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'''The Dead''' '''Kennedys''' were an American hardcore punk band formed in San Francisco, California in 1978. The band became part of the American hardcore punk movement of the early 1980s. They gained a large underground fanbase in the international punk rock community, and were one of the first American hardcore bands to make a significant impact in the United Kingdom. While they were one of the earliest, most popular and most influential of the American hardcore bands, their music was highly unique in the realm of punk rock in general, bearing traces of surf music, spaghetti western, psychedelic rock, garage rock and rockabilly. Jello Biafra's biting lyrics tackled the sociopolitical concerns of the late 1970s and 1980s with a distinct sense of morbid humor and satire, following in the footsteps of such earlier rock satirists as [[Frank Zappa]] (particularly his 1960s work with The Mothers of Invention) and non-musical countercultural figures like [[Abbie Hoffman]] and [[Lenny Bruce]]. In the mid-1980s, the band was embroiled in an obscenity trial in the United States over the artwork of their album Frankenchrist (1985), which included the explicit titular subject of H. R. Giger's Penis Landscape. The band was charged with "distribution of harmful matter to minors", but the trial ended with a hung jury. Dead Kennedys released five studio albums before disbanding in 1986. In 2001, the band reformed without Biafra, who had been in a legal dispute with the remaining members over royalties. The band played three performances in October 2010. Since the dissolution of Dead Kennedys, Biafra has continued to collaborate and record with other artists, including Mojo Nixon, Al Jourgensen of [[Ministry]], Nomeansno, and [[Melvins]], and has become a spoken word performer, covering political topics in particular.
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'''The Dead Kennedys''' were an American hardcore punk band formed in San Francisco, California in 1978. The band became part of the American hardcore punk movement of the early 1980s. They gained a large underground fanbase in the international punk rock community, and were one of the first American hardcore bands to make a significant impact in the United Kingdom. While they were one of the earliest, most popular and most influential of the American hardcore bands, their music was highly unique in the realm of punk rock in general, bearing traces of surf music, spaghetti western, psychedelic rock, garage rock and rockabilly. Jello Biafra's biting lyrics tackled the sociopolitical concerns of the late 1970s and 1980s with a distinct sense of morbid humor and satire, following in the footsteps of such earlier rock satirists as [[Frank Zappa]] (particularly his 1960s work with The Mothers of Invention) and non-musical countercultural figures like [[Abbie Hoffman]] and [[Lenny Bruce]]. In the mid-1980s, the band was embroiled in an obscenity trial in the United States over the artwork of their album Frankenchrist (1985), which included the explicit titular subject of H. R. Giger's Penis Landscape. The band was charged with "distribution of harmful matter to minors", but the trial ended with a hung jury. Dead Kennedys released five studio albums before disbanding in 1986. In 2001, the band reformed without Biafra, who had been in a legal dispute with the remaining members over royalties. The band played three performances in October 2010. Since the dissolution of Dead Kennedys, Biafra has continued to collaborate and record with other artists, including Mojo Nixon, Al Jourgensen of [[Ministry]], Nomeansno, and [[Melvins]], and has become a spoken word performer, covering political topics in particular.
   
 
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== Festive Fifty Entries ==
 
== Festive Fifty Entries ==
* [[1979 Festive Fifty]]: California Uber Alles '''#33'''
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*[[1979 Festive Fifty]]: California Uber Alles '''#33'''
* [[1980 Festive Fifty]]: California Uber Alles '''#31'''
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*[[1980 Festive Fifty]]: California Uber Alles '''#31'''
* [[1980 Festive Fifty]]: Holiday In Cambodia '''#06'''
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*[[1980 Festive Fifty]]: Holiday In Cambodia '''#06'''
* [[1981 Festive Fifty]]: California Uber Alles '''#42'''
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*[[1981 Festive Fifty]]: California Uber Alles '''#42'''
* [[1981 Festive Fifty]]: Holiday In Cambodia '''#09'''
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*[[1981 Festive Fifty]]: Holiday In Cambodia '''#09'''
* [[1982 Festive Fifty]]: Holiday In Cambodia '''#14 (All Time Festive Fifty)'''
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*[[1982 Festive Fifty]]: Holiday In Cambodia '''#14 (All Time Festive Fifty)'''
* [[2000 Festive Fifty]]: Holiday In Cambodia '''#14 (All Time Festive Fifty)'''
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*[[2000 Festive Fifty]]: Holiday In Cambodia '''#14 (All Time Festive Fifty)'''
* [[2012 Festive Fifty]]: California Uber Alles (12" Plastic Toys remix) '''#26'''
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*[[2012 Festive Fifty]]: California Uber Alles (12" Plastic Toys remix) '''#26'''
   
