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Carlo Cadona
Carlo Cadona
Also known as	6025
Born	1958 (age 65–66)
Genres	Punk rock, post-punk
Occupation	Guitarist
Instrument(s)	Guitar, effects pedals, synths
Years active	1978–1981

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Carlo Cadona (born 1958 or 1959),^[1] also known by his stage name 6025, is an American musician who served as the second guitarist for the American punk rock band Dead Kennedys, from their formation in July 1978 to March 1979.

Dead Kennedys (1978–1979)

Dead Kennedys vocalist Jello Biafra met Cadona, who dubbed himself 6025 from a clothing inspection ticket,^[2] at the Mabuhay Gardens, and asked him if he wanted to pose as the band's drummer. 6025 then told Biafra that he could play guitar, and was invited to the group, subsequently joining in July 1978.^[3]^[4] Although he is sometimes claimed to have been a drummer or singer, frontman Jello Biafra has stated that 6025 was recruited solely as a guitarist.^[5]^[6] The other members joined after answering an ad placed by East Bay Ray.^[7]

Biafra stated, "[A] week before our first gig we got a guitarist who called himself 6025 and he left about six months later".^[5] He actually parted with the band roughly eight months later, in March 1979.^[8]^[9] According to Biafra, he was the best all-around musician in the band; however, his taste for prog rock and idiosyncratic songwriting alienated him from the rest of the band.^[2] 6025's final live appearance with Dead Kennedys was on March 3, 1979. The performance was taped and a few tracks appeared on compilation before being officially released in its entirety 25 years later as Live at the Deaf Club.^[8]

During his time Cadona wrote many songs for The Dead Kennedys including, "Forward to Death" and "Ill in The Head" which are included on their debut. 6025 makes a rare studio recording appearance on Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables where he plays rhythm guitar on "Ill in The Head". 6025 also wrote the music for "Short Songs", "Gaslight" and "Straight A's" which can be heard on Give Me Convenience or Give Me Death. Despite not having been in the band for years at that point, The Dead Kennedys included "Religious Vomit", a song 6025 wrote, on their In God We Trust, INC EP.

Later life

In 1993 Cadona, who had returned to the Evangelical Christianity of his upbringing, complained to police about a performance at 924 Gilman Street by Marian Anderson of the Insaints, in which she allegedly performed sexual acts on stage.^[10] After a protracted court case Anderson was eventually acquitted.^[11]

Carlo Cadona surfaced again in an October 19, 2017 article in The Press Democrat titled “Shelters remain safe havens for Santa Rosans fleeing fires”.^[1] The article, which featured Santa Rosa citizens who were fleeing the wildfires, cited Cadona (referred to as Carlo Cadona) as a former member of the Dead Kennedys. In the article it stated he was evacuated from his Mark West Springs Road home of a dozen years as a result of the fires.

Discography

Dead Kennedys

1980 – Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables
1987 – Give Me Convenience or Give Me Death
2004 – Live at the Deaf Club

Snakefinger

2010 – Live at the Savoy 1981

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Paul Payne (October 19, 2017). "Shelters remain safe havens for Santa Rosans fleeing fires". The Press Democrat.
^ ^a ^b Michael Stewart Foley, Dead Kennedys' Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables, Bloomsbury Publishing, May 21, 2015
^ Buckley, Peter (2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. ISBN 1843531054.
^ Boulware, Jack; Tudor, Silke (September 29, 2009). Gimme Something Better: The Profound, Progressive And Occasionally Pointless History Of Bay Area Punk From Dead Kennedys To Green Day. Penguin Books. ISBN 978-0-14-311380-5. Retrieved April 19, 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Jello Biafra Interview in January, 1981". Archived from the original on October 1, 2012. Retrieved November 9, 2010.
^ Alex Ogg (May 1, 2014). Dead Kennedys: Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables: The Early Years. PM Press. ISBN 978-1-60486-987-3.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ "Dead Kennedys interview by Devin Herndon, February 14th 2002". Archived from the original on November 21, 2008. Retrieved November 9, 2010.
^ ^a ^b Alex Ogg; Winston Smith; Ruby Ray (July 1, 2014). Dead Kennedys: Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables: The Early Years. PM Press. pp. 40–. ISBN 978-1-60486-489-2.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ "Dead Kennedys official bio". Retrieved December 16, 2010.
^ Michalene Busico, Taking Freedom of Speech Right to the... Edge, Maximum Rock n Roll, August 1993
^ Alex Ogg; Winston Smith; Ruby Ray (July 1, 2014). Dead Kennedys: Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables: The Early Years. PM Press. pp. 131–. ISBN 978-1-60486-489-2.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[PD-1] Paul Payne (October 19, 2017). "Shelters remain safe havens for Santa Rosans fleeing fires". The Press Democrat.

