Jack Yarber (of Compulsive Gamblers) and Jim Mathis were two of the original founders of Johnny Vomit & the Dry Heaves. Jim or Jimbo was in a number of other bands in the late eighties such as The End and Cafe des Moines. He dropped out of Mississippi State at 20 to join the Merchant Marines and used his time off to travel the US. Eventually, he moved to Chapel Hill where he could use the library for study and, at the same time, establish himself in the local alternative music scene. He changed his last name to Mathus (prompted by his independent study of Latin) and helped form Metal Flake Mother. He played drums and was supported by Quince Marcum on bass, and Benjamin Clarke and Randy Ward on guitars and vocals. Together, they made up one of Chapel Hill's most popular alternative acts. As for their sound, "imagine if the Pixies could play their instruments - maybe that's the sound."
Here is the complete discography for Metal Flake Mother:
Deem-On (1990 single)
Beyond the Java Sea
"Moss Howl" by Metal Flake Mother
Pass the Headphones!!
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