That the Dead Kennedys are listed as “Pop/Rock” in the Allmusic archives is telling. What was once considered “punk”, or “hardcore”, or “thrash” is no longer. Time has softened it’s edges as harder,… Continue reading
As much as I hate to admit it, my favorite punk band (and one of the most important bands of any genre and any decade, period!) went out with a whimper instead of… Continue reading
Does anyone remember the obscenity trial that was the result of the Dead Kennedy’s including a poster of the HR Giger painting entitled “Penis Landscape” in their LP “Frankenchrist”? You don’t have to… Continue reading
Let’s get this out of the way: Bar the Ramones The Dead Kennedys were America’s finest punk band. Better than Black Flag, better than X, better than everyone. Front man Biafra had the… Continue reading
