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Donnie C. Cutler
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I write about country music, culture & authenticity | Wrote for Honky Tonk Times | regular contributor to Saddle Mountain Post | CountryCutler.substack.com | he/him
The first of several Best of 2025 lists is now posted for you to disagree with.

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Country Cutler's Best of 2025 - Big Name Albums of the Year
Here come the lists
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December 5, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Country Cutler is only 394 people away from 400 paid subscribers, a big milestone for us. No better time to subscribe to one of the country newsletters in all the land.

(As a longtime paid subscriber to DRTIB I can make this joke. Both are worth supporting)

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December 3, 2025 at 3:10 PM
I’m just gonna complain about the CMA & not watch them, ok?
November 20, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Five more.
New Music Tuesday: Vol. 47-2025
Aren't we supposed to be slowing down?
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November 19, 2025 at 4:41 AM
AI isn’t going to kill music. Nothing can kill music. Here is why.

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Music is Dead, Long Live Music
AI may kill the industry, but it will not destroy music
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November 15, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Is vague posting still a thing?
November 12, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Very pleased to poke fun at myself & a few others in our silly little space.

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Breathless and Baseless Takes on the Grammys
This is a joke and no one is safe
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November 6, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Looking through my records for an album to do homework to, my oldest looked at “Snipe Hunter” & said, “oh, is that the one with the devil’s dick? Yeah, that one.”
October 20, 2025 at 10:36 PM
AI, art and parenting.
A Job AI Can't Take
And one that won't be made easier with it either
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October 8, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Discussing the double-edge sword of Waylon’s new album.

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October 7, 2025 at 9:29 PM
As a Red Sox fan this is still pretty good.
October 5, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Thanks to all my Bakersfield friends for your time & help on this one.
HARD STREETS OF BAKERSFIELD – Saddle Mountain Post
As Buck Owens’ Crystal Palace closes, a new sound of Bakersfield stands strong.
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September 29, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Happy Holidays.
Country Music for the Holidays
Reflection and Renewal
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September 26, 2025 at 9:36 PM
I spoke with @greydelisle.bsky.social about her new effort to support the legacy of Hall of Fame songwriter Cindy Walker.

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The Legacy of the Relatively Unknown
A Tribute to Cindy Walker
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September 20, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Reposted by Donnie C. Cutler
The union representing the musicians from Jimmy Kimmel’s band releases a statement calling the FCC’s pressure on Disney “state censorship.”
September 18, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Good stuff this week.
New Music Tuesday: Vol. 38-2025
Let's talk about something else, like new music
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September 16, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Reposted by Donnie C. Cutler
Excellent independent country music blog folks:
September 9, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Lots of good new music out there now.
New Music Tuesday: Vol. 37-2025
Good tunes from good folks
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September 9, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Gavin Adcock sucks & his music is so disappointing — but his marketing is on point. Along with his team, he seems to understand how to harness the rage & head-nods to drive streams & spread a virally narrative.
August 21, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Yeah, swinging at the punks & bullies.
Understanding Music Journalism
I think we need to revisit this topic
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August 8, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Is there any publication or author you still read with some regularity & every time you do, because this time will be different, you become dumber than you started, but still keep going back?

I’ll go first: Whiskey Riff.
August 6, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Great take.
18. More people should listen to opera, classical music, the Great American Songbook, gospel standards, etc to better understand the history of modern-day pop and rock. It's not elitist, just good!
July 31, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Good god, can we just let the guy write the next mainstream review of an important alt-country album already?

Jesus.
July 31, 2025 at 8:07 PM