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Matt Stock's Life in the Stocks podcast has a loyal fan followingHe interviews big names in music, so his show gets promoted through all of their social media, as well as his ownThough Matt is based in the UK, he has a huge following in the US.
About the author
Matt Stocks is a UK-based, radio and TV presenter, journalist and filmmaker with ten years’ industry experience. He hosted the evening show on Kerrang! Radio for three years and was nominated for the Best Specialist Show of the Year at 2013 Arqvia Radio Awards—he lost out to Ronnie Wood of The Rolling Stones.
After leaving Kerrang!, he did a year’s stint on the breakfast show at Team Rock Radio, where he also hosted a punk show and a talk show called Soundtrack Apocalypse. He then moved over to television, presenting on the Sony-owned UK channel Scuzz TV for three years, whilst writing regular features and reviews for Metal Hammer and Classic Rock magazine. He also wrote, produced and directed a feature-length documentary on Australian hard rock band Airbourne called It’s All For Rock ‘N’ Roll, which has had over 130,000 views on the band’s YouTube channel.
In 2017, Matt launched his own podcast: Life in the Stocks. The show has over 150 episodes and features in-depth, candid conversations with a wide range of musicians, actors, comedians, filmmakers, and photographers. It’s had over 500,000 worldwide downloads to date. Life in the Stocks: Volume One—Veracious conversations with musicians & creatives is his first book.
Summary
Life in the Stocks: Veracious conversations with musicians & creatives is a collection of rock ‘n’ roll stories taken from the iTunes chart-topping podcast, Life in the Stocks—hosted by UK-based DJ, presenter, and writer, Matt Stocks (Ex-Kerrang! Radio/Metal Hammer).
Featuring B-Real (Cypress Hill), Clem Burke (Blondie), Nick Oliveri (Queens of the Stone Age), Doug Stanhope (Comedian), Kyle Gass (Tenacious D), Steven Van Zandt (Bruce Springsteen/The Sopranos), Monique Powell (Save Ferris), Robb Flynn (Machine Head), Tom Green (Comedian), Steve-O (Jackass), Andrew W.K. and many more…
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“Matt Stocks is a one of a kind character whose genuine good nature and playful curiosity shines through every conversation I’ve been fortunate enough to have had with him—and will undoubtedly shine through these pages onto all readers alike.”
—Laura Jane Grace, musician and author of Tranny: Confessions of Punk Rock's Most Infamous Anarchist Sellout
“Matt Stocks extracts stories out of me that I had no intention of telling. But I don’t mind giving them up to him because he’s such a charmer. Reading this book, it seems like I’m not the only one who couldn’t resist.”
—Danko Jones, musician and author of I've Got Something to Say: 10 Years of Rock and Roll Ramblings
“I’ve known Matt for many years now, so I can safely say he is a friend. I must admit, though, I’m first and foremost a fan of his work. I’ve done hundreds of interviews all over the world and there are very few people who can hold a candle to this man. He has a natural way about him.”
—Jesse Leach, Killswitch Engage
