Sunday, April 21, 2013

The Deeds of Jello, an Introduction!


Besides Johnny Rotten/Lydon one of the most outspoken characters
in punk rock is Jello Biafra. Or Eric Reed Boucher as was named by his parents.
Born in 1958 in Boulder Colorado, grew up in San Francisco, California, USA.


Just after the first wave of punk, Jello Biafra as the singer and political agitator in his band Dead Kennedys, becme one of the leading "punk" figures. And maybe because of his political stance, he and the Dead Kenneys became a popular target for the conservative forces in American society. This didn´t discourage him. After the Dead Kennedys break up in 1986, he seemed to clone himself and started band, collaborated with, did spoken words and lectures everywhere, any time, all the time. 1,2, Fuck You Punk Revue will try to solve some of the puzzle Jello Biafra without any illution of get it all.  



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