EP 28 | Mike Bishop/Blothar of GWAR

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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