Chuck Shute Podcast

Episode 121- John Corabi!!! John should need no introduction as he is well respected and known among the rock community. His lone album with Motley Crue is heralded not only among fans and critics, but also members of the band itself. John has a new autobiography coming out soon as well as new music. He gives me some song titles as well as some stories that aren’t in the book like having a gun pulled in him. We also discuss his time in Ratt, playing covers with Jerry Cantrell, why Duff McKagan couldn’t produce his record with The Scream and oh so much more!

0:00:00 - Intro
0:01:35 - Welcome John Corabi! 
0:02:31 - Mom's Interest In Music 
0:03:35 - Frank Sinatra & Dean Martin 
0:06:15 - Winning a Talent Show 
0:08:10 - Experiences with Drugs 
0:12:10 - Offer to Auditions for Skid Row & Britny Fox 
0:15:30 - Duff McKagan & Guns 'N Roses 
0:19:20 - Getting the Call From Nikki Sixx & Tommy Lee 
0:21:30 - Auditioning & Co-Writing  with Motley Crue 
0:28:28 - Motley Crue Falling Off the Wagon
0:37:10 - Loveshine as a Single & Musical Emphasis
0:41:21 - 10,000 Miles & Quaternary 
0:44:40 - Vince Neil Bashing & Lead Singer Disease 
0:49: 05 - Two Years to Make Motley Crue Record 
0:52:02 - Two Unreleased Songs 
0:53:45 - Fighting Back & Making Fans Choose
0:57:22 - Ratt, Crue & Band Dysfunction 
1:01:42 - Jerry Cantrell from Alice In Chains 
1:03:15 - Starfuckers Jam Band 
1:06:07 - New Autobiography - "Horseshoes & Hand Grenades" 
1:08:25 - John's Father 
1:13:22 - John's Son Ian Corabi 
1:14:34 - New Solo Record & Song Titles 
1:20:05 - Taking Over for Steven Tyler Rumor 
1:21:25 - Gun Pulled on John 
1:26:55 - Music Released One Song At a Time
1:28:15 - Toys for Tots & Charity
1:33:40 - Outro

John Corabi Website:
https://johncorabi.com

Toys for Tots:
https://www.toysfortots.org

Chuck Shute Website:
http://chuckshute.com

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Episode 120 - Jay Dyer!!! Jay is an author, podcaster, comedian and overall brilliant guy.  His book, “Esoteric Hollywood: Sex, Cults & Symbols in Film” includes over 400 cited sources. He references several books, movies, and other media in this interview as well. It was a lot of fun going down the rabbit hole with him. We discuss Hollywood, the media, CIA, shadow government, elites, mafia, serial killers, aliens, demonic possession, mind control, A.I. & MK Ultra, to name a few topics. Definitely don’t listen to this one before bedtime! 

0:00:00 - Intro
0:01:37 - Jay's Childhood & Upbringing
0:03:32 - Education & Website & Re-Branding
0:04:12 - Book, Sources & Essays
0:05:02 - Bohemian Grove & Neo-Conservative Elites
0:07:52 - Satanism , Atheists & High Level Elites
0:12:25 - Hollywood, Plato's Ion & Communicating with The Gods
0:14:50 - MK Ultra, Mind Control & Serial Killers
0:21:26 - Stanley Kubrick & Government Connection 
0:25:20 - Orson Welles, War of the Worlds & Princeton Experiment 
0:27:13 - Alien Abduction & Ritual Abuse Similarity 
0:29:55 - Cults, The CIA & The FBI 
0:34:23 - Shadow Government & Control 
0:36:45 - Transhuman, Robots, Cyborgs & Post Human Era
0:37:50 - Mass Depopulation & Planetary Dictatorship 
0:39:30 - Big Data Collecting Information & A.I. & Predicting Behavior 
0:43:15 - MK Ultra & Suicide Programming 
0:45:00 - Environment & Natural Resources
0:46:10 - Hollywood, Media & The Government
0:48:05 - Rehab & MK Ultra Reprogramming 
0:49:45 - Story of Screenwriter Gary Devore 
0:50:40 - Hollywood Pedophile Ring, Misinformation & Public Relations 
0:54:12 - Media & TMZ Style Reporting 
0:55:30 - Censorship & Demonetization on YouTube 
0:58:10 - Aliens, NASA & Hollywood 
1:00:40 - Demon Possession, Serial Killers & Raised Evil
1:03:58 - Serial Killers Having Accomplices & Government Involvement 
1:07:35 - Dealing with This Information & Advice 
1:09:42 - Next Book & Jay's Website 
1:11:10 - Wrap Up 

