Getting Sassy with...Man in Gray (2 of 2)

We here around the culture of me were once obsessed with all things relating to Sassy and Dirt magazines.  And while those titles are long gone, the sentiment of how they covered the culture industries has indeed left its mark on writers and culture vultures everywhere.  It is because of that influence that we are proud to present our features post, "Getting Sassy with...", wherein we bring you that much closer to your favorite bands by way of a simple Q&A session that's both painless and informative.  Ha!  Beat that, FOX News!

This time: Man in Gray.

Scream, scream, scream, beat, beat, beat, stop, breath, breath, scream, scream, destroy.  This is what goes on in your head when you are trying to figure out how to best describe one of New York City's best kept post-punk-destructo secret, Man in Gray.  The group, piling guitar on top of guitar on top of drums (lots of fucking drums) and helmed by the pout, yelp and scream of frontwoman (and battering ram) Tina DaCosta, create the kind of bed of noise and reverb and chug that we here at the culture of me would never shy away from laying in. Think about hearing three At The Drive-In records at the same time and you may get close to the general vibe of this band.  We sent our questionnaire to the band and guitarist Bryan Bruchman and drummer Jeremiah McVay answered the call back.

Today, we finish our coverage of the band with McVay (second from left) discussing the ills of working at a seafood restaurant, the joys of having all that you love on an iPod, Tina Fey comedies and a mind-bending list of heavy hitters in his dream band.

Name?
Jeremiah McVay

Hometown?
Lafayette, Louisiana

Current place of residence?
Brooklyn

Number of States visited?
27 I think

Favorite hometown haunt?
Bisbano's maybe?

Most recent phone bill total?
No clue

Items found in my day-to-day bag (if applicable)?
Book or magazine, ear plugs, calendar, iPod

First album bought on your own?
Hard to remember--it might have been …AND JUSTICE FOR ALL by Metallica on cassette.

Favorite song memorized as a child?
"Row, Row, Row Your Boat" I guess--I used to think the line about "life is but a dream” meant that some giant was dreaming everything we did.

Last book read?
Zeroville by Steve Erickson

Favorite book ever?
Watchmen

Instruments played (chronologically)?
Drums, drums, and drums

Least favorite day job before getting this gig?
Busing tables at a seafood restaurant. That shit smells.

Favorite record this year?
Neon Bible by Arcade Fire, I guess

Favorite record ever?
Hmmm…. For right now I'll say In Utero

The one record you'd save from a house fire?
It's all on my iPod, so I'd save that

Guilty pleasure record you don't want us to know about?
Honestly can't say I have one

If you didn't play music, what would you be doing?
Making videos and movies --- I already do.

Last illegally downloaded song/album (be honest)?
I'm actually downloading a Loop album I'd been having trouble finding
right now.

Latest TV addictions?
“30 Rock”, “The Wire”

Who is in your dream band (must be living musicians)?
This is hard… I'll try to keep it current/recent --- how about ?uestlove on drums, playing with a combination of Caribou and
Deerhunter, with Karen O and Dizzee Rascal doing vocals? I don't know if it would be any good, but my head would explode trying to figure out what the hell was going on.

Best concert you attended this year?
Mancino, The Secret Life Of Sofia, and The Muggabears at Pianos.

Recent song you can't get out of your head?
"Outside" by The Secret Life Of Sofia

Least favorite question on this questionnaire?
Favorite record ever.

(mp3)    Incommunicado, from the No Day, No Night EP

Godspeed!