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Jello Biafra
Eric Reed Boucher, known professionally as Jello Biafra, is an American singer, spoken word artist and political activist. He is the former lead singer and songwriter for the San Francisco punk rock band Dead Kennedys.
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culture · American singer and activist (born 1958) · singer · actor · human rights defender · politician · journalist · film actor · peace activist · songwriter · environmentalist · musician · also Jello Biafra, Eric Boucher, Eric R. Boucher, Biafra
Born 17 June 1958 · Q334288
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2026· 2 entries
Biafra suffered a hemorrhagic stroke at his home due to hypertension and was hospitalized
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2025· 3 entries
Yahoo: Jello Biafra is selling his 1989 Celica - and he'll take the winning bidder for a spin
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loudwire: The Reason You’re Not Seeing Jello Biafra Reunite With Dead Kennedys
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As part of their Field of Vision Jello Biafra performed a rendition of "Police Truck" with King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard
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2024· 1 entry
brooklynvegan: Jello Biafra sang Dead Kennedys w/ Agent Orange & DEP at No Values (when not DJing)
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2021· 1 entry
That Biafra was in the works on a new Lard album
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2020· 2 entries
Biafra expressed disappointment that Sanders had suspended his campaign for the 2020 Democratic nomination
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Jello announced that he would be supporting both Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders in the 2020 presidential election
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2019· 1 entry
Westword: Jello Biafra Celebrates Neal Cassady and the Beats
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2018· 1 entry
Snopes.com rated the claim “Dead Kennedys frontman Jello Biafra was sued by his bandmates because he didn’t want one of their songs used in a Levi’s commercial.” Unproven.
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2017· 1 entry
From Riot Fest were proposed to the band but Biafra was against it
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2015· 3 entries
It was announced that Biafra would be supporting Bernie Sanders in his campaign for the 2016 presidential election
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Released album “Walk On Jindals Splinters”.
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loudwire: Dead Kennedys’ Jello Biafra Joins Napalm Death Onstage to Perform ‘Nazi Punks F— Off’
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2014· 1 entry
To revisit many of these classics in Siberia, New Orleans
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2013· 1 entry
The Guardian: Jello Biafra: 'Obama owes Occupy big time'
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2012· 2 entries
“s policies, summarizing Obama”
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Biafra has resisted identifying with any particular ideology, saying, "I don't label myself strictly an anarchist or a socialist or let alone a libertarian or something like that," In a 2012 interview, Biafra said "I'm very pro-tax as long as it goes for the right things.
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2011· 1 entry
Biafra appeared in a singular concert event with an all-star cast of Southern musicians including members from Cowboy Mouth, Dash Rip Rock, Mojo Nixon, and Down titled, "Jello Biafra and the New Orleans Raunch & Soul All
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2009· 2 entries
Phoenix New Times: Jello Biafra and the Guantanamo School of Medicine
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The Guardian: Rock preview: Jello Biafra And The Guantanamo School Of Medicine, on tour
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2007· 1 entry
The Guardian: Dead Kennedys singer Jello Biafra on what he'd change as US president
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2006· 2 entries
Released album “In the Grip of Official Treason”.
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Along with Alternative Tentacles employee and The Frisk lead singer Jesse Luscious, Biafra began co-hosting The Alternative Tentacles Batcast, a downloadable podcast hosted by alternativetentacles
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2005· 2 entries
Biafra donated a portion of his collection to an annual yard sale co-promoted by Alternative Tentacles and held at their warehouse in Emeryville, California
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Released album “Sieg Howdy!”.
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2004· 1 entry
Released album “Never Breathe What You Can’t See”.
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2003· 1 entry
By the California Supreme Court, Biafra was found liable for breach of contract, fraud, and malice in withholding a decade's worth of royalties from his former bandmates and ordered to pay over $200,000 in compensation a
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2002· 1 entry
Released album “The Big Ka-Boom, Part One”.
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2000· 2 entries
The New York State Green Party drafted Biafra as a candidate for the Green Party presidential nomination, and a few supporters were elected to the party's nominating convention in Denver, Colorado
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Released album “Become the Media”.
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1999· 1 entry
Biafra and other members of the anti-globalization movement protested the WTO Meeting of 1999 in Seattle
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1994· 3 entries
Punk rock fans who believed Biafra was a "sell out" attacked him at the 924 Gilman Street club in Berkeley, California
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Released album “Prairie Home Invasion”.
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Preceding Willis' major label deal with American Recordings
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1993· 1 entry
Gave an interview to RE/Search Publications for their second Incredibly Strange Music book focusing primarily on these records, and later participated in a two-part episode of Fuse TV's program Crate Diggers on the sa
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1991· 2 entries
Released album “I Blow Minds for a Living”.
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Released album “The Sky Is Falling and I Want My Mommy”.
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1989· 2 entries
Released album “Last Scream of the Missing Neighbors”.
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Biafra performed a song for the film's soundtrack with D
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1988· 1 entry
Biafra, with Al Jourgensen and Paul Barker of the band Ministry, and Jeff Ward, formed Lard
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1986· 1 entry
Took over the influential independent record label Alternative Tentacles, which he had founded in 1979 with Dead Kennedys bandmate East Bay Ray
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1979· 1 entry
Ran for mayor of San Francisco, California
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1978· 1 entry
Around the city and allowing the parks department to sell eggs and tomatoes with which people could pelt the statues, hiring workers who had lost their jobs due to a tax initiative to panhandle in wealthy neighborhoods (
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1977· 1 entry
Worked as a road crew member for a local band called the Ravers — later called The Nails — helping set up their equipment at shows, including as an opener for the Ramones
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1958· 1 entry
Born 1958-06-17.
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