Matt wrote and recorded this rock and roll masterpiece with his band No Rain while attending USC and living in Central LA. It's about . . . like, um . . . a dog or something? Who cares?! It just makes total sense -- "Black nose and paws in a shadow, shadow of a fence comes the night!" Hey, noone knew what "Louie Louie" meant either.

Getto Dog was recorded on a boom box (or should we say getto blaster?) in Matt's dorm room. The no-fi production fits the rawness of the words and music. The opening two-note guitar assault reminds me of Ian Curtis -- no small accomplishment for a straight boy from New Jersey who doesn't wear eyeliner!

If Lenny Kaye were hip enough to devote a "Nuggets" disc to the Early Nineties New Jersey Scene then this recording would surely be track one. It's one of my favorite recordings of all time. Download it, lock yourself in the house, playing it on an endless MP3 loop and embrace the madness.

We're proud to present three versions: the original audio recording and two live and intoxicated clips from the infamous Jagermeister Debacle of 1993:

sample Getto Dog [Windows Media] download complete song [.mp3]

Getto Dog (Aborted) [1,161 kb]

Getto Dog (Slight Return) [5,417 kb]