Spike And The Gimme Gimmes released their thirteenth album Shit The Bed on October 23, 2026. Earlier albums were released under the name Me First And The Gimme Gimmes. Band changed it's name to Spike And The Gimme Gimmes in 2025.
CJ Ramone played as a bassist first shows with the Me First And The Gimme Gimmes in 2018-2019.
Record label is Fat Wreck Chords. There are digital, CD and LP versions of the Shit The Bed. Color of the LP is in the European release brown and in the USA version gold.
Single: We Are The World.
On July 22nd, 2026, Spike And The Gimme Gimmes released a cover of USA For Africa's We Are The World as a first single of the album. See and listen video here It was released as a 7' single, limited edition of 500 copies in gold vinyl. B-side is Happy Birthday.
Like the original song, the cover is a charity single; in this instance, it is to benefit the Sweet Relief Musicians Fund (you can see it a good way on video). Also like the original, the song features multiple guest vocalists including Milo Aukerman, Nikki Corvette, Dani Miller, Jim Lindberg, Tony Reflex, Blag Dahlia, Dickey Barrett, and Stacey Dee. Included in the music video are cameos by Marc Orrell, Tokyo Hiro, Channel 3 (CH3), and director Josh Roush.
Original We Are The World was written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie and produced by Quincy Jones for the album We Are The World to raise money for the 1983-1985 famine in Ethiopia. With sales in excess of 20 million physical copies, it is the eighth-best-selling single of all time.
LINE-UP: CJ Ramone: bass.
Spike Lawson: vocals.
John Reis: lead guitar.
Joey Cape: rhythm guitar.
Andrew "Pinch" Pinching: drums.
TRACKLISTING:
1) It's Raining Men.
2) Rhinestone Cowboy.
3) Girls Just Want To Have Fun.
4) Hey Ya!.
5) I Want It That Way.
6) Rio.
7) Kokomo.
8) Fame.
9) Think I'm In Love.
10) I'll Make Love To You.
11) We Are The World.