The Art Of Punk - Dead Kennedys - The Art of Winston Smith - Art + Music - MOCAtv

On this episode of The Art of Punk we hit head on with the art behind the legendary Dead Kennedy's. From the chaotic, surreal, madness, of collage mixed with political folly that blazed their LP's and gig flyers; to the razor edge ultra simplistic four simple line DK symbol. In San Francisco we corner founding Dead Kennedy's member Jello Biafra, and discuss his own warped inspiration for the many sleeves and posters created in the early days of the band. Back in Los Angeles we talk with pop surrealist artist Tim Biskup about how the DK's affected and twisted his own young mind, and Steve Olson graces us with a few words of wisdom. Finally we meet up with master collage artist, and designer of the DK's symbol, Winston Smith in his North Beach art studio, and talk about how he was drawn into the early Bay Area punk scene - and his long and creative artist relationship with the Dead Kennedy's and Jello Biafra.
Created, directed, and Executive Produced by writer/author of 'Fucked Up + Photocopied', Bryan Ray Turcotte (Kill Your Idols), and Bo Bushnell (The Western Empire), The Art Of Punk traces the roots of the punk movement and the artists behind the iconic logos of punk bands such as: Black Flag (Raymond Pettibon), The Dead Kennedys (Winston Smith), and Crass (Dave King).
In addition to profiling the artists, the series includes intimate interviews with former band members, notable artists, and celebrities who have been heavily influenced by the art of punk rock including Jello Biafra, Tim Biskup, Scott Campbell, Chuck Dukowski, Flea, Steve Olson, Penny Rimbaud, Henry Rollins, Owen Thornton, and Gee Vaucher.
The filmmakers Bryan Ray Turcotte and Bo Bushnell take a unique approach to exploring the rich histories of these three seminal punk legends by focusing on the influential imagery and seeking out stories that have not been told yet through the artwork, which is integral to the importance and influence of each band.
On June 11, 2013 The Art Of Punk debuts on MOCAtv with an episode on Raymond Pettibon and the artwork of Black Flag. The stories behind the art of the Dead Kennedys will debut on June 18, and June 25 will see the release of the Crass episode, all of which will be available at: / mocatv
Created By:
BRYAN RAY TURCOTTE
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www.KillYourIdols.com
BO BUSHNELL
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BoBushnell
bobushnell.com
DIRECTED BY:
BRYAN RAY TURCOTTE
BO BUSHNELL
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS:
EMMA REEVES
JOHN TOBA
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS:
BRYAN RAY TURCOTTE
BO BUSHNELL
STARRING:
RAYMOND PETTIBON
KEITH MORRIS
CHUCK DUKOWSKI
HENRY ROLLINS
FLEA
CAMERA:
JOSH WEBBER
BO BUSHNELL
JASON BAKER
EDITED BY:
TIM BROOKS
BEAST EDITORIAL
ASSISTANT EDITOR:
PAUL JAROLIMEKPRONER
BEAST EDITORIAL
LOCATION SOUND:
NOAH ALEXANDER
CHARLES EASTMOND
MOTION GRAPHIC DESIGN:
BRENT STANGEL
MUSIC SUPERVISION:
BETA PETROL
MUSIC BY:
RAW NERVE
THEME MUSIC:
SON THE FATHER by FUCKED UP
COURTESY BEGGARS GROUP
ADDITIONAL MUSIC BY:
C.R.A.S.H.
SCANNING BY:
JESSE SPEARS
SOUND MIXING:
PHIL LANTZ
M SQUARED PRODUCTIONS
COLORIST:
TIM BROOKS
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BRIAN TUCKER
ED COLVER
SPOT
RYAN RICHARDSON
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[@betazzo76]

this video is outstanding

[@ztucky]

Winston's observation about punk "movement" lasting longer than the peace love and hippie crap is pretty interesting. The observation that rage and hatred sticks longer than peace and love is pretty profound, even scary.

[@mykneecapshurt]

MUD_- it's observable throughout history, pretty much every large movement (good or bad) came to power and popularity through extreme opposition and hate towards the status quo

[@buggs9950]

I'm not so sure the comparison should be peaces & love / rage & hatred. It's just different ways to rebel, that is, doing nothing vs doing everything you can to subvert and fuck with the system. In hindsight it would seem that yes, doing something makes more impact, surprise..

[@canstermeat8171]

Exactly how hippies want you to think -- peace and love good, rage and hate bad, even though all of those are human emotions.

