Memphis Flyer
The Memphis Flyer, first published in 1989, is a free weekly alternative newspaper serving the greater Memphis, Tennessee area.
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MTV's Unconventional Amp Takes A Stab At Reinventing Popular Music for the 21st century
Report by Matt Hanks, Memphis Flyer, 27 March 1997
SO YOU'VE HEARD about this new craze that's all the rage with the kids. Although it has yet to produce its first teen idol, 'electronica' ...
Alan Lomax: Outstanding In His Field
Profile by Matt Hanks, Memphis Flyer, 24 July 1997
I AM AN American citizen," he muttered, glaring around. "These Memphis cops call me vagrant, but I'm a musician. These Southern laws don't recognize a ...
Comment by Matt Hanks, Memphis Flyer, 12 November 1997
IN THE SUMMER of '95, Fleetwood Mac found themselves slogging across the country on a dismal rock-and-roll revival tour, sandwiched between (God help them) REO ...
Isaac Hayes: Who Is the Man? Isaac Hayes
Interview by Matt Hanks, Memphis Flyer, 9 March 1998
IT'S 11:30 A.M. in New York City, nearly lunchtime for most people, but Isaac Hayes sounds like he just rolled out of bed. At first, ...
Andre Williams: Bait and Switch (Norton)
Review by Andria Lisle, Memphis Flyer, 24 August 2001
R & B LEGEND Andre Williams first achieved acclaim the mid-'50s on Detroit's Fortune Records with classics like 'Bacon Fat' and 'Jail Bait' on which ...
Robert Randolph: Sacred Steel… Live
Interview by Andria Lisle, Memphis Flyer, 11 October 2001
Pedal-steel guitar virtuoso Robert Randolph delivers The Word at B.B. King’s. ...
Review by Andria Lisle, Memphis Flyer, 1 November 2001
I FELL IN LOVE with Ryan Adams the moment I first heard his voice. It was in the early fall of ‘97 and I was ...
Roots-Music Renegades: Fat Possum Records
Report and Interview by Andria Lisle, Memphis Flyer, December 2001
With artists Robert Belfour, T-Model Ford, and Hasil Adkins, Fat Possum Records captures the last gasps of a dying art. ...
Lazy Lester: Blues Stop Knockin’
Review by Andria Lisle, Memphis Flyer, 24 January 2002
ONE OF THE LAST of that great fraternity of Excello bluesmen – and a throwback to the days when harp-blowers like Little Walter Jacobs, Jimy ...
Al Green, Willie Mitchell: Al Green and Willie Mitchell: Let's Stay Together
Interview by Andria Lisle, Memphis Flyer, 13 November 2003
Singer Al Green and his legendary producer Willie Mitchell try to make magic once again. ...
Interview by Andria Lisle, Memphis Flyer, 12 February 2004
Rodney Crowell creates art for the soul in the cracks of Nashville's music machine. ...
Gillian Welch: Revival: Gillian Welch
Profile and Interview by Andria Lisle, Memphis Flyer, 18 March 2004
Roots renegade Gillian Welch tries to resuscitate classic rock with a two-person band. It worked for the White Stripes. ...
Hi Rhythm, Willie Mitchell: Hi Rhythm: Love and Happiness
Retrospective and Interview by Andria Lisle, Memphis Flyer, 2 July 2004
Hi Rhythm, Memphis' other soul house band, made music into a family affair ...
Retrospective by Tom Graves, Memphis Flyer, 2 July 2004
Note: The following article of mine appeared in the July 2 special issue of the Memphis Flyer that celebrated the 50th anniversary of the birth ...
Mavis Staples: The Long and Winding Road
Retrospective and Interview by Andria Lisle, Memphis Flyer, 16 July 2004
From the civil rights movement to a collaboration with Prince, former Stax artist Mavis Staples has taken us there. ...
Jay Farrar: Independent Streak
Interview by Andria Lisle, Memphis Flyer, 30 July 2004
Alt-country godfather goes it alone. ...
Interview by Andria Lisle, Memphis Flyer, 6 August 2004
From Miles to Usher: George Benson on four decades of musical changes. ...
Report and Interview by Andria Lisle, Memphis Flyer, 18 February 2005
THE FIRST TIME Samuel Charters came to Memphis, it was in the fall of 1956. "I bought a car for a hundred and fifty bucks ...
Alex Chilton, The Replacements, Paul Westerberg: According to Paul
Interview by Andria Lisle, Memphis Flyer, 11 March 2005
Rocker Paul Westerberg talks about fame and his bad reputation. ...
Alvin Youngbood Hart: Alvin Youngblood Hart: His Way
Profile and Interview by Andria Lisle, Memphis Flyer, 20 July 2005
Ignoring the "blues Nazis", Alvin Youngblood Hart patches rock, blues, and country into a musical crazy quilt. ...
Elvis Presley: Elvis Slept Here ... and here and here
Report and Interview by Andria Lisle, Memphis Flyer, 12 August 2005
Keeping house for the King ...
North Mississippi Allstars: In the Footprints of Giants
Review by Andria Lisle, Memphis Flyer, 7 September 2005
The North Mississippi Allstars salute hill-country blues as the culture loses a titan. ...
Isaac Hayes, David Porter: Isaac Hayes and David Porter: Perfect Match
Report and Interview by Andria Lisle, Memphis Flyer, 21 October 2005
Songwriting legends Isaac Hayes and David Porter come together (again) for two big events. ...