 
== Other Shows Played ==
 
== Other Shows Played ==
 
[[File:Dead Kennedys - California Über Alles|thumb|330x330px|'California Uber Alles', a [[Festive Fifty]] entry in 1979, 1980, 1981 and in 2012, which had a Dubstep mix]]
 
[[File:Dead Kennedys - California Über Alles|thumb|330x330px|'California Uber Alles', a [[Festive Fifty]] entry in 1979, 1980, 1981 and in 2012, which had a Dubstep mix]]
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;1979
 
;1979
* [[12 July 1979]]: California Uber Alles (Single) Alternative Tentacles
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*[[12 July 1979]]: California Uber Alles (Single) Alternative Tentacles
* [[19 July 1979]]: California Uber Alles (Single) Alternative Tentacles
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*[[19 July 1979]]: California Uber Alles (Single) Alternative Tentacles
* [[21 July 1979 (BFBS)]]: Man With The Dogs (7" - California Über Alles) Fast Product
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*[[21 July 1979 (BFBS)]]: Man With The Dogs (7" - California Über Alles) Fast Product
* [[24 July 1979]]: California Uber Alles (single) Optical Music
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*[[24 July 1979]]: California Uber Alles (single) Optical Music
* [[12 September 1979]]: California Uber Alles (7”) Optional
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*[[12 September 1979]]: California Uber Alles (7”) Optional
* [[23 October 1979]]: California Uber Alles (single) Fast
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*[[23 October 1979]]: California Uber Alles (single) Fast
* [[24 December 1979]]: 'California über Alles (7 Inch)' (Optional Music) '''FF #33'''
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*[[24 December 1979]]: 'California Uber Alles (7 Inch)' (Optional Music) '''FF #33'''
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;1980
 
;1980
* [[05 February 1980]]: Holiday In Cambodia / Police Truck / Short Song / Straight A's (12" - Holiday In Cambodia) Cherry Red
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*[[05 February 1980]]: Holiday In Cambodia / Police Truck / Short Song / Straight A's (12" - Holiday In Cambodia) Cherry Red
* [[09 June 1980]]: Holiday In Cambodia (7" single) Cherry Red
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*[[09 June 1980]]: Holiday In Cambodia ([http://www.discogs.com/Dead-Kennedys-Holiday-In-Cambodia/master/31769 7"]) Cherry Red CHERRY 13
* [[10 June 1980]]: Holiday In Cambodia ([http://www.discogs.com/Dead-Kennedys-Holiday-In-Cambodia/master/31769 7"]) Cherry Red CHERRY 13
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*[[10 June 1980]]: Holiday In Cambodia ([http://www.discogs.com/Dead-Kennedys-Holiday-In-Cambodia/master/31769 7"]) Cherry Red CHERRY 13
* [[19 June 1980]]: Holiday In Cambodia (7”) Cherry Red
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*[[19 June 1980]]: Holiday In Cambodia ([http://www.discogs.com/Dead-Kennedys-Holiday-In-Cambodia/master/31769 7"]) Cherry Red CHERRY 13
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*[[21 June 1980 (BFBS)]]: Holiday In Cambodia ([http://www.discogs.com/Dead-Kennedys-Holiday-In-Cambodia/master/31769 7"]) Cherry Red CHERRY 13
* [[30 June 1980]]: Short Songs / Straight A's (Various Artists LP - Can You Hear Me? Music From The Deaf Club) Walking Dead
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*[[30 June 1980]]: Short Songs / Straight A's (Various Artists LP - Can You Hear Me? Music From The Deaf Club) Walking Dead
* [[02 July 1980]]: Holiday In Cambodia (7") Cherry Red
 
