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- Rock It Real Radio Show 19-03-2026 Hanu De Jong InterviewWow! This was a while ago... 19th January to be exact! While doing a little show mantainance we noticed a glitch and we realised that it was never published!!!!
So here you go.... Here's the show where DJ Squeek interviewed Hanu De Jong from The Narrow and Doomfairy!
Enjoy!4 hr 43 min - Rock It Real Radio Show 12-03-2026 NORRA InterviewAwesome and somewhat emotional show.... (12th March) Rock It Real:
DJ Squeek intervied NORRA
Find out more about NORRA here:
https://www.facebook.com/norramusiek
Listen here every THURSDAY at 8pm SAST:
https://zeno.fm/radio/rock-it-real-ktjj/
We'll be playied PURE South African music including tracks from: Primal Urge, Twenty One Children, Southern Wild, The Stremes, Neil Sandilands, Mazula - Original Music, Refentse, Soul Vertigo, Ross Harding, Jack Atlantic, Congo Cowboys and more!
Our "Rewind Back To The SA Classics" tonight is very special... We are playing SA tunes dating from 1939, 1960 and 1980!!!!
South African music fans can now become a serious supporter of Rock It Real by signing up as a free or paid member on our Patreon page (all the past Rock It Real shows are uploaded there as well!)
https://www.patreon.com/rockitreal/about
Upcoming interviews:
19th March: Hanu De Jong from The Narrow and Not My Dog
26th March: Mark Biaggio from Fismits
16th April: Bill Knight4 hr 43 min - Rock It Real Radio Show 05-03-2026 Francois Van Coke InterviewThis is probably the most real & authentitic radio show episode you have heard..... Nothing else to say....4 hr 43 min
- Rock It Real Radio Show 26-02-2026 Dawn Selby InterviewAmazing show last night!!!!!!
DJ Squeek interviewed Dawn Selby, from ICONIC 1960's South African bands It's A Secret and Third Eye!
Find out more about Dawn, It's A Secret and Third Eye here:
http://www.dawnselby.com/
Listen here every Thursday LIVE at 8pm SAST: https://zeno.fm/radio/rock-it-real-ktjj/
We also be featured tracks from: FUZIGISH, Lukin Joshua Music, Georgetown Band, Tim Parr, Stef Kruger - DIE LEGENDE, Red Robyn, Cantrel, Sweatband, Pressure Cookies, Caution Boy and more!!!!
South African music fans can now become a SERIOUS member of the Rock It Real community by signing up as a free or paid member on our Patreon page (all the past shows are uploaded there as well!)
https://www.patreon.com/rockitreal/about
Upcoming interviews:
5th March: Francois van Coke
12th March: NORRA4 hr 35 min - Rock It Real Radio Show 19-02-2026 The Grimm Riddle InterviewAbsolute classic Rock It Real tonight!!!!: If you dig the Durban bands then you want to here this!
DJ Squeek interviewed The Grimm Riddle, an Alternative Indie Rock band from Durban, South Africa
He also played a few Durban bands including Perez, Calamity Jam, Spoonfeedas, Gangs of Ballet, The Non Fiction, MOUSE, Black Math, Baby Queen and more from around South Africa!
Listen here every Thursday evening at 8pm SAST: https://zeno.fm/radio/rock-it-real-ktjj/
South African music fans can now become a serious member of the Rock It Real community by signing up as a free or paid member on our Patreon page (all the past shows are uploaded there!)
https://www.patreon.com/rockitreal/about
Upcoming interviews:
26th February: Dawn Selby from 60's band, Third Eye
5th March: Francois van Coke4 hr 37 min - Rock It Real Radio Show 12-02-2026 Vaughn Prangley InterviewWhat if I told you that everything you’ve been listening to is a lie…. I’m going to offer you a choice….
If you missed the the State Of The Nation Address… Great!
That means that you've taken the red pill, and gone down the rabbit hole to listen to GREAT South African music… On the Rock It Real Show…
DJ Squeek discovered a few forgotten tracks in his music vault…
Do you remember any of these bands?
Cold Hand Chemistry, Sidecar Fire, National Lakes, Verismo, Howard Roark, Skyeclad, Tatum, The Glee Club and Dustland Express
DJ Squeek intervied South African-born, Dubai-based indie-alternative pop-rock singer-songwriter Vaughn Prangley and we'll be playing his latest single ‘Monsters Den’.
He also be played a few favourites: Sheron, Sons Of Trout, Mango Groove, NORRA, Squeal, Doomfairy, Arapaho SA Band, Jasper Dan ZA and more!
