Derrick Bostrom is an American

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 musician

Musician

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. He was the original drum

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mer of the band Meat Puppets

Meat Puppets

The Meat Puppets are an American rock band formed in January 1980, in Phoenix, Arizona. The group's original lineup was Curt Kirkwood , his brother Cris Kirkwood , and Derrick Bostrom . The Kirkwood brothers met Bostrom while attending Brophy Prep High School in Phoenix...

, which he founded together with the Kirkwood brothers, Cris

Cris Kirkwood

Christopher "Cris" Kirkwood is an American musician who is the bassist and a founding member of the Meat Puppets, an alternative punk rock band.-Biography:...

 and Curt

Curt Kirkwood

Curtis Matthew Kirkwood is an American singer, guitarist, and songwriter. He grew up in Phoenix, Arizona, but currently resides in Austin, Texas....

, in 1980.

Derrick remained a member until 1996 when the band effectively went on hiatus. Although Curt later revived the Meat Puppets, Derrick has not performed with the band since. However, he has still remained somewhat active as a musician by releasing material under the moniker of Today's Sounds as well as collaborating with Neil Hamburger

Neil Hamburger

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 and Cliff Sarde

Cliff Sarde

Cliff Sarde is an American composer, multi-instrumentalist and recording artist.- Biography :Jazz multi-instrumentalist Cliff Sarde began his recording career in 1983 with the release of Every Bit Better, which established his basic sound: accessible, saxophone-led jazz fusion. "Waiting" followed...

 (on his Smoke N' Function project). Derrick has also maintained the official Meat Puppets website since 1995 — and has continued to do so despite the band being defunct. Furthermore, he oversaw the Rykodisc

Rykodisc

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 reissue of the Meat Puppets' SST

SST Records

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 era albums.

In 2006, when the Kirkwood brothers began playing together again, fans speculated if Bostrom would also be involved in an up-coming reunion, however he quickly dismissed the notion in a post on the Meat Puppets' website.http://meatpuppets.com/puppets/?p=59#comments Ted Marcus

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 Together...

is now Bostrom's replacement.

External links

• Meat Puppets original web site, maintained by Derrick Bostrom
• Bostworld- Derrick Bostrom's Blog