This week's guest on Life In The Stocks is actor and (now) podcaster Andy Ellis. He joins Matt to talk about his time filming This Is England, his new podcast Overrated Everything, life, acting, and so much more. Follow Matt Stocks on Facebook / Twitter / Instagram: @mattstocksdj Check out the Life In The Stocks Patreon page, support this podcast, and get all kinds of extras in return, from bonus podcasts & DJ mixes to archive print interviews & radio shows. www.patreon.com/lifeinthestoc...
Oct 31, 2018•1 hr 35 min•Season 1Ep. 79
HELLO....I'M JUST DOING A PODCAST WITH DOM JOLY...NO IT'S RUBBISH...OK, CIAO! This week's guest on Life In The Stocks is comedian, broadcaster & journalist Dom Joly - star of Trigger Happy TV & World Shut Your Mouth - and it's a refreshingly brilliant conversation with a hyper intelligent and highly entertaining human being. This is the full story, from growing up in Lebanon to Trigger Happy TV, to travelling, writing, politics, comedy and everything in between. Follow Matt Stocks on Fac...
Oct 24, 2018•1 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 78
Episode 077 of Life In The Stocks features John Jennings, aka Segs, who picks up where his best friend and band mate David Ruffy left off to tell his side of the story of The Ruts/Ruts DC. The conversation goes off in all sorts of other directions, from John Lydon and Brexit to grime and the importance of high-fidelity. Follow Matt Stocks on Facebook / Twitter / Instagram: @mattstocksdj Check out the Life In The Stocks Patreon page, support this podcast, and get all kinds of extras in return, fr...
Oct 17, 2018•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 77
Episode 076 of Life In The Stocks features The Ruts/Ruts DC drummer David Ruffy, who's here to share his side of the story and the history of The Ruts & Ruts DC, as well as all the work he's done outside of the band with everyone from Wayne Kramer to Sinead O'Connor. Follow Matt Stocks on Facebook / Twitter / Instagram: @mattstocksdj Check out the Life In The Stocks Patreon page, support this podcast, and get all kinds of extras in return, from bonus podcasts & DJ mixes to archive print ...
Oct 17, 2018•56 min•Season 1Ep. 76
Hugh Cornwell, original frontman & chief songwriter for The Stranglers joins Matt's this week to discuss his time in the seminal punk band, and his post-Stranglers life & career to date. Follow Matt Stocks on Facebook / Twitter / Instagram: @mattstocksdj Check out the Life In The Stocks Patreon page, support this podcast, and get all kinds of extras in return, from bonus podcasts & DJ mixes to archive print interviews & radio shows. www.patreon.com/lifeinthestocks Matt's first bo...
Oct 17, 2018•53 min•Season 1Ep. 75
Today is World Mental Health Day, which seems like the perfect time to share the Live Q&A that I did with Killswitch Engage singer Jesse Leach in Birmingham back in August. Jesse is a true spokesman for mental health issues and I relished the opportunity to expand on the podcast we did together (Jesse was a guest back on Episode 005 of Life In The Stocks) in front of a live audience and do our bit to help spread the dialogue around mental health. He's someone I deeply admire and respect, and...
Oct 10, 2018•2 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 74
Acclaimed music video director & documentary filmmaker Kevin Kerslake joins Matt this week for an in-depth discussion about life, art, rock 'n' roll, filmmaking, and the lengthy list of incredible acts he's worked with over the years, including several notable artists that are sadly no longer with us. Kevin's new feature film Bad Reputation: A Joan Jett Documentary is also out now. Follow Matt Stocks on Facebook / Twitter / Instagram: @mattstocksdj Check out the Life In The Stocks Patreon pa...
