Your Opinion Why do schools exclude major religions? Nov 19, 2008
Without that curiosity we are simply meat puppets. I bet we all know some. (Jefferson City News Tribune, MO)
Bobby Morley's Home and Away used me as a 'meat puppet' rage Oct 4, 2008
But the Meat Puppets are a great band. Posted by: Deb of Sydney 1:32pm today. (NEWS.com.au)
Punk-rock experimentalism hits the Mill Sep 25, 2008
Over the years, it was home to an absolutely ridiculous roster, releasing classic upon classic by the likes of the Meat Puppets, Dinosaur Jr., the Minutemen, Sonic Youth, H. sker D. (Daily Iowan, IA)
All Tomorrow's Parties Overtakes Upstate New York Sep 21, 2008
Highlights included the ' crunchy interpretation of their second album ("Meat Puppets II"), Tortoise's droning tour through the 1996 instrumental rock classic "Millions Now Living Will Never Die" and Built To Spill's powerful run through 1997's "Perfect From Now On.". Thurston Moore took a break from recording with Sonic Youth to perform his solo album "Psychic Hearts," while underground Philadelphia noise mavens Bardo Pond revisited their 1997 album "Lapsed.". (Billboard.com)
UM eclectic: elections, coffee and the Meat Puppets Sep 13, 2008
He has about 5,000 songs on his iPod right now, and his three favorite artists are the Meat Puppets, REM and Neil Young. The resource and conservation major prefers black coffee over pricey espresso drinks, and anywhere he can trim his personal budget, he will. (Missoulian, MT)
Labor Day events Aug 28, 2008
A pair of Arizona bands that rose to fame in the '80s, the Meat Puppets and Gentlemen After Dark, will perform on two stages Saturday, Aug. 30, night at Hotel Congress. Highlights on Friday, Aug. 29, night include an alt-country showcase featuring Texas' Mother Truckers, California's Dusty Rhodes and Oregon's Devil Makes 3. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Albums make comeback as concert gimmick Aug 7, 2008
At the ATP festival Aug. 19-21 in the Catskills in upstate New York, Built to Spill, the Meat Puppets, Tortoise and Thurston Moore will all perform albums in full. Some people mistake what were doing with Dont Look Back that were just trying to be quite retro, said Hogan. (MSNBC -- Music)
Things to do this weekend Jul 3, 2008
Roger Clyne and the Pacemakers, the Meat Puppets and temperatures in the 70s, are you seriously going to turn that down. Also check out the fabulous Monte Vista Cocktail Lounge at the old Monte Vista Hotel for a fun night out. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Dave O'Brien Jun 24, 2008
I too have seen these guys many times over the years, the first being on a bill with The Meat Puppets, and the DB s in Oklahoma City in 1984. (Peter Buck sat in with the DB s for their entire set, then REM played. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
* [THE WEEKENDER] The Scholar and the Executioner Jun 9, 2008
The idea that these were meat puppets X the US punk/grunge band scene came to mind, one of many contemporary references that the play throws up X set one of the plays themes; then there was the Brechtian declamatory diction and elements taken from the Theater of the Absurd. Added to that were the formal poses and use of language taken both from Beijing opera and from the tradition of Chinese vernacular storytelling. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Scenic drive: Bartlett Lake, the Jojoba Trail and a great burger May 24, 2008
Lake of Fire, Meat Puppets: A classic Arizona sunset mixed with the waters of Bartlett Lake could bring things alive. If I Had a Hammer, Peter, Paul and Mary: Spin or strum this classic around the campfire if you pitch a tent. (AZCentral -- Travel)
Name Game Losers May 18, 2008
Band names: What were they thinking. Article:Band names: What were they thinking. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
My Bloody Valentine Announces U.S. Tour Dates May 8, 2008
The festival will also feature four acts performing classic albums in their entirety: Built To Spill ("Perfect From Now On"), Tortoise ("Millions Now Living Will Never Die"), the Meat Puppets ("Meat Puppets II") and Thurston Moore ("Psychic Hearts"). The first round of ATP New York tickets went on sale April 25 via ATPFestival. (Billboard.com)
My Bloody Valentine To Curate New York Festival Apr 23, 2008
The stellar lineup will feature four acts performing classic albums in their entirety: Built To Spill ("Perfect From Now On"), Tortoise ("Millions Now Living Will Never Die"), the Meat Puppets ("Meat Puppets II") and Thurston Moore ("Psychic Hearts"). Also confirmed to appear are Shellac, Mogwai, Polvo, F*ck Buttons, Autolux, the Drones, Low, Wooden Shjips, Edan and Thee Silver Mount Zion Orchestra. (MediaWeek.com)
