Joe Matera is an Australian based guitarist and music
journalist.
As music journalist, Joe has interviewed a who's who of the
music world as well as spent time on tour with numerous artists.
Artists the calibre of Aerosmith, Velvet Revolver, Foo Fighters,
Matchbox Twenty, Kiss, Motley Crue, Iron Maiden, Steely Dan, The
Doors, Bon Jovi, Black Sabbath, Def Leppard, Queens Of The Stone
Age, Korn, Motorhead, Deep Purple, Judas Priest, Marilyn Manson,
Cheap Trick, Hinder, Tool, The Cars, The Smashing Pumpkins,
Queen, Nickelback, Alice Cooper, Slayer, Foreigner, Blondie,
Yes, Megadeth, HIM, Linkin Park, John Mayer and many, many
others.
His many interviews and features have appeared, and continue to
appear in, countless music magazines around the world. From
Australian Guitar in Australia to Classic Rock, Guitar & Bass,
Metal Hammer, Performing Musician and Record Collector in the
U.K. From Guitar World and Goldmine in the U.S to Guitarra Total
in Spain and Chitarre in Italy. He has contributed to UK's
Guardian Series Newspapers' Limited Edition magazine as well as
Fairfax Newspapers' M magazine, The Sunday Age in Melbourne.
As a guitar player, he has played in numerous covers and
original bands over the past 25 years. He is currently lead
guitarist with Australian pop-rock outfit GEISHA. His impressive
playing CV also includes being lead guitarist in the orchestra
pit for award winning stage productions of Les Misérables and
Chess.
Guitar International feature (January 2010)
Playlist 1 - 15 November 2009
BLONDIE - Picture This
CHEAP TICK - Surrender
THE ROMANTICS - One in A Million
TINTED WINDOWS - Kind Of A Girl - Tinted Windows
REO SPEEDWAGON - Don't Let Him Go
NIRVANA - Smells Like Teen Spirit
DEF LEPPARD - Photograph
BRYAN ADAMS - Kids Wanna Rock
THE RASPBERRIES - Go All The Way
HINDER - Better Than Me - Hinder
GIN BLOSSOMS - Hey Jealousy
BIG STAR - September Gurls
URIAH HEEP Free Me
PILOT - Just A Smile - Pilot
AC/DC - Its A Long To The Top
Playlist 2 - 22 November
BOSTON More Than A Feeling
SWEET - Lies In Your Eyes
FOREIGNER Juke Box Hero
FEEDER Just The Way I'm Feeling
SCANDAL The Warrior
THE DISCIPLINES Best Mistake
THE CARS Good Times Roll
THE CHURCH Almost With You
BACKYARD BABIES Colours
DAUGHTRY Supernatural
TONIC - Mean To Me
STATUS QUO Living On An Island
HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS - Heart And Soul
Playlist 3 - 29 November
BIFFY CLYRO Mountains
BIG COUNTRY In A Big Country
BRYAN ADAMS Lonely Nights
CHEAP TRICK Dream Police
EDDIE MONEY 2 Tickets To Paradise
ELVIN BISHOP Fooled Around And Fell In Love
FOO FIGHTERS Everlong
GIN BLOSSOMS Follow You Down
GOLDEN EARRING Radar Love
RICK SPRINGFIELD Jessie's Girl
SMOKIE Living Next Door To Alice
THE DISCIPLINES Hurricane
THIN LIZZY Don't Believe A Word
TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS The Waiting
Playlist 4 - 6 December
COLLECTIVE SOUL December
QUEEN Hammer To Fall
DEF LEPPARD Hysteria
THE TOURISTS Only Want To be With You - The Tourists
MOTT THE HOOPLE All The Young Dudes
THE OUTFIELD Your Love
MARILLION Kayleigh
STEVE HARLEY & COCKNEY REBEL Make Me Smile (Come Up & See Me)
TOM PETTY Free Fallin'
SEX PISTOLS Anarchy In The UK
THE ANGELS Stand Up
NICKELBACK Just To Get High
Playlist 5 - 13 December
CHEAP TRICK California Man
SNOWY WHITE Bird of Paradise
THE KNACK Good Girls Don't
THE KNACK That's What The Little Girls Do
REM The One I Love
THE SUNNYBOYS Alone With You
THE SCORPIONS No One Like You
IAN HUNTER Once Bitten Twice Shy
THE SHADOWS Apache
DIRE STRAITS Tunnel of Love
BLONDIE Union City Blue
BRYAN ADAMS Cuts Like A Knife
Playlist 6 - 20 December
THE HELLACOPTERS By The Grace of God
ALDO NOVA Monkey On Your Back
TOM ROBINSON BAND 2-4-6-8 Motorway
SURVIVOR The One That Really Matters
BOSTON Amanda
SMOKIE Needles & Pins
SMOKIE Lay Back In The Arms of Someone
THE POSIES I Guess You're Right
FOREIGNER Starrider
THE SCORPIONS Send Me An Angel
THE POLICE Message In A Bottle
TWISTED SISTER The Price
AC/DC High Voltage
Playlist 7 - 25 December
THE ROLLING STONES Angie
THE MOTELS Only The Lonely
BRYAN ADAMS Summer Of '69
BIFFY CLYRO God & Satan
