Jimmy Strummer Music

02/13/2022

As some of you may know, my band Lions Of West Texas is currently getting ready to share some of our original songs with you. BUT I was thinking that, in the meantime, you guys deserve at least a little sneak peek of what my bandmate Sebastian Iñaki Soroeta and I sound like trading off on lead vocals together on a song. So with that said, here's both me AND Seb covering a song from Box Car Racer, my absolute favorite project Tom from Blink-182 has ever done (and that's including every Blink-182 album)!! Click the link below to check it out!!!

Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you the first ever track featuring me and my Lions Of West Texas bandmate Seb Soroeta trading off on lead vocals together! And if you liked THIS, you just wait until

10/04/2021

Hey peeps! Sorry I’ve been gone for a bit since most of my musical energy recently has been going towards getting my new band Lions Of West Texas off the ground. However, I was able to find time to work on a new cover which you can listen to below! I decided to once again tackle the almighty Descendents with a song that recently got revamped on their latest album “9th And Walnut.” Ride the wild, baby!!

Jeez, it sure has been a while, hasn’t it? Here’s something I got working on in between writing songs for my new band Lions Of West Texas ( on FB + IG). This is a cover version of “R

06/30/2021

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03/06/2021

I mean, I understand where he's coming from, but he could've clarified his point a bit better -- instead, what he ended up saying just came off rather glib. If he had been more clear and said something to the effect of, y'know: "From my perspective, it seems more solo artists, as opposed to bands, are dominating the pop landscape and the Billboard charts right now, and it’s very strange to think about -- I feel we need a resurgence of good *bands*, and especially good *rock* bands,” then less people would be talking about it as much as they are.

Adam, sweetie...you're in a band.

09/16/2020

Another brand-new cover!! Thanks to Kalyn Stephens for requesting this song -- I had a super-fun time getting creative with the arrangement and instrumentation!!!

Remember: Round Two of my "Quarantine Cover Requests" series is underway, so don't forget to send in YOUR request today!! Any song, any genre -- as long as it's not too complex or beyond my capabilities, I will cover it and send it to you directly for your enjoyment!!

This cover was originally requested by one Kalyn Stephens, and I had a really fun time working on it -- finally nailed the tone on my new Harley Benton guitar, and I enjoyed getting creative with the

09/08/2020

New cover is out -- this is the first song I've done where I used my new Harley Benton DC Junior, and hopefully it sounds as good to you as it does to me!!

Also, with this cover I'd like to announce that Round Two of Jimmy Strummer's Quarantine Requests is now underway!! Send in your request by either commenting down below or sending me a DM on here, or you can contact me directly if you have my personal phone number or social media. Anyone who already requested a cover in Round One may request another one, but remember: as I have said before, PLEASE keep your request reasonable and not too complex or intricate -- the easier the song you're requesting is, the faster I can get it done and sent out to you, and the faster I can work on other people's requests!!

Okay, everyone ready? Get set... Aaaaaaaaand go!!

First cover using my brand-new Harley Benton DC Junior -- hopefully this guitar sounds as good to you as it does to me!! This is a cover version of "Boxcar" by Jawbreaker. I do not claim or own the r

08/23/2020

Celebrating my birthday today with a new cover -- quite possibly the best cover I've ever done, but at least the one where I definitely used the most instrument tracks! 😅

Celebrating my birthday today with a new cover -- quite possibly the best cover I've ever done, but at least the one where I definitely used the most instrument tracks. 😅 This is a cover version of

06/15/2020

Alright, guys! Now that I've finally gotten the last cover request on my shortlist done, I gotta say this past month has been pretty exhausting, so consider this post the end of Round One -- I'm gonna take a little break before starting up another round of requests; in the meantime I'll just be relaxing, working at my full-time job, focusing on my physical health now that Planet Fitness is finally open again, and occasionally doing some more random cover songs that I choose myself.

If you didn't get your request in before today, don't worry: at some point in the next few months I will announce when I'll be taking requests again, which will mark the beginning of Round Two.

But just as a reminder for when I do start up another round of requests: all I ask is that you PLEASE keep your request reasonable and not too complex or intricate. The reason why Round One exhausted me so much by the end was because a number of the songs I was asked to do were very involved, complicated, and incredibly daunting to try and undertake. I'm not necessarily blaming any of you for the requests you sent in, that's on me for not clarifying it well enough when I initially started taking requests. That's why I'm asking you now to just try and keep that in mind for Round Two. Not all of your requests have to be super-simple punk rock songs that I can knock out in a day, just ones that I can give enough attention to without getting overwhelmed. Plus, the easier the song you're requesting is, the faster I can get it done and sent out to you! So stay tuned for when Round Two will open up, and thanks to everyone who sent in their requests for Round One!!

Oh, and remember to wash your hands! 😉

06/08/2020

New cover is out -- this one was requested by my aunt, Jeanne "Dee-Dee" Theilacker!! It's probably the most difficult song so far that I had to wrap my head around and figure out how to do, but after all is said and done, it's also one of the few covers I've done recently that I'm really proud of!!

This cover was originally requested by my aunt, Jeannie Theilacker, and man, did she give me a real challenge with this song! This is a cover version of “Nexus” by Dan Fogelberg. I do not claim or ow

06/01/2020

Figured I'd get this in before the music industry blackout tomorrow.

This cover was originally requested by my aunt, Mary Stoolman, and initially I had no intention of sharing it publicly. However, given the current situation and the injustices that have been and conti

05/04/2020

So okay, not a lot of you sent in requests for my "you pick what songs I cover next" idea, and that's fine, but for those of you that DID send me your favorite songs for me to record a cover of, I don't want to feel like you're getting jack-squat out of the whole thing, so I've decided to record those few requests I've gotten and send them as a special gift directly to whoever suggested them -- then as an added bonus, if I fulfilled your request and felt like I did a particularly good job with it, I'll post it on here like a normal cover for the world to hear! Like this one, which was a request given to me by my sister Colleen!

I hope you enjoy this cover of Fleetwood Mac's "Dreams," and going forward, if there's a song you'd like me to cover and have sent directly to you as a special gift, **PLEASE LET ME KNOW**, 'cause this is a concept I'd really like to continue with!! And be sure to share with your friends and family who might be interested in sending their requests in as well!! If not, I'll just go back to recording whatever songs I feel like.

Thanks to my sister Colleen for requesting this one -- hopefully I did justice to the Reigning Queen of Rock N Roll, Miss Stevie Nicks! This is a cover version of “Dreams” by Fleetwood Mac. I do not

04/20/2020

Get ready to "Flip Your Wig" over my brand-new cover!! ;)

This cover is gonna make you “Flip Your Wig” ;) This is a cover version of “Makes No Sense At All” by Hüsker Dü. I do not claim or own the rights to this song; all rights reserved in this regard to t