Mat awoke with a start, the sounds of heavily distorted guitars blaring in his ears. It was then when he realized the tune that was playing and found he had fallen asleep with MTV on again. It was the Beastie Boys' [i][url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5rRZdiu1UE]Sabotage[/url][/i] video. He rubbed his eyes and realized that he must have been quite delusional to have slept on his couch last night, but he didn't think much of it. He turned the television off as he walked into his bedroom, a room plastered with wall to wall movie posters. Everything from Fritz Lang's [i]M[/i] to his most recent addition, a poster for Richard Linklater's [i]Dazed and Confused[/i]. Richard Linklater was always a favourite of Mat's, he just loved how real the dialogue felt. In fact Mat had been meaning to see [i]Before Sunrise[/i] since it came out a few weeks ago, but he hasn't found the time to see it or the people to go see it with. He hoped he would find a way to get to it before it made it's way to tape. Mat found some clothes in he closet, which was filthy as always. A mostly red plaid shirt with skinny jeans would do the trick for today. He walked into his “kitchen” and made himself a cup of instant coffee before he walked to his “living room” and placed the already half empty cup on the table while he looked at his record player. [i]Paul's Boutique[/i] by the Beastie Boys was sitting on the platter, what a coincidence.

Mat was about to place the needle on the record before he realized what time it was. He ran out the door, grabbing his coat on the way, leaving the half full cup of coffee still on the table. He made his way down to the first floor and into the cold. It wasn't as freezing as Mat expected but there was still a little snow on the ground around the sides of buildings. He started to walk to work, which was luckily pretty close to his apartment.

[i]12 Inches, 33 RPM[/i] wasn't the biggest record store in the world, but it did have a pretty great selection of indie and imported records as well as the mainstream stuff. Mat opened the door and walked in. The place was painted in a dull green colour, with a few posters advertising concerts around the area adorning the walls, and hundreds of records with everything from Hip-Hop to Punk Rock. Upstairs was a concert space that Mat was not ashamed to say had hosted a few of his not entirely legal parties over the time he's been there. Mat walked towards the desk where he would spend the next few hours. Underneath were a few records that were being held for specific customers, as well as a tape player connected to the speakers on the walls. Behind the desk was a small, obviously handmade poster that said “MISSING RICHEY EDWARDS” with [url=http://i1.walesonline.co.uk/incoming/article1996830.ece/alternates/s615/richey-edwards-was-interviewed-by-david-owens-in-1992-image-1-274491287.jpg]this[/url] picture underneath the headline. Under the picture were the words “Anyone with information is urged to call the British authorities and NME Magazine.” Mat's boss was obviously a big Manic Street Preachers fan. Mat took his place and popped in the first tape he could find, which was surprisingly not a Beastie Boys tape. [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VoAnLHSLHGQ]Music[/url] filled the store as Mat took a seat and began to wait.