Biafra's former bandmates maintain that they sued because of Jello Biafra's deliberate withholding of money, though when pressed they have acknowledged that the payment was an accounting mistake, but insist that Biafra was wrong in failing to inform the band directly.

In June 2008, Billy played a two-night show with Jello Biafra ( vocals ), Ralph Spight ( guitar ) and Jon Weiss ( drums ) in celebration of Biafra's 50th birthday, and has since recorded an album, The Audacity of Hype, with them.

His guitar work was heavily influenced by surf music, jazz and rockabilly, and, alongside Jello Biafra's astute lyrics and unique vibrato-based vocal style, East Bay Ray's playing was one of the defining factors of the music of the Dead Kennedys, and by extension, of the " second wave " of American punk.

During the same year, Gould joined as bassist in Jello Biafra's new band The Axis Of Evildoers along with Ralph Spight ( Victim's Family ) on guitar, and Jon Weiss on drums.

They made their debut at Jello Biafra's 50th-birthday celebration June 16 and 17, 2008 at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco.

The band's debut LP The Crucifucks -- recorded in 1984 by Doc, Steve, guitarist Gus Varner, and Marc Hauser on bass — was released in 1985 on Jello Biafra's Alternative Tentacles label.

Jello Biafra was impressed with his guerrilla interview style, but became noticeably angered in a 2000 interview when Nardwuar began to cajole Biafra about Biafra's lawsuit against former Dead Kennedys band mates.

In 1982, The Crucifucks formed and signed to Jello Biafra's Alternative Tentacles Records.

They were signed to Jello Biafra's Alternative Tentacles Record label.

Fuck Art Let's Fart, they were signed to Jello Biafra's Alternative Tentacles Records, which released their full length LP entitled World Full of Hate in 1982, and also rereleased their first single under the new name, Because This Fuckin ' World Stinks.

Between 1987 and 2011, Alice Donut released ten full-length albums and around 16 EPs, singles, and other releases on Jello Biafra's Alternative Tentacles label and various other labels.

The band's tenth studio album followed, Ten Glorious Animals, released in September 2009, on Jello Biafra's Record Label Alternative Tentacles.

cover for Jello Biafra's Machine Gun In The Clown's Hand

The Crucifucks is a self-titled debut album, released in 1985 on Jello Biafra's Alternative Tentacles record label.

6025's lyrics were notably different from the rest of the band's repertoire, focusing on strange, nonsensical imagery and a morbid, fatalistic tone as opposed to vocalist / songwriter Jello Biafra's political satire.

Dillard returned playing songs off Mangled Demos from 1983 live with Buzz Osborne and Dale Crover ( on bass & referred to as Matt Lukin ) after the albums 2005 release, including two shows to celebrate Jello Biafra's 50th birthday.

Jello Biafra mentions Dwight Frye in the lyrics to " BUY MY SNAKE OIL " off of the 1994 record with Mojo Nixon titled PRAIRIE HOME INVASION.

The song features a heavy surf rock / garage rock riff from guitarist East Bay Ray and satirical lyrics from Jello Biafra that paint a trenchant picture of an outrageous, moronic party.

Examples of songs from this era are " Ya Little Creep " and " Bad ," two Kerr-era NoMeansNo songs with songwriting credited to the Hanson Brothers ( the former appears on the 1991 compilation Clam Chowder and Ice Vs. Big Macs and Bombers, while the latter appears on The Sky Is Falling and I Want My Mommy, a collaborative LP with Jello Biafra.

During live performances with the Melvins in the 9 / 11-Afghanistan-Iraq War era, Jello substituted " Muslims " for " Russians " in the verse " So what's ten million dead, if it's keeping out the Russians?

In August 1987, the criminal trial was submitted to the jury with the two remaining defendants: Jello Biafra and Michael Bonanno ( former Alternative Tentacles label manager ).

By 1986, a market study concluded that mothers with young children rarely purchased Jello.

The Jello stereotype developed during a time when the Mormon church, lead by Gordon B. Hinckley, more actively engaged with wider society, such as by giving interviews with the press.

