An Open Letter to Jello Biafra

This is by no means to diminish the outstanding career both artistically and politically which Jello Biafra, famed singer of the Dead Kennedys and head of legit indie Alternative Tentacles, enjoys. I find him to be one of two old-school punks (the other being Ian MacKaye), who never did anything identifiable as "selling out" on their own principles. DK is the most socially relevant, well-researched political punk band of the late 70s and early 80s, and Biafra has since become a powerful speaker and critic of corrupt government policy. He was also an early ardent defender of first amendment rights, battling censorship in the front lines by civil disobedience and facing the music in court. Click Here to read more. About the author: Barry Donegan is the front man for crossover group Look What I Did. He has been involved in politics for several years and is a Libertarian Party member.