Season 2 - Episode 5 :: "A Meating Of Minds w/ Derrick Bostrom"

Several groups come to mind when reflecting on the sonic scene of Tempe/Phoenix, Arizona, throughout the 1980s. While surfing across the spiritual surface of the desert, and its dry destinations into the vibrant void, one can still hear the staticky screams of Mighty Sphincter, Poet's Corner, Joke Flower, Killer Pussy, J.F.A., or course, the Sun City Girls, and the brother-led trio the Meat Puppets. Consisting of members Curt and Cris Kirkwood and Derrick Bostrom, our most recent guest on the podcast, the group was born from the anarchist ashes of Atomic Bomb Club before its melodic metamorphosis into the Meat Puppets, which has since become a household name amongst the underground community and mainstream over the last four decades. The Puppets and Girls' psychedelic paths crossed many times over the years, sharing the same bill at local venues like Mad Gardens, Whiskers West, Vivians, Merlins during the rare sighting of Paris 1942, as well as appearing together on the infamous comp "Amuck". Still, it's their shared memories and liberating legacy that bind them together within the harmonious history of the local scene, and beyond, and Bostrom is here to share a few of those ancient anecdotes of a time that has long since passed.