Matt Wake is an entertainment journalist for AL.com and has also had his work featured in Spin, LA Weekly, Rolling Stone, Billboard & Guitar World. In this episode we talk about his journey as a journalist and discuss music, movies and celebrities.
0:00:00 - Intro
0:00:45 - Interview w/ Phil Lewis of L.A. Guns
0:06:40 - New Rock Bands
0:13:04 - DJs vs Danceable Rock Songs
0:16:10 - Film & TV
0:19:03 - Comedians
0:21:03 - Interview Format & Almost Famous
0:22:58 - Boogie Nights & Tarantino
0:25:55 - Matt's Journey to Journalism & Playing Music
0:34:55 - B.B. King, Nikki Sixx & Early Jobs
0:42:05 - Covering Subjects You're Not a Fan Of
0:44:30 - Highs & Lows of Journalism Work
0:47:45 - Writing a Book
0:49:00 - Favorite Interviews
0:52:27 - Bob Saget
0:55:30 - Van Halen & Black Crowes Books
1:00:40 - Stephen Pearcy & Ratt
1:02:50 - Cats & New Leash On Life
1:04:45 - Wrap Up & Outro
Matt Wake at AL.com:
https://www.al.com/user/mwake/posts.html
Matt Wake Twitter:
https://twitter.com/matthewbwake?s=11
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https://anewleash.org
Chuck Shute website:
http://chuckshute.com
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