Jay Reatard was right, it ain’t gonna save him… no word on the cause of death yet, but what a god damn shame… he was only 29 and everyone and their mother is guessing overdose. at least for someone so young, he left behind a surmountable volume of music. pour one out 4 tha homiez, y’all… what a blow to the indie world. (*update – couple touching-ish tributes from Los Angelenos – Beck here with Jay’s cover of Gamma Ray – and Amoeba Records with a tribute here and photos from his Hollywood Amoeba show here.)
somehow i get the idea that this video is really what Jay Reatard’s day to day is like. all. the. time. his show tonight at the El Rey has been cancelled, probably because he’s hungover from his life.
somehow i get the idea that this video is really what Jay Reatard’s life is like. all. the. time. he’s headlining the Shattered Records Tour with Nobunny, Digital Leather, Box Elders and Hunx & His Punx at the El Rey in October. haven’t seen him yet, but i’ve heard really good things. get tix here. (cheap! only $15.50! kind of sad that that’s cheap these days! exclamation points are fun!)
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