In this week’s episode, I sit down with Dr. Mike Bishop, or as many of you know him the current frontperson of GWAR as the character Blothar. We talk in detail about the surprising history of the band and his own background as a musicologist and professor.
In this week’s episode, I sit down with Dr. Mike Bishop, or as many of you know him the current frontperson of GWAR as the character Blothar. We talk in detail about the surprising history of the band and his own background as a musicologist and professor.
Follow Blothar on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blothar.of.gwar
Catch up with GWAR: http://gwar.net
On this Episode:
01:00 Welcome Mike!
04:00 What is Musicology?
13:20 How Richmond VA shaped the band
25:00 Singing in the giant costume
31:00 Finding Blothar’s vocal path after Dave Brockie
43:00 Gwar on tour this year
49:00 New bands on Blothar’s radar
55:00 What’s next for GWAR?
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