
:''This page is about the band; see Kennedy political family for the political dynasty, or The Kennedy Curse, which inspired the name "Dead" Kennedys'' The Dead Kennedys were a punk rock band from San Francisco, California Attacking assumptions of the left-wing politics and right-wing politics with humor, their music mixed arty elements of English punk with the energy of the American punk scene. Lead singer Jello Biafra was also responsible for releasing many other punk and alternative bands on his Alternative Tentacles record label. ==History== The Dead Kennedys formed in June 1978. They consisted of Jello Biafra on vocals, guitarist East Bay Ray, bassist Klaus Fluoride, and drummer Ted (Bruce Slesinger). They played numerous shows at local venues, and in June of 1979, released their first single, "California Uber Alles", on Alternative Tentacles. They followed with a well received east-coast tour. Prior to the release of their debut album, ''Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables'', Dead Kennedys were invited to perform at the Bay Area Music Awards in front of music industry big-wigs to, in the words of the organizers, give the event some "new wave credibility". The day of the show was spent practicing the song they were asked to play, the underground hit "California Über Alles". In typically Subversion, perverse style, the band became the talking point of the ceremony when after about 10 seconds into the song, Biafra said "HOLD IT! We've gotta prove that we're adults now. We're not a punk rock band, we're a New Wave music band." The band then tore into the previously unheard "Pull My Strings", a barbed, Satire attack on the ethics of the mainstream music industry. As well as containing the lyrics "Is my Penis big enough, is my brain small enough, for you to make me a star", the song also sent-up The Knack's biggest new wave hit, "My Sharona". The song was never recorded in the studio but this performance, the first and only time the song was ever performed, was released on the posthumous compilation album ''Give Me Convenience or Give Me Death''... and the band was never invited to play the awards show ever again. After their debut album, drummer Ted was replaced with D.H. Peligro. Throughout the 1980s, they toured all over the United States as well as Europe, gaining a large following in the underground music scene. The EP ''In God We Trust, Inc.'' (1981) and album ''Plastic Surgery Disasters'' (1982) showed a development in musical style, and their music became a political force, pitting itself against rising elements of American social and political life such as the religious right and Ronald Reagan. The release of the album ''Frankenchrist'' (Alternative Tentacles; Virus 45) in 1985 caused a fervor with the newly formed PMRC (Parents Music Resource Center), and in 1986, the Dead Kennedys were brought to trial for "distribution of harmful matter to minors" due in part to an H.R. Giger [http://www.fred-katrin.de/giger/land/hr_giger_landscape_XX.jpg illustration] included with the album. Biafra says that during this time government agents invaded and searched his home. The band members were each faced with up to a year in jail and a $2000 fine. In 1987, the charges were dropped after a three-week trial. The album, however, was banned from many record stores nationwide. After the release of ''Bedtime for Democracy'' in late 1986, the band called it quits. Biafra went on to become a highly active political force, appearing on numerous television shows and releasing a number of spoken-word albums. ==Internal conflicts== Recently, the Band has been involved in legal wrangles over royalty fees, particularly after most of their catalogue was transferred to the 'Decay' record label. The band reformed in 2001 without Biafra under the name 'DK Kennedys' and embarked on an American tour. ==Discography== ===Albums=== *''Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables'' - 1980 *''In God We Trust, Inc.'' - 1981 *''Plastic Surgery Disasters'' - 1982 *''Frankenchrist'' - 1985 *''Bedtime for Democracy'' - 1986 *''Give Me Convenience or Give Me Death'' - 1987 ====Post-trial DK records releases==== *''Mutiny on the Bay'' - 2001 *''Live At The Deaf Club'' - 2004 ===Singles=== *''California Über Alles'' - 1979 *''Holiday In Cambodia'' - 1980 *''Kill The Poor'' - 1980 *''Nazi Punks Fuck Off!'' - 1981 *''Too Drunk To Fuck'' - 1981 *''Bleed for Me'' - 1982 *''Haloween (song)'' - 1982 ===Bootleg/unauthorized albums=== *''A Skateboard Party'' - 1983 ==See also== *Punk ideology ==References== *Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "[http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:z95j8q9tbtq4 Dead Kennedys]". All Music Guide. Retrieved May 10, 2005. ==External links== *[http://www.alternativetentacles.com Alternative Tentacles - Record Label Launched by the Dead Kennedys] *[http://www.alternativetentacles.com/bandinfo.php?band=deadkennedys&sd=KKxJJPQ55VUXbEdA@FA Alternative Tentacles's Dead Kennedys Biography] *[http://www.deadkennedys.com/ Official site of the DK Kennedys] American musical groups Dead Kennedys Early punk groups Hardcore punk groups