Fergie has off-night Mar 31, 2008
" In true hometown-hero fashion, the band wrapped up its set with Wilson dedicating it to a long list of acts with Arizona roots, including Flathead, Alice Cooper, Dead Hot Workshop, Hans Olson, Zen Lunatics, the Pistoleros, Jimmy Eat World and the Meat Puppets. Before the Gin Blossoms played, the Meat Puppets performed their first Valley gig with the two Kirkwood brothers in a dozen years. The Phoenix-spawned group, which made its mark in the '80s and '90s before bassist Cris Kirkwood decended... (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
3/28-29: Tempe Music Fest Mar 19, 2008
Onstage before Fergie on March 29 will be the Meat Puppets, Cowboy Mouth, Gin Blossoms, Dorsey, Drew Alexander and the Chris Parker Project. Thirty national and local acts are expected to perform during the festival, which will have a second, smaller stage for local bands. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Wreck your deck Mar 7, 2008
Senior Super Monster, which Glavich describes as a cross between The Meat Puppets and The Residents, will provide a segue into the all-out hardcore drinking music of The Wobblies and the sludgy, itchy rock of Arcweld. Schoenfeld says that while Arcweld very rarely plays benefit shows anymore, the band is looking forward to this particular event, partially because he used to skate himself and partially because he believes in the cause. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Meat Puppets added to Tempe Music Fest Mar 6, 2008
Brothers Curt and Cris Kirkwood reunited last year to release Rise To Your Knees, the first Meat Puppets album featuring the pair in more than a decade ... Since their reunion, the Meat Puppets have done several concerts across the nation, but none in the Valley ... com Meat Puppets site: themeatpuppets. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Henry Rollins Feb 28, 2008
Wolf Eyes, Deerhoof, Sunn 0))), The Evens, Joe Lally from Fugazi is touring, Dinosaur Jr. The Meat Puppets are touring now and are really great. I like a lot of the noise bands like Viki, Yellow Swans, Hair Police and stuff like that. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
From Durant to the Grammys Feb 8, 2008
The Bubble has also produced other artists' albums including The Meat Puppets, The Dandy Worhols, from Oregan, and Bandon Tucker. . (Durant Daily Democrat, OK)
Click for Full Story Jan 10, 2008
Rock singer-musician Curt Kirkwood (Meat Puppets) is 49. Actor Evan Handler is 47. (KWTX.com, TX)
Legendary Nirvana 'MTV Unplugged' Performance Set for First Ever DVD Release Nov 22, 2007
Favoring a selection of carefully chosen tracks over the band's hits, Cobain, bassist Krist Novoselic and drummer Dave Grohl perform acoustic versions of Nirvana's "About A Girl," "Come As You Are," "Pennyroyal Tea," "Dumb," "Polly," "On A Plain," "Something In The Way" and "All Apologies." Six other songs are covers that mined Nirvana's musical diversity and depth, from David Bowie's "The Man Who Sold The World" and The Vaselines' version of "Jesus Doesn't Want Me For A Sunbeam" to the trad... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Tumbleweeds drift into Fairburn Nov 15, 2007
Gene Autry sang it in the 1935 movie of the same name, and it was later performed by such noted cowpokes as Diana Ross and the Supremes, Michael Nesmith and the First National Band, Leon Russell, and The Meat Puppets. Jack Palance sang it in "City Slickers," and it was featured in the 1998 film "The Big Lebowski.". (Rapid City Journal, SD)
M.I.A., Spoon, Justice, Deerhunter Embrace CMJ 2007's Never-Say-Die Attitude Oct 23, 2007
There were also pearls to be found if you managed to brave the lines to see established acts like Spoon, Band of Horses and M.I.A. French DJ duo Justice had the crowd at newish venue Terminal 5 swaying and pumping, and the Meat Puppets yeah, the Meat Puppets were way too excited to be playing the tiny club Pianos. There was also a fair amount of hip-hop on display truly one area in which CMJ trumps SXSW from a feisty Wednesday night party at the sleek Hiro ballroom that featured Kanye West's DJ... (VHI.com -- Music News)
Nirvana's "Unplugged" DVD to release Oct 21, 2007
Nirvana's "Unplugged" is arguably the most famous in the long-running series, as the band eschewed most of its hits in favor of lesser-known album tracks and obscure covers (particularly, three Meat Puppets songs). (Agencies). (Xinhuanet, China)
