When asked about his professional life, Matthew Carlin says he is a freelance writer in Brooklyn, New York, where he currently resides. But what he really enjoys are long walks on the beach, fine wines and quiet evenings at home. His pet-peeves are rudeness, waiting and the sticky residue left behind from removed price stickers on shampoo bottles. When Matthew isn't busy concocting fatuous biographical sketches of himself, he can often be found shopping for cheap CDs and books, attending musical performances and perusing art exhibits and the like in bustling Manhattan, "the capital of the world." Says Carlin of his passion for music, "While I do indeed appreciate a fair amount of what you might call 'challenging' or 'difficult' music, there's really nothing better than a catchy pop tune to get my toes tappin'." ~ Matthew Carlin
Desert Island List
Beatles - Revolver
Jeff Buckley - Grace
Faith No More - Angel Dust
Jaco Pastorius - Word of Mouth
Elliot Smith - XO
Miles Davis - Live-Evil
Paul Simon - Graceland
Evan Lurie - Selling Water By the Side of the River
Bob Dylan - Nashville Skyline
Fugazi - Red Medicine
Police - Reggata de Blanc
Praxis - Transmutation (Mutatis Mutandis)
Mr. Bungle - Disco Volante
Frank Zappa - Sheik Yerbouti
Peter Thomas - Film Musik
Jon Spencer Blues Explosion - ACME
John Zorn - Masada: The Circle Maker
Soul Coughing - Irresistible Bliss
Dieselhed - Elephant Rest Home