Magnolia Radio Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/magnolia-radio Listening in the Deep South. Mississippi songwriter and musician Andrew Bryant shares interviews, music and more from his home studio in Oxford, MS. Sentimental Noises 05eef20b-578f-54a3-9110-d5e6b613f792 no en Wed, 23 Jul 2025 09:34:08 -0500 Tue, 02 Dec 2025 18:42:05 -0600 https://magnoliastate.substack.com/ https://img.transistor.fm/OGQblLLWBLxgLynMkd2Qx_wCFN-xYS5k0dzioF29lJs/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzM0MDQ2LzE2NjMw/MDcyNDgtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.jpg Magnolia Radio https://magnoliastate.substack.com/ episodic Andrew Bryant Listening in the Deep South. Mississippi songwriter and musician Andrew Bryant shares interviews, music and more from his home studio in Oxford, MS. Listening in the Deep South. andrew bryant, magnolia radio, magnolia state, songwriter, music, water liars, interview Andrew Bryant No Yes John Rash 7 7 John Rash full e10cc59e-9abf-4ccd-9887-46e16c916493 https://magnoliaradio.transistor.fm/7 Hi Friends,

Today I’m happy to share a talk I had with my neighbor John Rash. He’s a filmmaker and photographer originally from North Carolina who makes documentaries and also oversees a project called the Southern Punk Archive. We talk about making things with a D.I.Y approach, growing up in the south, old video stores. punk shows, and a lot more. Hope ya’ll enjoy it. And as always, thanks for listening. - AB

*Opening music by Ra’id Omar
*In-episode music recorded by John Rash
*Closing music by Chinese Connection Dub Embassy

Links:

https://www.johnrash.com/
https://www.instagram.com/thejohnrash/
https://southdocs.org/project/southern-punk-archive/
https://southdocs.org/project/negroterror/
https://vimeo.com/74429655

]]> Hi Friends,

Today I’m happy to share a talk I had with my neighbor John Rash. He’s a filmmaker and photographer originally from North Carolina who makes documentaries and also oversees a project called the Southern Punk Archive. We talk about making things with a D.I.Y approach, growing up in the south, old video stores. punk shows, and a lot more. Hope ya’ll enjoy it. And as always, thanks for listening. - AB

*Opening music by Ra’id Omar
*In-episode music recorded by John Rash
*Closing music by Chinese Connection Dub Embassy

Links:

https://www.johnrash.com/
https://www.instagram.com/thejohnrash/
https://southdocs.org/project/southern-punk-archive/
https://southdocs.org/project/negroterror/
https://vimeo.com/74429655

]]> Fri, 26 Jan 2024 07:00:00 -0600 Andrew Bryant Andrew Bryant 5143 Hi Friends,

Today I’m happy to share a talk I had with my neighbor John Rash. He’s a filmmaker and photographer originally from North Carolina who makes documentaries and also oversees a project called the Southern Punk Archive. We talk about making things with a D.I.Y approach, growing up in the south, old video stores. punk shows, and a lot more. Hope ya’ll enjoy it. And as always, thanks for listening. - AB

*Opening music by Ra’id Omar
*In-episode music recorded by John Rash
*Closing music by Chinese Connection Dub Embassy

Links:

https://www.johnrash.com/
https://www.instagram.com/thejohnrash/
https://southdocs.org/project/southern-punk-archive/
https://southdocs.org/project/negroterror/
https://vimeo.com/74429655

]]> andrew bryant, magnolia radio, magnolia state, songwriter, music, water liars, interview No William Boyle 6 6 William Boyle full af88932e-f683-4864-8453-a985daea930e https://magnoliaradio.transistor.fm/6 We're back! After a too long (but much needed) hiatus, Magnolia Radio is back with a new episode featuring a talk I had last year with my good friend and author William Boyle. Bill (as we call him) is a writer from Brooklyn, New York. He’s the author of the novels Gravesend, The Lonely Witness, A Friend Is a Gift You Give Yourself, City of Margins, and Shoot the Moonlight Out, all available from Pegasus Crime. He lives in Oxford, Mississippi. We talk writing, music, the 90's and early 00's music and art scenes, process, and much more. Hope ya'll enjoy it, and as always, thanks for listening.

