It's the penultimate podcast of the year, and we're joined for this very special episode of Life In The Stocks by one of the most unique and interesting artists alive, Mr Mark Lanegan. Happy listening! 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 f...
Dec 22, 2020•1 hr 10 min•Season 2Ep. 199
Episode 198 of Life In The Stocks features David Catching from Queens Of The Stone Age, Eagles Of Death Metal, Earthlings? and Mojave Lords. Davey also runs the world famous Rancho De La Luna studio, where everyone from Kyuss to Arctic Monkeys & Iggy Pop have recorded. 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 prin...
Dec 19, 2020•1 hr 36 min•Season 2Ep. 198
Punk rock legend and all-round hero Bill Stevenson is Matt's guest for Episode 197 of Life In The Stocks. It's a wonderfully in-depth discussion about punk rock, spirituality, life, art, friendships, and more. If you'd like to read the two books Bill suggests, search for Siddhartha (World Classics, Unabridged) and Spiritual Enlightenment: The Damnedest Thing by Jed McKenna. Follow Matt Stocks on Facebook / Twitter / Instagram: @mattstocksdj Check out the Life In The Stocks Patreon page, support ...
Dec 14, 2020•1 hr 11 min•Season 2Ep. 197
Original Bad Religion founding member Jay Bentley joins Matt for Episode 196 of Life In The Stocks to discuss growing up in Southern California, getting into punk rock, what the LA scene was like in the early 80s, the violence that pervaded the punk scene at that time, Bad Religion’s first ever gig with Social Distortion, early shows with bands like TSOL, Adolescents, playing in the Circle Jerks, drinking, alcoholism, addiction, and getting sober, the secret to Bad Religion’s longevity, playing ...
Dec 11, 2020•1 hr 20 min•Season 2Ep. 196
Flogging Molly frontman Dave King is Matt's guest for Episode 195 of Life In The Stocks. The band just put out the 20th anniversary reissue of their debut album Swagger, which Dave talks to Matt about. They also discuss the early years of Flogging Molly, signing to Side One Dummy, recruiting skateboard legend Matt Hensley on accordion, and Dave's pre-Molly band, Fastway - with Fast Eddie Clarke (Motorhead) and Pete Way (UFO). And it'd be remiss of us not to touch on the annual Flogging Molly Sal...
Dec 08, 2020•56 min•Season 2Ep. 195
We're approaching the end of 2020, and the end of Series Two of Life In The Stocks. But there's still plenty of great chats coming your way between now and Christmas, like this one right here, with Chris Robertson from Black Stone Cherry. Chris and Matt go back ten years now, so as always, there was plenty to discuss - especially with everything that's been happening this year - from mental health, battling depression, and well-being, to the importance of unity and empathy, Black Stone Cherry's ...
Dec 03, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Season 2Ep. 194
A&R Executive and all-round music industry legend Michael Alago joins Matt for Episode 193 of Life In The Stocks to discuss growing up in New York City and his stories from running around town going to shows as a kid - where he saw bands like the Ramones and Dead Boys in their formative years - to his break in the music business signing Metallica and White Zombie, the death of Cliff Burton, surviving AIDS, getting clean and sober, and so much more. If it's rock 'n' roll stories you want, it'...
Nov 30, 2020•1 hr•Season 2Ep. 193
Megadeth bassist David Ellefson joins Matt for Episode 192 of Life In The Stocks to discuss the history of Megadeth, his relationship with Dave Mustaine, thrash metal, the Big Four, touring with Judas Priest on the Painkiller record, his battles with addiction and the road to recovery, his new covers album No Cover, 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 ex...
Nov 27, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Season 2Ep. 192
From one Brummie metal legend to another, Matt's guest for Episode 191 of Life In The Stocks is Brian Tatler from Diamond Head. The godfather of thrash talks about the history of Diamond Head, his relationship with the Big Four bands, writing with Tony Iommi, the musical legacy of the Midlands, 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 b...
Nov 24, 2020•57 min•Season 2Ep. 191
The Metal God himself, Rob Halford from Judas Priest, joins Matt for this very special episode of Life In The Stocks to talk all about his new autobiography 'Confess' - available NOW. It's a frank, honest, and open discussion with one of the biggest icons and greatest frontmen in the history of rock 'n' roll. 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 po...
Nov 16, 2020•59 min•Season 2Ep. 190
Kick out the jams, brothers and sisters! For Brother Wayne Kramer is Matt's guest for Episode 189 of Life In The Stocks. We've traced the fruit all the way back to the root for this chat with one of the OG architects and pioneers and punk rock 'n' roll. Topics of conversation include - but aren't strictly limited to - politics, economics, art, activism, Detroit, the MC5, the Black Panther Party, John Sinclair, Allen Ginsburg, addiction, rehab, sobriety, prison time, mortality, the meaning the li...