[Foley-2] Michael Stewart Foley, Dead Kennedys' Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables, Bloomsbury Publishing, May 21, 2015

[3] Buckley, Peter (2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. ISBN 1843531054.

[4] Boulware, Jack; Tudor, Silke (September 29, 2009). Gimme Something Better: The Profound, Progressive And Occasionally Pointless History Of Bay Area Punk From Dead Kennedys To Green Day. Penguin Books. ISBN 978-0-14-311380-5. Retrieved April 19, 2014.

[int81-5] "Jello Biafra Interview in January, 1981". Archived from the original on October 1, 2012. Retrieved November 9, 2010.

[Ogg2014-6] Alex Ogg (May 1, 2014). Dead Kennedys: Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables: The Early Years. PM Press. ISBN 978-1-60486-987-3.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[7] "Dead Kennedys interview by Devin Herndon, February 14th 2002". Archived from the original on November 21, 2008. Retrieved November 9, 2010.

[OggSmith2014-8] Alex Ogg; Winston Smith; Ruby Ray (July 1, 2014). Dead Kennedys: Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables: The Early Years. PM Press. pp. 40–. ISBN 978-1-60486-489-2.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[9] "Dead Kennedys official bio". Retrieved December 16, 2010.

[10] Michalene Busico, Taking Freedom of Speech Right to the... Edge, Maximum Rock n Roll, August 1993

[OggSmith2014_2-11] Alex Ogg; Winston Smith; Ruby Ray (July 1, 2014). Dead Kennedys: Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables: The Early Years. PM Press. pp. 131–. ISBN 978-1-60486-489-2.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

