Punk art surrealist Winston Smith, a master of “hand-carved“ collage, has been crafting his thought-provoking art since the 1970s. Smith first became known for his collaborations with punk legends Dead Kennedys and his numerous album covers, inserts, and flyers for the band in their formative years. His technique of cutting out by hand and gluing each individual element has inspired a generation of artists. His published collections include Act Like Nothing’s Wrong, Artcrime, and All Riot on the Western Front.
Dead Kennedys: Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables, The Early Years
SKU: 9781604864892
Author: Alex Ogg • Illustrations by Winston Smith • Photographs by Ruby Ray
Publisher: PM Press
ISBN: 9781604864892
Published: 7/2014
Format: Paperback, mobi, ePub, PDF
Size: 9 x 6
Page count: 224
Subjects: Music-Punk/Politics-Activism
Praise
“We have a sense of humor and we’re not afraid to use it in a vicious
way if we have to. In some ways, we’re cultural terrorists, using music
instead of guns.“
—Jello Biafra, Dead Kennedys
“It was obvious that DKs weren’t just another band that was gonna
come and go. They were something special. Biafra was an absolute talent.
And he had a band behind him that were tight and good.“
—Howie Klein, concert promoter, disc jockey, and record label executive
“One day, this kid from my social studies class brought in a cassette tape of Dead Kennedys’ Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables and I listened to it and my life was changed completely.“
—Adam Gierasch, film director
“One of my favorite rock ’n’ roll memories is of an after-party
during DKs’ first visit to Seattle. Recognize that bands like this for
me—these actual guys being at a party in the same house that I was in—was like being in the presence of Led Zeppelin or Kiss.“
—Duff McKagan of Guns ’n’ Roses
“My education was punk rock—what Dead Kennedys said . . . It was attacking America, but it was American at the same time.“
—Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day
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