AltWeeklies Wire
The MC on Decknew
With Memphis rap having a moment, Young Dolph is up next.
The Memphis Flyer |
Louis Goggans |
03-26-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Memphis Rap, Young Dolph
Emerging Brooklyn Duo Recruits Bandmates, Gets a Label, and Hits the Roadnew
Although they live and work in Brooklyn, Mark Heyner and Josh Kolenik had to get out of the city to record as Small Black. Last year, the duo holed up at Kolenik's uncle's house on Long Island, recording a handful of fuzzed-around-the-edges pop songs away from the diversions of the city.
The Memphis Flyer |
Stephen Deusner |
03-12-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Bill Callahan Balances Uncertainties on His New Albumnew
With an eye for such tragic ironies as Cain's ignoble fate, Callahan has written toward various shades of darkness and light, from pitch black to only slightly dim.
The Memphis Flyer |
Stephen Deusner |
12-07-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Punk Heroes Get Back Together for a Pair of Sold-Out Memphis Showsnew
One reason the Oblivians' two Memphis reunion shows feel more impressive than most is that it doesn't feel like musicians trying desperately to reclaim former glory. It was more like conquering heroes returning home: they return to a scene they've helped make bigger.
The Memphis Flyer |
Chris Herrington |
06-26-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Songwriter Todd Snider Gets the Band Back Togethernew
"This will be the first time in 10 years we've all played together," Snider says of his upcoming performance with the Original Nervous Wrecks. "We'll play mostly stuff off [my] last three records, but we'll do a few oldies and probably take some requests."
The Memphis Flyer |
Chris Herrington |
06-19-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Guided By Voices Founder Robert Pollard Keeps Cranking Out Tunesnew
Through side-project-gone-proper bands such as the Circus Devils, Pollard's knack for challenging, noise-damaged pop remains solid. When he turns 51 this Halloween, Pollard's musical projects will number in the neighborhood of 35 to 40. The latest is Boston Spaceships, which teams Pollard with Chris Slusarenko and John Moen (day job: Decemberists drummer).
The Memphis Flyer |
Andrew Earles |
10-10-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Ardent Revivalnew
The label that launched Big Star returns with a new secular-music imprint.
The Memphis Flyer |
J.D. Reager |
10-03-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
This is Memphis Hardcorenew
Even if Staags! and No Comply manage to recall Midtown Memphis' first hardcore punk-rock heyday (late '80s through late '90s), like all good hardcore, these new local bands have little to do with nostalgia.
The Memphis Flyer |
Andrew Earles |
09-19-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Scandaliz Vandalistz Has a Constructive Summernew
The core members of the band are no longer the picture of youthful precocity captured on the first album's endearing paeans to dogs, film criticism, or being fresh out of White Station High School.
The Memphis Flyer |
Andrew Earles |
08-25-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Oracle and the Mountain Rises From the Depths of Depressionnew
When his previous band, the indie/alt-country outfit the Great Depression, called it quits in late 2003, Dale Naron thought that he was finally done with music.
The Memphis Flyer |
J.D. Reager |
08-08-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Billy Bob Thornton Finds His Musical Voicenew
Thornton teams up with J.D. Andrew and Michael Butler (and a lot of others on record and in the live show) for music that's a mixture of straight-ahead rock and country touchstones such as Johnny Cash and Buck Owens.
The Memphis Flyer |
Werner Trieschmann |
08-01-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Boxmasters
Roy Head Brings His Raunchy Soul to the Memphis Pops Festivalnew
In 1965, Head was a spastic, seething force of nature whose frenetic, hip-hunching dance moves made Elvis look like an arthritic altar boy.
The Memphis Flyer |
Chris Davis |
07-25-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Dex Romweber's Back Pagesnew
Those who have seen the semi-classic 1987 documentary Athens, GA/Inside Out have a hard time forgetting guitarist Dexter Romweber and drummer Chris "Crow" Smith blasting away with their uber-raw, enigmatic version of rockabilly as Flat Duo Jets.
The Memphis Flyer |
Andrew Earles |
07-25-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Dex Romweber, Flat Duo Jets
James McMurtry Returns to the Wastelandnew
The singer-songwriter sketches the lives of people trying -- and often failing -- to make it in Memphis.
The Memphis Flyer |
Chris Herrington |
06-13-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Jay Reatard Grows Upnew
Memphis' garage-punk rising star on rowdy fans, obsessive collectors, prospecting record companies, and a career-changing embrace of melody.
The Memphis Flyer |
Andrew Earles |
05-02-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
