Episode 70- Comedian Mark Normand!!! Mark was singled out by Jerry Seinfeld as one of the best young comedians out there. If you don't know his name yet, you will soon. He's made appearances on the Tonight Show, Conan, Joe Rogan and others. In this interview we discuss his unusual upbringing and path to success and all the bumps along the way. He tells hilarious stories about corporate gigs and we discuss people being offended by comedy. Plus he roasts me! 0:00:00 - Intro 0:01:13 - Wel...
Oct 23, 2020•1 hr 13 min•Season 2Ep. 70
Episode #69- Chris DeMakes from Less Than Jake! Chris is the very talented signer/songwriter/guitarist from the ska-punk band Less Than Jake. Chris tells the story of the band’s rise to fame, including posting flyers all over town, answering hundreds of fan letters and adding thrift store stage props to their shows. Find out how the band got their name, plus hear about Chris’s crazy costumes, tours with Bon Jovi and Good Charolette and much much more! 0:00:00 - Intro 0:01:06 - Welcoming Chris! 0...
Oct 20, 2020•1 hr 3 min•Season 2Ep. 69
Episode # 68- Radiofix. The band is currently winning the Arizona Foothills Magazine reader’s poll for best local band/musician. I had never listened to them before but after I did I knew I had to have them on my show! They are extremely talented and if you like the 90s Seattle rock sound you will love this band. Their latest single “Beauty Queen” is up to almost a half million views on YouTube. We discuss the band’s history, shows, production, and style, plus they perform two songs LIVE in stud...
Oct 18, 2020•37 min•Season 2Ep. 68
Episode #67 - Rachel Bolan from Skid Row! Rachel is the bassist, songwriter and co-founder for Skid Row, one of the biggest and best metal bands of all time. Skid Row's self titled debut album sold over 5 million copies in the U.S. and had two top 10 singles. Tours with Guns n Roses, Bon Jovi, Aerosmith and Motley Crue followed. Their follow up, "Slave to the Grind" was the first metal album to debut at number one on the charts. We discuss the band's entire career including B...
Oct 13, 2020•1 hr 8 min•Season 2Ep. 67
Episode #66 - Joey Molland from Badfinger! Joey calls in to promote his new album “Be True To Yourself” and talk about the legacy of Badfinger, the first band signed to the Beatles Apple Records. Badfinger went on to four very big hit songs- “Come & Get It”, “No Matter What”, “Day After Day” & “Baby Blue.” Their song “Without You” has been recorded over 180 times, most notably for Harry Nilsson and Mariah Carey. The band enjoyed a resurgence in popularity after “Baby Blue” was played at ...
Oct 09, 2020•1 hr 4 min•Season 2Ep. 66
Episode #65 - Steve Stevens. Steve is one of the most original guitarists to emerge from the ’80s rock scene, best known for his 30 year partnership with Billy Idol, his work on Michael Jackson’s “Dirty Diana”, his Grammy Award winning performance on “Top Gun Anthem” and his work with Vince Neil on “Exposed”. 0:00:00 - Intro 0:01:37 - Welcome Steve & Living In California 0:02:38 - Learning the Guitar at a Young Age 0:05:12 - Guitar Teacher's Advice 0:06:35 - Fame Music School 0:08:08 - ...
Oct 03, 2020•1 hr 14 min•Season 2Ep. 65
Episode #64 - Mark "Gus" Scott, the drummer from Trixter returns to the show for the third time to discuss his solo projects as well as give us an update with what's happening in the Trixter camp. 00:00 - Intro 01:40 - Welcome Mark & "With You" Dedication 02:47 - "Give It To Me Good" Power Country Version 04:01 - Owning a Restaurant & Business Strategy 06:20 - The Business Side of Trixter 08:40 - Lack of Management for Trixter 11:47 - Mark's Dream ...
Sep 30, 2020•46 min•Season 2Ep. 64
Episode #63- Ron Keel- Frontman from Steeler, Keel and now the Ron Keel Band. Ron has shared a stage with some of the biggest names in rock including Aerosmith, Van Halen, Bon Jovi & Motley Crue. He has sold millions of records and had a long successful career in metal and country music. He has a new album out now with the Ron Keel Band titled "South X South Dakota" that is a collection of Southern Rock covers. 0:00:00 - Intro 0:01:00 - Early Musical Background 0:02:40 - Being Bull...
Sep 29, 2020•1 hr 15 min•Season 2Ep. 63
Episode #62- Erik Turner- guitarist and founding member of the band Warrant. Warrant has sold over 10 million records, had 5 top 40 hits and 9 rock hits, including #2 hit "Heaven" and of course the iconic song and music video, "Cherry Pie." I'm a huge Warrant fan so this is very special episode for me! Enjoy! 0:00:00 - Special Long Intro 0:03:34 - Welcome Erik Turner!!!! & Wine Business 0:04:36 - Success of Warrant and Making It 0:05:44 - First Gig With Yngwie Malmst...
