled “In At The Deep End.”  It is a continuation of the band’s melodic 80s hard rock sound reminiscent of Bon Jovi, Def Leppard & Warrant.  We discuss the new album, Rob’s other bands, opening for Ted Poley & John Corabi and more! 00:00 - Intro00:40 - Rob Lane & Steel Panther 03:33 - New Midnite City Album 10:40 - New Song "Raise the Dead" 13:50 - They Only Come Out At Night 16:02 - Touring Japan & Other Live Shows 22:40 - Opening for Ted Poley & John Corabi 27:01 - Playing with TigerTailz 31:20 - Early Musical History 33:28 - Teenage Casket Company 41:01 - There Goes The Neighborhood 43:17 - Leaving TigerTailz 47:45 - Goals with New Album & Tour 53:50 - Dementia UK 56:10 - Outro Midnite City website:https://midnitecity.com/Dementia UK website:https://www.dementiauk.org/Chuck Shute website:https://chuckshute.com/Support the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!

Nili Brosh is a guitarist who currently plays with Danny Elfman, Cirque du Soleil, Dethklok and her own solo band. She has two new singles out now that will be part of a larger album down the line. We discuss the new music, playing with Danny Elfman, growing up in Israel, being a fan of Extreme and more!  00:00 - Intro 00:35 - Name 01:35 - Growing Up In Israel 03:35 - Culture Shock Moving to America 06:26 - Early Musical Interest09:01 - Extreme Fan 16:25 - New Singles 18:30 - Spectrum & Eclectism 21:30 - Creativity & Performing 22:22 - Dethklok 24:03 - Las Vegas 27:05 - Danny Elfman 30:10 - Saving Carolina Dogs 30:55 - Outro Nil Brosh website:https://www.nilibrosh.com/Saving Carolina Dogs website:https://savingcarolinadogs.com/Chuck Shute website:https://chuckshute.com/Support the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!

Simon King is a Canadian comedian and actor. He has released several comedy albums and specials. His latest is titled “As Good As Or Better Than” and was directed by Rory Scovel. It’s available for free on YouTube. Simon and I discuss his career in comedy, the entertainment business, doing impressions, the Royal Family and more! 0:00:00 - Intro0:00:48 - Problems With "Furious" Special  0:04:10 - Comedy in Canada Vs. U.S. 0:06:28 - Latest Special & Finding Audience 0:09:45 - Impression,  Getting Exposure & Comedic Style0:17:05 - Clips & Relatable Comedy 0:20:50 - Editing the Special & Releasing It 0:25:50 - Comedian Growth & Going to the U.S. 0:30:10 - Podcasts & Guests 0:33:50 - Simon's Story 0:44:35 - Comedians, Age & Comedic Growth0:49:25 - Being Unscripted & Thinking Processes 0:52:44 - Monarchy, King Charles & Class System 1:04:11 - Innovation, Competition & Universal Income 1:18:50 - People's Purpose, Helping Others & Wealth  1:22:40 - Covenant House 1:25:20 - Outro Simon King website:https://www.thisissimonking.com/Covenant House website:https://www.covenanthouse.org/Chuck Shute website:https://chuckshute.com/Support the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!

Andrew Hagar is a musician and former MMA fighter and trainer. He has a new single out now called “Systematic Minds” and more music will be out soon. We had a fascinating conversation about the music business, his path as a musician, musical styles and so much more! 0:00:00 - Intro0:00:43 - MMA & Joe Rogan 0:03:45 - Opinions & Haters 0:07:20 - Music Videos & Music Business0:10:30 - TikTok & Social Media 0:19:10 - Touring & Doing Live Shows 0:26:35 - Standing Out in Music 0:28:45 - Blackhatting & Boosting Streams 0:33:55 - Musical Styles 0:45:25 - Tour & Album Plans 0:50:15 - Song "Cold Life Karma"0:52:20 - Expressing Emotions Through Songs0:53:35 - Family Legacy TV Show 0:54:50 - Metal DJ & Grim Reaper 0:56:15 - Rock Legends Cruise & Live Band 0:58:16 - American Foundation for Suicide Prevention 1:00:55 - Outro Andrew Hagar website:https://www.andrewhagar.com/American Foundation for Suicide Prevention website:https://afsp.org/Chuck Shute website:https://chuckshute.com/Support the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!