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Spray Paint The Walls: The Story of Black Flag...is the most important American punk band in history? Perhaps one of the most important Californian punk bands, if you choose to neglect Dead Kennedys. There was (and is) more to the punk scene than what happened in Southern California...... In this article: Black Flag, Henry Rollins, Glen E. Friedman, Greg Ginn, Ramones, Hugo Chavez, Joe Carducci, Sonic Youth, and Chuck Dukowski |
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San Francisco Chronicle | November 17, 2009
Painter Thomas Kinkade, in a wilder light
...and studio of longtime San Francisco artist Winston Smith, best known for his collages for musicians and punk artists, including the Dead Kennedys. "Kinkade has a formula," Smith said, holding court at the back of his studio, behind a...
In this article: Thomas Kinkade, Winston Smith, San Francisco, Global warming, Last Gasp, Saccharin, and R. Crumb
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PopMatters | November 15, 2009
Jello Biafra and the Guantanamo School of Medicine: The Audacity of Hype (Review)
.../ Like wayward weenie moistening / That's why I love it," Jello screams, and while you can bop along to it as readily as you could any Dead Kennedys track, you're left to wonder why we're still screaming about infidelity being an...
In this article: Jello Biafra, Guantanamo, Dead Kennedys, Consumerism, Venom, and Terror of Tiny Town
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RSS feed from 1UP | November 13, 2009
Next Week's Rock Band DLC Features AFI, The Bangles
...AFI "The Leaving Song, Pt II" by AFI "Walk Like an Egyptian" by The Bangles* Meanwhile, PSP users will be able to choose from the Dead Kennedys' "California Uber Alles" and "You're No Rock'n'Roll Fun" by Sleater-Kinney. As with all Rock...
In this article: AFI, Rock Band, The Bangles, Walk Like an Egyptian, Love Like Winter, Microsoft, California Uber Alles, Xbox 360, Wii, and PlayStation 3
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IGN | November 13, 2009
Rock Band Adds AFI Five-Pack and The Bangles
Also, tracks from Dead Kennedys and Sleater-Kinney for Rock Band Unplugged. November 13, 2009 - Cambridge, Mass. - Harmonix and MTV Games today announced that a five pack of tracks from AFI and a single from The Bangles will be added next...
In this article: Xbox 360, Wii, PlayStation 3, Rock Band, AFI, The Bangles, Rock Band 2, Rock Band Unplugged, Rock Band, and ESRB
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HitFix | November 12, 2009
'Glee' musical recap: A 'Wicked' sing-off, 'Proud Mary' gets the team rolling
...erm, classic songs like "Love Will Tear Us Apart" by Joy Division, "Just Can't Get Enought" by Depeche Mode and "Too Drunk to F*ck" by the Dead Kennedys. "Defying Gravity" When it becomes clear that Kurt and Rachel are both superfans...
In this article: Glee, Wicked, Artie, Down syndrome, Elphaba, Bayou Country, and Love Will Tear Us Apart
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Punknews | November 10, 2009
East Bay Ray in the studio this week recording with new band
Contributed by an Anonymous Source. Posted on Tuesday, November 10, 2009 at 2:00 PM (EST) East Bay Ray, of Dead Kennedys fame, has entered El Dorado Studios in Los Angeles this week to begin recording a new project. As of right now, the...
In this article: East Bay Ray, Dead Kennedys, Punknews.org, Klaus Flouride, D.H. Peligro, Paul Leary, Wynona Riders, Butthole Surfers, and Los Angeles
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NBC | November 05, 2009
S.F. Punk Record Label Celebrates 30 year Anniversary
...whose label, Alternative Tentacles is one of the oldest indies around. This comes from a punk rocker who fronted San Francisco's legendary Dead Kennedys in 1978 when he was barely 20 years old. The singer has travelled a long road that...
In this article: Alternative Tentacles, Jello Biafra, San Francisco, Itunes, MySpace, and Dead Kennedys
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Punknews | November 03, 2009
Punk's Not Dead to air on Fuse this month
...and Sum 41; punk staples such as Bad Religion, Pennywise, Rancid and the Casualties; and pioneers like the Ramones, Minor Threat and the Dead Kennedys are just some of groups featured in the presentation. Please login or register to post...
In this article: Punk's Not Dead, Punknews.org, Diarrhea, Minor Threat, Ramones, Dead Kennedys, Pennywise, Bad Religion, Sum 41, and Green Day
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Wired: Underwire | October 30, 2009
Top Halloween Tunes to Freak Out Your Eardrums
...year. Ministry will be missed. Why: Gangsta rapper Ice-T once sampled this immortal dirge for his tune "Shut Up, Be Happy," in which Dead Kennedys' front man Jello Biafra shrieked and ranted about fascism and oppression. The lift showed...
In this article: Halloween, Ministry, Gravediggaz, The Cramps, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, I Put a Spell on You, Metric, Black Sabbath, Wired.com, and I Was a Teenage Werewolf
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Blogcritics | October 23, 2009
Music Review: Jello Biafra and The Guantanamo School of Medicine - The Audacity of Hype
...Oct 23, 2009 at 5:20 am 0 comments With The Guantanamo School of Medicine, Jello Biafra has formed his first new band since Dead Kennedys. While he's certainly no stranger to collaborations, with a host of team-ups ranging from...
In this article: Jello Biafra, Dead Kennedys, Guantanamo, No WTO Combo, Maple syrup, and Cocaine
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The Dead Kennedys are an American punk band from the first wave of American punk rock, formed in San Francisco, California in 1978. Pioneers of hardcore punk during the 1980s, the band gained a large underground following in the international punk music scene.
The music of the Dead Kennedys mixed the more experimental elements of British 1970s punk with the raw energy of the 1980s American hardcore punk scene. Dead Kennedys' songs mix the deliberately shocking lyrics of punk with a humorous, acerbic, satirical, and sarcastic left-wing commentary on current social and political issues. Many of the band's songs criticized the right-wing ideologies of the Christian right and the Presidency of Ronald Reagan.
In the late 1980s, the band was embroiled in an obscenity trial in the US over the 1985 Frankenchrist album, which included a poster with art that depicted penises (Penis Landscape by H. R. Giger). The band was charged criminally with distribution of harmful matter to minors, but the trial ended with a hung jury. The band officially disbanded in 1986. From 1998-2004, the band was embroiled in an acrimonious lawsuit over royalties and rights to the band's music. In 2001, the band re-formed and began touring with a new vocalist over the objections of former lead singer Jello Biafra, who, after losing the lawsuit and being found liable for fraud, filed two appeals that he later lost. In 2008, the band picked up their first ever UK gold sales awards in 15 years.
- Also Known As:
- The Creamsicles
- DK Kennedys
- The Pink Twinkies
- DK
- The Sharks
- Record Label:
- Alternative Tentacles
- IRS Records
- Cherry Red
- Manifesto/Decay
- Years Active:
- 1978 — 1986
- Associated With:
- Peligro
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