Chuck Shute Podcast

Episode 180- Alicia Vigil! Alicia is the bass player for power metal band DragonForce. She also fronts her own band, Vigil of War. We discuss lots of things in this interview including playing with Tracii Guns, working with supermodel Rachel Hunter, up and coming bands & more! Both her bands have shows scheduled and Vigil of War has an upcoming EP. Get to know Alicia in this interview! 

00:00 - Intro
02:00 - Alicia's Name & DragonForce
03:25 - Bad Wolf 
04:25 - Bass Influences
05:12 - Acting & Rachel Hunter 
07:06 - Paradise City & Nita Strauss 
08:14 - Jerry Only & She Demons 
11:11 - Vigil of War & Shane Taylor
14:43 - Guitarist Kiki Wongo 
17:37 - Drummer Kyle Abbot 
19:05 - Working at the Viper Room 
20:06 - Vigil of War Imagery & Guns 
22:15 - Vigil of War Songs & Sound 
25:06 - Playing with DragonForce
27:04 - The Hat, New Style & New Music 
28:28 - D.I.Y. & Potential Upcoming Help
29:28 - Vans Warped Tour 
31:05 - Playing with L.A. Guns 
32:25 - Seeing Musicians on the Street 
33:35 - Twitch Stream 
34:48 - My Chemical Romance, Red Rocks & Sedona
36:10 - Arizona & Shows
36:58 - Upcoming Bands 
39:25 - Handwritten Lyrics 
41:25 - American Cancer Society 
42:20 - Wrap Up 

Vigil of War website:
https://www.vigilofwar.com

DragonForce website:
https://dragonforce.com

American Cancer Society website:
https://www.cancer.org

Chuck Shute website:
https://chuckshute.com

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Episode 179- The Dead Daisies! It’s a two for one supersized podcast with two legends- Doug Aldrich (Whitesnake, Dio) & Glenn Hughes (Deep Purple, Black Sabbath). The Dead Daisies have a new album out (Holy Ground) and are currently on tour with Don Jamieson & The Black Moods. Lots of great takes from these two icons including a pretty crazy story about David Coverdale! 

00:00 - Intro
01:27 - Tour w/ Don Jamieson & The Black Moods
03:50 - New Dead Daisies Album 
04:52 - Tommy Clufetos & David Lowy 
06:43 - David Coverdale & Fire Story 
09:55 - Dead Daisies Set List 
12:12 - Next Dead Daisies Album & Songwriting
13:30 - Dead Daisies Sound & New Direction 
16:17 - Doug Leaving Whitesnake & Priorities 
18:57 - Soccer & Ted Lasso 
20:13 - Transformers Theme Song & Movie/TV Work 
21:15 - Cameron Crowe, Glenn's Book & Keith Moon 
23:10 - Health & Fitness Tips 
24:40 - Struggling with Addiction 
29:07 - Advice for Success 
30:53 - The Dolphin Project 
31:42 - Wrap Up

The Dead Daisies website:
https://thedeaddaisies.com

The Dolphin Project website:
https://www.dolphinproject.com

Chuck Shute website:
http://chuckshute.com

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Episode 178 - Rob De Luca! Rob has played bass with a lot of great artists including George Lynch, Joan Jett & Helmet. He started out with Spread Eagle and is currently still in that band as well as with Sebastian Bach and UFO. He has some great stories including how Spread Eagle got signed and why they were kicked off the Vain tour, plus his thoughts  on backing tracks as well as Sebastian re-joining Skid Row. Fun interview! 

00:00 - Intro
00:57 - Spread Eagle Getting a Record Deal 
09:28 - Tour with Vain & Naked Prank 
12:42 - Parting Ways with MCA Records 
19:00 - Working with George Lynch 
21:15 - Getting Spread Eagle Back Together 
23:53 - Getting the Job at UFO 
25:47 - Pete Way & Songwriting in UFO
27:52 - UFO Farewell Tour & Michael Schenker 
30:05 - Playing with Helmet on the Guns 'N Roses Tour
35:42 - Joining Sebastian Bach's Band 
36:42 - Sebastian Bach Set List 
39:02 - Chris Jericho & Backing Tracks 
43:05 - Working with Sebastian Bach 
48:40 - Of Earth, Songwriting & Tour Plans
50:55 - Alice Cooper's Solid Rock 
52:20 - Wrap Up 

