Lessons in What Not to Become

Jello Biafra

Jello Biafra (born Eric Reed Boucher; June 17, 1958, Boulder, Colorado, United States) is the former lead singer and songwriter for San Francisco punk rock band Dead Kennedys, and is currently a musician and spoken word artist. After he left the Dead Kennedys, he took over the influential independent record label Alternative Tentacles, which he had co-founded in 1979 with Dead Kennedys bandmate East Bay Ray. Although now focused primarily on spoken word, he has continued as a musician in numerous collaborations. more »