Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

HISTORICAL FACTS: Dead kennedys | History Defined

"I wasn’t going to smoke angel dust or rob people, so I thought straight edge was a good antidote." The Beatles, Blondie, New York hardcore and those disgusting CBGBs toilets: an interview with Quicksand's Walter Schreifels

The Quicksand frontman reflects on the transformative power of music

Metal Hammer

Dead Kennedys frontman Jello Biafra hospitalized after hemorrhagic stroke

‘I still have a lot of great stuff in me, but right now I gotta lotta of rehabbing to do,’ Biafra said in a statement

The Independent UK

Former Dead Kennedys singer Jello Biafra suffers stroke

Jello Biafra was hospitalised after suffering a stroke at home

BANG Premier

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Dead Kennedys legend Jello Biafra hospitalised after suffering stroke

Biafra has released a statement

Louder

"The real ideological Nazis began coming out of the closet and attacked our shows." How pockets of mindless violence inspired the most important 63 seconds of punk you'll ever hear

Even 45 years after its release, this 1981 single remains depressingly relevant today

Metal Hammer

‘I was called an enemy of the people’: how the US Senate went to war with the biggest rock stars of the 1980s

Forty years ago Prince, Madonna and Judas Priest were among stars dubbed the ‘Filthy Fifteen’ in a high-profile parents’ campaign against ‘objectionable’ music. Some of those artists, and supporters like Alice Cooper, recall a major moral panic

The Guardian - UK

Watch Jello Biafra join King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard for cover of Dead Kennedys classic Police Truck

Dead Kennedys man and King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard perform lively cover of iconic punk rock track Police Truck

Louder

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Is the F-word offensive in Queensland? The tiny record shop that faced down a culture war in court – and won

Brisbane’s Rocking Horse Records turns 50 this year – but it should also be celebrated for its role in facing down a ‘nonsense’ culture war that began with undercover cops and the Dead Kennedys

The Guardian - AU

"Biafra got caught with his hands in the till and wants to blame us." Despite offers, Dead Kennedys won't be reuniting with estranged vocalist Jello Biafra anytime soon says guitarist East Bay Ray

Don't hold your breath for a Dead Kennedys reunion

Metal Hammer

“Iggy left the Stooges and had a career – ditto Lou Reed with the Velvet Underground or Morrissey with the Smiths. Where’s Biafra’s solo career?”: East Bay Ray explains why the Dead Kennedys’ chemistry hit its peak on Fresh Fruit... and why it fell apart

In the year 1980, the Dead Kennedys debut presented a new sound for punk. Here guitarist East Bay Ray tells us how they made Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables

Guitar World

“It reminds me of the days when I used to put on punk rock shows and I’d get my friends to come”: the story of Dave Grohl and Corey Taylor’s forgotten punk-metal supergroup Teenage Time Killers

Formed by members of Corrosion Of Conformity and My Ruin, Teenage Time Killers were the ultimate 2010s punk-metal supergroup

Metal Hammer

Watch The Dillinger Escape Plan play first show in seven years

The mathcore agitators have reunited with original vocalist Dimitri Minakakis to celebrate 25 years of their Calculating Infinity album

Metal Hammer

“I had to stop buying records. I stopped being a fan of music – I felt that was affecting my individuality and my style”: SSD were hardcore legends, then Al Barile sold his guitar gear to buy a jet ski. Here’s how he found his way back to his Gibson SG

He may have been schooled on AC/DC, Van Halen and classical guitar, but Al Barile attacked his instrument with a vicious physicality inspired by his love of hockey. He looks back on his love-hate relationship with music – and the ‘80s SG he snapped after performing a jump-kick at CBGB’s

Guitar World

Listen to members of Green Day, Fugazi, Dead Kennedys, Gogol Bordello on new charity single for Ukrainian freedom fighters

Gogol Bordello & Friends share charity single United Strike Back to benefit Kind Deeds helping Ukrainians injured in on-going conflict with Russia

Metal Hammer

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

ABC News

Tributes shared for Dead Kennedys and Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer DH Peligro after fall

DH Peligro was described as a "wild man, bringer of joy and giant hearted man" in a touching tribute by Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea.

Daily Record

Red Hot Chili Peppers and Dead Kennedys drummer DH Peligro dies in fall at home

The drummer has tragically died, aged 63, due to head injuries after falling at his LA home.

Wales Online

Drummer for Dead Kennedys and Red Hot Chilli Peppers DH Peligro dies, aged 63

Police say he suffered a head injury in a fall at his home

Daily Mirror

Dead Kennedys and Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer DH Peligro dead after fall at home

Dead Kennedys and Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer DH Peligro has tragically died aged 63 from head injuries after falling at his home in Los Angeles

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

the Los Angeles Times

231 stories

Smiths

219 stories

Red Hot Chili Peppers

the Velvet Underground

Corrosion Of Conformity

14 stories

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.