Nov 12, 2020•1 hr 6 min•Season 2Ep. 189
Welcome to a special episode of Life In The Stocks with one of the nicest guys in music, who also happens to be in one of the best bands in the world. Billy Gould from Faith No More is Matt's guest for Episode 188 of Life In The Stocks, and the pair cover all sorts of topics over the course of 90 minutes, from the early LA punk scene and Bay Area music community to the formation of Faith No More, the band's early singers Chuck Moseley and Courtney Love - yes, you read that right - to the introdu...
Nov 09, 2020•1 hr 24 min•Season 2Ep. 188
Drum legend Dave Lombardo is Matt's guest for Episode 187 of Life In The Stocks. The well seasoned percussion vet talks us through his time in a plethora of projects, from Slayer, Misfits and Suicidal Tendencies to Fantomas, Dead Cross and Mr Bungle, and the incredible new Mr Bungle record, The Raging Wrath of the Easter Bunny. This is an essential listen for metal heads of all ages. Follow Matt Stocks on Facebook / Twitter / Instagram: @mattstocksdj Check out the Life In The Stocks Patreon page...
Nov 05, 2020•1 hr 10 min•Season 2Ep. 187
Scott Ian from Anthrax, The Damned Things and Mr Bungle joins Matt for Episode 186 of Life In The Stocks to discuss COVID, climate change, politics, Trump, culture, content, consumption, Bungle, Patton, The Raging Wrath of the Easter Bunny, and 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 & radi...
Nov 03, 2020•58 min•Season 2Ep. 186
It's been a while since we've had an actor on the show, which gives us great pleasure to announce that this week's guest on Life In The Stocks is one of the finest actors working in TV and film today: Daniel Mays. Danny joins Matt for an in-depth chat about acting - the profession, the craft, the process, the pay-off - and some of the notable projects he's been involved with over the years, from Line of Duty, Des, Code 404 and White Lines, to Vera Drake, Tintin, Star Wars, and more. Danny is not...
Oct 26, 2020•1 hr 19 min•Season 2Ep. 185
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Episode 184 of Life In The Stocks with Dan Hawkins from The Darkness. Matt's interviewed The Darkness brothers many times over the brothers, but this was his first time podcasting with one of them, and there was a lot of ground to cover. From the band's early days playing the Camden Barfly, to going on tour with The Wildhearts and Metallica, via their quadruple platinum selling debut album, Permission to Land, to their meteoric rise to fame, losing the plot, brea...
Oct 19, 2020•1 hr 8 min•Season 2Ep. 184
Welcome to Episode 183 of Life In The Stocks with Michael Starr from Steel Panther. Michael joins Matt to pay tribute to the late, great Eddie Van Halen of Van Halen - one of the greatest guitar players in the history of rock 'n' roll. The pair also talk all about Michael's life and musical journey, from his David Lee Roth era Van Halen tribute band, Atomic Punk, through to Metal School, and the world famous Steel Panther. Follow Matt Stocks on Facebook / Twitter / Instagram: @mattstocksdj Check...
Oct 09, 2020•1 hr 17 min•Season 2Ep. 183
Session drummer, multi-instrumentalist, and all-round musical wizard Ilan Rubin is Matt's guest this week on Life In The Stocks. Ilan plays drums in Nine Inch Nails, and is also Tom DeLonge's writing partner and the drummer in Angels & Airwaves. Topics of conversation include lockdown life, getting older, work ethic and creativity, discovering Led Zeppelin at a young age, and the influence of John Bonham, taking drum lessons with Travis Barker, playing the Warped Tour and Woodstock as a kid,...
Oct 05, 2020•1 hr 28 min•Season 2Ep. 182
This week's guest on Life In The Stocks is OG punk legend Brian Baker, of Minor Threat, Dag Nasty, and Bad Religion. Topics of conversation include, but are not limited, to hardcore punk and the Washington scene, addiction and sobriety, the plethora of bands Brian has played in, nearly joining REM, touring with Pearl Jam, politics, the pandemic, life lessons and reflections, and a whole lot more. What an absolute honour and a pleasure it was to have this punk rock icon and all-round nice guy on ...
Sep 28, 2020•1 hr 21 min•Season 2Ep. 181
Welcome to a very special episode of Life In The Stocks: Episode 180 with Tommy Lee from Motley Crue. The rock icon joins Matt to talk Motley Crue, The Dirt, his solo career, his friendship with John Travolta, his relationship with his parents, spirituality, the meaning of life, and rock n roll stories of excess. 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 bonu...
