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  Welcome To The Official Website For Dead Kennedys
DEAD KENNEDYS were one of the most popular and important American hardcore punk bands of the late '70s/early '80s.
Dead Kennedys' early success led them to record their first single, "California Über Alles," in 1979, a blistering attack on the then governor of California, Jerry Brown.
Dead Kennedys' inflammatory name and provocative behavior (in one 1979 prank, Biafra ran for mayor of San Francisco - and came in fourth) attracted the attention of a number of far-right politico-r
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  Dead Kennedys - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Dead Kennedys officially disbanded in 1986, reforming in 2001 with a new vocalist.
In 1986 members of the band Dead Kennedys, along with other parties involved in the distribution of Frankenchrist, were charged criminally with distribution of harmful matter to minors.
The Dead Kennedys are noted for the acerbity of their lyrics, which generally express a harsh and staunchly left-wing view of contemporary America.
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 Dead Kennedys - Biography - AOL Music
The Dead Kennedys merged revolutionary politics with hardcore punk music and, in the process, became one of the defining hardcore bands.
The Dead Kennedys returned in 1985 with Frankenchrist, which was the record that earned the band its greatest notoriety.
The DVD format of Dmpo's On Broadway, the Dead Kennedys' June 1984 performance marking the closing of San Francisco's avant-garde theater and nightclub, was released in May 2000.
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 NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Dead Kennedys
A Scateboard Party is a live album by the Dead Kennedys and was released in August 1983 on Starving Missile Records in cooperation with Alternative Tentacles as a limited edition release.
Dead Kennedys' early success led them to record their first single, "California Über Alles," in 1979, a blistering attack on the then governor of California, Jerry Brown.
The Dead Kennedys are noted for the acerbity of their lyrics, which generally take a harsh critique of contemporary America that is staunchly right-wing.
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 Dead Kennedys News - FAQ
From the time Dead Kennedys began, Biafra was obtaining advice from a friend in Colorado named Richard F. Stott, a law student and band manager.
Manifesto Records, the label Dead Kennedys signed with to distribute their re-mastered catalogue and to release the live CD "Mutiny On the Bay," is a totally independent record label based in Los Angeles with no affiliations with any major label.
Ray produced and financed the first Dead Kennedys single, and he and their first drummer, Ted, sold the first 6,000 copies from the back of their cars to local record stores.
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 Dead Kennedys News - home page
Please be aware that this was an unpleasant episode in Dead Kennedys' history and that the band would like to put it behind them.
Dead Kennedys were underpaid royalties by Alternative Tentacles Records.
It was proven to be true that "Alternative Tentacles Records engaged in fraudulent conduct" and that Jello Biafra "breached his contractual and fiduciary obligations to plaintiff [Dead Kennedys]." It was also shown "by clear and convincing evidence" that Biafra and Alternative Tentacles were "guilty of malice, oppression and fraud" in committing these acts.
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 Dead Kennedys - Music Downloads, Biography, Discography, Pictures and Much More.   (Site not responding. Last check: )
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".
Frequent diatribes criticizing their own punk movement express a quality that is unique to Dead Kennedys (and especially frontman Jello Biafra), in that their expressions of rage are ultimately meant to be constructive.
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".
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 allmusic ((( Dead Kennedys > Overview )))
The Dead Kennedys merged revolutionary politics with hardcore punk music and, in the process, became one of the defining hardcore bands.
The Kennedys were more inspired by British punk and the fiery, revolutionary-implied politics of the Sex Pistols than the artier tendencies of New York punk rockers.
Under the direction of lead vocalist Jello Biafra, the Dead Kennedys became the most political and -- to the eyes of many observers, including Christians and right-wing politicians -- the most dangerous band in hardcore.
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 Band Search: DEAD KENNEDYS
Dead Kennedys were one of the most popular and important American hardcore punk bands of the 1980's, and in their nine year history stirred up a good deal of controversy through their overtly political songs and actions.
Dead Kennedys (usually written without a "The") formed in July 1978 in San Francisco, with the lineup of Biafra, vocals; Klaus Fluoride, bass; East Bay Ray, guitar; and Bruce Slesinger (a.k.a.
The Dead Kennedys premiered at Mabuhay Gardens, a Filipino restaurant in San Francisco's North Beach section which served as a home to punk bands for nearly ten years.
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 the-dead-kennedys Mp3 Albums Review
The Dead Kennedys were embarking on a dangerous and untraveled road against all odds.
Track for track and album after album, the Dead Kennedys were the most relentlessly political and controversial stateside punk rock band to gain much public notoriety.
The Dead Kennedy's had a pretty stellar discography with the classics fresh fruit and In god we trust under their belts.
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 ::: rambozo dot com : index :::
this is a long overdue updated version of my old dead kennedys site.
one looks like it might be the official dead kennedys site.
11.08.01 - the new dead kennedys are playing at the galaxy in santa ana tonight at 10:15 and in san diego tomorrow.
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 The Dead Kennedys or The Ramones
In the same way, I enjoy The Dead Kennedys, but you can't compare them to The Ramones, as The Ramones were one of the bands who really started punk.
Dead Kennedys original works have never, nor likely ever will be remastered.
The dead kennedeys werent much better, but at least there was a bit more innovation and thought put into it.
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 MTV News - Dead Kennedys Alive And Fighting Over 'Impersonator'
At the rate they're going, Dead Kennedys are likely to end up spending more time in court than they logged onstage over their nine-year career, which ended in 1987.
That case was originally filed in 1998 and stemmed from a handshake agreement in which all four members agreed to share equally in the group's royalties (see "Dead Kennedys Prepare To Square Off In Court").