* [[07 July 1980]]: Holiday In Cambodia (7") Cherry Red
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*[[02 July 1980]]: Holiday In Cambodia ([http://www.discogs.com/Dead-Kennedys-Holiday-In-Cambodia/master/31769 7"]) Cherry Red CHERRY 13
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*[[05 July 1980 (BFBS)]]: Holiday In Cambodia ([http://www.discogs.com/Dead-Kennedys-Holiday-In-Cambodia/master/31769 7"]) Cherry Red CHERRY 13
* [[26 August 1980]]: Kill The Poor / When You Get Drafted / Let's Lynch The Landlord / Drug Me (LP - Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables) Cherry Red
 
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*[[07 July 1980]]: Holiday In Cambodia ([http://www.discogs.com/Dead-Kennedys-Holiday-In-Cambodia/master/31769 7"]) Cherry Red CHERRY 13
* [[27 August 1980]]: Your Emotions / Chemical Warfare / California Uber Alles / I Kill Children / Stealing Peoples' Mail / Funland At The Beach (LP - Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables) Cherry Red
 
* [[28 August 1980]]: III In The Head / Holiday In Cambodia / Viva Las Vegas
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*[[19 July 1980 (BFBS)]]: Holiday In Cambodia ([http://www.discogs.com/Dead-Kennedys-Holiday-In-Cambodia/master/31769 7"]) Cherry Red CHERRY 13
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*[[02 August 1980 (BFBS)]]: Holiday In Cambodia ([http://www.discogs.com/Dead-Kennedys-Holiday-In-Cambodia/master/31769 7"]) Cherry Red CHERRY 13
* [[01 September 1980]]: Your Emotions / Kill The Poor (LP - Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables) Cherry Red
 
* [[02 September 1980]]: Let’s Lynch The Landlord (LP Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables) Cherry Red
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*[[26 August 1980]]: Kill The Poor / When You Get Drafted / Let's Lynch The Landlord / Drug Me (LP - Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables) Cherry Red
* [[04 September 1980]]: Funland At The Beach (LP Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables) Cherry Red
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*[[27 August 1980]]: Your Emotions / Chemical Warfare / California Uber Alles / I Kill Children / Stealing Peoples' Mail / Funland At The Beach (LP - Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables) Cherry Red
* [[10 September 1980]]: Viva Las Vegas (LP - Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables) Cherry Red
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*[[28 August 1980]]: III In The Head / Holiday In Cambodia / Viva Las Vegas
* [[11 September 1980]]: Drug Me (LP Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables) Cherry Red
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*[[30 August 1980 (BFBS)]]: Kill The Poor (album - [https://www.discogs.com/Dead-Kennedys-Fresh-Fruit-For-Rotting-Vegetables/release/372568 Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables]) Cherry Red B RED 10
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*[[30 August 1980 (BFBS)]]: When You Get Drafted (album - [https://www.discogs.com/Dead-Kennedys-Fresh-Fruit-For-Rotting-Vegetables/release/372568 Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables]) Cherry Red B RED 10
* [[27 October 1980]]: Kill The Poor
 
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*[[30 August 1980 (BFBS)]]: Let's Lynch The Landlord (album - [https://www.discogs.com/Dead-Kennedys-Fresh-Fruit-For-Rotting-Vegetables/release/372568 Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables]) Cherry Red B RED 10
* [[23 December 1980]]: "California über Alles" (7" single , 1979) Optional Music '''FF #31'''
 
 
*[[01 September 1980]]: Your Emotions / Kill The Poor (album - [https://www.discogs.com/Dead-Kennedys-Fresh-Fruit-For-Rotting-Vegetables/release/372568 Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables]) Cherry Red B RED 10
* [[30 December 1980]]: 'Holiday In Cambodia (7")' (Cherry Red) '''FF #06'''
 
