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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Ooh La La
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Originally released in 1973, this song was written by Ronnie Lane and Ron Wood for the Faces’ third album, also called ‘Ooh La La.’ As soon as Travis Barker heard my demo for this song, he wanted to play on it, we recorded at his studio the next day and made the video the day after. I have a long working relationship with both Travis and J Bonner. J is my favorite reggae bass player that I’ve played with and worked with me on Poet’s Life and the Jimmy Cliff album. Travis is in the Transplants with me. I’m so fortunate to get to play with these guys. In the video, there’s a shot of me standing on a garbage can on the corner of Durant and Telegraph, in the distance, you can see the church where my parents were married in 1958. This song is dedicated to my dad Don Armstrong 1931-2012
Tim Timebomb – Guitars and Vocals
Travis Barker – Drums
J Bonner – Bass
Kevin Bivona – Keys