Sep 25, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Season 2Ep. 62
Episode #61- P.J. Farley. PJ has played bass with Eric Martin (Mr. Big), Lita Ford, Fozzy (with Chris Jericho), Jim Bruer, Ra, and of course Trixter. He also made a solo record called "Boutique Sound Frames" in 2016 and now has a second solo record called "Accent the Change" and first single "Let It Rain" that Eddie Trunk called "super hooky." 00:00 - Intro 01:08 - Welcome PJ! + Press Junket 02:26 - Playing Drums & Bass Early 03:32 - Parents Supportive...
Sep 23, 2020•50 min•Season 2Ep. 61
Episode #60- John Merchant is the frontman for the new band, "Ghosts of Sunset." They have a new EP coming out soon on Golden Robot Records titled "Headed West." The first single is "Miles In-Between" and available everywhere. 00:00 - Intro 01:07 - Early Influences 02:20 - The Beatles 03:50 - Enuff Z'Nuff & Donnie Vie 04:30 - Music Partner - Todd Long 05:50 - "Hair Metal" 07:53 - Dutch Henry: Alt-Country Band 11:36 - White Rabbit - 60s/70s Cover B...
Sep 17, 2020•57 min•Season 2Ep. 60
Episode #59 - Calico Cooper, singer of Beasto Blanco & Film/TV actress. Calico's band Beasto Blanco has appeared on the Monsters of Rock Cruise, Megadeth Cruise, Rocklahoma and toured with Halestorm. As an actress she has appeared in TV shows such as Hawaii Five-O and the Mindy Project as well as indie films like "Suck" and "Welcome to Hell." 0:00:00 - Intro 0:01:13 - Fires in California 0:03:03 - Musical Background 0:07:00 - Family Performances At Christmas 0:08:45 ...
Sep 16, 2020•1 hr 15 min•Season 2Ep. 59
Episode #58: Jairek Robbins - motivational speaker, life coach and author of "Learn It, Live It, Give It." Jairek has traveled the world helping people and even earned an congressional Medal of Honor for the impact he made. 0:00:00 - Intro 0:01:35 - Welcome Jairek & Congrats! 0:02:50 - Learning the History of Things 0:07:36 - Semester at Sea 0:12:40 - Life in Uganda 0:14:07 - Happy to Breathe 0:18:43 - Having Enough & Being Enough 0:23:40 - The Two Big Dreams For Americans Now ...
Sep 14, 2020•1 hr 26 min•Season 2Ep. 58
Episode #57: Don Jamieson - Hilarious Comedian and former Co-Host of "That Metal Show." Don has a new comedy album out titled "Denim & Laughter" and also hosts his how show, "That Jamieson Show." 0:00:00 - Intro 0:01:19 - Jamieson, Scottland, Ireland & Thin Lizzy 0:04:45 - Playing in Bands 0:06:00 - Working at MTV 0:07:30 - Starting Stand Up Comedy 0:10:50 - Joke Writing for Lisa Lampanelli & Roasts 0:13:14 - Opening for Andrew Dice Clay 0:17:15 - Openin...
Sep 11, 2020•1 hr 3 min•Season 2Ep. 57
Episode #56: Washington State University football player Justus Rogers calls in to the show to discuss his football career past, present and future. Justus started as a quarterback for Bellevue High School and then switched to linebacker when he got to WSU. 00:00 - Intro 01:28 - Football Background 03:22 - Bellevue High School Football 04:31 - Playing Quarterback 07:02 - Choosing WSU Over Other Schools 10:05 - Quarterback Vs Linebacker 11:15 - Redshirt 2016 Year 14:10 - Boise St Triple OT Game 1...
Sep 09, 2020•34 min•Season 2Ep. 56
Episode #55- Sean McNabb is a musician who has played in bands such as Quiet Riot, Great White and Dokken. Sean is also an actor and has appeared in TV shows such as "Sons of Anarchy" as well as moves like "Four Christmases" and "Street Survivors: The True Story of the Lynyrd Skynrd Plane Crash" 0:00:00 - Intro 0:01:09 - Frankie Banali (Quiet Riot Drummer) 0:03:25 - Inspired by The Who's "Tommy" 0:04:47 - Learning to Play Music 0:06:22 - Bar Bands &am...
