Best Chris Shiflett Podcasts (2024)

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Wolf Van Halen’s Tornado of Tapping on “Take a Bow” 1:00:07

22d ago1:00:07

1:00:07

Being born into rock royalty doesn’t make you a rock star—you’ve gotta earn it with your own chops. And whether it’s the classical pedigree of his first name or the hard-rock infamy of his surname, Wolfgang Van Halen has a long lineage to live up to. As he displays on this episode of Shred With Shifty, he’s more than up to the task. Wolf joins Shif…

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Lee & Pete React to Huey Lewis and the News' Fore! - Turntable Tales 35:51

22d ago35:51

35:51

Lee & Pete sit down to listen to an album from start to finish so they can share their thoughts. So why not sit down, get comfortable and enjoy a great record with us! This time it's Fore! (1986) by Huey Lewis and the News!By andertonsmusic

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Joe Bonamassa: Bursts, Dumbles, and the Blues 1:36:46

29d ago1:36:46

1:36:46

If you can’t figure out how to play Joe Bonamassa’s solo from “Blues Deluxe,” don’t worry. It all changes when Shifty sits down with Bonamassa for this special episode of Shred With Shifty. No surprise that both of them reach for their Les Pauls, and Bonamassa even reveals why he switched from Strats to Gibsons in the early 2000s. Bonamassa is know…

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The Captain Meets Dom Martin 1:00:49

30d ago1:00:49

1:00:49

Captain Lee enjoys a very genuine chat with the incredible Dom Martin about life and guitar!By andertonsmusic

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The Captain Meets Chris Shiflett (Foo Fighters) 55:21

1M ago55:21

55:21

Captain Lee has a lovely video chat with Chris Shiflett (Foo Fighters) about all things guitar!By andertonsmusic

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“KISS” Shiflett Takes on Fan Solos and Issues a Challenge 34:12

2M ago34:12

34:12

It’s time for Chris Shiflett to rip another solo—solo episode, that is. During this first season of Shred With Shifty, our host has been keeping an eye on fan submissions of the lead parts explained in each episode, hand-picking sharp renditions to share. This time, he spotlights takes on the guitar theatrics from “Alive” by Pearl Jam, “Stay a Litt…

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Lee & Pete React to Bryan Adams' Reckless - Turntable Tales 40:07

2M ago40:07

40:07

Lee & Pete sit down to listen to an album from start to finish so they can share their thoughts. So why not sit down, get comfortable and enjoy a great record with us! This time it's Reckless (1984) by Bryan Adams.By andertonsmusic

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Brent Mason’s Furious Fingerstyle Shred 1:21:01

2M ago1:21:01

1:21:01

Brent Mason has picked for the biggest and best names in country music: Alan Jackson, Willie Nelson, Shania Twain, Brooks & Dunn, Blake Shelton, and George Strait are just a few of the country stars on whose records you can hear Mason’s Fender-on-Fender fretwork. But his solo on “Southbound Train,” the closing track on Travis Tritt’s 2000 record Do…

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Lee & Pete React to Bon Jovi's Slippery When Wet - Turntable Tales 25:03

2M ago25:03

25:03

Lee & Pete sit down to listen to an album from start to finish so they can share their thoughts. So why not sit down, get comfortable and enjoy a great record with us! This time it's Slippery When Wet (1986) by Bon Jovi.By andertonsmusic

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Free-Wheelin’ Ace Frehley Fires Up His “Shock Me” Solo 1:06:48

3M ago1:06:48

1:06:48

Shifty’s biggest guitar hero joins the podcast to run down his unique lead picking on the 1977 Love Gun hit. Ace Frehley is the reason Chris Shiflett picked up a guitar in the first place, so it’s only natural that Shifty invites his original tone teacher onto the pod to recap one his iconic solos. Frehley, saddled with a classic black-and-cream tr…

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Sara Quel (Road Dog Supply) 1:15:53

3M ago1:15:53

1:15:53

Chris sits down with TOTOT art director, Sara, from Road Dog Supply! IG: @roaddogsupply http://roaddogsupply.com Listen and subscribe at: http://tototpodcast.com Please subscribe, rate, and review on iTunes and Spotify! And follow us on all platforms: @tototpodcast Join our Discord Server: https://discord.gg/GyrTcZaq Wanna help out the show? Head o…

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Mike Campbell’s Electric Spontaneity 52:42

