{"product_id":"dead-kennedys-fresh-fruit-for-rotting-vegetables-the-early-years-paperback","title":"Dead Kennedys: Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables, the Early Years - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlex Ogg\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eWinston Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator), \u003cb\u003eRuby Ray\u003c\/b\u003e (Photographer)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDead Kennedys routinely top both critic and fan polls as the greatest punk band of their generation. Their debut full-length, \u003cem\u003eFresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables\u003c\/em\u003e, in particular, is regularly voted among the top albums in the genre. \u003cem\u003eFresh Fruit\u003c\/em\u003e offered a perfect hybrid of humor and polemic strapped to a musical chassis that was as tetchy and inventive as Jello Biafra's withering broadsides. Those lyrics, cruel in their precision, were revelatory. But it wouldn't have worked if the underlying sonics were not such an uproarious rush, the paraffin to Biafra's naked flame.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDead Kennedys' continuing influence is an extraordinary achievement for a band that had practically zero radio play and only released records on independent labels. They not only existed outside of the mainstream but were, as V. Vale of \u003cem\u003eSearch and Destroy\u003c\/em\u003e noted, the first band of their stature to turn on and attack the music industry itself. The DKs set so much in motion. They were integral to the formulation of an alternative network that allowed bands on the first rung of the ladder to tour outside of their own backyard. They were instrumental in supporting the concept of all-ages shows and spurned the advances of corporate rock promoters and industry lapdogs. They legitimized the notion of an American punk band touring internationally while disseminating the true horror of their native country's foreign policies, effectively serving as anti-ambassadors on their travels.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book uses dozens of first-hand interviews, photos, and original artwork to offer a new perspective on a group who would become mired in controversy almost from the get-go. It applauds the band's key role in transforming punk rhetoric, both polemical and musical, into something genuinely threatening--and enormously funny. The author offers context in terms of both the global and local trajectory of punk and, while not flinching from the wildly differing takes individual band members have on the evolution of the band, attempts to be celebratory--if not uncritical.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlex Ogg\u003c\/b\u003e is a freelance writer and journalist whose work has appeared in numerous publications, including the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eTimes\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eHe is the author of several music titles, including \u003ci\u003eThe Hip Hop Years: A History of Rap\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNo More Heroes: A Complete History of UK Punk from 1976 to 1980\u003c\/i\u003e, and the coauthor of \u003ci\u003eThe Art of Punk\u003c\/i\u003e, which was named a 2012 book of the year by the \u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eRuby Ray\u003c\/b\u003e is a former staff photographer for \u003ci\u003eSearch \u0026amp; Destroy \u003c\/i\u003emagazine, for which she photographed acts such as Dead Kennedys, Devo, Flipper, the Sex Pistols, and X. Her work has been collected in \u003ci\u003eFrom the Edge of the World: California Punk, 1977-1981\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in San Francisco. \u003cb\u003eWinston Smith\u003c\/b\u003e is an artist known for his use of \"hand-carved\" collage. He first came to prominence through his collaborations with Dead Kennedys, for which he created numerous album covers, inserts, and flyers. He lives in San Francisco.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 01, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760403251488,"sku":"9781604864892","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/6799f067009ec2e6f5f2f2377943d803.webp?v=1780179078","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/dead-kennedys-fresh-fruit-for-rotting-vegetables-the-early-years-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}