Chuck Shute Podcast

Moriah Formica is a singer, songwriter and guitarist. She appeared on The Voice in 2016 and got 4 chair turns (this is really good). She released a solo record and would later go on to form the band PLUSH, who’s debut is available now. The band has opened for Evanesence, Sevendust, Slash, Halestormღ, & MammothWVH. They have some big festivals lined up, as well as shows with the Alice In Chains/ Bush/ Breaking Benjamin tour. We cover this all in the episode along with good/bad advice she’s gotten, dealing with trolls, fishing and more! 🤘🏻

0:00:00 - Intro
0:00:48 - Last Name 
0:01:26 - Early Musical Beginnings 
0:03:22 - Discovering Voice Talent & Music Lessons
0:05:45 - First Live Performance 
0:07:07 - Rock Vs. Pop Music 
0:10:06 - The Voice Experience 
0:15:05 - Miley Cyrus Advice 
0:19:40 - Michael Sweet of Stryper 
0:24:00 - Singing Steelheart's "I'll Never Let You Go" 
0:25:30 - Keeping Voice in Shape 
0:29:45 - Lizzy Hale from Halestorm 
0:31:53 - Clearing Band Name Confusion 
0:33:06 - Song Meanings & Guidance Counselors 
0:37:30 - Introvert, Time Alone 
0:40:15 - Tony Harnell from TNT & Support 
0:42:58 - Chickelback & Trolls 
0:49:05 - Age Difference 
0:50:55 - Tours, Management & Festivals 
0:56:26 - Fishing 
0:58:42 - Snakes & Slash 
1:03:09 - Animals & Veterans 
1:03:55 - Outro 

Plush website:
https://plushrocks.net

Animal Charity website:
https://www.humanesociety.org

Veteran Charity website:
https://www.woundedwarriorproject.org

Chuck Shute website:
http://chuckshute.com

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Richie Kotzen is a guitarist, singer and songwriter. He has over 20 solo albums as well as records with Poison & Mr. Big.  He has a new record coming out with Adrian Smith (Iron Maiden), called “Better Days… And Nights” which will be the second for Smith/Kotzen. He also has new record with the Winery Dogs coming out in 2023. Currently he’s on tour with his solo band. We discuss all this plus his tryout with Ozzy Osbourne, opening for The Rolling Stones, playing with Roger Daltrey of The Who and more!

00:00 - Intro
00:51- Smith/Kotzen
03:30 - Recording In Studio Vs Home
05:55 - New Winery Dogs Album
07:02 - New Music & Shows
10:30 - VIP Meet & Greet Experience
13:45 - John Corabi & Covers
17:35 - Poison & Chapters of Career
19:07 - Almost Gig with Ozzy Osbourne
22:40 - Latest With Solo Music
24:30 - Recording & Equipment
29:05 - Bass Guitars & Gene Simmons
31:31 - Mr. Big & Eric Martin
37:00 - Billy Sheehan & Pat Torpey
40:40 - Opening for The Rolling Stones
43:26 - The Who & Roger Daltrey
48:02 - The Power of No 
49:30 - Final Promoting & Charity
51:10 - Outro

Richie Kotzen website:
https://richiekotzen.com

Smith/Kotzen website:
https://www.smithkotzen.com

Winery Dogs website:
http://www.thewinerydogs.com/

ALS charity website:
https://www.als.org/get-involved/ways-give

Chuck Shute website:
http://chuckshute.com

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Michael Sweet is a singer and guitarist, most known for fronting the Christian metal band Stryper. He has also worked on projects with George Lynch (Sweet/Lynch), Tracii Guns (Sunbomb) and fronted Boston from 2007-2011.  In this episode we discuss new music and live shows from Stryper, an update on Michael’s eye surgery, Metallica being cancelled, the end of times and bourbon! This was a lot of fun! 

00:00 - Intro
00:37 - Eye Surgery & Health Update 
03:50 - "See No Evil, Hear No Evil"
05:05 - "Rise to the Call" & Videos 
06:04 - Playing Guitar 
07:25 - New Album, Songs & Videos 
09:03 - Apocalypse & End Times 
13:05 - Cancel Culture & Metallica 
15:20 - No Gender & Evil Consuming Society 
16:46 - Making Mistakes & Apologizing 
17:30 - Cancelling Stryper & Openness of Views 
19:20 - Drinking Alcohol, Christianity & Party Phase 
25:45 - Getting Along with People with Other Views 
27:10 - Richard Christy & Other Famous Fans 
28:35 - Stryper Tour, Album, Documentary & Battle Van 
30:20 - Ark of CapeCod 
30:55 - Outro

Stryper website:
http://www.stryper.com

Arc of Cape Cod charity website:
https://www.plymouthcapearc.org/our-mission

Chuck Shute website:
http://chuckshute.com

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Wolf Hoffmann is the guitarist and founding member of metal band Accept. The band recently released a new album “Too Mean To Die” and will be touring the U.S. for the first time in 10 years! In this episode we discuss the new tour and old tours, including KISS, plus the band’s portrayal in Stranger Things, Wolf’s solo albums and more! 

