Episode 166 - Diva Satanica!!!  Diva is the lead singer or two great metal bands- Nervosa and Bloodhunter.  She grew up in Galicia, which is in Spain and has appeared on the Spanish version of The Voice which is called "La Voz."  She is a great example of "don't just a book by it's cover" because most people would not expect  her to be able to sing the way she does, but she is a phenomenal vocalist and front woman.  Learn all about her story and her bands in this episode! 00:00 - Intro01:45 - Growing Up in Galacia 05:40 - Living in Madrid08:10 - Growing Up Around Music 09:42 - Bon Jovi & Heavy Metal 12:02 - Learning How to Sing 13:24 - Appearing on "La Voz" TV Show 16:35 - Bands in Spain & Bloodhunter19:41 - Working Through Doubts 21:50 - Singing Style & Collaboration w/ Mantis23:36 - Translating Emotions in to Music 25:25 - Favorite Bloodhunter Song 26:32 - Cover Of Helloween Song with Leo Jimenez 28:25 - Playing in Rough Conditions 29:50 - Joining Nervosa 32:30 - Bloodhunter Vs Nervosa 34:00 - Perpetual Chaos Album 36:34 - Working with Men Vs Women 37:50 - Inspiring Fans with Music 39:13 - Becoming More Independent 40:40 - Side Job & Nervosa Shows 44:15 - Metal Against Coronavirus 45:45 - Wrap Up Nervosa website:https://www.nervosaofficial.comBloodhunter website:http://www.bloodhunter.netMetal Against Coronavirus - Purchase song to donate: https://metalagainstcoronavirus.bandcamp.com/track/loss?fbclid=IwAR2xl1-7pS6ZTuzFS-0EZlPfJ_CrjWLTA5C9rrJEJ871qQaBSaWw-RJikK0Chuck Shute Podcast website:http://chuckshute.comSupport the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!

Episode 165 - Eric Dover! As a guitarist and vocalist, Eric has been a part of a lot of great musical acts including Alice Cooper, Slash's Snakepit, Imperial Drag, Jellyfish and his latest projects- Sextus & The Lickerish Quartet.  If you are a fan of melodic rock or the Beatles, I suggest checking out The Lickerish Quartet for sure.  We'll discuss this all in the episode as well as Eric's future in music, his cameo in the Brady Bunch movie and more! 00:00 - Intro01:14 - Lickerish Quartet & Live Shows02:58 - Slash's Snakepit & Covers 04:05 - Trying Out & Songwriting with Slash 05:37 - Big Shows vs Small Shows 06:25 - Jellyfish & Cult Following 09:58 - Imperial Drag & Songs 13:05 - Cameo in The Brady Bunch Movie 14:50 - Glam Nation Band & Joining Alice Cooper 16:32 - Damon Johnson 17:53 - Sextus 18:46 - Doing Session Work 19:20 - Lickerish Quartet - New Record 24:00 - Donnie Vie & Future Music Goals 26:00 - Potential Solo Career 26:46 - Performing Old Songs Live 27:25 - St Jude's Children's Hospital 28:00 - Lickerish Quartet & Vinyl Issues 29:10 - Wrap Up Lickerish Quartet website:https://thelickerishquartet.comSt. Jude's Children's Hospital website:https://www.stjude.orgChuck Shute Podcast website:https://chuckshute.comSupport the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!

