Episode 105 – Dead Kennedys vs L.A. County

The guys get into the tale of Jello Biafra and that time his house got invaded by cops because of… penises.   SHOW NOTES: Songs used in this episode: Dead Kennedys “Too Drunk to F*ck” Other episodes of Rock N Roll Bedtime Stories referenced: Episode 28 – W.A.S.P vs the PMRC Episode 36 – Rock n Roll vs Satanic messages Episode 55 – AC/DC vs the Night Stalker https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alien_(film) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._R._Giger https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Li_Tobler https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penis_Landscape https://diffuser.fm/jello-biafra-obscenity-trial/ Info on the whole series of paintings: http://alienexplorations.blogspot.com/1973/04/landscape-xx-wrk-219.html http://alienexplorations.blogspot.com/1985/10/dead-kennedys-frankenchrist-and-penis.html Alien winning the Oscar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcwd40G4NFk https://www.rogerebert.com/mzs/grim-and-endless-night-sweet-prince-of-darkness-hr-giger NYT article from August of 1987: https://www.nytimes.com/1987/08/10/arts/singer-s-trial-on-nudity-in-album-begins-today.html https://qz.com/210900/the-obscenity-trial-that-made-h-r-giger-an-icon-for-punk-rock-and-free-speech/ https://boingboing.net/2018/06/28/dead-kennedys-jello-biafra-i.html Jello on Oprah: https://youtu.be/IKRGX1a-JBE Jello talking to AltPress in 2021: https://www.altpress.com/jello-biafra-tea-party-revenge-porn/ Vox article about Jack Chick: https://www.vox.com/culture/2016/11/8/13426962/jack-chick-alt-right-fundamentalism-tracts-catholics-trump The This American Life episode: https://www.thisamericanlife.org/285/know-your-enemy