TOMMY TUTONE 867 5309
BILLY IDOL Rebel Yell
COLIN HAY Overkill
COLIN HAY Down Under
DEF LEPPARD Two Steps Behind
STEVE HARLEY Come Up And See (Make Me Smile)
ASIA Heat of The Moment
NIRVANA Come As You Are
THE OUTFIELD Your Love
Playlist 8 - 27 December
3 DOORS DOWN It's Not My Time
THE PRETENDERS Kid
AMERICA Chasing The Rainbow
BIG STAR In The Street
BLONDIE One Way or Another
BLONDIE Hangin' On The Telephone
THE POSIES Solar Sister - The Posies
LITTLE RIVER BAND The Night Owls
TOM PETTY The Last DJ
KROKUS Midnight Maniac
KISS Cold Gin
THE DARKNESS I Believe In A Thing Called Love
FLEETWOOD MAC Landslide
STEVE MILLER BAND The Joker
Playlist 9 - 3 January 2010
GRAND FUNK RAILROAD We're An American Band
SWEET Lies In Your Eyes
GIN BLOSSOMS Follow You Down
THE POSIES Flavor of The Month
Ken Stringfellow Interview
THE POSIES Dream All Day
THE POSIES 20 Questions
THE POSIES Guess You're Right
THE DISCIPLINES Best Mistake
THE SUNNYBOYS Love In A Box
AC/DC T.N.T
DIRE STRAITS Tunnel of Love
ALDO NOVA Monkey On Your Back
Playlist 10 - 10 January 2010
PILOT Magic
HIM Join Me In Death
THE PRETENDERS Message Of Love
THE PRETENDERS Talk of The Town
THE PRETENDERS Back On The Chain Gang
ORION THE HUNTER So You Rain
THE MOTELS Take The L
THIN LIZZY Waiting For An Alibi
THIN LIZZY Chinatown
TRIUMPH Magic Power
RUSH Limelight (live)
FOO FIGHTERS Wheels
BLONDIE Picture This
Playlist 11 - 17 January 2010
BON JOVI We Weren't Born To Follow
BOSTON Hollyann
JIMMY PAGE Emerald Eyes
BLUE OYSTER CULT Don't Fear The Reaper
BRYAN ADAMS Run To You (live)
BRYAN ADAMS One Night Love Affair (live)
BRYAN ADAMS Somebody (live)
SKID ROW 18 & Life
GIN BLOSSOMS Til I Hear It From You
HINDFER Heaven Sent
CHEAP TRICK Say Goodbye
CHEAP TRICK On The Radio
Playlist 12 - 24 January 2010
FEEDER Just The Way I’m Feeling
STATUS QUO Down Down
TONIC Mean To Me
THIN LIZZY Don’t Believe A Word
THIN LIZZY Whiskey In A Jar
THE KNACK That’s What The Little Girls Do
FOO FIGHTERS Monkey Wrench
RUSH Spirit of Radio
RUSH Working Man
THE SCORPIONS Send Me An Angel
LITTLE RIVER BAND The Night Owls
DEF LEPPARD Hysteria
Playlist 13 - 31 January 2010
AIRBOURNE Runnin' Wild
SUEDE Trash - Suede
NIRVANA Heart Shaped Box - Nirvana
AEROSMITH Sweet Emotion
AEROSMITH Walk This Way
DEF LEPPARD Bringin' On The Heartbreak
KINGS X Summerland
OASIS Champagne Supernova
SHAW-BLADES Time Of The Season
SLADE Cum On Feel The Noize
SLADE Run Runaway
STEVE DIGGLE Serious Contender
Playlist 14 - 7 February 2010
SCANDAL The Warrior
BIG STAR In The Street
CHEAP TRICK Voices
EDDIE MONEY 2 Tickets To Paradise
THE POSIES Dream All Day
THE ROMANTICS What I Like About You
THE ROMANTICS Talking In Your Sleep
THE ROMANTICS One In A Million
MOTT THE HOOPLE All The Young Dudes
BIFFY CLYRO God & Satan
THE PRETENDERS Talk of The Town
BOSTON Amanda
AIRBOURNE Stand Up For Rock 'n' Roll
THE SCORPIONS No One Like You
SKID ROW 18 & Life
Playlist 15 - 14 February 2010
SEX PISTOLS Anarchy In The UK
FOREIGNER Jukebox Hero
ROLLING STONES Brown Sugar
PETER FRAMPTON Do You Feel Like We Do
PETER FRAMPTON Show Me The Way
PETER FRAMPTON Baby, I Love Your Way
DAUGHTRYSupernatural
GOLDEN EARRING Radar Love
THE CHURCH Almost With You
REM The One I Love
FOO FIGHTERS Everlong
Playlist 16 - 21 February 2010
STATUS QUO Living On An Island
THE CARS Good Times Roll
SMOKIE Needles & Pins
STEVE HARLEY & COCKNEY REBEL Make Me Smile (Come Up & See Me)
TWISTED SISTER The Price
BRYAN ADAMSLonely Nights
BRYAN ADAMS Cuts Like A Knife
BOSTON More Than A Feeling
ROLLING STONES Angie
NICKELBACK Just To Get High
BLONDIE Union City Blue
QUEEN Hammer To Fall
THE KNACK Good Girls Don’t
THE ANGELS Stand Up
Playlist 17 - 28 February
HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS Heart & Soul
BACKYARD BABIES Colours
RICK SPRINGFIELD Jessie’s Girl
THE TOURISTS I Only Want To Be With You
TOM PETTY Free Fallin’
CHEAP TRICK Dream Police
THE POLICE Message In A Bottle
AC/DC High Voltage
HELLACOPTERS By The Grace Of God
TOMMY TUTONE Jenny 8675 309
THE OUTFIELD Your Love
SNOWY WHITE Bird of Paradise
FLEETWOOD MAC Landslide
IAN HUNTER Once Bitten, Twice Shy
Contact Joe
www.joematera.com
