Chuck Shute Podcast

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 - Intro
00:45 - 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.com

Rebuilding Churches website:
https://www.nationalchurchestrust.org/applying-grant-funding/list-major-grant-funders

Chuck Shute website:
http://chuckshute.com

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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 - Intro
0:00:41 - DMC's Nickname Origin
0:02:50 - 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 Camp
1:08:45 - Outro 

DMC website:
https://thekingdmc.com

The Felix Organization website:
https://www.thefelixorganization.org

Chuck Shute website:
http://chuckshute.com

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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 - Intro
00:37 - Arizona 
01:03 - Wallace & Ladmo
02:23 - Playing with The Beach Boys
03:38 - Beatles
04:10 - Kiss & Alice Cooper
05:15 - Success & Sobriety  
07:54 - Pushing Past Anxiety 
10:10 - Taking a Big Risk 
12:28 - Olivia Newton John 
13:23 - Bad English & Neal Schon
14:55 - Tower of Power
15:45 - Danger Danger 
17:36 - NEW Solo Record & Shows 
19:27 - Guitar Camp w/ Paul Gilbert 
20:35 - Playing with G-3
22:33 - Guitar Heroes 
24:40 - Playing with P!nk 
25:45 - Philosophy Professor Brother 
26:43 - Andy's Life Philosophy
28:33 - Passion & Danger Danger 
31:30 - Local Food Bank 
32:20 - Wrap Up & Outro 

Andy Timmons website:
https://andytimmons.com

Local Food Bank website:
https://www.feedingamerica.org/find-your-local-foodbank

Chuck Shute website:
http://chuckshute.com

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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 - Intro
0:00:45 - New Songs & Album 
0:02:30 - Sobriety & Clear Mind 
0:05:50 - Phil Collen & Sober Focus
0:07:30 - Recording & Release of New Music 
0:10:00 - Radio, Spotify & Label Money 
0:14:02 - Artists Leaving Spotify & Owning Masters
0:16:50 - Newer Rock Sounds 
0:20:30 - Playing Covers Live
0:21:20 - Upcoming Show Dates 
0:23:10 - Band Merchandise 
0:26:03 - Burn Season 
0:27:26 - Bob Marlette & Producers
0:29:40 - 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.com

MusiCares website:
https://www.musicares.org

Mental Health website:
https://www.nami.org/About-NAMI/Donate-to-NAMI

Chuck Shute website:
http://chuckshute.com

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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 - Intro
0:00:40 - Eric's Curiosity with My Wall
0:02:10 - Posters at the Fillmore for Mr. Big & Y&T
0:03:30 - Tour Book with Rush
0:05:45 - Bay Area Music Award
0:07:25 - 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 Taylor
0:28:03 - Mr. Big Songs & Sniglets
0:31:18 - Opening for AC/DC
0:34:35 - 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 & Toto
0:52:30 - Asked to Audition for Rainbow
0:54:05 - Perseverance & Mr. Big
0:56:52 - Lean In To It Album
0:58:00 - 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 & Podcasts
1:17:35 - Chris Jericho & Ballbusting Threads
1:22:43 - Goodwill & Gig Clothes
1:24:25 - More Ball Busting
1:26:09 - Outro

Eric Martin website:
https://ericmartin.com

Goodwill website:
https://www.goodwill.org/

Chuck Shute website:
http://chuckshute.com

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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 - Intro
00:43 - Lighting, Production & Tech
02:23 - New Album & Producer Ron Nevison 
04:30 - Production & Keyboards
06:43 - 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 Single
19:05 - Rock the Night Show 
20:20 - Arizona Story 
21:40 - Tour with Def Leppard 
24:50 - Party with Bon Jovi, Skid Row & Def Leppard
27:08 - 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.com

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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 - Intro
00:34 - 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 VISAs
14:14 - Making Movies in Canada
15:55 - 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 & Journey
26:44 - American Bandstand & Dick Clark 
28:16 - Touring Now
28:50 - Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation 
29:15 - Outro 

Loverboy website:
https://www.loverboyband.com

JDRF website:
https://www.jdrf.org

Chuck Shute website:
http://chuckshute.com

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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 - Intro
0:00:40 - Cooper's Background with YouTube
0:02:45 - 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 Net
0:12:20 - Dark Side of YouTube 
0:14:30 - The Gauntlet & Faces of Death 
0:16:02 - Deep Web on YouTube & Videos Removed
0:19:22 - Disturbing Gory Videos & Legality 
0:21:15 - Elsagate & Children Videos
0:26:58 - Surface, Deep & Dark Web
0:28:06 - Dangers of the Dark Web 
0:31:26 - The Story of Silk Road
0:34:10 - 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 Theft
0:47:55 - Water Treatment Plant & Cyber Hacks 
0:49:24 - NFTs & The Metaverse
0:51:00 - Future of Crypto & Government Involvement 
0:52:30 - Dark Side of Google Earth
0:57:20 - Wilson Brothers & Crashed Plane 
0:59:38 - Bermuda Triangle 
1:01:15 - Google Sea
1:02:02 - Ocean Conservancy 

Chill Fuel YouTube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/c/ChillFuel

Ocean Conservancy website:
https://oceanconservancy.org

Chuck Shute website:
http://chuckshute.com

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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 - Intro
00:32 - Leary of this Podcast 
02:20 - Playing with Soul 
03:40 - Blue Eyed Soul & Otis Redding 
05:53 - Segregation in the 1960s
07:35 - Learning from Joey Dee & the Starliters
09:20 - Opening Band- The Beatles 
11:30 - Starting the Rascals 
14:13 - Good Lovin' & Record Deal 
18:06 - How Can I Be Sure
19:28 - 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 Music
28:22 - 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/home

Salvation Army website:
https://www.salvationarmyusa.org/usn/

St. Jude's Children's Hospital website:
https://www.stjude.org

Chuck Shute website:
http://chuckshute.com

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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 - Intro
0:00:45 - 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 Famous
0:22:58 - 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 & Ratt
1:02:50 - Cats & New Leash On Life 
1:04:45 - Wrap Up & Outro 

Matt Wake at AL.com:
https://www.al.com/user/mwake/posts.html

Matt Wake Twitter:
https://twitter.com/matthewbwake?s=11

A New Leash on Life Animal Rescue:
https://anewleash.org

Chuck Shute website:
http://chuckshute.com

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