Tim Timebomb

Tim Timebomb is a music project by Tim Armstrong, best known as a member of the punk rock band Rancid. Armstrong has recorded a large number of songs – a mixture of cover versions, including Rancid covers, and original songs, including some tracks from his musical film project RocknNRoll Theater – with a variety of supporting musicians.

A selection of the material was first released as a download only album Tim Timebomb Sings Songs from RocknNRoll Theater – this consisting of original songs featured in Armstrong's musical film series "RockNRoll Theatre". Starting on October 29, 2012, a series of digital singles have also been released, on a daily basis. These singles are initially being released via YouTube, with one song each day being released from October 29, 2012, onwards, and then being made available for download via iTunes. To date, all of the tracks from the RockNRollTheatre album have also been included in the series of singles, with the exception of the track "Let's Fuck".

Choice of music
According to Armstrong's website:

"Tim Timebomb and Friends is a place for me to share with you some of my favorite songs that I've recorded with friends of mine. I've always enjoyed sharing music, whether I'm just sitting around playing acoustic guitar with my friends or breaking out old 45's. I guess you could call me a music nerd. I like everything from Bob Dylan to the Ramones, to Jimmy Cliff to Cock Sparrer. I plan to bring together a great group of players to record covers as well as some originals. I hope you dig it and encourage you to pass them on."

All of Armstrong's bandmates in Rancid appear along with Ryan Foltz, formerly of Dropkick Murphys, Travis Barker and members of The Interrupters and The Ohio Ramblers. Three of the album's songs, "That's Just The Way It Is Now", which was featured on Rancid's 2009 album, Let the Dominoes Fall, "I'm Real" and "No More Living" were written by Armstrong in 2007 while in Spain and are inspired by the classic 1964 Vincent Price movie, The Last Man on Earth which was based on the 1954 novel, I Am Legend.

Albums
Tim Timebomb Sings RocknRoll Theater

The album features versions of songs from the RockNRoll Theatre film series, which is produced by Armstrong. 13 of the 14 tracks have also been released as digital singles.

Armstrong sings the lead vocals on all songs, in contrast to the versions in the films, which are sung by the actors, including Lars Frederiksen and Davey Havok.

Track list: All songs written by Tim Armstrong.


 * 1) We Did Alright
 * 2) Guardian Angel
 * 3) No Reverence
 * 4) Honor Is All We Know
 * 5) Just for Tonight
 * 6) Change That Song Mr. DJ
 * 7) Running Out of Time
 * 8) Skeleton Crew
 * 9) This Time We Got It Right
 * 10) Everything I Need
 * 11) Oh Hollywood
 * 12) No More Living
 * 13) Let's Fuck
 * 14) Misconceptions

2013–2014 Pirates Press Records Releases

7" singles

She's Drunk All The Time b/w Tulare

30 Pieces of Silver b/w Ooh La La

Change That Song Mr. DJ b/w Guardian Angel

Three 12 song collections from below singles released as a bundle packs on CD and vinyl via Pirates Press Records

High Noon in a Dark Blue Sea


 * 1) Honor Is All We Know
 * 2) Change That Song Mr. DJ
 * 3) She Goes to Finos
 * 4) Do What You Want
 * 5) I Wanna Get Rid of You
 * 6) Children's Bread
 * 7) In the City
 * 8) Television
 * 9) Oh No
 * 10) No Reverence
 * 11) Guardian Angel
 * 12) Cupid Aims

Winding Far Down


 * 1) 30 Pieces of Silver
 * 2) Let's Do Rocksteady
 * 3) Too Much Pressure
 * 4) Summer of '69
 * 5) Concrete Jungle
 * 6) Lip Up Fatty
 * 7) Working
 * 8) Ohh La La
 * 9) This Time We Got It Right
 * 10) Just for Tonight
 * 11) Ruby Soho
 * 12) Saturday Night at the Movies

Special Lunacy


 * 1) She's Drunk All the Time
 * 2) Chill's and Fever
 * 3) Rock This Joint
 * 4) Till the Well Runs Dry
 * 5) Jim Dandy
 * 6) Yes Sir
 * 7) I'm Movin' On
 * 8) My Buckets Got a Hole in It
 * 9) Adalida
 * 10) Thanks a Lot
 * 11) I'm Going Down
 * 12) Blue Skies

