Dead Kennedys lyrics, which generally combined biting Juvenalian social satire while expressing a staunchly left-wing view of contemporary America. Unlike other leftist punk bands who use more direct sloganeering, Dead Kennedys' lyrics were often snide. For example, "Holiday in Cambodia" is a multi-layered satire targeting both yuppies and Cambodia's recently deposed Khmer Rouge regime. Current members Former members Timeline Dead Kennedys Dead Kennedys are an American punk rock band that formed in San Francisco, California, in 1978. The band was one of the first American hardcore bands to make a significant impact in the United Kingdom. Dead Kennedys' lyrics were usually political
The Sound (band) magazine wrote, "U2? Joy Division? Bunnymen? They pale in this band's shadow". A biography of Adrian Borland, titled "Book of (Happy) Memories", was published in 2001. In the same year, a tribute album titled "In Passing – A Tribute to Adrian Borland and the Sound" was released. The Sound have been cited to have been influenced by the Velvet Underground, the Stooges and Joy Division. The Sound (band) The Sound were an English post-punk band, formed in South London in 1979 and dissolved in 1988. They were fronted by Adrian Borland, and evolved from his previous band, the Outsiders. While