'' (SURS) is a program that airs on
Fuse in which host,
Steven Smith , interviews famous alternative rock and pop-punk stars while airing alternative rock videos. The previous episodes have included members of Envy On The Coast.
For the first year or so of the show's run, it was called ''Steven's Untitled Rock Show''. Then Fuse offered viewers the chance to vote on the show's name directly on their website. On the show that would reveal the show's new name,
Green Day was the guest band. On the episode in question it was revealed that the viewers decided to stay with the name ''Steven's Untitled Rock Show'', but the title 'Therapy Begins At Home' was close runner-up. Over the years, SURS has been invited to many tours. Some of these tours include ''
Bamboozle Festival '', ''
The Warped Tour '', ''
Taste Of Chaos '', and various others. Recently, SURS has been a part of the ''
Warped Tour '' exhibit in ''
Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame ''.
The program is hosted by Steven Smith, a devout disciple of rock music. In the past Steven has appeared on other Fuse programs including hosting ''
Daily Download '' (for almost two years), ''F/List'', and ''fuse Action News'' (which he also co-wrote and co-produced).
Outside of fuse, Steven has worked for
VH1 as a VJ and was even given a makeover on ''
Queer Eye For The Straight Guy '' (to the eventual amusement of some of the program’s guests).
''Steven's Untitled Rock Show'' is an hour-long dose of rock therapy that airs every weeknight at 7:00pm EST, 4:00pm PST.
The program airs music videos featuring mainly alternative artists (with the bulk of airtime going to indie, emo, and punk), but also includes a “classic” music video from alternative’s past (the videos have ranged from relatively recent acts like
Sublime and
Jawbreaker to older artists like
The Smiths and
Pixies ).
In addition to the videos, Steven gives commentary on the music, and also interviews bands, giving them the opportunity to discuss their thoughts on their own careers and the music industry itself. Occasionally artists will even perform live in-studio (past performances have included
Envy On The Coast and
Straylight Run ).
''Steven's Untitled Rock Show'' also goes on location to shoot episodes at various concerts, festivals, and tours throughout the country. The
Vans Warped Tour has been a yearly fixture on the program, while it has also featured
Taste Of Chaos ,
South By Southwest , and the
Nintendo Fusion Tour .
''Steven's Untitled Rock Show'' has long tried to get Fuse viewers involved with its programming. In addition to being given a chance to name the program, Steven will read fan mail on-air, accept questions for artist interviews, and recently held an Unsigned Band Search contest, giving an unsigned band the chance to appear on the show. Winners of the contest,
The Perfect Mistake , are currently scheduled to appear and perform sometime in the Spring of ’07.
In an attempt to further allow fuse viewers to get inside his head, Steven has begun to carry a camera on location when ''Steven's Untitled Rock Show'' travels abroad. The web-exclusive program, ''Destination Untitled'', captures Steven’s exploits and misadventures in preparing for, going to, and hanging out at concerts, festivals, and performances with the bands and their fans.
