Jay Reatard

Jimmy Lee Lindsey Jr. (May 1, 1980 – January 13, 2010), better known by the stage name Jay Reatard, was an American punk rock musician from Memphis, Tennessee. Lindsey was signed to Matador Records. He released recordings as a solo artist and as a member of The Reatards and Lost Sounds.

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Tiger! Shit! Tiger! Tiger!From: New York, United States via ItalyTiger! Shit! Tiger! Tiger! are leading contender for both the worst and best band name of the year award. Siblings Nicola (drums) and Giovanna Vedovati (bass) beat their instruments to a soggy pulp while singer-guitarist Diego Masciotti snaps and snarls like a half starved pitbull. The tetchy trio, whose new album Whispers’...
No Age and Jay Reatard Wednesday, February 4, 2009 The Kings Arms, Auckland I’ve been singing Jay Reatard all day. Easily one of my favourite sets of all time, Jay Reatard catapulted through a lightning speed set of songs mixed from his back catalog, although unfortunately seemed to pay less attention to my personal favourite, Blood Visions. Like the other crazy sweaty messes up the...
Hmm. Tonight Alvin Stardust is playing…..verrrrrrrrrrrrrry tempting…but i think maybe Telepathe/Pens/chew Lips are a good bet too…hmmm. hmmm. hmml pick n mix your own pops… Telepathe! Mon 24th Nov Lexington – Pop! Quiz! – starts 8pm - £1 per person to enter – up to 6 in a team. Not up it’s arse indie but a mix of questions about queen...
In the Red’s profile may have risen in recent years through releases by King Khan & BBQ, Vivian Girls and Jay Reatard, but for years the L.A. label’s been buttering your croissant with permanently cool, stylishly unfashionable garage-rawk like what this here Reigning Sound band makes. Frontman Greg Cartwright (who had the wheel on Shangri-La Mary Weiss’s comeback record)...
The rapid ascension of Brooklyn’s Vivian Girls was an interesting thing to witness in 2008.  In that short time they quickly earned the respect of critics and their peers, but have had an up-and-down relationship with some fans.  They’ve already played shows with a long list of all-stars and up-and-comers : Yo La Tengo, Deerhunter, Times New Viking,...
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  rlVideo("f647f71076eee73e0da94656e3827833"); Lovvers are loud. Lovvers are filthy. Lovvers have churned out a debut EP of cruddy (in the best way!) punk jams that get the likes of Jay Reatard and Wipers in simultaneous full nelsons. Does that sound like a feat of strength? It is. "Wasted Youth" is about ninety seconds of such derring do, below and free of charge. Above is the...
Matador Records     While searching the world wide web for exotic, interesting, or just plain brilliant bands I stumbled across a free sampler from Matador one of the worlds most exciting, innovative and interesting labels. Seven of the tracks have not been released on MP3 yet, and four of those are from albums that haven’t been released yet. The sampler perfectly demonstrates...
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