Chuck Shute Podcast

Dan Wilbur is a comedian, actor and author.  He has a hilarious new stand up special titled "Husband Material" that drops April 12th.  We discuss the new special, life in New York, opening for Patton Oswalt and more! 0:00:00 - Intro 0:00:38 - New Album "Husband Material" 0:03:40 - Crowd & Material on Special 0:06:13 - Depressive Realism, Cures & Anxiety 0:09:40 - Mania, Depression & Anti-Depressants 0:16:05 - Bad Thoughts, Weed, Edibles & CBD 0:22:00 - New York Life 0:27:42 - Celebrity Encounters 0:30:48 - Playing Guitar & Musicians  0:37:45 - Long Island Vs. New York City 0:42:54 - Opening for Patton Oswalt & Scott Seiss 0:52:10 - Exercise, Diet & Food 1:12:30 - New Album & Tour 1:14:20 - Bard Prison Initiative1:18:20 - Outro Dan Wilbur website:https://danwilbur.com/Bard Prison Initiative website:https://bpi.bard.edu/Chuck Shute website:https://chuckshute.com/Support the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!

Kip Winger is a Grammy nominated musician, best known for fronting the band Winger. His big break came when he was the bass player for Alice Cooper. He subsequently left the band to start Winger and the rest is history. The band has a new album out May 5th titled “Seven.”  We discuss the new album, potential set list, why he left Alice Cooper’s band and so much more! Fun episode!!! 00:00 - Intro00:44 - Proud Desperado & Vocals 03:00 - It All Comes Back Around 04:10 - Complexities of Album & Listener Feedback 07:00 - Stick The Knife In & Twist 08:50 - Broken Glass & Paul Taylor 10:50 - It's Okay & Talk Box 11:50 - Down Incognito 16:35 - Blind Revolution Mad & Record Labels 19:01 - Leaving Alice Cooper For Winger 22:10 - Work with Bob Dylan, Alan Parsons & More 24:35 - Upcoming Shows, Set List & Meet & Greets 27:00 - Rockstar Rescue 28:30 - Outro Winger website:https://www.wingertheband.com/Rockstar Rescue website:https://rockstarrescue.org/Chuck Shute website:https://chuckshute.com/Support the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!

Ariel Miranda is an up and coming Arizona singer/songwriter. She started playing music at age 8 and recorded her first EP at age 13. She auditioned for American Idol and also appeared in a local commercial for Eegees. She is currently working on a new album with a new musical direction. We discuss all this and more! 00:00 - Intro 00:40 - Early Musical Inspiration 02:06 - First EP "Golden Aces" 03:37 - Other Songs & New Direction 05:39 - New Album 06:45 - Arizona Music Scene 08:55 - Past Shows & Growing Social Media  13:35 - Alice Cooper's Proof in The Pudding Show 15:09 - Trying Out for American Idol 18:37 - New Look & Sound & Influences 20:20 - Eegee's Commercial 23:40 - Taylor Swift Concert 27:57 - Goals with Music 31:02 - All In With Music 34:35 - Making Sacrifices for Music 36:25 - Promotion & Social Media 37:25 - Paws 4  A Cure Ariel Miranda website:https://www.arielmirandamusic.com/Paws 4 A Cure website:https://www.paws4acure.org/Chuck Shute website:https://chuckshute.com/Support the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!

Mark Knight is a musician, known for his years as the guitarist in Bang Tango, as well as for his solo career with Mark Knight & The Unsung Heroes. He has a new album coming out June 6 titled “Lonesome Songs.”  We discuss the new album, plans for live shows, his work on the movie Airheads, getting a call from Slash to try out for Guns ‘N Roses and more! 00:00 - Intro00:42 - New Album "Lonesome Songs" 04:50 - Sound City 05:44 - New Album Sound & Songs 08:20 - Shutdown & Music Revenue 10:20 - Listener Takeaway From New Album 11:00 - Plans for Live Shows 15:35 - Oni Logan & Bands Vs Solo 19:02 - Players on New Album 20:20 - Working with Producer Adam Hamilton 22:13 - Fools Like You & Social Media Opinions 25:45 - Playing Old Stuff Vs. New Stuff 28:05 - Chris Van Dahl & Bang Tango Redux 29:40 - Work on Airheads Movie with Brendan Fraser 33:13 - Invitation From Slash to Try Out for GnR 37:05 - Mick Mars Replaced By John 5 38:55 - Love After Death 41:37 - Hindsight with Music Career 45:21 - Advice for Younger Musicians 47:25 - Goal with Music Now 48:25 - ASPCA 50:38 - OutroMark Knight website:https://www.markknightandtheunsungheroes.com/ASPCA website:https://www.aspca.org/Chuck Shute website:https://chuckshute.com/Support the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!

