Preparations for Nirvana’s MTV Unplugged appearance in November 1993 were reportedly tense, but that’s not how easygoing Meat Puppets songwriter and frontman Curt Kirkwood remembers it. One of his ...

From his home in Austin, Curt Kirkwood, founding member of legendary indie rock band The Meat Puppets, sounds mellow and contented, a far cry from when he was leading his band through its tumultuous ...

“Oh Me by the Meat Puppets – In late 1993, when Nirvana played their famous “MTV Unplugged” show, they were on tour with Curt and Chris Kirkwood, the brothers who made up the heart of the Meat Puppets ...

On Nov. 18, 1993, brothers Curt and Cris Kirkwood were in New York City. That night, the pair of seasoned punk rockers joined Nirvana, one of the biggest rock bands in the world, in covering three of ...

There would seem to be no connection between the city of Tucson and influential grunge rock act Nirvana. But Nirvana's leader, Kurt Cobain, was heavily influenced by the Meat Puppets, a Phoenix band ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Meat Puppets onstage at the Knitting Factory, New York City, January 24, 1992. From left: Cris Kirkwood, on bass guitar, Derrick ...

Curt Kirkwood turns an uninterested, deadened ear to the fashionable gossip of the music business. The Meat Puppets have gone on for three decades, including the typical rock band drug-interruptus, ...

If you cannot see the music player below, download the free Flash Player. The Meat Puppets first played together in their hometown of Phoenix in 1980 when Curt and Cris Kirkwood joined up with ...

The Valley’s own Meat Puppets returned to the stage for a sold-out show on Saturday, April 18, at Crescent Ballroom as part of the VIVA PHX festival. With rumors swirling that t ...