Matt Wake | [email protected]

Matt Wake has been an al.com staff writer since 2012, focusing on music, food and entertainment. He’s also written for outlets including Rolling Stone, SPIN, Billboard, LA Weekly, Guitar World, Revolver, Metal Edge, Ultimate Classic Rock, and Paste. Matt's work has won awards from the likes of the Los Angeles Press Club, Associated Press, South Carolina Press Association and Alabama Press Association. Early in his career he was lifestyle editor for Upstate, S.C. newspapers Daily Journal and Daily Messenger and managing editor of Clemson alt-weekly Bootleg. Matt was also a national music writer for Metromix, Gannett's network of entertainment websites throughout the U.S.