The Bulldaggers
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The Bulldaggers are an insect rock band who appear in the comic books of Matt Howarth
. Most members of the band have the inherent ability to move between alternate universes, which make for literally outlandish tour schedules, and add to the mystique of their status as fictional characters. This mystique is further enhanced by their "collaborations" with real musicians (especially the engimatic Residents and Nash The Slash), and by real music published under the names of fictional band members. Their music is supposedly published by Frequency One Records, who currently do not have a non-fictional distributor -- however, albums by Bulldagger members Sir Ronald Post and Monsieur Boche are available via mail order from Matt Howarth.
The core members are:
Frequent collaborators with the Bulldaggers include:
People who were once Bulldaggers, include:
Matt Howarth
Matt Howarth is an American comic book writer/artist known for such series as Those Annoying Post Bros, Savage Henry, Star Crossed, and Bugtown....
. Most members of the band have the inherent ability to move between alternate universes, which make for literally outlandish tour schedules, and add to the mystique of their status as fictional characters. This mystique is further enhanced by their "collaborations" with real musicians (especially the engimatic Residents and Nash The Slash), and by real music published under the names of fictional band members. Their music is supposedly published by Frequency One Records, who currently do not have a non-fictional distributor -- however, albums by Bulldagger members Sir Ronald Post and Monsieur Boche are available via mail order from Matt Howarth.
The core members are:
- Monsieur Boche - synthesizers
- Savage Henry - guitar, naîvete
- Caroline - alien woodwinds
- The Unseen Girl - taped vocal effects
- C'ThuluCthulhuCthulhu is a fictional character that first appeared in the short story "The Call of Cthulhu", published in the pulp magazine Weird Tales in 1928. The character was created by writer H. P...
- synthesizers - Conrad SchnitzlerConrad SchnitzlerConrad Schnitzler was a prolific German experimental musician.Schnitzler was born in Düsseldorf. He was an early member of Tangerine Dream and a founder of the band Kluster. He left Kluster in 1971, first working with his group Eruption and then focusing on solo works...
- synthesizers
Frequent collaborators with the Bulldaggers include:
- Ron Post - casio keyboard, explosives/percussion, sampled noises
- other Caroline clones - various
- Nash The SlashNash the SlashNash the Slash is a Canadian musician. Though a multi-instrumentalist, he is known primarily for playing electric violin and mandolin, as well as harmonica, keyboards, glockenspiel, and other instruments .Nash worked as a solo artist beginning in 1975, then founded the progressive rock band FM in...
- Canadian rock-n-roll violinist - The ResidentsThe ResidentsThe Residents is an American art collective best known for avant-garde music and multimedia works. The first official release under the name of The Residents was in 1972, and the group has since released over sixty albums, numerous music videos and short films, three CD-ROM projects and ten DVDs....
- eldritch sonics
People who were once Bulldaggers, include:
- Poker-eyes - bass (left to pursue a solo career, formed all-bass band "Screaming Metal")
- Hiroshima - bass and pyrotechnics (was a core member, split up with the band after ascending to goddesshood in 1982; renowned for hostility between her and the band)
- Roger B - violin
- Bobby "Citizen" Neuwave - synth (went on to form another band, "The Green Space")
- Joel Klown - vocals
- Plex - explosives, percussion
- Pastercheck Whitney - bass, vocals
- Ra Ra Bogie - feedback
- Andrew Weiss - bass (may be the same Andrew Weiss who played with Rollins Band)