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*[[02 September 1980]]: Let’s Lynch The Landlord (album - [https://www.discogs.com/Dead-Kennedys-Fresh-Fruit-For-Rotting-Vegetables/release/372568 Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables]) Cherry Red B RED 10
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*[[04 September 1980]]: Funland At The Beach (album - [https://www.discogs.com/Dead-Kennedys-Fresh-Fruit-For-Rotting-Vegetables/release/372568 Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables]) Cherry Red B RED 10
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*[[06 September 1980 (BFBS)]]: Viva Las Vegas (album - [https://www.discogs.com/Dead-Kennedys-Fresh-Fruit-For-Rotting-Vegetables/release/372568 Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables]) Cherry Red B RED 10
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*[[10 September 1980]]: Viva Las Vegas (album - [https://www.discogs.com/Dead-Kennedys-Fresh-Fruit-For-Rotting-Vegetables/release/372568 Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables]) Cherry Red B RED 10
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*[[11 September 1980]]: Drug Me (album - [https://www.discogs.com/Dead-Kennedys-Fresh-Fruit-For-Rotting-Vegetables/release/372568 Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables]) Cherry Red B RED 10
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*[[20 September 1980 (BFBS)]]: Chemical Warfare (album - [https://www.discogs.com/Dead-Kennedys-Fresh-Fruit-For-Rotting-Vegetables/release/372568 Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables]) Cherry Red B RED 10
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*[[27 September 1980 (BFBS)]]: Stealing People's Mail (album - [https://www.discogs.com/Dead-Kennedys-Fresh-Fruit-For-Rotting-Vegetables/release/372568 Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables]) Cherry Red B RED 10
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*[[27 October 1980]]: Kill The Poor (album - [https://www.discogs.com/Dead-Kennedys-Fresh-Fruit-For-Rotting-Vegetables/release/372568 Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables]) Cherry Red B RED 10
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*[[29 November 1980 (BFBS)]]: California Uber Alles
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*[[20 December 1980 (BFBS)]]: Kill The Poor (album - [https://www.discogs.com/Dead-Kennedys-Fresh-Fruit-For-Rotting-Vegetables/release/372568 Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables]) Cherry Red B RED 10
 
*[[23 December 1980]]: "California über Alles" (7" single , 1979) Optional Music '''FF #31'''
 
*[[30 December 1980]]: 'Holiday In Cambodia (7")' (Cherry Red) '''FF #06'''
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[[File:Dead Kennedys - Holiday In Cambodia|thumb|330x330px|'Holiday In Cambodia' an entry in the [[Festive Fifty ]]of 1980, 1981, 1982 (All Time) and 2000 (All Time)]]
 
[[File:Dead Kennedys - Holiday In Cambodia|thumb|330x330px|'Holiday In Cambodia' an entry in the [[Festive Fifty ]]of 1980, 1981, 1982 (All Time) and 2000 (All Time)]]
 
;1981
 
;1981
* [[Dead Kennedys]]: Kill The Poor
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*[[11 January 1981 (BFBS)]]: Kill The Poor
 
*[[13 January 1981]]: Kill The Poor
* [[23 December 1981]]: 'California Uber Alles (7 inch)' (Alternative Tentacles) '''FF #42'''
 
* [[30 December 1981]]: 'Holiday In Cambodia (7 inch)' (Alternative Tentacles) '''FF #09''' (''JP: "What a pity that the Dead Kennedys don't make records as vigorous as that these days.")''
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*[[07 September 1981]]: Holiday In Cambodia ([http://www.discogs.com/Dead-Kennedys-Holiday-In-Cambodia/release/625707 12"]) Cherry Red (12) CHERRY 13
 
*[[23 December 1981]]: 'California Uber Alles (7 inch)' (Alternative Tentacles) '''FF #42'''
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*[[30 December 1981]]: 'Holiday In Cambodia (7 inch)' (Alternative Tentacles) '''FF #09''' (''JP: "What a pity that the Dead Kennedys don't make records as vigorous as that these days.")''
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;1982
 
