{"id":62522,"date":"2020-05-24T20:16:21","date_gmt":"2020-05-24T19:16:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=62522"},"modified":"2020-05-30T08:01:25","modified_gmt":"2020-05-30T07:01:25","slug":"sultan-of-swing-ohio-rocker-lizard-mcgee-tees-up-appearance-on-abcs-extreme-golf-show-holey-moley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2020\/05\/sultan-of-swing-ohio-rocker-lizard-mcgee-tees-up-appearance-on-abcs-extreme-golf-show-holey-moley\/","title":{"rendered":"SULTAN OF SWING – Ohio Rocker Lizard McGee Tees Up Appearance On ABC’s Extreme Golf Show ‘Holey Moley’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Until recently the game of golf was not considered the sport of choice of your average underground rocker.<\/h4>\n

Roughly on a par with crotchet and Sudoku in the pantheon of least rock’n’roll pursuits, it was tainted by privilege and heinous crimes against fashion – particularly in the trouser department.<\/h4>\n

The few stars who did like to play a round, kept their habit a closely guarded secret for fear of being exposed as terminally uncool.<\/p>\n

But when the likes of Alice Cooper\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Iggy Pop <\/strong>started swinging an iron or two, the in-crowd started to sit up and take notice.<\/p>\n

Underground rocker\u00a0Lizard McGee<\/strong><\/a>, of\u00a0Earwig<\/strong>, is the latest in a long line to declare a penchant for striking a little white ball with a large metal stick.<\/p>\n

Gifted a set of clubs by his mother, Lizard got so hooked he built a “Scottish-style” nine-hole course on his property in southern Ohio.<\/p>\n

Weekend games with a friend\u00a0 “blossomed into an underground renegade golfing tournament called the Silver Baby Cup,” Lizard explains.<\/p>\n

“If you’ve ever heard of Burning Man, our event is sort of like that, but with golf and music. Golf has become a big and defining part of my life.”<\/p>\n

The Columbus, Ohio, musician will soon be puting his skills to the test on US network ABC’s extreme golf show Holey Moley<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n

The season teed off this week and the episode featuring Lizard airs on May 29.<\/p>\n

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To mark his appearance, Lizard formed a new golf-oriented band The Muligans <\/strong>and released a new single\u00a0Heart Shaped Bruise<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n

For the unitiated, a Mulligan is a second chance to play a stroke, normally after an embarrassing foul-up and is not strictly part of the rules of golf.<\/p>\n

Lizard made the cut for Holey Moley<\/em>, despite competition from hundreds of other applicants including golf pros, internet influencers and celebrities.<\/p>\n

“I had pitched myself as a golfing rock’n’roll star. That image stuck,” Lizard laughs. “I ended up developing a Bowie-esque persona (complete with golden face make-up) that I called The Golden Arrow.<\/p>\n

“I even performed in a replica Bowie suit from his video for Life On Mars<\/strong><\/em>.”<\/p>\n

Hosted by NBA All Star Stephen Curry<\/strong> and comedian Rob Riggle<\/strong>, the show puts competitors through their paces on a supersized mini golf course.<\/p>\n

Lizard hopes his episode, which wrapped shortly before quarantine measures came into force, will give people something to smile about during the COVID-19\u00a0<\/strong>outbreak.<\/p>\n

Both he and his daughter,\u00a0Medusa Lullaby<\/strong>, who also sings in Earwig, lost jobs due to the pandemic and recording on the band’s new album has stalled.<\/p>\n

“Luckily my wife has a good job and we are able to carry on,” he says. “I know this is a hard time for many people and my heart goes out to them.<\/p>\n

Inspired by his Holey Moley <\/em>experience, Lizard took a break from guitar to play drums and sing with The Muligans alongside Nashville singer-songwriter Trapper Haskins<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The band’s new single (see below video), about getting whacked by a golf ball, also makes reference to his Holey Moley <\/em>experience.<\/p>\n

Lizard is also continuing to write remotely with other Earwig members and hopes they’ll have a new album out in the Autumn.<\/p>\n

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