]]> We're back! After a too long (but much needed) hiatus, Magnolia Radio is back with a new episode featuring a talk I had last year with my good friend and author William Boyle. Bill (as we call him) is a writer from Brooklyn, New York. He’s the author of the novels Gravesend, The Lonely Witness, A Friend Is a Gift You Give Yourself, City of Margins, and Shoot the Moonlight Out, all available from Pegasus Crime. He lives in Oxford, Mississippi. We talk writing, music, the 90's and early 00's music and art scenes, process, and much more. Hope ya'll enjoy it, and as always, thanks for listening.

]]> Thu, 09 Nov 2023 07:00:00 -0600 Andrew Bryant Andrew Bryant 4851 We're back! After a too long (but much needed) hiatus, Magnolia Radio is back with a new episode featuring a talk I had last year with my good friend and author William Boyle. Bill (as we call him) is a writer from Brooklyn, New York. He’s the author of the novels Gravesend, The Lonely Witness, A Friend Is a Gift You Give Yourself, City of Margins, and Shoot the Moonlight Out, all available from Pegasus Crime. He lives in Oxford, Mississippi. We talk writing, music, the 90's and early 00's music and art scenes, process, and much more. Hope ya'll enjoy it, and as always, thanks for listening.

]]> andrew bryant, magnolia radio, magnolia state, songwriter, music, water liars, interview Yes Cody Rogers 5 5 Cody Rogers full b8159711-d4bd-4bb1-9fb7-ad72f72a816c https://magnoliaradio.transistor.fm/5 I first met Cody Rogers (and his brother Jake) through their band Holy Ghost Electric Show. They opened for Water Liars (and me solo) a few times in Oxford, always leaving me with a glimmer of hope for the next generation of Mississippians making independent music. But more importantly, they are some of the nicest and most earnest folks involved in the music scene here.


Buy Cody’s records here: https://codyrogers.bandcamp.com/


Tracklist:

  1. I Feel A Darkness from My Heart Is The Most Lonesome Rodeo
  2. $5 Cover from My Heart Is The Most Lonesome Rodeo
  3. Pistol Whipped from My Heart Is The Most Lonesome Rodeo
  4. Tishomingo from Tishomingo
  5. Preachers Kids from Tishomingo
  6. Highway Patrol from Tishomingo
  7. Good Friday from My Heart Is The Most Lonesome Rodeo
  8. Magnolia from Tishomingo

*This is episode was produced, recorded, mixed and edited by Andrew Bryant at Sentimental Noises Studios in Oxford, MS.

]]> I first met Cody Rogers (and his brother Jake) through their band Holy Ghost Electric Show. They opened for Water Liars (and me solo) a few times in Oxford, always leaving me with a glimmer of hope for the next generation of Mississippians making independent music. But more importantly, they are some of the nicest and most earnest folks involved in the music scene here.


Buy Cody’s records here: https://codyrogers.bandcamp.com/


Tracklist:

  1. I Feel A Darkness from My Heart Is The Most Lonesome Rodeo
  2. $5 Cover from My Heart Is The Most Lonesome Rodeo
  3. Pistol Whipped from My Heart Is The Most Lonesome Rodeo
  4. Tishomingo from Tishomingo
  5. Preachers Kids from Tishomingo
  6. Highway Patrol from Tishomingo
  7. Good Friday from My Heart Is The Most Lonesome Rodeo
  8. Magnolia from Tishomingo

*This is episode was produced, recorded, mixed and edited by Andrew Bryant at Sentimental Noises Studios in Oxford, MS.

]]> Wed, 19 Oct 2022 00:00:00 -0500 Andrew Bryant Andrew Bryant 3531 I’m happy to share a talk I had with my friend and songwriter from Corinth, Mississippi, Cody Rogers. We talk about music, what it’s like growing up in small southern towns, southern accents, songwriting, the Dixie Mafia, pool shark preachers, fatherhood, and his new album Tishomingo. I’m happy to share a talk I had with my friend and songwriter from Corinth, Mississippi, Cody Rogers. We talk about music, what it’s like growing up in small southern towns, southern accents, songwriting, the Dixie Mafia, pool shark preachers, fatherhood, andrew bryant, magnolia radio, magnolia state, songwriter, music, water liars, interview Yes Tyler Keith 4 4 Tyler Keith full 84ea0132-7a4a-4802-a8a9-ca9228d86591 https://magnoliaradio.transistor.fm/4 Tyler took writing classes at the University of Mississippi under the infamous Barry Hannah and has written a stage play titled "The Outlaw Biker" as well as a new novel that’s set to come out on November 11, 2022 titled "The Mark of Cain".

