The influential British shredder talks about how he formed his playing style and demonstrates how to rip one of his most iconic leads. To hear Phil Collen tell it, he joined Def Leppard almost by accident. He had loaned the band one of his amps, and when they asked him to play some leads on their upcoming record Pyromania, Collen thought he was jus…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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 …

Join Matty, Patty and Timmy as we welcome back U.S.C. Fraternity Chef George Osbaldiston to the program to discuss the standardization of menus and tastes as well as how The Universal Flavor Schematic will affect us all moving forward. https://linktr.ee/shiftypodcast Matt Connelly Patrick Sudol Tim Erwin shiftypodcasts@gmail.com…

Matty, Patty and Timmy welcome University Of South Carolina Fraternity House Chef George Osbaldiston to the program. In part 1 we run George through The Gauntlet, then cast a line deep into his creative approach to delivering the unique culinary environment that keeps his guys coming back to "The House". https://linktr.ee/shiftypodcast Matt Connell…

“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…

Matty, Patty and Timmy welcome back Scott Zrust, a.k.a. Chicken Fats, where we take a much deeper dive into day-to-day Food Truck life for The Prince of Rogers. Food Truck Trivia succumbs to Pats whims (as usual) and we get a proper midwestern education on the culinary masterpiece that is "The Runza". https://linktr.ee/shiftypodcast Matt Connelly P…

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. …

Matty, Patty and Timmy welcome The Prince of Rogers, Scott Zrust. Better known by Charleston locals as our beloved food truck friend, "Chicken Fats". In part one we run Scott through The Gauntlet and test his knowledge with a round of fried chicken trivia. Then we take a ride with Scott on his journey from aspiring architectural engineer, culinary …

Matty, Patty and Timmy keep the beer flowing with Crooked Hammock Lead Brewer Kyle Shug. We run Kyle through The Gauntlet. We follow him on his path to Hop Heaven and learn what it really takes to run a successful craft brewhouse. https://linktr.ee/shiftypodcast Matt Connelly Patrick Sudol Tim Erwin shiftypodcasts@gmail.com…

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…

Matty, Patty and Timmy are proud to welcome Crooked Hammock Brewery Brewmaster Larry Horwitz and his Lead Brewer Kyle Shug. We run Larry through The Gauntlet and discuss his journey. Later we take a deep dive into the state of Craft Beer and the ins and outs of global beer competitions. https://linktr.ee/shiftypodcast Matt Connelly Patrick Sudol Ti…

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…

Matty, Patty, and Timmy are thrilled to have another round of Joe McQueen during Part 2. We get into the nitty-gritty for a bitty of the Coffee world and sustainability. If you like what you hear, tell a friend or please rate us 5 stars. Thanks! https://linktr.ee/shiftypodcast Matt Connelly Patrick Sudol Tim Erwin shiftypodcasts@gmail.com…

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…

Matty, Patty, and Timmy are joined by the Caffeine King himself, Joe McQueen. We do our best to trip him up in the gauntlet and then get a tour of the Southern states as Joe gives us some of the highlights of his travels. Be sure to listen on spotify, apple podcasts, or anywhere else you get your podcasts. If you like what you're hearing, share wit…

"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…

Who's the Host? Who's the Guest? We are back with another round of interrogating our longtime host and this time Matty runs the gauntlet. We get a very thorough run of where his career and life has taken him so far. We are also joined by previous guest and friend of the show, Charles DiPietro, to give our thoughts on why food trucks do what they do…

Season 3 is here! Matty and Timmy do things a little differently and flip things around on their cohost, Patrick. He runs the gauntlet for first time (technically), walks through his 3 page work resume, and then dives into his favorite topic of all... pizza. https://linktr.ee/shiftypodcast Matt Connelly Patrick Sudol Tim Erwin shiftypodcasts@gmail.…

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…

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…

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 …

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 …

Matty, Patty, and Timmy are welcomed once again by Ryan Wash (Gibsons, Mordecai, Resy). We have a lengthy discussion about life after the restaurant biz, Loyalty and guest data, and waaay more information about Pat maroon than you would have wanted https://linktr.ee/shiftypodcast Matt Connelly Patrick Sudol Tim Erwin shiftypodcasts@gmail.com…

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…

Matty, Patty, and Tim have on good buddy, Ryan Wash. We have him run the gauntlet and get a walkthrough his career in F&B from Charleston, to Chicago, to Orlando and everywhere in-between https://linktr.ee/shiftypodcast Matt Connelly Patrick Sudol Tim Erwin shiftypodcasts@gmail.comVon Matty, Patty, Tim and guests

Matty, Patty, and Tim are back again to finish out of our trivia session, discuss what restaurant awards mean to a guest and their diners, plan out our trip of eating on long road trips, and a little bonus segment on vegan dining options https://linktr.ee/shiftypodcast Matt Connelly Patrick Sudol Tim Erwin shiftypodcasts@gmail.com…

Matty, Patty and Timmy don't have a special guest this week but we do have a special episode! Matty and Timmy are challenged to trivia, we all discuss the most effective way to sell to a restauranteur, the best and worst parts of a dive bar, and probably have the most fun on a Thursday night than we've had in a while https://linktr.ee/shiftypodcast…

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.Von Chris Shiflett

Matty, Patty and Timmy are once again joined by Andrew Trumbull (owner of Lowcountry Kettle Chips) to discuss a few more intricacies of potato chip making, where he plans to lead the company, and the pros/cons of Culinary School https://linktr.ee/shiftypodcast Matt Connelly Patrick Sudol Tim Erwin shiftypodcasts@gmail.com…

