On this week’s episode of Innersleeve, we sat down with the Grammy winning, American guitarist and songwriter, Steve Stevens. He is best known for his work as Billy Idol’s main guitarist and songwriting collaborator. Steve and Cassius chat about his plans for 2021, his relationship with Billy Idol, what it was like to work with Michael Jackson and much more!

(1:00) Update on Steve's plans for 2021

(2:26) The lack of touring is troubling

(8:16) Trying to mix things up

(9:37) The New York Dolls

(14:00) The Musicians House

(15:49) Were the parties as crazy as they sounded?

(19:48) The Bangkok Story

(24:32) Steve's Relationship with Billy Idol

(35:36) Questions from YouTube

(40:00) Michael Jackson

(44:34) Dirty Diana & Outro

Cassius sits down with two UK-based guitarists by the name of Sophie Burrell and Cameron Brown. They discuss how they first picked up the guitar, the grind between making music and creating content for social media, who their favourite guitarist is of all time and Cameron shows off his awesome Eddie Van Halen collection!

(1:15) How did Sophie and Cameron first meet?

(3:24) Wait...you began playing the guitar when you were how old?

(5:41) Musical Influences

(8:23) Has sticking to music been difficult or is it second nature?

(17:02) Eddie Van Halen...the inspiration

(19:04) Meeting idols live

(22:06) Creating content for social media vs actually making music

(24:41) The legato technique

(27:24) Cameron's extensive collection

(31:12) Is Eddie the best guitar player of all time?

(33:34) Creating during the pandemic & outro

Hey music lovers, episode #4 of our music podcast, Innersleeve is live! We sat down with musician and guitarist, Chris Holmes. Chris is a former member of the band W.A.S.P and we sat down to chat about the hurdles he faced as a young-adult, his new life in France and his new documentary "Mean Man".

(00:48) A lot went into "Mean Man"

(2:29) Chris Holmes...a mormon?

(8:39) A funny "on drugs" story

(11:18) Hellfest is a great festival

(12:24) Chris' feeling on Covid and the music industry

(13:47) Happy to be living in Europe

(16:35) W.A.S.P rolling into the Capitol Records office

(19:26) Chris Holmes is a lucky man

(32:32) More on the Mean Man documentary

(35:22) Blackie Lawless

(38:53) Chris on Hip Hop

(41:21) New music updates & Outro

This week’s episode features a special guest by the name of Rusur. He is a Canadian-born rapper, songwriter and producer who is currently the most featured artist on the entire Cyberpunk 2077 soundtrack. Cassius and Rusur chat about what the process was like getting songs approved for the game, chasing dreams, who WatchMojo ranked as the top rapper of all time and much more. Enjoy!

(7:00) How being a multi-dimensional artist helped him land different songs on the game

(9:45) From Johnny Gr4ves to Rusur and more on artist identity

(12:05) Working and writing for other artists

(19:43) Being afraid of the unknown 

(26:09) What in store next for Rusur?

(28:44) Who did WatchMojo rank as the top rapper of all time?

On this week's show, Cassius Morris sits down with legendary musician and guitarist, Marty Friedman, to discuss how his life is going over in Japan, the New Year's live stream concert he's orchestrating and much more. Enjoy!

(6:41) How Japanese music has influenced Marty's compositions

(7:42) Marty on his New Year's live stream concert

(22:26) Hardest part about moving to Japan

(28:55) Gaining individuality as an artist

(42:08) Direction of TOKYO JUKEBOX 3

Cassius Morris is joined by WatchMojo founder and CEO, Ashkan Karbasfrooshan. They delve into why WatchMojo is entering the podcast game, how navigating the complicated world of copyright can be tricky business and conclude by paying homage to the late Eddie Van Halen.

(0:50) Why Podcasts?

(31:50) Eddie Van Halen

(45:13) More Eddie Van Halen

The host of Innersleeve, Cassius Morris, gives you a breakdown of what to expect from the podcast!