Chuck Shute Podcast

Huck Johns is musician and hat maker.  He spent a long time in the music business and has some cool experiences such as getting a call from Slash inquiring about trying out for Velvet Revolver, writing a song with Kid Rock and touring with Ted Nugent.  He has since left Hollywood and moved to Tennessee and focused on making custom hats.  Some people who have worn his hats include Jeff Beck, Billy Gibbons and Jake Kiszka (Greta Van ...

Josh Todd is an American musician, singer, songwriter and actor, best known as the lead singer of rock band Buckcherry. The band is well known for songs like “Lit Up” , “Crazy Bitch” & “Sorry.”  They have a new album out June 2nd called “Vol 10” and will hit the road with Skid Row. We discuss the new album, the tour, social media, some Josh Todd trivia and more!

00:00 - Intro
00:35 - New Album "Vol 10" &...

Nathan Macintosh is Canadian comedian who has appeared on The Tonight Show, Conan and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. He has a very funny new special out now called Money Never Wakes that’s available for free on YouTube. We have a great conversation about the special, life in America, mental health and so much more! Really interesting and hilarious conversation!

0:00:00 - Intro
0:00:36 - New Special & Clips

Rob Wylde is a musician, formerly with the band TigerTailz & Teenage Casket Company. His current band, Midnite City has a new album coming out soon titled “In At The Deep End.”  It is a continuation of the band’s melodic 80s hard rock sound reminiscent of Bon Jovi, Def Leppard & Warrant.  We discuss the new album, Rob’s other bands, opening for Ted Poley & John Corabi and more!

00:00 - Intro
00:40 - Rob La...

Nili Brosh is a guitarist who currently plays with Danny Elfman, Cirque du Soleil, Dethklok and her own solo band. She has two new singles out now that will be part of a larger album down the line. We discuss the new music, playing with Danny Elfman, growing up in Israel, being a fan of Extreme and more! 

00:00 - Intro
00:35 - Name
01:35 - Growing Up In Israel
03:35 - Culture Shock Moving to America
06...

Simon King is a Canadian comedian and actor. He has released several comedy albums and specials. His latest is titled “As Good As Or Better Than” and was directed by Rory Scovel. It’s available for free on YouTube. Simon and I discuss his career in comedy, the entertainment business, doing impressions, the Royal Family and more!

0:00:00 - Intro
0:00:48 - Problems With "Furious" Special 
0:04:10 - Comedy...

Andrew Hagar is a musician and former MMA fighter and trainer. He has a new single out now called “Systematic Minds” and more music will be out soon. We had a fascinating conversation about the music business, his path as a musician, musical styles and so much more!

0:00:00 - Intro
0:00:43 - MMA & Joe Rogan
0:03:45 - Opinions & Haters
0:07:20 - Music Videos & Music Business
0:10:30 - TikTok &...

Kenny Olson is a multi-platinum guitarist from Detroit, Michigan, who has performed with Aerosmith, Metallica, Run DMC, Sheryl Crow, Billy Gibbons, Mick Mars and more. He was Kid Rock’s lead guitarist for eleven years performing around the world with dozens of television appearances, including Super Bowl XXXVIII.  He has a new project with singer Aaron Letrick called Letrick Olson that just released a new single titled “Willow.”  H...

Liz Glazer is a comedian, actress, writer and former law professor.  She has a new stand up special titled "A Very Particular Experience" out May 12th and available for pre-order now.  We discuss the new special plus writing comedy material, social media and comedy clips, her twitter getting hacked and so much more!  

0:00:00 - Intro
0:00:38 - Coffee & Energy
0:01:46 - Twitter Hacked
0:04:01 - S...

Richie Faulkner is an English musician best known as one of the lead guitarists for the heavy metal band Judas Priest. He has a new project called Elegant Weapons and they are releasing a new album on May 26 titled “Horns for Halos.”  We discuss Elegant Weapons, the future for Judas Priest, a paranormal experience while recording, Richie's near death experience and more!

00:00 - Intro
00:38 - Elegant Weapons &...

Craig Locicero is a musician best known for playing guitar with Bay Area thrash metal band Forbidden. He also played guitar with ManMade God, Dress the Dead, The Boneless Ones & Demonica. His band Forbidden has now had a rebirth with new singer Norman Skinner in the fold. They will be releasing some new music and playing some festivals. We discuss Forbidden, some of his other projects and his time working on one of Geoff Tate’s...

Greg Warren is a stand up comedian and actor. He has new special out titled “The Salesman” this is available now for free on YouTube. We discuss the new special, his old sales jobs, working with other comedians and so much more! Fun episode and Greg’s second time on the show!

0:00:00 - Intro
0:00:45 - Warrens
0:02:30 - New Special
0:06:35 - Caffeine
0:10:05- Uncomfortable Seats
0:12:25 - Peanut But...

Michelle Danner is an actress, director and acting coach.  She has worked with some of the biggest names in Hollywood including Gerard Butler, Salma Hayek, Chris Rock and Seth McFarlane.  She has a movie she directed coming out titled "Miranda's Victim" which is about the true story of the Miranda Rights and stars Donald Sutherland and Andy Garcia.  We discuss some of the people she's worked with, acting techniq...

Jeff Pilson is musician, songwriter and music producer. He is currently the bass player for Foreigner and was a long time member of Dokken. He has also been involved with several other bands including Dio, Steel Dragon, The End Machine & Black Swan.  He  is also now a member of Revolution Saints alongside Joel Hoekstra & Deen Castronovo and they have a new album called “Eagle Flight.” We discuss all this plus growing up in ...

Dr. William Forstchen is an author, historian and expert on EMPs.  He has written three fictional books about what happens to a town after an EMP attack, with the fourth book on the way.  We discuss what an EMP is, the likelihood of such an attack, and what we can do to prepare or prevent it.  You won't want to miss this one! 

00:00 - Intro
00:36 - Welcome Bill & Background 
02:23 - Becoming an EMP Expe...

Jack Underkofler is the lead singer for the rock band Dead Poet Society. The band has played some huge festivals and also toured with Badflower, Sevendust & Highly Suspect. They embark on a solo tour across the U.S. and Europe beginning on May 12th in Phoenix. We discuss the new tour, new music, the creative process, cover songs and more!

00:00 - Intro
00:47 - Booze, Water & Voice
03:50 - New Tour, Buses ...

Phil Lewis is an English singer and musician, best known as the vocalist and occasional guitarist for the American hard rock band L.A. Guns. The band has a new album out April 14th titled “Black Diamonds.” The new album is an eclectic mix of Zeppelin & punk influenced songs with a classic L.A. Guns sound. We discuss the new album, concert set lists, potential tour packages, meeting fans and more! 

00:00 - Intro 
00:31 - Play...

Dan Wilbur is a comedian, actor and author.  He has a hilarious new stand up special titled "Husband Material" that drops April 12th.  We discuss the new special, life in New York, opening for Patton Oswalt and more! 

0:00:00 - Intro
0:00:38 - New Album "Husband Material"
0:03:40 - Crowd & Material on Special
0:06:13 - Depressive Realism, Cures & Anxiety
0:09:40 - Mania, Depr...

Kip Winger is a Grammy nominated musician, best known for fronting the band Winger. His big break came when he was the bass player for Alice Cooper. He subsequently left the band to start Winger and the rest is history. The band has a new album out May 5th titled “Seven.”  We discuss the new album, potential set list, why he left Alice Cooper’s band and so much more! Fun episode!!!

00:00 - Intro
00:44 - Proud Desperad...