3M ago52:42

52:42

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’ lead guitarist shows Shifty how he bottled an electric reaction to “The Waiting” on the song’s simple, iconic solo. Mike Campbell knows how to write the perfect parts to a song, and records them with the perfect guitar, amp, and tone to match. That’s why Shifty has the Heartbreakers’ lead man on this episode to get …

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John Osborne’s Tele-Style Spank on “Stay a Little Longer” 1:24:42

4M ago1:24:42

1:24:42

“I think it’s safe to say John Osborne is a fuckin’ beast!” That’s how Chris Shiflett kicks off this episode of Shred With Shifty, featuring bearded Brothers Osborne shredder-in-chief John Osborne. Osborne joins Shifty to dissect his blistering country-rock ripping on the band’s breakout single, “Stay A Little Longer.” Osborne tells Shifty about fa…

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Odds & Ends and Q&A Vol. 2 50:38

4M ago50:38

50:38

This time on Shred With Shifty, Chris Shiflett steps out on his own. Shiflett starts up with a video montage of fan-submitted solo takes on leads from Charlie Starr, Rivers Cuomo, Mike McCready, and others. Some are more faithful than others, and Shifty celebrates the originality. “Learn it kinda, and then put your own twist on it,” he encourages. …

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Pearl Jam’s Mike McCready Comes “Alive” 1:09:58

5M ago1:09:58

1:09:58

Host Chris Shiflett starts things off with a discussion on the musical context McCready emerged from. “If you didn’t have this punk rock background, then you were looked down upon,” remembers McCready. As he explains, his upbringing was less punk rock and more Cub Scouts until he picked up the guitar. He and PJ rhythm guitarist Stone Gossard prefer…

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Jawbreaker’s Blake Schwarzenbach on the Emo-Meets-Zeppelin Magic of “Accident Prone” 1:19:35

6M ago1:19:35

1:19:35

On this week’s Shred With Shifty, Chris Shiflett is joined by one of his all-time favorite players: Blake Schwarzenbach, the 6-string architect behind California punk band Jawbreaker’s simple, noisy, orchestral rippers. But before things really get rolling, Shifty gets his heartbroken as Schwarzenbach squashes rumors that Jawbreaker might have a ne…

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HARD WORLD NEWS: Biden's Israel Visit, Bandcamp Layoffs, New Halo In The Works 44:24

6M ago44:24

44:24

The team behind The Hard Times and Hard Drive read and rewrite the news on a new podcast; Hard World News. This week's edition features talk of Biden's visit to Israel, Epic Games shuttering Bandcamp and Schrodinger's Halo campaign.

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Charlie Starr Brings the Thunder 1:09:12

6M ago1:09:12

1:09:12

Blackberry Smoke frontman Charlie Starr joins Shred With Shifty to deconstruct his solo on the Smoke’s 2016 track, “Waiting for the Thunder.” Starr, whom Shifty credits with owning one of the best vintage guitar collections he’s ever seen, explains how he got into guitar at age six thanks to the influence of his dad, who was a bluegrass rhythm play…

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HARD WORLD NEWS: Minecraft, The Rolling Stones, Juicy J and The Wonders Of Digging Holes 41:13

6M ago41:13

41:13

The team behind The Hard Times and Hard Drive read and rewrite the news on a new podcast; Hard World News. This week's edition sees the guys chat up a storm about Minecraft's mob voting, The Rolling Stones' newest album, Juicy J's rapper summit and the weirdly fulfilling thrill of digging a good old hole.…

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HARD WORLD NEWS: Taylor Swift, Drain, Trump's Laptop, Assassin's Creed 47:59

7M ago47:59

47:59

The team behind The Hard Times and Hard Drive read and rewrite the news on a new podcast; Hard World News. This week the guys talk about Trump's gaming laptop, the unfortunate events at a recent Drain show and Taylor Swift's fascinating effect on the economy.

