Tim "Napalm" Stegall

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...

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...

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.

Friends, I’m blown away — $216 raised in 1 day by 5 amazing friends! Eye doc is booked, now just $156 to go for dental work. Help me close the gap & keep the words/music coming. ❤️ Give or share #TimStegall #GoFundMe #MutualAid #Medical #KeepArtistsWorkingAndHealthy #ATX gofund.me/3b257557

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

Two months ago I launched this to cover June’s rent. We’re halfway there ❤️ The rent’s gone, but the need is real. Help me 👁️ see my eye doctor after 2 years & 🦷 pull a broken tooth before it’s urgent. $250+ = 🎟️ lifetime Substack. But any amount helps. 🙏 Link below 🙂 gofund.me/9201cc2a

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...

FROM THE VAULTS Every Father Kills His Son, Chapter One (Revisited) Re-presenting Tim’s begun-in-2005 semi-autobiographical novel, serialized as he finally finishes it

AT THE TIM "NAPALM" STEGALL SUBSTACK: FROM THE VAULTS Every Father Kills His Son, Chapter One (Revisited) - restack of my novel-in-progress' first chapter! #TimStegall #TimNapalmStegallSubstack #EveryFatherKillsHisSon #PunkRockMemoir #Fictionalized #Subscribe open.substack.com/pub/timnapal...

COLBERT: You warned everyone…he would prosecute political enemies, cut Medicaid, alienate our allies, give tax cuts to the rich. I know you're not here to say 'I told you so' but would you like to?

HARRIS: You're correct. I did predict a lot of that. But what I did not predict was the capitulation.

FROM THE VAULTS The Manifesto: I’m A Contaminant In The Program Happy Birthday to us! We’re this many! [Holds up three fingers.] Here’s what I had to say the very first day.

HAPPY 3RD ANNIVERSARY TO THE TIM "NAPALM" STEGALL SUBSTACK! In celebration, we re-present the very first post -- The Manifesto: I’m A Contaminant In The Program! A cheap holiday in other people's history! #TimNapalmStegallSubstack #ThirdAnniversary #HappyBirthday 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
open.substack.com/pub/timnapal...

No, the Million Dollar Quartet Wasn’t on Elvis’s “Blue Moon of Kentucky”! Why a few people at American Songwriter need to be fired! And blackballed industry-wide! Or was it just AI...?

AT THE TIM "NAPALM" STEGALL SUBSTACK No, the Million Dollar Quartet Wasn’t on Elvis’s “Blue Moon of Kentucky”! How a formerly credible website posted a completely false story about a Sun Records 45 tells a larger tale of the erosion of credible music journalism.... open.substack.com/pub/timnapal...

The Tim “Napalm” Stegall Substack Interview: James Baker, Part Four We’re still serializing the Australian punk legend’s comprehensive 2024 interview past his recent death. Now it’s his final testament.

The Tim “Napalm” Stegall Substack Interview: James Baker, Part Four Continuing our serialized conversation with the Australian punk drumming legend, who left us May 5th. #TimNapalmStegallSubstack #TimNapalmStegall #JamesBaker #HoodooGurus #TheScientists open.substack.com/pub/timnapal...

Blood and Fire: A Rebellion in Kindness Or, “Everything I Know About Life, I Learned From The Clash, Part 3,900,116.”

AT THE TIM "NAPALM" STEGALL SUBSTACK Blood and Fire: A Rebellion in Kindness How getting called the N-word at work(!!!) and meeting a Rasta in a laundromat showed me a way out of this muck we’re all currently living in. #TimNapalmStegallSubstack #RiddimAndRebellion open.substack.com/pub/timnapal...

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...

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

Here’s where I’m at—no filter:
$225 raised of a $600 rent goal. Part-time job + freelance aren’t cutting it.
If you’ve ever read my work or been moved by it, help me stay standing.
Let’s finish what we started. gofund.me/4f122ea9