The Cut Music

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What songs feel like autumn—cozy, eerie, or a little heartbreaking? Mike and the Moosh build a fall playlist with foggy Led Zeppelin riffs, Neil Young's Harvest Moon, Fleet Foxes, jazz, modern soul, and a Dashboard Confessional pick that divides the room.

Every week on The Cut Music, we build a playlist based off of a single question. Hear the stories, learn the history, and discover new music each week!

00:00 Intro

08:36 Led Zeppelin - Ten Years Gone

16:22 Neil Young - Harvest Moon

23:09 Silversun Pickups - Lazy Eye

38:01 Fleet Foxes - Blue Ridge Mountains

52:47 The Teskey Brothers - Forever You and Me

57:53 Cannonball Adderley - Autumn Leaves

1:03:56 Black Pumas - OCT 33 - A COLORS SHOW

1:10:45 Noah Kahan - Stick Season

1:18:08 Curtis Harding - I Won't Let You Down

1:23:19 Dashboard Confessional - The Sharp Hint of New Tears

1:28:39 Wrap Up

What belongs on your autumn playlist? Tell us your pick.

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Halloween costume fails become a very questionable playlist. Mike, Brad and the Moosh pair the internet’s strangest costumes with songs by Aerosmith, Geto Boys, Talking Heads, Tiny Tim, Rod Stewart, Nine Inch Nails, Boney M., Stephen Lynch and Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds. From feet loaf to a terrifying clown face, every pick needs a justification. Which song would you choose?

00:00 Intro / Skillshare

00:23 Halloween costume fails

10:14 Aerosmith — Dude (Looks Like A Lady)

13:55 Geto Boys — Still

19:36 Talking Heads — Once in a Lifetime

24:58 Tiny Tim — Tip Toe Thru’ the Tulips with Me

34:47 Rod Stewart — Da Ya Think I’m Sexy

37:20 Nine Inch Nails — The Becoming

44:07 Boney M. — Rasputin

47:37 Stephen Lynch — Baby

49:53 Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds — The Carny

53:16 Wrap Up

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Su-Chi joins Mike and The Moosh for an Artist Spotlight on finding her voice, the risks behind independent music, and turning loneliness into connection. From their Ventura improv roots to vocal somatics, TV auditions, and the stories behind six songs, this is a candid look at the person and choices behind the music.

00:00 Intro

13:39 Devvon Terrell, Su-Chi — Priceline Ft. Su-Chi

38:33 Su-Chi — Internet

48:12 Su-Chi — IRL

1:14:10 Su-Chi — wallflower

1:26:02 Su-Chi — MERCEDES

1:45:35 Futuristic, Su-Chi — BEAUTIFUL DAY

2:00:00 Wrap-up

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Brad and Moosh compete to find the strangest songs they can, while Mike scores every choice for weirdness. From The Police’s “Mother” and Pearl Jam’s “Bugs” to David Bowie, the Beach Boys, Frank Zappa, and Tom Waits, familiar artists take some unexpected turns. Which pick would win your vote?

00:00 Intro

03:11 The Police — Mother

05:53 Frank Zappa / The Mothers of Invention — Plastic People

11:44 Pearl Jam — Bugs

17:53 The Doors — Not to Touch the Earth

22:22 David Bowie — The Laughing Gnome

24:20 Kero Kero Bonito — Sick Beat

28:24 The Beach Boys — She’s Goin’ Bald

32:01 Atoms for Peace — Default

36:13 Genesis — Who Dunnit?

40:15 Tom Waits — Watch Her Disappear

47:56 Wrap-up

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Vocal Control: The Singers Who Make the Impossible Sound Easy

What makes a great singer great? On this episode of The Cut Music, Mike and the Moosh dive into the artists who have mastered their voices as instruments — from range and vibrato to rasp, vocal fry, breath control, dynamics, and the ability to completely change the character of a performance.