David Banner, DJ Shadow: DJ Shadow and David Banner: Two Worlds Collide
Interview by Andria Lisle, Memphis Flyer, 4 November 2005
Regional rapper David Banner and turntable legend DJ Shadow make an unlikely pairing. Memphis plays a part. ...
Report and Interview by Andria Lisle, Memphis Flyer, 10 February 2006
With an all-star Memphis band, Chan Marshall lets her music do the talking. ...
Annie Leibowitz: Captured the Magic
Review by Andria Lisle, Memphis Flyer, 1 June 2006
Annie Leibovitz's American Music at the Brooks. ...
Arthur Lee, Love: Arthur Lee: Love Story
Report and Interview by Andria Lisle, Memphis Flyer, 17 August 2006
Psychedelic-rock legend ARTHUR LEE began and ended his life in Memphis. In between was quite a journey. ...
Tony Joe White: Just Like Fonzie
Interview by Andria Lisle, Memphis Flyer, 14 September 2006
Nearly 40 years into his music career, Tony Joe White still feels cool. ...
Bettye LaVette: Betty Lavette: On the Comeback Trail
Interview by Andria Lisle, Memphis Flyer, 28 September 2006
Soul singer Bettye LaVette on the path from obscurity to sensation. ...
Interview by Andria Lisle, Memphis Flyer, 5 October 2006
The good news and the bad news, according to Frank Black ...
North Mississippi Allstars: South Toward Home
Report and Interview by Andria Lisle, Memphis Flyer, 12 October 2006
When the Allstars come home and play blues all night long, it's a family tradition. ...
Tav Falco's Panther Burns: Tav Falco: Approaching the Unapproachable
Report and Interview by Andria Lisle, Memphis Flyer, 19 October 2006
Memphis cult figure Tav Falco takes a break from self-imposed exile for a rare local performance. ...
Retrospective and Interview by Andria Lisle, Memphis Flyer, 26 October 2006
FOR MANY music afficionados, Memphis' Madison Avenue is the Southern equivalent of Abbey Road. Yet thousands cruise past the low-slung brick building at 2000 Madison ...
Big Star, Alex Chilton, Jim Dickinson: 40 Years of Ardent
Retrospective and Interview by Andria Lisle, Memphis Flyer, 26 October 2006
The little recording studio on Madison has played a big part in Memphis music history. ...
Report and Interview by Andria Lisle, Memphis Flyer, 15 February 2007
Legendary producer Joe Boyd hits Memphis. ...
Booker T & The MGs, Steve Cropper, Booker T. Jones: Booker T. & the MGs: Soul Survivors
Retrospective and Interview by Andria Lisle, Memphis Flyer, 3 May 2007
Decades after helping create the Stax groove, no one represents the living legacy of Memphis soul quite like Booker T. & the MGs. ...
The Beatles, Booker T & The MGs, Elvis Presley: Visiting Royalty
Retrospective and Interview by Andria Lisle, Memphis Flyer, 3 May 2007
Stax artists weren't the only ones who wanted to record at Soulsville: Tales of the ones who got away and one who didn't. ...
Live Review by Andria Lisle, Memphis Flyer, 28 June 2007
Glorious past and uncertain future of Stax on stage at the Orpheum ...
Blue Mountain: Back to Blue Mountain
Interview by Andria Lisle, Memphis Flyer, 30 August 2007
WAS 1993 REALLY so long ago? It seems like almost yesterday when Oxford, Mississippi's Blue Mountain arrived on the alt-country scene. With songs such as ...
Speaking Of Dying: R.I.P. Vibe
Comment by Andria Lisle, Memphis Flyer, 2 July 2009
A MERE three years after purchasing the 16-year old Vibe magazine from founder Quincy Jones, the Wicks Group pulled the plug this week, dumping the hip-hop publication on the top ...
Jim Dickinson: For the Benefit of Mr. Dickinson
Report and Interview by Andria Lisle, Memphis Flyer, 6 August 2009
A Memphis legend gets by with a little help from his friends. ...
Jim Dickinson: Remembering Jim Dickinson
Obituary by Andria Lisle, Memphis Flyer, 25 August 2009
I'VE SAID GOODBYE to a lot of cultural heavyweights and big personal influences over the last few years: Otha Turner, Ike Turner, Rev. Gatemouth Moore, ...
Chris Bell, Big Star: Big Star Boxed Up
Report and Interview by Andria Lisle, Memphis Flyer, 10 September 2009
Big Star is celebrated with a lavish musical "scrapbook." ...
Big Star: Behind the Scenes of the Big Star Box Set
Report and Interview by Andria Lisle, Memphis Flyer, 15 September 2009
DURING HIS seven-year career at Ardent Studios, 34-year old engineer Adam Hill has worked with the White Stripes, Cat Power, George Thorogood, Montgomery Gentry and the Raconteurs. One ...
Willie Mitchell: R.I.P. Poppa Willie Mitchell
Comment by Andria Lisle, Memphis Flyer, 5 January 2010
EIGHTY-ONE-year old producer/trumpeter Poppa Willie Mitchell died at 7:25 a.m. today, at Methodist University Hospital. ...
Al Green, Willie Mitchell: Sunset Serenade: Saying Goodbye to Memphis Music Legend Willie Mitchell
Obituary by Andria Lisle, Memphis Flyer, 14 January 2010
AT 7:25 A.M. ON Tuesday, January 5th, 81-year-old producer "Poppa" Willie Mitchell died at Methodist University Hospital. An entire chunk of local music history died with ...
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