In Memoriam: Joe Ely (1947-2025) He was the sound of West Texas rock ‘n’ roll and country refusing to sit still.

AT THE TIM "NAPALM" STEGALL SUBSTACK In Memoriam: Joe Ely (1947-2025) Elegy for the greatest West Texas honky-tonk punkabilly rocker ever, and one of the most explosive live performers ever! #TheTimNapalmStegallSubstack #TimNapalmStegall #JoeEly #PunkabillyLegend open.substack.com/pub/timnapal...

In Memoriam: David Johansen (1950–2025), Part Seven So, now that we’ve buried the Dolls, what about the music? Strap in – this is a long one!

AT THE TIM "NAPALM" STEGALL SUBSTACK In Memoriam: David Johansen (1950–2025), Part Seven: This one's all about the New York Dolls and their music. #TheTimNapalmStegallSubstack #TimNapalmStegall #DavidJohansen #NewYorkDolls #PunkBeforePunk #RockNRollHistory open.substack.com/pub/timnapal...

Denim & Distortion 5-C: Alice Cooper, All-American Boy! Of poultry homicide, beautifully brutal rock ‘n’ roll, and a half-century-delayed resurrection. The Alice Cooper saga concludes.

AT THE TIM “NAPALM” STEGALL SUBSTACK Denim & Distortion 5-C: Alice Cooper, All-American Boy! The conclusion, featuring the chicken story (at last!) and more! #TheTimNapalmStegallSubstack #TimNapalmStegall #AliceCooper #ShockRock #DetroitRock #ShepGordon #ProtoPunk open.substack.com/pub/timnapal...

Denim & Distortion 5-B: Alice Cooper, All-American Boy! Alice and the boys move to Detroit and become a nice, Wheaties-fueled, beer-swilling monster eating America alive.

**AT THE TIM “NAPALM” STEGALL SUBSTACK** *Denim & Distortion 5-B: Alice Cooper, All-American Boy!* How the original Alice Cooper band took ownership of the ‘70s. #TheTimNapalmStegallSubstack #TimNapalmStegall #AliceCooper #LoveItToDeath #ShockRock #DetroitProtoPunk
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In Memoriam: Jimmy Cliff (1944-2025) The 81-year-old was there at reggae’s beginnings, and was one of its best international ambassadors.

AT THE TIM “NAPALM” STEGALL SUBSTACK In Memoriam: Jimmy Cliff (1944-2025) How the Jamaican musical legend "brough reggae music to the world!!" #TheTimNapalmStegallSubstack #TimNapalmStegall #JimmyCliff #Obituary #TheHarderTheyCome #ReggaeHistory #ReggaeMeetsPunk open.substack.com/pub/timnapal...

Denim and Distortion, Part 4: A Slight Six-String Detour Interrupting our ongoing history of the incestuous punk ‘n’ metal back-and-forth for the story of the distorted electric guitar.

AT THE TIM "NAPALM" STEGALL SUBSTACK *Denim and Distortion, Part 4: A Slight Six-String Detour* The story of the distorted electric guitar. #TheTimNapalmStegallSubstack #TimNapalmStegall #DenimAndDistortion #DistortedGuitarHistory #LesPaul #LeoFender #LinkWray open.substack.com/pub/timnapal...

Denim and Distortion: How Heavy Metal Accidentally Invented Punk, Part 3 Our continuing examination of how metal got its chocolate in punk’s peanut butter.

AT THE TIM "NAPALM" STEGALL SUBSTACK Denim & Distortion Part 3, featuring Girlschool (pictured below), UK Subs, Black Flag, Bad Brains, Poison Idea, Judas Priest, early Mötley Crüe...hey, are we reading fLiPSiDe or Circus?!! #TheTimNapalmStegallSubstack open.substack.com/pub/timnapal...

Cinematic Addict: *Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere* is good The poor critical response and box office proves there’s a meanness in this world.

