Chuck Shute Podcast

Ted Nugent is a rock legend who has sold millions of records on the strength of such classic anthems as “Stranglehold” and “Cat Scratch Fever.”  He has a new album coming out called “Detroit Muscle.” In this episode he highlights some of the charity work he does, tells a great story of hanging with Keith Richards at Studio 54, plays riffs on his guitar, shoots his bow & arrow and more! Some of the most fun I’ve had doing this show! 00:00 - Intro01:02 - "Mother Theresa with a Glock" 14:27 - "I Will Never Get Drunk Again" 18:05 - "No One Comes Close to Little Richard"19:10 - "I Had Too Many Guns" 22:45 - "I Don't Write Songs, I Ejaculate Them" 28:53 - "I Think You Learn More From Dirtbags Than You Do Geniuses" 30:53 - "Ballet of the Middle Finger Army" 32:26 - "He's Farm Aid, I'm the Farm-er" 33:34 - "What the Fuck Does Snakeskin Cowboy Have to do w/ Homosexuality?" 36:30 - "It Was an Outtake from Scarface, No One Could Form a Syllable"41:01 - "That's Like God & Satan on a Date" 52:16 - "If You Deliver the Goods, They'll Last Forever" Ted Nugent website:https://www.tednugent.comChuck Shute website:http://chuckshute.comSupport the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!

Ian Anderson is the frontman for Jethro Tull, one of the biggest and most influential rock bands of the 70s.  In this episode we discuss their new album, spirituality, recording the guitar solo on Aqualung, touring with Led Zeppelin and more! 00:00 - Intro00:45 - Making Music Vs Retirement  02:53 - Zealot Gene 05:04 - Mine is the Mountain & Spirituality 10:36 - Shoshana Sleeping & Songwriting 13:05 - Guitar Solo on Aqualung 14:40 - Shows with Led Zeppelin 18:10 - Fans & Covid 20:06 - Charity Work 24:10 - Outro Jethro Tull website:https://jethrotull.comRebuilding Churches website:https://www.nationalchurchestrust.org/applying-grant-funding/list-major-grant-fundersChuck Shute website:http://chuckshute.comSupport the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!

Darryl "DMC" McDaniels is a founding member of the legendary hip hop group Run DMC.  The group had massive success with songs like "It's Tricky" and their collaboration with Aerosmith on "Walk This Way."  In 2009 they became just the second hip hop group inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.  In this episode we'll discuss Darryl’s  inauspicious beginnings through the massive success of Run DMC, the shocking secret he learned as an adult, channeling his depression into writing and his new children's book, "Darryl’s Dream."  I really enjoyed Darryland this episode! 0:00:00 - Intro0:00:41 - DMC's Nickname Origin0:02:50 - Teased as a Kid 0:03:51 - Children's Book "Darryl’s Dream"0:07:14 - Run Reading DMC'S Rhymes 0:10:28 - Comics & Kevin Smith 0:12:54 - Storytelling in Raps 0:14:37 - Run DMC Style 0:16:30 - Run DMC on MTV 0:17:58 - Inspired by Rock Music 0:20:25 - Beastie Boys 0:21:39 - Aerosmith & Walk This Way Song 0:28:56 - New Music Coming Out 0:32:23 - Gangsta Rap Vs Fun Rap 0:40:55 - Depression & Life Purpose 0:45:02 - 10 Ways to Not Commit Suicide Book 0:48:30 - Rehab, Therapy & Working Past Issues 0:54:40 - Sarah McLachlan & The Angel Song 0:59:13 - Run DMC on The Beavis & Butthead 1:01:33 - Treaty of a Sunder Film 1:04:02 - Felix Organization & Kid's Camp1:08:45 - Outro DMC website:https://thekingdmc.comThe Felix Organization website:https://www.thefelixorganization.orgChuck Shute website:http://chuckshute.comSupport the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!

Andy Timmons is the original guitar player for the glam metal band Danger Danger. He also spent 15 years playing with Olivia Newton John.  In this episode we talk about music, dealing with anxiety, taking risks and why Andy loves nerds. And he plays his guitar for us! 00:00 - Intro00:37 - Arizona 01:03 - Wallace & Ladmo02:23 - Playing with The Beach Boys03:38 - Beatles04:10 - Kiss & Alice Cooper05:15 - Success & Sobriety  07:54 - Pushing Past Anxiety 10:10 - Taking a Big Risk 12:28 - Olivia Newton John 13:23 - Bad English & Neal Schon14:55 - Tower of Power15:45 - Danger Danger 17:36 - NEW Solo Record & Shows 19:27 - Guitar Camp w/ Paul Gilbert 20:35 - Playing with G-322:33 - Guitar Heroes 24:40 - Playing with P!nk 25:45 - Philosophy Professor Brother 26:43 - Andy's Life Philosophy28:33 - Passion & Danger Danger 31:30 - Local Food Bank 32:20 - Wrap Up & Outro Andy Timmons website:https://andytimmons.comLocal Food Bank website:https://www.feedingamerica.org/find-your-local-foodbankChuck Shute website:http://chuckshute.comSupport the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!

Bobby Amaru (vocals) and Wayne Swinny (guitars) from the band Saliva join me today. We discuss the music business, sobriety, the new Saliva album, Seattle bands, the Pearl Jam/Motley Crue feud and more! 0:00:00 - Intro0:00:45 - New Songs & Album 0:02:30 - Sobriety & Clear Mind 0:05:50 - Phil Collen & Sober Focus0:07:30 - Recording & Release of New Music 0:10:00 - Radio, Spotify & Label Money 0:14:02 - Artists Leaving Spotify & Owning Masters0:16:50 - Newer Rock Sounds 0:20:30 - Playing Covers Live0:21:20 - Upcoming Show Dates 0:23:10 - Band Merchandise 0:26:03 - Burn Season 0:27:26 - Bob Marlette & Producers0:29:40 - Record Deal with Lewis Bacardi 0:35:46 - Losing Money from "Fanager" 0:40:30 - Other Band Offers 0:43:33 - Pearl Jam & Motley Crue Feud 0:45:45 - Seattle Bands 0:49:54 - Foo Fighters 0:52:43 - Linkin Park & Papa Roach 0:55:30 - Mystique in Rock n Roll 0:59:15 - Musicares & Mental Illness 1:00:35 - Son's Art 1:01:55 - Wrap Up 1:02:31 - Outro Saliva website:https://www.saliva.comMusiCares website:https://www.musicares.orgMental Health website:https://www.nami.org/About-NAMI/Donate-to-NAMIChuck Shute website:http://chuckshute.comSupport the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!

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!