The Dead Milkmen is tagged as: The Dead Milkmen are a satirical punk rock band that formed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The band’s best known lineup consisted of Joe Jack Talcum (Joe Genaro; guitar, vocals), Dave Blood (Dave Schulthise; bass), Dean Clean (Dean Sabatino; drums), and Rodney Anonymous (Rodney Linderman; vocals, synth). The original version of the band formed in 1980 around Genaro’s songwriting (a predominantly acoustic and often satirical take on New Wave Punk Rock) when he was seventeen; Genaro produced several home tapes as The Dead Milkmen, sometimes with other members credited (occasionally bootlegs or mp3’s of these tapes surface). In 1983, the band was re-formed with Sultchise and Sabatino, and lastly vocals were handed over to their friend Rodney Linderman, forming the classic line-up. The Dead Milkmen’s songs found moderate success on alternative and college radio stations. Videos, notably Punk Rock Girl, even found their way onto MTV in the late 1980s. Topics for their music include satire on the 1980s music scene, toxic waste, jellyfish afterlifes, UFOs, conspiracy theories, and cover bands. Irreverent absurdity fueled their initial popularity, particularly among college DJs. However, this genre was somewhat abandoned with the 1992 release of Soul Rotat... Read More About The Dead Milkmen Biography...  Send The Dead Milkmen ringtones to your cell
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