Mike McCarthy

THE BLACK & WYATT RECORDS PODCAST

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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...

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Joey Killingsworth talks about his band Joecephus & the George Jonestown Massacre and much more 13.07.2024 1:32:30

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.

SNOWGLOBE'S Brad and Brandon discuss their new EPs and the quarter century story of their band 08.06.2024 59:39

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...

Seth and Graham of the Turnstyles discuss influences on their musical careers and their latest record Turnstyles 2 03.05.2024 1:05:34

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...

Jesse Mansfield of the Opossums on Memphis music, mastering vinyl and much more 29.03.2024 1:00:29

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,

Frank Bruno finds Steady Girl and much more obscure Memphis music 23.03.2024 1:03:38

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.

Tyler Keith and his Hell to Pay album (with the Apostles) 26.02.2024 1:01:00

Mike McCarthy interviews Tyler Keith on 2/8/2024. Tyler discusses history of the garage/punk scene in Oxford< Mississippi and Memphis. https://www.blackandwyattrecords.com/tyler-keith