Matt Bettinelli-Olpin

Matt Bettinelli-Olpin is the original guitar player and co-songwriter for influential punk/ska band Link 80.

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After leaving Link 80, he formed Dolores. They released one record, "Of Happiness And Resolution" (Johann's Face Records 047). He is currently a freelance music writer. His interviews with bands such as Blur, Violent Femmes, Sondre Lerche, the Breeders, Phantom Planet, Pennywise, Unwritten Law, Thrice, Sugarcult, the Mars Volta have been printed in numerous magazines across the country.

Related Topics:
Blur - Violent Femmes - The Breeders

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He also co-directed the first Alkaline Trio video.

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