Episode 29: Brett Marie (AKA Mat Treiber)
Brett Marie/Mat Treiber
The literary alter ego of rock 'n' roll musician Mat Treiber, Brett Marie is a contributing editor for the online literary journal ‘Bookanista’, and a staff writer for the website ‘PopMatters’. His short fiction has appeared in various magazines, including ‘New Plains Review’, ‘Words + Images Press’, and ‘The Impressment Gang’. His story “If It Had Happened to You” was shortlisted for LoveReading UK’s first Very Short Story Award in 2019.
‘The Upsetter Blog’ (Owl Canyon Press, 2021) is his first novel.
He currently lives in England with his wife, singer-songwriter musician and writer Roxanne Fontana, and their daughter, Miss Marie.
About the Episode
EPISODE SUMMARY:
In this episode, Brett Marie/Mat Treiber joins me to talk about his fabulous debut novel, ‘The Upsetter Blog’. Author John Lingan said of the novel, “ ‘The Upsetter Blog’ takes us back to the turn of the century, when the Internet was still a wilderness and ‘new media’ had not yet upended cultural coverage. [Brett Marie’s] finely drawn characters look to rock and roll for redemption, fame, love, and intimacy, caught between old ideas of stardom and new possibilities of communication. A roaring road-novel debut.”
Brett and I talk about the backstory behind the writing of his novel; working with his wife, singer-songwriter musician and writer, Roxanne Fontana; how Anton Newcombe inspired his main character; Gram Parsons’ room at the Joshua Tree Inn; and so much more.
MUSIC IN THE EPISODE IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE:
Royalty-free indie rock background music
“Anemone” by the Brian Jonestown Massacre
“Victoria The Queen” by Mat Treiber
“Highway to Hell” by AC/DC
“(Eat the) Morning Glory” by Roxanne Fontana/Jean-Paul Sartre from Roxanne’s album ‘Phantasmagorgy’
“Little Marie” by Chuck Berry
“Poor Boy” by Mat Treiber
“It’s OK Today” by Mat Treiber
“Go All Around the World” by Mat Treiber and Roxanne Fontana
“Keep a Knockin’ ” by Little Richard
“Don’t Be Cruel” by Elvis Presley
“She’s Got It Good” by Mat Treiber and Roxanne Fontana
LINKS:
Leave a rating and comment for Rock is Lit on Goodpods: https://goodpods.com/podcasts/rock-is-lit-212451
Leave a rating and comment for Rock is Lit on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rock-is-lit/id1642987350
Mat Treiber on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063108855116
Mat Treiber on SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/mattreiber
Mat Treiber on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0s1hBgEdOtav69JtRYcpnS
Mat Treiber on Twitter: @MatTreiberRocks
Brett Marie’s website: https://brettmarietellsstories.wordpress.com/
Brett Marie on Twitter: @brettmarie1979
‘The Upsetter Blog’ on Owl Canyon Press’s website: https://www.owlcanyonpress.com/product-page/the-upsetter-blog
Roxanne Fontana on SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/lachanteuse-1
