Chuck Shute Podcast

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:
http://chuckshute.com

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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:
https://chuckshute.com

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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:
http://chuckshute.com

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Episode 207- Hannes Braun of Kissin’ Dynamite! In this episode we discuss the fame Hannes experienced at a young age on a German Star Search, plus playing with Steel Panther and huge festivals, songwriting and more!

00:00 - Intro
00:37 - Welcome Hannes!
01:20 - Getting the Band Together & Singing
03:32 - German Star Search & Early Fame
09:40 - After Star Search
11:36 - AC/DC Influence & Vocal Stylings
15:10 - Writing Songs & Melodic Metal
18:01 - Signing with Capitol Records
20:54 - Touring with Steel Panther
22:45 - Playing Festivals
24:23 - New Kissin' Dynamite Album
26:00 - Writing Lyrics in English
28:07 - The Good Life & Childhood Cancer
30:10 - Wrap Up & Outro

Kissin’ Dynamite website:
https://www.kissin-dynamite.de/en/

New Single & Charity Information:
https://www.kissin-dynamite.de/en/483-new-charity-single-good-life

Chuck Shute website:
http://chuckshute.com/

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Episode 206 - The Year End Wrap Up 2021!!!  For this episode I invite past guests comedian Al Jackson (Daily Blast Live), Billy Harfosh (iHeart Radio), & Matthew Williams (West Coast Radio).  We discuss some of the biggest stories of the year including the Metaverse, Covid, Dave Chapelle, Britney Spears, Tom Brady & more! This was a very fun discussion with three very intelligent people all with unique perspectives.  I really enjoyed this episode and hope you do to! 

0:00:00 - Intro
0:01:15 - Welcome Billy, Matthew & Al! 
0:02:15 - Mob Storms The Capitol & Election
0:13:33 - AMC & Gamestop Stocks 
0:17:28 - NFTs, Crypto & Metaverse
0:28:25 - Roger Stone, Joe Rogan & Celebrities 
0:31:42 - Tom Brady, Vin Diesel & Celebrities Parenting 
0:41:50 - Ellen DeGeneres & Being Cancelled 
0:51:15 - NCAA & Paid Athletes 
1:03:00 - Covid, Masks, Vaccines & Boosters*
1:21:22 - Dave Chapelle, Comedy & Art
1:34:46 - Britney Spears & Cutting Through the BS
1:43:32 - Autism Charity - Firefly School 
1:45:12 - Wrap Up 

Al Jackson instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/aljacksonig/

Billy Harfosh Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/billyharfosh/

West Coast Radio Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/westcoastradio_/

Chuck Shute Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/chuck_shute/

Firefly Autism Charity website:
https://fireflyautism.org

Chuck Shute YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/chuckshute

*The views of the guests don't necessarily reflect the views of the host or the show

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Episode 205- The Year in Rock 2021!!!! This was a very fun episode!! I invited 3 of my podcast buddies to help me go over the entire year of rock music. We discuss the biggest news stories, plus our favorite albums, songs, concerts and interviews of the year!  Special thank you to Rob Lane (Straight 2 Video), Clint Switzer (On the Road to Rock) and Darren Paltrowitz (Paltrocast, DLR Cast) for helping out. Check out their respective shows and make sure to subscribe! 

0:00:00 - Intro
0:01:38 - Welcome Clint, Rob & Darren! 
0:03:43 - David Lee Roth Retirement 
0:07:21 - L.A. Guns & Two Versions 
0:11:09 - Marilyn Manson Abuse Allegations 
0:14:08 - Dave Ellefson Scandal 
0:18:40 - Brass Against Pees On Stage 
0:20:20 - Bad Wolves & Tommy Vext Drama 
0:23:22 - Sebastian Bach Vs. Chris Jericho 
0:26:55 - Iced Earth's Jon Schaffer Storms the Capitol 
0:29:35 - Motley Crue, Def Leppard & Poison Concert 
0:33:22 - Cancelled Shows & Covid Affects Rock 
0:38:25 - Stephen Pearcy & Cancer in Rock
0:41:21 - In Memoriam & Entertainers Passing Away 
0:47:25 - Limp Bizkit 
0:49:30 - Top 5 Albums & Top 5 Songs
1:01:53 - Favorite Interviews of the Year 
1:13:00 - Podcasts & Listeners 
1:17:20 - Best Concerts of the Year 
1:23:12 - Upcoming Concerts & Music 
1:26:04 - Wrap Up 

YOUTUBE CHANNELS: 

Straight 2 Video: 
https://www.youtube.com/c/laney74

Patltrocast & DLR Cast:
https://www.youtube.com/c/DarrenPaltrowitz

On the Road to Rock:
https://www.youtube.com/c/StarcadeMedia

The Chuck Shute Podcast:
https://www.youtube.com/c/ChuckShute

SAVE OUR STAGES website:
https://www.saveourstages.com

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Episode 204- Jim Florentine!!! Jim has appeared frequently on Howard Stern as well as Opie & Anthony. Many people remember him as a co-host for “That Metal Show” for seven seasons. If you are a fan of Comedy Central you’ll remember him as the voice of “Special Ed” on Crank Yankers. He’s also made appearances in the shows Californication & Louie and the films Beer League & Trainwreck. His latest stand up comedy special is called “Bite the Bullet” and it's available for free on YouTube. Fun interview discussing his amazing career, comedy, woke people and more! 

