Michael Crain is a guitarist, singer, producer and songwriter best known as the guitarist of the bands Kill the Capulets, Retox & Dead Cross. He joined Dead Cross with Justin Pearson, Mike Patton & Dave Lombardo. The band has new album out now, simply titled “Dead Cross 2.”  We discuss the new music, Michael’s cancer battle, Mike Patton’s burnout & more! 00:00 - Intro 00:47 - Dead Cross Genre 02:15 - Mike Patton & Songwriting 04:25 - Dave Lombardo & Band Formation 09:47 - Mike Patton Burnt Out 13:02 - Other Projects for Michael 13:58 - Songs on New Album 14:40 - Ross Robinson & Producers17:17 - Beating Cancer & Inspiration 25:05 - Touring, Making Records & Band Life 28:05 - Dogs & Charity 29:01 - Outro Dead Cross website:https://deadcross.bandcamp.com/Humane Society website:https://www.humanesociety.org/Chuck Shute website:http://chuckshute.com/Support the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!

Derek Day & Franco Gravante are the singer and bass player of the hard rock band Classless Act. The band recently opened shows on the Stadium Tour alongside Motley Crue, Def Leppard, Poison and Joan Jett. They have an album out now titled “Welcome to the Show” and an acoustic EP coming out soon as well as a club tour. We discuss all this in the interview along with how the band formed, the advice they got from the stadium bands and more!  00:00 - Intro 00:37 - Band Introductions & Instruments 01:20 - Next Tour & Stadium Tour 02:43 - Origin of Band & Chemistry 04:05 - New Album "Welcome to the Show" 04:45 - Band Early Days 06:40 - Up & Coming Bands & LA Scene 08:04 - Acoustic Album 09:26 - Writing Music 11:18 - "On My Phone" & Technology 12:35 - Negativity on Social Media 14:12 - Vince Neil, Tommy Lee & Bob Rock 16:03 - Advice From Stadium Tour Bands 18:20 - Taylor Hawkins Tribute Show 20:42 - DMC of Run DMC 21:09 - Big Stars, Kindness & Alice Cooper 22:55 - Upcoming Shows 24:28 - The Innocent Project 25:07 - Outro Classless Act website:https://classlessact.com/The Innocent Project website:https://innocenceproject.org/Chuck Shute website:http://chuckshute.com/Support the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!

Tiffany is a singer, songwriter, actress & former teen icon. Her 1987 cover “I Think We’re Alone Now” knocked Michael Jackson off the #1 spot on the charts. She has a new album coming out called “Shadows” that features members of L.A. Guns. We discuss the new album, her old manager/producer George Tobin, her Behind the Music episode, her thoughts on Britney Spears and more! 00:00 - Intro00:53 - Current Band, Tour & Record 02:01 - Inspiration Behind New Album 03:33 - "Bed of Nails" Song & Backstory07:57 - Growing Up Musically 09:28 - "I Like the Rain" Single & Struggling 12:58 - Tenacity, Resiliency & Dad's Spirit 16:21 - First Time Singing & Early Career 21:45 - Manger George Tobin & Writing Songs 24:30 - "Color of Silence" Album & Breakout 25:15 - Behind the Music & Music Business 27:47 - Britney Spears 29:38 - Children's Miracle Network & Jackets 31:15 - Outro Tiffany website:https://tiffanytunes.com/Children's Miracle Network website:https://childrensmiraclenetworkhospitals.org/Chuck Shute website:http://chuckshute.com/Support the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!

Rob Benedict is an actor/musician and Stephen Norton is a drummer. Together they make up half of the indie rock band Louden Swain.  The band has new album out on November 11th called “Feelings & Such” that they are here to discuss. Plus playing the Supernatural conventions, music videos, songwriting and Rob’s role in “Waiting.” 00:41 - Stephen's Background & Meeting Rob 02:46 - Rob's Path to Music 05:40 - Louden Swain's Influences 07:27 - "Guilty One" & Work Permits 10:02 - Arrests & D.U.I.'s 13:15 - Lyrics, Oasis & Band Fights 15:40 - Personal Struggles & Supporting Each Other 18:15 - "Sleepyhead" & Song Collaborations 19:27 - "Wine & Roses" Song 20:11 - "That's the Rub" Song & Music Video 23:14 - "Gamma Ray" Music Video & Margot Robbie 24:28 - Actors & Directors Helping with Music Videos 25:46 - Song in Jenna Fischer Movie & Other Movies 27:06 - Band Names & Origin 28:50 - Covers Vs Originals & Signing Actors 30:55 - Upcoming Shows, Viper Room & Mini Tours32:55 - Waiting Movie 35:30 - American Stroke Association 37:33 - Outro Louden Swain website:https://www.loudenswain.com/American Stroke Association  website:https://www.stroke.org/Chuck Shute website:http://chuckshute.com/Support the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!

