Sin 34

Sin 34 is a punk rock band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in Santa Monica, California in 1981 by teenage punk fans; singer Julie Lanfeld, drummer/filmmaker Dave Markey, and bassist Phil Newman went through a few guitarists (Mike Vallejo of Circle One, Chris Pederson star of "Suburbia", and Scott Silverman) before finding permanence in Mike "Geek" Glass in the fall of ’81. Named from a local LA television station (Spanish International Network, channel 34). The band released its first single, a five track EP titled “"Die Laughing"” on Newman’s independent label, Spinhead Records in 1982, and this lead to many a gig with the likes of the Circle Jerks, Dead Kennedys, The Misfits, Social Distortion, Redd Kross, The Minutemen, DOA, & Bad Religion. The band recorded for a series of compilations including “"Charred Remains"”, We Got Power’s “"Party Or Go Home"”, & Gary Kail and Danny Dean AKA Danny Dean Phillips“ "Life is Boring"”. In 1983 the band recorded and released their one and only album “"Do You Feel Safe"” (Spinhead), and toured their home state and Arizona. In 1984 the band recorded a track for Markey’s independent film “"Desperate Teenage Lovedolls"”, and did a few shows before disbanding in the fall of that year. In 1995, the LA label Grand Theft Audio releases “Die Listening” CD, a collection of demos, live, and compilation tracks. Sin 34 reformed in November of 2007, playing live shows for the first time in 24 years in 2008.

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DEMO tape (1981)

"CHARRED REMAINS" compilation tape (Noise/Version Sound, 1981) "Runaway", "Not No Fun"

DEMO tape (1982)

"THE SOUND OF HOLLYWOOD GIRLS" compilation (Mystic Records 1982) new recording of "Runaway / Not No Fun"

"MEATHOUSE" compilation tape (Version Sound, 1982) "Who Needs 'Em?"

"DIE LAUGHING" 7" (Spinhead, 1982) "American America", "Children Shall Not Be Heard", "The Uniform", "12 Hour Trip", & "Join The Race"

"SUDDEN DEATH" LP (Smoke Seven, 1982) "Only Love", "Nuclear War", new recording of "Who Needs 'Em"

"DO YOU FEEL SAFE"? LP (Spinhead, 1983) "Do You Feel Safe?", "After You", "War At Home", "Barbie & Ken", "Say We Suck", "Not", "Live Or Die", "New Wave Slut", "Left Waiting", "Forgive & Forget", "Two Words", "Join The Race", "Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out", "Nothin' Makes Sense", & "Uncontrollable Urge"

"LIFE IS BORING SO WHY NOT STEAL THIS RECORD"? LP "Forced Education" (New Underground, 1983)

"WE GOT POWER "PARTY OR GO HOME" LP (Mystic, 1983) "Not"

"DESPERATE TEENAGE LOVEDOLLS" LP new recording of "Twelve Hour Trip" (Gasatanka, 1984)

"MYSTIC SAMPLER" #1 "Not No Fun" LP (Mystic, 1984)

"BURIED ALIVE" LP (Smoke Seven, 1990) "Only Love"

"DIE LISTENING" 1981-1984 A.D. CD (GTA 1995 demo, comp, and live tracks) "34 Sins", "Runaway", "Not No Fun", "Time", "Sacrifice", "New Wave Slut", "Heroin's In", "Six", "Sinful Youth", "American America", "Who Need's 'Em", "Say We Suck", "Children Shall Not Be Heard", "Only Love", "Fads", "Live Or Die", "Nothin' Makes Sense", "Runaway", "34 Sins", "Nuclear War", "Forced Education", 12 Hour Trip", "MRR Interview w/ Tim Yohannon", "War At Home", "Blind Man's Bluff", "American America", "Do You Feel Safe", "Two Words", "Not No Fun", "Not", "Destroy All Planets", "Permanently Wasted", "Over The Edge", "Radio 34"