;1982
* [[19 April 1982]]: Holiday In Cambodia (single) Cherry Red
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*[[19 April 1982]]: Holiday In Cambodia (single) Cherry Red
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*[[John Peel 1982 edited 2]]: Life Sentence (single - [https://www.discogs.com/Dead-Kennedys-Bleed-For-Me/master/31807 Bleed For Me])
* [[28 December 1982]]: 'Holiday In Cambodia (LP-Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables)' (I.R.S.) '''ATFF #14'''
 
 
*[[28 December 1982]]: 'Holiday In Cambodia (LP-Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables)' (I.R.S.) '''ATFF #14'''
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;1983
 
;1983
* [[19 January 1983 (BFBS)]]: Saturday Night Holocaust (7" - [https://www.discogs.com/Dead-Kennedys-Halloween/release/590545 Halloween]) Alternative Tentacles VIRUS 28 / Statik STAT 27
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*[[19 January 1983 (BFBS)]]: Saturday Night Holocaust (7" - [https://www.discogs.com/Dead-Kennedys-Halloween/release/590545 Halloween]) Alternative Tentacles VIRUS 28 / Statik STAT 27
* [[19 January 1983 (BFBS)]]: Winnebago Warrior (album - [https://www.discogs.com/Dead-Kennedys-Plastic-Surgery-Disasters/release/395370 Plastic Surgery Disasters]) Alternative Tentacles VIRUS 27
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*[[19 January 1983 (BFBS)]]: Winnebago Warrior (album - [https://www.discogs.com/Dead-Kennedys-Plastic-Surgery-Disasters/release/395370 Plastic Surgery Disasters]) Alternative Tentacles VIRUS 27
* [[19 January 1983 (BFBS)]]: Well Paid Scientist (album - [https://www.discogs.com/Dead-Kennedys-Plastic-Surgery-Disasters/release/395370 Plastic Surgery Disasters]) Alternative Tentacles VIRUS 27
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*[[19 January 1983 (BFBS)]]: Well Paid Scientist (album - [https://www.discogs.com/Dead-Kennedys-Plastic-Surgery-Disasters/release/395370 Plastic Surgery Disasters]) Alternative Tentacles VIRUS 27
* [[23 January 1983 (BFBS)]]: Moon Over Marin (album - [https://www.discogs.com/Dead-Kennedys-Plastic-Surgery-Disasters/release/395370 Plastic Surgery Disasters]) Alternative Tentacles VIRUS 27
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*[[23 January 1983 (BFBS)]]: Moon Over Marin (album - [https://www.discogs.com/Dead-Kennedys-Plastic-Surgery-Disasters/release/395370 Plastic Surgery Disasters]) Alternative Tentacles VIRUS 27
* [[16 February 1983 (BFBS)]]: Saturday Night Holocaust (12" - Halloween) Statik
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*[[16 February 1983 (BFBS)]]: Saturday Night Holocaust (12" - Halloween) Statik
* [[12 June 1983 (BFBS)]]: Life Sentence (single - [https://www.discogs.com/Dead-Kennedys-Bleed-For-Me/master/31807 Bleed For Me])
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*[[12 June 1983 (BFBS)]]: Life Sentence (single - [https://www.discogs.com/Dead-Kennedys-Bleed-For-Me/master/31807 Bleed For Me])
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;1986
 
;1986
* [[25 November 1986]]: Rambozo The Clown (LP - Bedtime For Democracy) Alternative Tentacles
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*[[25 November 1986]]: Rambozo The Clown (LP - Bedtime For Democracy) Alternative Tentacles
* [[Mid-Dec 1986]]: 'Rambozo The Clown (LP - Bedtime For Democracy) Alternative Tentacles
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*[[Mid-Dec 1986]]: 'Rambozo The Clown (LP - Bedtime For Democracy) Alternative Tentacles
* [[03 December 1986]]: Anarchy For Sale (LP - Bedtime For Democracy) Alternative Tentacles
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*[[03 December 1986]]: Anarchy For Sale (LP - Bedtime For Democracy) Alternative Tentacles
* [[17 December 1986]]: Hop With The Jet Set (LP - Bedtime For Democracy) Alternative Tentacles
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*[[17 December 1986]]: Hop With The Jet Set (LP - Bedtime For Democracy) Alternative Tentacles
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;1987
 
