Punk Rock Academic EPISODE 2 IS OUR NOW w/ Dr. Michael Bishop PhD (Gwar)

https://open.spotify.com/episode/1gmAXpMcei6nSkwz4nWYjc?si=64c0055df5a24b14

Hello and welcome to the second episode of Punk Rock Academic! And we’re in for a real treat this time! We have with us Michael Bishop, PhD. Michael came up in the 1980s punk scene of the Richmond, VA area. In his 30s he enrolled in community college and worked his way all the way to a PhD in Critical & Comparative Studies from the Music Department at University of Virginia. His dissertation was entitled, “A Socioesthetics of Punk: Theorizing Personal Narrative, History, and Place. He currently works as a Content Specialist and UX Writer for Interfolio, which makes a variety of management software aimed at academic institutions.

He is, of course, best known for his roles as Blothar the Berserker and Beefcake the Mighty in the—shall we say—‘seminal’ punk band, GWAR. Hailing from the deepest reaches of outer space, GWAR are the epitome of shock-rock bands, blending elaborate costumes and props with a deep mythos and irreverent humor.

They have appeared in movies, talk shows, video games and have played more shows around the world than this puny human can even fathom. Michael, as Beefcake the Mighty, was the bass player and principal song writer for the band on their first 4 albums. He later rejoined the band in 2014 as the lead singer Blothar the Berserker, a position he still holds.

I hope you all are as pumped about this as I am. Let’s get into it!

Dr. Michael Bishop

Ph.D., University of Virginia 2012

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https://www.instagram.com/blothar.of.gwar

Gwar:

Website:⁠ www.gwar.net

Facebook:⁠ www.facebook.com/gwar⁠

Instagram:⁠ www.instagram.com/gwar

Twitter: www.⁠twitter.com/gwar

Spotify⁠: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3dnH7fdVm2X07MK6Fkbhbt?si=73Bc-nicRt2I4cRKxslpCg

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@gwar