Jay Dyer Website:
https://jaysanalysis.com

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

Chuck Shute Website:
http://chuckshute.com

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Episode 119- Jon Donais! Jon is the current guitarist of Anthrax, but also played with Shadows Fall for many years. He has a new band as well, called Living Wreckage that will be releasing new music soon.  It was a lot of fun talking to him about music. We covered everything from Metallica and Skid Row to Pantera and Five Finger Death Punch. Plus I get his thoughts on cancel culture, award shows, and much more!

00:00 - Intro
01:10 - Donais Last Name 
01:43 - Fan Of The Show & 80s Metal 
03:32 - Learning Power Chords & Tablature
07:50 - Melodic Shredders 
08:47 - Aftershock
09:35 - Singer of Shadows Fall & Dreadlocks 
10:53 - Playing OzzFest
12:30 - Touring with Dimebag & Vinnie from Pantera 
16:17 - Touring with Slipknot & Lamb of God
17:15 - Atlantic Records & Elektra Merger 
20:42 - Five Finger Death Punch
21:42 - Korn & Rob Zombie on Mayhem Tour 
23:18 - Joining Anthrax 
26:00 - First Show with Anthrax 
28:00 - Tour with Iron Maiden 
29:18 - Seth Meyers Show & Robert DeNiro 
30:31 - New Anthrax Album 
31:45 - Old Anthrax Albums & Songs 
32:45 - Startin' Up a Posse, Censorship & Anthrax Cancellation? 
35:15 - Living Wreckage - Arena Rock Meets Thrash 
40:15 - Anthrax & Shadows Fall Fans
42:17 - Sebastian Bach & Skid Row 
44:05 - Wrestlers 
45:16 - Bands Jon Hasn't Met Yet
46:16 - Grammies, Award Shows & Rock Music 
48:15 - Music Accessibility Now & Then 
51:02 - Pantera 
53:55 - Motley Zoo 
55:15 - Wrap Up

Anthrax Website:
https://www.anthrax.com

Jon Donais Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/jonathanmdonais/

Motley Zoo Website:
https://www.motleyzooanimalrescue.org

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

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Episode 118- Cody Jasper, singer of Moon Fever! I first found about this band while researching my interview with producer Jim Kaufman (The Black Moods, Them Evils). I quickly became a fan after hearing their song “Cocaine” which is nearing a half a million downloads on Spotify. They have a new single out now called “Cheap Thrills” that’s also really good, and an upcoming song called “Payphone” that should be big. They have performed with Buckcherry and have shows lined up with Adelita’s Way. It was fun to get to know Cody’s story while doing this interview.

00:00 - Intro
01:07 - Growing Up in Texas & Early Influences
03:33 - Air Guitar
04:35 - Drugs, Trouble In School & Focus on Music
07:33 - Starting to Take Music More Seriously
10:16 - Joining Moon Fever
14:25 - Working with Producer Jim Kaufman
18:25 - "Cocaine" Song & Video
22:00 - "Cheap Thrills",  "Little Black Houses" & "Payphone"
24:03 - Shows with Joyous Wolf, Buckcherry & Adelita's Way
26:36 - What Cody is Listening to Now
28:20 - Style & Rockstar Look
29:35 - Riding Bicycles & Running
30:42 - Covid Twice
32:04 - Jerry Cantrell & Gary Clark
36:15 - Politics, Kenny Wayne Shepherd & Confederate Flag
38:33 - Freedom Music Project
39:38 - Future of Moon Fever, Big Shows & Solo Stuff
41:11 - Wrap Up

