Speedball JR was formed in the summer of 2000 during Ghent’s (surfcity Belgium) famous surf explosion. They originally played more traditional surf rock like Dick Dale, Bobby Fuller Four and the Ventures. You can hear these influences on their first studio session which was recorded at the end of 2000 at the yellow tape studio. Later on they developed a more trashy sound with more garage and sixties influences and started to write their own tunes.
The band gigged with a number of cool surf bands like Jon & The Nightriders, Slacktone, Dick Dale, The Wangs, among others, all the time they were honing their sound and finding their own place among these contemporaries. They also supported Bo Diddley at one of his final shows.
The first full CD “Whiplash”, was recorded in 2003 at Zamans Catfarm studio and was released by Drunkabilly Records. This album is also available on vinyl and includes a video which was shown on the Belgian MTV.
Also their second album “For the Broad Minded”, recorded in 2006 at CCR and released by Green Cookie records, was selling like hot cakes!
And in 2011, after some serious line-up changes they released their 3rd long player “Treble in Paradise”. All sleeve designs are masterpieces of hotrod trashart by Mighty Sam the renowned graphic artist.
Speedball JR keeps continuing to Gig all over Europe, bringing their intense reverb soaked liveshow to festivals and venues near you! So put on your shrunken head necklace, steal your grannies ironing board and surf on down to a venue near YOU!!!

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Steve Mackay is an American tenor saxophone player, best known for his participation on The Stooges' second album Fun House.

The Stooges

Mackay was familiar to The Stooges from his work in Detroit's avant-rock pioneers, Carnal Kitchen. He was recruited by lead singer Iggy Pop, two days before the Stooges left Detroit for Los Angeles to record the album, after having sat in with the band several times. Mackay toured with the group throughout 1970 but parted company with the Stooges in October 1970.

For the next ten years, Mackay played with a cross-section of underground musicians: Violent Femmes, Snakefinger, Commander Cody, Smegma, Zu, Andre Williams, The Moonlighters, Clubfoot Orchestra, and a handful of other efforts (including Van Rozay from San Jose) continued into the late 1980s. As the 1990s approached, Mackay's profile gradually lowered as he took up residence near San Francisco and began work as an electrician.