This Bike Is a Pipe Bomb

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Name = This Bike Is a Pipe Bomb


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Origin = Pensacola, Florida, United States
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Genre = Folk punk
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Years_active = 1997–
Label = Plan It X Records, No Idea, Ghostmeat Records, Risk Records, Shake Records
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Current_members = Rymodee
Terry Johnson
Teddy "Ted" Helmick
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This Bike Is a Pipe Bomb is a folk-punk band from Pensacola, Florida, USA. Their first recording was released in 1997 on Ghostmeat Records. Their later releases have been on Plan It X Records and No Idea Records, but now appear on their own label Plan-It X South. This Bike Is a Pipe Bomb initially started as a new wave band, with folk singer David Dondero on drums. They quickly switched to playing country music, but their punk roots were evident enough in their music that they became one of the premiere bands at the forefront of the folk-punk genre. They have done several US tours, played at Geekfest, and have been to Europe.

Much of their music is politically oriented. This Bike Is a Pipe Bomb is staunchly opposed to war and is concerned with the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s and racial equality in general.

Band members

* Rymodee - guitar, vocals, harmonica
* Terry Johnson - bass, vocals
* Teddy "Ted" Helmick - drums, jokes, vocals
* Zine author Aaron Cometbus has been known to play drums for the band on occasion.

Discography

* "S/T 7" Ghost Meat Records , 1997 "Out Of Print"
* "Of Chivalry and Romance in a Dumpster 10" Fab Records , 1999 "Out Of Print"
* "Black Panther Party 7" Arkam Records , 2001
* "Dance Party With... CD" Plan-It-X Records , 2001
* "Dance Party With... 10" Troy from Vancouver , 2004
* "Front Seat Solidarity LP" Plan-It-X Records , 2002 "Out Of Print"
* "Front Seat Solidarity CD" Plan-It-X Records , 2002
* "This Bike Is a Pipe Bomb/Carrie Nations Split 7" Shake/Plan-It-X Records , 2004 "Out Of Print"
* "This Bike Is a Pipe Bomb/The Devil Is Electric Split 7" Risk Records , 2004 "Out Of Print"
* "Three Way Tie for a Fifth CD" Plan-It-X Records , 2004
* "Three Way Tie for a Fifth LP" No Idea Records , 2005
* "Convertible LP" Plan-It-X Records , 2008
* "Convertible CD" Plan-It-X Records , 2008

In the news

On March 2, 2006 at 5:30 am an Ohio University police officer spotted a bicycle attached to the Oasis restaurant bearing a promotional sticker for the band. The officer saw the words, "This Bike Is a Pipe Bomb" and became concerned. The area was cordoned off, and part of the campus was closed for several hours. The bicycle was subsequently destroyed by the Athens bomb squad despite assurances from the bike's owner that it was just a sticker. The owner, a graduate student, was initially charged with inducing panic, a misdemeanor. However, the charges were dropped a few days later. Later the student was awarded money for the damages to his bicycle. [cite news|url=http://www.nbc4i.com/news/7612371/detail.html|publisher=WCMH, Columbus, OH|title=Bike Sparks Scare At Ohio University|date=March 2, 2006] [cite news|url=http://www.thepost.ohiou.edu/articles/2006/03/03/news/3112.html|publisher=Athens, OH "Post" Online|date=March 3, 2006|title=False alarm at The Oasis|author=Kantele Franko and Emily Tudor]

A similar incident occurred in 2001, when a police officer spotted and detained a woman at an Austin, Texas peace rally. Her bicycle was also labeled with the band's sticker. The woman was released after the band's existence was confirmed. [cite news|url=http://www.columbusdispatch.com/news-story.php?story=dispatch/2006/03/03/20060303-A1-06.html|publisher=Columbus Dispatch|date=March 3, 2006|author=Jim Phillips|title=Oops ... This bike wasn?t a pipe bomb ]

On March 14, 2006 Bellarmine Hall at Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia, PA was evacuated because of another bicycle with the band's name painted on it. No charges were filed. [cite news|url=http://www.sjuhawknews.com/media/paper763/news/2006/03/17/News/Bellarmine.Bomb.Scare.A.Big.Bust-1688723.shtml|author=Allie Zendrian|publisher=St. Josephs Univ. "Hawk"|date=March 17, 2006|title=Bellarmine bomb scare a big bust]

References

External links

* [http://www.plan-it-x.com/ Plan-it-X Records]
* [http://www.ghostmeat.com/ Ghostmeat Records]
* [http://www.noidearecords.com No Idea Records]
* [http://www.bistrodistro.com Troy who put out the Dance Party 10"]
* [http://www.archive.org/details/ThisBikeisAPipeBomb This Bike Is a Pipe Bomb collection] at the Internet Archive's live music archive