Doug Dagger
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Doug Dagger (born Douglas Scott Kane, October 17, 1967, New York City, United States) is an American vocalist. He is the lead singer for the Los Angeles punk rock band The Generators, which formed in 1997, and was lead singer for Schleprock and other punk bands.
Life and early career
Kane was born into an entertainment family; his mother was a nightclub showgirl and his father was an entertainment manager. Kane is also the grandson of 1930s Vaudeville musician Buster Shaver. Kane Moved to South Pasadena, California in 1978, and by 1981 he was involved in the early Los Angeles punk scene. By 1983, at the age of 15, Kane was singing in his first punk band, Doug & The Slugz.[1] By 1984, the band changed their name to The Risk.
Professional career
In the summer of 1988, Kane started sing for the Alhambra, California-based punk band Schleprock. By 1990, the band released their first EP, “Do It All” on Nemesis Records, alongside labelmates
Kane still resides in Los Angeles, and owns and operates a clothing/uniform business in between touring and making records. Doug started a new band called the Bedlam Knives.
Discography
Schleprock
- Do It All 7-inch (1989), Nemesis Records
- Looking Back 7-inch (1992) Empty Records
- Gotta Get Out 7-inch (1992) Kool Records
- Hide & Seek (1993) Last Resort Records
- Ten Speed 7-inch (1993) Last Resort Records
- Migraine 7-inch (1994) Break Even Point Records, Italy
- Something Like That 7-inch (1994) Dr, Strange Records
- Propeller (1994) Dr. Strange Records
- Out Of Spite (1995) Dr. Strange Records
- America's Dirty Little Secret (1996) Warner Bros. Records
- Long Time Ago - Anthology (1997) Cool Guy Records
- Learning To Fall - Anthology (2005) People Like You, Europe
The Generators
- Welcome to the End (1997), Triple X Records, US
- Ninety-Nine (1999), Outcast Records/ Triple X Records, Europe
- Burning Ambition (2000), Urgent Music Ltd. US / People Like You, Europe & Japan
- "Dead at 16 7-inch, TKO Records
- Tyranny (2001), TKO Records US / People Like You, Europe & Japan
- State of the Nation (2002), TKO Records/ Dead Beat, US
- "Sounds of the Street Vol. 2: Urgent Music Ltd. US, Split CD w/ Vicious Rumors"
- "From Rust to Ruin, TKO Records (compilation: greatest hits album)
- "Riverboat Gamblers split 7-inch Pirates Press Records
- Excess, Betrayal...And Our Dearly Departed (2003), People Like You, Europe & Japan, Fiend Music, US
- The Winter of Discontent (2006), People Like You, Europe & Japan, Sailor's Grave, US
- The Great Divide (2007), People Like You, Europe & Japan
- Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea (2009), Concrete Jungle/People Like You, Europe & Japan
- Last Of The Pariahs (2011), IHP Records, Europe & Japan, DC-Jam Records, US
- The Deconstruction of Dreams (Concrete Jungle Records 2013)
- Life Gives-Life Takes (Randale Records 2014)
Bedlam Knives
- Bedlam Knives - Self Titled Demo (2010)
- Here Comes Trouble - EP (Dr. Strange Records 2013)
References
- ^ "Video Premiere: Doug & The Slugz – 'Pistoled'". New Noise Magazine. 15 April 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- ^ "The Generators". www.pressure-magazine.de (in German). 8 September 2013. Retrieved 3 October 2021.