Spread Eagle website:
https://spreadeagle.us

Sebastian Bach website:
http://www.sebastianbach.com

UFO website:
http://www.ufo-music.info

Vintage Bass World website:
http://vintagebassworld.com

Alice Cooper's Solid Rock website:
https://www.alicecoopersolidrock.com

Chuck Shute website:
https://chuckshute.com

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Episode 177- Christina Chriss of Kaleido!  Christina is the lead vocalist for Kaleido, a band that has shared a stage with Aerosmith, Kid Rock, Halestorm and more! In this interview we discuss growing up in Detroit, how her music has impacted people’s lives, the upcoming tour with Sebastian Bach and more! 

00:00 - Intro
01:17 - Recent Tours 
02:35 - Kaleido Sound & Influences 
04:01 - Playing with Slash & Aerosmith 
05:54 - Growing Up in Detroit & Music Scene 
08:35 - Pushing Through Obstacles & Forming Kaleido 
09:40 - Having a Family to Support Dreams
11:07 - Kaleido Albums & EPs 
12:30 - "No More Little Miss Nice Bitch" & "Blood" 
13:57 - Musical Catharsis of Emotions 
15:26 - "Panic in the Pandemic" & Covid Shows
18:14 - Kid Rock, Halestorm, & Bret Michaels
20:40 - Set List & Playing Covers 
21:38 - Shows with Sebastian Bach 
22:38 - Doing Meet & Greets 
24:45 - "Goodbye" & Fan Messages 
26:30 - Being Independent, Logo & Merch
28:12 - Guitar Players 
28:55 - Traveling for Leisure 
30:08 - Future Goals 
31:01 - Project Scissor Gait Foundation
32:58 - Wrap Up 

Kaleido band website:
https://www.kaleidoband.com

Project Scissor Gait Foundation website:
http://projectscissorgait.org

Chuck Shute website:
http://chuckshute.com

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Episode 176- Thom Shea! Thom is a Navy SEAL  and served in three wars, ultimately leading a team of SEALs into Afghanistan in 2009. There he earned a Silver Star, Bronze Star with Valor, Army Commendation with Valor and his second Combat Action Medal. He was later hand-selected to serve as Officer In Charge of the famed SEAL Sniper course.  He has written two great books- “Unbreakable: A Navy SEAL’s Way of Life” and “Three Simple Things: Leading During Chaos.”  This is an eye opening and inspiring conversation! 

Thom’s charity is @sealfuturefoundation 
0:00:00 - Intro
0:01:47 - Becoming a Navy Seal 
0:04:22 - Hell Weeks & Never Giving Up 
0:10:10 - Internal Dialogue 
0:12:05 - Navy Seal Shift After Hell Week 
0:13:35 - Pushing Through Physical Injuries
0:16:00 - Principles of "Unbreakable" 
0:18:42 - Lack of Commitment & Weakness
0:20:52 - Shitty Conditions 
0:22:20 - Plan Your Dive and Dive Your Plan 
0:25:37 - Working as a Team 
0:26:45 - Fighting Out Problems & Being a Leader 
0:28:18 - Guy Talk & Toughness 
0:30:07 - PTSD 
0:32:47 - Making Mistakes & Other Special Forces 
0:35:13 - Pushing Through Hell Week
0:40:43 - Walking for 24 Hours Straight 
0:43:30 - Hurt Locker Syndrome 
0:47:40 - Elon Musk & Impossible Dreams 
0:51:50 - Afghanistan & Taliban 
0:55:53 - The United States & Division 
0:57:15 - Government Leaders 
0:58:40 - Seal Future Fund 
0:59:43 - Wrap Up 

Thom Shea website:
https://www.unbreakableleadership.com

Seal Future Fund website:
https://sealff.org

Chuck Shute website:
http://chuckshute.com

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Episode 175- Raanan Hershberg! I’ve been harassing Raanan to do my show and he finally relented. He’s a brilliant comedian and I really like his outside the box opinions on things like Good Will Hunting. He has a comedy album out now you can stream and another one is on the way! 

