GAD! Zine

Joey Image, the legendary punk rock drummer who performed on some the Misfits' most classic songs, has passed away. I personally never met him, but had a brief correspondence on social media. A few years back, I sent a SASE for a "Joey Image Trio" button, but when I got the envelope back, the button had either been snatched by a very cool but unscrupulous postal worker or just busted through the paper and into the ether. I was excited just to have Joey's autograph on the envelope! He immediately contacted me when he heard and hooked me up with 2 buttons. Some good old-school punk mail right there! When I'd heard that he was sick, I wanted to get the word out about his Go-Fund-Me page. I figured it'd be good to feature it in our zine. GAD! is very much a part of the Huntsville, AL scene, home of Cancerslug and Alex Story (who also happens to sing for Doyle), not to mention a ton of other horror-punk/death-rock bands like the Casket Kids and the Go-Go Killers, s...

We've been fans of Jonny & the Black Frames for years. They've been super supportive of the zine as well. So it's kinda insane that we haven't done a proper interview with the boys. TODAY WE FIX THIS!! interview by Harmless GAD!: Who the hell are Jonny & the Black Frames and where do you come from? J&tBF : Jonny and Chad met in Vegas in ‘62 during a backroom poker game at the Sands. Dean Martin introduced us right before Chad dropped a full house on Sinatra and got us kicked out. The rest of the night was a blur of booze and showgirls. J was hired muscle for the mob in those days, but he made one too many enemies and somehow ended up in the back of our Cadillac as we all skipped town. We’re laying low in Huntsville, AL until the heat dies down… Jonny plays guitar and sings, Chad plays bass and sings, and J beats the hell out of the drums, in addition to giving zero fucks. We consider ourselves a no-holds-barred, straight up, Rock ‘n’ ...

    The internet is ripe with media posts, which are usually plastered with a cute little robot drawn, assumedly drawn by one of their members. They have been playing shows all over Alabama. So with the current level of buzz, I decided to check out for myself if they are just a minor threat, or in fact, a mighty menace.     Their first release is titled, “MOTHMAN’S FIRST VICTIM”, and it is a live performance that shoots a blistering flurry of arrows into one’s ears. I am immediately reminded of the time I first discovered Bomb The Music Industry!, when I was supposed to be writing a paper on the history of photography in high school. This is definitely a band that I cannot wait to see live. The energy from the band and the crowd are massively present in the recording. I can almost smell the coffee, sweat, and salty tears when I hear it.     Their sound goes from heartfelt sung vocals over sweet bass lines and keys, to sing-along choruses, to dyn...

    It's been months and months and months since we've last posted to this site. Since then, our address has changed and our excitement is renewed!! The two may or may not have anything to do with each other. A lot of stuff has happened since then (like a killer pandemic) which has no doubt kept us busy. In spite of that, like direct SPITE, we're trying to make a comeback. Maybe even excel beyond our original vision. The GADcast Radio Show has continued and so has the physical zine (workin' on issue 24 now!). The GADcast Podcast is still a thing, but there's been countless delays. We plan to continue all three and improve them. We are regular folks trying to squeeze in time to do these projects and many others. We do it outta love (with a fragrant hint of obsession) and we're gonna try to do even more. We'll see how it goes. These are busy/scary/trying times. If all goes mildly according to plan, we will soon be regularly posting articles and reviews from p...