Suggestion: Someone could post a more in-depth description of the trial which is pretty infamous among punk circles and first-amendment freaks... Any takers? I'll do it if nobody else does... -Anonymous coward ==Missing band member== There seems to be no information regarding the second guitarist/songwriter 6025. Having co-written half of the songs on Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables and writing a handful of those appearing on later albums, he does deserve an honorable mention. Is there any information on this guy aside from a few appearances in early concert footage (blonde hair, sporting an ascot) and a few co-authored credits on the first album? (See: http://deadkennedys.com/bandmembers.htm -bottom) == POV == I like DK a lot, but this article is admittedly slanted. Is there interest in writing a, perhaps, less passionate article? == Revision of article == I've deleted a lot of the information about the royalties court case which was heavily biased in favour of Biafra and adequately covered in the Biafra article anyway. I've rewritten a lot of the passages that were obviously written by someone a bit too eager to write about their favourite band. == More People Named Jello == I think the revisions worked well because I find this article to be fine. It is short and to the point. However, why is there no discussion on why more people aren't named "Jello"? :Such a discussion would find a better fit on the Jello Biafra article, would it not? --User:Myleslong 17:59, 12 Apr 2005 (UTC) == Recomendation == The entry, as it stands right now, looks ballanced. My only problem is that the information is fragmented & jumps around too much. Editing the so that all events are in historical sequence would help greatly. == Final version of article == I've fixed the chronology and think the article's now balanced and effective. == 6025 information == 6025, while he did write some of the material and was prominent in the early singles did not play beyond that. As it stands right now, he lives south of San Francisco, suffering from a disability. Other than that, not much else to say.
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:''This page is about the band; see Kennedy political family for the political dynasty, or The Kennedy Curse, which inspired the name "Dead" Kennedys'' The Dead Kennedys were a punk rock band from San Francisco, California Attacking assumptions of the left-wing politics and right-wing politics with humor, their music mixed arty elements of English punk with the energy of the American punk scene. Lead singer Jello Biafra was also responsible for releasing many other punk and alternative bands on his Alternative Tentacles record label. ==History== The Dead Kennedys formed in June 1978. They consisted of Jello Biafra on vocals, guitarist East Bay Ray, bassist Klaus Fluoride, and drummer Ted (Bruce Slesinger). They played numerous shows at local venues, and in June of 1979, released their first single, "California Uber Alles", on Alternative Tentacles. They followed with a well received east-coast tour. Prior to the release of their debut album, ''Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables'', Dead Kennedys were invited to perform at the Bay Area Music Awards in front of music industry big-wigs to, in the words of the organizers, give the event some "new wave credibility". The day of the show was spent practicing the song they were asked to play, the underground hit "California Über Alles". In typically Subversion, perverse style, the band became the talking point of the ceremony when after about 10 seconds into the song, Biafra said "HOLD IT! We've gotta prove that we're adults now. We're not a punk rock band, we're a New Wave music band." The band then tore into the previously unheard "Pull My Strings", a barbed, Satire attack on the ethics of the mainstream music industry. As well as containing the lyrics "Is my Penis big enough, is my brain small enough, for you to make me a star", the song also sent-up The Knack's biggest new wave hit, "My Sharona". The song was never recorded in the studio but this performance, the first and only time the song was ever performed, was released on the posthumous compilation album ''Give Me Convenience or Give Me Death''... and the band was never invited to play the awards show ever again. After their debut album, drummer Ted was replaced with D.H. Peligro. Throughout the 1980s, they toured all over the United States as well as Europe, gaining a large following in the underground music scene. The EP ''In God We Trust, Inc.'' (1981) and album ''Plastic Surgery Disasters'' (1982) showed a development