From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Jello Biafra born Eric Reed Boucher June 17 1958 is an American musician spoken word artist and leading figure of the Green Party of the United States Biafra first gained attention as the lead singer and songwriter for San Francisco punk rock band Dead Kennedys After his time with the band concluded he took over the influential independent record label Alternative Tentacles which he had cofounded in 1979 with Dead Kennedys bandmate East Bay Ray Although now focused primarily on spoken word art he has continued as a musician in numerous collaborations Politically Biafra is a member of the Green Party of the United States and actively supports various political causes He ran for the partys Presidential nomination in 2000 finishing second to Ralph Nader He is an anarchist who advocates direct action and pranksterism in the name of political causes Biafra is known to use absurdist media tactics in the leftist tradition of the Yippies to highlight issues of civil rights and social justice Description above from the Wikipedia article Jello Biafra licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia