The greatest goddamn punk band ever to walk the earth, and proof that all good things must come to an end. Active from the late-70s to mid-80s, the Dead Kennedys consisted of vocalist Jello Biafra, guitarist
East Bay Ray, drummer
D.H. Peligro, and bassist Klaus
Flouride. Producing five studio albums, the Dead Kennedys wrote songs that still ring true in this day and age
"
MTV get off the air...NOW!"- Dead Kennedys, 1985
"
Amen to that"- all intelligent people worldwide, 2010
"The law don't mean shit if you've got the right friends, that's how
this country's run." Dead Kennedys, from their version of "I Fought the Law", rewritten about the Moscone-Milk assassinations.
"What else is new?" -people watching news coverage about the financial crisis, 2008-present