Today is the birthday of punk legend Jello Biafra.
Biafra is a very outspoken punk musician who was the frontman for the Dead Kennedys, the No WTO Combo, and his current band, Jello Biafra and the Guantanamo School of Medicine, which recently enjoyed a new release. In addition, Biafra has had numerous collaborations with other musicians and bands, including the Offspring, MoJo Nixon, the Melvins, NoMeansNo, DOA, and some others, as well.
He started his own record label, Alternative Tentacles, which had grown impressively over the course of years and now decades, even though it has remained largely a grassroots record label, which had also delved into publishing books.
One thing nobody can accuse Biafra of is shyness. He is very outspoken on political matters, and has a regular video series that can be viewed on Youtube known as “What Would Jello Do?” or WWJD for short. On these videos, Jello gives his summaries and opinions on key political matters of the day.
Biafra was born Eric Boucher on this day in 1958.
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