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
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