May 01, 2008 News » Cover Feature

Music Issue 

by Andrew Earles and Chris Davis
Jay Reatard Grows Up Memphis' garage-punk rising star on rowdy fans, obsessive collectors, prospecting record companies, and a career-changing embrace of melody. By Andrew Earles Since his 2007 appearance at Austin's South By Southwest Music Festival, garage-punk savant Jay Reatard (real surname:…

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