Oct 01, 2018•1 hr 35 min•Season 1Ep. 73
Iconic rock photographer & filmmaker Dean Karr is Matt's guest this week on Life In The Stocks. Dean has shot album covers and music videos for almost every rock band on the planet, from Iron Maiden, Judas Priest & Black Sabbath to Deftones, Korn, Slipknot, Marilyn Manson, Amen, Queens Of The Stone Age, Velvet Revolver, Tool, A Perfect Circle and many, many more. He's a visionary artist who's led one hell of life, and this is his story so far. Follow Matt Stocks on Facebook / Twitter / I...
Sep 17, 2018•53 min•Season 1Ep. 72
This week's episode of Life In The Stocks is an interview with documentary filmmaker Stephen Kijak (Stones In Exile, Scott Walker: 30th Century Man & We Are X Japan) and Yoshiki from the band X Japan. And it's a story that has to be heard to be believed. Follow Matt Stocks on Facebook / Twitter / Instagram: @mattstocksdj Check out the Life In The Stocks Patreon page, support this podcast, and get all kinds of extras in return, from bonus podcasts & DJ mixes to archive print interviews &a...
Sep 12, 2018•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 71
Life Of Agony bassist, singer/songwriter & graphic novelist Alan Robert joins Matt for this week's episode of Life In The Stocks to discuss his life and career in music and comic books, from the early New York hardcore scene and his friendship with the likes of Biohazard & Type O Negative to the evolution of Life Of Agony and the band's singer Mina Caputo, and his move into illustration with the creation of his Killogy comics. Follow Matt Stocks on Facebook / Twitter / Instagram: @mattst...
Sep 11, 2018•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 70
Matt's old friend Casey Chaos is this week's guest on Life In The Stocks. The Amen frontman appears on his first ever podcast, and his first spoken interview in many years, to tell the story of his exceptionally colourful life. Buckle up and enjoy the ride with one of rock's last true outlaws. Follow Matt Stocks on Facebook / Twitter / Instagram: @mattstocksdj Check out the Life In The Stocks Patreon page, support this podcast, and get all kinds of extras in return, from bonus podcasts & DJ ...
Aug 29, 2018•56 min•Season 1Ep. 69
Danko Jones isn't just a rock n roller - he's a modern day renaissance man. The Canadian songwriter, author, podcaster and walking encyclopaedia of rock joins Matt for this week's episode of Life In The Stocks to discuss touring, the magic of Motorhead & Lemmy's enduring appeal, his love of Kiss and Paul Stanley but disappointment in Gene Simmons, his favourite underground garage rock bands, his new book 'I've Got Something To Say' and so much more. It was great to finally get him on the sho...
Aug 21, 2018•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 68
The King of Catertainment himself, DJ BBQ joins Matt for this week's episode of Life In The Stocks to discuss his long and storied career. From live MCing skate & snowboard events to video production, radio, TV presenting, DJing and his latest adventures in catertainment, there's only one Christian Stevenson. And he is RAD! Follow Matt Stocks on Facebook / Twitter / Instagram: @mattstocksdj Check out the Life In The Stocks Patreon page, support this podcast, and get all kinds of extras in re...
Aug 14, 2018•1 hr 32 min•Season 1Ep. 67
From one Chuck to another, this week's guest on Life In The Stocks is Chuck Robertson of the Mad Caddies. He joins Matt on the podcast to talk fatherhood, music, touring, Fat Mike, Fat Wreck Chords, politics and more. Let's do this thing! Follow Matt Stocks on Facebook / Twitter / Instagram: @mattstocksdj Check out the Life In The Stocks Patreon page, support this podcast, and get all kinds of extras in return, from bonus podcasts & DJ mixes to archive print interviews & radio shows. www...
Aug 06, 2018•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 66
Hot Water Music frontman and all-round hero Chuck Ragan joins Matt on the podcast this week to discuss growing up in a religious household, finding skateboarding and punk rock as a young kid, the formation and history of Hot Water Music, and his double-life as both a punk rocker and a family man with a second career as a fly-fishing guide. He's a unique dude, so pull up a pew and enjoy his story. Follow Matt Stocks on Facebook / Twitter / Instagram: @mattstocksdj Check out the Life In The Stocks...
