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Curt Kirkwood

  • Blogs

    January 13, 2012

    A Sublime History: Looking Back on What Happened to One of the Best Ska Punk Bands of the 90s

    ​Despite what it does for your record sales, it sucks when a rockstar dies before his time. Hard times came about in 1996 after the passing of Sublime's vocalist and guitarist Bradley Nowell.Even good ol' Lou Dog was bummin'. Frankly, I can't blame him. If I had been more than six years old at the ... More >>

  • Culture

    December 29, 2011

    New Year's Eve 2011: What to Do and Where to Go on the Last Night of the Year

    ​Despite what it does for your record sales, it sucks when a rockstar dies before his time. Hard times came about in 1996 after the passing of Sublime's vocalist and guitarist Bradley Nowell.Even good ol' Lou Dog was bummin'. Frankly, I can't blame him. If I had been more than six years old at the ... More >>

  • Music

    June 9, 2011

    Meat Puppets @ The Clubhouse Music Venue

    ​Despite what it does for your record sales, it sucks when a rockstar dies before his time. Hard times came about in 1996 after the passing of Sublime's vocalist and guitarist Bradley Nowell.Even good ol' Lou Dog was bummin'. Frankly, I can't blame him. If I had been more than six years old at the ... More >>

  • Music

    March 24, 2011

    South by Southwest Was Embarrassing for Arizona -- But Who Cares?

    ​Despite what it does for your record sales, it sucks when a rockstar dies before his time. Hard times came about in 1996 after the passing of Sublime's vocalist and guitarist Bradley Nowell.Even good ol' Lou Dog was bummin'. Frankly, I can't blame him. If I had been more than six years old at the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 24, 2011

    Meat Puppets at SXSW, Great White, Baseball Project, Lady Gaga and More in This Week's Print Edition

    ​This week's main music feature is a column I wrote in Austin, Texas after a week of South By Southwest craziness. It was a rough week for Arizona -- the most attention anything related to our state got was a panel hosted by boycotters -- but Meat Puppets frontman Curt Kirkwood managed to put ever ... More >>

  • Music

    February 24, 2011

    Roots Rockers Flathead Have Played with Everyone

    ​This week's main music feature is a column I wrote in Austin, Texas after a week of South By Southwest craziness. It was a rough week for Arizona -- the most attention anything related to our state got was a panel hosted by boycotters -- but Meat Puppets frontman Curt Kirkwood managed to put ever ... More >>

  • Music

    September 10, 2009

    The Meat Puppets

    ​This week's main music feature is a column I wrote in Austin, Texas after a week of South By Southwest craziness. It was a rough week for Arizona -- the most attention anything related to our state got was a panel hosted by boycotters -- but Meat Puppets frontman Curt Kirkwood managed to put ever ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 10, 2009

    Meat Puppets

    ​This week's main music feature is a column I wrote in Austin, Texas after a week of South By Southwest craziness. It was a rough week for Arizona -- the most attention anything related to our state got was a panel hosted by boycotters -- but Meat Puppets frontman Curt Kirkwood managed to put ever ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 12, 2009

    New Meat Puppets Album Hits Today, Band Performs at Zia Records Saturday

    Meat Puppets Meat Puppets, the iconic alternative band who are arguably Arizona's greatest-ever musical export, release their 12th studio album, Sewn Together, today. How much do we think of the band? Well, let's just say we didn't name this blog after a Gin Blossoms or Jimmy Eat World album, now ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 9, 2009

    Austin's The Meat Puppets Have New Album, Tour

    The Meat Puppets of Austin, Texas Austin, Texas based-band The Meat Puppets (How much do you old Mill types hate seeing that? But that's how they bill themselves!) have a new album, Sewn Together, coming out next month and will tour extensively in support of it, playing everywhere in the continenta ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 2, 2008

    Q&A: Cris Kirkwood of the Meat Puppets

    The Meat Puppets of Austin, Texas Austin, Texas based-band The Meat Puppets (How much do you old Mill types hate seeing that? But that's how they bill themselves!) have a new album, Sewn Together, coming out next month and will tour extensively in support of it, playing everywhere in the continenta ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 31, 2008

    Hometown Heroes and Rookie Rockers at Tempe Music Festival

    The Meat Puppets of Austin, Texas Austin, Texas based-band The Meat Puppets (How much do you old Mill types hate seeing that? But that's how they bill themselves!) have a new album, Sewn Together, coming out next month and will tour extensively in support of it, playing everywhere in the continenta ... More >>

  • Music

    July 12, 2007

    Back on the Sun

    Brothers Curt and Cris Kirkwood's road to the Meat Puppets reunion

  • Music

    June 29, 2006

    Elmo's World

    That which we call Kirkwood

  • Music

    October 13, 2005

    Top 10 sellers at Eastside Records, 217 West University Drive in Tempe

    Chart-busters for the week

  • Calendar

    December 4, 2003

    And the Band Plays On

    Curt Kirkwood finds harmony in new project

  • Music

    November 7, 2002

    Tangential Rage

    Ex-Meat Puppet Curt Kirkwood, now with Eyes Adrift, rambles on for the sake of rambling

  • Music

    January 31, 2002

    Apt Pupils

    Indie supergroup Eyes Adrift offers a dream fusion of Meat Puppets, Nirvana and Sublime

  • Music

    September 13, 2001

    Lift to Experience

    The Texas-Jerusalem Experience (Bella Union)

  • Music

    December 28, 2000

    Critical Mass 2000

    Our panel of writers offer up their takes on the top discs of Y2K

  • Music

    September 7, 2000

    Master of Puppets

    Curt Kirkwood is the heart, soul and everything else of the Meat Puppets, no matter who's in the band

  • News

    September 7, 2000

    Pleased to Meat Me

    Meat Puppets Golden Lies (Breaking Records/Atlantic)

  • News

    April 27, 2000

    From Mohawks To Mullets

    Images from 25 years of Phoenix music

  • News

    May 20, 1999

    Letters

    Images from 25 years of Phoenix music

  • News

    May 13, 1999

    Letters

    Fromthe Week of May 13, 1999

  • Music

    April 8, 1999

    Puppet Rulers

    Reissue of the Meat Puppets' '80s catalogue reclaims the band's crucial role in the Amerindie revolution

  • Music

    March 25, 1999

    Growing Pains

    After 13 years, SXSW remains Austin's greatest/worst display of self-love

  • News

    November 19, 1998

    Letters

    After 13 years, SXSW remains Austin's greatest/worst display of self-love

  • News

    November 12, 1998

    Shooting Star

    Three years ago, at the pinnacle of their 15-year career, local rock heroes the Meat Puppets vanished from view, after bass player Cris Kirkwood became addicted to cocaine and heroin. The story only gets worse from there.

  • Music

    April 2, 1998

    Lone Star Trek

    Revolver goes to SXSW for music and free major-label beer

  • Music

    October 3, 1996

    Blasphemous Rumors

    Let's just get right to it

  • Music

    October 26, 1995

    Recordings

    Let's just get right to it

  • Music

    April 6, 1995

    BASSIC INSTINCTFROM THE MINUTEMEN TO FIREHOSE AND NOW SOLO, MIKE WATT IS ALWAYS ON TRACK

    Let's just get right to it

  • Music

    February 9, 1994

    COFFEE WITH A KIRKWOODMEAT PUPPET CURT SITS DOWN AND SPEAKS OUT

    Let's just get right to it

  • Music

    December 30, 1992

    THE BEST OF NINETEEN NINETY TUNE

    Let's just get right to it

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