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Started by lazloman2002

as e fan whose only recently discovered the kennedys back catalogue i was shocked to find out that biafra and the rest have been slinging mud at each other in various lawsuits over the last few years.the main allegation has been over biafra allegdedly pocketing royalties that were meant to be shared out equally.i was also surprised to learn that biafra was in constant contact with a lawyer right from the formation of the band-a situation the rest didnt know about it.sort of takes some of the magic away from the most clued up political punk band of all time.

Posted on Thu, 23 September 2004 at 18:49

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allroy wrote:

Well, actually he put the money into the Alternative Tentacles record label and not in his pockets.
It’s a sad story, anyway.
Nearly as sad as the rest still touring under the name DK to just make money.

Posted on Thu, 23 September 2004 at 19:32

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Jello Biafra wrote:

very sceptically went to see the dead kennedys on the “reunion” tour in 2001 and was very surprised. pity Jello/i’m such a prick.
Fresh Fruit… needs to be heard now more than ever (bush et al)

Posted on Fri, 24 September 2004 at 14:57

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Jello Biafra wrote:

meant to say pleasantly surprised.

Posted on Fri, 24 September 2004 at 14:57

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lazloman2002 wrote:

i saw a picture of them lately their old grey and balding.theyve changed their singer three times.its an unfunny joke.what a sad end.i agree fresh fruit is as relevant now as it was twenty years ago but as regards the infighting between them i reckon biafra shoulders most of the blame.by what ive read he sounds like hes become an old bitter petty self parody.sad but true

Posted on Fri, 24 September 2004 at 17:32

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3ddo-on-the-balcony (eddo) wrote:

Very sad and true. They were amongst my ‘heroes’ once. I feel betrayed. Thought they had the real spirit, not fake like the Sex Pistols.
Fortunately I can still rely on Crass.

Posted on Fri, 24 September 2004 at 18:54

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Isolation wrote:

Jello is still an amazing and incredibly hot performer though.

Posted on Sat, 25 September 2004 at 20:30

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dano wrote:

Yeah, and he appeared in a GWAR movie, repsect!

Posted on Sat, 25 September 2004 at 21:57

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fatboy wrote:

Dead Kennedys were a great band. I can’t say much about their recent reformation as I’ve yet to hear them, but in their heyday, they were really something.

Fresh Fruit…is their best known work along with Too Drunk To Fuck (can’t believe that was a Top 40 hit), but my fave DK album has to be Frankenchrist.

Yup, that was the album that had HR Giger’s infamous poster included and later had Jello Biafra in court, but look pass all that and there’s an underrated album. For me at least, it’s still relevent like Fresh Fruit…and the social issues and stereotypes of the States still stick out to this day.

Check ‘em out

Posted on Tue, 9 November 2004 at 12:41

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RobbyVDH wrote:

It could be that they were a great band, but these days they are damn’ boring.. saw them a couple of weeks ago in Ternat and they sucked big time

Posted on Tue, 9 November 2004 at 19:03

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lazloman2002 wrote:

probably something to do with the fact that their all old enough to be using zimmerframes and jello aint playing with them anymore my freind.

Posted on Tue, 9 November 2004 at 21:26

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