[@thorazine8402]

Since when is protest and questioning authority equivalent with rage and hatred? SMH

[@CyberDeity01]

It's really always been more of a modality type thing by way of generational eras, whereby oppression creates the need for a rise in in resistance; usually government or church, this time both...

[@senorpigeon9564]

So punks made memes before memes were a thing. This is the best fact I have heard all time.

[@generalbacardi3863]

Yes. This is correct. However, punk normalized horseshit.

[@lexscott2911]

Actually you guys, memes have heen around forever, I would argue cavemen are more deserving of the credit. What do ya think Lascaux is?

[@recynd77]

@@generalbacardi3863 Sadly, you are 100% not wrong.

[@hjillumi880]

oh fucking hell not this shit

[@thevaxxines]

Some of the best album covers of all time!!

[@felgfc]

please keep up with this series!! The Art of Punk has some of the best content and approach I've seen in a while, congratulations MOCATV

[@davemarriott9332]

Great interview. Winston made a record cover for our band ‘Infested’ back in ‘95 in San Francisco. I remember going over to his house to meet him/talk about the cover....we went to his room and on the wall was the art piece of ‘In God We Trust’. I stepped back “there it is” I said, Winston said “yep it’s there”. Showed us the cover he worked up for ‘Helpless White Grub” with a 50’s style Ozzy n Heriot kitchen, fridge open, mother piecing out a worm pie to her waiting son with his bulging excited eyes....Fucking brilliant. One the nicest guys I’ve ever met and very honored to have worked with him. Glad to see he hasn’t changed...(I don’t think he ages)

[@davidkoenig8592]

Goodness, this series "The Art of Punk" is becoming the best thing I've seen in a very, very long time...Collage art is very difficult to pull off without it looking pretentious...Winston Smith did it the best. Very influential in my life...

[@MrPeguin666]

lol "Nike Swooshtika"... I love Jello

[@stumppuppettheatre]

There were quite a few punks who were trained artists and even more "fans" who were definitely outsider artists. Many of them did in fact do flyer art: David Brandt, Pusshead, Paul Votava III, Steve Humann. Several tattoo artists: Snickers, Mark Mahoney; also "fine" artists: Brian Tucker, John Denney, Phil Bower, Sue Tissue, Tim Armstrong; and photo/film creatives: Penelope Spheeris, KK Barrett, Nicole Panter, David Markey, Janet Cunningham, Ed Colver, Nikki Tucker, Jenny Lens, etc...

[@mandermpf]

The Germs blue circle is an excelent logo too.

[@pjr5913]

exactly most iconic

[@s.a.l.1974]

They also had the nazi skeleton

[@generalbacardi3863]

Horseshit lazy twat

[@i2ndsight]

So glad to have made that historic introduction you guys!

[@VioletDeliriums]

2:39 This is such a funny story about the fake bands and venues! You would think that it would kill a scene to fake people out like that, but it's funny it sort of landed him a job making art for punk bands. It kinda validates the line of thought that says, "If you want to make something happen, just start a rumor."

[@paulfox1020]

sounds like convid

[@deanhumphries7878]

The Dead Kennedys Art work for there albums and single covers in an Art form on it's own, Love the Dead Kennedys. Respect from the UK.

[@devinrodriguez3530]

I love that Steve Olson shows up in all these punk docs love you Olson

[@alanhansmannkurtcobain8811]

Awesome. Great Art!

[@Electric.Spaghetti.Neon.Studio]

Hell yeah! Pushead!!! Talk about an influential dude... today there are 10,000 artists drawing skulls because of him.

[@JemalDiamond]

This is great. I had no idea my design, typography, and collage practice was being influenced by Winston Smith and other designers when I was thrashing around listening to this awesome angsty music back in the day.

[@007KrausBean]

On of the most iconic and the BEST logos ever.

[@dant8008]

Awesome series! Would love to see more!

[@DrFrankenskippy]

Zoinks! ... now that is a brill' POV of this great artist and of course Jello/the san fran punker scene

[@yaronimus1]

AWESOME GRAPHIC DESIGN!!

[@svenjo72dpi]

This is mos def the best music documentary ever!

[@rogeliogonzalez5293]

Love Winston. Love Jello. ~~~~ Simplicity contains the secret of genius. In other words; "Less is more.".

[@jamescourtney4655]

Those Shriners are so funny!

