Cutter's RockCast

The artist Grandson jumped on the scene earlier this year when he singed a record deal with the label Fueled By Raman, which is part of the same record group owned by Atlantic, Roadrunner and Elektra. To this point he has only released a few one off songs and an E.P. called 'A Modern Tragedy Vol. 1' and has played a handful of rock festivals in the U.S. plus is currently on the road with the Alternative band Nothing but Thieves. Grandson though is turning heads everywhere he goes. He blends a lot of different styles together within his music and now that legendary guitarist Tom Morello has remixed his hit single "Blood // Water" things are on the up for the young Grandson. Kaytie and I have both been blown away by his live show and his songs. Now then, let's meet Grandson.

Grandson: @grandson
Kaytie: @ktrgrocks
Cutter: @cuttermedia

Thrice formed in 1998 and put out their debut album in 2001, they have been a band for 20 years. Since then they have now put out 10 studio albums and through it all it's the same 4 people that started the band. Pretty incredible. Now on Epitaph records, Palms is an introspective listen and worth your hear. Dustin Kensrue is the lead singer/guitarist of Thrice and we dig into the history of the band, the mainstream success that they are now having after all these years, and of course the new album Palms.

www.thrice.net
@thrice
@dustinkensrue
@cuttermedia

Drugs, mental health, suicide, alcohol have all been decimating the music industry recently. Sure drugs and alcohol have always been a problem in the world of rock, but it seems like lately we've been losing our idols, our heroes, our friends at a rapid rate. The foundation Rise Together works to help people get off the drugs that have consumed their life and give them a purpose.

RISE TOGETHER, a 501c3 non-profit, was founded in 2013 by nationally recognized storytellers, Anthony Alvarado, Douglas Darby, and Nadine Machkovech. Together, they had a goal: to help save at least one life.

Find them at www.weallrisetogether.org

Kaytie and I are getting serious for a minute.

A comment was left on the Cutter facebook page about how Metallica are inching closer and closer to Kiss. Well let us tell you about the power of merch!

Disturbed released a brand new song today (8/16) called "Are You Ready." They also announced all the details on their 7th studio album 'Evolution' due out 10/19. Mike Wengren of course is the drummer for Disturbed so on this very important day, we of course needed to catch up for a minute.

Every wonder how the Recording Industry Association of America actually get's their sales numbers from streaming and downloading? Well I did, so I did a little research. I told Kaytie about it and it turned into an episode of the Rockcast. The information from the RIAA can be found here. https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/certification-criteria/

It's a question that always comes up, "but who's the next Metallica or AC/DC or Rolling Stones?" More importantly though who is the face of rock? The ambassador, the person who's a household name. Someone even your mom knows. Let's discuss!

Dorothy Martin, leader of the band Dorothy, joined us in studio to have a proper chat about her, her band, her music, her manager and the greatest impersonation of college chicks by a tour manager ever...ever!

Asking Alexandria only did the 2018 edition fo the Warped Tour for a week. Like many bands they owe a lot of their success to the annual touring festival that is on it's last run ever. I caught up with guitarist Ben Bruce to talk about their legacy with The Warped Tour, the return of original lead singer Danny Worsnop, the new album and more. With the sounds of other bands and tour busses in the background here is the conversation we shared while sitting on lawn chairs outside of the Asking Alexandria tour bus.

Since 1995 The Van's Warped Tour has been for many an annual summer music adventure. From seeing no name punk bands to the biggest artists in the world kicking ass all day, outside in the heat, The Warped Tour has been an institution all it's own. Kaytie and I relive some stories from our own experiences over the years and name some bands that we discovered there for the first time. So long Van's Warped Tour, we'll miss you more than you might know.