Memphis Flyer
The Memphis Flyer, first published in 1989, is a free weekly alternative newspaper serving the greater Memphis, Tennessee area.
17 articles
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 ...
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 ...
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. ...
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. ...
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 ...
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." ...
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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