00:00 - Intro
00:40 - Accept's First U.S. Tour In 10 Years
02:30 - Old Tours
06:00 - New Lineup & Three Guitarists 
08:55 - Set List, Opening Act & VIP Meet & Greet 
13:33 - Package Tours & Management
15:35 - Touring with Kiss
17:15 - Tour with Kings X 
19:10 - Accept in Pop Culture 
23:05 - Solo Albums 
24:25 - Sebastian Bach 
25:53 - Big Fans, Sales & Critical Acclaim 
27:55 - Charity 
29:01 - Outro 

Accept band website:
https://www.acceptworldwide.com

Chuck Shute website:
http://chuckshute.com

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John Corabi is a singer, guitarist and author. He has been the singer of Motley Crue and The Dead Daisies and a guitarist for Ratt, and has his own solo career. His new book “Horseshoes and Hand Grenades” is on par with Motley Crue’s “The Dirt”, which he was also a part of. We cover a lot in this episode including his review of seeing the Crue with Vince, being at the Viper Room the night River Phoenix died, making out with Sandra Bullock, why it took two years to make the Motley 94 record and more! 

00:00 - Intro
00:45 - Payment for "The Dirt" 
02:28 - John's Review of Crue with Vince 
07:38 - No Response From Nikki & Tommy 
13:30 - Relationship with Vince Neil 
16:50 - Sandra Bullock & Dennis Leary 
20:27 - River Phoenix & The Viper Room 
25:23 - Making the Motley Crue 94 Record 
29:25 - Accomplishments Vs. Close Calls 
34:10 - Fredo the Squirrel 
36:54 - Outro 

John Corabi website:
https://www.johncorabi.com

Chuck Shute website:
https://chuckshute.com

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Ron Nevison is a prolific music producer and engineer. Some of the artists he’s worked with include The Who, Led Zeppelin, Kiss, Ozzy Osbourne, Heart, Survivor, Vince Neil, & Damn Yankees. His career highlights include many of the record industry’s highest distinctions, including his being recognized as Billboard Magazine’s ‘Top-5 Producers of the Year’ four separate times, garnering countless Grammy-nominated and winning hit singles & albums, and producing a host of multi-platinum and gold-selling albums, well over 100 million total. In this episode we cover his whole career and he’s got some great stories I don’t want to spoil here! 

0:00:00 - Intro 
0:00:40 - Early Musical Beginnings 
0:08:25 - Working with The Who 
0:10:55 - Led Zeppelin & Physical Graffiti 
0:17:05 - Remastering Albums 
0:18:35 - Thin Lizzy, Michael Schenker & UFO 
0:25:05 - Jefferson Airplane & Starship 
0:27:53 - Hard Rock on Radio 
0:29:03 - Ozzy Osbourne 
0:31:02 - Kiss 
0:33:22 - Kee Marcello & Diane Warren 
0:35:35 - Outside Songwriters & Heart
0:42:40 - Ted Nugent & Damn Yankees 
0:49:45 - Vince Neil & Steve Stevens 
0:55:33 - Firehouse 
0:57:05 - Mike Clink & Guns 'N Roses 
1:01:40 - Upcoming Book & Path to Success 
1:05:10 - Doctors Without Borders
1:05:50 - Outro 

Ron Nevison website:
https://ronnevison.com

Chuck Shute website:
https://chuckshute.com

Doctors Without Borders website:
https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org

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Steve Blaze is the guitarist, songwriter & founding member of the band Lillian Axe. The band burst on the scene in 1988 when their debut album was produced by Robbin Crosby of Ratt. Since then they have shared a stage with Poison, Alice Cooper and Motörhead and played huge shows like the Monsters of Rock Cruise & the M3 Rock Festival. They have a new album out soon called From Womb to Tomb that Steve is here to discuss. We also talk Jani Lane almost joining the band, how Steve helped Phil Anselmo join Pantera, missed opportunities with Sebastian Bach & Lita Ford and more! 

