RIP Jay Reatard

[TheSportsPredictor]

Died in his sleep. Only 29:

http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2010/jan/13/memphis-musician-jay-reatard-found-dead-midtown-ho/?partner=RSS&utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

 

[Ronnie "Z-Man" Barzell]

Blood Visions was a really great album, this is sad.

 

[Trey Beamon]

I'd like to think that his death was drug-related.

Whatever the case, Blood Visions was one of the decade's better punk/hard rock records. And then there's the album cover:

His most recent album, Watch Me Fall, and Matador Singles '08 were pretty damn awesome too. RIP.

 

[goalmouth]

There's still punk rock?

 

[kokane_muthashed]

Holy crap.

 

[2underpar]

not familiar with his music.