;1987
* [[29 June 1987]]: In Sight (LP - Give Me Convenience Or Give Me Death) Alternative Tentacles
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*[[29 June 1987]]: In Sight (LP - Give Me Convenience Or Give Me Death) Alternative Tentacles
* [[22 July 1987]]: Holiday In Cambodia (LP - Give Me Convenience Or Give Me Death) Alternative Tentacles
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*[[06 July 1987]]: The Man With The Dogs (LP - Give Me Convenience Or Give Me Death) Alternative Tentacles
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*[[07 July 1987]]: California Über Alles (LP - Give Me Convenience Or Give Me Death) Alternative Tentacles
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*[[17 July 1987 (Radio Bremen)]]: The Man With The Dogs (album - Give Me Convenience Or Give Me Death) Alternative Tentacles
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*[[22 July 1987]]: Holiday In Cambodia (LP - Give Me Convenience Or Give Me Death) Alternative Tentacles
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;1991
 
;1991
* [[14 July 1991]]: Rawhide (EP - In God We Trust, Inc.) Alternative Tentacles
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*[[14 July 1991]]: Rawhide (EP - In God We Trust, Inc.) Alternative Tentacles
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;1992
 
;1992
* [[08 February 1992]]: Kepone Factory (EP- In God We Trust, Inc) Alternative Tentacles
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*[[08 February 1992]]: Kepone Factory (EP- In God We Trust, Inc) Alternative Tentacles
* [[24 April 1992]]: California Uber Alles (7 inch) Alternative Tentacles
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*[[24 April 1992]]: California Uber Alles (7 inch) Alternative Tentacles
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;2000
 
;2000
* [[20 January 2000]]: 'Holiday In Cambodia (7 inch)' (Cherry Red) '''ATFF #14'''
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*[[20 January 2000]]: 'Holiday In Cambodia (7 inch)' (Cherry Red) '''ATFF #14'''
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;2004
 
;2004
* [[30 December 2004 (Rob Da Bank)]]: 'Holiday In Cambodia (LP-Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables)' (Cherry Red) ''(RDB: 'Phew, just got back in the studio in time, I absent mindedly went to the toilet during that record and went down the wrong corridor and was running around Maida Vale, which I don't know that well, panicking I was going to miss the end of that. I knew it was 4 minutes 38 seconds long, but I made it.')''
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*[[30 December 2004 (Rob Da Bank)]]: 'Holiday In Cambodia (LP-Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables)' (Cherry Red) ''(RDB: 'Phew, just got back in the studio in time, I absent mindedly went to the toilet during that record and went down the wrong corridor and was running around Maida Vale, which I don't know that well, panicking I was going to miss the end of that. I knew it was 4 minutes 38 seconds long, but I made it.')''
   
 
== See Also ==
 
== See Also ==
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== External Links ==
 
== External Links ==
* [[wikipedia:Dead_Kennedys|Wikipedia]]
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Kennedys Wikipedia]
* [http://www.discogs.com/artist/239092-Dead-Kennedys Discogs]
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*[http://www.discogs.com/artist/239092-Dead-Kennedys Discogs]
* [http://www.deadkennedys.com/ Official Website]
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*[http://www.deadkennedys.com/ Official Website]
 
[[Category:Artists]]
 