'Glory Days' Ahead Oct 14, 2007
com is hosting a gratis Wednesday afternoon showcase at Pianos, featuring top-flight acts such as the Deathset, Celebration and Meat Puppets. You won't need no stinkin' CMJ badges, but get there well before the noon festivities get under way. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Nirvana's 'Unplugged' Finally Heading To DVD Oct 5, 2007
Nirvana's "Unplugged" date is arguably the most famous in the long-running series, as the band eschewed most of its hits in favor of lesser-known album tracks and obscure covers (particularly, three Meat Puppets songs). The live version of "About a Girl" reached No. 1 on Billboard's Modern Rock tally. (Billboard.com)
MOMania: Taking kids to church What's your favorite R.E.M. album? Oct 5, 2007
Among the participants: the Meat Puppets, the Wrens, Rogue Wave, Dr. Dog and the Shout Out Louds. You can download them all for free at. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
20 years of oblivion Sep 14, 2007
20 years at Respect's. 20 years at Respect's. (The Palm Beach Post)
Reunited Kirkwood brothers help Meat Puppets rise to the occasion Sep 11, 2007
One of the more heartening bits of music news in 2006 was that Curt Kirkwood would be working with his long-estranged bassist-younger brother Cris on a new Meat Puppets CD for the first time since 1995's No Joke ... If not quite in the league of such influential alt-rock albums as Meat Puppets II, Up on the Sun and Too High to Die, Rise to Your Knees still has its share of memorably Meat-y moments ... The Meat Puppets are now on the road, nightly showcasing three or four songs from the new album... (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Reunited Meat Puppets serve up fun, fury Sep 8, 2007
Curt and Cris Kirkwood reformed Meat Puppets with new drummer Ted Marcus ... CAMBRIDGE - Long hair pinned to his face by sweat and elation, Meat Puppets bassist Cris Kirkwood grinned like a dazed Cheshire cat from the Middle East Downstairs stage on Thursday night ... Cris was alive and well, and the Meat Puppets were, improbably, "back" (albeit sans original drummer Derrick Bostrom, who retired and was replaced by Ted Marcus). (Boston Globe)
Ex-punk front man speaks up Sep 8, 2007
"We used to play there with the Meat Puppets, and you're literally behind chain link. It was just crazy.". Rollins' tenure as the frenzied front man of the seminal LA hardcore punk band Black Flag is a distant memory, however, as the 46-year-old returns to the Valley in a different guise. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Fall Brings 'Spring' Sep 7, 2007
The Meat Puppets rejoin the land of rock, reuniting Curt Kirkwood and his brother Cris, who recently rejoined the band after a lengthy battle with drug abuse. The on-again, off-again underground act, founded in 1980 in Phoenix, is on tour for "Rise to Your Knees," its first album in seven years and the first album with both brothers since 1995. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Keeping their heads in the Cloud Aug 31, 2007
Thursday: The reunited Meat Puppets are at the Middle East Downstairs. Editors are at the Paradise Rock Club. (Boston Globe -- Living)
Whistling tunes Aug 27, 2007
The Whistling Song -- Meat Puppets. White Christmas -- Bing Crosby. (Boston Globe -- Local)
Slightly Stoopid’ to play in Portsmouth Aug 24, 2007
Producers such as Paul Leary, who has worked with Sublime and the Meat Puppets, Mario Caldato Jr.,who previously worked with the Beastie Boys and Jack Johnson, and Chris D., who has worked with G. Love. Doughty says that the band has not been pigeon-holed with one sound, but allows for varying inspirations to dictate the band s sound. (Suffolk News Herald, VA)
On The Beat In Brooklyn Aug 12, 2007
The eclectic mix of bookings still focuses on local bands, but the new space is big enough to host touring groups such as snarky hip-hoppers Northern State, punk-proggers the Meat Puppets and Jon Spencer's new band Heavy Trash. Rose Live Music. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
KISS Lead Singer Hospitalized Jul 29, 2007
This Week's New Albums Include Editors, Raul Malo, Suzanne Vega, And Meat Puppets. Singer Puts Music Retailers In Britain In A Spin With Giveaway Of His New CD, "Planet Earth". (CBS News)
Chasing the song Jul 20, 2007
It's like Husker Du or the Meat Puppets you can say what you have to say, without doing it with loud instrumentation. It's great that we can play an autoharp on some of the songs without looking like Peter, Paul and Mary. (Boulder Colorado Daily, CO)