Moon Fever Website:
https://moonfever.com/

Freedom Music Project Website:
https://www.thefreedominmusicproject.com/index.html

Chuck Shute Website:
http://chuckshute.com

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Episode 117- Rob Lane!!!! It is my pleasure to welcome to the show, musician, fellow podcaster, and all around good guy Rob Lane! Rob has worked with really great artists including Ryan Roxie (Alice Cooper), The Bulletboys, Jaret Reddick (Bowling for Soup), Jetboy, Johnny Monaco (Enuff Z’Nuff) and more. He is currently the bass player for Ryan Hamilton & The Harlequin Ghosts. He started interviewing musicians for his fanzine “Trashpit Magazine” and continues to interview them for his podcast- the Straight 2 Video Podcast. It was a lot of fun to talk about music, his career, the differences between the UK and the USA and much more! 

0:00:00 - Intro
0:02:11 - Welcome Rob from the U.K.! 
0:03:15 - Fast Food in the U.K. vs U.S.A. 
0:04:15 - Summer Vacations in Mississippi 
0:05:50 - American TV & Music
0:08:06 - Rock Music Fan & Scene in the U.K. 
0:12:10 - Favorite Bands Growing Up 
0:15:30 - Starting to Play Music & Bass
0:17:16 - The Teenage Casket Company 
0:20:56 - Playing with the Bulletboys 
0:25:52 - Richard Bacchus (D Generation) 
0:28:00 - The Black Mollys with Tory Stoffregen
0:29:23 - Let Loose & a Huge U.K. Hit Song 
0:32:58 - Robbie Williams & US vs UK Music 
0:34:05 - Johnny Monacao (Enuff Z'Nuff) & Backing Tracks 
0:36:42 - People on Vacation & Bowling for Soup
0:37:57 - Ryan Hamilton & the Harlequin Ghosts  & AZ Music Video 
0:40:25 - Jetboy & History of the Band 
0:43:35 - Ryan Roxie (Alice Cooper) & Trashpit Magazine 
0:47:55 - Rob Lane Needs a Wikipedia Page 
0:48:53 - Straight 2 Video Music Project & Podcast 
0:52:10 - Rob's Most Popular Interview: Showaddywaddy 
0:54:50 - Trolls, Other Podcasters & Podcast Guests 
0:58:13 - Bucket List Bands & Guests 
0:59:50 - Marq Torien from Bulletboys 
1:01:35 - Arizona & the Van Buren
1:03:04 - Blind Dog Rescue 
1:03:47 - Wrap Up 

Rob Lane Link Tree:
https://linktr.ee/laney74

Ryan Hamilton & the Harlequin Ghosts:
https://ryanhamiltonmusic.com

Blind Dog Rescue Website:
https://www.bdruk.org

Chuck Shute Website:
http://chuckshute.com

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Episode 116- Knocko Nolan! You may recognize Knocko, a.k.a.  Detective Jim McSorley from the new Netflix docu-series “Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel.” The series is about the mysterious disappearance of Elisa Lam while staying at the Cecil Hotel. So of course we’ll discuss that case, but we talk about so much more too!  He tells me  how to get out of a speeding ticket and how to catch someone lying. Plus I get his thoughts on the whole defund the police movement, homelessness and drug problems, racism in the LAPD and much more. BONUS- he has a really cool Guns n Roses story he tells me at the end. 

