Eric Reed Boucher (born June 17, 1958), better known by the stage name Jello Biafra, is an American punk rock musician and political activist best known as the former lead singer of the Dead Kennedys. After the band disbanded, he became a solo musician and spoken word artist, releasing several albums based on both careers on his record label, Alternative Tentacles. In his political life, he is an active member of the Green PartyBiafra, Jello. "Platform for 2000 Green Party Presidential Primary". March 7, 2000. and participates in activism relating to his progressive political beliefs. He is a self-proclaimed anarchistBiafra, Jello. "Platform for 2000 Green Party Presidential Primary". March 7, 2000. (though not a promoter of anarchy), and advocates civil disobedience and pranksterism in the name of political change. Biafra is known to use absurdist media tactics in the tradition of the Yippies to highlight issues of civil rights, social justice, and anti-corporatism.

His stage name is a combination of the brand name Jell-O and the name of the short lived country of Biafra which attempted to secede from Nigeria in 1966. After four years of fighting and horrific starvation, Nigeria regained control of the nascent Biafran state. Jello Biafra created his name as an ironic combination of a nutritionally poor mass-produced food product and mass starvation.

Biography

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Early years and the Dead Kennedys

Eric Boucher was born in Boulder, Colorado, USA to parents Stanley and Virginia Boucher, both social workers. Boucher developed an interest in international politics early on, which his parents encouraged. As a child, he avidly watched the news. One of his earliest memories of his childhood is of the John F. Kennedy assassination. Biafra claims he has been a fan of rock music since first hearing it in 1965, when his parents accidentally tuned in to a rock radio station. During the 1970s, he became involved in activism in reaction to several events of the era including the Vietnam War, the Chicago 7 trial, and the Kent State shootings."Biography of Jello Biafra" (2001). AlternativeTentacles.com. Retrieved Feb 19, 2005.

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RT @largeheartedboy: Free at Amazon MP3: Jello Biafra's 9-track The Audacity of Hype album http://bit.ly/6jEm06
4freemusic (Kenny D) Mon, 14 Dec 2009 06:40:57 -0000
RT @largeheartedboy: Free at Amazon MP3: Jello Biafra's 9-track The Audacity of Hype album http://bit.ly/6jEm06
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JELLO BIAFRA & The Guantanamo School of Medicine http://www.portalrockpress.com.br/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3833
Jello Biafra (of Dead Kennedys) and the Guantanamo School of Medicine's "The Audacity of Hype" http://tinyurl.com/yczvc35 #free #punk #music
laurababbili (Laura Babbili) Mon, 14 Dec 2009 04:35:27 -0000
Jello Biafra (of Dead Kennedys) and the Guantanamo School of Medicine's "The Audacity of Hype" http://tinyurl.com/yczvc35 #free #punk #music
Okay, my friends who are fans of eclectic music, Amazon is offering Jello Biafra's "The Audacity of Hype" for free. http://is.gd/5mhnt
jimmiebjr (Jimmie) Mon, 14 Dec 2009 02:51:43 -0000
Okay, my friends who are fans of eclectic music, Amazon is offering Jello Biafra's "The Audacity of Hype" for free. http://is.gd/5mhnt
RT @toddschnick: Punk is not dead. Punk will only die when corporations can exploit and mass produce it. | Jello Biafra | #punkATL
MikeVanDervort (Michael VanDervort) Mon, 14 Dec 2009 01:32:53 -0000
RT @toddschnick: Punk is not dead. Punk will only die when corporations can exploit and mass produce it. | Jello Biafra | #punkATL

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