Discography
76 releases – 24 under his own name, 50 in other groups and 2 credits on others' music Edit
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Jello Biafra
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Jello Biafra
Edit- Born:
- June 17, 1958, he's 53 and American.
- Birthname:
- Eric Reed Boucher.
- Snapshot:
- An Artist with 24 releases, a member of 5 groups, and credited twice on others' music. 7 collaborations and 1 musical relative.
Biography
EditJello Biafra (born Eric Reed Boucher; June 17, 1958) is an American musician, spoken word artist and leading figure of the Green Party. Biafra first gained attention as the lead singer and songwriter for San Francisco punk rock band Dead Kennedys. After his time with the band concluded, he took over the influential independent record label Alternative Tentacles, founded in 1979 by him and Dead Kennedys bandmate East Bay Ray. Although now primarily focused on spoken word art, he has continued as a musician in numerous collaborations.
Politically, Jello is a member of the Green Party He is a self-identified anarchist who advocates civil disobedience, direct action, culture jamming, and pranksterism in the name of political causes. Biafra is known to use absurdist media tactics in the tradition of the Yippies to highlight issues of civil rights, social justice, economic populism, boosterism, anti-corporatism, peace movements, anti-consumerism, environmentalism, anti-globalization, universal health care, LGBT rights, anti-capitalism, abortion access, feminism, and the separation of church and state.
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