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JELLO BIAFRA Turns Down Invitation From DEAD KENNEDYS To Perform At Anniversary Concert
Punk icon Jello Biafra has turned down an invitation from his former DEAD KENNEDYS bandmates to participate in what he called "their cash-in nostalgia show in Hollywood on August 19." "To put it mildly, this reeks of false advertising," he said in an official press release. "They obviously aren't se...August 20, 2003
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DEAD KENNEDYS Invite JELLO BIAFRA To Perform At Anniversary Concert
Seminal punk rock band DEAD KENNEDYS announced today that they are extending an offer to former lead singer Jello Biafra to rejoin the band at their 25th Anniversary concert at the Key Club in Los Angeles on August 19, 2003. "We are absolutely serious in asking Jello to rejoin the band on our annive...August 13, 2003
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MARILYN MANSON To Exhibit Art At WEST MEMPHIS THREE Benefit
Marilyn Manson and Exene Cervenka will exhibit pieces of their art at "Cruel and Unusual: An Exhibition to Benefit the West Memphis Three" from September 6-20 at Sixspace Gallery in Los Angeles, according to MTV.com. Ex-DEAD KENNEDYS singer Jello Biafra will provide a taped lecture for the event. An...August 5, 2003
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DEAD KENNEDYS Announce 25th Anniversary Show In Los Angeles
Seminal punk rock band DEAD KENNEDYS announced Tuesday (July 29) that they will celebrate their 25th Anniversary with a show at the Key Club in Los Angeles on Tuesday, August 19, 2003. Opening for DEAD KENNEDYS will be punk legends DR. KNOW. To further celebrate a quarter century as a band, DEAD KEN...July 30, 2003
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AL JOURGENSEN Says MINISTRY Festival Tour Postponed, New LARD CD To Feature ANTHRAX Members
MINISTRY have postponed their previously announced plans to launch a month-long "festival" tour with REVOLTING COCKS, LARD and OGHR (featuring SKINNY PUPPY frontman Nivek Ogre, a.k.a. Kevin Ogilvie),originally scheduled to kick off in late July. "Not everybody would have been able to make it for th...July 22, 2003
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JELLO BIAFRA Gets Shot Down By DEAD KENNEDYS
A California Court of Appeals yesterday (June 18) found that former DEAD KENNEDYS frontman Jello Biafra still owes bandmates guitarist East Bay Ray, bassist Klaus Flouride and drummer D.H. Peligro more than $200,000 in compensatory and punitive damages because his label, Alternative Tentacles, withh...June 19, 2003
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GODHEAD To Join MINISTRY Tour?
GODHEAD are strongly rumored to be one of the bands being considered for MINISTRY's upcoming festival tour, tentatively scheduled to kick off in late July. "I know MINISTRY is putting together this kind of outdoor festival thing with OGHR [featuring SKINNY PUPPY frontman Nivek Ogre, a.k.a. Kevin Ogi...June 13, 2003
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MINISTRY To Launch Festival Tour In Late July
MINISTRY have announced plans to launch a month-long "festival" tour beginning in late July. Joining them on the bill will be REVOLTING COCKS and OGHR (featuring SKINNY PUPPY frontman Nivek Ogre, a.k.a. Kevin Ogilvie),along with four or five other bands, all of whom will be "handpicked" by the indu...May 24, 2003
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Police Make Arrest In 1993 MIA ZAPATA Slaying
The 1993 killing of Seattle punk-rock singer Mia Zapata of THE GITS, which baffled police and her fans for nearly a decade, appears to have been solved with the arrest of a man in Miami, according to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Jesus C. Mezquia, a 48-year-old fisherman and laborer with a history...January 12, 2003
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MINISTRY Bassist Launches Side Project
PINK ANVIL, the new project featuring MINISTRY bassist Paul Barker, have inked a deal with Mike Patton's Ipecac Records. The group's debut album is expected to surface early next year. PINK ANVIL will debut some of the material from the upcoming CD at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco o...November 22, 2002
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JIMI HENDRIX's Manhood Up For Sale
On February 25, 1968, Cynthia Plaster Caster cast the manhood of JIMI HENDRIX at the Chicago Hilton and the rest is history. "He was certainly a tough act to follow," says Cynthia who made a lasting first impression and gave a whole new meaning to band "member." The Plaster Casters of Chicago went ....October 5, 2002
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JELLO BIAFRA Sues DEAD KENNEDYS For "Impersonation"
Ex-DEAD KENNEDYS singer Jello Biafra is suing his former bandmates for allegedly recording new music and performing live with a “Biafra impersonator” (DR. KNOW's Brandon Cruz) at the microphone. Biafra — whose birth name is Eric Reed Boucher — sued his former bandmates for misrepresenting themselves...March 27, 2002
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PITCHSHIFTER Confirmed For Essential Festival
PITCHSHIFTER have been confirmed for the Essential Festival, which is scheduled to take place in Bristol, UK on May 5th. Other artists set to appear at the event include SICK OF IT ALL, RAGING SPEEDHORN, JELLO BIAFRA, THERAPY?, ONE MINUTE SILENCE, and SKINDRED. ...March 11, 2002
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Ex-DEAD KENNEDYS Frontman Dishes Out On Punk, Death Metal
Former DEAD KENNEDYS frontman Jello Biafra on the punk community and the death metal scene (as reported by Bad Subjects): So you think there is no cohesive social group that can be referred to as "The Punk Community"? Jello Biafra: There are threads of it, but punk has gotten so popular that the ...February 15, 2002
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DEAD KENNEDYS Set To Tour UK
Hot on the heels of the much-publicized court saga between ex-DEAD KENNEDYS frontman Jello Biafra and the rest of his former crew, it now appears that the three remaining members of the groupD.H. Peligro, East Bay Ray, and Klaus Flourideplus latest addition Brandon Cruz on vocals will embark on a UK...January 29, 2002
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