Matt Wake (entertainment journalist)

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 - Intro0:00:45 - 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 Famous0:22:58 - 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 & Ratt1:02:50 - Cats & New Leash On Life 1:04:45 - Wrap Up & Outro Matt Wake at AL.com:https://www.al.com/user/mwake/posts.htmlMatt Wake Twitter:https://twitter.com/matthewbwake?s=11A New Leash on Life Animal Rescue:https://anewleash.orgChuck Shute website:http://chuckshute.comSupport the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!