Steve O'G Rock Podcast

Finn McKenty is a veteran of the rock music commentary world on YouTube who has an impressive breadth and depth of knowledge in the space. In this interview I discover how Finn is able to be so objective when assessing the merits of the types of rock music his channels focus on and also get deep into understanding how we form our artistic opinions and challenge our ways of thinking. Be sure to che...

In this Windwaker interview I had the opportunity to talk to Liam Guinan and Connor Robins about their unique blend of sounds and genres, how they create catchy choruses, and their upcoming tour of North America with Northlane! Be sure to check out their brand new album that drops on July 12th! Join Steve O'G on Discord at https://discord.gg/XYkwPXgDzw

In this episode I had the opportunity to talk to Severin and Bastian from AVRALIZE about their song writing decisions, production techniques, and we settle the debate on the band's name once and for all! Join my free Discord server here to continue the conversation here: https://discord.gg/XYkwPXgDzw

Luke Caley and Meg Mash discuss the origins of their brilliant new band called unpeople and share tales from the song writing and recording processes, as well as touring life thus far. They were both incredibly lovely to chat to throughout this interview so I hope you enjoy watching this conversation as much as I enjoyed having it. Keep up with unpeople via these links:- Check out their EP here: h...

Producer, songwriter, and guitarist from REVNOIR Julien Ho discusses the challenges and the inspirations that he and the rest of the band have found along their journey to creating this new Metalcore band. In this interview he talks about the band's innovative vocal recording techniques, their ambition to make songs as finely balanced as possible, and the origins of this new musical venture of the...

RoguenJosh joins me for a conversation about the challenges facing music reaction channels on YouTube, what he values in metalcore music, and the origin story of how he entered this space in the first place. Check out his YouTube channel at: https://www.youtube.com/@Roguenjosh 💬 Chat to Steve O'G on Discord here: https://discord.gg/XYkwPXgDzw📡 Join Steve O'G Twitch live streams here: https://www...

This is the first interview ever with brand new metal band Gore. During this conversation vocalist Haley Roughton discusses her vision for the band, the influences and origin story of its formation, dealing with perfectionism when it comes to vocal delivery, and the challenges of being a full time NASA Engineer while simultaneously launching this new band. Keep up with the band through the followi...

Jamie Lenman is an eccentric singer songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who has created a vast array of unique musical blends spanning multiple decades. In this interview he reveals some of his creative processes, his development of identity over the years, and announces a surprise retirement from the music industry. You can follow Jamie's future musical pursuits exclusively on his Patreon page h...

Dave McPherson is a singer, songwriter, guitarist (and apparently now drummer?!) and frontman of rock band INME. In this interview Dave opens up about his new-found sobriety and the positive effects he finds it to have on his songwriting and overall productivity. He also takes us through some older INME songs and gives his thoughts on the Sleep Token phenomenon. Be sure to checkout Dave McPherson...

Taylor Acorn is a pop punk singer songwriter who is starting to tour the world with her excellent blend of catchy songs with nostalgic musical blends. In this interview I asked her about some of her interesting songwriting choices, how she represents herself authentically through music, and which artists have inspired her the most. Checkout Taylor Acorn on YouTube and listen to her music on your f...

Metalbirb is a content creator who critiques music in the Metal scene via reaction and commentary videos. In this episode I got the chance to talk to him about the genius marketing of Sleep Token, why emotional connection in music matters, and the importance of genuine and fair criticism. Checkout the Metalbirb YouTube Channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@METALBIRBJoin my Discord server for free...

Dirty Loops played London's Elextric Brixton on Nov 27th 2023 where I was able to grab some time to chat to bassist Henrik Linder about the band's incredible musicianship, song writing choices, and how they've improved live over the years. Join the Steve O'G Rock Discord server for free here: https://discord.gg/XYkwPXgDzw Be sure to checkout Dirty Loops on tour by checking their dates here: https:...

I was fortunate enough to grab some time with Ankor's vocalist Jessie Williams before their first ever London gig on November 11th 2023. In this chat we talked about the band's song writing, unique blend of sounds, and the vocal decisions that Jessie makes along the way. Go check out their new singles on your favourite streaming platform! Join the Steve O'G Rock Discord server for free here: https...

In this episode of the podcast I got to chat to Sam Fender (drummer) and Kristen Sturgis (guitarist) of the excellent metal band Conquer Divide   about their collaboration and recent touring with Electric Callboy, their song-writing processes, and the fun they have on social media.  Go listen to their latest album Slow Burn on your favourite streaming platform. It's a delicious album! You can join...

Drew Fortune is a content creator who focusses his attention mostly on the ever-evolving world of metal music. In this episode I got the chance to talk to him about how he sees the world of metal, YouTube reaction channels, and where he thinks his content may take him in future. Check out Drew's YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/@DrewFortune97 Join the Steve O'G Discord server for free he...

Christoph Hessler and Daniel Weber from German rock band The Intersphere recently took some time to chat to me all about their latest album Wanderer and their music writing, recording, and live performance processes. Unfortunately my laptop crashed immediately after the call so my own higher quality recording was lost to the void, but I was at least able to grab a backup recording from Zoom. The r...

Nathan Mariat from the band Resolve takes time to chat about the song-writing and choices that were made for their latest album "Human" and reveals the challenges and triumphs of honing his craft for this record. The album is out now! If you'd like to join the Discord server to help shape the future of the podcast or just to talk music, you can do so at https://discord.gg/XYkwPXgDzw  

Welcome to this introductory episode of this new podcast as part of my YouTube channel Steve O’G Rock. This podcast will be a series of interviews with various rock bands and folks who operate within the music industry in order for us all to learn a bit more about how the best rock music in the world gets created and shared for everyone to enjoy.  In this episode I’m going to share a bit of inform...