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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
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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
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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
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I’m just gonna complain about the CMA & not watch them, ok?
November 20, 2025 at 4:07 AM
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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
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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
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Is vague posting still a thing?
November 12, 2025 at 1:16 AM
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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
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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
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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
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Discussing the double-edge sword of Waylon’s new album.

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October 7, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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As a Red Sox fan this is still pretty good.
October 5, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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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
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Happy Holidays.
Country Music for the Holidays
Reflection and Renewal
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September 26, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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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
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On Margo Price, Kimmel and listening to what women say the *first time*

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Special Note: Margo Price was right (Don't Let the Bastards Get You Down)
It’s a terrifying day in America, once again. And though I could be talking about any number of horrifying things, today I’m interrupting our usual newsletter schedule to talk about censorship. Yesterday, Jimmy Kimmel was suspended indefinitely for comments he made about the murder of Charlie Kirk after
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September 18, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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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
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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
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New pod episode.
The Mustache Rides Again: Greatest 'Staches in Country Music (and Beyond) - Country Music Dads
This week, the Dads talk about a growing trend in country music and on the faces of men everywhere: the mustache. While facial hair is divisive, this episode takes a light-hearted view of the ‘stache,...
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September 10, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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Excellent independent country music blog folks:
September 9, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Great take.
vanderhoofy.bsky.social Erin Vanderhoof @vanderhoofy.bsky.social · Jul 31
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
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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