Check out Matt’s interview with Cheeky Chicago in which he discusses his current touring band, his song-writing process and his theoretical fate on reality singing competitions.

Another interview from last week. (Yes I’m asleep at the wheel sometimes.)

And his performance of Restless Heart:

This is from last week.

Great interview:

Restless Heart:

Matt will be on UStream tonight for some Q&A, chat and a live performance starting at 8 PM EST.

Watch on Matt’s channel or right here. If you want to contribute questions or chat, you’ll need to log in to ustream and then join the social stream on his page.

Live streaming by Ustream

This is such a fun video shot by Jesse Spencer, the drummer touring with Matt recently. Matt explains a little of the thought process behind Restless Heart and we get to check out the rest of the guys in the band… all while re-enacting the Restless Heart video. Fun fun fun.

Matt talked to Pop-break.com about touring with Matchbox Twenty and his new album.

PB: How does this new record stand out from the rest of your catalog?

MH: The new record feels like I’ve matured as a songwriter. The first album and this new record were done with Eric Ross out in California. When we made the first record we had literally just met but with this album we’ve been friends for about four years. We’ve become close friends so it made the recording process much smoother. It’s like we’re an old married couple in the studio; we’re on the same page.

More importantly, check out this picture by Reid Rolls that I hadn’t yet seen:

Radio.com posted this article with some fun information about how the Restless Heart video came to be. Interesting bit of trivia, one of the many girls that appeared was the actress Sarah Hagan who played Millie on Freaks and Geeks. Matt said: “But it’s funny, I just watched Freaks and Geeks… I had never seen it before. It’s good.”

Hey, I just watched that too recently. It *is* good.

Watch the video again and see if you can pick her out:

Matt sat down for a fun interview with Amy Sciarretto of Artist Direct.  Among the tidbits you’ll learn about Matt:

Any non-musical skills, hobbies or talents?
I’m pretty good at video games and darts, which relates to music, since I got good at darts through touring and playing in bars. So it’s cool.

Check out the rest of the interview here:  http://www.artistdirect.com/entertainment-news/article/take-aim-amy-sciarretto-vs-matt-hires/10380446

Thanks to our friend Cookie for recording Matt’s set in Boston:

Here’s a bit of an interview:

And another bit of interview:

She also got performances of Signal in the Sky and Forever.

Thanks Cookie!