Rock It Real

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 is an interviews podcast with 55 episodes published.

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  Rock It Real Radio Show 12-03-2026 NORRA Interview

  Mar 12, 20264h 42m

  Awesome 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...

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  Rock It Real Radio Show 05-03-2026 Francois Van Coke Interview

  Mar 5, 20264h 42m

  This is probably the most real & authentitic radio show episode you have heard..... Nothing else to say....

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  Rock It Real Radio Show 26-02-2026 Dawn Selby Interview

  Feb 26, 20264h 35m

  Amazing 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/...

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  Rock It Real Radio Show 19-02-2026 The Grimm Riddle Interview

  Feb 19, 20264h 37m

  Absolute 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...

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  Rock It Real Radio Show 12-02-2026 Vaughn Prangley Interview

  Feb 12, 20264h 13m

  What 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...

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