[@jimhorwat]

Awesome series! Very well done. Would love to see more... My vote is for D.I. They had an awesome logo - Mayan dog statue thing; very '80s O.C. skate-ish

[@LetsGoMetsGo33]

the pistols (jamie reid, vivienne westwood), ramones (arturo vega), and clash (simmonon and jones went to art school, did a lot of stencils and paints onn clothes and backdrops) would be cool episodes too.

[@squirrelguirrel7010]

Cheetah Thunders. You are right, we’d be interested. Please go make those videos!

[@betapetrol]

MISFITS is coming!!

[@s.a.l.1974]

Pleeaaase

[@noahtavlin]

love the series!!! more please

[@betapetrol]

Love That Book! Viva La James Stark

[@cameraboynyc]

More please. You have to keep this series going, there are so many great logos left; Skank Man from Circle Jerks, Seven Seconds, Minor Threat ....

[@T9X78]

Very cool....thx

[@mandermpf]

Awesome! Love that logo!

[@DanWasHereToo]

Very interesting! I'm glad I stumbled upon this!

[@carvinblack]

Awesome video!

[@tyelland]

Great story !

[@thesanfordmethod1905]

Half of these bands , not all, wou;dn't even exist if it wasn't for Ray's artwork. Ray Pettibon is like the 5th beatle in many bands imo.

[@dontgetmewrong2669]

kinda strange that there is no dk music at the beginning

[@zverina]

due to legal battles it seems you can either have Jello or the DKs in your doc, but not both. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Kennedys#Legal_conflicts

[@Skeletonwitharaygun]

Can't wait for the misfits video. :D

[@crossfiretv3602]

Yes Winston. Looking dope there bruv.

[@djashearman6453]

Loved this series, any chance of more? Need a Rudimentary Peni one!

[@peteormond3565]

Might not be the easiest thing in the world to get an interview with Nick Blinko

[@jesuspeaksfrench]

Rudimentary Peni next would be sick!

[@meowmeow-cr5sn]

"What if Crass was funny" is probably the best was to describe Jello

[@victorschmidt3164]

I always draw the logo on tables at school

[@obiwaltkenobi575]

lol, mee too, together with anarchist A, Squat N, Totalni Naszeni TN

[@s.a.l.1974]

Me too, and black flag and jfa and poison idea and agression and void

[@MxAxRxK]

I have that “let them eat jellybeans” record

[@fredxmertz]

"In God We Trust, Inc." is like a soundtrack to my life.

[@samorenpalmer]

Dope

[@saulgoodmanshellokittyphone]

I'd love to see the collages made by Biafra

[@chriscameron9321]

Hate will still be there long after love has dissolved and left this world!

[@BRB2370]

awesome

[@Electric.Spaghetti.Neon.Studio]

I think the story of that poster warrants its own episode. Though I'm sure they passed over it in this one because it was Giger's art and not Winston's.

[@mandermpf]

I hope they make Misfits, Crass and Ramones episodes. Crime, FEAR and Bad Brains have great text logos too.

[@kingobeast8528]

Don't know that one but here is one I have cherished for many years; "Streetart, the Punk Poster in San Francisco, 1977-1981"

[@RunningP123456]

i would love to see that

[@GreatestPotential]

LARD saved my life.

[@LetThePoorStarve]

NO kidding! How could they leave that out! That was HUGE obscenity case! Jello went on Oprah!

[@turbomustang84]

Best punk band ever and political but having the good sense to hate both sides . And east bay ray never got the respect for his screeching guitar that absolutely deserves it

[@rocketmatt1996]

Also, the misfits should be next. The story behind the crimson ghost.

[@CarlosOrtiz-wi4kf]

punk is live star time real music is power is love just day is punk.

[@pinkaerozeppelin]

awesome icon

[@jessesnyder5150]

The symbol is the rune for grief and fear no B

[@IanInfernal]

Do Circle Jerks soon! The skanker man is rad.

[@LetThePoorStarve]

Cool

[@Cheshire_Alchemist]

Yes, collage art can be deeply misunderstood as scrapbook art in the wrong hands, with the wrong attitude about what it can be...

[@LetThePoorStarve]

Minor Threat or Misfits next!

[@dasadopeboy]

i used it as my initials, fuckn cool

[@heyphilphil]

dasadopeboy That's Awesome Dickie Kooter!!! Awesome!!!

[@freakgeek66]

"What if Crass was funny?"... Then people would probably still like them 30 years later... like Black Flag.

[@buzzardsinuses4780]

People don’t like Crass? I’ve never heard of them until I saw this video.