They break down vocal performances from some of the most impressive singers in music, including Brandon Boyd, Miley Cyrus, LP, Steve Perry, Freddie Mercury, Mariah Carey, Brittany Howard, Adele, Hayley Williams, and Chris Cornell. Some are obvious choices, some are unexpected, but every one of them demonstrates a different kind of vocal control.

This one gets deep into why these performances work, what makes certain techniques so difficult to replicate, and the moments that make you stop and think, “How the fuck did they just do that?”

Chapters

00:00 — Whistle Tones & Vocal Control
01:00 — Welcome to The Cut Music
02:48 — What Is Vocal Control?
07:18 — Brandon Boyd & Incubus
15:21 — Miley Cyrus: The Metal Miley
22:05 — LP: Lost on You
27:51 — Steve Perry: The Voice of Journey
35:32 — Freddie Mercury & Bohemian Rhapsody
42:46 — Mariah Carey & Emotions
48:45 — Brittany Howard & Stay High
53:34 — Adele & Emotional Control
56:08 — Hayley Williams & Simmer
1:02:33 — Chris Cornell & Say Hello 2 Heaven
1:07:41 — Wrap-Up

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This week on The Cut Music, road rage hits a little closer to home.

After Moosh got rear-ended in a hit-and-run while Mike was in the car, the guys decided there was only one appropriate way to process it: build a playlist of songs you can—and probably have—road raged to.

From Incubus and Vince Staples to N.W.A., Sammy Hagar, Rob Zombie, The Offspring, A Perfect Circle, and some seriously aggressive hardcore, Mike, Brad, and Moosh break down the songs that soundtrack everything from mild traffic frustration to full-blown “I’m going to commit vehicular manslaughter” levels of rage.

Along the way, they revisit their respective hit-and-run histories, argue about Long Beach traffic, debate Van Halen vs. Van Hagar, discover the most white-privileged song about justice ever recorded, pitch the next great tribute band—Bob Zombie—and somehow end up talking about Moosh's animated furry fetish.

So buckle up, stay out of the left lane, and whatever you do… wait for the f-ing light to turn green!

This is The Cut Music: Road Rage!

CHAPTERS

00:00 — Intro & Gear Up
02:16 — Moosh Gets Road Raged
04:42 — Mike’s Hit-and-Run History
06:45 — The Simpsons: Hit & Run
10:34 — A Message for Eric Voss of New Rockstars
11:12 — Road Rage: The Question For This Week's Playlist
12:28 — Incubus — A Certain Shade of Green
17:24 — Vince Staples — Norf Norf
20:08 — Bone Crusher — Honorary Mention
22:49 — N.W.A. & Straight Outta Compton
29:18 — Sammy Hagar — I Can’t Drive 55
40:17 — Johnny Booth — You Think I Ain’t Worth a Dollar, But I Feel Like a Millionaire
48:45 — Rob Zombie — Feel So Numb
56:52 — The Offspring — Bad Habit
01:01:58 — Tsunami — The Weak Die First
01:15:03 — A Perfect Circle — Counting Bodies Like Sheep to the Rhythm of the War Drums
01:23:11 — Wrap-Up

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The Cut Music crew rolls the dice and lands in January 1978—an era of disco, sci-fi fever, immaculate studio musicianship, and some wonderfully weird chart hits. Mike, Moosh, and Brad dig into songs that ruled the Billboard Hot 100, from Dolly Parton’s irresistible “Here You Come Again” to the cosmic disco of Meco, the genre-hopping drama of Styx, and the smooth brilliance of Steely Dan.

Along the way, they celebrate Karen Carpenter’s extraordinary musicianship, unpack Randy Newman’s “Short People,” find the spiritual fire in Earth, Wind & Fire, give Michael McDonald his flowers, and discover that Cheech & Chong’s “Bloat On” may be the most Brad song ever recorded. Close things out with Odyssey’s funky New York anthem—and enjoy plenty of tangents, bad jokes, and record-collector talk along the way.

