Antiseen and Judas Bullethead
O'Keefe and Jeff Clayton started Jeff Leopard in 1983 and released "Jeff Leopard Live at the Yellow Rose" in 1984 Jeff Leopard's first show was in Boone, NC on Oct 1st 1983. Other NC Bands on that bill were N.R.G, Antiseen and Fetchin Bones. O'Keefe tried out for the lead guitar with Antiseen in 1984, but it never came to be.
"I was too broke to afford an amp" O'Keefe stated in a mid 90's Antiseen interview.
Judas Bullethead was the spinoff of Jeff Leopard. O'Keefe recorded it as Judas Leopard, his Jeff Leopard stage name. Clayton recorded as "Bullethead" an old nickname given to him by Joe Young. "If they Itch, Scratch Em" was released in 1987 and reviewed in Spin in 1987. All instruments were played by Clayton and O'Keefe, even though neither was a drummer. The follow-up "Honest, It's just a Cold Sore" was released in 1988. Honest was recorded with a lot of studio musicians including members of the band Black Acid Disco. After Judas Bullethead played a few shows, The band released 'The King is Dead / Oh Baby" in 1989 and went on Hiatus. A long talked about Greatest Hits CD is still a possibility. O'Keefe officially joined Antiseen in 1988 and first recorded the Blood of Freaks EP. Antiseen recorded over 20 records during the Early 90's. The band toured Europe 3 times and played concerts all over the US, including a cancelled show in Los Angeles on the day of the LA Riots. O'Keefe recorded the Covers LP "Hell" and after a very short stint as the band's manager, He stopped playing in Antiseen in the Fall of 1995.
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