THE BLACK & WYATT RECORDS PODCAST
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.
Episodes
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 C...
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!
Join 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 ...
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 ...
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 al...
Episode #3
Mike McCarthy interviews Jesse Mansfield, one of the partners of Black & Wyatt Records. Jesse gives insight on the mastering process and talks about the 3 bands that he is in at this time - Opossums, Big Clown and Late Night Cardigans,
Mike interviews Frank Bruno, a Memphis record collector who discovered Steady Girl recorded at Sun Studio in 1956 by high school kids who called themselves The Heathens. Frank and Mike are co-owners of Black & Wyatt Records. Frank talks about Memphis Music and his record collection. Music by Memphis wrestlers like Jackie Fargo, Sputnik Monroe and Eddie Bond are discussed.
Mike McCarthy interviews Tyler Keith on 2/8/2024. Tyler discusses history of the garage/punk scene in Oxford< Mississippi and Memphis.
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