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:
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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:
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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:
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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:
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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 - Intro
00:30 - 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 Plane
45:55 - Social Media & Disconnect from Reality
50:30 - Cheetos & Junkfood 
52:05 - Stadium Tour & Seeing Concerts 
55:32 - New Book & Jizzy Site

Jizzy Pearl website:
https://jizzypearl.net

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

Chuck Shute website:
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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 - Intro
00:50 - 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 Killer
42:15 - Serial Killer Samuel Little 
44:20 - Gap in Chicago Strangler Killings 
45:25 - Multiple Killers in Chicago & Arthur Hilliard
49:45 - How Murders are Handled in Denmark 
52:38 - Improving Murder Clearance Rate 
55:30 - Outro 

Murder Accountability Project website:
http://www.murderdata.org

Chuck Shute website:
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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 - Intro
0:00:30 - 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'Brien
0:33:30 - New Kings X Record & Getting Older
0:39:40 - Tour with Motley Crue 
0:43:50 - Hanging with AC/DC 
0:49:03 - Song for Virtual Reality & Metaverse
0:54:22 - Division, Politics, & Laws 
1:00:02 - Religion & Spirituality
1:04:11 - 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.net

Compassion International website:
https://www.compassion.com

Chuck Shute website:
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