Rock interviews with the station break left in.
Cutter's RockCast turns rock-radio familiarity into long-form artist conversation. Guests talk through new records, old setbacks, road habits, gear pride, vocal wear, weather chaos, and the strange math of keeping a band alive.
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Cutter's RockCast is a rock interview show that keeps the radio booth energy intact. It is brisk, familiar, and slightly chaotic in the useful way. Conversations often begin with whatever is actually happening in the room: a missed appointment, a beard, a motorcycle in the background, a storm rolling in, a record pulled from a shelf, or a shirt that sets off a band-name tangent. Then the show finds the music. Recent episodes move through Atreyu's album release plans, Living Dead Girl's horror-metal balance, From Ashes to New's personal heaviness, Autumn Kings' singles, Bridges Ablaze's guitar-forward origin story, Royal Bliss staying on the road, Papa Roach's creative process, and Aranda's return after vocal and family-life pressures. The show does not treat those topics like clean press-cycle blocks. It lets them bump into one another. A joke about motorcycles can become a conversation about loss. A compliment about a song can become a question about streaming attention spans, vinyl listeners, and whether albums still matter. A casual radio anecdote can open into how female-fronted heavy bands still get treated like there is room for only one on a bill. Cutter's RockCast is at its best when it sounds like working musicians comparing notes with someone who knows the radio side, the cover-band side, and the touring side. It is not especially formal. That is the point. Guests are given space to talk about catalog pressure, old hits, throat damage, single strategy, festivals, riffs, harmonica jams, weather, family, and the strange timing of a music career. The tone stays warm even when the subject gets serious. It can be blunt without becoming mean. It can admire a band without turning into hype copy. For listeners who want polished criticism, this may feel too conversational. For rock fans who want the artist version of hanging around after the interview slot, it lands right in the pocket.
Made for: Built for modern rock and metal fans who follow singles, albums, festivals, touring life, and the people behind the songs. It especially suits listeners who like interviews that sound more like shop talk than media training.
What sets it apart: The show comes from inside the rock-radio ecosystem, so questions often connect artist stories to airplay, logs, road life, and old scene memory. Its looseness is part of the value: real digressions often lead to the best material.
Each week syndicated rock radio host and self described "failed musician" Cutter gives you the full, uncut conversations with rock and music's biggest stars.
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Cutter draws working musicians into specific talk about songs, release choices, physical strain, and the long maintenance of a rock career.
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A candid Atreyu conversation about the album rollout and the song that clicked first.
Brandon Saller talks through Atreyu's new album with a relaxed ease that never turns mushy. The early hook is clear: the band, label, and team all seemed to land on All For You quickly, and the opening missed-calendar joke gives the whole thing a looser feel.
A candid rock-radio conversation about booking bias, deliberate camp, and Molly Rennick's wider musical ambitions.
Molly Rennick's visit to Cutter's Rockcast starts with a forgotten Living Dead Girl vinyl record, then settles into the more stubborn issue of women being treated as a quota in heavy metal.
Stormy weather, road chatter, and a listener-first view of rock radio.
Cutter's Rockcast leans into stormy weather, a homeward rush, and the loose, on-the-road rhythm that comes with a live conversation. Neil Middleton moves through dogs, a motorcycle in storage, weather swings, Jamaica, and acoustic jams with John Priggy, while the talk also…
A rock conversation about preserving a band's identity while letting the music move forward.
Cutter's Rockcast starts in an easy, scruffy mode, with barber talk, a gentleman's cut, and beard envy giving way to the more durable question underneath: how does a band keep making fresh work after years together without sanding off the identity that made people care?
A grounded return-to-music conversation about vocal strain, family timing, and Aranda's next stretch with the band.
Cutter's Rockcast frames Damien Aranda's return to band activity as a conversation about the physical and family costs that can sit behind a music career.
A loose rock-radio interview tracks a record's shifting rollout while vocals, touring, and future plans are still in motion.
Cutter's RockCast catches a record while it is still taking shape, moving from a singles-first idea into a two-part release that remains partly in the studio.
A candid rock-radio episode on metal's gender politics, intentional cheesiness, and Living Dead Girl's visual identity.
Molly Rennick of Living Dead Girl talks through the sexism that still follows rock and metal, from booking assumptions to radio habits and the way women in heavy music are often read before they are heard.
Apple details, software habits, and everyday technical friction.
Records worth hearing, reasons worth arguing over.
Celebrity, clothes and chaos, talked through at full speed.
The host discusses his intense Peloton cycling routine and motivations for staying fit as a musician, while joking about preferring indoor exercise over outdoor activities.
This episode features an interview with Rory Rodriguez of the band Dayseeker, discussing his life as a dad, finishing a new album, and getting a new beagle puppy named Jolene.
Dillon Jones from the band Nerv discusses touring life, his love for the movie Wayne's World, and how modern platforms like YouTube and podcasts have become the new version of cable access television.
Cutter interviews Molly Rennick, frontwoman of the horror-themed metal band Living Dead Girl.
Chris Daughtry joins Cutter's RockCast to discuss his new musical direction and personal updates.
Cutter's Rockcast opens with loose banter before Brandon Saller settles in.
Molly Rennick explains how Living Dead Girl grew from a lifelong performance goal into a band she began building at 16, including the discovery of her scream in her parents' basement.
This episode features an interview with Matt Brandyberry of From Ashes to New, where they discuss personal updates, motorcycles, and a recent tragic loss.
This episode features an interview with Jake Diab from the band Autumn Kings, discussing their recent singles 'Sleep When I'm Dead' and 'Hellbound' and their success on Spotify.
This episode features an interview with the band Bridges Ablaze, discussing their guitar-driven modern metal sound, origins since 2014, and musical influences.
Cutter catches up with Neil from Royal Bliss while storms are rolling in.
The barber talk gets things moving.
The host opens with an apology and a guitar-teaching idea.
Marshal Dutton of the rock band Hinder discusses his 10-year tenure as lead singer and the success of their song 'Live Without It' in this interview.
This episode features an interview with musician Chris Daughtry discussing his recent blackout tattoos, a trip to Los Angeles, and reflections on the devastating wildfires in the area.