Eric Martin is solo artist who also sang with Mr. Big for years.  With Mr. Big he had a #1 hit with "To Be With You".  Lots of great stories in this episode including playing pool with Bon Scott,  touring with Rush, hiding from Journey in a closet, an offer to audition for Rainbow, playing on the Iron Eagle soundtrack, and lots of ball busting! One of my favorite interviews ever! 0:00:00 - Intro0:00:40 - Eric's Curiosity with My Wall0:02:10 - Posters at the Fillmore for Mr. Big & Y&T0:03:30 - Tour Book with Rush 0:05:45 - Bay Area Music Award0:07:25 - In the Closet & Journey 0:09:00 - Steve Perry & the Journey  Demo 0:13:47 - Michael Bolton 0:14:45 - Backgrounds 0:15:53 - Geoff Tate & Aavantasia 0:21:50 - Fire Beast 0:24:18 - Stark Raving Mad & Paul Taylor0:28:03 - Mr. Big Songs & Sniglets 0:31:18 - Opening for AC/DC0:34:35 - Iron Eagle & Vision Quest Soundtracks 0:39:55 - Making Money & Music Business 0:45:15 - Upcoming Tour & Show Dates 0:49:47 - Project with Warren DeMartini 0:51:15 - Steve Lukather & Toto0:52:30 - Asked to Audition for Rainbow 0:54:05 - Perseverance & Mr. Big0:56:52 - Lean In To It Album0:58:00 - Trapped in Toyland  & Colorado Bulldog 1:05:02 - Mr. Big Switching Instruments  1:08:30 - Bucket List w/ John Mayer 1:10:46 - Letterman Show & Jimi Hendrix 1:12:57 - Joe Montana 1:15:53 - Research & Podcasts1:17:35 - Chris Jericho & Ballbusting Threads 1:22:43 - Goodwill & Gig Clothes1:24:25 - More Ball Busting1:26:09 - Outro Eric Martin website:https://ericmartin.comGoodwill website:https://www.goodwill.org/Chuck Shute website:http://chuckshute.comSupport the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!

Kee Marcello was a guitarist for the band Europe  and has since embarked on a variety of other projects. His current band “Out Of This World” features singer Tommy Heart (Fair Warning). The album is getting rave reviews. In this episode we’ll discuss the production process, hanging with Def Leppard, why they didn’t work with producer Bob Rock and the #1 hit offered to Europe that they turned down. 00:00 - Intro00:43 - Lighting, Production & Tech02:23 - New Album & Producer Ron Nevison 04:30 - Production & Keyboards06:43 - Tommy Heart & Songwriting 09:03 - Twilight & End of the World 11:20 - Reception of the New Album 12:45 - Live Shows & Restrictions 17:28 - Easy Action & Solo Hit Single19:05 - Rock the Night Show 20:20 - Arizona Story 21:40 - Tour with Def Leppard 24:50 - Party with Bon Jovi, Skid Row & Def Leppard27:08 - Practicing Guitar & Breaks 28:50 - Out of the World Unreleased Album Tracks 29:50 - Why Kee's Songs Didn't Make the Album 31:25 - Baking Old Tapes 33:26 - Europe Rejects Diane Warren's #1 Hit Song 35:33 - Bob Rock Ditches Europe for Metallica 37:53 - Producer Beau Hill 39:55 - Eric Carr's Unfinished Business 42:05 - Rock Scene in Sweden 46:30 - Greenpeace 47:21 - Outro Out Of This World Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/OOTWtheband/Greenpeace website:https://www.greenpeace.org/usa/Chuck Shute website:http://chuckshute.comSupport the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!

Mike Reno is the singer for the band Loverboy, famous for such classics  as "Working for the Weekend" & "Turn Me Loose."  He also sang the duet "Almost Paradise" with Ann Wilson from Heart on the Footloose soundtrack.  In this episode we discuss his early musical beginnings, working with producer Bob Rock, the revelation he sang backup vocals on one of the biggest hair metal songs of all time and more! 00:00 - Intro00:34 - Rockstar Injuries 01:45 - Tour with Styx & REO Speedwagon 02:43 - Show Set List & New Song "Release" 04:28 - Making New Music & Live Shows & 06:45 - Humble Beginnings in the Music Business 08:15 - Why Things Didn't Work with Moxy 09:25 - Manager Bruce Allen & Publishing Rights 11:23 - Opening for Kiss 12:33 - Expenses for VISAs14:14 - Making Movies in Canada15:55 - Jim Vallance & Bryan Adams for "Jump" 16:57 - Working with Jon Bon Jovi & Richie Sambora 17:45 - Eric Carmen, Ann Wilson & Draft Dodging 19:55 - Recording in Vancouver with Bob Rock 22:15 - Lovin' Every Minute & Mutt Lange 23:40 - Singing Backup For Other Bands 25:19 - Touring with Kansas, ZZ Top & Journey26:44 - American Bandstand & Dick Clark 28:16 - Touring Now28:50 - Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation 29:15 - Outro Loverboy website:https://www.loverboyband.comJDRF website:https://www.jdrf.orgChuck Shute website:http://chuckshute.comSupport the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!

