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Ladybug is the alter ego of The Bug (aka Kevin Martin). This alter ego carries on in the bionic ragga/electronic dancehall of The Bug, but focuses on female MC's/vocalists. Somewhat lighter than The Bug's material, it still packs a punch. As of May 2007, Ladybug only has one release out. The 7 inch 'Dem A Bomb We' (featuring Warrior Queen), is a retread of a tune by The Bug (featuring Warrior Queen), with exactly the same title. It was b/w 'Miniaturu De Lulu' (featuring Deize Tigrana), and released on Soul Jazz Records. A Ladybug album is in the works with...

The Ladybugs were assembled for the television series Petticoat Junction and were comprised of actresses Jeannine Riley, Pat Woodell, Linda Kaye Henning, and Sheila James. Two days before they performed their gender-tweaked version of The Beatles’ “I Saw Him Standing There” and “I’ll Be Your Ladybug If You’ll Be My Beatle” on that television series, they performed the former on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1964. .

Prominent in Mecca's history is her role in Digable Planets, a communal clan of poet-rappers that made "hip-hop bebob" popular in the '90s. Alongside her two male partners she burst onto the scene like a quiet storm, blowing away expectations and defining a new stance for ladies who followed on the mike. "Mecca The Ladybug makes great strides in proving women in rap don't need to scream and swagger in order to be tough and assertive," wrote Larry Flick in Billboard magazine. "Mecca never raises her voice but always is a commanding figure." She is a feminine woman who is...

The Ladybug Transistor is an indie pop band from Brooklyn, NY associated with The Elephant 6 Collective. The band was started in 1995 by Gary Olson, Edward Powers and Javier Villegas with an album called "Marlborough farms". Adding and subtracting a couple of members they have recorded five albums since then: With Jeff Baron and Jennifer Baron added to the lineup they released Beverley Atonale in 1997. Powers left the band, and the remaining members, with San Fadyl and Sasha Bell of The Essex Green and solo act Finishing School, embarked on a United States tour. With a more stable...