However, the high level of Jello consumption has nothing to do with either religion or a refusal to drink alcohol, but simply reflects the nationwide trend towards processed foods.

Musician Jello Biafra ran for several offices with the Green Party, including for President in 2000.

Some prominent members of the punk rock community such as Fat Mike and Jello Biafra have been critical of the band's decision to replace Darby Crash with an actor.

During the 2004 United States presidential election, artists and bands including Brian Baker, Jello Biafra, Mike Watt, Bad Religion, Rise Against, Circle Jerks, Ensign, Sick of It All, The Unseen, Western Addiction, and Youth Brigade involved themselves with the anti-Bush political activist group Punkvoter.

In 2006 Farrell appeared with Jello Biafra and Keith Gordon in the documentary Whose War ?, examining the U. S. role in the Iraq War.

Jourgensen and Barker also formed Lard with Dead Kennedys lead singer Jello Biafra, Acid Horse with Cabaret Voltaire, 1000 Homo DJs ( which featured Nine Inch Nails ' Trent Reznor doing vocals on a cover of Black Sabbath's Supernaut ), PTP with Chris Connelly and Pailhead with Ian MacKaye of Minor Threat and Fugazi.

* Jello Biafra worked as a roadie for The Ravers ( later known as The Nails ) before forming the Dead Kennedys with guitarist East Bay Ray

On May 31, 2011 Jello Biafra and the Guantanamo School of Medicine released the CD Enhanced Methods of Questioning with a song about Henrietta Lacks and the HeLa immortal cell line called " The Cells That Will Not Die ".

In fact, by the time recording began, they had already played what would be their last live concert with Jello Biafra and announced their breakup immediately after the record's release.

In the mid-1990s Nixon collaborated on albums with Jello Biafra ( Prairie Home Invasion ), Dave Alvin, and members of the Beat Farmers, including Buddy " Blue " Seigal ( Live in Las Vegas by the Pleasure Barons ).

Chadbourne has worked with numerous artists including John Zorn, Fred Frith, Derek Bailey, Han Bennink, Carla Bley Band, Paul Lovens, Toshinori Kondo, Kommissar Hjuler und Frau, Camper Van Beethoven, Jello Biafra, Turbonegro, They Might Be Giants, Sun City Girls, Violent Femmes, Aki Takase, Walter Daniels, Kevin Blechdom, Biff Blumfumgagnge, Zu and Jimmy Carl Black.

with Jello Biafra ( 1990 )

The convention suite featured caffeinated Jello and ice cream made with liquid nitrogen.

Jello Biafra claimed the magazine's criticism of him inspired people to assault him at a 1994 performance at 924 Gilman Street, though his assailants were not known to be affiliated with MRR in any way.

Produced by the Canadian company Prairie Coast Films and directed by Sean Patrick Shaul, the film focused on Chinn's life, including his drug abuse and schizophrenia, and featured interview footage with such notables as Jello Biafra of the Dead Kennedys, Brendan Canning of Broken Social Scene, Corb Lund of the Corb Lund and the Hurtin ' Albertans and The Smalls, and Joey Keithley of D. O. A.

With help from Jello Biafra and Klaus Flouride, East Bay Ray crafted a distinct and driving guitar style and sound.

" Jello Biafra has similarly asked, " Is well placed humor one of the best protest tactics there is?

He has also covered songs by hardcore punk bands such as The Exploited, Jello Biafra, and Black Flag.

Many Jello dishes, such as desserts and jello salads, became special occasion foods rather than everyday items.

AK Press has released spoken word albums by distinguished radicals such as Noam Chomsky, Howard Zinn, Jello Biafra, Arundhati Roy and Mumia Abu-Jamal and music by artists including David Rovics and Utah Phillips.

Some prominent members of the punk rock community such as Fat Mike and Jello Biafra have been critical of The Germs ' decision to replace Darby Crash with an actor.

Many benefits were arranged for the group by people such as Jello Biafra and Joey Shithead of D. O. A.

This lineup began extensive world tours, catching the eye of such noteworthy rock figures as Steve Albini, who produced their 1991 album Total Castration, and Jello Biafra, who signed them to his Alternative Tentacles record label.