GAD! Zine

    Most readers of this blog are likely aware that it exists as a sort of compliment to our physical GAD! zine. It's an old-school black & white photocopied deal that we give out for free. A terrible business model. But this ain't a business. This is our passion. And appropriately, GAD! ZiNe Comp is filled with passion. 24 independent bands each contributing a song for the cause of keeping the zine happening. We have bands featuring contributors to the zine/blog. We have a lot of underground Alabama bands, several of which are composed of people who have fought the not always pretty fight of being a punk rocker in the Deep South for twenty, even thirty years. We have bands from other parts of the country. We have a band from another part of the world. We have demos and exclusives. We even have an exclusive mix of "Bella Donna" by Indoria, featuring the legendary Faith No More/Bad Brains/Cement vocalist Chuck Mosley!!                ...

MIKE WATT Bassist of Minutemen talks coming up in the early CA punk scene , Double Nickels On The Dime , and the perfect flannel . Gad: I appreciate you taking the time to talk with me today. Mike: No problem, thank you for having me aboard. What part of Alabama did you say you were from? Gadsden, Alabama. A long way from California. A little further south, haha. Well, it ain’t as south as Mobile. That’s right on the water. In fact, Mobile is like a miniature. It’s a little port ya know? They got a couple hammerheads. We’ve got almost 400 (laughs). I’ve played there. Last time I was in Mobile, it was a sad night. Jack Bruce had passed away. I don’t know if you know him. He was in a band called “Cream” in the 60’s. He was the bass man and as a younger Watt, I was very influenced by this guy. Scottish, he was from Glasgow. And you never really know. Ya know, you probably noticed lately a lot of dudes are passing away. I just think it’s the time period too ya know...