Well as everyone knows or should know...Jay Reatard died this past year. He overdosed on a bunch of drugs. At first I was shocked he was gone being that he was a garage rock pioneer and his music was very good. For him to die at such a young age is a loss to the music scene & a loss to every fan that liked him/band that played with him. Anyways this post is to honor him as best as possible.
http://hypem.com/search/jay+reatard
this site, "The Hype Machine" has plenty of downloadable mp3's and listenable files. Feel free to take it in with a sigh and the drag of a cigarette. For this was great music.
ABOUT JAY:
Having founded seminal Memphis punk outfit Reatards at the tender age of sixteen, Jay Reatard (May 1, 1980 - January 13, 2010) was a seasoned veteran of the garage-punk scene. In the '90s Reatards turned the Memphis underground rock scene upside down with a legendary live show so over-the-top that they were banned in a number of European countries.
Never content to stick to one genre, one project or one band, Jay also co-led the synth-punk Lost Sounds with Alicja Trout...