South African music fans can now become a serious member of the Rock It Real community by signing up as a free or paid member on our Patreon page (all the past shows have now been uploaded there!)
https://www.patreon.com/rockitreal/about4 hr 14 min - Rock It Real Radio Show 05-02-2026 Diverted Disorder InterviewWe had a WIKKID Rock It Real show last night so in case you missed it, here's the recording!
DJ Squeek intervied Hardman from Diverted Disorder and played a couple of their tracks!
We also be played tunes from GAZ, Janine Fourie, L.A. COBRA, Straatligkinders, The Color Blew, We Kill Cowboys, Jack 'n Jill Band and Perry&Blackwell
You can listen in EVERY Thursday from 8pm SAST for more!
https://zeno.fm/radio/rock-it-real-ktjj/
South African music fans can now become a serious member of the Rock It Real community by following us on our Patreon page (all the past shows have now been uploaded there!)
https://www.patreon.com/rockitreal/about4 hr 11 min - Rock It Real Radio Show 29-01-2026 Gareth James InterviewAn honest interview with Gareth James from Cape Town and the truth about the music industry... most people don't want to talk about the gatekeepers. We did. Something like what Tom MacDonald is doing in the USA.
Rock It Real, an online podcast or radio show is going to be the FIRST media to play Gareth's brand new track "If It Wasn't For Love" - The track is only being released on Friday 30th January so ALL our listeners get to hear the song first on our show!!!!!! (Find out more about Gareth here: Gareth James Music)
We played songs from South African musicians Robin Auld Music, DORP, Hugo Veldsman, Wren Hinds, No Friends of Harry, Smugg Juggler, Raptorbaby, Dead Man Risen, Twenty One Children, Akkedis Band and many more!!!!!
We played some cool Afrikaans music, acoustic, folk, classic rock, pop, blues, country, pop, heavy metal, grunge and punk.
Upcoming Interviews!: 5th February: Hardman (Diverted Disorder) 12th February: Vaughn Prangley4 hr 26 min - Rock It Real Radio Show 22-01-2026 Cantrel Interview and a ROCKING show!!!!Here' the recording of last night's Rock It Real South Afican music radio show!!!!!
DJ Squeek interviewed Neil & Jesse from Cantrel where they chatted about touring Europe, performing at Emalyth Fest 2026, Nirvana's 35th anniversary of "Nevermind", mustard in Germany and dodgy pies (and also why vocalists get the chicks!!!!)
We played tracks from: One Large Banana, Die Tuindwergies, Tree63 (Brand new track!!!!), Grey Noise, Tasche, Ethan Florus, Midget Submarine, Fading Gray, Hiraeth and more!
Rock It Real goes out EVERY Thursday night from 8pm till midnight SAST.... Listen Live here: https://zeno.fm/radio/rock-it-real-ktjj/
Upcoming interviews tht you don't want to miss:
29th January: Gareth James (Gareth James Music)
5th February: Diverted Disorder
12th February: Vaughn Prangley4 hr 23 min - Rock It Real Radio Show 15-01-2026 Danny De Wet InterviewYou gotta listen to the recording of Rock It Real’s Thursday 15th January show!
DJ Squeek interviewed South African icon Danny De Wet, drummer from WONDERboom, EVOID, Petit Cheval and The Electric Petals!
We chatted about Danny's book, "Sex, Drums and Rock 'n' Roll" and a whole load of 'behind the behind the scenes' anecdotes!
BUY HIS BOOK HERE: https://music.amazon.com/.../audiobook-samples-from-solid... OR CONTACT DANNY ON FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/danny.dewet.399/
DJ Squeek will also be played the coolest South African music including tracks from: Albert Frost, Basson Laubscher, PEBBLEMAN, Georgetown Band, PLUMband, Jack Atlantic, Surdus, Imperious Vision, Magic Feather, Rabbitt and more!
Rock It Real goes out every Thursday Evening from 8pm till midnight SAST! 💥🎧🥁📻🎙️
Listen live here: https://zeno.fm/radio/rock-it-real-ktjj/4 hr 5 min
About Rock It Real
From the publisher's feed
DJ Squeek is passionate about South African music and has been in the industry since the late 80's. Rock It Real was specifically created as a platform to bring undiscovered SA talent to the forefront…
and showcase bands that would usually be passed over by mainstream channels.
Rock It Real has what the mainstream media lacks and it focuses on playing seriously good South African pop, rock, metal and alternative music.
