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DJ, presenter, writer, photographer and podcaster Matt Stocks was a presenter on Kerrang! Radio before 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, and in 2017 launched his own podcast: Life in the Stocks. His first book, also called Life In The Stocks, was published in 2020. A second volume was published in April 2022.

Latest articles by Matt Stocks

Famous Firsts: Zakk Wylde on destroying houses and getting wasted with Ozzy

By Matt Stocks published 29 August 16

The musical firsts of Zakk Wylde

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The 10 albums that changed my life, by Blackberry Smoke's Charlie Starr

By Matt Stocks published 26 August 16

Blackberry Smoke frontman Charlie Starr's record collection reads like a who's who of rock'n'roll. Here are the discs that have soundtracked his life...

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Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor in New York City circa 1990

Rock Icons: Trent Reznor by King 810's David Gunn

By Matt Stocks published 25 August 16

King 810's David Gunn salutes the Nine Inch Nails mastermind

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Thinking Out Loud: Dee Snider

By Matt Stocks published 23 August 16

Twisted Sister's frontman on four decades of rock, the importance of family and what happened when he first met Lemmy

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Thinking Out Loud: Bill Stevenson

By Matt Stocks published 16 August 16

The Descendents/FLAG drummmer on punk rock, Black Flag and love

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The A-Z of Rage Against The Machine

By Matt Stocks published 5 August 16

Your alphabetical guide to the musical revolution that is Rage Against The Machine

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Descendents and the story of Milo, punk's most nerdy mascot

By Matt Stocks published 4 August 16

Drummer Bill Stevenson on the evolution of Milo through their studio albums

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Airbourne's top 6 new bands from Australia

By Matt Stocks published 2 August 16

Airbourne aren't the only rock 'n' roll animals from Down Under, here are their six homeland favourites

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Why the world needs a band like Wakrat more than ever

By Matt Stocks published 29 July 16

Rage Against The Machine's Tim Commerford on politics and destroying modern music

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Therapy?'s Andy Cairns ranks the band's studio albums in order of greatness

Every Therapy? album ranked from worst to best

By Matt Stocks published 26 July 16

Andy Cairns rates the Northern Ireland trio's albums in order of greatness

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The Top 10 Best Blink-182 Videos

By Matt Stocks published 24 July 16

Ten memorable clips from the Southern Californian pop-punk heroes

Bands & Artists

Joey Tempest's Top 10 Europe Songs That Aren't The Final Countdown

By Matt Stocks published 21 July 16

Joey Tempest, frontman of Swedish glam-metal-ambassadors-turned-hard-rock-blues-revivalists Europe, picks his ten band tracks that aren't, you know, that one

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