Chapters:

00:00 Sponsored Ad
00:18 Preview
00:36 Billboard 1978?
04:45 Dolly Parton - Here You Come Again
13:31 Meco - Close Encounters of the Third Kind
18:54 Randy Newman - Short People
25:04 Styx - Come Sail Away
30:56 The Carpenters - Calling All Occupants of Interplanetary Craft
36:37 Earth Wind & Fire - Serpentine Fire
44:26 Steely Dan - Peg
50:31 Cheech & Chong - Bloat On
01:00:33 Odyssey - Native New Yorker
01:04:06 Wrap Up

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Seattle’s music scene is way bigger than flannel and grunge—and The Cut Music is taking the scenic route through it.

Mike, Brad, and Moosh build a Seattle playlist that swerves from early emo and alt-rock to underground hip-hop, power-metal glory, strange sonic experiments, and the roots of a genre that changed rock forever. Expect Sunny Day Real Estate, Queensrÿche, Heart, Death Cab for Cutie, Shabazz Palaces, Minus the Bear, Mother Love Bone, Vitamin D, and more.

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Sunny Day Real Estate - Seven
Vitamin-D - No Good
Queensrÿche - Jet City Woman
Death Cab for Cutie - Stone Over Water
Shabazz Palaces - Swerve
Heart - What About Love?
Minus the Bear - The Game Needed Me
Jake One - Home
Mother Love Bone - Crown of Thorns

There’s love for the obvious, respect for the underrated, a little debate over whether something is secretly reggae, and enough Trans Am energy to make the Pacific Northwest proud.

Hit play, discover something new, and let us know: what Seattle artist belongs on the next Cut Music playlist?

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This week on The Cut Music, Brad and Moosh take a deep dive into the history of Ska, tracing the genre from its Jamaican roots and early origins through its evolution, its influence on punk and alternative music, and the reason its unmistakable sound is still alive and kicking today.

Brad also takes Mike up on a challenge: find a ska song that uses double bass. Brad delivers as always, playing some crazy Ska fusion tracks.

Mike wasn’t actually there for this episode, but that doesn’t mean he stayed quiet. While editing the show, Mike adds his own commentary from post production, turning the episode into something like in Looney Tunes when Daffy Duck is being screwed with by the artist, who ends up being Bugs Bunny. Can't wait to see who Moosh got to sponsor this episode...

This is the second time Brad and Moosh have recorded a show without Mike. The first time pissed him off. So consider this episode Mike’s revenge.

He may not have been in the room...

But he was absolutely in the edit.

🎧 Listen to the playlist while you listen to the episode!

1. The Toasters - 2-Tone Army
2. Folly - Broken
3. Reel Big Fish - Trendy
4. 8 Kalacas - Pudrete
5. The Aquabats! - Super Rad!
6. The Flaming Tsunamis - Refuse To Die
7. Mad Caddies - Road Rash
8. Random Hand - Play Some Ska

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In this Pink Floyd Deep Dive, The Moosh takes us on a wild trip through the history of one of the most transformative bands in music. We start at the beginning, with Pink Floyd’s earliest tracks carrying surprising echoes of The Rolling Stones, before watching them seemingly flip a switch and dive headfirst into psychedelia on their sophomore album, The Piper at the Gates of Dawn.

From there, things get wonderfully weird.

We explore the rise of Syd Barrett and the devastating mental health struggles that changed the course of the band, the legendary flying pig that escaped over London’s Battersea Power Station, and the extraordinary Live at Pompeii recording that captured Pink Floyd performing without an audience in one of the most surreal settings imaginable.

And then there’s the tension. The creative battles. The split with Roger Waters. The eventual return. And the bigger question hanging over all of it: Did Pink Floyd actually change music?

The Moosh makes the case that they did, placing Pink Floyd in a very rare category of artists who didn’t simply make great records, but fundamentally changed what people thought music could be.

So turn down the lights, fire up the headphones, and take the trip with us. 🐖🌙🚀

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1. Arnold Layne
2. Astronomy Domine
3. Echoes
4. Money
5. Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Pts. 1–5)
6. Pigs on the Wing 1
7. Comfortably Numb
8. On the Turning Away

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