0:00:00 - Intro
0:01:22 - Music 
0:03:15 - French Connection & Police TV Shows
0:04:30 - Getting Out Of a Speeding Ticket 
0:05:52 - Going Undercover 
0:09:28 - Taking Down Criminals & Having Fun 
0:11:11 - Scary People & Dead Bodies 
0:13:25 - Counterterrorism for the FBI 
0:14:45 - Interrogation Techniques 
0:16:26 - Working Skid Row & Homeless Population
0:22:13 - High Profile Cases & Courtney Love 
0:25:14 - Internet Sleuths, Morbid & Cancelling People 
0:29:12 - Elisa Lam Roommates & Rules of Interviews 
0:30:44 - Hallucinating & Medication Issues 
0:33:20 - Climbing In The Water Tank & Drowning 
0:35:26 - Dead Body Water 
0:37:00 - Conspiracy Theories, Coincidences, & Synchronicity
0:40:40 - Nineteen Days To Find Body & Altered Video
0:42:37 - Mental Illness & Drug Accidental Deaths Vs Supernatural 
0:44:05 - Lessons From the Documentary & Helping People
0:46:50 - Defund the Police Movement & Police Public Persona 
0:50:03 -  Racism & Preventing Negative Police Interactions 
0:53:51 - Marijuana, Drugs & Alcohol 
0:57:55 - Shootings, Guns, Mental Health & Healthy Lifestyle 
1:00:19 - Guns 'n Roses, Slash & Axl Rose, 
1:09:02 - America's Mighty Warriors
1:11:07 - Music & Other Interviews 
1:12:57 - Wrap Up

Knocko Nolan Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/knocko_/

America's Mighty Warriors Website:
https://americasmightywarriors.org

Chuck Shute Website:
http://chuckshute.com

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Episode 115- author Rodger Shute!  In this episode, I sit down with my dad, author Rodger Shute to discuss his new book “Ultimate Reality.” In the book he explores the questions of consciousness, where we come from, why are we here and where are we going after death.  He has put a lot of research in to this book (496 sources!) and it shows when discussing it with him how knowledgeable he is on the topics. We’ll discuss a little of his background and how he got interested in the topic and then we dive in to the book chapter by chapter. I even ask some questions at the end about things NOT in the book. Get the book on Amazon (link in the show notes below) 

0:00:00 - Intro
0:02:05 - Father's Death
0:03:25 - Dysfunctional Family 
0:05:12 - Thinking & Philosophy  
0:07:00 - College Life & Success in Business 
0:11:20 - Retirement & Advanced Degrees 
0:14:18 - Writing the Book 
0:17:28 - Opening Your Mind (Belief & Truth) 
0:22:05 - Defining Ultimate Reality & Evidence 
0:25:45 - Synchronicity & Coincidence 
0:30:40 - Evolutionary Theory & Origin of Species 
0:36:05 - The Ubiquity of Consciousness 
0:45:45 - Altered States of Consciousness 
0:53:25 - The Continuation of Consciousness & Transcendence 
1:01:50 - Ultimate Reality, Religion & Heaven & Hell 
1:03:40 - What is the Point of Life on Earth?
1:05:42 - Aliens & UFOs 
1:08:00 - Death & Lucid Dreaming 
1:10:21 - Eastside Baby Corner 
1:12:14 - Wrap Up 

Ultimate Reality Book: 
https://www.amazon.com/Ultimate-Reality-Challenge-Materialist-Paradigm/dp/1735816809/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=ultimate+reality&qid=1615690805&sr=8-1

Baby Corner Website:
https://babycorner.org

Chuck Shute Website:
http://chuckshute.com

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Episode 114- Little Mikey from the Howard Stern Show! I have always thought Little Mikey and his song parodies were one of the funniest parts of the Stern show. I laugh so hard every time I hear them because they are so ridiculous. I was shocked to hear he was a fan of my podcast and I had to have him on my show for my birthday to make him do a song for me. I’m glad I got a chance to interview him, I learned a lot and you will too! 

00:00 - Intro
01:26 - Mutual Fans 
02:47 - Jody Porter & Fountains of Wayne 
04:55 - Radio Background
06:25 - Stern Song Contest 
08:27 - Robin Parody Songs 
09:08 - Psych & Arrogance 
10:17 - Nickname Little Mikey
10:58 - Robin's Reaction 
11:44 - Sending In Songs 
12:54 - First Time In Studio 
16:35 - Howard Stern Birthday Bash 
19:18 - In Studio & Contributing Stern
20:22 - High Pitch Erik's Death Threat 
21:07 - Benji as a Person & Writer 
22:45 - Dirty Robin Parody Songs 
25:38 - Rules with Releasing Songs 
26:50 - Extra on Eastbound & Down 
28:46 - Vanilla Ice & David Spade 
31:25 - Losing Weight & Diabetes
34:45 - School & New Career Path 
37:05 - Birthday Song!!!
38:42 - Little Mikey is Hilarious 
39:53 - Northshore Animal League 
40:46 - Wrap Up 