AT THE TIM "NAPALM" STEGALL SUBSTACK Cinematic Addict: *Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere* is good: Why every review you have read about it is completely wrong. #TheTimNapalmStegallSubstack #TimNapalmStegall #DeliverMeFromNowhere #JeremyWhite #BruceSpringsteen open.substack.com/pub/timnapal...

The Ties That Bind Like The Clash or the New York Dolls, Bruce Springsteen saved my life. There is no shame in that.

AT THE TIM "NAPALM" STEGALL SUBSTACK The Ties That Bind: Why I love Bruce Springsteen, and why "The Ties That Bind" is my favorite song of his. #TheTimNapalmStegallSubstack #TimNapalmStegall #BruceSpringsteen #UnapologeticFan #PunkMeetsSpringsteen #RocknRollWriting open.substack.com/pub/timnapal...

In Memoriam: David Johansen (1950–2025), Part Six-B Red Patent Leather: The New York Dolls’ Last Waltz–The Conclusion.

AT THE TIM "NAPALM" STEGALL SUBSTACK In Memoriam: David Johansen (1950–2025), Part Six-B: All about the New York Dolls last days, in red patent leather... #TheTimNapalmStegallSubstack #DavidJohansen #NewYorkDolls #RedPatentLeather #RocknRollTragedy open.substack.com/pub/timnapal...

In Memoriam: David Johansen (1950–2025), Part Six-A Red Patent Leather: The New York Dolls’ Last Waltz

In Memoriam: David Johansen (1950–2025), Part Six-A “Malcolm Mclaren wasn’t really our manager,” David Johansen protested in a 1978 interview. “He was our haberdasher. Then he took off with half our equipment, the bum.” #TheTimNapalmStegallSubstack #NewYorkDolls open.substack.com/pub/timnapal...

Denim and Distortion: How Heavy Metal Accidentally Invented Punk, Part 1 Punk didn’t just crawl out of Detroit basements and the Mercer Arts Center. It also stole a few riffs from the headbangers next door. And Lemmy.

AT THE TIM "NAPALM" STEGALL SUBSTACK Denim and Distortion: How Heavy Metal Accidentally Invented Punk, Part 1. Every early metal band had one protopunk moment. Motörhead was all those moments, as a band. #TheTimNapalmStegallSubstack #TimNapalmStegall #MetalProtopunk open.substack.com/pub/timnapal...

Split System, and the Subtle Art of Power Trash! How this Melbourne mob just joined The Sleeveens and Wesley & The Boys on the shelf marked Tim’s New Favorite Band.

AT THE TIM "NAPALM" STEGALL SUBSTACK Split System, and the Subtle Art of Power Trash! An homage to My New Favorite Band. #TheTimNapalmStegallSubstack #SplitSystem #MelbournePunk #GaragePunk #PowerTrash #AustralianRocknRoll #GonerRecords #LongformMusicWriting open.substack.com/pub/timnapal...

In Memoriam: David Johansen (1950-2025), Part Five I swear, we will end this tale sometime this year. But we kinda have to kill off the New York Dolls first. Bonus: The Dolls on Don Kirshner’s Rock Concert!

AT THE TIM "NAPALM" STEGALL SUBSTACK In Memoriam: David Johansen (1950-2025), Part Five—the Dolls' post-Too Much Too Soon decline, including the complete Don Kirshner's Rock Concert appearance. #TheTimNapalmStegallSubstack #DavidJohansen #NewYorkDolls #PunkIcons open.substack.com/pub/timnapal...

Standing Over By The Record Machine: The Adverts and Cheater Slicks Two crucial archival dives from the fine-boned aesthetes at In The Red Records.

AT THE TIM "NAPALM" STEGALL SUBSTACK Standing Over By The Record Machine: The Adverts and Cheater Slicks Reviews of two recent reissues from In The Red Records. #TheTimNapalmStegallSubstack #TimStegall #TheAdverts #CheaterSlicks #RecordReviews #PunkIcons #GaragePunk open.substack.com/pub/timnapal...