James Rosseau is an author, speaker and CEO.  He is the founder of The Core Link Solution, a non-profit 501(c)3 organization committed to revitalizing communities through programs that empower people to reach their potential.  In this episode we discuss many of the topics of his book "Success On Your Own Terms" and how many of these principles apply to current topics in the world right now.  00:00 - Intro00:39 - Motivational Influences 03:07 - Defining Success 05:05 - Following Passions & Taking Risks 08:30 - Having Faith & Having a Plan 10:53 - Seeking Validation in Positive Places 14:03 - Taking a Positive Path 16;25 - Working Corporate Jobs 18:24 - Judging People By Success 20:20 - Helping People Find Their Purpose 20:04 - Highlight Reels & Success is Not Sexy 24:12 - Women, Success & Asking for Help 25:50 - Having a Shared Vision with a Partner 26:55 - Core Link Solution 28:02 - Outro James Rosseau website:https://jamesrosseausr.com/Core Link Solution website:https://thecorelinksolution.com/Chuck Shute website:https://chuckshute.com/Support the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!

Chris Van Dahl is the singer for the band Angels in Vein. He was previously in the Aerosmith tribute band Aeromyth, and also sang with L.A. Guns and Cherry St.  Angels in Vein has a new album coming out titled “Long Time Coming” which we discuss. We also talk future plans for the band, meeting Steven Tyler, musicians he’s worked with, run ins with Slash and so much more! 0:00:00 - Intro0:00:52 - Angels in Vein Backstory 0:10:03 - New Album "Long Time Coming" 0:14:01 - Boneyard & Sunset Strip Scene 0:16:31 - Joining L.A. Guns 0:21:10 - Cherry St. 0:26:06 - Run Ins with Slash 0:31:28 - Meeting Your Heroes 0:33:25 - Future Plans for Angles in Vein 0:35:40 - Pack of Wolves w/ Kid Rock's Guitarist 0:43:36 - Flirting w/  Bang Tango & Ratt & Bass in Love/Hate0:48:59 - Leaving Aeromyth 0:55:05 - Meeting Steven Tyler & Tom Arnold Run In 1:01:22 - Nail Business 1:03:45 - Ozzy 1:05:45 - Animal Charity 1:06:50 - Merch 1:08:18 - Outro Angels In Vein website:https://www.angelsinvein.com/Humane Society website:https://www.humanesociety.org/Chuck Shute website:https://chuckshute.com/Support the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!

Eric Roberts is an Academy Award nominated actor who’s appeared in over 600 films and TV shows. Some of the most notable include Babylon, The Righteous Gemstones, The Dark Knight, The Expendables and many more. We discuss some of the roles he’s had including his cameo in The Cable Guy, potentially working with Quentin Tarantino, having a family in entertainment, and so much more. Lots of good stories and wisdom in this one! Check it out! 00:00 - Intro00:43 - Social Media 01:35 - Work Schedule & Helping Others 06:08 - Working on "Babylon" & The Oscars08:40 - Upcoming Film "Sweetwater" 09:50  - Cameo in "The Cable Guy" 11:52 - John Waters & Director Styles 14:04 - Civilization of Maxwell Bright 15:10 - Music Videos 16:07 - Hunt to Kill & Stone Cold Steve Austin 17:05 - Inherent Vice & P.T. Anderson 19:17 - Sitcom Work 20:32 - Entourage 22:05 - The Righteous Gemstones 23:35 - Turning Down Roles & Favorite Genre24:55 - Reality TV 25:58 - Doing Talk Shows & Interviews 29:03 - Quentin Tarantino 31:25 - Working with Difficult Personalities 33:40 - Recognizing Signs of Addiction 37:15 - Entertainment Family & Stuttering 42:45 - Reactions from Audience & Crew 48:01 - Keaton Simons 49:00 - Writing a Book 49:50 - Natural Child Project 51:13 - Outro Eric Roberts IMDB:https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000616/Natural Child Project:https://www.naturalchild.org/Chuck Shute website:https://chuckshute.com/Support the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!

