News
Better Than Something the Late Songwriter
Feb 10, 2012
By Mike Hilleary
Capturing the garage rock artist months before his unexpected death in 2009, Alex Hammond and Ian Markiewicz's musical documentary of songwriter Jay Reatard, Better Than Something, is scheduled to make its first run of theatrical screening starting in March. More
First Album Recorded In a Proper Studio Due 8/3
Jun 03, 2010
By John Everhart
The divisive and maddening lo-fi adventures of Wavves continue with the release of King of the Beach, due on Fat Possum August 3. It's said to be a marked departure for this notoriously homespun act, as they entered a professional studio to record the album, venturing to Sweet Tea Recording in Oxford, Mississippi for a three-month session helmed by Dennis Harring (Modest Mouse). We have the details. More
Musician Died of Alcohol and Cocaine Poisoning
Feb 03, 2010
By Laura Studarus
Autopsy results reveal drug use as cause of death. More
Investigation Updates Reveal Homicide Is Not Probable
Jan 15, 2010
By Kyle Lemmon
In the wake of Jay Reatard's untimely death, there's been an immense outpouring of support and admiration for the young artist. Tomorrow, family, friends, and fans alike will get a chance to pay their respects to the punk rocker who passed away at his Memphis home early Wednesday morning. More
Jan 13, 2010
By Laura Studarus
As reported by Pitchfork, Lo-fi garage rocker Jay Reatard died today at age 29. While additional details are forthcoming, Memphis Commercial Appeal reports that the musician was found dead in his home at 3:30 this morning. More
Reviews
Sep 11, 2009
By John Everhart
"Manic depression's a frustrated mess" goes the infamous Jimi Hendrix lyric, and Memphis garage rocker Jay Lindsey, aka Jay Reatard, can certainly relate. The mania of his music belies the morose depression evinced in the lyrics throughout Watch Me Fall, his desperate pleas subverting the heady instrumental rush. Whether he's matter-of-factly intoning, "All is lost, there is no hope" on the frantic fist-pumping opener "It Ain't Gonna Save Me," or confessing "I always play the fool," on the byzantine synth surge of "I'm Watching You," it's as though the music was recorded during an amphetamine binge, and the lyrics were scrawled during the subsequent crash. More