Episode 164 - David Duchovny!!!! David is best known for his roles on the X Files & Californication. He is one of only two actors to win both a comedic and drama best actor Golden Globe for a series. Besides acting he also has written four books, and has recorded three albums of music. His latest album “Gestureland” comes out August 20th. In this episode he’ll talk about why he took the X-Files role, his Hank Moody role on Californication, starting a music career and more!00:00 - Intro02:00 - David Admires My Wall 02:41 - Rockstars on Californication03:25 - Not Complaining & Withstanding Pain04:56 - Working Hard in School & Being Driven 06:10 - Learning From Great Actors 07:50 - Getting the X-Files Job 10:10 - Californication & Playing Hank Moody 12:31 - Guitar Lessons & Musical Career 15:18 - Brand Confusion17:12 - Musical Style & Singing Live 20:38 - "Nights Are Harder These Days" 22:25 - Catharsis of Writing & Performing Music 24:40 - Performing Live & Having a Good Time 27:20 - D'Addario Foundation 29:04 - Wrap Up David Duchovny website:https://www.davidduchovny.comD'Addario Foundation website:http://www.daddariofoundation.orgStarcade Media YouTube:https://youtube.com/c/GASNSportsChuck Shute YouTube:https://youtube.com/c/ChuckShuteSupport the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!

Episode 163 - Keri Kelli! Keri has played guitar and written songs with some of the best musicians around. His resume includes working with Alice Cooper, Slash, Vince Neil, Ratt, Skid Row, Steven Adler, Jani Lane of Warrant, LA Guns, and many others. His current band Night Ranger has a new song out now and upcoming record. Besides music he also is co-owner of the Aces & Ales Brewery in Las Vegas! 00:00 - Intro01:22 - Staying Busy02:00 - Big Bang Babies & Empire 03:20 - Dad's Porno Mag04:05 - Working with Slash 06:43 - Being Around the Best 08:17 - Vince Neil 10:15 - Jani Lane & Unreleased Songs 13:10 - Alice Cooper 14:54 - Skid Row & Learning a Set List Fast 16:43 - Night Ranger & New Music 19:10 - Success, Hard Work & Networking 20:38 - Bucket List Musicians 22:40 - Bigger Rockstars vs Up & Coming Musicians 24:35 - A New Revenge 26:39 - Aces & Ales Brewery 28:19 - Leisure & Down Time 29:32 - Alice Cooper's Solid Rock 30:20 - Wrap Up Keri Kelli website:https://kerikelli.comAlice Cooper's Solid Rock website:https://www.alicecoopersolidrock.comChuck Shute website:http://chuckshute.comChuck Shute YouTube:https://youtube.com/c/ChuckShuteSupport the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!

Episode 162 - Kyle Thomas!!! Kyle is current singer in Exhorder & Trouble and has also played in Floodgate & Alabama Thunder Pussy. He is also working on a solo record as well. In this episode we discuss Kyle’s whole musical career from playing a trumpet through the new music he’s working out that will be out soon. We also talk about touring, the music business, Kyle’s singing style and more! 0:00:00 - Intro0:01:11 - Kyle's Bands0:02:20 - Learning Music  0:04:35 - First Musical Memory 0:06:23 - Singing Style 0:09:12 - Early Musical Influences0:12:12 - Exhorder Embraced By Punk Scene0:15:09 - Building a Following 0:16:57 - No Manager & Band Disagreements0:19:42 - Drummer Chris & Touring With Exhorder 0:23:14 - Floodgate & Doing Things Differently  0:26:24 - Floodgate, Bad Luck & Record Label 0:29:40 - Building Relationships in Business0:30:30 - Alabama Thunder Pussy0:35:06 - Never Getting Paid for Music 0:36:32 - Heavy As Texas0:37:55 - Other Bands 0:39:25 - Solo Record 0:44:05 - Tours with Overkill & Sepultura 0:48:15 - Meet & Greets with Fans 0:49:58 - Hard Work & Musical Pioneers 0:52:10 - Future Plans & Recording 0:55:03 - New Orleans & Voodoo 0:59:26 - Karen T Stall Research & Breast Institute1:01:10 - Wrap UpKyle Thomas website:https://solo.to/kylethomasExhorder website:https://solo.to/exhorderKaren T Stall website:https://ktsrbi.orgChuck Shute website:http://chuckshute.comSupport the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!

