matthew winters (has a busted lappy)

About Me

Matthew Winters has been labeled an "indie/acoustic rogue."
It's been said that he has "more balls than a bowling alley."
It's been said that if Alkaline Trio and Conor Oberst had a child it would be Matthew Winters.
Let it be said here that Winters has been and always will be his own entity.
Rooted in the dregs of Spokane, WA, Winters has had short stints in bands ranging from metal to hardcore to political, Propagandhi-esque punk rock, even a bit of hip hop. All the while he wrote and maintained his own emotions on the sidelines.
These emotions eventually surfaced and boiled over into demos and CD's that are collectively known as The Piss Sessions.
Winters's latest effort, appropriately titled ...Under Your Skin Like Splinters (2007) has been a giant leap from his folky roots.
Veering from the abrasive, anti-click track, solely acoustic sound that has acted as the groundwork for all his music, Winters employed a drummer for ...Under Your Skin. He layered and added other instruments to the record, thusly defining his style with more sound and a cleaner, more produced tone.
For the fans that remember him for his drunken, campfire-like stage presence, ...Under Your Skin Like Splinters was something of a mindfuck.
However, still flying solo with just his guitar, Winters has been able to maintain the original feel of the songs that he wrote alone, tipsy, and in the dark. Winters's style appeals to both sides of the tracks.
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"Alkaline Trio and Conor Oberst had a child, and his name was Matthew Winters." - Steven Lightfoot
the drunk hounds

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The Drunk Hounds by Matthew
I'm sifting through cigarette butts with Sondre Lerche humming in the background. I'm reading some dirty poetry that's deemed "noteworthy" by the drunk hounds who live nose-deep in their coffee mugs. (then dream their mindless dreams.. they're mindless.) I'm sucking up all the fumes of our battered scene. I'm addicted, now... to failure. (The drug that's way too readily available.) And I live nose-deep in my drink. (Then dream my mindless dreams... I'm mindless)I can't seem so unlikely to make fun of those just like me. That's my blood spilled on canvas. That's my crowd in this.....Now I'm sifting through all the books full of shit I wrote and I'm sticking by every word whether they were true or not. I live nose-deep in my drink. (Then dream my mindless dreams.)I'm sucking up all the tears that got me here. I'll keep them in a jar with my piss.The dogs will move. They'll feast on anything they can find, but nothing can satiate their hunger for something new...
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Member Since: 11/17/2005
Band Website: drag me,push me,kick me,kill me. do not bore me.
Band Members: 1
Influences: BUKOWSKI

sondre lerche, regina spektor, immortal technique, the stone roses, the smashing pumpkins, bob dylan, alkaline, the misfits, jeff buckley, sentridoh...

neutral milk hotel, so many dynamos, clap your hands say yeah, ugly duckling (take off einstein!), the gentle waves, and always the clancy brothers, tommy makem...

MDC (multi-death corporation, not matt chua, although he's really good too.)

deicide. cryptopsy.
.... and the piano man by billy joel.

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Sounds Like: abrasive acoustic.
aggressive and biting. that's about it. it's pretty harsh, lyrically and musically, but every once in a while i chill it out. the words i say are all true. there are no fabrications, and i only talk about shit i know. (aside from a note to autumn. i didn't really stab a guy... probably.)

a good friend of mine named chelsea seth woodward once said i have "more balls than a bowling alley and more heart than a cardiology wing."

i guess that sums it up.

Record Label: none
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Washington Water Power and Radio Shack are in cahoots.. (tour journal.)

..I don't know what they have up their sleeve, but I can tell you it's going to get messy.So our Fall 2007 Tour is officially underway. We've been through several names for the tour, but the one that ...
Posted by matthew winters (has a busted lappy) on Wed, 26 Sep 2007 05:28:00 PST

Cut Tooth Tour Journal 2/27-3/5

Tuesday February 27th 2007 The Cut Tooth Mob: "Light Me Up" Nathan, Chaddy Boy, Seth, and Matthew. We hit the road tonight at around 6 o'clock PM.. well, wait a second.. that's a bit too late to star...
Posted by matthew winters (has a busted lappy) on Fri, 09 Mar 2007 04:18:00 PST

Death Ideas...

Matthew Says: I'm not a suicidal person. I used to be, just like half the fucking people in America (God Bless!) Even still, I like to think of funny ways to die. Funn...
Posted by matthew winters (has a busted lappy) on Fri, 16 Feb 2007 08:16:00 PST

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Want to help spread the word about the music?We would love your help.Take a second and fill out this form. Feel free to leave any section blank. You can post your response in this blog or send it to&n...
Posted by matthew winters (has a busted lappy) on Sun, 21 Jan 2007 11:45:00 PST

New Years...The Boredom... The Fight...

From The Desk of A.N. Asshole, The entire year of 2005 I thought it was 2003. Come New Years Eve I saw people running around with those silly 2006 glasses, adorned with sparkles, bells and whistles, e...
Posted by matthew winters (has a busted lappy) on Mon, 01 Jan 2007 01:09:00 PST

i don't need a sleeping pill...

...to the contrary, i need a pill that makes it so i never have to sleep again. i know what comes to a lot of minds. shit like speed-me-up pills. the heartbreakers, the yay and so forth. fuc...
Posted by matthew winters (has a busted lappy) on Fri, 29 Dec 2006 12:53:00 PST

so i hermited out...

i had a good ol' week. the holidays have been good to my family and me. i didn't return many phone calls, or respond to many messages. my prime concern this holiday season was to spend as much time wi...
Posted by matthew winters (has a busted lappy) on Thu, 28 Dec 2006 04:31:00 PST

blog is a dumb fucking word...

(Insert Appropriate Greeting Here) So it's been a couple minutes since I blogged (haha) last. Well, let's face the facts here... it's been over a...
Posted by matthew winters (has a busted lappy) on Thu, 21 Dec 2006 08:41:00 PST

i have a friend...

i have a friend that huffed dust off... i have a friend that can 360 heelflip a 6 stack in minimal attempts... i have a friend that smoked 2 cartons of cigarettes in 1 week... i have a friend that de...
Posted by matthew winters (has a busted lappy) on Sat, 26 Nov 2005 11:54:00 PST

i apologize

so my friend just had her birthday party and she said she wanted to have some fun with my myspace. i said yes. apparently it looks stupid. steve, do something with it. honestly, i'm myspace illiterate...
Posted by matthew winters (has a busted lappy) on Thu, 24 Nov 2005 02:31:00 PST