THE BLACK & WYATT RECORDS PODCAST

Welcome to the Black and Wyatt Records podcast! This week, host Mike McCarthy talks with musician and artist, Paul Woodard, also known as one-man band, Poli Sci Clone. This will be a two-part interview where Paul deep dives into 25 Poli Sci Clone songs, covering late 80’s to present day, including collaboration with the Grifters, Joey Pegram and Wheat Buckley among others.POLI SCI CLONE – PLAYLIST – PART ONE0:00 – Cradle Upon the Moon05:59 – Alien Brains11:36 – As A Circus18:36 – Micromania23:26 – Driving Me Out of My Mind31:23 – Wishing40:16 – Memphis Nights48:09 – I’m In Blue59:54 – Candleabrum1:07:36 – American Dreamer01:13:50 – Rock N’ Roll Joe01:18:57 – The Gate of Pride01:24:08 – Split Personality01:31:50 - Castaway

Welcome to the Black and Wyatt Records podcast! This week, host Mike McCarthy talks with guitar maestro, Mario Monterosso, about growing up in Sicily with a musical family and being influenced at an early age by European rockabilly bands. Eventually, Memphis found Mario, then Mario found Memphis playing in bands with Tav Falco and others. Mario also covered the Heathens’ “Steady Girl” that Black and Wyatt Records released as a single in 2019. We're happy that on the eve of his departure to Nashville, TN, Mario found the time to sit down and talk with us about his past and future.

Welcome to the latest edition of the Black and Wyatt Records podcast, the first of season 3!! This week host Mike McCarthy talks with musician and promoter Rupert Orton. Rupert's life and career revolve around live music. He's a mover and a shaker within the Take Me to the River initiative, working with Boo Mitchell, Carla Thomas and the Hi Rhythm Section in educating students about the origins of R&B and soul. Rupert has hosted his own program out of Great Britain since 2020, called the Pink Lemonade Radio Show, available at https://totallywiredradio.com/rupert-orton/. This podcast is being broadcast on Totally Wired Radio at 9 PM GMT 2/27/26!Remember to LIKE, COMMENT and SUBSCRIBE to our podcast!Podcast Song Cues:56:25 - Ramones "Do You Wanna Dance" (Live, London, 1980)05:52 - Jim Jones Revue "Hey Hey Hey Hey"16:13 - Jim Jones Revue "Princess & The Frog"35:55 - Jack Oblivian & The Shieks "Losers Take All"39:12 - Jack Oblivian & The Shieks "Wanted Dead or Alive"47:32 - Crass "Do They Owe Us a Living"01:00:35 - Ramones "Rockaway Beach"01:08:19 - The Gun Club "Cool Drink of Water"01:20:30 - Beastie Boys "Rhymin' and Stealin’ "01:33:09 - Robert Finley "Holy Ghost Party"01:55:59 - Generation X "Day by Day"02:02:06 - Sex Pistols "Anarchy in the U.K."

Welcome to the Black and Wyatt Records podcast! This week, host Mike McCarthy talks with members of Midtown Memphis legendary rock ‘n’ roll band, Turnt. Ross Johnson, Hans Faulhaber and Bill Webb, Jr. discuss their personal histories and their residency at the Lamplighter Lounge. Early in the podcast, original member, Scott Taylor, calls in to discuss Butter Knuckles, the loss of band member Jimmy Enck, and dressing up on stage as the Seven Dwarves. Scott talks about a new recording studio in 2026. Ross will be on 91.7 on Alex Chilton’s birthday on December 27th, and Turnt will be performing at the Lamplighter.Podcast Song Cues:1. 12 Hours on a Respirator (01:02)2. I Said No (14:57)3. Monkey Speaks His Mind (21:23)4. Scott Taylor Calls In (30:26)5. Bad Girl (40:07)6. Forehead (01:00:13)7. I Had a Dream (01:10:05)8. Methadone Take Out Card (01:27:36)9. Could Have Been a Pimp (01:46:44)10. Sorry (02:21:25)11. If You Don’t Wanna, We’re Not Gonna (02:12:08)12. What Love Becomes (02:31:06)13. All Tore Down (02:48:42)

Welcome to latest the Black and Wyatt Records podcast. This week host Mike McCarthy talks with guests Marilyn Albert of the Marilyns and Marcia Clifton Faulhaber of the Klitz about their new band, the Marcialyns. Marilyn talks about her first gig at Mongo’s Pizza, her friendship with Paul Burlison and growing up in Whitehaven. Marcia discusses the origins of the Klitz, the first all-girl punk band, growing up on Hawthorne Street with her sister, Gail, and performing at the Antenna Club. Marcia also talks about a new Klitz documentary in the making called “Say the Name”.

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!

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 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

Episode #3Mike 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.https://www.blackandwyattrecords.com/tyler-keith