Greg Graffin is a musician, author and professor of evolutionary biology.  He is best known for being the singer of Bad Religion, a punk rock band he started in 1980 at age 15. His latest book “Punk Paradox” is a historical memoir and cultural criticism of punk rock’s evolution. We discuss some of the topics of the book including his parents divorce, staying off drugs, hair metal, selling out and his final conclusion of what he’s learned looking back on his life. 00:00 - Intro01:02 - Punk Paradox Book Title04:02 - Memories & Reflecting in Book 05:16 - Kid With Wooden Leg 06:43 - Parents Divorce 08:40 - Gravitating Towards Music 09:55 - Simon & Garfunkel 12:42 - Kids Finding Their Path 16:06 - Staying Off Drugs 18:08 - Impersonations & Tom Snyder 20:32 - Hair Metal & Style 22:05 - Selling Out 23:50 - Conclusion of the Book 26:00 - Local Food Bank 27:10 - OutroBad Religion website:https://badreligion.com/Find Your Local Food Bankhttps://www.feedingamerica.org/find-your-local-foodbankChuck Shute website:http://chuckshute.com/Support the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!

Cody Jasper is a singer, songwriter and guitarist.  He was previously the singer for the band Moon Fever, where he had millions of streams and opened for Buckcherry, Shooter Jennings, Eric gales, and filter. He is now a solo artist and has new album out called “Ministry of Madness.”  We discuss the new album, leaving Moon Fever, his new record label, getting a blue tick and more! 00:00 - Intro00:29 - Abbey Road Studios 01:53 - Set List & Upcoming Record 02:25 - New Record Label 03:35 - Warren Haynes 04:25 - Moon Fever 06:30 - Cocaine Song & Sobriety 07:55 - Other Moon Fever Songs 08:45 - New Solo Stuff 10:36 - Dancing with Depression 14:10 - Eclectic Mix of Songs & Production 22:25 - Hiring a PR Agent & Getting Press 24:30 - Blue Tick & Follow Backs 26:25 - Big Shows & Practicing 27:35 - Living In Texas & Big Cities 29:40 - Upcoming Shows & Projects 31:50 - Freedom Music Project 33:10 - Outro Cody Jasper website:https://codyjasper.com/Freedom Music Project website:https://thefreedominmusicproject.com/index.htmlChuck Shute website:http://chuckshute.com/Support the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!

Brett Carlisle is a singer/guitarist and the frontman of All or Nothing and also Great White. He returns to the podcast to tell us about landing the Great White gig, a new single with George Lynch, new music with All or Nothing, tips on success and more! 00:00 -Intro00:37 - All Or Nothing Update 03:02 - Benjamin Franklin Song & Clip 04:32 - All Or Nothing Sound 05:16 - "Becoming One Like Rain" & Band Stress 08:10 - "Live Wire" Cover Version 09:16 - George Lynch & Terry Illous & Mitch Malloy12:00 - Great White Connection & Getting the Job 17:18 - Singing the Great White Songs 18:00 - Brett in Great White & Erik in Skid Row  18:20 - New Music for Great White 18:44 - Reaction to Brett in Great White 19:25 - Juggling Both Bands 20:03 - Monsters of Rock Cruise 21:00 - Setting Goals & Going After It 22:39 - New Followers & Fans 23:55 - Skanker Banger 24:53 - Growler Metal Voice & Other Music Styles 26:00 - Self Improvement & Success Tips 32:30 - Save The Music 33:30 - Outro All Or Nothing Website:https://officialallornothing.com/about-all-or-nothingGreat White website:https://www.officialgreatwhite.net/Save the Music website:https://www.savethemusic.org/Chuck Shute website:http://chuckshute.com/Support the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!

