Chuck Shute Podcast

Jeff Pilson is musician, songwriter and music producer. He is currently the bass player for Foreigner and was a long time member of Dokken. He has also been involved with several other bands including Dio, Steel Dragon, The End Machine & Black Swan.  He  is also now a member of Revolution Saints alongside Joel Hoekstra & Deen Castronovo and they have a new album called “Eagle Flight.” We discuss all this plus growing up in Washington, rocking out with Paul McCartney, the future of rock music and more! 00:00 - Intro00:36 - Friendship with Slash 03:25 - Pill-Sound Studios 05:00 - Learning Production 06:15 - Growing Up in Washington 09:57 - Education & Seattle Music Scene 11:48 - Moving to San Francisco & Networking13:43 - Evovling & Reinventing Yourself 14:35 - Revolution Saints 16:20 - Singing & Fronting 17:36 - Playing Live & Creating Music 19:45 - Legal Issues, Dokken & Crue22:30 - Mick Mars Solo Record 24:20 - Show with Led Zeppelin  25:30 - Rocking Out with Paul McCartney 27:03 - Meeting Chris Squier & Cool to Fans 29:00 - Rockstar Personas & Too Serious 30:55 - Image, Music Business & Future of Rock 37:50 - Future Plans for Jeff 39:45 - Virtual Meditation Class 41:43 - Outro Jeff Pilson website:https://jeffpilson.wordpress.com/Jeff Pilson Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/OfficialJeffPilson/Meditation:https://hotforyogascv.com/Chuck Shute website:https://chuckshute.com/📸 by Daryl Bughman Photography Support the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!

Dr. William Forstchen is an author, historian and expert on EMPs.  He has written three fictional books about what happens to a town after an EMP attack, with the fourth book on the way.  We discuss what an EMP is, the likelihood of such an attack, and what we can do to prepare or prevent it.  You won't want to miss this one!  00:00 - Intro 00:36 - Welcome Bill & Background  02:23 - Becoming an EMP Expert & Novels 05:04 - What is an EMP & Effect 10:35 - Likelihood of an EMP Attack15:35 - Electronics Damaged & Protection  17:15 - Upgrading the Grid 22:25 - Cost of Rebuilding & Cyber Attacks 28:45 - Funding, Corporations & Government 31:47 - What We Can Do & Fear Reactions 38:55 - Books Into a Movie & Hollywood 39:38 - Hoping for a Safe Future 42:55 - St. Jude's & Humane Society 43:40 - Outro Books for Sale on Amazon:https://www.amazon.com/stores/William-R.-Forstchen/author/B000APZ9N8?ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=trueSt. Jude's website:https://www.stjude.org/Humane Society website:https://www.humanesociety.org/Chuck Shute website:https://chuckshute.com/Support the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!

Jack Underkofler is the lead singer for the rock band Dead Poet Society. The band has played some huge festivals and also toured with Badflower, Sevendust & Highly Suspect. They embark on a solo tour across the U.S. and Europe beginning on May 12th in Phoenix. We discuss the new tour, new music, the creative process, cover songs and more! 00:00 - Intro 00:47 - Booze, Water & Voice03:50 - New Tour, Buses & Vans 07:36 - Opening Vs. Headlining 10:50 - Creative Process 19:20 - The Song "Haunted" & Emotions in Songs 26:00 - Cover Songs 28:35 - New Songs 33:30 - Playing Big Festivals & Watching Bands 36:42 - Advice from Musicians & "Making It" 46:02 - Future Tour Plans 47:34 - Charity - St. Jude's Children Hospital 48:55 - Outro Dead Poet Society website:https://www.wearedps.com/St. Jude's Children's Hospital website:https://www.stjude.org/Chuck Shute website:https://chuckshute.com/Support the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!

Phil Lewis is an English singer and musician, best known as the vocalist and occasional guitarist for the American hard rock band L.A. Guns. The band has a new album out April 14th titled “Black Diamonds.” The new album is an eclectic mix of Zeppelin & punk influenced songs with a classic L.A. Guns sound. We discuss the new album, concert set lists, potential tour packages, meeting fans and more! 00:00 - Intro 00:31 - Playing New Songs Live & Set List 04:55 - New Album "Black Diamonds" Breakdown08:25 - New Single "Diamonds" & Playing It Live 15:15 - New Song "Gonna Lose" & Vocals 20:18 - Package Tour? 21:02 - Backing Vocals & Tracks 22:25 - Tracii Guns Side Projects 24:30 - Art World & Meeting Fans 26:40 - Social Media 28:54 - Outro L.A. Guns website:http://www.lagunsmusic.com/L.A. Kitten Rescue website:https://kittenrescue.org/Chuck Shute website:https://chuckshute.com/Support the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!

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!