Jon Spencer and Matt Verta-Ray are...
Heavy Trash!
On stage and in the studio, Jon Spencer, has destroyed and rebuilt American roots music with such ferocity and wild abandon it is hard to believe that there is anything left. The trail of musical destruction in the wake of his groovy hate-fuck combo Pussy Galore still smolders with the stench of avant punk trash and nasty garage ooze and grind, while his towering work with the Jon Spencer Blues explosion remains an indelible totem to his enormous mojo spirit and red-hot power of deliverance. He is Daddy Boss Hog! He is the Blues Exploder and Microphone Destroyer! A Gibson Brother! The man who shared a Chicken Dog with Rufus Thomas, got Soul with R.L. Burnside, and enjoyed a greasy Lap Dance with Andre Williams! He is The Man Who Loved too Much!!! And while the Blues Explosion is on a rock'n'roll holiday, Jon has not rested! He has not worked on his tan, he has not read the latest summer blockbuster!! NO!! Jon Spencer has chosen the righteous path, and got Way Out with his pal Matt Verta-Ray and the Heavy Trash!!!
Matt Verta-Ray grew up in the loving arms of left wing parents who would take him to folk and blues shows long before he sprouted sideburns. (His mother passed away in the '90s, still angry that Dylan had gone electric, despite the fact - Matt is quick to point out - that she owned tons of Sun rockabilly 78s, which he very gratefully still has.) In the late '70s, young Matt found himself one of only twelve people who went to see Bo Diddley at a Canadian fairground. After the show, Bo came out and preached to Matt for an hour about the dark secrets of rock'n'roll. And the rest, as they say, is history - from sitting on the edge of the stage with Bo, to thumping bass for Madder Rose, and then onto his hard-wired decontructionist rootsabilly band Speedball Baby, where he developed his slashing-dagger guitar style - to forming Heavy Trash with his friend Jon Spencer. Matt is also the mad scientist behind the jungle of tube amps and old-school echo machines that form the mutated nucleus of his analog cave, world-class recording studio NY Hed, where musicians come from all over the galaxy to get... Way Out!!!
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Loving the new song. I note that quite a few of your Top Friends are foreign types. You know, the ones that don't speak American? Disturbing.
Giarna was just over in NZ for a month from NYC and we were talking about you Matt. All good of course. I have not been off this island since. Ouch. Hope you are well! Love and sunshine, Carla.
Hey Thanks For The Music, you've bought me so much joy, both you guys !!! if this is just a taste of what the new one is gonna be like, it's Gonna Be a KILLER!!! "Trouble' + the DAF song are Awesome Guys,'Bumble Bee' is great to, but i love that song for the same sentimental reason that you guys love that lil' Gem ... ... ... Hot Wet Rainy Love To You + Yours from Oz! Love Ya Stuff Guys !!! Thanks !!! ~A~ XXX
Thank you gentlemens:) Love your roots. I'm glad to share my admiration (now that I finally saw/felt you!) and great the "Power solo", are very expressive! Good luck for da tours_n' lik'a lot Bumble Bee....brrrr_All the best, from Oporto!
