Biafra, Jello
Currently alive, at 49 years of age.
Nationality: American
Categories: Musicians, Singer
US punk rock musician and singer
1958 - Born on the 17th of June in Boulder, Colorado, USA to Stanley Boucher, a psychiatric social worker and poet, and Virginia Boucher.
1977 - He began his career in music in January as a roadie for the punk rock band The Ravers.
Attended in the University of California, Santa Cruz.
1978 - Together with guitarist East Bay Ray they formed the Dead Kennedys.
1979-1986 - Became the lead singer of the Dead Kennedys.
- Dead Kennedys released their first single, "California Über Alles".
1980 - The Dead Kennedys performed at the Bay Area Music Awards.
1981 - Biafra married Therese Soder, aka Ninotchka, the lead singer of San Francisco-area punk. (Divorced 1986)
1983 - Performed in Rock Against Reagan festival.
1986 - Biafra became a spoken word artist at University of California, Los Angeles.
- He put in trial at Los Angeles for distributing "harmful matter" in the Dead Kennedys album Frankenchrist.
1987 - He was the independent candidate for San Francisco mayor and bagged placed 4th in popular vote.
1988 - With Alain Jourgensen of the band Ministry formed the band Lard.
1989 - Biafra did a song for the film's soundtrack with D.O.A.
1990 - Worked with Nomeansno on the soundtrack album The Sky is Falling and I Want My Mommy.
1998 - Former members of the Dead Kennedys sued Biafra for not paying them.
1999 - Biafra and other members of the anti-globalization movement protested the WTO Meeting in Seattle.
2001 - Biafra took part in a protest against the Free Trade Agreement of the Americas conference in Quebec.
2000 - New York State Green Party drafted Biafra as a candidate for the Green Party presidential nomination.
- He gave the keynote speech at the H.O.P.E. 2000 ("H2K") hacker conference.
2005 - Appeared on Episode 285 of This American Life, themed "Know Your Enemy".
- Biafra performed with the band The Melvins.
2006 - He began co-hosting The Alternative Tentacles Batcast
- Released the album "In The Grip Of Official Treason" in October.
Related Books
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No More Cocoons by Jello Biafra (Audio CD - Jul 1, 2001)  Usually ships in 24 hours |
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Real Conversations, No.1 (Henry Rollins Jello Biafra Lawrence Ferlinghetti Billy Childish) (Real Conversations (Re/Search)) by Henry Rollins and Billy Childish and Lawrence Ferlinghetti and Jello Biafra (Paperback - Apr 2, 2001) First in a series of in-depth interviews by pop culture icon V. Vale: Four leading figures in social movements discuss the state of Western culture and what led to its demise, with firsthand accounts... |
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Mob Action Against the State: Collected Speeches from the Bay Area Anarchist Bookfair (AK Press Audio) by Jello Biafra and Lawrence Ferlinghetti and Christian Parenti (Audio CD - Jul 1, 2002) The Bay Area is rich in local radicals, and most of them have taken a turn at the microphone of the renowned Bay Area Anarchist Bookfair. Here's an all-star collection from the speakers' corner of... |
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If Evolution Is Outlawed: Only Outlaws Will Evolve by Jello Biafra (Audio Cassette - Mar 2, 1999) Social Criticism. Walking the fine line between paranoia and brilliance, this spoken word triple-CD--the fifth from ex-Dead Kennedys frontman Biafra--is a journey into the black heart of corporate... Usually ships in 1 to 4 weeks |
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Beyond the Valley of the Gift Police by Jello Biafra (Audio CD - Jul 1, 2001) Spoken word offerings. The targets—from Bill Clinton to experts—are all there. The humor is wicked, and the information is spot-on as ever. Wit and wisdom. Essential. Three CD set.“Whew—a...  Usually ships in 1 to 4 weeks |
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Machine Gun in the Clown's Hand by Jello Biafra (Audio CD - Sep 1, 2003) Usually ships in 24 hours |
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