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Alternative Tentacles is an independent record label based in San Francisco, California and was established in 1979. It was originally used as the label name by the Dead Kennedys for the self-produced single "California Über Alles," and after realizing the potential for an independent label, they released records for other bands as well. Dead Kennedys guitarist East Bay Ray and vocalist Jello Biafra formed the original Alternative Tentacles partnership, but the label is now run by Biafra, who became the sole owner in the mid-1980s. [1] Image File history File links Alttentacleslogo. ...
Eric Reed Boucher (born June 17, 1958) is more widely known by the stage name Jello Biafra. ...
Raymond Pepperell, better known as East Bay Ray, is the lead guitarist for the well known West Coast punk band Dead Kennedys. ...
Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ...
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Spoken word is a form of music or artistic performance in which lyrics, poetry, or stories are spoken rather than sung. ...
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An independent record label is variously described as a record label operating without the funding (or outside the organizations) of the major record labels, and/or a label that subscribes to indie philosophies such as DIY and anti-corporate art. ...
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See also: Musical groups established in 1979 Record labels established in 1979 1979 in music (UK) // Stevie Wonder uses digital audio recording technology in recording his album Journey through the Secret Life of Plants. ...
The Dead Kennedys are a hardcore punk band from San Francisco, California. ...
California Ãœber Alles was the first single by the Dead Kennedys. ...
Raymond Pepperell, better known as East Bay Ray, is the lead guitarist for the well known West Coast punk band Dead Kennedys. ...
Eric Reed Boucher (born June 17, 1958) is more widely known by the stage name Jello Biafra. ...
Early influence Alternative Tentacles went on to launch some of the most original bands of the alternative/punk scene including releasing records (which were later released by other labels) by bands including The Dicks, 7 Seconds, and the Butthole Surfers. The early compilation titled Let Them Eat Jellybeans served to introduce American punk to the rest of the world. The Dicks are a band considered influential in introducing the sound of hardcore punk, particularly in their home state of Texas. ...
7 Seconds are a hardcore punk band from Reno, Nevada. ...
The Butthole Surfers are an American rock band founded in 1981 by Gibby Haynes and Paul Leary in San Antonio, Texas. ...
Let Them Eat Jellybeans is a compilation album released by Alternative Tentacles in 1981. ...
Through innovative bands such as the Dead Kennedys, NoMeansNo, D.O.A. and Alice Donut the label became a prominent figure in the American art/music underground. Nomeansno is a rock music group originally from Victoria, British Columbia, Canada and now located in Vancouver, British Columbia. ...
D.O.A. is a hardcore punk band from Vancouver. ...
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In addition to musical acts, Alternative Tentacles also publishes spoken word albums, many by Jello Biafra himself. Another common theme of Alternative Tentacles records over the years has been the long-standing artwork of Winston Smith, which has graced many of their records, catalogs, posters, and shirts. Smith also designed the Alternative Tentacles logo. Spoken word is a form of music or artistic performance in which lyrics, poetry, or stories are spoken rather than sung. ...
Winston Smith (born 1952) is an artist and anarchist who primarily uses the medium of collage. ...
Legal trouble In 1987, Los Angeles prosecutors charged Biafra with "distributing harmful matter to minors" for artwork contained in the Dead Kennedys album "Frankenchrist". The artwork was a poster reproduction of the painting Work 219: Landscape XX, also known as Penis Landscape by Swiss painter H.R. Giger. The case ended in a well hung jury; charges were not re-filed. A detailed account of the trial is presented by Biafra on his second spoken word album, High Priest of Harmful Matter − Tales from the Trial. The Dead Kennedys are a hardcore punk band from San Francisco, California. ...
Frankenchrist was the third album released by the Dead Kennedys in 1985 on Alternative Tentacles. ...
Birth machine Hans Ruedi Giger (pronounced: GEE-ger) (born at Chur, Grisons canton, February 5, 1940) is a Swiss painter best known for his design work on the film Alien. ...
High Priest of Harmful Matter − Tales From the Trial is the second spoken word album by Jello Biafra. ...
In early 2000, the label and Biafra were named in a lawsuit brought by his former Dead Kennedys bandmates. The suit claimed that Biafra had failed to pay the band royalties on Dead Kennedys albums. The end result of the case saw the rights to the albums turned over to the other band members, who licensed them to Manifesto Records in the United States (and to other labels in the rest of the world). The taking away of the Dead Kennedys album meant that the label struggled to get back on its feet, since the biggest sales it had were DK albums. Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ...
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In October 2002, the label moved to Emeryville, California. Also see: 2002 (number). ...
Artists
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Eric Reed Boucher (born June 17, 1958) is more widely known by the stage name Jello Biafra. ...
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photo by Todd Taylor Band out of Oakland, California signed to Jello Biafras Alternative Tentacles. ...
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The Dicks are a band considered influential in introducing the sound of hardcore punk, particularly in their home state of Texas. ...
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Footnotes - ^ “Dead Kennedys v. Jello Biafra”
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