Media: Tim Timebomb and Friends stream three more songs

Contributed by alex101. Posted by kira on Thursday, January 24, 2013 at 3:00 PM (EST)

Tim Armstrong's Tim Timebomb and Friends are streaming new tracks. The first, "A Poet's Life" originally appeared on Tim Armstrong's solo album. The second song is titled "Crawdad Hole" According to Armstrong:

The "Crawdad Song" was first sung by the workers building levees to prevent flooding of the Mississippi river. The tune got passed on to Tom "Clarence" Ashley from his Grandfather. Clarence began performing on medicine shows in the Southern Appalachians, as early as 1911. He was a claw hammer banjo player, a guitarist and a singer who learned to play music from his relatives. I learned this song from Clarence Ashley's version.. this is our take on it.

Also posted on Timtimebomb.com this week include is the song "Humble Neighborhoods" that Armstrong wrote with the artist Pink 10 years ago.

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nickvicious (January 24, 2013)

You get a "what" I get "the fuck" honey,
You get a "what I get the "fuck" babe,
You get a what the fucks this, Tim's is playing bluegrass hits,
You get a what, I get the fuck Tim Timebomb.

dtor (January 24, 2013)

In other news, he's posted 87 other songs, one every day for almost three months. I guess we're still waiting for punknews to pick up on that.

lookingforcorpses (January 24, 2013)

Stop pointing it out. They just don't get it, or don't care to report on the actual project here.

davebrave4 (January 24, 2013)

Keep pointing it out! If PN's not gonna post it, people gotta find out somehow.

davebrave4 (January 24, 2013)

Wow, that's cool as hell. I can't believe PN never posted a story about it. Would a been nice to know three months ago.

heavypettingdrew (January 24, 2013)

Pretty sure there have been numerous punknews postings about this. Wouldn't expect or want a new post every time he puts up a song.

davebrave4 (January 24, 2013)

It looks like they're posting news about individual songs every now and then, but not about the song-a-day project itself, which is what I wish they would have done.

dtor (January 24, 2013)

My point is that one post with an overview of the project would have been enough. There's no need for posts about individual songs, if one comes out everyday.

heavypettingdrew (January 24, 2013)

understood and agreed.

mattramone (January 24, 2013)

I really hope the crawdad song is just him mushmouthing GUMBO GUMBO GUBMO CRAWDADBALAYA MAW MAW'S DURTY RICE GUMBO GUMBO over and over.

schaumpton (January 24, 2013)

I thought it was the word "crowded" in Tim-speak.

bastard_squad (January 25, 2013)

^
That's funny.

Misinterpreter (January 24, 2013)

In other news, no one gives a fuck because Tim Armstrong is a hack who hasn't produced anything good in YEARS.

davebrave4 (January 24, 2013)

I haven't heard it yet, but didn't he produce the new Jimmy Cliff album that's been getting so much acclaim?

darbystrummer77 (January 24, 2013)

yes he did produce the new Jimmy Cliff album, and i really enjoy it.

Sliced-T (January 24, 2013)

Hack is just a tad bit harsh and the project he did last year with Jimmy Cliff was pretty good. I'm not a fanboy and there's been a few things he's been involved I thought were downright awful (transplants, that musical), but I don't really get all the hate the guy gets around here.

davebrave4 (January 24, 2013)

Full disclosure: I kinda enjoy a couple Transplants songs every now and then. I also kinda liked his solo album with the Aggrolites, which brings me another reason to give him some credit: his label introduced me to some great ska, reggae, and street punk bands.

peebux (January 24, 2013)

I like the transplants minus all of skinhead rob's vocals. Even though he was more tolerable on the 1st record than the 2nd one.

drHankMcCoy (January 24, 2013)

Preach.

BarleyPat (January 24, 2013)

Transplants are fearless and amosa ridge i nal.... I keed, I like them too.

eazyd2 (January 24, 2013)

i give a fuck cause tim armstrong rules and you are just a stupid emo poser fuck off

Misinterpreter (January 25, 2013)

you're an idiot shut the fuck up

discofucker (January 24, 2013)

Solo album was really solid.
Jimmy Cliff's album was phenomenal, even though it certainly didn't necessitate an EP that was just haldf the album. That pissed me off.
Hellcat still puts out solid street punk records. Not really my cup of tea anymore, but if it's your thang, then there ya go.

So yeah, the Transplants and Timmy TimeFuck and new Rancid might suck, but dude still has it when he wants to.

lookingforcorpses (January 24, 2013)

Hellcat isn't even a label anymore, really. I think there's like one band, that's not Rancid or Tim involved, on the label.

boomboomtittyfuck (January 24, 2013)

Id care considerably more if he had tits. just saying.

BarleyPat (January 24, 2013)

Boomshaklakalakalakalakalaka.. Boom! shimmyshimmyshakeshimmyshimmyshimmyboom!

Amoeba (January 25, 2013)

Time Timewaste

Amoeba (January 25, 2013)

Tim Timewaste...

Damn it :)

holy_balls (January 25, 2013)

givemeamuseumandillfillit (January 25, 2013)

I wish Tim would've had cameras following him in 2002.
It would've been hilarious to see how lauded he got as a songwriter after 'Trouble' got the "it's a hit!"-stamp - leading to writing half of that Pink record, the Rancid deal and some other hilarious repertoire-pickups including Bon fucking Jovi and Motley Crue.

essenceoftong (January 25, 2013)

i'm enjoying them, especially some of the 2 tone covers and the version of safety pin stuck in my heart