Matt Wake
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https://t.co/8a04Sk70PW staff writer. Prior bylines with: Metal Edge, SPIN, Guitar World, Revolver, LA Weekly, Rolling Stone, Billboard, Paste, etc.
Joined January 2011
For @aldotcom , interviewed Weird Al Yankovic about Stephen Colbert, Kurt Cobain, "Eat It," and why he's bigger than ever.
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Comedy-music legendโs โBigger & Weirder Tour" is filling big venues and wowing fans.
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High N Dry.
On a serious Def Leppard kick right now. That early run of albums was unbelievably strong. Which oneโs your go-to?
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Hot nasty stuff: Black Crowes singer Chris Robinson singing Draw The Line with Joe Perry Project.
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Van Halen fans, I have one (1) ticket for sale to David Lee Roth's Aug. 31 show at the Hard Rock Casino Tulsa. Floor center, fourth row, seat DD-14. Selling for $80. Face was $99.50 and with fees was $122.46. DM if interested. Thanks much
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Wanna be a rock 'n roll star? @scorpions will teach you! Their online course covers songwriting, recording techniques, music biz, overcoming obstacles. step one? Learn German!.
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New exclusive for @aldotcom: South Star Music Festival, which debuted last year in my hometown of HSV, AL with headliners like Gwen Stefani and Tom Morello, won't be back this year. City officials promise a "bigger, better" return though.
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South Star's debut last year in Huntsville hosted stars like Gwen Stefani, Tom Morello and Ludacris.
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"When he hit scene, you know what happened, everybody's input jack closed up" .Great @stevevai quote re: @eddievanhalen on @Billy podcast The Magnificent Others.
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For @aldotcom, wrote about "10 essential rock bands from South (that arenโt Southern rock).".Who else would you add to the list? .Read the intro first though :).
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Not every notable rock band from the South is Southern rock.
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For @aldotcom, wrote about recently departed Derek and the Dominos legend Bobby Whitlock's time in Muscle Shoals.
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Bobby Whitlock, known for his "Layla" collaborations with Eric Clapton, later lived in Muscle Shoals, where he befriended a young Jason Isbell.
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What's a Yardbird track you love BESIDES Train Kept A Rollin'?. I'll start: "Over Under Sideways Down".
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This line forms behind Allman Brothers "At Fillmore East."
Whatโs a live album that captures an artist at their absolute best?.
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The talented Jani Lane passed away on this day 14 years ago. Here's Chuck Klosterman's great obit for Jani from back then.
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Wife material.
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Saturday morning tuneage: "Love," The Cult's 1985 sophomore album, after releases by precursor bands Southern Death Cult and Death Cult. "She Sell Sanctuary" is the signature hit from this one, and I also love the title track, "Brother Wolf, Sister Moon" and "Revolution."
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Happy birthday, @EddieTrunk! Thanks for all you do for the rock music we all love. Hope to someday write follow up to our old LA Weekly story, this time about That Metal Show's return. Have a great day, man.
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Much like some VHS bootleg of a vintage Judas Priest concert, early on That Metal Show was something headbangers shared with their brethren over a sixer on Saturday nights.ย Yet a few seasons in, the...
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