in musical style, and their music became a political force, pitting itself against rising elements of American social and political life such as the religious right and Ronald Reagan. The release of the album ''Frankenchrist'' (Alternative Tentacles; Virus 45) in 1985 caused a fervor with the newly formed PMRC (Parents Music Resource Center), and in 1986, the Dead Kennedys were brought to trial for "distribution of harmful matter to minors" due in part to an H.R. Giger [http://www.fred-katrin.de/giger/land/hr_giger_landscape_XX.jpg illustration] included with the album. Biafra says that during this time government agents invaded and searched his home. The band members were each faced with up to a year in jail and a $2000 fine. In 1987, the charges were dropped after a three-week trial. The album, however, was banned from many record stores nationwide. After the release of ''Bedtime for Democracy'' in late 1986, the band called it quits. Biafra went on to become a highly active political force, appearing on numerous television shows and releasing a number of spoken-word albums. ==Internal conflicts== Recently, the Band has been involved in legal wrangles over royalty fees, particularly after most of their catalogue was transferred to the 'Decay' record label. The band reformed in 2001 without Biafra under the name 'DK Kennedys' and embarked on an American tour. ==Discography== ===Albums=== *''Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables'' - 1980 *''In God We Trust, Inc.'' - 1981 *''Plastic Surgery Disasters'' - 1982 *''Frankenchrist'' - 1985 *''Bedtime for Democracy'' - 1986 *''Give Me Convenience or Give Me Death'' - 1987 ====Post-trial DK records releases==== *''Mutiny on the Bay'' - 2001 *''Live At The Deaf Club'' - 2004 ===Singles=== *''California Über Alles'' - 1979 *''Holiday In Cambodia'' - 1980 *''Kill The Poor'' - 1980 *''Nazi Punks Fuck Off!'' - 1981 *''Too Drunk To Fuck'' - 1981 *''Bleed for Me'' - 1982 *''Haloween (song)'' - 1982 ===Bootleg/unauthorized albums=== *''A Skateboard Party'' - 1983 ==See also== *Punk ideology ==References== *Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "[http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:z95j8q9tbtq4 Dead Kennedys]". All Music Guide. Retrieved May 10, 2005. ==External links== *[http://www.alternativetentacles.com Alternative Tentacles - Record Label Launched by the Dead Kennedys] *[http://www.alternativetentacles.com/bandinfo.php?band=deadkennedys&sd=KKxJJPQ55VUXbEdA@FA Alternative Tentacles's Dead Kennedys Biography] *[http://www.deadkennedys.com/ Official site of the DK Kennedys] American musical groups Dead Kennedys Early punk groups Hardcore punk groups
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Suggestion: Someone could post a more in-depth description of the trial which is pretty infamous among punk circles and first-amendment freaks... Any takers? I'll do it if nobody else does... -Anonymous coward ==Missing band member== There seems to be no information regarding the second guitarist/songwriter 6025. Having co-written half of the songs on Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables and writing a handful of those appearing on later albums, he does deserve an honorable mention. Is there any information on this guy aside from a few appearances in early concert footage (blonde hair, sporting an ascot) and a few co-authored credits on the first album? (See: http://deadkennedys.com/bandmembers.htm -bottom) == POV == I like DK a lot, but this article is admittedly slanted. Is there interest in writing a, perhaps, less passionate article? == Revision of article == I've deleted a lot of the information about the royalties court case which was heavily biased in favour of Biafra and adequately covered in the Biafra article anyway. I've rewritten a lot of the passages that were obviously written by someone a bit too eager to write about their favourite band. == More People Named Jello == I think the revisions worked well because I find this article to be fine. It is short and to the point. However, why is there no discussion on why more people aren't named "Jello"? :Such a discussion would find a better fit on the Jello Biafra article, would it not? --User:Myleslong 17:59, 12 Apr 2005 (UTC) == Recomendation == The entry, as it stands right now, looks ballanced. My only problem is that the information is fragmented & jumps around too much. Editing the so that all events are in historical sequence would help greatly. == Final version of article == I've fixed the chronology and think the article's now balanced and effective. == 6025 information == 6025, while he did write some of the material and was prominent in the early singles did not play beyond that. As it stands right now, he lives south of San Francisco, suffering from a disability. Other than that, not much else to say.
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