Tim "Napalm" Stegall

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Denim & Distortion 5-A: Alice Cooper, All-American Boy! How Vince Furnier and his band of sick Archie Andrewses may have been the ultimate pre-Motörhead punk-metallicists.

AT THE TIM "NAPALM" STEGALL SUBSTACK Denim & Distortion 5-A: Alice Cooper, All-American Boy! 3-part examination of the All-American monster, beginning with the Phoenix-based teenage garage band version of the OG Alice Cooper Group, The Spiders. open.substack.com/pub/timnapal...

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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...

Thank you, Rich.

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...

Donate to Help Tim Stegall See His Doctors This Month., organized by Tim Stegall Hey, friends! Tim Stegall here. You know me for my writing at The Tim "Napalm… Tim Stegall needs your support for Help Tim Stegall See His Doctors This Month.

Just $279 from closing out my medical GoFundMe—and finally getting this broken molar out of my head. If I didn’t truly need it, I wouldn’t ask. Let’s cross the finish line together.
🙏 Thank you to all who’ve helped carry me this far. 🙏
💥 gofund.me/b6db12f02

Denim and Distortion: How Heavy Metal Accidentally Invented Punk, Part 2 Why AC/DC and the Ramones are cousins, Queen meets the Sex Pistols, and the Hesher gods take note of their red-headed punk rock stepchildren.

AT THE TIM "NAPALM" STEGALL SUBSTACK "Denim and Distortion: How Heavy Metal Accidentally Invented Punk, Part 2" Why AC/DC and the Ramones are cousins, the Circle Jerks party with Mötley Crüe, and Queen meets the Sex Pistols. All this and Rose Tattoo, at The 'Stack.
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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...

Teevee Casualty: He Stamped My Hand, Then Stamped On History On Lee Roy Chapman, “The Lowdown,” and the Legacy We Almost Missed

AT THE TIM "NAPALM" STEGALL SUBSTACK Teevee Casualty: He Stamped My Hand, Then Stamped On History -- How a guy stamping hands at Emo's in the '90s inspired a character played by Ethan Hawke on TV. #TheLowdownFX #LeeRoyChapman #EthanHawke #TeeVeeCasualty #TimStegall
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From the You Had One Job Dept.: Jeff Buckley gets mistaken for The Yardbirds' guitarist! Also, it's a Leonard Cohen song that Jeff Buckley covered!

So, add Far Out to the list of websites now too dependent on AI to be credible.

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...

Donate to Help Tim Stegall See His Doctors This Month., organized by Tim Stegall Hey, friends! Tim Stegall here. You know me for my writing at The Tim "Napalm… Tim Stegall needs your support for Help Tim Stegall See His Doctors This Month.

To all who’ve stood by me in past campaigns: thank you. The tooth pain is worse daily & this is the final push—help me close this campaign & finally book the extraction. Every gift or share matters. #GoFundMe #Punk #TimStegall #Support #MedicalNeeds #NoInsurance #Grateful gofund.me/7377b1487

The Lost *Kralicek* Script (Or: How I Beat Harlan Ellison on eBay)! An unproduced Quinn Martin Productions script resurfaces…in my mailbox!

AT THE TIM "NAPALM" STEGALL SUBSTACK The Lost *Kralicek* Script (Or: How I Beat Harlan Ellison on eBay)! An affectionate parody of both Ellison and vintage Quinn Martin Productions. (Star "Boyd Monson" pictured below!) open.substack.com/pub/timnapal...

Donate to Help Tim Stegall See His Doctors This Month., organized by Tim Stegall Hey, friends! Tim Stegall here. You know me for my writing at The Tim "Napalm… Tim Stegall needs your support for Help Tim Stegall See His Doctors This Month.

6 donors gave $117.63 yesterday—thank you. In 2 days I turn 60. The only gift I want: to pull the broken tooth causing constant pain, blood, & headaches. Help me hit my goal by Friday & close this campaign in dignity. Every bit helps.
gofund.me/c3be04d6d

Donate to Help Tim Stegall See His Doctors This Month., organized by Tim Stegall Hey, friends! Tim Stegall here. You know me for my writing at The Tim "Napalm… Tim Stegall needs your support for Help Tim Stegall See His Doctors This Month.

I turn 60 this Friday. I’m in constant pain from a shattered molar that’s bleeding & can’t be chewed on. No insurance. No family. No way to pay for the extraction.
If my work ever meant anything to you? Please help. That would be the best birthday gift.
🎁
#HelpTimHeal #Napalm60 gofund.me/207b1db4e

Tonight’s the night. KNOMAD BAR, 1213 Corona St, Austin. 9PM FuzzBenders, 10PM my first-ever public solo electric set, 11PM Suntiger. It’s FREE. This is my 60th birthday blowout (ahead of my actual b-day next week)—come rage with me, light the amps instead of a cake. One night only.

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...

Sept 5 @ Knomad: I turn 60 the only way I know how—plugged in ⚡️, turned up 🔥, and on fire. First solo electric set. FuzzBenders 9, me 10, Suntiger closes. One night only—come raise hell & light candles on the amps instead of a cake. Here's the Facebook event page: www.facebook.com/share/17MceT...

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...