Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Blood Visions




It has come to my attention that garage rocker Jay Reatard was found dead in his Memphis home today at around 3:30 this morning. He was only 29 years young.

It's truly a shocking, surprising, and utterly terrible to hear, considering he started so young and was garnering some well deserved attention that seemed to leave us with the impression that a legend was being made. I remember seeing him live at my first ever Riot Fest in 2008, and was pretty impressed by his stage presence that evening.

Let's just hope he's having fun with all the rest of the punks that have gone either way too soon or shouldn't have left at all. For now, the world seems a little more empty without. RIP and condolences to your beloved family.