Sep 04, 2020•1 hr 14 min•Season 2Ep. 55
Episode #54 - Dave Fortman calls in for an in-depth interview about his time with Ugly Kid Joe as well as producing huge albums from Evanescence, Godsmack and Slipknot. 0:00:00 - Intro 0:01:42 - Welcome Dave! 0:03:06 - Dave’s Musical Background 0:05:35 - Sugartooth & Joey Castillo 0:08:05 - Ugly Kid Joe Connection 0:11:04 - Roger Lahr- Original Guitarist 0:13:33 - America’s Least Wanted Album 0:16:20 - Tour with Def Leppard 0:20:21 - Bon Jovi & Van Halen 0:27:10 - Hanging with Metallica ...
Sep 01, 2020•1 hr 14 min•Season 2Ep. 54
Episode #53 - Robert Duncan was the managing editor of Creem Magazine from 1974-75 and he also wrote for Rolling Stone, Circus and Hit Parader. He has written some books as well including a very popular Kiss biography and his upcoming novel, "Loudmouth." 0:00:00 - Intro 0:01:34 - Kiss Biography 0:03:25 - Background & Early Musical Influences 0:06:10 - Playing in Bands in the Early '70s 0:08:35 - Beginning of Rock Writing Career 0:13:16 - Interviewing KISS 0:16:05 - Managing Ed...
Aug 27, 2020•1 hr 15 min•Season 2Ep. 53
Episode #52: Robert Carlyle from The Compulsions calls in to talk about his new album "Ferocious' which features guitarist Earl Slick (John Lennon, David Bowie), Bumblefoot (Guns N' Roses), Alec Morton (Raging Slab) and Brian Delaney (New York Dolls). 0:00:00 - Intro 0:01:33 - Rob's Influences & Growing Up in NYC 0:04:45 - Learning to Play Guitar 0:07:51 - "Crazy" Rob Carlyle 0:10:25 - "The Compulsions" 0:11:48 - Confused With Other People 0:13:58 - Ri...
Aug 25, 2020•1 hr 3 min•Season 2Ep. 52
Episode #51: Chris Widener is world renowned speaker and author of many books including "The 12 Pillars of Success" which he co-wrote with his mentor (and Tony Robbin's mentor) Jim Rohn. 0:00:00 - Intro 0:01:45 - Welcome Chris & Seattle Connection 0:02:25 - Early Childhood Background 0:05:20 - Aunt, Uncle & Mom 0:08:32 - Drugs 0:11:30 - Trouble At School 0:12:35 - Working for the Sonics 0:15:00 - Changing Your Path in Life 0:17:45 - Becoming a Youth Minister 0:20:05 - Spea...
Aug 20, 2020•1 hr 11 min•Season 2Ep. 51
The 50th Episode of The Chuck Shute Podcast, compiling one minute clips from the past 49 episodes to highlight all the great moments. 00:00 - Intro 02:35 - Explaining Guests (#1) 03:25 - Anthony Davis - OCD (#2) 04:25 - Mark Gus Scott - Tour With Poison & Bret Michaels (#3) 05:25 - Keith Douglas - Rock Star Life (#4) 06:25 - Donnie Vie - Near Death Experience (#5) 07:25 - Sydney Smith - Only Black Kid (#6) 08:25 - Eddie Eberle - "It's Not Me, It's You" (#7) 09:25 - Lee Pe...
Aug 18, 2020•53 min•Season 2Ep. 50
Episode #49- Singer/Guitarist Marq Torien from the Bulletboys phones in to discuss his whole career including playing in a band signed to MoTown Records, with Ozzy Osbourne, in Ratt, King Kobra, the Bulletboys and even auditioning for Motley Crue! 0:00:00 - Intro 0:01:26 - Welcome Marq / Growing Up in Cali 0:03:22 - Motown Records 0:07:05 - Motley Crue 0:22:40 - Ozzy Osbourne 0:27:30 - Ratt 0:33:40 - King Kobra & Bulletboys Formation 0:41:20- The Piss Room 0:42:50 - Ted Templeman 0:46:00 - G...
Aug 12, 2020•2 hr 46 min•Season 2Ep. 49
Episode #48- Author Crystal Waltman stops by in studio to discuss her new book, "Quitting to Win" 0:00:00 - Intro 0:02:01 - Welcome Crystal 0:02:45 - Parents Divorce 0:04:20 - Softball & Sports 0:05:27 - Early Experiences With Alcohol 0:08:26 - Gangs & Mailbox Baseball 0:11:03 - Close Friend Scarlett 0:15:42 - High School Graduation 0:18:09 - Pain Pills 0:20:30 - Court Ordered Alcohol Classes 0:24:26 - Parents Background 0:26:45 - Dating a MLB Player 0:29:00 - Meeting Her Husba...
