Here’s another song from Watch Me Fall you can download for free. It’s called “Wounded.”

I’ve been selling the LP at my shows, but if you can’t get to those Matador has the CD and LP you can pre-order here.

The first review is out.

TV Smith is with us on the road now and we’re doing Adverts songs every night. We’re going to record them when back in Memphis.

The Big Takeover reviewed our second show with TV Smith. Before we played at Stuy Town in NYC to a lot of fans, plus bunch of kids and old people. Brooklyn Vegan took tons of photos. Self-Titled reviewed it too.

Did kinda long interviews here and here. But a big thumbs down for this loser who calls us “Pitchfork punk.” No thanks dude.

Jay Reatard @ Music on the Oval from Patrick Duffy on Vimeo.

My good buddy and great spirit/character Bjay has passed away and left the world a much less interesting and less funny place yesterday ….

This has hit a lot of us hard and I really don’t know what to say … I was waiting for a call to tell him goodbye and how much I loved him when I learned he went home and was relieved of his earthly pain … I was lucky enough to force Bjay to go on one of his only tours ever and as crazy as it seemed at the time I am so glad I got live those moments with him … I moved to Atlanta to record Blood Visions and to get away from assholes in my life and Beej fully took me in as a pal and really tried to make me feel at home in a new place … I don’t really know what to do today other than that I will miss his soul dearly and I hope he is at peace now … I love you buddy and will never forget the laughs we shared … The world is not the same without you around…

You can join me in helping pay for his funeral. Donate here.
Money made from these shirts go to his funeral expenses too.

You can download a couple of his songs below, but then make sure to buy his album here or from iTunes.

Bobby Ubangi – Summertime
Bobby And The Midnights – Can’t Get Her Off (Of My Mind)

We are CRUSHED that TV Smith has to miss the first five dates of the tour. He has visa issues, but rest assured all is good and he will be at the Music Hall of Williamsburg show and all the shows after that.

The west coast tour was so great. Some good photos in The Bay Bridged and the LA Record, and a review in The Stranger. This pic below is the cover of the Vancouver mag Beatroute.

We’re on the road now, playing after The Gories and The Oblivians tonight in Detroit.

Following a nasty altercation with a security guard whilst he was onstage Jay Reatard stormed over and without uttering a word produced this painting, and wll, a picture is worth a thousand words.

The ‘Paint Like No One’s Watching’ project was conceived to raise awareness for the Australian Children’s Music Foundation, who implement music programs and provide instruments and teachers to disadvantaged and indigenous children and youth in schools and juvenile detention centres across Australia.

You can bid on it here, auction Ends June 26th at 5pm

A few years back I was introduced to Chris Knox’s genius via the kiwitapes blog. I immediately connected to the sound of his voice, his lyrics, and for sure the production of his many records. Upon learning that I was gonna be lucky enough to travel on tour to New Zealand earlier this year I knew I just had to meet the man behind it all. A few emails were sent and with a bit of luck I was invited over to his house for tea and some snacks! I only a had a few of his various bands records at home and none with me… So I dropped a ton of dough at a local record shop picking up the entire Toy Love catalog along with a few other records…

As the door to his house opened I was overcome with a nervous fan boy feeling I hadn’t felt since I was 16 or so. Our meeting was brief, only 3-4 hours, but in that time we made plans to tour together this upcoming year and made plans to record a single together as well. I found Chris to be so unjaded and so full of ideas and life. A few days back before our LA show I received a text from our NZ promoter letting me know Chris had suffered a stroke. I was pretty shook up but put everything I had into the show that I could muster up. I have had quite a few days to think to myself how lucky I was to meet Chris and how much hope he gave me for my own future as an artist. Here’s hoping for a speedy and successful recovery for Chris and his family! And if you haven’t heard Toy Love, Tall Dwarfs, The Enemy or his countless solo records please do yourself a favor and hunt them down. It might change your life… It did mine.

We’re about halfway through the west coast tour.

Did an interview with the Vancouver Straight.

The LA Weekly did a slideshow of the Echo show.

Here’s a poster for the Long Beach show.

The Jay Reatard/Thee Oh Sees west coast tour starts tonight in San Diego, and at the merch table you’ll find a brand-new super-limited edition 7″ made just for these shows. It features new “loose” jams from each band:

Thee Oh Sees bring “7484″ and “caustic tackle”
Jay Reatard delivers 2 new contemporary indie hits titled “Telephone Network Voltage” and “Blank Blogs”

This is sure to sell out immediately. We’ll have the MP3s which you can buy on this site shortly, and of course members of the Shattered Club will get those songs for free.