In this episode I talk to Cooper rom the "Chill Fuel" YouTube channel.  He has some very interesting videos about spooky or "chill" inducing topics diving into mysteries from the internet and beyond.  We discuss the dark web, the dark side of YouTube, cyber hacking, and more. 0:00:00 - Intro0:00:40 - Cooper's Background with YouTube0:02:45 - Working on Current Videos 0:05:10 - Cicada 3301 Video 0:07:01 - Unfavorable Semi-Circle Theories 0:09:50 - E Mails from the Grave 0:10:52 - Research Techniques & Archived Net0:12:20 - Dark Side of YouTube 0:14:30 - The Gauntlet & Faces of Death 0:16:02 - Deep Web on YouTube & Videos Removed0:19:22 - Disturbing Gory Videos & Legality 0:21:15 - Elsagate & Children Videos0:26:58 - Surface, Deep & Dark Web0:28:06 - Dangers of the Dark Web 0:31:26 - The Story of Silk Road0:34:10 - Red Rooms & Gory Content 0:37:05 - Mariana's Web (The Darkest Web) 0:38:20 - Policing the Dark Web & Hackers 0:41:30 - Cyber Attacks & Bitcoin Theft0:47:55 - Water Treatment Plant & Cyber Hacks 0:49:24 - NFTs & The Metaverse0:51:00 - Future of Crypto & Government Involvement 0:52:30 - Dark Side of Google Earth0:57:20 - Wilson Brothers & Crashed Plane 0:59:38 - Bermuda Triangle 1:01:15 - Google Sea1:02:02 - Ocean Conservancy Chill Fuel YouTube Channel:https://www.youtube.com/c/ChillFuelOcean Conservancy website:https://oceanconservancy.orgChuck Shute website:http://chuckshute.comSupport the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!

Felix Cavaliere is a singer and piano player most known for his time in The Young Rascals/The Rascals, with whom he has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.   He also played with Joey Dee and the Starliters, future Kiss guitarist Vinnie Vincent (in Treasure) and was part of Ringo Starr's All Star Band along with Mark Farner, Randy Bachman and others.  In this episode we'll discuss playing on the Ed Sullivan Show,  segregation of the 1960s, the stories behind some of the Rascals biggest hit songs, the influence of the Beatles and more! 00:00 - Intro00:32 - Leary of this Podcast 02:20 - Playing with Soul 03:40 - Blue Eyed Soul & Otis Redding 05:53 - Segregation in the 1960s07:35 - Learning from Joey Dee & the Starliters09:20 - Opening Band- The Beatles 11:30 - Starting the Rascals 14:13 - Good Lovin' & Record Deal 18:06 - How Can I Be Sure19:28 - Groovin' & Latin Influence 21:05 - It's a Beautiful Morning & Songwriting 23:05 - People Got to Be Free & RFK 24:15 - Black & White Music 27:32 - Great Music28:22 - The Ed Sullivan Show 32:15 - Playing with Peers 35:30 - Treasure with Vinnie Vincent 38:10 - Ringo Starr & His All Star Band 43:35 - Music for Commercial Use 47:00 - Memoir of a Rascal & Music Career 54:25 - Neil Young Pulling Music off Spotify 57:55 - Salvation Army & St. Jude's Hospital  58:45 - Wrap Up / Outro Felix Cavaliere website:https://felixcavalieremusic.com/homeSalvation Army website:https://www.salvationarmyusa.org/usn/St. Jude's Children's Hospital website:https://www.stjude.orgChuck Shute website:http://chuckshute.comSupport the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!

Matt Wake is an entertainment journalist for AL.com and has also had his work featured in Spin, LA Weekly, Rolling Stone, Billboard & Guitar World. In this episode we talk about  his journey as a journalist and discuss music, movies and celebrities. 0:00:00 - Intro0:00:45 - Interview w/ Phil Lewis of L.A. Guns 0:06:40 - New Rock Bands 0:13:04 - DJs vs Danceable Rock Songs 0:16:10 - Film & TV 0:19:03 - Comedians 0:21:03 - Interview Format & Almost Famous0:22:58 - Boogie Nights & Tarantino 0:25:55 - Matt's Journey to Journalism & Playing Music 0:34:55 - B.B. King, Nikki Sixx  & Early Jobs 0:42:05 - Covering Subjects You're Not a Fan Of 0:44:30 - Highs & Lows of Journalism Work 0:47:45 - Writing a Book 0:49:00 - Favorite Interviews 0:52:27 - Bob Saget 0:55:30 - Van Halen & Black Crowes Books 1:00:40 - Stephen Pearcy & Ratt1:02:50 - Cats & New Leash On Life 1:04:45 - Wrap Up & Outro Matt Wake at AL.com:https://www.al.com/user/mwake/posts.htmlMatt Wake Twitter:https://twitter.com/matthewbwake?s=11A New Leash on Life Animal Rescue:https://anewleash.orgChuck Shute website:http://chuckshute.comSupport the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!