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Brad Paisley's G-Bender Magic on “Mud on the Tires” 1:17:16

7M ago1:17:16

1:17:16

"It's maybe the most important thing to me that the solos [I record] are things that I haven't done a million times," country guitarist and singer/songwriter Brad Paisley shares on this episode of Shred With Shifty. "That's getting harder and harder to do." But as Paisley walks host Chris Shiflett through his solo on "Mud on the Tires," the centerp…

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HARD WORLD NEWS: Justin Trudeau, Rick & Morty, Video Games Unionize, Payday 3 42:07

7M ago42:07

42:07

The team behind The Hard Times and Hard Drive read and rewrite the news on a new podcast; Hard World News. This week the guys talk about Rick & Morty's new voice actors, the unionisation of video game actors, the shaky launch of Payday 3 and the Canadian parliament's apparent love of Nazi war heroes!…

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HARD WORLD NEWS: Russell Brand, Unity, Starfield, The Cro-Mags 32:54

7M ago32:54

32:54

The team behind Hard Times and Hard Drive read and rewrite the news on a new podcast, Hard World News. This week the gang talks Russell Brand, Unity, Starfield, The Cro-Mags and Steve Martin's ravenous thirst for violence!

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Chris Shiflett Rates Your Solos and Shares His Pedal Philosophy 43:44

7M ago43:44

43:44

In this solo installment of Shred With Shifty, host Chris Shiflett shares juicy unreleased footage from previous episodes, rates fan submission solos, and fields questions from viewers. This week’s Shred With Shifty keeps the spotlight on our intrepid host and shameless shredmeister, as Shifty kicks things off with a swift hammer-on ascent up the n…

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Nile Rodgers on the Magic of “I’m Coming Out” 1:19:46

8M ago1:19:46

1:19:46

CHIC bandleader Nile Rodgers and his Hitmaker spill the history behind writing the unforgettable music and lyrics for Diana Ross’ iconic smash, “I’m Coming Out” When CHIC guitar wizard Nile Rodgers tells Chris Shiflett that he was at Woodstock, Shiflett quips, “You didn’t take the brown acid, did you?” Rodgers grins and chuckles, “I took every colo…

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Bart Tadla (Straightline) 1:24:33

8M ago1:24:33

1:24:33

Chris sits down and has a chat with his friend, Bart, from Straightline! IG: @straightline_official https://straightline.bandcamp.com/ https://open.spotify.com/artist/6GOz8VwScDJPT0qmsML5nQ?si=MueDmov3SdWwA8Q6WGJ2jA Listen and subscribe at: http://tototpodcast.com Please subscribe, rate, and review on iTunes and Spotify! And follow us on all platfo…

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Lindsay Ell's One-Woman Guitarmony 1:04:47

8M ago1:04:47

1:04:47

On this episode, the country guitarist walks Shifty through her blazing solo on "Hits Me," after sharing all about what makes her guitar-mind tick. "I've always looked at guitar solos as additional lyrics to the song," says Lindsay Ell. She approaches guitar solos by balancing their voice with that of the actual vocal, and on this episode of Shred …

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Rivers Cuomo's Anti-Pedal Approach to “Only in Dreams” 1:04:05

9M ago1:04:05

1:04:05

Weezer's Rivers Cuomo sits down with Shifty to talk Yngwie, Phish, and the outro solo to "Only in Dreams" off the “Blue” album. Head to http://volume.com/shifty to watch the full episodes! "I don't use effects," Rivers Cuomo states, matter-of-factly, to Chris Shiflett on this second episode of Shred With Shifty. That might come as a bit of a shock …

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"Shred With Shifty" w/ Alex Lifeson from Rush 1:05:16

9M ago1:05:16

1:05:16

On the debut episode of Shred With Shifty, host Chris Shiflett sits down with Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson to learn the dramatic, vibrato bar-driven guitar solo off the 1981 hit “Limelight.” Click below to subscribe to the podcast! Full Video Episodes: http://volume.com/shifty Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1690423642 Spotify: …

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Alex Lifeson Breaks Down The Haunting, Legendary Solo On Rush’s “Limelight” 1:09:19

9M ago1:09:19

1:09:19

On the first episode of the new podcast series Shred With Shifty, which features host and Foo Fighters guitarist Chris Shiflett getting a front-row lesson from our favorite guitar heroes, Shiflett learns the solo from Rush’s “Limelight” with a little help from the man who wrote it, Alex Lifeson. According to Shiflett, Lifeson’s lead on the song “do…

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Seth Hyman (Negative Progression Records) 1:57:13

10M ago1:57:13

1:57:13

Chris sits down and has a chat with his good friend, Seth Hyman, from Negative Progression Records! IG: @negativeprogression http://negativeprogressionrecords.com Listen and subscribe at: http://tototpodcast.com Please subscribe, rate, and review on iTunes and Spotify! And follow us on all platforms: @tototpodcast Join our Discord Server: https://d…

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"Shred With Shifty" Trailer!! 1:57

10M ago1:57

1:57

Hey folks - not sure if ya know but I've got a brand new video show/podcast/VODCAST called "Shred With Shifty" that's gonna start dropping episodes soon!!! Sign up at volume.com/shifty or wherever you get your podcasts!

