Cutter's RockCast

James "Munky" Shaffer is of course the guitarist for the legendary Bakersfield, CA band Korn. This past September Korn released their 13th studio album 'The Nothing.' This album should go down as yet another Korn classic. Munky joins me to talk about the clarity of the record, their current tour with Breaking Benjamin & Bones UK, and that one of show with System of a Down, Faith No More and Helmet. Oh and what does one do on their day off?

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Kaytie and I went backstage, well actually it was in the tour bus which was parked out front of The Bottom Lounge in Chicago to catch up with Bert Mccracken, lead singer of The Used.

We talk new album, the power of the punk rock emo kid, playing clubs versus arenas and how they just might be touring with a band that The Used had taken out on tour almost 20 years ago that are now reunited and have sold out an entire arena tour in the U.S.

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There is nothing better than live music. No matter what's going on in your live you can be put in a place of happiness and your soul can be soothed with live music. To hear your favorites live, man there's nothing better. But what about those opening bands? You know, the baby bands, the new bands, the underground bands. This week's discussion is all about why you need to get the shows early or pay attention to the 2nd or 3rd stage bands at the festivals.

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A couple of weeks ago when we say our old friend Dorothy post about something called Breast Implant Illness and how she wanted to get the word out I immediately reached out and said let's do this. She tells her story of how she realized she had this illness and now wants to help others. Oh and there's new music on the way!!!

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After releasing their 6th studio album 'Walk The Sky' this past October it's time for more touring. Guitarist Mark Tremonti goes through the album, the tour and even how difficult it is to play a sitar. I'm still hoping to get a free guitar lesson from him. Come on Mark, please?

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While yes that sounds like the perfect title for a comeback album by an old school punk rock band, it does hold true for the subject of this week's Cutter and Kaytie only episode of Cutter's Rockcast. You may have or may not have seen the news that a major company within our industry of radio and entertainment laid off around a thousand people in order to move forward with a more technology focus. The whole thing has Blade Runner written all over it and we're kinda pissed about it. Time to vent!

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After a few weeks off, we're back!! For the first episode of Cutter's Rockcast of 2020 who better to join us in studio than Danny Worsnop? He's of course the lead singer of Asking Alexandria, also We Are Harlot and is currently on the road in support of his latest solo album 'Shades of Blue.' We catch up and then Danny plays two songs acoustic.

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As we start to round out the year 2019 Kaytie and I spend some time talking about our favorite records of the year. She's got hers and I've got mine, but also the industry website allaccess.com poles the entire rock radio industry every year and we've got their top 5 of 2019 as well.

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Ahead of a stop in Oshkosh, WI on Sunday December 8th, drummer Sam Loeffler of Chevelle checked in with me. Chevelle have been working on what will be their 10th album, but there's been some changes. Long time bassist and Loeffler brother in law Dean Bernardini is leaving the band to stay home with his family. What's up with their label situation? Are they still on Epic Records? And how do you remember over 100 songs without using cheats? All these questions are answered and more with our old friend Sam Loeffler.

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Ahead of their Freak Show Tour stop in our hometown of Green Bay, New Zealand's Like a Storm stopped by to have a chat with Kaytie and I. The whole tour is free to get in and their celebrating 5 years of their first major single "Love The Way You Hate Me."

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