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-'''Carlos Cadona''', better known by his stage name '''6025''', was  the second guitarist—from July 1978<ref>{{cite web|url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p4046/biography|pure_url=yes}}|title=Biography: Dead Kennedys|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas |publisher=[[Allmusic]]|accessdate=2 May 2010}}</ref> to March 1979—for the [[United States|American]] [[hardcore punk]] band [[Dead Kennedys]]. Although 6025 is sometimes mentioned as a drummer, singer [[Jello Biafra]] has stated 6025 was recruited solely as a guitarist.<ref name="int81">{{cite web|url=http://www.reocities.com/capitolhill/congress/2503/interview10.html|title= Jello Biafra Interview in January, 1981|accessdate=9 November 2010}}</ref> Initially the band was a quartet, consisting of [[Klaus Flouride]], Jello Biafra, [[East Bay Ray]], and [[Bruce Slesinger]], who all had answered an ad placed by East Bay Ray,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.factionzero.com/dkint|title=Dead Kennedys interview by Devin Herndon, February 14th 2002|accessdate=9 November 2010}}</ref> but 6025 was added to the line-up before the first gig on July 19, 1978.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.amazon.com/Dead-Kennedys-Unauthorized-Marian-Kester/dp/0867196068/|title=Dead Kennedys: The Unauthorized Version|last=Kester|first=Marian|publisher=Last Gasp|accessdate=12 November 2010}}</ref> Due to his short tenure in the band and avoidance of the public eye since, very little is known about him, and he is most well known for the mysteries surrounding his departure from the band.
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+'''Carlo Cadona''' (born 1958 or 1959),<ref name=PD>{{cite web|url=https://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/7539325-181/shelters-remain-safe-havens-for|title=Shelters remain safe havens for Santa Rosans fleeing fires|author=Paul Payne|publisher=The Press Democrat|date=Oct 19, 2017}}</ref> also known by his stage name '''6025''', is an American musician who served as the second guitarist for the American [[punk rock]] band [[Dead Kennedys]], from their formation in July 1978 to March 1979.
-==With Dead Kennedys ==
-joined the Dead Kennedys in July, 1978.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.amazon.com/Rough-Guide-Rock-Definitive-Completely/dp/1843531054/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1289283420&sr=1-1|title=The Rough Guide to Rock|last=Buckley|first=Peter |publisher=Rough Guides|accessdate=9 November 2010}}</ref> Singer Jello Biafra has stated "''a week before our first gig we got a guitarist who called himself 6025 and he left about 6 months later''".<ref name="int81"/> Ultimately, 6025 parted with the band in March, 1979.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deadkennedys.com/history.html|title=Dead Kennedys official bio|accessdate=16 December 2010}}</ref>
+== Dead Kennedys (1978–1979) ==
-'s guitar playing with the band was minimal and generally shadowed the bassline of [[Klaus Flouride]], with lead guitarist [[East Bay Ray]] doing the majority of guitar work. 6025's writing style focused on chromatic, quirky time signature melodies and harmonies, creating polyrhythms against the other instruments. 6025's lyrics were notably different from the rest of the band's repertoire, focusing on strange, nonsensical [[image]]ry and a morbid, fatalistic tone as opposed to [[vocalist]]/[[songwriter]] [[Jello Biafra]]'s political [[satire]].
+[[Dead Kennedys]] vocalist [[Jello Biafra]] met Cadona, who dubbed himself 6025 from a clothing inspection ticket,<ref name=Foley>Michael Stewart Foley, [https://books.google.com/books?id=JJW6BwAAQBAJ&q=6025 Dead Kennedys' Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables], Bloomsbury Publishing, May 21, 2015</ref> at the [[Mabuhay Gardens]], and asked him if he wanted to pose as the band's drummer. 6025 then told Biafra that he could play guitar, and was invited to the group, subsequently joining in July 1978.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Rough Guide to Rock|last=Buckley|first=Peter |year=2003|publisher=Rough Guides|isbn=1843531054}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/gimmesomethingbe00jack|url-access=registration|title=Gimme Something Better: The Profound, Progressive And Occasionally Pointless History Of Bay Area Punk From Dead Kennedys To Green Day |date=September 29, 2009 |publisher=Penguin Books |access-date=April 19, 2014  |isbn=978-0-14-311380-5 |first1=Jack |last1=Boulware |first2=Silke |last2=Tudor}}</ref> Although he is sometimes claimed to have been a drummer or singer, frontman Jello Biafra has stated that 6025 was recruited solely as a guitarist.