Tag: Meat Puppets

SPOT — SST Records' producer for Black Flag, Minutemen, Hüsker Dü and more — has died

SPOT — SST Records’ producer for Black Flag, Minutemen, Hüsker Dü and more — has died

SPOT, an in-house producer and engineer who helped make albums by Black Flag, Minutemen, Hüsker Dü, Descendents, Meat Puppets for SST Records, has died.

Meat Puppets and Mudhoney team up for run of co-headlining dates this spring

Meat Puppets and Mudhoney team up for run of co-headlining dates this spring

Meat Puppets and Mudhoney are hitting the road together in May for a run of 10 shows through the Southwest before heading up the California coast.

New podcast digs into KCRW host Deirdre O’Donoghue's 'lost' SNAP! archives

New podcast digs into KCRW host Deirdre O’Donoghue’s ‘lost’ SNAP! archives

A new 10-part podcast series from California public radio mainstay KCRW celebrates ’80s college-rock era host Deirdre O’Donoghue and her archive of in-studio performances.

Meat Puppets' original lineup reunites for new album 'Dusty Notes' — hear 1st single 'Warranty'

Meat Puppets’ original lineup reunites for new album ‘Dusty Notes’ — hear 1st single ‘Warranty’

Following their on-stage reunion in August 2017, The Meat Puppets’ Curt and Cris Kirkwood re-teamed with original drummer Derrick Bostrom in the studio for the original trio’s first new album in 24 years, a 10-song collection called Dusty Notes that’s preceded by first single “Warranty.” Check out the new song here.

Watch: Meat Puppets' original lineup reunites to play live for first time in nearly 22 years

Watch: Meat Puppets’ original lineup reunites to play live for first time in nearly 22 years

The Meat Puppets recently were inducted into the Arizona Music & Entertainment Hall of Fame, and, to mark the honor bestowed by their home state, original drummer Derrick Bostrom joined brothers Curt and Cris Kirkwood on stage for the first time in nearly 22 years. See video of their reunion here.

New releases: Ian McCulloch, Flaming Lips, Meat Puppets, Replacements, Dead Can Dance

New releases: Ian McCulloch, Flaming Lips, Meat Puppets, Replacements, Dead Can Dance

This week’s new releases include the new 2CD set from Echo & The Bunnymen’s Ian McCulloch, plus new albums from The Flaming Lips and Meat Puppets, plus a live Dead Can Dance album, a Simple Minds best-of, a reissue of David Bowie’s Aladdin Sane and the vinyl release of The Replacements’ ‘Songs For Slim.’

Stream: Meat Puppets, 'Down' — first single off forthcoming album 'Rat Farm'

Stream: Meat Puppets, ‘Down’ — first single off forthcoming album ‘Rat Farm’

Meat Puppets return this spring with their 14th studio album — the 12-track Rat Farm — and now you can get your first taste of the record, in the form of lead-off single “Down,” which is streaming via the YouTube embed posted here. The album is due out April 16 on Megaforce Records.