In Memoriam: Leonardo “Flaco” Jiménez (1939-2025) The late San Antonio accordion wizard was to conjunto as Marley was to reggae and Satchmo to jazz—a world ambassador from an alien art form.

AT THE TIM "NAPALM" STEGALL SUBSTACK In Memoriam: Leonardo “Flaco” Jiménez (1939-2025) An homage to the San Antonian who brought Tex-Mex accordion to the gringo world. #TheTimNapalmStegallSubstack #FlacoJimenez #Conjunto #TexMexMusic #AccordionKing #RootsMusic open.substack.com/pub/timnapal...

Standing Over By The Record Machine: The Sleeveens and Patsy Cline Two sides of Nashville? Or packing 40 lbs. of meat in a 20 lb. sack?

AT THE TIM "NAPALM" STEGALL SUBSTACK Standing Over By The Record Machine: The Sleeveens and Patsy Cline, or two sides of Nashville collide. #TheTimNapalmStegallSubstack #TimStegall #TheSleeveens #PatsyCline #RecordReviews #CountryMusic #PunkRock #PunkJournalism open.substack.com/pub/timnapal...

Meet my new favorite band–The Sleeveens! Punk rock should not be cynical. These Nashvillians (and token Dubliner) are the truest believers of all.

AT THE TIM "NAPALM" STEGALL SUBSTACK Meet my new favorite band–The Sleeveens! A substantial love letter to this Nashville garage-punk outfit led by a native Dubliner with poetic gifts. #TheTimNapalmStegallSubstack #TheSleeveens #PunkRock #GaragePunk #NashvillePunk open.substack.com/pub/timnapal...

Watch The Texas Tornados at SXSW 1996! How’d they fit all this talent on the tiny Hole In The Wall stage?!

AT THE TIM "NAPALM" STEGALL Watch The Texas Tornados at SXSW 1996! #TheTimNapalmStegallSubstack #TimNapalmStegall #TimStegall #TexasTornados #DougSahm #FreddyFender #FlacoJimenez #AugieMeyers #SXSW1996 #HoleInTheWall #TexMexRock #ConjuntoSoul #NoBordersOnMusic open.substack.com/pub/timnapal...

FROM THE VAULTS Read Tim’s Texas Tornados piece from 1996 Honoring the late Flaco Jiménez (1939-2025).

FROM THE VAULTS Read Tim’s Texas Tornados piece from 1996, in honor of the late Hohner accordion genius Flaco Jiménez...because great music knows no borders nor boundaries. #TheTimNapalmStegallSubstack #FlacoJimenez #TexasTornados #AccordionLegend open.substack.com/pub/timnapal...

Standing Over By The Record Machine: Wesley & The Boys’ *Rock & Roll Ruined My Life* Lo-fi trash-punks have a Nashville address, but they bleed Memphis.

AT THE TIM "NAPALM" STEGALL SUBSTACK Standing Over By The Record Machine: Wesley & The Boys’ *Rock & Roll Ruined My Life*---how can lo-fi garage punk this Memphis-oid come from Nashville?! #TheTimNapalmStegallSubstack #WesleyAndTheBoys #RecordReview open.substack.com/pub/timnapal...

Every Father Kills His Son, Chapter Three Johnny Suicide’s grief goes public — subway breakdowns, stage meltdowns, and the moment when even your last friend says, “Get the fuck out.”

AT THE TIM “NAPALM” STEGALL SUBSTACK Every Father Kills His Son, Chapter Three -- final installment of free sneak preview of my semi-autobiographical novel. Subscribe now at 30% off for life to read future chapters. #TheTimNapalmStegallSubstack #SubstackPreview open.substack.com/pub/timnapal...

