Tim Timebomb and Friends
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Tim Timebomb and Friends is a side project of Rancid frontman Tim Armstrong, featuring a rotating lineup and eclectic punk, ska, and rockabilly-influenced recordings.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tim Timebomb and Friends canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5255368 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tim Timebomb and Friends Context triple: [Rancid, associatedAct, Tim Timebomb and Friends]
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A.
The Thumper
The Thumper was the famous nickname of Ted Williams, the legendary Boston Red Sox slugger widely regarded as one of the greatest hitters in baseball history.
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B.
Tik-Tok
Tik-Tok is a mechanical man from L. Frank Baum’s Oz series, often considered one of the earliest robots in modern fantasy literature.
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C.
Rootabaga Stories
Rootabaga Stories is a whimsical collection of American fairy tales for children by poet Carl Sandburg, known for its imaginative language and Midwestern folk flavor.
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D.
The Happy Time
The Happy Time is a 1952 American comedy-drama film, based on a play by Samuel A. Taylor, about a French-Canadian family in Quebec and their romantic and familial misadventures.
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E.
Tim the Bear
Tim the Bear is a talking anthropomorphic bear and one of the main characters on the animated TV series "The Cleveland Show."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tim Timebomb and Friends Target entity description: Tim Timebomb and Friends is a side project of Rancid frontman Tim Armstrong, featuring a rotating lineup and eclectic punk, ska, and rockabilly-influenced recordings.
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A.
The Thumper
The Thumper was the famous nickname of Ted Williams, the legendary Boston Red Sox slugger widely regarded as one of the greatest hitters in baseball history.
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B.
Tik-Tok
Tik-Tok is a mechanical man from L. Frank Baum’s Oz series, often considered one of the earliest robots in modern fantasy literature.
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C.
Rootabaga Stories
Rootabaga Stories is a whimsical collection of American fairy tales for children by poet Carl Sandburg, known for its imaginative language and Midwestern folk flavor.
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D.
The Happy Time
The Happy Time is a 1952 American comedy-drama film, based on a play by Samuel A. Taylor, about a French-Canadian family in Quebec and their romantic and familial misadventures.
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E.
Tim the Bear
Tim the Bear is a talking anthropomorphic bear and one of the main characters on the animated TV series "The Cleveland Show."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical project
ⓘ
recording artist ⓘ side project ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Operation Ivy
ⓘ
Rancid ⓘ Transplants ⓘ |
| basedIn |
California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
|
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| creator | Tim Armstrong ⓘ |
| featuresVocalsBy | Tim Armstrong ⓘ |
| genre |
punk rock
ⓘ
rockabilly ⓘ ska ⓘ |
| hasAlias | Tim Timebomb ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
DIY punk ethos
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collaborative recordings ⓘ frequent guest musicians ⓘ |
| hasMember | Tim Armstrong ⓘ |
| hasMusicalStyle |
punk-influenced
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rockabilly-influenced ⓘ ska-influenced ⓘ |
| hasRotatingLineup | true ⓘ |
| languageOfLyrics | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
eclectic cover songs
ⓘ
frequent digital single releases ⓘ |
| primarySongwriter | Tim Armstrong ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Epitaph Records
ⓘ
Hellcat Records ⓘ |
| releaseFormat |
digital singles
ⓘ
vinyl records ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tim Timebomb and Friends Description of subject: Tim Timebomb and Friends is a side project of Rancid frontman Tim Armstrong, featuring a rotating lineup and eclectic punk, ska, and rockabilly-influenced recordings.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.