Derrick Edwin Bostrom (born June 23, 1960) is an American

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. He is a founding member and current drummer of the band

Meat Puppets Meat Puppets are an American rock band formed in January 1980 in Phoenix, Arizona. The group's original lineup was Curt Kirkwood (guitar/vocals), his brother Cris Kirkwood (bass guitar/vocals), and Derrick Bostrom (drums). The Kirkwood brothers ...

. Although Meat Puppets singer/guitarist

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wrote the majority of the songs for the band, Bostrom has co-penned several tunes, including the majority of their self-titled debut. Bostrom remained a member until 1996 when the band effectively went on hiatus. Although Curt Kirkwood later revived the Meat Puppets, Bostrom had not performed with the band until August 17, 2017, when he reunited with the Kirkwood brothers for a ceremony, recording of

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and the tour surrounding the album. Bostrom remained somewhat active as a musician during the band's hiatus and his personal hiatus from music by releasing material under the name Today's Sounds (including the 1996 release, ''Songs Of Spiritual Uplift As Sung By Today's Sounds'') as well as collaborating with

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and

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(on his Smoke N' Function project). Bostrom has also maintained the official Meat Puppets website since 1995 — and has continued to do so even when the band is inactive. Furthermore, he oversaw the

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reissue of the Meat Puppets' SST era albums, and was interviewed for the 2012 book, ''Too High to Die: Meet the Meat Puppets''.''Too High to Die: Meet the Meat Puppets''
Amazon.com. Accessed October 26, 2022. In 2006, when the Kirkwood brothers began playing together again, fans speculated if Bostrom would be involved in an upcoming reunion, however he dismissed the notion in a post on the Meat Puppets' website.

Ted Marcus Ted Marcus is an American drummer formerly of the Meat Puppets. Marcus replaced original drummer Derrick Bostrom, for the band's 2006 reunion. He was present on their 2007 reunion album ''Rise to Your Knees'' and its follow-up, ''Sewn Togethe ...

became the band's drummer in 2007, succeeded by

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in 2010 before Bostrom re-joined in 2018. In 2020, Bostrom was interviewed for the book ''BONZO: 30 Rock Drummers Remember the Legendary John Bonham''.''BONZO: 30 Rock Drummers Remember the Legendary John Bonham''
amazon.com. Accessed October 25, 2022.

References

External links

Meat Puppets original web site
maintained by Derrick Bostrom
Bostworld- Derrick Bostrom's Blog
1960 births Living people American punk rock drummers American male drummers Meat Puppets members Place of birth missing (living people) Musicians from Phoenix, Arizona American rock drummers 20th-century American drummers {{US-rock-drummer-stub