We talk about his experiences growing up in Florida, moving to Mississippi, studying under Hannah, and how he got started playing music. We also talk a good deal about his book and his songs and I play a lot of music along the way.

Strap in because Tyler’s old Datsun ain’t got any breaks and there’s a Stooges tape stuck in the deck.

]]> Tyler took writing classes at the University of Mississippi under the infamous Barry Hannah and has written a stage play titled "The Outlaw Biker" as well as a new novel that’s set to come out on November 11, 2022 titled "The Mark of Cain".

We talk about his experiences growing up in Florida, moving to Mississippi, studying under Hannah, and how he got started playing music. We also talk a good deal about his book and his songs and I play a lot of music along the way.

Strap in because Tyler’s old Datsun ain’t got any breaks and there’s a Stooges tape stuck in the deck.

]]> Mon, 26 Sep 2022 00:00:00 -0500 Andrew Bryant Andrew Bryant 3920 This week I had the pleasure of talking with an Oxford, MS rock-n’-roll legend, Tyler Keith. Tyler played guitar in the garage punk band The Neckbones before moving on to make a string of solo records under his own name, Tyler Keith & The Preachers Kids and Tyler Keith and the Apostles. This week I had the pleasure of talking with an Oxford, MS rock-n’-roll legend, Tyler Keith. Tyler played guitar in the garage punk band The Neckbones before moving on to make a string of solo records under his own name, Tyler Keith & The Preachers Ki andrew bryant, magnolia radio, magnolia state, songwriter, music, water liars, interview Yes Matt Arbogast (The Gunshy) 3 3 Matt Arbogast (The Gunshy) full 75954b34-10c9-41e8-9b2a-64c5acdb191f https://magnoliaradio.transistor.fm/3 My dear friend Matt Arbogast (The Gunshy) has been a brother in song to me for the past 20 years. I first met him at a show in Memphis, TN, and we quickly struck up a friendship that has lasted through everything that's happened since. In this episode we talk about how we met, share some touring and recording stories, as well as some news and music from a new project that we're working on. Hope ya'll enjoy it as much as I did.

Buy records by The Gunshy here: https://thegunshy.bandcamp.com/

Until next time,

AB

]]> My dear friend Matt Arbogast (The Gunshy) has been a brother in song to me for the past 20 years. I first met him at a show in Memphis, TN, and we quickly struck up a friendship that has lasted through everything that's happened since. In this episode we talk about how we met, share some touring and recording stories, as well as some news and music from a new project that we're working on. Hope ya'll enjoy it as much as I did.

Buy records by The Gunshy here: https://thegunshy.bandcamp.com/

Until next time,

AB

]]> Mon, 12 Sep 2022 14:15:05 -0500 Andrew Bryant Andrew Bryant 3841 My dear friend Matt Arbogast (The Gunshy) has been a brother in song to me for the past 20 years. In this episode we talk about how we met, share some touring and recording stories, as well as some news and music from a new project that we're working on. My dear friend Matt Arbogast (The Gunshy) has been a brother in song to me for the past 20 years. In this episode we talk about how we met, share some touring and recording stories, as well as some news and music from a new project that we're working on. andrew bryant, magnolia radio, magnolia state, songwriter, music, water liars, interview Yes Matt Robinson (Change Tupelo) 2 2 Matt Robinson (Change Tupelo) full 15962acc-360f-4d82-9f74-1ea611941ad8 https://magnoliaradio.transistor.fm/2 You may have heard of Tupelo, a pretty famous guy named Elvis Presley was born there. Luckily for me, he happened to be in Oxford a couple weeks ago for business and Matt was kind enough to take the time to drop by the studio for a quick chat. Then we ran into each other again by accident the next day in the Memphis airport.

We talk about how we were first introduced to skateboarding and punk music in Mississippi, about what it takes to grow and maintain a community of likeminded individuals, Piggly Wiggly magazine racks, cigarettes, and lots more. We also talk about the upcoming Change Tupelo Festival which is a two-day community event showcasing and celebrating the vibrant DIY art, music, and skate culture of the streets.

