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Information - Tim Armstrong:
Perhaps best known as the driving force behind '90s punk mainstays Rancid, Tim Armstrong also played bass in Operation Ivy, the other seminal post-golden years punk rock band, and is the proprietor of Hellcat Records, which put out Joe Strummer's last few albums. In 1999, Armstrong launched a punkified hip-hop group, called the Transplants, and to date has released a trio of records with them. In the meantime, Armstrong has made appearances alongside all kinds of acts, from Gwen Stefani and Pink to such more seemingly suitable projects as Bad Religion and NOFX. In 2007, Armstrong released his first proper solo album, a good time reggae-punk record, called A Poet's Life.

Hometown:
California


Ok, a chronological list of (some of) bands he's been in:

Basic Radio
Operation Ivy - '87 to '89
Generator
Dance Hall Crashers - '88 to present
Downfall
Rancid - '91 to present
Transplants - '99 to '03, on hiatus

Also formed Hellcat Records. Released an autobiographical solo album A Poet's Life last year.

I love this man's music.

Similar Artists
Contemporaries
The Aggrolites
Mike Ness

Influences
The Clash
The Ramones
The Specials
Joe Strummer
Related Projects
Dance Hall Crashers
Operation Ivy
Rancid
Transplants