Rock It Real is an SA music show on GQ Radio hosted by DJ Squeek and broadcast LIVE from Cape Town, South Africa every Thursday from 9pm to Midnight (SAST)… You can listen live here: https://gqradio.co.za
DJ Squeek presented the Western Cape gig guide every Tuesday Live on Barney Simon’s SA music show on Radio 2000 and then on Radio 2000’s 8 til’ Late with Nicole & Kamza. He co-presented the WTF (Wine, Travel & Food) show on 2oceansVibe Radio and co-hosted breakfast show on UCT Radio.
He was the music journalist for Cape Times’ “Top Of The Times” for 10 years and also wrote for magazines such as Your LMG, Stephen “Sugarman” Segerman’s SA Rock Digest.
DJ Squeek co-wrote and produced the Seven Day Story track, "Going Nowhere Slowly" for the TV series of the same name, compiled the music for 52 episodes and released a 32-track double CD set of music from the show. He was also the location sound engineer and travelled with the GNS crew for 40, 000 kilometres visiting places such as Lesotho, Mozambique, Transkei, Limpopo Province, Eastern Cape, Northern Cape, Swaziland and Namibia to mention a few!
He’s worked with bands such as Jack Parow, Black Cat Bones, Springbok Nude Girls, Shadowclub, Zebra & Giraffe, The Awakening, Johnny Clegg, Sigue Sigue Sputnik, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Ard Matthews, Dave Ferguson, Crimson House and many more.
DJ Squeek has attended many shows and music festivals and interviewed many local and international artists including; Ed Kowalzcyk (+LIVE+); Adrian Smith (Iron Maiden); Graham Gouldman (10CC); Gary Brooker (Procul Harem); Sixto Rodriguez and Justin Hayward & John Lodge (Moody Blues), ), Ian Hill (Judas Priest), Will Turpin (Collective Soul), Martin Degville (Sigue Sigue Sputnik), Liz Mitchell (Boney-M) and more to name a few!!!
Interesting facts about DJ Squeek:
- His first stage appearance was in front of over 2500 people, supporting “No Friends Of Harry” at the University of Cape Town Yellow Level where he met Barney Simon for the first time.
- He has specialised in rigging sound in helicopters.
Rock It Real social media:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RockItReal
X: https://x.com/rockitrealsa
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/RockItReal
Mixcloud: https://www.mixcloud.com/DJSQUEEK
Rock It Real has what the mainstream media lacks and it focuses on playing seriously good South African pop, rock, metal and alternative music.
Rock It Real is an SA music show on GQ Radio hosted by DJ Squeek and broadcast LIVE from Cape Town, South Africa every Thursday from 9pm to Midnight (SAST)… You can listen live here: https://gqradio.co.za
DJ Squeek presented the Western Cape gig guide every Tuesday Live on Barney Simon’s SA music show on Radio 2000 and then on Radio 2000’s 8 til’ Late with Nicole & Kamza. He co-presented the WTF (Wine, Travel & Food) show on 2oceansVibe Radio and co-hosted breakfast show on UCT Radio.
He was the music journalist for Cape Times’ “Top Of The Times” for 10 years and also wrote for magazines such as Your LMG, Stephen “Sugarman” Segerman’s SA Rock Digest.
DJ Squeek co-wrote and produced the Seven Day Story track, "Going Nowhere Slowly" for the TV series of the same name, compiled the music for 52 episodes and released a 32-track double CD set of music from the show. He was also the location sound engineer and travelled with the GNS crew for 40, 000 kilometres visiting places such as Lesotho, Mozambique, Transkei, Limpopo Province, Eastern Cape, Northern Cape, Swaziland and Namibia to mention a few!
He’s worked with bands such as Jack Parow, Black Cat Bones, Springbok Nude Girls, Shadowclub, Zebra & Giraffe, The Awakening, Johnny Clegg, Sigue Sigue Sputnik, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Ard Matthews, Dave Ferguson, Crimson House and many more.
DJ Squeek has attended many shows and music festivals and interviewed many local and international artists including; Ed Kowalzcyk (+LIVE+); Adrian Smith (Iron Maiden); Graham Gouldman (10CC); Gary Brooker (Procul Harem); Sixto Rodriguez and Justin Hayward & John Lodge (Moody Blues), ), Ian Hill (Judas Priest), Will Turpin (Collective Soul), Martin Degville (Sigue Sigue Sputnik), Liz Mitchell (Boney-M) and more to name a few!!!
Interesting facts about DJ Squeek:
- His first stage appearance was in front of over 2500 people, supporting “No Friends Of Harry” at the University of Cape Town Yellow Level where he met Barney Simon for the first time.
- He has specialised in rigging sound in helicopters.
Rock It Real social media:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RockItReal
X: https://x.com/rockitrealsa
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/RockItReal
Mixcloud: https://www.mixcloud.com/DJSQUEEK