About

Matthew Newton is a journalist documenting contemporary American life.  

Matthew Newton is a journalist whose writing has appeared in Spin, Good, Next American City, and Swindle, among other publications. He has reported on the decline of sampling in hip-hop; interviewed artists and musicians who survived Cambodia’s killing fields; and investigated the struggles of U.S. military
veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. He has also appeared as a commentator on Austria’s FM4 radio and is editor of the nonfiction anthology Young & Reckless. He lives and works in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Selected writings:
The Memory War | Good; April 2008
Special Report: Is Sampling Dead? | Spin; December 2008
The Inquisition: Girl Talk | Spin; October 2008
RZA: Beyond Shaolin | XLR8R; September 2008
Profile: Robert Standish | Juxtapoz; March 2008
Art Company, Inc. | Next American City; Winter 2007
American Twilight | Swindle; September 2007
Profile: Morning Breath | Juxtapoz; June 2007
The Redemption of David Choe | Juxtapoz; January 2007
Eve of Destruction | Swindle; December 2005
Writers' Bloc | Pittsburgh City Paper; November 2005
Labor Days: Aesop Rock | Pittsburgh City Paper; March 2005
Summer Made Good: Múm | Pittsburgh City Paper; July 2004