The Timebombs

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Officially formed in late 2003 but grew out of New Revolution which was a band the had Jon on Guitar, Joey on Drums, Manolo on Bass and Lead Vox. At this point no one in the band could even play, they just had the instruments. Before their first show Joey said he couldn't do it so Jon's lil brother Chris came in and was going to fill in for him. Unfortunately the show was canceled and Chris replaced Joey permanently since it was argued Chris was already better than Joey. Three months after this Manolo left the band after doing no shows and joined carbomber 940 and then undefined. For the next couple of months Jon and Chris got better at their instruments when they got the attention of Oscar who happened to be walking by. Oscar then joined the now unnamed band as the bass player. In October they were offered a show in Downey with Manolo's new band and they were gonna play under the name No Way Out but had to change it when Manolo informed them that he knew other bands with that name and suggested The Timebombs, the show went pretty bad but they kept the name. a couple months later they were offered a show with Oscar's friends band The Bonzos(who had recently recorded a cheap demo at Jon and Chris's house), needless to say the show was bad again but better then their first. After this show they decided to change their lineup and move Chris from drums to bass because he said he was tired of playing drums and so Oscar moved to guitar, Jon stayed the same, and for the drums they brought in Joey who still had not gotten that good at drums. At Joey's debut they played in a house and the day of had been practicing the whole day. By the time of the show Joey still had not learned the songs and so the show was bad again and happened to be Oscar's last show. Their next show was a couple months later in Danica's backyard with The Bonzos and Broken Institute, the show was another disaster. After this they knew something had to change and at one practice in which Chris played guitar and Jon just sang they made up Strife and liked it a lot more than all their other songs and decided to try the formula again and made up Fake and then No Friend of Mine, they decided this worked a lot better than what they were doing before and so kept the lineup, kept the songs, and got rid of their bad songs. (not finished)

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Anal Masturbation: a usual crowd favorite that was never considered a real song by the band because there are no real lyrics to; the song or any set way to play it. Jon got the idea for the title from reading a sex book he borrowed from a friend and saw; it as a topic of hilarity and so the idea was put to a guitar riff that Jon didn't really like.
Andrew: Strong supporter of the Timebombs and a member of TBA who was rumored to have moved to Wisconsin.

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Ben Maat: Long-time supporter of the band. He was thought dead by popular belief, the Doc Brown EP insert supports that theory. He played bass at one point which was right before Sergio and was thought to be the original guitarist of the band. His current band role is back-up vocals on both the Society's to Blame/Doc Brown EP. He along with Jon runs Nilbog Records.

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Cesar: Friend of Jon and Chris and supporter of the Timebombs. He is the leader of the Faroh's and ocassionally sings "I've got herpes virus too" to the music of Anal Masturbation whenever he is in the crowd.
Chris Lesso: Current Guitarist/Main Songwriter for the Timebombs. Chris has been with the band since the beginning and is the main creative force behind the guitar and sometimes the lyrics. Before playing the guitar he played bass and before that drums. He also works at Nilbog Records with Jon and Ben. Chris also plays bass in cross-town band the Bonzos.
Crusty: Jake Lopez.

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Discography: Numerous homerecorded demos that go from the beginning of the band to 2005; Live At Showcase Demo; Society's To Blame EP; Doc Brown EP

Doc Brown EP: Named after the character from Back to the Future when they couldn't decide on 1 EP name. The Cover Photo having the band members plus also 2 other special guests paying tribute to a favorite movie of the band. The Doc Brown EP was recorded in Venice at Josh from Rabies house in Nov 2006 the same time as the Society's To Blame EP. The lineup for the EP being Jon-lead vocals, Chris-guitar and backup vocals, Sergio-bass and backup vocals, Joey-drums and backup vocals, and Ben-backup vocals. The EP is a dual-release with Society's To Blame EP and the track list for the Doc Brown EP is:; 1. I Don't Wanna Do Anything; 2. Trash It Now; 3. Rules/Short Song; 4. The End

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Eric- THE BEST IN TBA

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Fake: One of the older Timebombs songs that is still played, usually said to be dedicated to Jake. Lyrics by Jon and music by Chris and Joey.

Faroh's: A gay club that two of Jon's friends made, they have a short film that stars the Faroh's. Jon is not in it.

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Henry Ford Is God: Relatively new song by the Timebombs, and the first time the whole band played the song it was at the showcase and recorded for the Live at Showcase demo. The lyrics stemmed from the book Brave New World but has little to do with the book because Jon never read the book and only got the idea for the song when his teacher talked about it briefly, he then passed the idea to Chris as a new song who liked the idea. Lyrics were by Jon and Music by Chris, Joey, and Jon.

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I Don't Wanna Do Anything: The oldest song that Chris wrote the entire music and lyrics for that is still played. Often called Chris's theme song.