00:00 - Intro
01:32 - New Comedy Special & Comedy Style 
07:57 - Early Beginnings 
10:25 - Other Comedians 
14:01 - Howard Stern & Joe Rogan 
16:45 - Joking Around with Don Jamieson 
18:15 - Busting Balls & Bullying 
19:45 - Playing it Straight 
21:45 - Beer League  & Funny Movies 
24:20 - Crank Yankers 
25:40 - Appearing on the Apprentice 
27:07 - Californication & Louie 
30:40 - Everybody is Awful Podcast 
31:23 - Social Media & Meta Verse 
37:13 - People at Concerts 
39:42 - New Music Jim's Listening To 
41:19 - Steel Panther 
43:25 - American Foundation for Suicide Prevention 
44:50 - Wrap Up 

"Bite the Bullet" Full Special on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/Yi4sBmvdPjI

Jim Florentine website:
https://www.jimflorentine.com/#home

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention website:
https://afsp.org

Chuck Shute website:
http://chuckshute.com

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Episode 203- Biff Byford of Saxon!!! Saxon has a new album coming out soon called “Carpe Diem" (Seize the Day). The single is out now and fans of the band will love it as well as the rest of the album. In this episode we talk about the new album, live shows and lots of fun moments from the band’s history. Find out why they got kicked off the Rainbow tour, why Ozzy quit opening for Saxon, contributions from Elton John & director Ridley Scott, why Metallica was pissed at the band and more! 

00:00 - Intro
02:12 - Carpe Diem (Seize the Day)
06:04 - Cassettes, Vinyl & Merch
08:15 - Touring & Live Shows 
12:48 - Ritchie Blackmore 
13:52 - Ozzy Osbourne 
16:00 - “Wheels of Steel” Inspiration
17:11 - Spinal Tap Moments & Touring
21:14 - American & Import Sales
23:00 - Director Ridley Scott Does Cover Art 
24:30 - Elton John Plays on Album 
25:15 - Metallica Story 
26:53 - Charity 
27:23 - Wrap Up 

Saxon website:
https://www.saxon747.com

Heavy Metal Truants website:
https://heavymetaltruants.com

Chuck Shute website:
http://chuckshute.com

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Episode 202- Dr. Dean Radin! Dr Radin is a parapsychologist and author of several books on psi phenomena. His research has also been published in over 100 scientific journals.  In this episode he talks about the experiments he has done as well as being a part of “Project Stargate.”  I also get his thoughts on synchronicity, mediums, near death experiences and much more! 

0:00:00 - Intro
0:01:41 - Dean’s Background & Credibility
0:04:16 - Topic of Psychic Phenomena 
0:06:36 - Statistical Significance of Experiments 
0:10:11 - Demonic Possession & Hauntings 
0:13:11 - Witchhunts, Taboo & Uncertainty 
0:18:07 - Affirmations & Positive Thinking 
0:21:05 - Meditation & Neuroscience 
0:21:50 - Synchronicity 
0:25:45 - Remote Viewing & Espionage 
0:30:05 - Government Programs & MK Ultra 
0:32:40 - Evidence and Usefulness of Remote Viewing 
0:40:35 - Experiments with Intention & Buddhist Monks 
0:43:52 - Experiment with Voodoo Dolls 
0:47:12 - Near Death Experiences 
0:54:40 - Mediums Talking to the Dead 
1:00:10 - Institute of Noetic Sciences 
1:00:50- Wrap Up 

Dean Radin website:
https://www.deanradin.com

Institute of Noetic Sciences website:
https://noetic.org

Chuck Shute website:
http://chuckshute.com

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Episode 201- Joel Hoekstra!!! Joel has quite an amazing resume! He currently plays in Trans-Siberian Orchestra, as well as Whitesnake and with his own Joel Hoekstra’s 13. He has also been a member of Night Ranger and toured with Cher. He has some great stories of all the musicians he’s worked with, as well great advice and insight on his success. I really enjoyed chatting with him- one of my favorite interviews of the year!

00:00 - Intro
01:13 - Live Shows Now
03:17 - Whitesnake Farewell Tour 
04:10 - Guitar Lessons & Early Gigs 
05:48 - Joel's Step by Step Career Climb 
08:40 - Lot of Work for Little Money 
11:25 - Joining Night Ranger 
13:28 - Making Mistakes & Playing with Distractions 
17:25 - Joel Hoekstra's 13 & Writing Songs 
21:45 - Classical Music Vs Rock Music 
24:05 - Guitar Institute of Technology 
26:30 - Working  at Cherokee Studios & Big Bands 
28:24 - Rick James & Screaming 
31:05 - Other Gigs & Musicians Played With 
36:12 - Working with Hugh Jackman & The Tony's 
38:21 - Joel's Climb & Networking 
40:46 - Crossing Names Off the Bucket List 
42:55 - Project with Michael Sweet & Future Plans 
44:57 - Salvation Army 
45:52 - Wrap Up 

Joel Hoekstra website:
http://joelhoekstra.com/news.html

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

Chuck Shute website:
http://chuckshute.com

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