Jul 30, 2018•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 65
The homie Hyro The Hero is this week's guest on Life In The Stocks. Hyro and Matt have been friends since 2011, so there was a lot to catch up on, from Hyro's introduction to the music industry and the recording of his debut album 'Birth, School, Work, Death' with super producer Ross Robinson, to rocking shows with Deftones & letlive, mixing hip-hop and rap, and the range of themes on his new album 'Flagged Channel', such as racism, police brutality, social media, mental health & Donald ...
Jul 22, 2018•57 min•Season 1Ep. 64
Linus Dotson aka Linus Of Hollywood is Matt's guest this week on Life In The Stocks. The LA based singer-songwriter & producer has worked with a wide range of artists over the years including Puff Daddy, Cheap Trick, Smashing Pumpkins, Tim Burgess & ODB. He's also close friends with Jaret Reddick from Bowling For Soup and has worked with Jaret on the last few BFS records. They also have a comedy side-project together called Jarinus. In addition to all that, Linus is also in the band Nerf...
Jul 17, 2018•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 63
This week's podcast is a drunken chat from Slam Dunk Festival 2018 with Ben Osmundson from Zebrahead. There's stories of kegger parties with Sublime and No Doubt, festival brawls with Slayer, and Matt shares what happened to him on his last night in LA back in May...Listener discretion is definitely advised. (Here's hoping Matt's parents never hear this one!) Follow Matt Stocks on Facebook / Twitter / Instagram: @mattstocksdj Check out the Life In The Stocks Patreon page, support this podcast, a...
Jul 11, 2018•52 min•Season 1Ep. 62
Save Ferris singer Monique Powell joins Matt this week for an in-depth and powerful conversation that encompasses feminism, sexism and double standards in the entertainment industry, family, friendship, life & death, hope, dreams & inspiration, identity politics, social attitudes and a whole lot more. Buckle up and enjoy the ride with one of the most inspiring women in music. Follow Matt Stocks on Facebook / Twitter / Instagram: @mattstocksdj Check out the Life In The Stocks Patreon page...
Jul 08, 2018•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 61
LA Sex Therapist Dr. Amie Harwick joins Matt for this week's episode of Life In The Stocks to dissect & discuss feminism, gender politics, sexual identity & the Me Too movement and shed some expert light on the maelstrom of issues surrounding these areas, specifically in regards to the entertainment industries. It's time for some informed and unbiased opinions from a lady in the know. Follow Matt Stocks on Facebook / Twitter / Instagram: @mattstocksdj Check out the Life In The Stocks Pat...
Jun 27, 2018•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 60
This week's very special guest on Life In The Stocks is Scottish presenter and all-round lovely lady, Gail Porter. Gail has led an amazing life: she's been through all the highs and lows that a human being can go through, and she's come through the other side with a smile on her face and love in her heart. She's a fighter and a survivor and she joins Matt here to talk about her eventful life & career. Follow Matt Stocks on Facebook / Twitter / Instagram: @mattstocksdj Check out the Life In T...
Jun 18, 2018•1 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 59
Welcome to Episode 058 of Life In The Stocks with UK radio presenter Kate Lawler. Matt's old Kerrang! Radio colleague joins him on the podcast to discuss family, dieting, lifestyle, travelling, Kate's career break in Big Brother, the Kerrang! days, and a whole lot more. Follow Matt Stocks on Facebook / Twitter / Instagram: @mattstocksdj Check out the Life In The Stocks Patreon page, support this podcast, and get all kinds of extras in return, from bonus podcasts & DJ mixes to archive print i...
Jun 11, 2018•1 hr 57 min•Season 1Ep. 58
Celebrated comedian Doug Stanhope joins Matt Stocks for Episode 057 of Life In The Stocks to talk comedy, controversy, drugs, family, marriage and more. Needless to say, if you're easily offended, this probably isn't an episode for you. Follow Matt Stocks on Facebook / Twitter / Instagram: @mattstocksdj Check out the Life In The Stocks Patreon page, support this podcast, and get all kinds of extras in return, from bonus podcasts & DJ mixes to archive print interviews & radio shows. www.p...