Jizzy Pearl (Quiet Riot, Love/Hate) returns to promote his new book, "All the Devils."  The book is a collection of short stories of a variety of topics from groupies to aliens.  In this episode we talk about the book, the music business, Rudy Sarzo's triumphant return to Quiet Riot and more! 00:00 - Intro00:30 - Doing Interviews 08:08 - Doing Drugs 11:02 - Doing Pranks 14:05 - Tattoo Rodeo 16:26 - Formula to Band Success 23:10 - Rags to Riches to Rags 25:30 - The "G" Word 30:40 - Tattoo from Fantasy Island 32:50 - Soundtrack Songs 35:55 - Quentin Tarantino 37:03 - Getting Older & Work Ethic 39:37 - Quiet Riot, Rudy & Carlos 42:30 - Touring on a Bus vs Plane45:55 - Social Media & Disconnect from Reality50:30 - Cheetos & Junkfood 52:05 - Stadium Tour & Seeing Concerts 55:32 - New Book & Jizzy SiteJizzy Pearl website:https://jizzypearl.netSalvation Army website:https://www.salvationarmyusa.org/usn/Chuck Shute website:http://chuckshute.comSupport the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!

Episode #209- We welcome Thomas Hargrove of the Murder Accountability Project. This project collects data on murders in the United States.  Thomas was recently featured on Discovery Plus's docs-series "The Hunt for the Chicago Strangler."  Lots of jaw dropping information revealed in this episode.  There may be several serial killers on the loose in Chicago and many unsolved murders in your town!00:00 - Intro00:50 - Welcome Thomas & His Background 04:04 - Existing Crime Data in the U.S. 07:25 - Epidemic with Native American Women 09:33 - Recognizing Patterns  of Serial Killers 16:45 - Trouble Solving Murders 20:50 - Serial Killer in Cleveland?24:22 - Killer in Gary & Lack of Police Resources 28:04 - Chicago Strangler 32:17 - Lack of DNA 35:32 - Multiple Serial Killers 37:40 - Intelligence of Serial Killers & Green River Killer42:15 - Serial Killer Samuel Little 44:20 - Gap in Chicago Strangler Killings 45:25 - Multiple Killers in Chicago & Arthur Hilliard49:45 - How Murders are Handled in Denmark 52:38 - Improving Murder Clearance Rate 55:30 - Outro Murder Accountability Project website:http://www.murderdata.orgChuck Shute website:https://chuckshute.comSupport the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!

Episode 208 - dUg Pinnick!!!  I sit down for a very candid conversation with dUg Pinnick (Kings X, KXM, Grinder Blues).  We discuss his opinions on the Beatles and Led Zeppelin, critical acclaim versus popularity of Kings X, tour stories of Motley Crue & AC/DC and much more! Things get deep and philosophical towards the end and I really enjoyed the conversation.  0:00:00 - Intro0:00:30 - dUg's Early Life & Musical Influences 0:03:54 - The Beatles 0:08:10 - Led Zeppelin 0:10:50 - Breaking Music Rules 0:13:00 - Over My Head 0:16:45 - Kerrang Album of the Year & Critical Acclaim 0:20:50 - Popularity & Timing of the Band 0:25:04 - Sam Taylor & Band Name 0:28:28 - Rick Rubin & Brendan O'Brien0:33:30 - New Kings X Record & Getting Older0:39:40 - Tour with Motley Crue 0:43:50 - Hanging with AC/DC 0:49:03 - Song for Virtual Reality & Metaverse0:54:22 - Division, Politics, & Laws 1:00:02 - Religion & Spirituality1:04:11 - Praying About Being Gay 1:06:38 - Accepting Differences & Abuse of Religion 1:09:50 - Getting Older & Becoming Happier 1:14:34 - Health & Blood Tests 1:17:20 - Upcoming Shows & Music 1:19:05 - Compassion International 1:20:22 - Wrap Up & Outro dUg Pinnick website:https://www.dugnation.netCompassion International website:https://www.compassion.comChuck Shute website:http://chuckshute.comSupport the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!

Episode 207- Hannes Braun of Kissin’ Dynamite! In this episode we discuss the fame Hannes experienced at a young age on a German Star Search, plus playing with Steel Panther and huge festivals, songwriting and more! 00:00 - Intro00:37 - Welcome Hannes!01:20 - Getting the Band Together & Singing 03:32 - German Star Search & Early Fame 09:40 - After Star Search 11:36 - AC/DC Influence & Vocal Stylings 15:10 - Writing Songs & Melodic Metal 18:01 - Signing with Capitol Records 20:54 - Touring with Steel Panther 22:45 - Playing Festivals 24:23 - New Kissin' Dynamite Album 26:00 - Writing Lyrics in English 28:07 - The Good Life & Childhood Cancer30:10 - Wrap Up & Outro Kissin’ Dynamite website:https://www.kissin-dynamite.de/en/New Single & Charity Information:https://www.kissin-dynamite.de/en/483-new-charity-single-good-lifeChuck Shute website:http://chuckshute.com/Support the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!