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Rock and Roll continues to thrive in Memphis and is the dominant genre for many Memphians, particularly those living in Midtown Memphis. Gonerfest has been held every September since 2004. Midtown has two great record stores - Goner Records and Shangri-la Records and a host of noted studios that include Ardent, Sam Phillips and Sun. Many of our artists record in home studios.
Mike McCarthy, a notorious filmmaker, sculptor and musician, has been an observer and participant in the Memphis garage/punk scene since the early 1990’s. In 2023, our label began this podcast series where Mike interviews musicians and observers of Rock and Roll. The club/venue scene, past (Antenna, Barristers, Buccaneer, etc.) and present (HiTone, Lamplighter, Railgarten, B-side, etc.), features prominently in many of the podcasts.
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Welcome to the latest episode of the Black and Wyatt Records podcast! This week Mike McCarthy and co-host, Frank Bruno, talk with music historian, record collector and photographer, Jim Cole, about growing up in Memphis, working at River city Records and the rebirth of Sun Records. Jim talks about Rufus Thomas, Ike Turner and Roscoe Gordon. Jim has photographed bands such as ‘68 Comeback, Fireworks and the Oblivians, as well as assignments for CNN and Playboy magazine.
Welcome to the Black and Wyatt Records podcast. This week, host Mike McCarthy is talking with Memphis rap artist Tommy Wright, III with special co-hosts Kristen Hobbs and John Marvel McCarthy. Tommy discusses the stories behind his songs, such as “Junkie Junt”, “I Ain’t Scared To Die”, and “Getting Crunk”.
Welcome to the latest episode of the Black and Wyatt Records podcast. This week, Host Mike McCarthy talks with Johnny Norris, Chris Gafford, and Brandon McGovern from the band “Your Academy.” The guys talk about their 2021 Black and Wyatt LP release, as well as their second album, entitled, “#2 Record”, recorded at Hi-Lo Studio.
Welcome to the Black and Wyatt Records podcast! This week, Mike McCarthy talks with J. D. Reager about his lifelong involvement with the Memphis music scene, including his solo album projects, his band, the Cold Blooded Killers, work with Snowglobe, and producing the Subteens, "Hopes and Good Intentions," Volume 4. J. D. talks about photographing Memphis wrestling, co-founding Rock for Love, and recording with the legendary Ross Johnson. J. D. is also preserving and archiving the songs of historic Memphis punk band, the Modifiers, of which J. D.'s father was a member.
Welcome to the new Black and Wyatt podcast episode! This week, host Mike McCarthy and I talk with singers-songwriters, Amy LaVere, and her husband, Will Sexton. Mike and Amy talk about 25 years of friendship and collaborations, including films and videos, such as “Destroy Memphis”, “Tupelove” and “Pointless Drinking”. Amy and Will play several new songs, as they get ready for a live concert recording at the Green Room at Crosstown Arts at 8 PM on September 13, 2025.
The new Black and Wyatt Records Podcast is out! Join hosts Mike McCarthy and Kristen Hobbs this week for Part II of a conversation with Grifters bass player, Tripp Lamkins, and Impala lead guitarist, John Stivers, as they continue to talk about their Memphis bands with emphasis this time on “Fraysia” and the “Total Strangers” with bandmate, Jared McStay. We’ll close out with Fraysia’s “So It Ends”.
The new Black and Wyatt Records Podcast is out! This week, hear Part I of an interview with Grifters bass player, Tripp Lamkins, and Impala lead guitarist, John Stivers. Tripp and John talk with Mike McCarthy and co-host, Kristen Hobbs, about growing up in “Rockin’ Raleigh”, forming the band, Bob, with Greg Harwell and Stan Gallimore, the Memphis music scene of the 80’s and 90’s, and the days of Camelot Music, the Mid-South Coliseum, and Memphis Comics and Records.
This week filmmaker and sculptor Mike McCarthy talks with musician Tim Prudhomme. Tim discusses his various rock ‘n’ roll bands over the last 30 years and the road that led him to Memphis.
The new Black and Wyatt Records podcast is out now! In this episode (Season 2, Episode 4), host Mike McCarthy talks with Colin Wilson and Michelle Karl from the Memphis industrial psyche punk band, Pop Ritual, about their new vinyl release, “The Columns”, on Black and Wyatt Records. Be sure to join us at the record release party on May 3rd at 8 PM (doors open at 7 PM) at the historic Mollie Fontaine Lounge, 679 Adams Ave, Memphis.