00:00 - Intro
01:58 - Scheduling & Micro-dosing 
05:06 - Phoenix/Scottsdale Life 
08:44 - Kicked Out of Louisville Slugger Museum 
09:43 - Louisville, Kentucky & Racism  
12:10 - Early Comedy Beginnings 
13:50 - Stand Up  Comedy & Intimacy 
17:20 - Comedy & Yelling Style 
18:42 - Writing Screenplays 
20:35 - Problem with Movies Today 
23:22 - Movie Opinion & Bias
24:35 - Good Will Hunting & Narcissism
25:42 - Social Media 
27:30 - Condemning Emotional Growth 
29:15 - Me Too Joke & Woke Crowds 
30:55 - Cuomo Joke 
33:15 - Norm MacDonald Dies :(
41:00 - Other Funny Comedians & Seinfeld 
45:00 - Charity - ACLU 
45:39 - Abortion & Protesting 
51:30 - YouTube & Social Media 
52:44 - Wrap Up 

Raanan Hershberg YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/user/MrRaananhershberg

Raanan Hershberg Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/raanancomedy/

ACLU website:
https://www.aclu.org

Chuck Shute website:
http://chuckshute.com

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Episode 174- Jamie Kaler & Jason Gowin! It’s a two for one episode! Jamie is a comedian/actor and has appeared on Friends, King of Queens, Will & Grace, Robot Chicken & more. Jason is a paranormal investigator mentored by George Lutz (the real life dad/husband from Amityville Horror) and has also done film and tv work. Together they host the Parents Lounge Podcast. This was a really fun episode filled with great stories, laughs and wisdom.  Also make sure to check out the Parents Lounge Podcast and Jamie’s new upcoming comedy album “Homeschooled” out Sept 17th everywhere. 

0:00:00 - Intro
0:01:41 - Having Kids 
0:05:30 - Having Twins 
0:07:32 - The Scary Parent 
0:09:42 - Humble Beginnings 
0:12:00 - Getting in to Acting 
0:13:55 - Mentored by George Lutz 
0:16:07 - Amityville Horror True Story 
0:18:12 - Kids & Fear
0:20:30 - Having Kids Vs Staying Single 
0:22:10 - Dating Apps 
0:23:10 - Bigfoot Documentary 
0:25:40 - Tesseract & Marvel & DC 
0:27:10 - Robot Chicken, Carnival & Crash Bandicoot 
0:31:06 - This Time Next Year 
0:33:33 - Christian Bale, Steve Carell & Adam McKay
0:39:20 - Working with Gene Wilder 
0:41:23 - Working on Movie/TV Sets
0:43:35 - Jimmy Tatro & Working with Talent 
0:45:50 - Assholes & Being Recorded 
0:49:05 - Process Server Job 
0:54:10 - Parent's Lounge Podcast 
0:57:25 - Parenting Advice 
1:03:40 - Promoting Projects & Charity
1:05:20 - Wrap Up 

Parents Lounge Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/theparentslounge

Jamie Kaler Homeschooled: 
https://orcd.co/homeschooled

Wounded Warrior Project website:
https://www.woundedwarriorproject.org

Chuck Shute website:
http://chuckshute.com

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Episode 173- Nick Griemsmann! In all the interviews I’ve done, Nick’s story is the most incredible.  While working a bartender at a nightclub he decided he wanted a different life for himself. After joining the infamous Tony Alamo cult, Nick was diagnosed with “incurable” schizophrenia. After multiple hospitalizations, medications and hard times, he began a healing journey. He eventually received a “decertification letter” that said he no longer had a diagnosis of schizophrenia. It’s an incredibly inspiring story that we both hope can help people struggling with mental illness. 

0:00:00 - Intro
0:02:58 - Nick & Book Synopsis  
0:05:45 - The "Misters" 
0:07:55 - Bullying & Insecurity 
0:09:10 - Drugs, Alcohol & Christian TV 
0:11:15 - The Monk Walk 
0:14:05 - Joining Tony Alamo's Cult 
0:16:21 - Defining a Cult
0:18:40 - Mental Break & Hearing Voices 
0:21:20 - Leaving the Cult & Being Hospitalized 
0:23:10 - Schizophrenia & Medication 
0:24:45 - Recovery Work & Sense of Purpose 
0:27:35 - Saving Yourself & Having Hope 
0:32:50 - Defeating Schizophrenia  & Mental Health Job 
0:35:42 - First Book, Sid Roth TV Show & Ministry 
0:36:42 - Livestreaming & Travel
0:40:00 - Finding Hope 
0:41:55 - Mr. Condemnation & Patience
0:45:50 - Treating Mental Health 
0:52:40 - Christian Discrimination & Helping People  
0:55:45 - Father's Friends 
0:57:05 - Lightning Strike & National Media 
0:59:37 - Wrap Up