Hope you enjoy our talk as much as I did.

Until next time,
A.B.

Links:

https://changetupelo.com/
https://www.instagram.com/changetupelo/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piggly_Wiggly
https://www.discogs.com/artist/673807-The-Grumpies
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roadside_Monument
The Quick & The Dead
Never Cry Wolf

]]> You may have heard of Tupelo, a pretty famous guy named Elvis Presley was born there. Luckily for me, he happened to be in Oxford a couple weeks ago for business and Matt was kind enough to take the time to drop by the studio for a quick chat. Then we ran into each other again by accident the next day in the Memphis airport.

We talk about how we were first introduced to skateboarding and punk music in Mississippi, about what it takes to grow and maintain a community of likeminded individuals, Piggly Wiggly magazine racks, cigarettes, and lots more. We also talk about the upcoming Change Tupelo Festival which is a two-day community event showcasing and celebrating the vibrant DIY art, music, and skate culture of the streets.

Hope you enjoy our talk as much as I did.

Until next time,
A.B.

Links:

https://changetupelo.com/
https://www.instagram.com/changetupelo/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piggly_Wiggly
https://www.discogs.com/artist/673807-The-Grumpies
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roadside_Monument
The Quick & The Dead
Never Cry Wolf

]]> Mon, 12 Sep 2022 13:44:51 -0500 Andrew Bryant Andrew Bryant 3730 Today I am happy to welcome my first official guest to the podcast. I’ve known my friend Matt Robinson for 25 years, and he’s one of the first people I met while playing and attending punk and hardcore shows in my late teens in North Mississippi. He lives in Tupelo (about 50 miles east of Oxford) where he owns and operates Change Skate Shop. Today I am happy to welcome my first official guest to the podcast. I’ve known my friend Matt Robinson for 25 years, and he’s one of the first people I met while playing and attending punk and hardcore shows in my late teens in North Mississippi. He lives andrew bryant, magnolia radio, magnolia state, songwriter, music, water liars, interview Yes INTRODUCTION 1 1 INTRODUCTION full b7fdf917-76c8-4b8f-a588-fd3db2b8774a https://magnoliaradio.transistor.fm/1 I recorded this first episode out on the deck of my loft studio, so there are some really nice ambient neighborhood sounds happening. I also played some piano and mixed it in underneath everything, as well as a special live clip of a song by Damien Jurado from his recent performance here at Proud Larry’s in Oxford, MS.

My hope is that a more consistent form will appear over time, and I expect it will get better as we go. But I think this is a good representation of what to expect from this space in the coming months, along with a lot of other voices and opinions other than my own, as well as songs, sounds and more.

Until next time,
A.B.

Links:
- Listen and buy “Over Rainbows and Rainier” by Damien Jurado on Bandcamp
- Go see a show at Proud Larry’s

]]> I recorded this first episode out on the deck of my loft studio, so there are some really nice ambient neighborhood sounds happening. I also played some piano and mixed it in underneath everything, as well as a special live clip of a song by Damien Jurado from his recent performance here at Proud Larry’s in Oxford, MS.

My hope is that a more consistent form will appear over time, and I expect it will get better as we go. But I think this is a good representation of what to expect from this space in the coming months, along with a lot of other voices and opinions other than my own, as well as songs, sounds and more.

Until next time,
A.B.

Links:
- Listen and buy “Over Rainbows and Rainier” by Damien Jurado on Bandcamp
- Go see a show at Proud Larry’s

]]> Mon, 12 Sep 2022 13:33:23 -0500 Andrew Bryant Andrew Bryant 998 Today I am happy to be sharing the first episode of my new podcast, Magnolia Radio. I’m treating this first episode as an official welcome message, an introduction to the form, and also as a test run for myself on how everything’s going to sound, as well as what it will be like to share with y’all in this way. Today I am happy to be sharing the first episode of my new podcast, Magnolia Radio. I’m treating this first episode as an official welcome message, an introduction to the form, and also as a test run for myself on how everything’s going to sound, as well andrew bryant, magnolia radio, magnolia state, songwriter, music, water liars, interview No