<ref name="int81">{{cite web|url=http://www.reocities.com/capitolhill/congress/2503/interview10.html|title=Jello Biafra Interview in January, 1981|access-date=November 9, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121001230629/http://www.reocities.com/capitolhill/congress/2503/interview10.html|archive-date=October 1, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Ogg2014">{{cite book|author=Alex Ogg|title=Dead Kennedys: Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables: The Early Years|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=g1eXAwAAQBAJ|date=May 1, 2014|publisher=PM Press|isbn=978-1-60486-987-3}}{{Dead link|date=November 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The other members joined after answering an ad placed by [[East Bay Ray]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.factionzero.com/dkint |title=Dead Kennedys interview by Devin Herndon, February 14th 2002 |access-date=November 9, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081121190850/http://www.factionzero.com/dkint |archive-date=November 21, 2008 }}</ref>
+Biafra stated, "[A] week before our first gig we got a guitarist who called himself 6025 and he left about six months later".<ref name="int81"/> He actually parted with the band roughly eight months later, in March 1979.<ref name="OggSmith2014" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deadkennedys.com/history.html|title=Dead Kennedys official bio|access-date=December 16, 2010}}</ref> According to Biafra, he was the best all-around musician in the band; however, his taste for [[prog rock]] and idiosyncratic songwriting alienated him from the rest of the band.<ref name=Foley/> 6025's final live appearance with Dead Kennedys was on March 3, 1979. The performance was taped and a few tracks appeared on compilation before being officially released in its entirety 25 years later as ''Live at the Deaf Club''.<ref name="OggSmith2014">{{cite book|author1=Alex Ogg|author2=Winston Smith|author3=Ruby Ray|author3-link=Ruby Ray (photographer)|title=Dead Kennedys: Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables: The Early Years|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rlmXAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA40|date=July 1, 2014|publisher=PM Press|isbn=978-1-60486-489-2|pages=40–}}{{Dead link|date=November 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
-He wrote seven songs with the band - "Ill in the Head" and "Forward to Death", both of which appear on the band's debut album ''[[Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables]]''; "Short Songs", "Gaslight", and "Straight A's", which appear on the live album ''[[Live at the Deaf Club]]''; "Mutations of Today", which appears on ''[[The 1978 Demos]]''; and "Religious Vomit", which appears on the EP ''[[In God We Trust, Inc.]]''.
+During his time Cadona wrote many songs for The Dead Kennedys including, "Forward to Death" and "Ill in The Head" which are included on their debut. 6025 makes a rare studio recording appearance on Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables where he plays rhythm guitar on "Ill in The Head". 6025 also wrote the music for "Short Songs", "Gaslight" and "Straight A's" which can be heard on '' Give Me Convenience or Give Me Death''. Despite not having been in the band for years at that point, The Dead Kennedys included "Religious Vomit", a song 6025 wrote, on their ''In God We Trust, INC'' EP.
-He ultimately departed before the recording of any studio albums, but does guest as a second guitarist on the studio recording of "Ill in the Head". Following his departure, the Dead Kennedys auditioned numerous second guitarists and even—having been inspired by [[The Screamers]] -- considered replacing him with a [[keyboardist]]. Ultimately, the band decided to remain a four-piece.
+== Later life ==
-It was heavily rumored that 6025 did not leave of his own accord, but was ousted due to musical differences. According to East Bay Ray, 6025 left the band because he wanted to play [[prog-rock]], and felt the band's style was "too raunchy, too rock". In an interview, Klaus Fluoride confirmed that 6025 and Jello Biafra became heavily opposed to each other's song-writing ideas, and after an argument culminating in a near fist-fight, 6025 chose to depart.
