pop eater = not smart

maxwelllvii — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 19:00:40 +0000

“The prolific 29-year-old rocker was found dead early Wednesday in his Memphis home. His former label, Goner Records, was the first to confirm the news. “It is with great sadness that we report the passing of our good friend Jay Reatard. Jay died in his sleep last night,” Goner announced Wednesday afternoon.

But Reatard had enemies. He feuded with New Jersey punk band Liquor Store just days before his death. And on Thursday a report hit the web that Reatard’s death was being investigated as a homicide.” Fox News’ Memphis affiliate was the first, and only news source to report that the Memphis Police Dept. is seeking a suspect connected to Reatard’s death. According to the report, posted Thursday afternoon, police are offering a reward of up to $1,000 for any information that leads to an arrest. The report has since been removed from the site, but the rumors persist.Jay Reatard (real name Jimmy Lee Lindsey Jr.) made as many enemies as he did singles during his brief but productive career – too many to count, according to The New York Times. His garage-punk sensibility and infamously violent stage act were a major part of who he was.n a popular Self-Titled magazine article, J. Bennett writes,”Type Reatard’s name into a YouTube search, and the first clip that comes up is… ‘Jay Reatard punching a kid at the Silver Dollar.’ The second clip that comes up is entitled ‘Jay Reatard – Kicks a dude in the face in Vegas!’“In October, Reatard tweeted: “Band quit ! F*ck them ! They are boring rich kids who can’t play for ahit [sic] anyways .. Say hello to your ugly and boring wifes.”
Just days before his death, Reatard got into an altercation with New Jersey punk band Liquor Store. According to a post on the Terminal Boredom message board, Jay threatened the band with a chainsaw and hit a band member in the face with a disco ball. In retaliation, the band reportedly slashed Reatard’s tires.

In his last tweet, less than 36 hours before he was found dead, Reatard wrote: “I will give anyone a hundred bucks per tire that they pop on the band liquor stores van ! Yes I’m serious.”

But was the animosity between the musicians serious? Was there enough bad blood for Jay’s enemies take part in his death?

Friday 15 January

By leroy

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Friday 15 January

By DeniseLEROY YOU ARE # 1 IDIOT UH UH WHAT. GET A LIFE. I never heard of this guy he sounds like he needed to grow up.

Friday 15 January

By themeekerThe fact that this guy died is of NO historical importance. Let’s move on.”

old news

maxwelllvii — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 18:17:15 +0000

Officers from the 90th Precinct responded at 6 AM this morning to a 911 call, closing off an alley at the rear of 248 McKibbin Street to investigate the death of a man who fell from the building’s roof.

The victim was a white male, aged 25, who suffered trauma to his head and chest. He was removed from the scene and taken to nearby Woodhull Hospital, where he was pronounced dead on arrival.

A witness to the scene reported to BushwickBK that the victim may have fallen or jumped off the roof and was not breathing at the time.

An officer said the investigation is ongoing and the medical examiner has yet to determine the exact cause of death

by BushwickBK | January 28th, 2010

all i know im going ouT like This

this blog is about thing that make me wana cry (look who’s emo now pt1)

maxwelllvii — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 02:43:31 +0000

cover songs are kinda like rock versions of the mash up they can be very hit or miss

when done right they bring new meaning to an old classic or at least don’t screw it up

but usually there just awful there so many different kinds of awful covers but up until now

the ironic pop punk cover took the cake

i can tell you how many bands do this i guess they feel that its quirky cause it’s such a poppy song and there gonna punk it up when it really just stresses how interchangeable they are….. on that animal farm tip

i really thought this was the lowest of the low for covers nothing really shocks me anymore but then today it hit me like a gay brick

when i saw this went through a cycle of emotions first there was confusion, someone really thought it was a good idea to name there band after aLauren Weisberger novel????? followed by disgust ……… then rage ……. then a sick sense of intrigue i mean how bad could it be

bad

real bad

it speaks for it self how much these suck but if shitty new school fake punk bands wana ruin classic’s cant they just stick to punk

Women’s fall fashions

maxwelllvii — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 07:12:20 +0000

fall fashion for the ladies we love

anything black is gothic

fidducks this if you got it flaunt it punky girls couture > poor

punk pop

hold the line on the kayne west blog

maxwelllvii — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:15:20 +0000

4weeks in cali

maxwelllvii — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 23:01:11 +0000

bay area home sweet home

rose and bees held me down as we 57′d the bay

jahstar and r2 show support

the last day in sf i packed up went to meet the crew at the first show of the japanther ninjasonik westcoast tour they early show and then we headed to the beach where i got jumped by some hard body tweekers

but thes cool girls held us down and let me drink there whiskey and put on robin hood on vhs

the next day we left the bay heading for san diego broke down on the way there but made the 12 drive for a great show at che cafe

that night we drove to la for fyf

fyf fest was fucking nuts japanther and ninjasonik split the set to a huge crowd

after fyffest we drove to raymond pettibon’s studion in venice beach and i drank wine till like 10 am

and made thisafter that we headed back to echo park and stayed there for a few days

got some medical cookies
this cat was the most adventous cat ever and its was well into its teens his name was url

intermission in marin

this is jah’s west coast dog bandit this dog was always up to a rukus he raged so hard the cops almost took him to puppy bookings after marin there was hoodstock in oakland this is the was the last and most nuts day i had all tour aftermath

rogans birthday bash

maxwelllvii — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 20:27:14 +0000

its been a while since i have thrown a punk show come out and support matts new band provoked is opening also its rogan’s birthday so buy him a guinness

maxwelllvii — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:21:02 +0000

A STATEMENT FROM THE DEATHSET:

R.I.P. my dear brother, friend and band mate Beau Velasco. We are all so devastated that I will keep this short. We love you and you will be missed. You affected us all so much in the most positive ways. Our lives would not be as is, if not for you. We love you.

Beau Velasco, beloved brother, co-founding member, guitarist and vocalist of The Death Set, passed away Sunday, September 27, in Brooklyn, New York. Beau co-wrote the Worldwide album and previous two EP’s with Johnny Siera, with whom his partnership reaches back beyond The Death Set’s beginnings, to Black Panda from the Gold Coast, Australia. The Death Set moved from Sydney to the US in 2005, but Beau took a back seat from touring a while later. This original core lineup of the band had recently rejoined to write and record the next record and to resume touring together.

Beau was also a talented artist, tattoo artist and jewelry designer. Working at Saved Tattoo in Williamsburg and Black Ink in Harlem. His artwork has been exhibited in Australia and America. There is a nice piece remembering him in the New York Village Voice here: http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/archives/2009/09/remembering_bea.phpA memorial is also being organised by band mate Dan Walker for Beau’s hometown, the Gold Coast, Australia. It will be tentatively on October 22nd. There will be a gathering and later a wake at Elsewhere Bar. Please email Dan drumpsychology@hotmail.com for details. Please note this is being organised by friends from the Gold Coast and is not an official funeral orgainsed by Beau’s parents Charles and Ella. When those details become known I will let people know.

This was our last show together: