Born in the suburbs of the Insurance Mecca of the Midwest, Tommy Unit knew by the early 1980's that he'd had enough of what his peers considered rock'n'roll the minute he listened to Never Mind The Bollocks Here's The Sex Pistols cassette from his brother's tape box. In 1983, after seeing The Ramones play the downtown Des Moines Holiday Inn, he formed his first hardcore (straight-edge) band with high school friends Andy Levy and Brad "the Rad" Harris called Children of the Corn. COTC enjoyed a three-year stint playing with hardcore legends such as Verbal Assault, The Faction, and Italy's Raw Power to name a few.

In 1988, he and Levy formed Sham Rock Shakes, releasing a 7" titled House of Jep on their own label, Final Jeopardy Records, and took to the road on tour to the West Coast in a Toyota Pick-up. The band later changed its name to Total Passover and went on to record Shalom Motherfucker 7", Eat My Moneymaker CD, Shlomo Rising LP, and ...And Then You Woke Up CD. Total Passover, being one of the few punk bands in the area at the time, shared stages with The Supersuckers, L7, Screeching Weasel, Zeke, the Mono Men, and many other bands touring through the Midwest's favorite "fly-over" state.

Upon the demise of Total Passover, Tommy joined Des Moines' only surf band, The Delstars, and continued playing shows in Iowa, Missouri, and Minnesota. After relocating to Minneapolis, Tommy hooked up with local hot-rod rock'n'rollers, The Short Fuses. He played on their CD/LP Get The Hell Down released on Sympathy for the Record Industry records and toured through the South-West United States.

In 2000, Tommy moved to New York City and soon after joined local glam-punks, Napalm Stars. After a few years Tommy and guitarist Scotty decided it was in their best interest to make a break and start fresh with a new band... F-Units.

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