Charles Matthews
My blogs
Blogs I follow
- Audio Ammunition
- Black Metal Theory
- BLOG MONSTER
- just some punk songs
- Miss Retro's Blog
- THE BIG ENCHILADA PODCAST
- Wilfully Obscure
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Blue Collar Grunt |
| Location | Seattle, WA, United States |
| Introduction | A rocker, a roller, an out of controller, Charles is a longtime musician and writer who has sung and strummed for The Dimestore Haloes, The Cheap Cassettes, Thee Imperial Royales, Saints In Vain, Streetcar Named Disaster, and various solo projects. His music is available on CD, vinyl and MP3 from a variety of labels, websites, and on the Cheap Cassettes bandcamp page. His writing has appeared in Rockabilly Magazine, Hit List, Now Wave, Maximum Rock N 'Roll, Flipside, Sonic Iguana, Rock'n' Roll Outbreak, Rocker Webzine, and other fine publications in print and online. He published his first book, "Grievous Hits", in 2009. An obsession with vintage music, clothing, design and culture has informed much of his creative work for most of his life. After spending many years in Boston, Charles has been semi-nomadic the last few years. He has recently been based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Chicago, Ill. and Madison, WI. He currently lives in Seattle with his cats Pickle and Pizza. His favorite guitars are the Gibson LP Junior and the Fender Telecaster. His favorite beer is Bell's "Two Hearted", and all his pants are Levi's. His favorite color is black and blue. |
| Interests | Country Music, Punk, Metal, HC, Power Pop, New Wave, Post Punk, Skinhead Reggae, Anglophilia, Americana, Rockabilly, Vintage Guitars, Vintage Clothing, Ben Sherman, Fred Perry, Levis, Doc Martens, Clarks' Desert Boots, Black And White Film, Literature, Pulp Fiction, Film and Lit Noir, Writing, songwriting, rock and/or roll. |
| Favorite Movies | Rebel Without A Cause, This Is England, The Wild One, Only Lovers Left Alive, Horns, The Harder They come, The Maltese Falcon, Slingblade, Nashville, SLC Punk, Return Of The Living Dead, Fright Night, Plan 9 From Outer Space, Shaun Of The Dead, Dracula, The Wolf Man, Rushmore, High Fidelity, Pretty In Pink, etc. |
| Favorite Music | Punk, Country, Rockabilly, Surf Music, Metal, Ska, Reggae, Bluegrass, Soul Music, Blues, Brit Pop, Brit Invasion, Garage Punk, etc anything loud with lots of guitar and catchy hooks. |
| Favorite Books | Kerouac, Salinger, Raymond Chandler, Bukowski, Jim Thompson, David Goodis, Hunter S Thompson, Peter Guralnick, Chuck Palahniuk, David Sedaris, Chuck Klosterman, Steinbeck, Nick Tosches, Vonnegut, Cormac McCarthy, Jim Thompson, Carson McCullers, etc etc |
The love potion you made tastes terrible. How will you drink it?
With my ass.