Sep 21, 2020•52 min•Season 2Ep. 180
Welcome to this week's two-hour "pissedcast" with Matt's best friend from the land down under, Joel O'Keeffe from Airbourne. Pull up a pew and pour yourself a beer, and listening to the boys talk movies, music, drinking, and rock 'n' roll - with absolutely no mention of the C-word. 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 arc...
Sep 14, 2020•1 hr 43 min•Season 2Ep. 179
Matt's joined this week by his old friend and former Kerrang! colleague, Simon Young. Simon is a journalist and soon-to-be published author, with the release of his first book - 'So Much For The 30 Year Plan: Therapy? The Authorised Biography' - on September 22nd. He was writer and deputy editor at Kerrang! magazine for 15 years, before going on to produce the Radio 1 Rock Show for one year, and later work with Matt again as the editor of Team Rock. This conversation covers the various ages and ...
Sep 07, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Season 2Ep. 178
This week's podcast chat is with broadcaster, DJ, radio legend, and all-round nice guy, Gene 'Bean' Baxter. Gene hosted the Kevin and Bean breakfast show on the world famous KROQ-FM in Los Angeles for thirty years, before returning to his native home of London to start work on the recently launched Podcast Radio: https://www.thepodcastradio.co.uk/ He joins Matt here for a super in-depth discussion that covers the music and radio industry, lockdown life, the future of live music, his reasons for ...
Sep 01, 2020•1 hr 17 min•Season 2Ep. 177
If you grew up playing the Tony Hawk's video games then you are going to love this week's episode - it'll be a proper trip down memory lane. Matt's guest for Episode 176 of Life In The Stocks is Ralph D'Amato, producer of the first eight Tony Hawk's video games, and also producer of the new feature length documentary film about the franchise, Pretending I'm A Superman, which is live now on all major streaming sites and available to watch on Amazon Prime. In his conversation with Matt, Ralph talk...
Aug 24, 2020•56 min•Season 2Ep. 176
The illustrious Blag Dahlia, aka Blag The Ripper, joins Matt this week for an extra special, extra long (that's what she said) edition of Life In The Stocks. The Dwarves frontman shares his thoughts on humanity, morality, anarchy, cancel culture, censorship, creativity, friendship, loyalty, success, music, and a whole lot more. Buckle up, bitches! Follow Matt Stocks on Facebook / Twitter / Instagram: @mattstocksdj Check out the Life In The Stocks Patreon page, support this podcast, and get all k...
Aug 11, 2020•1 hr 43 min•Season 2Ep. 175
This week's episode of Life In The Stocks is a deep dive with Will Gould from Creeper. The frontman spoke to Matt in detail about the creation of and inspiration behind Creeper's new album, Sex, Death & the Infinite Void. It's an insightful, enlightening, and inspiring conversation with one of the most enigmatic singers in modern UK rock. Hope you enjoy! Follow Matt Stocks on Facebook / Twitter / Instagram: @mattstocksdj Check out the Life In The Stocks Patreon page, support this podcast, an...
Aug 04, 2020•1 hr 5 min•Season 2Ep. 174
This week's guest on Life In The Stocks is musician, DJ, producer, and frontman and leader of the Dub Pistols, Mr Barry Ashworth. Matt went to Barry's house last week for a cup of tea - how civilised - to discuss lockdown life, Ibiza in 1987 and the second summer of love, pills, partying, rave culture, the history of the Dub Pistols, working with the likes of Terry Hall, Rodney P, Busta Rhymes and Gregory Issacs, and bunch of other crazy tales from his storied life and career. Follow Matt Stocks...
Jul 27, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Season 2Ep. 173
This week's guest on Life In The Stocks is Brian Leiser, aka Fast from the Fun Lovin' Criminals. The multi-instrumentalist, DJ, and producer joins Matt to discuss lockdown life, music, culture, New York, London, and all things Fun Lovin' Criminals. It's a great talk with a super cool dude. Check it out! 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...
Jul 20, 2020•1 hr 12 min•Season 2Ep. 172
Episode 171 of Life In The Stocks features Gavin Rossdale. The Bush frontman joins Matt to discuss growing up in London, the UK punk scene, his musical influences, literature, the breakthrough of Bush, getting into acting, working with Keanu Reeves, his collaborations with Steve Albini and Bob Rock, his solo work and side projects, the disintegration and reformation of Bush, and the band's new album The Kingdom. Follow Matt Stocks on Facebook / Twitter / Instagram: @mattstocksdj Check out the Li...
Jul 14, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Season 2Ep. 171
Welcome to Episode 170 of Life In The Stocks with Chuck D from Public Enemy. The OG rap god joins Matt to discuss rap, race, and reality in 2020. Check our Chuck D’s radio station here: www.rapstation.com 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'...
Jul 10, 2020•29 min•Season 2Ep. 170