0:00:00 - Intro
0:00:38 - From Womb to Tomb 
0:06:29 - Maturing as a Songwriter 
0:12:55 - Making New Albums 
0:17:00 - Playing New Songs Live 
0:19:50 - Band Origin & Lineup Changes 
0:25:25 - Jani Lane of Warrant & Insecurity 
0:32:38 - Edgar Winter & Acclaim 
0:34:15 - Inspiring People Through Music 
0:39:25 - Hindsight & Commercial Success 
0:43:40 - Pantera & Phil Anselmo 
0:46:15 - Shows with Alice Cooper
0:47:30 - Playing with Angel & 
0:49:10 - Other Opportunities 
0:53:10 - Playing with Motorhead 
0:54:40 - Jimmy's Music Club 
0:55:48 - New Orleans & Kyle Thomas 
1:01:03 - Outro 

Lillian Axe website:
http://www.lillianaxe.com

Chuck Shute website:
https://chuckshute.com

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Jeff Keith is a singer, songwriter and the front man for the rock band Tesla. The band has made some of the greatest hard rock music of all time including “Love Song” & their cover “Signs”. They have a new single “Time to Rock!” out in August and shows lined up. We discuss all this plus the “Modern Day Cowboy” music video, the inspiration behind “Song & Emotion”, touring with David Lee Roth and more! 

00:00 - Intro
00:40 - Welcome Jeff
01:26 - Time to Rock! 
05:05 - Future Album & Singles 
07:19 - Just Being Ourselves 
08:25 - Modern Day Cowboy Video Shoot
10:50 - Stadium Tour 
12:15 - Headlining Tour 
13:47 - Set List 
15:48 - Song & Emotion and Steve Clark 
19:42 - David Lee Roth 
20:36 - Bucket List Tour? 
22:01 - Musical Inspiration & Influences 
27:48 - Social Media & New Music 
30:42 - Phil Collen & Shock 
33:17 - Meal Delivery Charity 
34:20 - See Tesla on Tour 
35:12 - Outro 

Tesla website:
https://teslatheband.com

Meal Delivery Charity website:
https://www.firstfoodbank.org

Chuck Shute website:
https://chuckshute.com

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Blues Saraceno is a guitarist, composer and producer. He is most recognized for his time playing with Jack Bruce & Ginger Baker (Cream) and his tenure in Poison.  Now he composes music for film & TV. In this rare interview, Blues discusses his time with Jack Bruce & Poison, jamming with Les Paul, auditioning for David Lee Roth and more! This a mind blowing, can’t miss episode for any rock fan! 

0:00:00 - Intro
0:00:43 - Early Beginnings 
0:04:23 - Getting Signed to a Record Deal 
0:23:52 - Plaid Guitars & Plaid Converse 
0:28:10 - Jack Bruce & Ginger Baker 
0:50:11 - Poison 
1:24:07 - David Lee Roth 
1:35:10 - Session Work 
1:38:30 - Les Paul 
1:42:40 - Guitar, Grinding & TV/Film Work 
1:51:35 - Animal Charity 
1:52:32 - Outro 

Blues Saraceno website:
http://www.bluessaraceno.com

Humane Society website:
https://www.humanesociety.org

Chuck Shute website:
https://chuckshute.com

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Jay Dyer is an author, comedian and TV presenter known for his deep analysis of Hollywood, geopolitics, and culture.  He frequently guest hosts the Alex Jones Show on Infowars.  He has a new book out titled "Meta-Narratives: Essays on Philosophy and Symbolism."  We discuss a lot of great stuff in this episode including Ghislaine Maxwell, The Great Reset, the Montauk Project, MK Ultra, Alien Psy-Ops, Universal Basic Income, why Bill Gates is buying up farmland, D.U.M.B.s and more! Listen now before this episode is removed! 

0:00:00 - Intro
0:00:54 - New Book 
0:01:32 - Metaphysics 
0:05:36 - Ultimate Reality Vs. Materialism 
0:09:25 - Art Made By Screwed Up People 
0:11:15 - Problems with Science 
0:18:42 - Karl Popper's "Open Societies" 
0:21:05 - Controlling Natural Resources & Transhumanism 
0:24:47 - C.E.R.N. & God Particles 
0:27:08 - Darwinism & Evolutionary Theory  
0:31:05 - Number Theory & Symbolism 
0:35:55 - Alex Jones 
0:38:55 - Ghislaine Maxwell & Pedophile Ring 
0:43:57 - Pickton Pig Farm 
0:45:45 - The Great Reset & Zero Population Growth 
0:52:30 - Media Narratives & Propoganda 
0:54:35 - Mass Murderers & Serial Killers 
0:59:15 - Montauk Project & Experiments on Children 
1:00:30 - Operation High Jump, Mind Control & MK Ultra 
1:03:26 - Universal Basic Income & Population Reduction 
1:04:17 - UFOs, Alien Psy-Op & Area 51
1:07:10 - Denver Airport & D.U.M.B.s 
1:09:55 - Outro 

Jay Dyer website:
https://jaysanalysis.com

Chuck Shute website:
https://chuckshute.com

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