Get plastered: the art of music promotion Jul 4, 2007
"We would be like, 'Oh, sweet, Meat Puppets are coming! Let's make a poster!' It was the most naive, innocent thing in the world," Ibarra said. Since their relocation to the Twin Cities in 2002, they've evolved into a design studio run by Byzewski and Ibarra, guys who, in their own diabolical opinion, will "break your heart and drink your blood." But really, they're just adorable and charming. (U-Wire.com)
A summer of good tunes May 9, 2007
Count on fresh music from new stars trying to follow up a hit (Maroon 5, T-Pain, Daddy Yankee), older acts angling for a comeback (Smashing Pumpkins, Meat Puppets), and more sounds from brand names simply trying to keep atop their rolling wave (R. Kelly, Bon Jovi, 50 Cent). One of this season's likely biggest releases, from dol champ Kelly Clarkson, has no firm release date yet. (Boulder Colorado Daily, CO)
New Meat Puppets album in June Apr 7, 2007
reunite for new Meat Puppets CD ... text size The Meat Puppets perform at the SXSW music festival in Austin, Texas, in this photo from 2000 ... reunite for new Meat Puppets CD. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Kirkwood Bros. Reunite For New Meat Puppets CD... Apr 7, 2007
Reunite For New Meat Puppets CD ... Reunite For New Meat Puppets CD ... Jonathan Cohen, N.Y. Brothers Curt and Cris Kirkwood have completed work on their first Meat Puppets album together since 1995's "No Joke!," Billboard. (Billboard.com)
The 21st annual SXSW Mar 19, 2007
Bands seen: Maps es, Robyn Hitchcock, Fionn Regan, the Storys, Peter and the Wolf, the Holmes Brothers, Slaraffenland, Cyril Neville, the Fratellis, Mew, David Fonseca, Booker T. G's, William Bell, Eddie Floyd, Terry Reid, Willy Mason, Mika, Rachel Fuller, the Alarm Clocks, Sam the Sham, Office, Amy Winehouse, Apples in Stereo, the Good, the Bad and the Queen, Budos Band, Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, Silos, Detroit Cobras, Stardeath and White Dwarfs, the Buzzcocks, Hoodoo Gurus, the Meat... (Variety)
What's in a name? Mar 19, 2007
Meat Puppets: Meat is the single greatest word in the English language. Sonic Youth: So evocative, and so accurate at least two decades ago. (Boulder Colorado Daily, CO)
Five days, nights of music Mar 17, 2007
This year, everyone from reunited oldsters the Stooges and the Meat Puppets to newbies such as the Pipettes, Mika, Razorlight and Cortney Tidwell are hoping to conjure a little of the same magic. Jeff Remedios of Toronto indie Arts & Crafts landed international record deals for Broken Social Scene in Austin a few years back and hopes to repeat the success this year with Apostle and Young Galaxy. (Toronto Star)
Bands blossom at eclectic SXSW Mar 14, 2007
Also performing will be Bloc Party, Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore, Razorlight, the Bravery, Rickie Lee Jones, Badly Drawn Boy, Robyn Hitchcock, Meat Puppets, Buzzcocks and new bands fronted by Tom Morello, Perry Farrell and Les Claypool. International invasion. (Variety)
What SHOULD be on the 'Definitive 200' list? Feb 27, 2007
- The MC5, Back in the U.S.A.- The Meat Puppets, The Meat Puppets II.- The Minutemen, Double Nickles on the Dime. - The Modern Lovers, The Modern Lovers. (Pensacola News Journal)
Right mix can set perfect mood for Valentine's DayShare your playlists Feb 9, 2007
Sheffield and Crist bonded over love of '80s indie-rockers Meat Puppets. Just in case you need some help setting the mood on Valentine's Day, a handful of Miami Herald critics -- and critics emeritus -- came up with their own themed mix tapes. (The Miami Herald)
Elegy for a pop-culture decade Jan 15, 2007
"I realize it's frowned on to choose a mate based on something superficial like the music they love. But superficiality has been good to me. ... For us, it was a matter of having the same favorite Meat Puppets album. ... The fact that she still owned her childhood 45 of Andy Gibb's "I Just Want to Be Your Everything' was tantamount to an arranged marriage. " Sheffield and Renee married young and lived that romantic but impoverished lifestyle that always seems much more fun in retrospect. They... (Buffalo News -- Entertainment)
Mix tapes form soundtrack for our lives Jan 3, 2007
"But superficiality has been good to me. In the animal kingdom, Renee and I would have recognized each other's scents; for us, it was a matter of having the same favorite Meat Puppets album.". They got married in 1991, at the University of Virginia chapel. (SunSpot.net)
