GAD!

GAD! (also known as GAD!zine) is a black & white photocopied zine created by Adam Harmless, Kolbey Freeman, Kevin Spann, and Salina Brilla. The first issue of GAD! was published in June 2013. As of February 2022, 25 issues have been produced, with 26 coming out soon.

Much of the zine's content focuses on music (punk rock, hardcore, indie, outsider, some metal, etc.), though independent or fringe film, literature, comics, and art are also featured. GAD! does not have a table of contents or sections. Reviews, interviews, opinion pieces, poetry, photographs and art are instead mixed together, presumably encouraging the reader to explore the entire issue. GAD! is based out of Gadsden, Alabama. While the Southeastern United States figures heavily, the zine covers artists from across the globe. Starting with issue 6, the back of every GAD! features updated copy of the Alabama Underground Music Directory.

Issues are free (though donations, stamps, and trades are encouraged by the creators). A GAD! subscription , known as "punk mail", can be requested by contacting via email gadpunk@gmail.com or through the postal service at GAD! P.O. Box 1308 Gadsden AL 35902. Subscribers may also randomly receive additional content such as other zines created by members of the team, CDs, and stickers.

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