Jun 04, 2018•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 57
Country singer Hank Wangford has always had one foot in medicine and one foot in music, which is why he became known as the Rock N Roll Doctor. During the sixties & seventies Hank served as a personal doctor to the likes of Keith Moon, Keith Richards & Gram Parsons - Gram was actually responsible for switching Hank on to country music and inspiring his career as a country singer. In this week's episode of Life In The Stocks, Hanks shares his incredible life story with Matt, from growing ...
May 07, 2018•1 hr 16 min•Season 1Ep. 56
The Dirty Sanchez saga continues on Life In The Stocks this week with Dan Joyce, aka the original shock idol. Dan joins Matt to share all his pre-Sanchez stories - from raving in gay bars to surfing on top of buses - and his side of the Sanchez saga, as well as his thoughts on where the franchise might go from here. Follow Matt Stocks on Facebook / Twitter / Instagram: @mattstocksdj Check out the Life In The Stocks Patreon page, support this podcast, and get all kinds of extras in return, from b...
Apr 30, 2018•59 min•Season 1Ep. 55
This week's guest on Life In The Stocks is Ugly Kid Joe guitarist & record producer Dave Fortman. Dave sits down with Matt to discuss his history with UKJ and share his stories from producing the likes of Evanescence, Slipknot, Snot, Mudvayne and many more. Follow Matt Stocks on Facebook / Twitter / Instagram: @mattstocksdj Check out the Life In The Stocks Patreon page, support this podcast, and get all kinds of extras in return, from bonus podcasts & DJ mixes to archive print interviews...
Apr 23, 2018•51 min•Season 1Ep. 54
Matt's longtime friend Benji Webbe is this week's guest on Life In The Stocks. The Skindred frontman recalls the night his band headlined Brixton Academy the night after the Bataclan incident in Paris and shares his thoughts on the debate that raged around Eagles Of Death Metal frontman Jesse Hughes in the wake of that attack. Webbe also responds to his own media backlash following an altercation involving Baby Metal at the Kerrang! Awards in 2016 and finally shares his side of the story. And, o...
Apr 17, 2018•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 53
This was a Christmas Special with my good friend Steven Battelle that got accidentally taken down - so here it is, mid-April, in all its festive glory. Merry Christmas, you filthy animals. Follow Matt Stocks on Facebook / Twitter / Instagram: @mattstocksdj Check out the Life In The Stocks Patreon page, support this podcast, and get all kinds of extras in return, from bonus podcasts & DJ mixes to archive print interviews & radio shows. www.patreon.com/lifeinthestocks Matt's first book, 'L...
Apr 17, 2018•1 hr 36 min•Season 1Ep. 52
This week's guest on Life In The Stocks is solo artist & performer Joe Cardamone, formerly of The Icarus Line. The topic of death comes up a lot, from the death of David Bowie and the effect that his passing had on the musical community to the passing of Scott Weiland (Joe was actually on the tour that Weiland died on) and the tragic death of Joe's longtime friend & collaborator Alvin DeGuzman, which was still fresh on Joe's mind at this point. It's heavy duty stuff, but also very inspir...
Apr 10, 2018•1 hr 16 min•Season 1Ep. 51
Welcome to Episode 050 of Life In The Stocks with Penny Rimbaud. The writer, poet, painter, musician & activist talks to Matt Stocks about his early family life and growing up in 1960s Britain, his contempt for authority, his love for art and poetry, zen and meditation, the time he met John Lennon - who presented him with a prize for his artwork - Crass, the punk movement, facism, libertarianism, capitalism, activism, and importance of communication and unification. Thanks to Penny for being...
Apr 03, 2018•1 hr 53 min•Season 1Ep. 50
