Jello biafra proclaims the obscured truth on this wellperformed spoken word. Biafra is a member of the green party of the united states. Jello biafra and the politics of punk the morning news. Rockbox request dead kennedys discography 19801986. I loved this album, and i only wish i knew what he thought about all the nonsense amerika and klinton are doing in kosovo. Lard, with al jourgensen and paul barker of ministry. The latest short spoken word video from alternative tentacles thoughtlord jello biafra on current events. He is the former lead singer and songwriter for the san francisco punk rock band dead kennedys. Dec 04, 2017 jello biafra has done about a million projects. Jello biafra a double upload today, jello biafra returns. He left the party and became a radio reporter, eventually becoming president of the philadelphia association of black journalists. Jello biafra is the former lead singer and songwriter for san francisco punk rock band dead kennedys, and is currently a musician and spoken word artist.
Jello biafra addresses all this and more and provides a few suggestions on masks. After the band disbanded, he became a solo musician and spoken word artist, releasing several albums on his record label, alternative tentacles. Although now focused primarily on spoken word performances, biafra has continued as a musician in numerous collaborations. Jello biafra simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Nov 03, 2007 dead kennedys singer jello biafra has spent his career railing against the religious right and the idle rich. Since the dissolution of dead kennedys, biafra has continued to collaborate and record with other artists, including mojo nixon, al jourgensen of ministry, nomeansno, and melvins, and has become a spoken word performer, covering political topics in.
Jello biafra updates his classic opening monologue from his first spoken word album, no more cocoons for 2020. Jello biafra i blow minds for a living full album antipatriot009. Mar, 2020 jello biafra updates his classic opening monologue from his first spoken word album, no more cocoons for 2020. During his spoken word tour, he is also playing shows with his band jello biafra and the guantanamo school of medicine. Even now, as biafra turns 60 on sunday, june 17, with a celebration at the great american music hall in san francisco where his band jello biafra and the guantanamo school of medicine will. Jan 03, 2017 jello biafra on how to stand up to trump, why punk still matters what were looking at here is jim crow 2. Download spoken word of jello biafra torrent or any other torrent from audio music direct download via magnet link. He started the record label alternative tentacles with east bay ray in 1979.
Jello biafra lyrics all the great songs and their lyrics from jello biafra on. Jello biafra i blow minds for a living spoken word album. With his slight lisp and high, nasal whine, exdead kennedy jello biafra s voice is not one you easily mistake. Jello biafra and the guantanamo school of medicine. Jello biafra i blow minds for a living 1991, vinyl. Jello biafra tickets, 2020 concert tour dates ticketmaster.
Like just about every other leftist speaker around, his tapes, cds and videos are easy to find. Punk rock vocalist, spoken word artist, anticensorship campaigner and author. Kcradaily004 jello biafra for mayor of san francisco. Following the demise of the dead kennedys in the wake of the financial and emotional disaster that was their 1986 obscenity trial, vocalist and freespeech icon jello biafra launched a solo career, devoting some of his releases to spoken word observations on american culture and politics and others to collaborative efforts with several bands. Jello biafra of dead kennedys performs an original poem inspired by the pledge of allegiance. Jello biafra walks us through his entire discography. He continued as a musician in numerous collaborations and as a spoken word artist. Jello biafra pioneered hardcore punk with his band dead kennedys, and fans will be glad to know that the iconoclastic frontman continues to provoke and entertain at his incendiary solo shows. He is the former lead singer and songwriter for the san francisco punk band the dead kennedys and is the founder of the independent record label alternative tentacles.
The new version tackles contemporary topics and you can check it out below. Dead kennedys singer jello biafra on what hed change as us. Jello tambem fez participacoes especiais em musicas como politricks do sepultura e the code is red do napalm death. Spoken word mumia abujamal is an american activist and journalist and was a member of the black panther party until october 1970. Exdead kennedys frontman jello biafra likes to keep busy. Jello biafra turns down offer to reunite with dead kennedys. One of the most arresting albums ive ever listened to, nmc contains lots of material that, while dated, still relates to our lives today. While undoubtedly best known as the frontman of hardcore punk legends dead kennedys, jello biafra born eric boucher, june 17, 1958 has had quite a career since leaving the band as well.
It consists of songs recorded during the same sessions that produced their first collaboration never breathe what you cant see but not used on that album, plus remixes of four songs from the first album. White people and the damage done is the second album by jello biafra and the guantanamo school of medicine. After he left the dead kennedys, he took over the influential independent record label alternative tentacles that he cofounded in 1979. Biafra, jello i blow minds for a living spoken word album. After his time with the band concluded, he became a political activist and took over the influential record label, alternative tentacles, which was founded by him and east bay ray. June 17, 1958, stage name jello biafra, first gained attention as the lead singer and songwriter for san francisco punk rock band the dead kennedys. Other releases of standup performances followed, as well as collaborations with al jourgensen and paul barker of the industrialmetal band ministry, recording under the name lard. Biafra, who remains steadfast in his extremist politics, will present a spoken word show at the boulder theater thursday with sonic youth frontman thurston moore and beat poet anne waldman. Following the demise of the dead kennedys in the wake of the financial and emotional disaster that was their 1986 obscenity trial, vocalist and freespeech icon jello biafra launched a solo career, devoting some of his releases to spoken word observations on american culture and politics and others. Kcradaily004 jello biafra for mayor of san francisco 1979. Jello biafra welcome to the official website for dead. Jello biafra biography, albums, streaming links allmusic.
