Honor Is All We Know
Written in the spirit of my work with Operation Ivy and the British Oi! band Cock Sparrer, I wrote this song during the financial bailout of Wall Street addressing the idea of hard times and importance of standing by your friends. I dug out my old Seville for this one and ran it through a Mesa Boogie amp, the same set-up I used in Op Ivy. The Bivona brothers from the Interrupters are my backing band, Jesse on drums and Kevin on guitar and bass. Originally released on the ‘Rock N Roll Theater’ album that accompanied ‘Dante’ in April 2012.
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Abilene
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The Beatles hadn't yet landed on the shore to overtake the U.S, when this song came out. America in 1963 was still doin' their own thing..listening to Steve Lawrence, Paul & Paula, The Four Seasons, Chiffons, Bobby Vinton, The Singing Nun. JD Loudermilk was making a mark in Nashville as a songwriter for the Everly Brothers, Johnny Cash and Chet Atkins. He co-wrote this high-water mark of an American Country song with Bob Gibson for singer George Hamilton IV.
Written by John David Loudermilk and Bob Gibson
Tim Timebomb-Vocals, Guitar
John Morrical-Piano
Hunter Perrin-Guitar
Jamie Douglass-Drums
Brett Simon-Bass
Craig Eastman-Fiddle
Doug Livingston-Pedal Steel
When It's Springtime in Alaska
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I heard that the Red Dog Saloon drinkin' establishment in Juneau is the oldest man-made tourist attraction in Alaska. The Red Dog was founded in Juneau's mining days. Shout outs to the 49th State, The Caribou Crawl and Kodiak Rugs. A #1 hit for the late great storyteller Johnny Horton on the Country & Western charts. We took a bonafide musical sled dog ride through frozen tundra on this one.
Written by Johnny Horton and Tillman Franks
Tim Timebomb-Vocals,Guitar
Hunter Perrin-Guitar,Background Vocals
John Morrical-Guitar
Brett Simon-Bass
Jamie Douglass-Drums
Craig Eastman-Fiddle,Banjo
Doug Livingston-Pedal Steel
In the City
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The Jam were rockin' man. Their version of this song get's the fuck down!
Written by Paul Weller
Tim Timebomb - Vocals, Guitar
Kevin Bivona - Guitar, B3 Organ, Background Vocals
Justin Bivona - Bass
Jesse Bivona - Drums
80,000 Miles of Wire
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When I was a kid I could look out from my front porch and see the Golden Gate Bridge and San Francisco and imagined what lied beyond the horizon. I used to read books about that bridge and how it was built and all that shit, and later I started writing songs about it. It must be some sort of muse for me.
Written by Tim Timebomb
Tim Timebomb - Vocals, Guitar
Kevin Bivona - Mandolin, Accordian, Piano, Background Vocals
Justin Bivona - Bass
Jesse Bivona - Drums