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Recommended by Tim Napalm Stegall

Former L.A. music industry/scenester sharing my memoirs. Warner Bros. Records/Bomp! Records/Music Rage Records. My partner is Chris Wilson formerly of the Flamin' Groovies and Barracudas.

A highly personal, serialized memoir from a key figure operating behind the scenes in garage/punk/rock 'n' roll culture. Lori's 'Stack is always fun and insightful.

- Tim Napalm Stegall

The Running Mule

By Trace Crutchfield

Will Hermes: New Music + Old Music

New music worth hearing. Old music worth remembering. Deep-dive playlists. Record reviews. Books. Concerts. New York City. Lou Reed. Genre-fluid.

Jerry Stahl's Nowheresville

Novelist, screenwriter, journalist, and all-around guy who should be dead already.“ Jerry Stahl should either get the Pulitzer Prize or be shot down in the street like a dog.” -Anthony Bourdain

No Such Thing As Was

By Joe Bonomo

rock & roll • sound and sense

Joe Bonomo is a superb writer on all things rock 'n' roll. He manages to be scholarly without being stuffy. His prose rocks as hard as Jerry Lee Lewis sitting in with Motörhead. You owe it to yourself to read anything bearing his byline, including this 'Stack.

- Tim Napalm Stegall

Simon’s Substack

By Simon Napier-Bell

My personal Substack

The Direction of Motion

By Kathy Valentine

What moves me? Also, the wonderfully ongoing coming of aging story.

Kathy Valentine is a local and international rock 'n' roll treasure. She's a helluva writer, too.

- Tim Napalm Stegall

Jagged Time Lapse

By Dan Epstein

Writing about Music and Pop Culture that spans the decades

Dan Epstein is always insightful and has a lot of heart. Love his 'Stack!

- Tim Napalm Stegall

The Good in Us by Mary L. Trump

By Mary L Trump

In which we come together to save American democracy, or at least have fun while trying.

Holmstrom's Newsletter

By John Holmstrom

A weekly letter highlighting my "old stuff" (comic strips and artwork), past experiences, people I knew and whatever's happening now.

It's John Holmstrom, Punk magazine's guiding light, reigniting its reign over punk journalism. He's a critical figure in this culture which sustains, with a still strong and vital voice.

- Tim Napalm Stegall

Michael Corcoran's Overserved

By michaelcorcoran

These are random, unedited chapters of a book tentatively titled "Overserved: A Personal History of the Austin Music Scene."

Michael Corcoran is one of the finest music journalists Austin has produced. His scholarship is thorough, but the writing is never stuffy. He is a true master.

- Tim Napalm Stegall

The Best Song Ever (This Week)

By Scott Frampton

A short, deep dive into a song and what makes it special. Different genres, different eras -- old, new (but probably old).

KITHFOLK / Hearth Music Newsletter

By Hearth Music

Newsletter by Devon Léger of KITHFOLK and Hearth Music, focusing on traditional music around the globe.

The World of Tosh Berman

Pop Culture, Fiction, Music, Art, and Journal

LINA IN LA

By Lina Lecaro

The newsletter for author, editor, journalist Lina Lecaro. Sign up for tea, hot takes and exclusive tidbits covering the latest LA nightlife, music, fashion, art, pop culture— and the people who make it all happen 💋

Michael Moore

I was born in Flint, Michigan and raised on a dirt street by loving parents, two sisters and a lot of Green Giant in a can.

Patti Smith

The reader is my notebook

The Honest Broker

By Ted Gioia

A trustworthy guide to music, books, arts, media & culture by Ted Gioia

Steady

By Dan Rather

Dan Rather's steady take on a complex and chaotic world.

The Nelson George Mixtape

By Nelson George

Black music, black culture and America.

The Signal From David Katznelson

By THE SIGNAL

Stories to read while the world is on fire.

And It Don't Stop

By Robert Christgau

Robert Christgau's weekly newsletter. Music. Books. Politics. Old Age.

Roy Edroso Breaks It Down

Notorious gadfly nips at feebs, dweebs, and other enemies of the Republic.

Racket News

By Matt Taibbi

News and features by best-selling author and reporter Matt Taibbi, in an independent package molded after I.F. Stone's Weekly. The site contains investigative journalism, satirical commentary, and the America This Week podcast with novelist Walter Kirn.