Even amidst all the process servers, lawyers and judges, it's hard to forget that Dead Kennedys were one of hardcore punk's most influential outfits, merging scorching, uptempo songs with equal doses of politics and sarcasm.
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 Manifesto Records :: 2Dead Kennedys   (Site not responding. Last check: )
DEAD KENNEDYS' early success led them to record their first single "California ?er Alles" in 1979, a blistering attack on the then Governor of California, Jerry Brown.
DEAD KENNEDYS played their last show in March of 1986 in the San Francisco Bay Area, where they started.
Recorded in 1986, this is DEAD KENNEDYS' final studio album and these 21 tracks saw the band take a more "thrashy" edge to their sound, resulting in some of their most fast and intense tracks, and includes " Hop With The Jet Set" and "Take This Job And Shove It".
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 The Dead Kennedys Websites
Dead Kennedys - An in depth profile of the band with some selected links.
Dead Kennedys News - The latest news and information on the Dead Kennedys vs. Alternative Tentacles dispute from the reformed band's point of view.
Dead Kennedys Page - Information on the band, Jello's bid for mayor, albums, court battle and pictures.
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 Dead Kennedys Tickets - Buy, Bargain, Sale, Tix, 2005, Concert Tickets, Dead Kennedys Schedule, Cheap Dead Kennedys ...   (Site not responding. Last check: )
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 Dead Kennedys Music Favorite Songs Lyrics From   (Site not responding. Last check: )
DEAD KENNEDYS were one of the most popular and important American hardcore punk bands of the late '70s...
Dead Kennedys' early years up to their first UK tour, never before seen live performances, interviews with band members, comments by music...
Jello Biafra tells it, his former bandmates in the Dead Kennedys are a bunch of greedy scums of the earth...
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 TrouserPress.com :: Dead Kennedys
It took a while, but in the Dead Kennedys, America finally produced a powerful, self-righteously moral band to match the fury (if not the solid musical appeal) of the Sex Pistols.
Generally acknowledged as prime pioneers of American hardcore, the Kennedys were hugely influential, not only by setting a style, sensibility and commendable standards, but with their productive Alternative Tentacles label and active support for grassroots rock activity.
The charges were dismissed, but the Dead Kennedys had had it.
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 Dead Kennedys News
SPIRIT OF '77: In the early 1980s, bands such as X and the Dead Kennedys gave Los Angeles a ragged and dark punk rock.
The onetime Dead Kennedys front man will return to his spoken-word career sometime later this year, with In the Grip of Official Treason, which will cover such topics as "The Fall of Rome Under Bush,"...
Staging a Protest Jello Biafra, lead singer of '70s punk pioneers the Dead Kennedys, became a spoken-word performer in the 1980s after the band, well, disbanded.
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 Ink 19 :: Dead Kennedys   (Site not responding. Last check: )
After adding a drummer (Ted) and a second guitarist (6025), Dead Kennedys were formed.
Live At The Deaf Club predates even the release of Dead Kennedys' first single, "California Uber Alles." It is the earliest recording of the band that went on to change the face of the California hardcore scene, marrying politics with punk in a way that had never been done before.
A time when Dead Kennedys were a brand new band, and Darby Crash was still alive.
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 Dead Kennedys - definition erklärung bedeutung glossar zu Dead Kennedys   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Die Dead Kennedys sind eine US-Punkband aus San Francisco, Kalifornien, die von 1978 bis 1986 existierte.
Nach der Veröffentlichung der Bedtime for Democracy-LP gegen Ende des Jahres 1986 erklärten sie die Dead Kennedys für aufgelöst. Jello Biafra blieb weiterhin in der Punk-Bewegung aktiv, pflegt bis heute das Label Alternative Tentacles, sang unter anderem bei der Band Lard und brachte einige Spoken Word Alben heraus.
Jello Biafra distanziert sich von allen Aktivitäten der DK Kennedys und deren Label Decay, da diese nichts mit dem Geist und den Qualitäten der Dead Kennedys von vor 1986 zu tun haben, respektive deren Idealen konträr gegenüber stehen.
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 Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables by Dead Kennedys CD
No rot." Uncut (2/03, p.91) - 5 stars out of 5 - "...Dead Kennedys were surely the most influential proponents of late-'70s US punk..." Alternative Press (11/00, p.144) - Included in AP's "10 Essential Political-Revolution Albums" - "...Biafra takes on the monied classes and the government, and the songs become almost too intricate for punk.
the dead kennedys are a classic, and jello biafra is god.
this cd was the first dead kennedys cd i ever bought and its one of the best next to "bedtime for democracy".
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 Dead Kennedys Discography and Biography at Mr Bill's IRS Records Corner
Some may argue that Henry Rollins and Black Flag or Exene Cervenka and X or even Lee Ving and Fear were the stalwart renegades of rock'n'roll at the dawn of the American Punk scene, but no group can hold a candle to the controversy generated by the "DK" and their flamboyant leader, Jello Biafra...
From the outset, Dead Kennedys were much more than a "typical punk band." They were clearly more musically skilled than their peers and, most impressively, the lyrics were dripping with sardonic wit.
This LP ultimately (and indirectly) led to the demise of the Dead Kennedys.
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 Amazon.com: Frankenchrist: Music: Dead Kennedys   (Site not responding. Last check: )
To many, this is the album where the Dead Kennedys ended and Jello Biafra's politically charged vision fully took focus.
In the time they've recorded, a number of trends have come and gone, and the Kennedys seem to absorb bits from new wave and other post-punk movements while somehow maintaining their edge and their sound.
This is pretty much the transition album from Dead Kennedys to Jello Biafra's political diatribe vehicle.
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