LA Lloyd is the host of the nationally syndicated radio show ”LA Lloyd Rock 30 Countdown.” Each week he has one of Rock‘s biggest artist as a guest co-host. You can hear these interviews after the show airs on this Podcast. Please subscribe https://apple.co/2IMEAEi and follow me on Twitter @lalloyd, Instagram @lalloyd1 and Facebook.com/lalloydsrock30
Latest episodes
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17 min
Slash: “Writing Sh*t That I Can’t Play”
Slash is writing music he can’t play…yet. His latest obsession is pedal steel, an instrument that has one of rock’s most celebrated guitarists feeling like a beginner again. Slash…
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21 min
Catch Your Breath | What Success Doesn’t Fix
Three years ago, Catch Your Breath was watching “Dial Tone” begin to change everything. Now Josh Mowery returns to the Rock 30 with LA Lloyd to talk about what happened after the b…
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28 min
Chris Jericho | Fozzy: There Is No Failure If You Try
Getting older doesn't mean getting quieter. Chris Jericho returns for his seventh conversation with LA Lloyd, and this one goes somewhere neither of them necessarily expected. What…
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24 min
Olive Vox | From SXSW to When the Dream Got Real
Years before the record deal, Olive Vox were a young Texas band playing KLBJ SXSW showcases and getting featured on Armadillo Nation. LA Lloyd knew them then. Now they’re signed to…
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24 min
Airbourne: The Advice From Lemmy They Never Forgot
Years ago, Lemmy gave Airbourne advice they never forgot: stay true to who you are and don’t let the music business change you. Nearly two decades after their last Rock 30 appearan…
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20 min
Blake Coddington | Letdown: When Making Music for Yourself Connects With Millions
Blake Coddington built letdown. by doing something that sounds simple—making music for himself. But songs born from some of the hardest moments of his life began connecting with mi…
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32 min
Jake Diab | Autumn Kings: Success Without Losing Yourself
Success may have brought Autumn Kings to a bigger stage, but Jake Diab believes the journey matters just as much as the destination. Jake joins LA Lloyd to talk about the upcoming…
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25 min
Kingdom Collapse: Survivor — The Song That Became Someone's Story
When Kingdom Collapse wrote "Survivor," they hoped it would inspire listeners facing difficult battles. They never imagined one fan's story would forever change the meaning of the…
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21 min
Story Of The Year | Staying Connected After 25 Years
More than two decades after Page Avenue introduced Story Of The Year to the world, the band continues to evolve while staying true to the passion that first connected with fans. Da…
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19 min
Ryan Perdz | More Than A Cover Song
Every artist has a beginning. For Ryan Perdz, it started with family, a few cover songs, and a determination to find his own voice. In this Rock 30 conversation with LA Lloyd, Ryan…
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21 min
Tyler Connolly | Theory of a Deadman: Still Evolving After All These Years
After nearly three decades together, Theory of a Deadman isn't interested in repeating the past. In his 18th appearance on Rock 30, Tyler Connolly shares why the band's new chapter…
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19 min
Spencer Charnas: From Horror Fan To Horror Family
`` He grew up loving two things: Metallica and horror movies. Then both became part of his story. Spencer Charnas of Ice Nine Kills shares the lesson that led him from horror fan t…
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14 min
Kenny Wayne Shepherd: These Songs Mean More To Me Today Than They Did At 18
Kenny Wayne Shepherd joins LA Lloyd to reflect on Ledbetter Heights (30th Anniversary Sessions), the album he recorded while still in high school. Thirty years later, Kenny talks a…
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31 min
Brent Smith of Shinedown on Fear, Fatherhood & Why Every Day Is a Gift
Brent Smith of Shinedown joins LA Lloyd for one of his most personal conversations yet. The voice behind hits like Second Chance, Sound of Madness, and A Symptom of Being Human ope…
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30 min
Nixon of Framing Hanley: "I Fell in Love with Music All Over Again"
Framing Hanley frontman Nixon joins LA Lloyd on Rock 30 to discuss the band's return, the new single "The Reckoning," and the upcoming album that he believes is the strongest work…
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23 min
Amy Lee on Authenticity, Purpose, and Why Music Still Matters
Amy Lee joins LA Lloyd for a thoughtful conversation as Evanescence prepares to release Sanctuary on June 5. From authenticity and creativity to AI, social media, and the search fo…
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19 min
Lajon Witherspoon on ONE & the Sevendust Family
Sevendust’s Lajon Witherspoon returns to the LA Lloyd Rock 30 as the band celebrates the release of their new album ONE. In one of their most personal conversations yet, Lajon open…
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29 min
Toadies' Vaden Todd Lewis On Survival, Self-Doubt & The Charmer
What begins as a conversation about The Charmer quickly turns into something much deeper. Toadies frontman Vaden Todd Lewis joins LA Lloyd for a raw, unfiltered discussion about su…
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25 min
How Return To Dust Turned Chaos Into “Bored"
Return To Dust joins LA Lloyd backstage in Austin for a conversation that goes way beyond the usual band interview. They break down how “Bored” was literally written under an L.A.…
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25 min
Autumn Kings: From Guitar Hero to “Gone, Gone, Gone” | Rock 30 with LA Lloyd
Autumn Kings’ Jake Diab joins LA Lloyd for a face-to-face conversation in Austin that tracks the band’s full evolution—from an AC/DC concert at 12, to mastering Guitar Hero before…