American Hardcore: Loud, Political and Uncompromising

In 1980, the Bay Area Music Awards invited San Francisco’s hardcore punk band the Dead Kennedys to perform their debut single, ‘California Uber Alles’ at a significant music industry event. Frontman Jello Biafra theatrically interrupted the live performance to announce to the audience; ‘we’ve gotta prove we’re adults now, we’re not a punk rock band, […]