The Hormones - "September Gurls" (1999) Only released studio recording of what I consider the "classic" Hormones lineup, the one where we literally became a band, rather than a collection of people trying to play together: Ron Williams on bass and vocals and me on lead vocals and guitar (of course), with Brew Zerr on guitar and vocals and Mr. Bran E. Carlos on drums. Amphetamine rendition of Alex Chilton's Big Star classic laid down for the first volume of Duane Peters'  Old Skars And Upstarts series. Typical of our subversively brainy approach to punk rock: Sneaking a jacked-up power pop classic onto an otherwise streetpunk-heavy compilation featuring the likes of Duane's US Bombs, Rancid, D Generation, etc. Cut on eight track in Brew's spare room. Fun stuff.

The Hormones - "Castaway" (1996) A-side to the third, last, and my favorite of all The Hormones' singles, produced by yours' truly.  The Rolling Stones and glam rock influences start surfacing. I also love the nod to the Byrds at the end. Some asshole approached Brew  at Tower Records and asked why I was singing about white power and Nazis! How he got that out of a love song for a homeless girl, I will never know (Personnel: Same as above, albeit with Suzy Martinez on drums and Lisa Wickware on rhythm guitar. Suzy tells me she's a realtor now. Go figure....)

The Hormones - "Sell Out Young (live at Stubbs' BBQ, previously unreleased)" (1996) Ripping live take of the first Hormones single by the aforementioned "classic" lineup, taken from a TV broadcast for  Austin Music Network. Presented in glorious mono, and specially and lovingly  remastered for you by yours' truly.

Napalm Stars - "Misery" (2003) Title track to the eight song EP that served as my NYC band's sole release. Like everything else I've done, this CD is woefully out of print, and I have no more copies. SO STOP ASKING! (Just kidding - you can purchase MP3s of this stuff from my online store, so please feel free to add me to your credit card.) Our producer, Buzzcocks bassist Tony Barber, reckoned at the time of these sessions that tune marked a turning point in my songwriting and likened it to Glen Matlock's post-Pistols band The Rich Kids. Sounds like high praise to me. Loved the Brian May guitar quotes leading into the final verse and over the double chorus. (Personnel: Tim Napalm - all guitars and lead vocals; Tommy Napalm - bass and vocals; Jonny Napalm - drums and vocals)

Napalm Stars - "Holiday In West Memphis (live at CBGBs, previously unreleased)" (2003)
Rowdy take of a tune about the West Memphis 3 (click here for more info) recorded at the release party for the Misery EP. Bum note here and there, but I love the roughness and energy of this recording. (Personnel: same as above, add Scotty B. Napalm - rhythm guitar and vocals)

Napalm Stars - "Julie's In Love" (2001) The one track from the Misery EP Tony didn't produce, instead a self-produced track from two years earlier featuring the original Napalm Stars lineup. The song originated with The Hormones, but was carried over and more fully realized in the Napalms. Cut the only time I ever set foot into a proper 24-track studio with the old school two-inch analog tape machines, and it sounds MASSIVE! I remember as I went in to double track my guitar part, a student engineer started worrying that I was plugging the Marshall head into a 4X12 cabinet lying around the studio that had one busted speaker: "You can't use that!" I informed him to shut up and mic the busted speaker.... (Personnel: Tim Napalm - guitar, 2nd lead break, lead vocals; Seth Issacs - guitars, 1st lead break; Tommy USA - bass and vocals; Omar Starr - drums and vocals)