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Pittsburgh Punk 1984 to 1989? |
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| Location: | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Country: |  United States |
| Last Login: | Apr 30, 2008 (598 days back) |
About Me |
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| This space is run by me, Jeff Lamm. I was the singer from the beginning to the bitter end.....Half Life formed in 1984 after the break-up of Pittsburgh's first hardcore punk band, Real Enemy. I was Real Enemy's roadie, which meant I got to carry equipment to get into the over 21 clubs. Half Life's first line-up was pretty much talentless, but we had drive! Our first gig was with THE FIVE at the Bloomfield theatre in Pittsburgh. We played with several different line-ups and lasted until 1989. We were somewhat apolitical, our lyrics tended to be more about personal struggles and thinking for yourself. Toured the USA once, down south then out to California and back. World famous tattoo artist Brian Corley was a "roadie" for that adventure along with Dan Allen. We played all over the east coast, NYC, DC, Philly and a zillion times in Pittsburgh and Cleveland. We seemed to play alot with Agnostic Front, Circle Of Shit, Government Issue , GBH and the Exploited, which was awesome. We were always poor as hell, never made any money from punk and if we did we put it into t-shirts , more records or equipment. Released our own stuff on Mind Cure records, then later on Skyclad from New Jersey. Played ALL AGES shows only, which at the time was absolutely groundbreaking. We played the electric banana most of the time, never got shot at by Johnny there. We spent alot of time sitting on "the wall" in Oakland when we weren't at our shitty jobs. Some of us were skaters, some of us started out straight edge, we were a mixed bunch. Helped spawn a healthy Pittsburgh scene. We did things like make fanzines and flyers, booked bands, found new venues.....then we went our separate ways, got real jobs, sold-out etc. Some of us stayed involved with music, Mike LaVella started Gearhead records, Damon Che' formed Don Cabellero, I do artwork for bands...Had a couple beers and a few laughs, made a ton of good friends along the way. Re-united with the 1987 line-up in 2002 and 2003 and made new friends. I wanted to do this myspace site to show some old photos and flyers, and to get in touch with people we knew back in the day and our new friends, and to say a huge THANK YOU to anyone who's ever supported us over the years. It means alot to us and is truly appreciated. Artwork by Jeff Lamm. You can order Half Life t-shirts here, too! |
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Music:Member Since: 12/6/2005Band Website: halflifepunk.com Band Members: 1984 Jeff Lamm vocals, Mike Lavella bass, Mike Michelski guitar and Blair Powell drums. 1985/1986 Jeff Lamm vocals , Mike LaVella bass, Vince Curtis guitar, Rick Dowdle guitar and Ron Volpe drums. 1986/87 Jeff Lamm vocals, Mike LaVella bass, Vince Curtis guitar and Damon Che' drums. 1988/89 Jeff Lamm vocals, Mike LaVella bass, Rick Dowdle guitar and Ron Volpe drums. Later after Mike left, Troy Mezzio played bass, then Howie Wells. When Jeff left, Howie and Rick did vocals. In 1989 Half Life disbanded, Rick and Ron formed a band called FACER that recorded and released several Half Life songs that were not out before. 2002/03 reunited with the 1987 line-up. Played Pittsburgh and Cleveland. Influences: Early: Fang, Flipper, No Trend....NYC Hardcore bands, east coast Hardcore bands...Oi! bands. Mid period: British bands like Discharge, English Dogs, Motorhead. End: back to American hardcore, Oi! and even a little SKA Sounds Like: Depends on what era you listen too! Record Label: Mind Cure, Skyclad, Get Hip, Stab Wound Type of Label: Indie |
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My Background and Lifestyle |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Punk / Hardcore / Thrash) |
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My Blog |
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Half Life on You Tube |
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| Check out you tube for some old school Half Life videos, from a gig at the Foundry in 1988. A short lived space near the strip district...Manny Theiner set that up. The video was filmed by Brian / Sha... Posted by HALF LIFE Pittsburgh on Sun, 20 Jan 2008 08:32:00 PST |
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New t-shirts available now! |
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| There are a limited number of these new Half Life shirts featuring graphics from the Never Give In album and the classid bored skull logo. They are white on black and come in men's sizes Small, Medium... Posted by HALF LIFE Pittsburgh on Tue, 30 May 2006 07:15:00 PST |
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You have ten seconds to unfuck yourself... |
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| That's the rather long name of a new band I'm in ( Jeff ). We do about 8 Half Life songs from Never Give In, a few originals and a couple covers. We have been practicing hard, all the time. It sounds ... Posted by HALF LIFE Pittsburgh on Fri, 19 May 2006 08:43:00 PST |
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Half Life flyers at Gigposters.com |
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| I've been posting Half Life flyers at this website, some pretty cool ones from back in the day. Check it out at www.gigposters.com While you're there look up Lamm on the designers to see newer s... Posted by HALF LIFE Pittsburgh on Mon, 10 Apr 2006 11:14:00 PST |
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Half Life reunion?? |
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| Well, a few years ago we did some Half Life reunion shows in Pittsburgh. It was the 1987 "Under The Knife" line-up , me, Vince Curtis, Mike LaVella and Damon Che'. It went well, the first year 2003, w... Posted by HALF LIFE Pittsburgh on Sun, 12 Feb 2006 09:41:00 PST |
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Check out this interview from Tokyo webzine... |
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| This guy from Tokyo contacted me ( Jeff ) last summer for an interview, he asked the best questions! He also did a very detailed discography, band history etc. Not only that, he's a nice guy too... Posted by HALF LIFE Pittsburgh on Tue, 20 Dec 2005 07:21:00 PST |
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Please add your feelings / experiences about Half Life... |
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| Hello...I wanted to start a thread where people could share their thoughts or memories of the band....I'll go first. It was a blast and I made a ton of good friends and I'm proud to be associated with... Posted by HALF LIFE Pittsburgh on Mon, 12 Dec 2005 07:26:00 PST |
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My Friends |
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Gearhead Magazine, JeFF LAMM !, Deb, BRiAN CoRLEY !!, Howie, Vince, mezzio, Michael Michalski, Re-Volts, Big Glenn, Spahr, You Have Ten Seconds..., BATTERED CITIZENS, SHIVER, NECROPOLIS, Shape of Rage, Wheres The Pope?, DROPGUN, LAND SHARK!!!, Dustin BoNeS, Get Hip Recordings, Sean P., Skakiller, GAMEBOY PHYSICAL DESTRUCTION, THE TRADITIONALS**New L.P. Out Now, Brant, Don, Android Hero, Davey Thundercracker, House, DO CRIMES, « PaBLo », Jill, Dapper Dan, holly, Keith, Carrie*, darren "dez", Bastard Squad, Taffy Davenport, TWIGGY aka Christine, Carl E. [Zombie]♫♪, Ugly Customer, { {{we have heaven}} }, Brian, GD Painful Reminders, Katie Kamikaze, Hogans Heroes, Tammy from PA, Patrick Joseph, PHIVE STARR, paul, GrEen eYEd BAstArD, MIKE PSYCHE, Dave, timebombspot, C.L.S. Locals, Jilly Rox, Sleestak1971 AKA the BABYMAKER!!!!, MARIA ELENA, Scott Dailey( Ron Paul for president 2008 ), Arty!
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