Aug 06, 2020•2 hr 34 min•Season 2Ep. 48
Episode #47- Phone Interview with Michael Grant from Michael Grant and the Assassins. Check out his new album, "Always the Villian" - available everywhere! 0:00:00 - Intro 0:01:38 - Film Star in the Philippines 0:02:25 - Early Influences 0:03:56 - Learning Music & Early Bands 0:07:40 - EndeverafteR Discovered by Pete Wentz of Fallout Boy 0:13:05 - Opening for Poison & Cinderella 0:15:54 - Kiss & Sebastian Bach 0:17:15 - Entrance Song for Jeff Hardy (WWE) 0:19:55 - Joining L...
Jul 29, 2020•53 min•Season 2Ep. 47
Episode #46- Comedian and Actor Fahim Anwar calls in to talk about his long history doing stand up comedy, video shorts, movies, TV and more. 0:00:00 - Intro 0:02:12 - Doing Podcasts 0:04:44 - Parents From Afghanistan 0:07:00 - Comedy Influences 0:08:43 - Comedy Beginnings in School 0:13:18 - Stand Up In Seattle Clubs 0:19:59 - Offer to Open For Michael Buble 0:21:38 - Engineering Degree & Job 0:23:55 - Comedian’s Comedian 0:27:43 - Auditioning in L.A. 0:32:15 - Turning Down Stereotypical Ro...
Jul 23, 2020•1 hr 25 min•Season 2Ep. 46
Celebrity Fitness trainer Nicole Stuart calls in to discuss her rise to the top as one of the best fitness trainers in Hollywood. 0:00:00 - Intro 0:01:07 - Growing Up in Las Vegas 0:05:03 - Dancing and Work Ethic 0:09:55 - Home Life 0:12:15 - New York & UNLV 0:13:55 - Production Assistant in L.A. 0:15:55 - Stand in on A Few Good Men 0:20:20 - Waitressing & Acting Classes 0:22:50 - Going to Work for Mari Winsor 0:25:45 - Hollywood Life in the 90s 0:28:05 - Training Celebrities 0:33:02 - L...
Jul 21, 2020•1 hr 7 min•Season 2Ep. 45
Early Ray frontman Rayen Belchere calls in to discuss the history of the band and their new single, "Apple Pie" which is a re-imaging of Warrant's "Cherry Pie" 00:00 - Intro 01:50 - Growing up in South Carolina 10:12 - Musical Influences Growing Up 13:09 - Hanging With Motley Crue 16:40 - Singing Backup Vocals with Alice Cooper 18:58 - Leaving Wednesday Thirteen to Start Early Ray 21:01 - Early Ray Name Origination 22:25 - Early Ray Band Members 25:05 - Billy Morris and ...
Jul 15, 2020•57 min•Season 2Ep. 44
Episode #43- Donnie Vie, former Enuff Z'Nuff singer returns to the show to discuss his new solo song "All My Favorite Things" as well as his new song with Enuff Z'Nuff "Strangers in My Head" 0:00:00 - Intro 0:01:23 - Holding Up During the Pandemic 0:06:40 - New Management Team 0:09:05 - Residuals and Royalties 0:15:50 - "New Thing" Song Composition 0:19:00 - Repressing Emotions & Drugs 0:24:50 - Helping Newer Bands 0:28:50 - Working On Things 0:34:00 -...
Jul 10, 2020•2 hr 31 min•Season 2Ep. 43
Mark and Kym Hilinski are the founders of Hilinski's Hope, a non-profit started to preserve the memory of their son Tyler and raise awareness of mental health. 0:00:00 - Intro 0:02:46 - Welcome Kym & Mark 0:03:47 - Kym and Mark's Background 0:05:05 - Birth of Tyler 0:06:23 - Early Love of Sports 0:08:08 - Other Interests 0:11:20 - Early Football Years 0:15:20 - Deciding on WSU 0:19:05 - Coach Mike Leach 0:24:05 - Backup at WSU 0:28:10 - Boise St Game 0:30:42 - Arizona Game 0:37:25 ...
Jul 01, 2020•2 hr 49 min•Season 2Ep. 42
Episode #41- Singer from the band Tora Tora calls in to talk about the band's history as well his career in teaching and the band's resurgence and new album and acoustic EP. 0:00:00 - Intro 0:01:53 - Promoter Friend Passes Away 0:06:00 - Tornado in Nashville 0:07:38 - Forming the Band in Memphis 0:13:30 - Playing Early Shows in a Warehouse 0:19:45 - Early Demos and Showcasing for Labels 0:25:55 - Recording "Surprise Attack" Record 0:30:30 - Songs on Radio, MTV and Bill & ...
Jun 19, 2020•1 hr 29 min•Season 2Ep. 41