Hes clearly regained the sense of absurdity and humor that made the dead kennedys more than your average hardcore band. After he left the dead kennedys, he took over the influential independent record label alternative tentacles records that he cofounded in 1979. A detailed discography of releases by the hardcore punk musician and spoken word artist jello biafra. There of course, has to be a period where you are exposed to new ideas and concepts that seem positively shocking and almost frightening. After he left the dead kennedys, he took over the influential independent record label alternative tentacles, which he had cofounded in 1979 with dead kennedys bandmate east bay ray. Dead kennedys frontman jello biafra announced he is going on a spoken word tour. Lard harmfull matter bust tales from the trial jello spoken word shut up, be happy the iceberg 1989. Jello biafra on how to resist trump, why punk still matters. Despite the nearly 20 albums of music that hes released, despite the dozens of hours of spoken word discs that hes cut, it can be tough get a glimpse of what makes up the seminal musician, and moreso, what he thinks about internally.
Jello biafra 20010801 indianapolis, in by jello biafra. For example on their journeys by dj set jdjcds004 from 1995 they used message from our sponsor. You can also hear the episode as a podcast of the alternative tentacles batcast. Jello biafra s spoken word albums need to be heard by millions responder eliminar. Entrada mas reciente entrada antigua pagina principal. Jun 06, 2008 biafra recounted his experiences during the frankenchrist trial on his 1989 spoken word album high priest of harmful matter, which underscored his talent as a humorist. Jello biafra dead kennedys mouthpiece and his outspoken word. Biafra was the lead singer and songwriter for san francisco punk rock band dead kennedys. He is the head of alternative tentacles records, the record label originally founded by dead kennedys in 1979 and which he took over in 1986. He has released an assortment of musical collaborations and a series of trenchant spoken word recordings.
No more cocoons 1987 high priest of harmful matter. Jun 14, 2018 even now, as biafra turns 60 on sunday, june 17, with a celebration at the great american music hall in san francisco where his band jello biafra and the guantanamo school of medicine will. The original version was released on the no more cocoons album in 1987, which was biafra s first spoken word release. They are all on sale for the entire month of march. Unassuming airline passenger peter monahan was treated to an energetic and unending spoken word concert from former dead kennedys frontman jello biafra while traveling on a redeye flight from san francisco to newark late last night. Lucky airline passenger wins free fivehour spoken word.
Long live the code, hells winter, and never breathe what you cant see. Biafra hasnt performed with the dead kennedys since their 1986 breakup, and his relationship with the rest of the band has been sour and contentious for years. A punk rock musician, political activist and owner of an influential record label, he is best known for his time as the lead singer and song writer for san francisco punk band, the dead kennedys. Eric reed boucher, better known by his professional name jello biafra, is an american singer, musician, and spoken word artist.
Licensed to youtube by the orchard music on behalf of alternative tentacles. Jello biafra eric is good singer and song writer, about half of what he says on stage, with his spoken word efforts ns people can agree with. In addition to running the seminal indie label alternative tentacles, hes found time to put out a bunch of spoken word albums, play some. Jello biafra, the original politicallyincorrect bad boy, splashes into spoken word with no more cocoons. Dead kennedys jello biafra announces spoken word tour. This video is a post script to his previous video where he addresses brett kavanaugh, and the ongoing effort to make the supreme court more conservative.
Eric reed boucher, better known by the stage name jello biafra, is an american punk rock musician and political activist best known as the former lead singer of the dead kennedys. Jello biafra high priest of harmful matter cd discogs. What have you got planned this time around, as far as a spoken word set. In the run up to the us election tony naylor hears his manifesto for change. Official alternative tentacles staff page for jello biafra. Producer, artwork by sleeve concept jello biafra notes recorded live on one of those dat machines that certain corrupt vicepresident wannabes want to ban. Far fewer artists speak out against this war than against bush iis invasion of iraq.
It was released on april 2, 20 on alternative tentacles. Publication date 20010801 topics jello biafra, spoken word, stymie. He can be found on many college campuses doing spoken word shows, as opposed to his punk music shows with the dead kennedys and lard, amongst other bands. Born in boulder, colorado on june 17, 1958 as eric reed. He has amassed quite a large number of spokenword albums. Its the anticapitalist things he says, we can broadly agree with. Jello biafra has released a new version of the spoken word track message from our sponsor. From the seminal dead kennedys to his fititing team up with doa to his surprising combo with melvins to his newest band jello biafra and the guantanamo school of medicine to the berserk, industrial pummeling of lard, the jman has done it all. Editorial jello biafra jello biafra on super tuesday. Jello biafra s third album of spoken word political invective is looser and funnier than the two that sprang up as a direct result of his mid80s obscenity trial. It was released in 2002 as a promo only, however, on december 20, 2005, the single was rereleased, which includes the song and a dvd containing the music video and an optional dual audio commentary on the video by jello biafra of dead kennedys fame.
Jello biafra is an american singer, musician, and spoken word artist. Jello biafra is a musician, spoken word artist, and the former lead singer and songwriter for the san francisco punk rock band dead kennedys. Nor can you ignore his hypercharged rants regarding politics, the media, censorship, dunderheaded macho behavior, politics, and inane drug laws. Jello biafra was for sure, a very important person when i was a kid and started to hear all of these crazy punk rock records. In fact, much of i blow minds for a living is downright hilarious. Eric reed boucher born june 17, 1958 is more widely known by the stage name jello biafra. June 17, 1958 is an american musician and spoken word artist. The band played three performances in october 2010. The audacity of hype 2009 enhanced methods of questioning 2011 white people and the damage done 20 compilation albums. Jello biafras third album of spoken word political invective is looser and funnier than the two that sprang up as a direct result of his mid80s obscenity trial. Eric reed boucher born june 17, 1958, better known by his professional name jello biafra, is an american singer, musician, and spoken word artist. Jello biafra s spoken word album series remains as vital as ever. Jello biafra i blow minds for a living spoken word.