Ace Von Johnson is a musician, voice actor and pit bull advocate.  He has played with the U.S. Bombs, Unwritten Law, Faster Pussycat and L.A. Guns, his current band.  They have a new album out on April 14th called “Black Diamonds” as well as some west coast live dates.  We discuss the new album, RocknPod, dealing with trolls, playing live and more! 0:00:00 - Intro0:01:00 - RocknPod & Meet & Greets 0:05:45 - Nashville Rock Scene 0:09:34 - New L.A. Guns Album 0:16:15 - Cover Songs & Warped Tour0:23:00 - Punk Rock to Hard Rock Gigs 0:31:31 - Trolls, Mental Health & Social Media 0:45:45 - Kind Fans, Gratitude & Opinions 0:54:12 - New Projects & L.A. Guns Playing Live 1:02:20 - Money Side of Music Business 1:11:17 - Pitbull Charities & Paying It Forward Ace Von Johnson website:http://www.acevonjohnson.com/site/L.A. Guns website:http://lagunsmusic.com/Humane Society website:https://www.humanesociety.org/Linda Blair's Worldheart Foundation website:http://www.lindablairworldheart.org/Chuck Shute website:https://chuckshute.com/Support the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!

Slaves to Humanity is an Orange County based rock band that plays a sound described as “sunset grunge.” Singer Aidan Amini and guitarist Pierce Akers discuss the history of the band, appearing on the show No Cover with Alice Cooper & Gavin Rosdale, the new single Bully and so much more! Definitely a band with a bright future! 0:00:00 - Intro0:00:50 - From 4 Piece to 5 Piece 0:02:19 - Aidan's Path From Guitar to Singing 0:04:38 - Guitarist Pierce Akers & Influences  0:06:43 - Slaves to Humanity Sound 0:08:27 - Guns 'N Roses 0:10:18 - First Incarnation of Slaves To Humanity 0:13:33 - New Version of Slaves to Humanity 0:15:56 - Building Following, KLOS & Violet Saturn 0:18:05 - Musical Connections & Collaboration 0:21:32 - Newest Single "Bully" & Bully Experiences 0:33:10 - Songwriting Process 0:35:37 - Song "I Love It" 0:38:25 - Songs With Scott Holiday of Rival Sons 0:39:30 - Future Album Release Plans & Promotion 0:42:19 - Manager Shep Gordon's Advice & Branding 0:44:25 - Sunset Grunge & New Sound  0:45:50 - Gavin Rosdale's Advice 0:48:10 - Younger Generation & Sensitivity 0:54:20 - Five Day Stint in Seattle 0:58:20 - New Bands 1:01:05 - St. Jude's Children's Hospital 1:03:08 - Outro Slaves to Humanity band website:https://www.slavestohumanity.com/St. Jude's website:https://www.stjude.org/Chuck Shute website:https://chuckshute.com/Support the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!

Ronni Le Tekrø is a guitarist and songwriter, best known for playing in the Norwegian hard rock band TNT with Tony Harnell. He has new album out soon with Ledfoot that has some psychedelic, blues and folk influences. We discuss this new album along with the TNT reunion, live shows and more! 00:00 - Intro 00:41 - Limited Edition Lava Lamp01:40 - Little Rosie & Crying 03:08 - Ego In The Coffin 04:15 - Other Songs 05:35 - Sister From The Color Purple 06:15 - This Hurtful Game & Sad Songs 06:50 - Album Pre-Order 07:36 - Live Shows & TNT Reunion 08:23.- New Music with TNT 09:25 - Relationship with Tony Harnell 11:10 - Everyone's a Star 12:18 - Tonight I'm Falling & 80s Nostalgia 13:19 - Knights Of The New Thunder Album 14:26 - My Religion & Realized Fantasies 15:44 - Label & Promotion 17:39 - Relationship with Zakk Wylde 18:37 - Love Is For Suckers & Dee Snider20:05 - Producing New Bands 21:03 - Amnesty International 21:44 - War With Russia & Putin My Ass Song 24:03 - Outro Ronni Le Tekro website:https://www.ronniletekro.com/TNT band website:https://tnttheband.com/Amnesty International website:https://www.amnesty.org/en/Chuck Shute website:https://chuckshute.com/Support the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!