Nick's Book on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1664240241/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_4NFWHMT5BXXM6ZFCVSVE

Father's Friends Ministry website:
https://www.thefathersfriends.org

Chuck Shute website:
http://chuckshute.com

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Episode 172- Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal!!!! Bumblefoot is one of the most prolific guitarists ever. He has done so many amazing things through out his career it is impossible to cover everything.  He spent more than 8 years as a guitarist in Guns ‘N Roses and has also worked alongside Weiland and Lita Ford. He is currently the guitarist in the supergroup Sons of Apollo as well as the frontman for Asia. He’s also working on producing an album for The Dodies in addition to making another solo album for himself.  Besides playing music he also teaches it and has his own hot sauce. There is definitely a lot to cover in this episode! 

00:00 - Intro
01:50 - Welcome Bumblefoot & Ireland 
03:30 - Producing the Dodies & Recording Techniques
04:55 - Playing in a Band Very Young 
07:33 - Drums Track & Different Sounds 
09:20 - Working with DMC & Generation Kill
10:21 - Limiting Work Hours Vs Crazy Work Hours
11:55 - Offer to Work with Jeff Pilson & Gregg Bissonette
13:35 - Solo Career 
15:15 - Guitar Solos 
16:10 - Practicing & Learning Guitar & Early Bands
19:27 - Working on a NEW Solo Album 
19:53 - Art of Anarchy & Singer Troubles
20:57 - Sons of Apollo & Touring
23:30 - Film & TV Work 
25:41 - A Serbian Film & The Exorcist 
27:55 - Science, Math & Brain & Diet 
30:27 - Accolades & Inspiring Others
33:05 - Other Guitar Players 
35:55 - Acoustic Albums & Playing Covers 
37:00 - Double Neck Guitar & Fretless Guitar 
40:25 - Working  with Other Musicians 
43:30 - Bumblefoot's Hot Sauce 
45:45 - Rock Against Dystrophy 
47:50 - New York & New Jersey Music Scene 
48:42 - Bumblefoot's Goatee 
50:19 - Wrap Up 

Bumblefoot website:
http://www.bumblefoot.com/index.php

Rock Against Dystrophy website:
http://www.rockagainstdystrophy.org

Chuck Shute website:
https://chuckshute.com

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Episode 171- music journalist and author Touré! He has a new biography on Prince out titled “Nothing Compares 2 U.”  In this episode we discuss Prince’s amazing musical talents, what drove him to superstardom and of course the Chappelle Show depiction. We also talk about some of the other interviews Touré did including Suge Knight, Snoop Dogg, Beyoncé and Courtney Love. Lots of great stories in this one!!! 

0:00:00 - Intro
0:01:45 - Welcome Touré & Books
0:02:49 - Prince & Influence  
0:05:43 - Prince's Mainstream Goal
0:08:20 - Prince's Musical Talents 
0:10:30 - Prince Manifesting His Dreams 
0:11:40 - Michael Jackson & USA For Africa 
0:13:10 - Prince as a Nerd & Interacting with People 
0:14:48 - Prince's Childhood & Encouragement 
0:17:35 - Boo'd Off Stage with Rolling Stones 
0:20:43 - Prince's Relationship with Parents 
0:23:30 - Prince's Insomnia 
0:26:30 - Pain Pills & Jehovah Witness 
0:29:05 - Prince Knocks on Doors & Spike Lee 
0:31:25 - Seventh Day Adventist & End of Times 
0:33:05 - Addiction 
0:35:50 - Loneliness & Relationships 
0:40:20 - Chapelle Show Depiction & Basketball 
0:45:00 - Touré on the "I'll Try Anything" TV Show
0:48:35 - Private Sanitation Living & Baby Born
0:52:40 - Standing Out as an Interviewer & Listening 
0:54:07 - Interviewing Snoop Dogg for Rolling Stone 
0:56:50 - Interviewing Beyonce for Rolling Stone 
0:58:58 - Pissing off Suge Knight 
1:06:07 - Interviewing Courtney Love 
1:12:14 - Food Banks
1:14:35 - Wrap Up 

Touré website:
http://toure.com

Feeding America website:
https://www.feedingamerica.org

Chuck Shute website:
http://chuckshute.com

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