+In 1993 Cadona, who had returned to the [[Evangelicalism|Evangelical Christianity]] of his upbringing, complained to police about a performance at [[924 Gilman Street]] by [[Marian Anderson (Insaints)|Marian Anderson]] of the [[Insaints]], in which she allegedly performed sexual acts on stage.<ref>Michalene Busico, [https://archive.org/details/mrr_123/page/n47/mode/2up Taking Freedom of Speech Right to the... Edge], [[Maximum Rock n Roll]], August 1993</ref> After a protracted court case Anderson was eventually acquitted.<ref name="OggSmith2014_2">{{cite book|author1=Alex Ogg|author2=Winston Smith|author3=Ruby Ray|author3-link=Ruby Ray (photographer)|title=Dead Kennedys: Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables: The Early Years|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rlmXAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA40|date=July 1, 2014|publisher=PM Press|isbn=978-1-60486-489-2|pages=131–}}{{Dead link|date=November 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
-'s final live appearance with the Dead Kennedys was on March 3, 1979. The performance was taped and was officially released in 2004 as ''[[Live at the Deaf Club]]''.
+Carlo Cadona surfaced again in an October 19, 2017 article in ''[[The Press Democrat]]'' titled “Shelters remain safe havens for Santa Rosans fleeing fires”.<ref name="PD"/>  The article, which featured [[Santa Rosa, California|Santa Rosa]] citizens who were fleeing the wildfires, cited Cadona (referred to as Carlo Cadona) as a former member of the Dead Kennedys.  In the article it stated he was evacuated from his Mark West Springs Road home of a dozen years as a result of the fires.
-== After Dead Kennedys ==
-After leaving Dead Kennedys, 6025 is rumored to have briefly played with [[The Residents]] before being replaced by Philip "[[Snakefinger]]" Lithman. After this, 6025 disappeared completely from the public eye.
+==Discography==
-In a 2005 interview with ''Loud Fast Rules!'' magazine, a spin-off of the magazine ''AMP'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ampmagazine.com|title=AMP Webzine}}</ref> Klaus Flouride states that 6025 went on to become a [[born-again Christian]].
+===Dead Kennedys===
-was eventually diagnosed with [[schizophrenia]]. The Dead Kennedys' website<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deadkennedys.com/m_6025.html|title=6025's bio on Dead Kennedys' Official Website|accessdate=24 November 2010}}</ref> simply states that 6025 has been suffering from a disability since the early 1980s. In a 2003 interview for Russian Darkside E-Zine,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.darkside.ru/interviews/deadkennedys-eng.html |title=Darkside E-Zine Interview (via the Wayback Machine)|accessdate=9 November 2010 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20030911142758/http://www.darkside.ru/interviews/deadkennedys-eng.html |archivedate = 11 September 2003}}</ref> East Bay Ray mentioned that 6025's mother acts as his legal [[trustee]], and she presently receives all royalties on his behalf.
+* 1980 – ''[[Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables]]''
+* 1987 – ''[[Give Me Convenience or Give Me Death]]''
+* 2004 – ''[[Live at the Deaf Club]]''
+===Snakefinger===
-In Alternative Tentacles bio<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.alternativetentacles.com/bandinfo.php?band=deadkennedys&page=3|title=Alternative Tentacles bio|accessdate=12 November 2010}}</ref> for Dead Kennedys, former Dead Kennedys singer Jello Biafra states that 6025 hasn't dropped out of music altogether, but that he is still trying to be "the [[Captain Beefheart]] of [[gospel]] music." 6025 has been working on a [[Christianity|Christian]] [[punk rock|punk]] [[rock opera]] for years that, due to his mental state, he has decided he has now finished.
+* 2010 – ''Live at the Savoy 1981''
-==Discography==
-* 1980 - ''[[Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables]]''
-* 1987 - ''[[Give Me Convenience or Give Me Death]]''
-* 2004 - ''[[Live at the Deaf Club]]''
-== See also ==
-*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iNh6BVZgJ0 1979 clip from last performance with 6025 (link at YouTube)]
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v t e Dead Kennedys
East Bay Ray Klaus Flouride Ron "Skip" Greer Steve Wilson Jello Biafra 6025 Brandon Cruz D. H. Peligro Ted Jeff Penalty Steve "Boomstick" Wilson
Studio albums	Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables Plastic Surgery Disasters Frankenchrist Bedtime for Democracy
Live albums	Mutiny on the Bay Live at the Deaf Club
Extended plays	In God We Trust, Inc.
Compilations	Give Me Convenience or Give Me Death Milking the Sacred Cow
Singles	"California Über Alles" "Holiday in Cambodia" / "Police Truck" "Kill the Poor" "Too Drunk to Fuck" "Nazi Punks Fuck Off" "Bleed for Me" "Halloween"
Videos	Dead Kennedys: DMPO's On Broadway The Early Years Live In God We Trust, Inc.: The Lost Tapes
Other songs	"I Kill Children" "I Fought the Law" "Viva Las Vegas"
Related articles	Discography Alternative Tentacles Winston Smith Penis Landscape Virus 100 What Were We Fighting for?