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Dead-Kennedys

The Dead Kennedys were an American hardcore punk band formed in San Francisco, California in 1978. The band became part of the American hardcore punk movement of the early 1980s. They gained a large underground fanbase in the international punk rock community, and were one of the first American hardcore bands to make a significant impact in the United Kingdom. While they were one of the earliest, most popular and most influential of the American hardcore bands, their music was highly unique in the realm of punk rock in general, bearing traces of surf music, spaghetti western, psychedelic rock, garage rock and rockabilly. Jello Biafra's biting lyrics tackled the sociopolitical concerns of the late 1970s and 1980s with a distinct sense of morbid humor and satire, following in the footsteps of such earlier rock satirists as Frank Zappa (particularly his 1960s work with The Mothers of Invention) and non-musical countercultural figures like Abbie Hoffman and Lenny Bruce. In the mid-1980s, the band was embroiled in an obscenity trial in the United States over the artwork of their album Frankenchrist (1985), which included the explicit titular subject of H. R. Giger's Penis Landscape. The band was charged with "distribution of harmful matter to minors", but the trial ended with a hung jury. Dead Kennedys released five studio albums before disbanding in 1986. In 2001, the band reformed without Biafra, who had been in a legal dispute with the remaining members over royalties. The band played three performances in October 2010. Since the dissolution of Dead Kennedys, Biafra has continued to collaborate and record with other artists, including Mojo Nixon, Al Jourgensen of Ministry, Nomeansno, and Melvins, and has become a spoken word performer, covering political topics in particular.

Links To Peel

Peel heard the group through the Red Cherry label, who were distributing Dead Kennedys' records in the UK. The group were popular amongst Peel listeners, to the extent that the band had seven entries in the Festive Fifty during Peel's time. He would also play exclusive album tracks from the band, including on one show from 27 August 1980, where he played 6 tracks from their Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables LP. By the end of 1981, however, Peel somehow became disillusioned with their sounds and complained that their music wasn't as vigorous as it used to be, In 1986, though, he did play some tracks from their final album, Bedtime For Democracy.

In 2012, years after Peel's death, the Dead Kennedys returned to the Festive Fifty with a Plastic Toys remix of 'California Uber Alles,' which reached #25 in the 2012 Festive Fifty.

Festive Fifty Entries

Other Shows Played

Dead_Kennedys_-_California_Über_Alles

Dead Kennedys - California Über Alles

'California Uber Alles', a Festive Fifty entry in 1979, 1980, 1981 and in 2012, which had a Dubstep mix

1979
1980
Dead_Kennedys_-_Holiday_In_Cambodia

Dead Kennedys - Holiday In Cambodia

'Holiday In Cambodia' an entry in the Festive Fifty of 1980, 1981, 1982 (All Time) and 2000 (All Time)

1981
1982
1983
1986
  • 25 November 1986: Rambozo The Clown (LP - Bedtime For Democracy) Alternative Tentacles
  • Mid-Dec 1986: 'Rambozo The Clown (LP - Bedtime For Democracy) Alternative Tentacles
  • 03 December 1986: Anarchy For Sale (LP - Bedtime For Democracy) Alternative Tentacles
  • 17 December 1986: Hop With The Jet Set (LP - Bedtime For Democracy) Alternative Tentacles
1987
  • 29 June 1987: In Sight (LP - Give Me Convenience Or Give Me Death) Alternative Tentacles
  • 06 July 1987: The Man With The Dogs (LP - Give Me Convenience Or Give Me Death) Alternative Tentacles
  • 07 July 1987: California Über Alles (LP - Give Me Convenience Or Give Me Death) Alternative Tentacles
  • 17 July 1987 (Radio Bremen): The Man With The Dogs (album - Give Me Convenience Or Give Me Death) Alternative Tentacles
  • 22 July 1987: Holiday In Cambodia (LP - Give Me Convenience Or Give Me Death) Alternative Tentacles
1991
  • 14 July 1991: Rawhide (EP - In God We Trust, Inc.) Alternative Tentacles
1992
  • 08 February 1992: Kepone Factory (EP- In God We Trust, Inc) Alternative Tentacles
  • 24 April 1992: California Uber Alles (7 inch) Alternative Tentacles
2000
2004
  • 30 December 2004 (Rob Da Bank): 'Holiday In Cambodia (LP-Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables)' (Cherry Red) (RDB: 'Phew, just got back in the studio in time, I absent mindedly went to the toilet during that record and went down the wrong corridor and was running around Maida Vale, which I don't know that well, panicking I was going to miss the end of that. I knew it was 4 minutes 38 seconds long, but I made it.')

See Also

External Links