In this Black and Wyatt Records podcast episode, hosts Mike McCarthy and Frank Bruno talk with Memphis guitar slinger, Steve Selvidge, as he reminisces about growing up in Midtown Memphis, the Memphis punk rock scene of the eighties, and playing in numerous bands, such as Big Ass Truck, Amy LaVere, Uncensored, Fingers Like Saturn, Bash and Pop, and the Hold Steady.
Welcome to the Black and Wyatt Records Podcast.This week our guest Justin Thompson interviews our regular host Mike McCarthy about his upcoming 'Faces of Bowie' sculpture project.Mike also talks about a new soundtrack re-issue, a new screenplay in the works, and other Memphis projects.
This week host Mike McCarthy and co-host Frank Bruno talk with legendary Memphis drummer Ross Johnson. Ross shares stories about his life and career working with Alex Chilton on the album 'Like Flies on Sherbert', Tav Falco and the Panther Burns, Jeffrey Evans, Cordell Jackson, The Cramps, New York Dolls, Lester Bangs, and much, much more!
This week filmmaker and sculptor Mike McCarthy talks with Marvin Stockwell, the co-founder of the Coliseum Coalition, as well as co-founder of 'BEEVO' (that's Baron Von Opperbean) and so much more! Marvin recounts the formation of the Coliseum Coalition, a grassroots activist group that saved the Mid-South Coliseum. Marvin also talks about his involvement with the non-profit, Friends of the Fairground, that has now led to the new Coliseum Conservancy. Marvin believes Art and Community can be a creative driver for business and culture in Memphis. He also discusses these things on his very own podcast "Champions of the Lost Cause."
This week, filmmaker and sculptor Mike McCarthy talks with Kristen Hobbs-Chavira, a long-time friend and now Executive Director of the Memphis Listening Lab. Kristen talks about life, love, and career paths between New Orleans and Memphis, along with personal stories about her favorite music and musicians and a playlist from The Compulsive Gamblers, Rufus Thomas, The Cramps, Guitar Wolf, and many more!
1Join us this month on the Black & Wyatt Records podcast as filmmaker Mike McCarthy talks with musician and artist Alicja Trout about her legacy as a Memphis recording artist, as well as her new path as a painter, having just celebrated her first major gallery show called UNDERSTORY. Alicja talks about her life and influences and we hear songs from her bands, the Lost Sounds, The Clears, the River City Tanlines, Alicja Pop, and others.
This time around sculptor and filmmaker Mike McCarthy talks with guitarist and vocalist Javi Arcega as he records his second LP release on Black & Wyatt Records with his band, Los Psychosis. Javi talks about Latino culture and his influences growing up in Memphis.
Brand NEW Black and Wyatt Records podcast! Mike McCarthy interviews Jeremy Scott and Lauren Gee! Lauren is a DJ in the local music scene and Jeremy has performed in many Memphis bands from the Reigning Sound to Dan Montgomery to the Subtractions to the Toy Trucks to the new upcoming release with the Drip Edges.
Mike McCarthy interviews Joey Killingsworth and gets Joey's take on many rock genres. Joey, son of Rockabilly Hall of Famer Bo Jack Killingsworth, starts it off by disputing that Eddie Bond ever told Elvis to keep driving a truck. The free wheeling podcast covers Joey's experiences with Black Oak Arkansas, Jello Biafra and Black Flag.
On April 12th 2024 Mike McCarthy and Paul Woodard (AKA Poli Sci Clone) interviewed Brad Postlethwaite and Brandon Robertson of Snowglobe. They discussed the new double EP The Climb and The Fall that was released in digital format on the same day as well as the band's other works that spam nearly a quarter of a century, Snowglobe is arguably the best Memphis Indie Rock band during that period, but in this podcast you will learn how they span many genres including country. In 2021 Black & Wyatt Records was delighted to release Snowglobes 2nd album and first full studio album Doing the Distance on vinyl. Doing the Distance was originally released in 2003. You can learn more about Snowglobe on our website. https://www.blackandwyattrecords.com/new-page
Mike McCarthy interviews Seth Moody and Graham Winchester and gets into the development of their careers. Seth talks about his moves that included Dallas, Athens, Wilmington NC and Nashvile (briefly). Graham is a member of the Sheiks which is Jack Oblivians backing band and Seth has been in Jack's band since his arrival in Memphis. For the past 5 years Seth and Graham have been the Turnstyles and B & W had released their two albums, Cut You Off and Turnstyles 2.https://www.blackandwyattrecords.com/turnstyles
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