Episode 161- Jizzy Pearl! Jizzy started out on the sunset strip in a great band called Love/Hate. That band had success with videos on MTV as well as tours with Ozzy, AC/DC, Dio, and Skid Row. After that band ended Jizzy went on to sing for L.A. Guns, Ratt, Adler’s Appetite and Quiet Riot. He has a new solo record coming out and also has two books available. We discuss all this in the episode plus fights with Sebastian Bach & Zakk Wylde, the music business, his friendship with Layne Staley and more! 00:00 - Intro01:12 - Jizzy's Books 02:35 - Screenplays & "The Dirt" 05:11 - The Fourth Book 06:00 - Unhappy Endings & Ways to Die 07:46 - Love/Hate & Blackout In the Red Room10:11 - Success Early On & Record Label 12:25 - Scuffle with Sebastian Bach 16:18 - Fight with Zakk Wylde 18:18 - End of Love/Hate 19:50 - Drive, Perseverance & Music Business23:18 - "Wasted America" Album & Record Company26:18 - Friends with Layne Staley & Alice In Chains27:45 - Weathering the Grunge Storm30:00 - Getting the Call for L.A. Guns 32:10 - L.A. Guns Album "Shrinking Violet" 34:02 - Band Drama 37:15 - Quiet Riot 38:52 - New Jizzy Pearl Solo Record & Golden Robot 40:50 - Unhappy Endings & Porn Writing 43:10 - Mafia & Pimps at the Rainbow44:40 - Dirty Humor & Jizzy's Writing Style 46:00 - Salvation Army 47:40 - Wrap Up Jizzy 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 160- Ted Haines! Ted does special effects for movies and has worked on over 300 films, as well as TV shows and commercials. In this episode we’ll discuss his work on Pulp Fiction, Scream, The Mandolorian, From Dusk Til Dawn and others. We also talk about the differences between real gore and movie gore, how the industry has changed, working with big movie stars and more! If you love movies you won’t want to miss this episode. 0:00:00 - Intro0:01:15 - Foam Fabricator 0:02:58 - Inspiration for a Movie Career0:04:24 - Following a Dream 0:05:30 - School for Movie Makeup 0:06:31 - Working at the Costume Shop 0:09:30 - First Professional Gig 0:11:02 - Early Days of Working 0:13:52 - Working with Howard Berger 0:15:00 - "Pulp Fiction" 0:18:35 - "From Dusk Til Dawn"0:20:30 - "Frankenstein & Me" 0:22:50 - What Happens to Movie Props 0:25:15 - "Scream" & Gore & Editing 0:34:00 - Working with Big Stars 0:37:30 - Working on the "Iron Man" Suit for "End Game"0:40:47 - Big Movies & Indie Movies & Contracts0:43:03 - "The Mandalorian"0:44:25 - Work That Stands Out 0:46:45 - Cosplay Vs Hollywood 0:48:17 - How the Industry is Changed 0:50:36 - CGI vs Real Special Effects 0:52:30 - Film Reviews & Jurassic Park 40:54:25 - Mental Makeup of Movie Effects Guys 0:55:15 - Persistence & Keep On Working 0:57:08 - Magic Wheelchair 0:59:20 - Wrap Up Ted Haines instagram:https://www.instagram.com/foamfabber/Magic Wheelchair website:https://www.magicwheelchair.orgChuck Shute website:http://chuckshute.comSupport the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!