David Ellefson is a musician, songwriter and author. He was the bassist of Megadeth from 1983 to their breakup in 2002, and then again from 2010-2021.  He has had a number of other musical and non-musical projects including the band The Lucid, the movie Dwellers, the book Rock Star Hitman and his own coffee company. His latest project is a collaboration with singer Jeff Scott Soto titled Ellefson-Soto. We discuss the new album, Megadeth soundtrack songs, his thoughts on the Pantera reunion and how he deals with his critics. 00:00 - Intro 00:53 - Studios & Arizona Musicians 04:12 - Ellefson-Soto Record & Andy Martongelli 10:35 - Jeff Scott Soto's Voice 13:38 - Songwriting & Bass Lines 17:35 - The Monkees & MTV22:55 - Megadeth in Apple Commercial 23:50 - Soundtrack Songs 27:35 - Opening for Aerosmith 30:15 - Metallica & 99 Ways to Die32:05 - Paranoid & Black Sabbath 33:15 - Pantera, Van Halen & Molly Hatchet 37:46 - Branching Out 44:14 - Dealing with Trolls & Critics 46:25 - Best Interviewer? 48:25 - MusiCares 49:30 - Outro David Ellefson website:https://www.davidellefson.com/MusiCares website:https://www.musicares.org/Chuck Shute website:http://chuckshute.com/Support the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!

Anthony Gomes is a Canadian blues and blues rock guitarist and singer. His latest album “High Voltage Blues” features Ray Luzier (Korn) & Billy Sheehan (David Lee Roth, Mr. Big) and is available now via Rat Pak Records. We had a fun chat discussing songwriting, the blues, rock, playing with Sammy Hagar & Michael Anthony, his charity Music is the Medicine & more! 00:00 - Intro 00:37 - New Album "High Voltage Blues" 04:15 - Ending Up in St. Louis 09:30 - Non-Music Interests & Recharging 12:30 - Balancing Music And Going All In 14:38 - Taking An Ad Out &  Grinding 23:50 - Sammy Hagar & Michael Anthony 26:16 - Younger Musicians 28:20 - Kenny Wayne Shepherd  29:20 - Listening to Music 32:15 - Writing Songs Happy or Sad 34:15 - Being White & Playing the Blues 35:35 - Master's Thesis on Cultural Evolution of Blues 38:42 - White Trash Princess & Other Perspectives 42:20 - Tour & New Album 43:20 - Music is the Medicine 47:30 - OutroAnthony Gomes website:https://www.anthonygomes.com/Music is the Medicine website:https://www.musicisthemedicine.org/Chuck Shute website:http://chuckshute.com/Support the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!

Rusty Schwimmer is an actress, with 134 film/tv credits on IMDB. Some of the films she acted in include The Perfect Storm, Twister, The Belko Experiment and Amistad. She has also had guest appearances on many great TV shows including Better Call Saul, The Righteous Gemstones and Married with Children. We discuss her acting career, working with PT Anderson, the re-release of Scrooge & Marley, playing the lead in Wild Honey, and more! 00:00 - Intro00:34 - Playing the Lead in Wild Honey 04:10 - Scrooge & Marley 08:02 - Dahmer & LGBTQ Category 10:45 - Acting Classes & Inspiration 12:15 - Carol Burnett & Better Call Saul 14:50 - Being Recognized  16:00 - Supportive Friends & Family 17:14 - Henry Winkler & Virginia Madsen 20:55 - Dirk Diggler & PT Anderson 25:35 - Spielberg & Amistad 27:06 - Chris Farley & Christopher Guest 28:55 - Alcohol, Drugs, Emotions & Art 32:25 - The Perfect Storm & Accent34:45 - How Fame Changes People 38:44 - Psychology & Human Behavior 41:25 - Success Stories & Slumps 46:45 - Voices 49:15 - Music 50:47 - You Can't Win 52:40 - Anthony Hopkins & Acting Style 55:05 - Musical Styles 57:30 - United Negro College Fund 58:50 - Outro Rusty Schwimmer Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/rustyschwim/United Negro College Fund:https://uncf.org/Chuck Shute website:http://chuckshute.com/Support the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!