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Introducing Shred With Shifty 1:33

11M ago1:33

1:33

Did you ever wonder how the most epic guitar solos of our time were crafted? Let Chris Shiflett of the Foo Fighters be your tour guide and listen in as he breaks down legendary guitar solos with the artists themselves. Head to http://volume.com/shifty to watch full video episodes.By Chris Shiflett

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The Hard Times Tony Hawk's Pro Skater Podcast w/ Bill Conway 1:13:52

1y ago1:13:52

1:13:52

NEW PODCAST ALERT!!! Go subscribe wherever you get podcasts! On the very first episode of The Hard Times Tony Hawk's Pro Skater Podcast w/ Bill Conway we have the man himself, Tony Hawk. Bill talks with Tony about how he coped with celebrity after the game, early Powell demos, and, of course, the invention of the chocolate chip cookie. Rate and rev…

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The Hard Times Tony Hawk's Pro Skater Podcast w/ Bill Conway Trailer 1:58

1y ago1:58

1:58

In 1999 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater became an instant success. It influenced an entire generation to get into skateboarding and punk music. Now The Hard Times co-founder Bill Conway is talking to the personalities from the game about how it changed their lives. Mostly for the better, but not always. Check out this clip from the first episode, premiering…

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Stevie T (You-tuber) 1:46:15

1y ago1:46:15

1:46:15

Chris sits down and has a chat with his buddy and Youtube star, Stevie T! IG: @steventerreberry https://www.youtube.com/@SteveTerreberry Listen and subscribe at: http://tototpodcast.com Please subscribe, rate, and review on iTunes and Spotify! And follow us on all platforms: @tototpodcast Join our Discord Server: https://discord.gg/GyrTcZaq Wanna h…

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Episode 218 - John Jeffers (Whiskey Myers) 42:46

1y ago42:46

42:46

John Jeffers from Whiskey Myers discusses his bands hard-nosed work ethic, the joys of touring in a Chevy Suburban, and of course, his wall of AC30's.

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Episode 217 - The White Buffalo 47:16

1y ago47:16

47:16

Jake Smith aka The White Buffalo discusses making his new record "Year Of The Dark Horse" and why he hasn't surfed Topanga in a while!

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Episode 216 - The War And Treaty 1:17:38

1y ago1:17:38

1:17:38

Kicking off the new year with The War And Treaty (aka Tanya & Michael)!

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Nick Sauter (Cadet Carter) 1:55:57

1+ y ago1:55:57

1:55:57

Chris sits down and has a chat with his buddy, Nick Sauter, from Cadet Carter! IG: @nick.l.odeon @cadetcarterband https://cadetcarter.com https://open.spotify.com/artist/1JpisZfiasQzthtFyBC2Jf?si=s7hk_h-pRYa7wAmWhxu_DA Listen and subscribe at: http://tototpodcast.com Please subscribe, rate, and review on iTunes and Spotify! And follow us on all pla…

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Episode 215 - Aaron Raitiere 43:18

1+ y ago43:18

43:18

He's a single wide dreamer in a double wide world!! He is Aaron Raitiere!!

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Ted Felicetti (Don't Panic) 1:31:01

1+ y ago1:31:01

1:31:01

Chris sits down and has a chat with his buddy, Ted Felicetti, from Don't Panic! IG: @tedpanic @dontpanicjustrock https://dontpanicofficial.bandcamp.com/ https://open.spotify.com/artist/79utqLtatqBzIE8UByqpxg?si=LngMq0uzQeyRWs0Rhb5XNw Listen and subscribe at: http://tototpodcast.com Please subscribe, rate, and review on iTunes and Spotify! And follo…

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Fire Sale 14:26

1+ y ago14:26

14:26

Hey, everyone! Here is a little bonus episode to celebrate the release of the new Fire Sale tunes! Pre-orders for vinyl, cds, and cassettes will be announced soon. Available now on all streaming platforms! Please check them out...and follow us! https://hyperfollow.com/firesaleisaband Be back after Thanksgiving with brand new episodes! Learn more ab…

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