Ignorance: Relatively new song that Papa John wrote the lyrics for and Joey and Chris made the music for

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Joe Guitierrez: see Papa John

Joey Lohran: Current Drummer/Songwriter and has been been with the band for a long time as well being a long time friend with Jon and Chris. He's the main force behind the drums and sometimes writes lyrics for the band. He's been with the band since 2004.

Jon Lesso: Current Lead Singer/Songwriter and is one of the original members of the Timebombs. He is the main creative force behind the lyrics and sometimes the guitar. He played guitar and sang before Chris took over on guitar. He along with Ben Maat run the Timebombs record label Nilbog Records.

Jake Lopez: Fan of The Timebombs although he is crusty and a vegetarian we still love him.

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Killshot: Oldest song the Timebombs have and is never played because they all think it sucks, everything was written by Chris.

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Live At Showcase demo: Sometimes incorrectly called Live Through a Dive by Jake who wanted to make it sound similar to D.I.'s and Subhumans live releases was recorded in May 2005 with Jon on vocals, Chris on Guitar, Sergio on bass, and Joey on drums.

The track list being

1. Henry Ford is God

2. Too Late

3. Secret

4. Strife

5. Fake

6. Trash it Now

7. I Don't Wanna Do Anything

8. Short Song

9. T.B.I.M.I.T.S.

10. The End

Louis: Strong supporter of the band and member of TBA, hes been to numerous shows they played as well as hosted the freezefest in which the Timebombs played at his house in really cold weather.

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Nilbog Records: Current Label of the Timebombs and are going to release their Society's to Blame/Doc Brown EP. Jon and Ben run the label while Papa John and Chris work there.

No Friend of Mine: one of the older Timebombs songs that they play, lyrics by Jon and Music by Chris and Joey. They rarely play this song because Joey doesnt like playing this song.

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Oscar Ruellas: Original Bassist for the Timebombs was replaced because he couldnt remember any songs currently in the where are they now? file.

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Papa John: Strong supporter of the band to the point where he has filled in for Sergio on bass for shows as well as writing the lyrics to the song "Ignorance". He is also on the cover of the Doc Brown EP and helped design most of the layouts for the Society's to Blame/Doc Brown EP. He works at Nilbog Records also.

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Riff: Strong supporter of the Timebombs has taken many photos of them and hopes to see them a lot in the future.

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Sergio & Sergio: Current Bass Player in the Timebombs, he joined the band after an impromptu performance with them at one of their shows where Ben stated, "You're way better than me". He joined the band approximately 4 months after this show as Joey

put off asking him for 3 1/2 months.

SINATRA: Jammed out with the timebombs but licked dick...who knows where nick is?! most likely a woman for sure

Short Song: A crowd favorite because it is fast and really short. It is usually played more than once which also is another reason for it's popularity. These are also the oldest lyrics Jon sings and got the idea from "the song that never ends". Lyrics by Jon and Music by Chris.

Society's To Blame: Relatively new song by the Timebombs about their hometown and despite being new is the name of one of their EP's. Lyrics by Jon Music by Chris, Joey, and Jon.

Society's To Blame EP: Named after one of the newer songs that was recorded at in Nov 2006 in Venice at Josh from Rabies house along with the Doc Brown EP. The EP is a dual release with the Doc Brown EP. The lineup for the EP being Jon-lead vocals, Chris-Guitar and backup vocals, Sergio-bass and backup vocals, Joey-drums and backup vocals, and Ben-backup vocals

The track list for the EP is

1. Society's To Blame

2. T.B.I.M.I.T.S.

3. Too Late

Strife: Oldest Song the Timebombs play and was made up on the spot during one practice, the lyrics were by Jon and the music by Chris and Joey.

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T.B.I.M.I.T.S.: One of the oldest songs the Timebombs play and is usually played at the end of the set right before the end. the song was written the second practice after Chris became guitarist when Joey and Chris practiced alone and were supposed to make songs. Jon showed up later and the only thing they had was the drum intro, but managed to make up the rest on the spot. Lyric by Jon Music by Chris and Joey.

TBA: Cannot be revealed

The End: One of the Timebombs older songs that is still played and usually played at the end of a set. This is also the closest song to having another person(Sinatra) have a hand in making the music other than Jon, Chris, or Joey. The lyrics to the song also suck and Jon claims wrote it during a writer's block. Lyrics were by Jon and music by Chris and Joey.

Trash It Now: Popular Song by the band, lyrics by Jon and Music by Chris and Joey.

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Xian [Christian] One of The Timebombs biggest fans who helped out with the showcase live cd. He's obsessed with The Timebombs almost as much as he is obsessed with Del Taco. Also Sergio's cousin and Louis' long lost twin.

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Zimmerl: aka sludge member of the Faroh's and supporter of the Timebombs