Little Mikey Twitter:
https://twitter.com/LittleMikeysp

Northshore Animal League Website:
https://www.animalleague.org

Chuck Shute Website:
http://chuckshute.com

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Episode 113 - Don McLean!!! Don is truly a living legend. His music continues to be all over pop culture even to this day. His iconic song “American Pie” was listed at number 5 for “Songs of the Century” by the Recording Industry Association of America. In this episode Don discusses his rise to the top as well as his ambivalence towards success. He also tells me the story of Buddy Holly’s brother and his reaction to American Pie, as well as who he was referring to in the song when he mentions “the king.” 

00:00 - Intro
01:30 - Opener & Manager 
03:15 - Mindset & Swimming 
04:20 - Finding Music & The Weavers 
06:48 - Beginning of Music Career 
09:17 - Breaking Through Fear & Mission 
10:12 - Finance Degree 
11:25 - Pete Seeger and an Political Correctness 
14:00 - The World Changing 
18:30 - Overcoming Adversity of Tapestry Album 
22:12 - American Pie Album & Artwork 
24:52 - American Pie & Travis Holly (Buddy's Brother) 
27:05 - Ambivalence Towards Success 
30:15 - New Projects & Staying Busy 
31:25 - YouTube Channel 
32:26 - Roger Daltrey's Teen Cancer & Chemicals
35:03 - Wrap Up 

Don McLean Website:
https://donmclean.com

Teen Cancer America Website:
https://teencanceramerica.org/donate/

Chuck Shute Website:
http://chuckshute.com

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Episode 112- Mark Knight!! You may remember Mark as the guitarist from the band Bang Tango- they had some videos on MTV as well as a documentary made about them, “Attack of Life.”  Mark went on to have a solo career and he has a new album out called “Days of a Dreamer.” We talked about all this plus writing a song for Alice In Chains, wrestling in the street on the sunset strip, calluses from playing guitar, wood working and more! 

00:00 - Intro
01:49 - "Attack of Life" Bang Tango Documentary 
02:25 - Early Band Days 
04:11 - Finding a Singer for Bang Tango
05:22 - Name "Bang Tango"
05:58 - Bang Tango Sound & Influences
06:52 - The Cathouse & Riki Rachtman 
08:17 - Street Wrestling & Nightlife 
09:44 - Lawyer Helps Get a Record Deal 
11:50 - Howard Benson & Recording "Psycho Cafe" 
13:35 - Video for "Someone Like You" & Shelley Duvall 
14:48 - Tours with Bulletboys, Cheap Trick & Bad English 
16:35 - "Dancing On Coals" Album & John Jansen 
20:25 - Developing Calluses From Guitar Playing 
21:50 - Rave Reviews & Record Label Response 
24:40 - Arena Tour with L.A. Guns & Ratt 
26:36 - Writing a Song with Alice In Chains 
27:45 - "Love After Death" Record & Band Style
31:07 - Final Shows,  Band Demise & Reformation 
35:23 - Woodworking & Painting Business 
37:40 - Singer/Songwriter Style & Influences 
38:45 - Worry Beads, Gravy & Solo Band 
40:20 - New Album "Days of a Dreamer"
43:00 - Solo Live Shows & Set List 
44:20 - Bang Tango Fans at Solo Shows 
45:55 - Bang Tango Reformation & Shows 
48:55 - Wearing Hats 
49:45 - Scarlett Ray 
52:16 - Seahawks, Raiders & Sports 
54:40 - ASPCA - Animal Rescue 
56:01 - Wrap Up 

Mark Knight & The Unsung Heroes Website:
https://www.markknightandtheunsungheroes.com

ASPCA Website:
https://www.aspca.org

Chuck Shute Website:
http://chuckshute.com

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