Recording personnel

 * Tim Armstrong – Lead vocals, lead & rhythm & acoustic guitar
 * Lars Fredriksen – Lead & rhythm guitar, backing vocals
 * Matt Freeman – Bass guitar, mandolin, double bass, backing vocals
 * Branden Steineckert – Drums, backing vocals
 * Ryan Foltz – Mandolin, percussion, melodica, concertina, bass guitar, drums, horns, backing vocals
 * Kevin Bivona – Guitar, farfisa organ, piano, glockenspiel, B3 organ, bass guitar, accordion, percussion, mandolin, melodica, keyboard, backing vocals, stick bass
 * Travis Barker – Drums
 * Aimee Interrupter – Backing vocals
 * J Bonner – Bass guitar, organ, guitar, piano
 * Justin Bivona – Bass guitar, B3 organ, piano, backing vocals
 * Jesse Bivona – Drums, percussion, backing vocals, guitar
 * Ben Lythberg – Percussion
 * Dan Boer – B3 organ
 * Pablo Calagero – Saxophone
 * Tim Hutton – Bass guitar
 * Dash Hutton – Drums, percussion
 * Jordis Unga – Whistle, backing vocals
 * Mark Bush – Trumpet
 * Ruben Duranz – Trombone
 * Robby Spengler – Tenor saxophone
 * Tommy King – B3 organ
 * John Morrical – Guitar, piano, backing vocals
 * Dave McKean – Drums, backing vocals
 * Doug McKean – Bass guitar, guitar
 * Austin "walkin' cane" Charnanghat – Guitar, resonator guitar
 * Justin Gorski – Keyboard
 * Liz Kelly – Backing vocals
 * James Doyle – Drums
 * Brett Simons – Bass guitar
 * Hunter Perrin – Guitar
 * Jamie T – Backing vocals
 * Doug Livingston – Pedal steel guitar
 * Craig Eastman – Fiddle
 * James King – Saxophone, flute
 * Jason Myers – Guitar
 * Patrick Frenchie French – Harmonica
 * Mark Switzer – Banjo
 * Becky Stark- Backing vocals
 * Chris Yohn – Fiddle
 * Dave Brophy – Drums
 * Joe McMahon – Bass guitar
 * Rusty Scott – Piano
 * Mike Mele – Guitar
 * John Aruda -Saxophone
 * Scott Aruda – Trumpet
 * Jeff Gallindo – Trombone
 * Brandon Intelligator – Pedal steel guitar
 * Scott Abels – Drums
 * Zack Meyerowitz – Trumpet
 * Nigel Yancey – Saxophone
 * Korey Horn – Drums
 * Bevin Hamilton – Backing vocals
 * Beardo - Bass guitar
 * Tamir Barzilay- Drums
 * Darian Polach – Guitar
 * Ted Russel Kamp – Bass guitar
 * Dani Llamas – Guitar, backing vocals
 * Paco Loco – Guitar, piano, keyboard
 * Pakomoto – Bass guitar
 * Pablo Minor Boy – Guitar
 * Salina Cano – Percussion
 * Jason cool breeze Castillo – Drums
 * Ruben Durazo – Trombone
 * Robbie Spengler – Saxophone
 * Rafa Camison – Drums, percussion
 * Jeff Moran – Banjo, bass guitar
 * Patrick Morrison – Guitar
 * Carlos Reynoso – Washboard, acoustic guitar
 * Dominique Rodriguez – Drum/cymbal/block
 * Brandon Armstrong – Sousaphone
 * Justin Rubenstein – Trombone
 * Charles De Castro – Trumpet
 * Josh Kaufman – Clarinet, piano
 * Anders Mouridsen – Accordion, banjo, guitar, gang vocals, Dobro, mandolin
 * Kate Strand – Backing vocals
 * Mike Bolger – Accordion
 * Zeke – Barking
 * Sheena – Barking

Touring personnel

 * Tim Armstrong – lead vocals, lead guitar
 * Elvis Cortez – guitar, vocals
 * Kevin Bivona – guitar, B3 organ, piano, vocals
 * Justin Bivona – bass, vocals
 * Jesse Bivona – drums, vocals
 * Mark Bush – trumpet, vocals
 * Ruben Durazo – trombone, vocals