There are 6 article(s) tagged Mike McCarthy:

• November 2023

  • Mike McCarthy on being the ‘prime minister of pop culture’

    “I’m a fan of Memphis,” Mike McCarthy says on this week’s episode of The Sidebar. “I believe that if we save Memphis, then we save the world.”

    By Eric Barnes November 02, 2023

• September 2023

  • Sculptor wants Memphis music legends to forever stand tall

    Mike McCarthy and others want to preserve the city’s music culture with more sculptures similar to the Johnny Cash image he created that stands in Cooper-Young.

    By Don Wade September 25, 2023

• October 2022

  • Sivad’s 1963 single rises again with reissue

    In 1963, “Sivad Buries Rock and Roll” failed to reach the heights of “Monster Mash,” but Watson Davis, aka Sivad, was backed by an assemblage of respected Memphis musicians for the single, which has an unexpectedly solid and infectious groove. 

    By Ezra Wheeler October 24, 2022

• March 2021

  • Black Lodge telethon features live music, comedy and film

    The two-day event is a thank-you to supporters of Black Lodge’s Indiegogo campaign, which reached its financial goal before it was set to end. 

    By Ezra Wheeler March 17, 2021

• August 2020

  • Sports Notebook: Farewell, Jeff Green Experience; Precious Achiuwa’s slot in the NBA draft is a conundrum

    After five years, the debt on Jeff Green is finally paid ... unless it's not. Some draft projections have Precious Achiuwa slipping. And broadcaster Thom Brennaman has probably silenced himself for a while.

    By Don Wade August 23, 2020

• October 2019

  • Memphis’ first punk rock club honored with historical marker

    Historians, fans and former patrons gathered Saturday at the site of The Antenna Club in Midtown, Memphis' first dedicated haven for punk rock fans.

    By Jared Boyd October 06, 2019