Independent music. It’s the life blood of the worldwide culture of music making. When it comes to rock and metal, the indie underground is the only place new magic comes from. Every artist you love was once riding around in an old van, taking the show on the road, selling albums from the stage, and keeping the flame of original music burning. Many of them still are.

What’s up, rockers? Mike O’Cull here. I’m a professional music enthusiast, music blogger, podcaster, and songwriter who gave my life over to rock and roll a long time ago. It seemed like the only sensible thing to do. I played shows for thirty years and have covered live and recorded music since the mid-90s in print and online. These days, I write for Rock and Blues Muse, Indie Band Guru, Chicago Music Guide, and my own music blog www.mikeocull.com.

My new project is Mike’s Rock and Metal Show, a podcast dedicated to covering the best underground rock and heavy metal bands in the world. I’ll be playing music from some amazing bands and artists, interviewing them to learn how and why they create and perform, and doing everything that I can to give back to the music that changed my life. Expect to hear hard rock, blues/rock, punk, and all kinds of metal. The show will be on Apple Music and everywhere else quality podcasts are found.

I need your support to make this all happen, keep my blog at www.mikeocull.com alive, and bring great rock music to the world at large. Rock and metal fans have always been the strongest, most passionate crowd in all of music and they get behind the things they believe in. Your small monthly donation of five dollars or more goes a long way towards keeping original rock alive and fighting back against the plastic pop that’s flooded the world. Even a buck or two makes a big difference.

I’ve partnered with Reverb Nation and Songdew, which is a huge music community in India, to find the greatest rock bands anywhere and bring them to you on a podcast that goes hard for your entertainment. I’m screening bands now for the show’s first season and I can already tell it’s going to be amazing.
Become my Patron today, join the party, and help me support everybody’s local rock. Let’s work together to keep new, original rock music hitting the streets. Thanks for being part of my madness!