[@soylentramen7795]

"We're ruled by dangerous, mad people. What's funny about *that* for fuck's sake?"....

[@frankdiscussion2069]

Why is Jello Biafra in a wheelchair??

[@ztucky]

Frank Discussion I'm assuming its not because he is crippled because it appears he is at a show.

[@lowerclassbrats77]

Old high school football injury. 🤐

[@D3lirium-ik7dg]

Frank Discussion His injury from his jock days caught up to him.

[@sn1000k]

do you people not know about him being almost beaten to death?

[@6AM_YT]

He is being crushed by the weight of his own bullshit and ego.

[@noodledalight5]

Bad Brains

[@chainsawbarbarian]

You mean the Dead Kennedy's hexagram? Their logo is a 6 pointed shape that (with a "Y" in the middle is a 3D cube. kzbin.info/www/bejne/m6nNn4esrdCUqKM Here's my video about hidden occult/freemason symbols on old punk rock records. A triangle up and a triangle down...the Star of David. Same as MOCA's spinning cube at the beginning of this vid. They are everywhere. Not calling it evil....just trippy. Crack a beer and please enjoy! PS.....the cube inside the circle makes the Masonic square and compass. Come be amazed, punkrockers!

[@dddsssaaaqqq]

Does anybody know which collage Winston talks about when he speaks about Niagara Falls?

[@o.liveil7111]

Jello is my punk rock grandpa

[@ellettcheyneArt]

tsol or adolecents next!

[@z.833]

Is it his real name? Or did he take it from George Orwell's 1984?

[@gosoku2771]

Circle One.

[@eamonic]

Anyone know what song plays at the end during credits?

[@TheJajajajaja21]

+eamonic sounds like the band Fucked Up to me, not sure what song it is, though if you like it their whole discography should do you some good

[@eamonic]

Jacob Dunn Thanks you.

[@OccupyJordan]

Great vids, but nothing about H.R. Geiger and the Frankenchrist work?

[@tonykuchar3237]

What is the title of the book being burned in the intro?

[@ghoulhellbilly2528]

im voming here once in a whice for couple of years, and i still dont know what's the music at 1:42

[@Lazarob12]

Song at 4:50?

[@iAmShitFaced1]

Lazarob12 Hoax - Down

[@robertcaffrey6097]

If you like Winston Smith and Gee Vaucher art then check this out kzbin.info/www/bejne/a5OxiIJuqLF3bas

[@betapetrol]

VIVA LA DEAD KENNEDYS

[@betapetrol]

CRASS is up now!

[@mandermpf]

I disagree on fucking The Ramones, Its a great logo and iconography (though that one already heard that story). I am also interested in hearing about The Sucidal Tendencies graphic expression.

[@RunningP123456]

how did they not talk about the frankenchrist poster???

[@flintandsteel1743]

RunningP123456 they did

[@radogguts6165]

I wish doom could have worked with gello

[@KnoxHardGallery]

I dont understand why they don't use any of the music from the band they are featuring?!

[@EWKification]

Other than the logo no piece of art was displayed for more than a fraction of a second. This inadvertently undercuts the whole premise of the video, and the series, which is that the art associated with punk is worth looking at. Well, let me fucking look at it for at least one second then. Apparently whoever made the film didn't think it was worth looking at for more that a fleeting instant. That says really quite a lot. The whole point of a still image is that it stays still so your eye can wander around it. It's NOT just a frame in a movie to disappear in a tenth of a second.

[@ani9ikocug474]

minor threat gamw

[@baker3person]

Whats the song at 2:35?

[@CuentaRegresiva2021]

stuck by Hoax

[@smashism]

Pushead next

[@manuelfong2648]

whats is the intro song

[@Inimbrium]

|>|< forever!

[@ElCazador66]

Fuckin awesome

[@aandreaa0000]

☆☆☆☆☆☆☆

[@orphanstephen]

Jello drinks Deschutes

[@santiagoblanes6969]

"what if crass was funny" 😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@DasIstDochMalEinName]

interesting... ...not a single dead kennedys-song throughout the whole vid

[@kikeheebchinkjigaboo6631]

Punk is SCARING YOUR MOTHER. Oh geez

[@filibertovera4923]

HAHAHA I have a Dead kennedys Fillmore poster

[@TheXitone]

+Vera666 its the way you tell it thats funny

[@DisappearHere]

music licensing is $, and there's legal issues between the band members