Stereogum — When I was a teenager I was deeply into hardcore and then SST-related bands, noise, and anything I could find that was slightly off-kilter in those old Ajax catalogs (Sun City Girls, Thinking Fellers, early Pavement, etc). I think Ajax is how I go... more info

Big Apple Music Scene — Talented garage punk rocker Jay Reatard aka Jimmy Lee Lindsey Jr. was found dead in his sleep in his Memphis home last night. Jay was a true talent and will be missed. Image: Fiona Diffley His label, Matador Records writes, “We are devastated by t... more info

MTV.com News — Beck, Pixies, Deerhunter pay tribute to the late upstart, who died Wednesday at the age of 29.By Kyle Anderson Jay Reatard plays the Riot Fest in 2008 Photo: Daniel Boczarski/ Redferns Jay Reatard (real name Jeremy Lee Lindsey Jr.) may not... more info

VH1 News — Collaborators and admirers including the Pixies and Beck paid tribute to musician Jay Reatard, who died Wednesday at age 29. more info

Guardian Music — When I heard the tragic news that Jay had died, I recalled the first time I saw him play, slicing at his guitar like nobody elseThe first time I met Jay Reatard was in a Soho pub. He drank whiskey, I sipped coke. He was funny, snotty ("People say the... more info

Allmusic Blog — When a musician dies, especially one who seemed to buy into the rock & roll lifestyle as much as Jay Reatard did, it’s easy to focus on the external factors of his life: the fights with bandmates, the unruly gigs, the weirdness, the manic behavior,... more info

Rolling Stone — • News Ticker: Grammys, Rob Zombie • Vampire Weekend Celebrate Contra in L.A. • Ke$ha Boots Boyle, Tops the Charts • Johnny Cash’s American VI Due Feb. 26th • Simon & Garfunkel Join Jazz Fest Lineup • Madonna’s Sticky Tour Coming to D... more info

Its Getting Boring By The Sea — Tragically Jay Reatard died aged just 29 last night. I reviewed his show in Liverpool for DiS once and he was pretty great. I won't romanticise it by saying it was amazing, he had one great song he played in ten slightly different ways- I also once s... more info

The Quietus — Singer passes away in his sleep aged 29 more info

NME — Singer puts musical tribute on his website while Pixies offer condolences more info