Every Father Kills His Son, Chapter Two The further misadventures of John Gentry—AKA minor ’90s punk rocker Johnny Suicide—as he unravels after his father’s death.

AT THE TIM “NAPALM” STEGALL Every Father Kills His Son, Chapter Two: 2nd installment of my semi-autobiographical novel, serialized. #TimStegall #TheTimNapalmStegallSubstack #EveryFatherKillsHisSon #FictitiousPunkRockMemoir #FatherSonWounds #NoPublishersNoFilters open.substack.com/pub/timnapal...

The Clash In Dub, Part One How underground mixer Black Market Dub has reimagined The Clash’s back catalog, through ghosts and tape delay.

AT THE TIM "NAPALM" STEGALL The Clash In Dub, Part One: How L.A. underground remixer Black Market took The Clash to dub church. #TheTimNapalmStegallSubstack #TimNapalmStegall #TheClash #BlackMarketDub #RebelFrequency #SoundSystemRevolution #WritingWithBlood
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I Need Your Sweet Inspiration Why a dusty little soul single buried under fifty years of rockist amnesia just might save us all.

AT THE TIM "NAPALM" STEGALL SUBSTACK I Need Your Sweet Inspiration: why a dusty little soul single buried under fifty years of rockist amnesia just might save us all. #TheTimNapalmStegallSubstack #SweetInspiration #TheSweetInspirations #CissyHouston #MemphisSoul open.substack.com/pub/timnapal...

Tee Vee Casualty: Animal Kingdom’s Beautifully Crafted Heartlessness Netflix reintroduces TNT series, offering nihilism and calling it realism. But it’s just porn for fans of cruelty.

AT THE TIM "NAPALM" STEGALL Tee Vee Casualty: Animal Kingdom’s Beautifully Crafted Heartlessness--Netflix's revival of televisual cruelty porn. #TheTimNapalmStegallSubstack #AnimalKingdomReview #NetflixRevival #TVReckoning #BreakingBadNotIncluded
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In Memoriam: Sly Stone (1943-2025) and Brian Wilson (1942-2025) By Tim, with some help from Deke Dickerson, Jesse Dayton and Bevis M. Griffin.

AT THE TIME "NAPALM" STEGALL SUBSTACK In Memoriam: Sly Stone (1943-2025) and Brian Wilson (1942-2025) #TimNapalmStegall #TheTimNapalmStegallSubstack #InMemoriam #SlyStone #BrianWilson #BeachBoys #SlyAndTheFamilyStone #PunkJournalism #MusicMatters #SacredNoise
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The Only Performance That Makes It: Buzzcocks in Austin, April 30, 2025 No Pete? No problem. Steve Diggle keeps the Shelley-less Buzzcocks burning—half elegy, half blitzkrieg.

The Only Performance That Makes It: Buzzcocks in Austin, April 30, 2025, featuring way too many Stone Roses jokes, by by @timnapalm.bsky.social #Buzzcocks #LiveReview #TheTimNapalmStegallSubstack #TimNapalmStegall #SteveDiggle #PeteShelley #StoneRosesJokesStillFunny open.substack.com/pub/timnapal...

CON'T FROM PREVIOUS Join me as we begin an extended celebration and analysis of punk’s greatest LP, tomorrow at The Tim “Napalm” Stegall Substack.
#TheTimNapalmStegallSubstack #TimNapalmStegall #TheSaints #ChrisBailey #ImStranded CON'T.

In Memoriam: David Johansen (1950-2025), Part Three Crimony, has it really been TWO MONTHS since the last installment?!

In Memoriam: David Johansen (1950-2025), Part Three, featuring testimonial to the Dolls from Joan Jett, Kid Congo Powers. Plus: James Baker (1954-2025). By @timnapalm.bsky.social. #TheTimNapalmStegallSubstack #DavidJohansen #NewYorkDolls #JoanJett #KidCongoPowers open.substack.com/pub/timnapal...