Matador Records writes, “We are devastated by the death of Jimmy Lee Lindsey Jr., aka Jay Reatard. Jay was as full of life as anyone we’ve ever met, and responsible for so many memorable moments as a ...

Memphis garage-punk artist Jimmie Lee Lindsey, better known as Jay Reatard, was found dead in his Memphis home early Tuesday morning, according to friends. By Evie Nagy, Billboard, The Associated ...

Jimmy Lee Lindsey, Jr. died in his sleep on Wednesday morning. He was 29 years old. He is survived by his mother Devonna May, his father Jimmy Lindsey, and his sisters Leslie Lindsey, Stephanie Duncan ...

“Though they only have one single to their name, the Box Elders have garnered quite a bit of support, most notably from Jay Reatard who has his sights set on recording them as part of his new imprint ...

I remember fuzz. No songs, just fuzz. And a Gibson Flying V buzz-sawing a new riff into the atmosphere every 140 seconds with the support of a comically rapid, ping-ponging rhythm section. I recall ...

Yesterday brought the sad news that Memphis garage rocker Jay Reatard had died at the age of 29. As the news circulated, many artists and indie music figures who knew or admired Reatard expressed ...

Memphis garage rocker Jay Reatard’s trademark white Flying V guitar hung behind his coffin during a memorial service on January 16th, and was buried with him the following day. “He was devoted to the ...

Better Than Something, the documentary on the late Jay Reatard, will get a DVD release via Factory 25 on December 18. The DVD features 20 minutes of interview footage with Jay that weren't in the ...

Remember that retard guy with the moppy hair and flying-V guitar that was supposed to perform at Churchill’s last January but didn’t? You know? The guy from Memphis who called himself “Jay Reatard?” ...

Autopsy results for Jay Reatard reveal that the musician died of “cocaine toxicity” and that alcohol was also a “contributing factor in his death,” Memphis’ Commercial Appeal reports based on the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Before he was Jay Reatard, James Lee Lindsey Jr. played in the Memphis punk band Bad Times. The short-lived project of the ...

I guess there’s life after BRMC for Club Dada, after all. ‘Cause, tonight, the club’s hosting another act that could draw a pretty decent number of people down to Deep Ellum: Garage ...