Jose Palafox
Encyclopedia
Jose Palafox is a writer
, filmmaker, activist, and hardcore punk
musician.
, as well as in the Swing Kids
on Three One G
Records, to which he introduced a unique jazz-influenced drumming style. The band helped to define what has come to be called the 'San Diego sound', though many of the bands this label describes reject it. He later played in Bread and Circuits
and Yaphet Kotto
. In 2005, he and Mike Kirsch
started a new project called "Baader Brains," a tribute to the 1970s German urban guerrilla group, the Red Army Faction
(RAF).
, specifically relating to the US-Mexico border and its militarization. In 2001, he was the associate producer of the 28 minute documentary New World Border.
He has published articles in Covert Action Quarterly, ColorLines, Z Magazine, Borderlines, SF Bay Guardian, and Maximum RocknRoll
.
He has taught in Chicano/Latino Studies and Sociology at UC Berkeley, Stanford University
, Mills College
, UC Santa Cruz and University of San Francisco
.
He was recently an active collective member of AK Press, an anarchist publisher and distributor in Oakland, CA.
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
, filmmaker, activist, and hardcore punk
Hardcore punk
Hardcore punk is an underground music genre that originated in the late 1970s, following the mainstream success of punk rock. Hardcore is generally faster, thicker, and heavier than earlier punk rock. The origin of the term "hardcore punk" is uncertain. The Vancouver-based band D.O.A...
musician.
Musical history
He played drums in the 1990s political hardcore punk band Struggle, who released records on Ebullition RecordsEbullition Records
Ebullition Records is an independent record label and distro based out of Goleta, California. It published HeartattaCk, a zine focusing on independent punk and hardcore from around the world, informed by an anti-consumerist and D.I.Y. ideology....
, as well as in the Swing Kids
Swing Kids (band)
Swing Kids were a hardcore band from San Diego California during the mid 1990s. They were closely involved with and influenced by the forerunners of the San Diego hardcore punk scene of the 1990s....
on Three One G
Three One G
31G Records, or Three One G, is a San Diego, California based record label, started by grindcore and hardcore musician Justin Pearson in 1994...
Records, to which he introduced a unique jazz-influenced drumming style. The band helped to define what has come to be called the 'San Diego sound', though many of the bands this label describes reject it. He later played in Bread and Circuits
Bread and Circuits
Bread and Circuits were a band that formed in 1999 and released a self-titled LP on Ebullition Records as well as a split with Former Members of Alfonsin on El Grito Records....
and Yaphet Kotto
Yaphet Kotto
Yaphet Frederick Kotto is an African-American actor, known for numerous film roles , and his starring role in the NBC television series Homicide: Life on the Street .-Early life:Kotto was born in New York City, the son of Gladys Marie, a...
. In 2005, he and Mike Kirsch
Mike Kirsch
Mike Kirsch has been active in the San Francisco Bay Area hardcore and punk community since the mid-1980s.-Band history:*The Skinflutes *Fuel *Fifteen...
started a new project called "Baader Brains," a tribute to the 1970s German urban guerrilla group, the Red Army Faction
Red Army Faction
The radicalized were, like many in the New Left, influenced by:* Sociological developments, pressure within the educational system in and outside Europe and the U.S...
(RAF).
Professional and academic history
His film and writing have focused on issues of migrationHuman migration
Human migration is physical movement by humans from one area to another, sometimes over long distances or in large groups. Historically this movement was nomadic, often causing significant conflict with the indigenous population and their displacement or cultural assimilation. Only a few nomadic...
, specifically relating to the US-Mexico border and its militarization. In 2001, he was the associate producer of the 28 minute documentary New World Border.
He has published articles in Covert Action Quarterly, ColorLines, Z Magazine, Borderlines, SF Bay Guardian, and Maximum RocknRoll
Maximum RocknRoll
Maximum rocknroll is a widely distributed, monthly not-for-profit fanzine based in San Francisco, USA. It features interviews, columns, and reviews from international contributors...
.
He has taught in Chicano/Latino Studies and Sociology at UC Berkeley, Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
, Mills College
Mills College
Mills College is an independent liberal arts women's college founded in 1852 that offers bachelor's degrees to women and graduate degrees and certificates to women and men. Located in Oakland, California, Mills was the first women's college west of the Rockies. The institution was initially founded...
, UC Santa Cruz and University of San Francisco
University of San Francisco
The University of San Francisco , is a private, Jesuit/Catholic university located in San Francisco, California. Founded in 1855, USF was established as the first university in San Francisco. It is the second oldest institution for higher learning in California and the tenth-oldest university of...
.
He was recently an active collective member of AK Press, an anarchist publisher and distributor in Oakland, CA.
External links
- http://www.myspace.com/officialbaaderbrains