Matty, Patty and Tim are joined by Andrew Trumbull, owner of Lowcountry Kettle Chips brand. Andrew runs the gauntlet and tells us how he got into the kettle cooked chip biz https://linktr.ee/shiftypodcast Matt Connelly Patrick Sudol Tim Erwin shiftypodcasts@gmail.comVon Matty, Patty, Tim and guests

Matty, Patty and Tim welcome back to the show Darian Mercer (Head Chef of OAK steakhouse in Charleston) to finish steakhouse trivia and discuss the importance of work/life balance, and how the changing of head chefs impacts a restaurants culture https://linktr.ee/shiftypodcast Matt Connelly Patrick Sudol Tim Erwin shiftypodcasts@gmail.com…

Matty, Patty and Tim welcome to the show Darian Mercer (Head Chef of OAK steakhouse in Charleston). Darian runs the gauntlet, we have the first half of steakhouse trivia, and we get to hear Darians professional path to becoming head chef. https://linktr.ee/shiftypodcast Matt Connelly Patrick Sudol Tim Erwin shiftypodcasts@gmail.com…

Matty, Patty and Tim welcome back Will Woodington to give us a very thorough lesson on the history of whiskey, the history of Chicken Cock whiskey, and what sets his brand apart from everyone else. https://linktr.ee/shiftypodcast Matt Connelly Patrick Sudol Tim Erwin shiftypodcasts@gmail.comVon Matty, Patty, Tim and guests

Matty, Patty, and Timmy are joined by Will Woodington (National Whiskey Brand Ambassador for Grain and Barrel Spirits). In part 1, he will make his way through the gauntlet (like most of our guests). After that, he gives us a verbal tour of how he became so passionate for all things whiskey and how that helps him excel as a whiskey ambassador. http…

Matty, Patty, and Tim are back with Doug Upchurch to find out how he keeps his staff inspired and how we all can prevent burnout within the restaurant industry https://linktr.ee/shiftypodcast Matt Connelly Patrick Sudol Tim Erwin shiftypodcasts@gmail.comVon Matty, Patty, Tim and guests

Matty, Patty, and Timmy are joined by pizza chef extraordinaire Doug Upchurch, to have him run the gauntlet and give us a brief glimpse into his path in the restaurant industry https://linktr.ee/shiftypodcast Matt Connelly Patrick Sudol Tim Erwin shiftypodcasts@gmail.comVon Matty, Patty, Tim and guests

Matty, Patty, and Tim return with Andrew Ullom (of Union Special Bread in Raleigh NC) to discuss how he operates his business as a living wage facility to pay his employees a living wage https://linktr.ee/shiftypodcast Matt Connelly Patrick Sudol Tim Erwin shiftypodcasts@gmail.comVon Matty, Patty, Tim and guests

Matty, Patty and Timmy are joined by guest Andrew Ullom of Raleigh NC. He is the owner of 2 Union Special Bread locations and former chef within Ashley Christensen restaurant group. He runs the gauntlet and gives us a brief breakdown on how he has gotten to this point in his career. https://linktr.ee/shiftypodcast Matt Connelly Patrick Sudol Tim Er…

Matty, Patty, and Tim are joined with Taylor Collins of Sarasota. Taylor has been in the F&B industry for over 30 years and shares stories of restaurant life, Rock & Roll, and everything else. https://linktr.ee/shiftypodcast Matt Connelly Patrick Sudol Tim Erwin shiftypodcasts@gmail.comVon Matty, Patty, Tim and guests

Matty, Patty, and Tim discuss the amazing year that Shifty Podcast had and give some updates on a few previous guests. We also talk about some family food traditions and some of the recent trends that we think will continue (or dissolve) in the upcoming year https://linktr.ee/shiftypodcast Matt Connelly Patrick Sudol Tim Erwin shiftypodcasts@gmail.…

Join Matty Patty and Timmy as we welcome back Charles DiPietro to discuss the importance of training and development in an ever-changing industry. Stay tuned till the end as we wrap up part 2 of a tense trivia showdown. https://linktr.ee/shiftypodcast Matt Connelly Patrick Sudol Tim Erwin shiftypodcasts@gmail.com…

Matty, Patty, and Tim have on guest Charles DiPietro (Lewis BBQ and The Southern General) to run the gauntlet, answer some trivia questions, and discuss how some F&B managers are "quietly quitting" https://linktr.ee/shiftypodcast Matt Connelly Patrick Sudol Tim Erwin shiftypodcasts@gmail.comVon Matty, Patty, Tim and guests

Matty, Patty, and Tim finish out our recording on site at Bear Cat CHS with Danny Calcagni doing the gauntlet and diving into his career in the restaurant industry so far https://linktr.ee/shiftypodcast Matt Connelly Patrick Sudol Tim Erwin shiftypodcasts@gmail.comVon Matty, Patty, Tim and guests

Matty, Patty, and Tim meet up with the team at Bearcat (George Kovach, John Coleman, & Danny Calcagni). Showcasing John in part 1, we run him through the gauntlet and discuss his path in the restaurant industry https://linktr.ee/shiftypodcast Matt Connelly Patrick Sudol Tim Erwin shiftypodcasts@gmail.com…

Matty, Patty, and Tim have on Chef Luke Owens to discuss his two restaurants; Julep and upcoming Native Fine Diner https://linktr.ee/shiftypodcast Matt Connelly Patrick Sudol Tim Erwin shiftypodcasts@gmail.comVon Matty, Patty, Tim and guests