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March 24, 2000 There's Always TZDOM for Jell 0: Blafrfl At mama, m & § § m JUi. t k' WL m ■ 1 v jflHPr \ wBHIHMnip K I Kf 1 1 By Laura Norton FEATURES COLUMNIST "I pledge allegiance to the flag of the united snakes of cap tivity and to the corporations for which it stands, one nation under the dollar, with liberty and jus tice for all . . .who can afford it." These are the words of mod ern-day renaissance man-cum artist Jello Biafra, an individual whose status has remained near legendary in the underground music scene since the late '7os. Biafra will be speaking in Dana auditorium at 8 p.m. on Thurs day, March 30th, courtesy of WQFS 90.9 FM. The announcement of Biafra's visit has created consid erable excitement among a vari ety of students. "It's amazing to have the chance to see one of my idols speak," said junior Nancy Jacobs. Third-year student Tim Lafollette agreed, adding that "Jello sang for one of my favorite punk bands. But I'm even more excited because, as a speaker, he's been such an influential free speech advocate." Jello Biafra first appeared on the scene as singer for the Dead Kennedys, a San Francisco old-school band who released a number of classic punk albums such as Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables and In God We Trust, Inc. Dead Kennedys broke up, and since then Biafra has re mained unapologetically involved in politically-oriented artistic ex pression. After the demise of the Dead Kennedys, Jello Biafra con tinued to immerse himself in the world of underground music. He recorded albums with groups like Mojo Nixon and Pigface, and has worked with Ministry's A 1 Jourgenson to form an artistically radical band, LARD. In LARD, Biafra has the freedom to explore (and critique) musical genres that the confines of punk wouldn't Features have allowed; LARD's songs range from techno-influenced songs to industrial tunes that give Jourgenson space to show case his considerable musical ability. Biafra's frank, on-target political views are as evident as ever in the lyrics, particularly on LARD'S new album, clev- HTTP://WWW. IPASS.NET / ~JTHRUSH / BIAFRA.HTM erly entitled '7os Rock Must Die. Biafra has released several spoken word al bums in the past decade, all on an independent record label he helped to found— Alternative Ten tacles. An outspoken left wing radical, Biafra's spo ken word pieces deal with topics such as environmen talism, the importance of being subversive, and the incredibly corrupt corpo rate structure that passes for an American govern ment. Jello Biafra contin ues to throw the United States political system for a loop. He ran for mayor of San Francisco on his eigh j. J.l. 1_ • i 1_ _1 teenth birthday, and decades later, Jello's at it again; this time, as a presidential can didate for the en vironmentally- conscious Green Party. Biafra is an anti-death pen alty activist and remains one of political prisoner Mumia Abul- Jamal's staunch est supporters. Alternative Ten tacles recently re leased an album that included sev eral of Jamal's spoken word pieces, and Jello dedicates a good portion of his new triple album, If Evolution Is Out lawed, Only Out laws Will Evolve to Jamal's cause. If Evolution. . . isn't just a spoken word recording: it's an all out as sault on the golden calves and snake-oil mer chants that con trol contempo rary society. Biafra uses his humor —and his The Guilfordian art —as a weapon, without pa tronizing his audience or hiding behind the comfortable cloak of iiber-P.C. speak. In short: lis tening to Jello Biafra speak makes one realizes that, per haps, the country we read about in our history books and see on ERjfttct J Jb^Hl v""- 1 " / i| IrJ Wr V/QPS greebtofo f pr es .nl-: Mil I Singep. oT kfcnnedyb £ +! c kefe:lo'the*4 wjJ ■'•>. IHB/ (3"M) 316-1551 V/ 4 Jdr\3 ; love\y. t)cen'c UC ■ POC AOtC wvf cV\tVi u>u>U ■ y.ttofj- K FoR & cV>w\ce 4o u*v\ tyee 4;/ o£ tMSke gv/em Hb off \ |f\eV AuVvC 4 v^ b Full House It isn't the same one we live in. Not by a long shot. Editor's Note: Tickets for the show are free for students and may be picked up at the Info Desk. All other inquirers should call 316-2352. Page 9 HHP; / /www. IPASS.NET/ ~ JTHRUSH /BIAFRA.HTM
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