Cutter's RockCast

Ben Burnley is of course the lead singer and really the mastermind behind one of modern rock's biggest bands of the past 15 years Breaking Benjamin. Kaytie caught up with our old friend backstage on The Stage world tour where Breaking Benjamin is playing direct support for Avenged Sevenfold. The tour is incredible, the show is amazing and we got to witness for the very first time, Breaking Benjamin play their new song "Red Cold River" live. Their new album 'Ember' will be out April 13th. Ben had a lot of good things to say and even practiced his screams with Kaytie. This conversation originally happened on Facebook live.

Kaytie: @ktrgrocks
Cutter: @cuttermedia

This week, Cutter and Kaytie discuss the lack of rock at the Grammy's and their anger with the lack of representation. They also talk about the political messages that were spread throughout this year's ceremony and what those meant to them.

Aaron Pauley is the lead singer and guitarist of the band Of Mice & Men. He's got some words for Kaytie about her stage fright. Plus we talk Pink Floyd covers, their new album 'Defy,' life after Austin and more. Rockcast 52 is a go with Aaron Pauley from Of Mice & Men.

What is success? What is success in the music business? What does it mean to be a successful band or even radio personality? These questions get answered with myself and Kaytie discussing what it means to be successful. Also there are some strong words in regards to the legal system towards the end of Rockcast 51.

Cutter: @cuttermedia
Kaytie: @KTRGrocks

Zach Myers is the guitar player for one of North America's biggest bands, Shinedown. Zach and his singer Brent Smith have been doing some one of shows as Smith & Myers. It's all acoustic and it's one of the most incredible shows you can see. Ahead of their show on January 5th Zach sat down with Kaytie to catch up on everything Shinedown. This is also the 50th official Rockcast, and thank you so much for listening or downloading. Please do and tell your friends!

First and foremost I can't count, but I digress. Kaytie and I received this email about the music we play on our home base radio station Razor 94.7. The email inspired a conversation about the perception of what you actually hear on the radio and what you think you hear. Also why certain songs or bands are played versus others. It's a question we've been asked over and over again and hopefully this will help explain why things are they way they are. Remember every radio station is different and every person's likes and dislikes are different. Be kind to your local radio station and to each other.

Brock Lindow is the lead singer of the metal band 36 Crazyfists. He has also been the afternoon radio host on KZND in Anchorage, AK. 36 Crazyfists started in the Northeast and Brock is from Alaska and in between stints of playing rockstar, he's played radio DJ. On this Rockcast we get the history of the band and how being a lead singer in a metal band and a radio DJ work together. Plus Kaytie fangirls.

With all of the sexual harassment and assault being brought to light in the entertainment business we felt maybe it was time for a dumb guy and two women to dissect the issues on the music business side of it. To help us do that, Kaytie and Cutter are joined by Haleigh Dever. Hales was most recently doing nights on The Blitz in Columbus, OH until she was let go this past summer. She now has been tour managing the band My Ticket Home while managing two others. On top of that she is helping L.A. Lloyd for his rock syndicated show. Buckle in this conversation isn't the easiest but it needed to happen.

Cutter: @cuttermedia
Kaytie: @KTRGrocks
Haleigh: @halesonair

Ps. Hales is keeping her ear open for another full time radio gig.

After some random ridiculousness, Cutter and Kaytie dive into this year's Grammy Nominations and the shear lack of rock categories at award shows

Jacboby Shaddix of Papa Roach once told his guitar player Jerry Horton and myself that we look so much alike we could be brothers. I don't see it but hey what the hell. Always amazing to catch up with Jerry who's one of my favorite guitar players in modern rock. We did joke around about being each other's doppelganger at the beginning of the conversation, but we were cut off. We then picked up the conversation there. Papa Roach's new album is called 'Crooked Teeth' and they'll be playing a few X-mas shows in December.