Scene Mom Says
Independent music, industry news, interviews and more with your host Dani Cutler. New shows every Thursday! Dani worked in independent radio for over 16 years in Phoenix, AZ supporting local and independent artists, and was deemed ”Scene Mom” by the community.
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Scene Mom Says: The Continuing AI Music Courtroom Saga & The Future Of Live Music Is… Digital? (opens the original)
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Time: ~11 min. Here are the talk segments from this week's radio show! You can CLICK HERE to listen to the entire hour radio show with music. This week- UMG just sued DistroKid for allegedly allowing AI generated music to flood streaming platforms, Suno launched its new V6 models using licensed music. And then got sued again anyway. Spotify just launched a program to actively support 10,000 emerging independent artists per year, the industry is taking a new swing at fake streams, and a UK compan
Scene Mom Says: Radio Premiere, Alanis Oughta Know, & Is New Music Killing You? (opens the original)
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Time: ~17 min. It's Episode 104! Also my first ever show on WVAO 105.9 in Athol! This week I'm introducing myself to the radio audience through music and stories, honoring the late Jorge Rodriguez aka Tasteless Jack who we lost recently, and covering some music-related news. Harvard Medical School just published a study finding that traffic deaths in the US jump 15% on major album release days. Alanis Morissette is suing her former tour manager for an alleged blackmail campaign that is truly som
Scene Mom Says: The Visa Win, the Ticketmaster Trap & the 95 Year Old Metalhead (opens the original)
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Time: ~29 min. It's Episode 103- and I have some big personal news! After three years in Massachusetts I am going back to radio on WVAO 105.9 in Athol, starting Wednesday September 9th, 11am to noon with a replay at 8pm. It's a modified version of this show with a lot more music and they have an app so you can listen from anywhere! The podcast will continue. I'll be uploading the radio segments to the feed after each show. More details in the episode! This week a band called Boy Throb turned a v
Scene Mom Says: The Music Doesn't Stop: A Tribute to Linda Pardee & Tasteless Jack (opens the original)
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Time: ~30 min. It's Episode 102. It has been an up-and-down couple of weeks. First I received a very special award. Then last week the Massachusetts music community lost two incredible musicians within a day of each other - Linda Pardee, co-founder of The Chelsea Curve, and Worcester's own Jorge Rodriguez, known to so many of us as Tasteless Jack. This episode is for them. I'm playing music from both artists alongside your regular music news including Warner Music's AI licensing bombshell, YouTu
Scene Mom Says: AI Off The Charts & Social Media Payola Is Everywhere (opens the original)
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Time: ~27 min. It's Episode 101! This week a global coalition of major AND independent labels just proposed a framework to ban AI generated music from official chart rankings worldwide. Payola is strong in social media. Influencers are openly accepting secret payments from record labels to promote music without disclosing it to their audiences. And small community arts organizations across the country are doing the most important work of their lives right now with, in one director's words, the l
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