Episode 159 - Doug “Cosmo” Clifford! Doug was the drummer and founding member of Creedence Clearwater Revival. Their music has been played everywhere and the band was inducted in to the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame. Doug has a new project he’s promoting now called Clifford/Wright with bass player Steve Wright from Greg Kihn’s band. Joe Satriani also plays on a few tracks. Hear all about it plus stories about playing Woodstock, the Ed Sullivan Show, touring with Ike & Tina Turner and much more!!!0:00:00 - Intro0:01:15 - Welcome Doug! 0:01:58 - Clifford/Wright 0:06:46 - Doug's Record Label 0:09:08 - Civic Project & Politicians 0:10:50 - Achieving Your Dreams 0:14:56 - Beatles Wigs 0:15:41 - The Coast Guard & Football Team 0:22:43 - Making Three Albums in a Year 0:24:10 - Never Having a Number One Single0:25:35 - John Fogerty as a Manager 0:29:10 - Touring with Ike & Tina Turner 0:31:56 - Woodstock & Decision to Join 0:34:16 - Grateful Dead at Woodstock 0:35:45 - Pact of Never Playing High 0:37:42 - Playing the Ed Sullivan Show 0:43:45 - Upcoming CCR Live DVD 0:45:20 - Music Licensing of CCR's Music 0:48:10 - Relationship with John Fogerty 0:50:55 - John's Ultimatum to the Band 0:53:30 - Tom's Final Days 0:56:14 - Doug's New Project 1:02:07 - Juvenile Diabetes Research1:03:55 - Wrap UpDoug "Cosmo" Clifford website:https://dougcosmoclifford.comJuvenile Diabetes Research Fund website:https://www.jdrf.orgChuck Shute website:https://chuckshute.comSupport the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!

Episode 158- John Schneider!!! John is most famous for playing Bo Duke on The Dukes of Hazard. He also has had starring roles on Smallville and Tyler Perry’s “Haves & Have Nots.” He has 161 film & TV credits total to his name. Besides acting he also has a successful music career, a line of CBD oils, a book and a charity as well.  In this episode he tells me all about his projects and upcoming movies. I also get his thoughts on Hollywood contracts, the flag controversy, success & hard work and more! 00:00 - Intro02:23 - Man of Many Talents03:35 - Dreams of Show Business 07:28 - Dukes of Hazard Contract & Hollywood Deals14:11 - Flag Controversy & Offending People 17:46 - "Smokey & the Bandit" & Jackie Gleason18:40 - Tyler Perry & Creating Opportunity 20:05 - It's Okay to Disagree & Have Different Opinions 26:10 - "Stand On It" & "Tres Leches"  Films 29:24 - Alzheimer's Film - "One Month Out" 29:57 - John's Streaming Service, DVDs & App31:32 - John's New Album "Truck On" & Tour35:55 - Making Work Fun & Expertise 38:50 - Prison Reform 40:42 - CBD Oil & Cancer 42:16 - Wrap Up John Schneider website:https://johnschneiderstudios.comCBoD Oil website:https://johnschneidercbod.comChildren's Miracle Network website:https://childrensmiraclenetworkhospitals.orgChuck Shute website:https://chuckshute.comSupport the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!

Episode 157 - Dee Snider!!!! This one was a bit surreal for me!!! Besides singing in Twisted Sister, Dee has also made appearances in Pee Wee’s Big Adventure, Private Parts, Cobra Kai and many more. He has a new solo album coming out on July 30th called “Leave a Scar” that is available for pre-order now.  Dee has some great stories to tell about Cobra Kai, Skid Row, his comeback, censorship and so much more! You don’t want to miss this episode! 00:00 - Intro01:22 - Welcome Dee!! 02:06 - Cobra Kai 03:38 - Inspiration for New Record "Leave a Scar" 06:15 - Live Shows & Livestream Event 08:02 - "Time to Choose" with Corpse Grinder 09:32 - Bringing People Joy 11:17 - Wanting to be a Rockstar & Joining Twisted Sister13:33 - Projects After Twisted Sister & The Comeback 17:50 - Advising & Counseling Skid Row 20:55 - How Dee Handles Feuds 22:11 - Dee Being an Asshole in the 80s & Decisions 25:13 - Dee's Favorite Cameo 27:08 - Censorship 29:50 - Homeless Veterans & Melissa's Wish31:45 - Wrap Up Dee Snider website:https://deesnider.comDee Snider livestream:https://www.metaldepartment.com/dee-snider/?v=7516fd43adaaNational Coalition for Homeless Veterans:https://nchv.orgMelissa's Wish website:https://www.melissaswish.orgChuck Shute website:http://chuckshute.comSupport the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!