Forrest Gaddis

Dying Scene OP ED: Punk Rock’s Secret Wars As I was editing an interview a few weeks back, I was listening to Spotify. The subject of the interview had given me a playlist related to it: ten songs by some underheard bands in the Hawaii punk…

Dying Scene OP ED: Punk Rock’s Secret Wars

‘Arcbound: Volume 1’ - Advance Trade Paperback Review - Fanbasepress Released by Dark Horse Comics, Arcbound is the collaborative effort of writers Scott Snyder, Frank Tieri, and actor Tom Hardy. A futuristic tale of betrayal,

‘Arcbound: Volume 1’ (@darkhorse.com): Advance Trade Paperback Review by Fanbase Press Contributor @dontsurfbooks.bsky.social

‘Sunrise on the Reaping,’ ‘Andor,’ and More Revolutionary Choices Make Up Fanbase Press’ Top Picks of 2025 - Fanbasepress As the end of 2025 draws near, the Fanbase Press staff and contributors wanted to take a look back at the year's media from our very own geeky perspectives.

‘Sunrise on the Reaping,’ ‘Andor,’ and More Revolutionary Choices Make Up Fanbase Press’ Top Picks of 2025

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@comicbooksniffer.bsky.social
@barbrajdillon.bsky.social

‘Jumpscare:’ Advance Trade Paperback Review - Fanbasepress Jumpscare is an extension of writer Cullen Bunn and artist Danny Luckert's Beyond Mortal universe which combines superheroes with horror. Bunn and Luckert

‘Jumpscare’ (@darkhorse.com): Advance Trade Paperback Review by Fanbase Press Contributor @dontsurfbooks.bsky.social

‘High Strangeness: Book One: 1967’ - Comic Book Review - Fanbasepress Oni Press and Spectrevision bring us Chris Condon and Daniel Noah's High Strangeness, a five-part anthology series based on real paranormal encounters. This

‘High Strangeness: Book One: 1967’ (@oni-press.bsky.social): Comic Book Review by Fanbase Press Contributor @dontsurfbooks.bsky.social

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‘The Twilight Zone #1:’ Comic Book Review - Fanbasepress The Twilight Zone set a standard for allegorical sci-fi and terror. While many attempts have been made to revive the series, Rod Serling's groundbreaking run

‘The Twilight Zone #1’ (@idwpublishing.com): Comic Book Review by Fanbase Press Contributor @dontsurfbooks.bsky.social

‘From the World of Minor Threats: The Brood’ - Trade Paperback Review - Fanbasepress Patton Oswalt's and Jordan Blum's comics universe expands with the addition of Heath Corson's The Brood. This extended story in "the World of Minor Threats"

‘From the World of Minor Threats: The Brood’ (@darkhorse.com): Trade Paperback Review by Fanbase Press Guest Contributor @dontsurfbooks.bsky.social

DS Throwback – Forty Years of Descendents – “I Don’t Wanna Grow Up” The number of times the Descendents were thrown in my face was ridiculous. If the universe was ever trying to highlight something to me, it was their music. Eve

Wanna feel old(er)? It's the 40th birthday of "I Don't Wanna Grow Up"! To mark the anniversary of the release of the classic Descendents album, Forrest gave it an updated listen. Check it out (and make sure you refill your blood pressure medication you old fogy)!
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DS Featured Release: My Favorite Band - "Questions" Laguna Hills' My Favorite Band will be releasing a remastered version of their album, Monkey Business, in January 2026 to celebrate the record's twenty-fifth an

OC pop punkers, My Favorite Band will be dropping a single each month leading up to the 25th anniversary remaster of the album Monkey Business. MFB gave us a few minutes of their time to talk about it.
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DS Album Review - Gas Station Boner Pills - “Welcome to the Shit Show” Atlanta, GA party punks Gas Station Boner Pills are a punk rock trio known for their comical lyrics and hard driving punk rock. It almost feels like punk rock f

Check out Forrest's thoughts on Gas Station Boner Pills' "Welcome To The Shit Show," which might be my favorite little promo sentence I've written in this space in a long time!
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Dying Scene Show Review: "Home Grown, Limbeck, and Reckoner - Santa Ana, CA 5/16/2025 Home Grown is back, everybody! After being gone for almost twenty years, the pop-punk band has been making the rounds. After opening for a few shows in the surr

Forrest was in the building at the Observatory OC as Home Grown made their triumphant return, alongside Limbeck and Reckoner. Check it!
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DS Book Club - Fahrenheit-182 by Mark Hoppus Mark Hoppus is no stranger to public life, having been in one of the biggest rock bands of the last thirty years. blink-182 is a band that seemed open about eve

Next up in the DS Book Club, Forrest gives us his thoughts on Mark Hoppus' new memoir, Farenheit 182. Have you read it yet? Whaddya think?
#blink182 #DanOzzi #Fahrenheit182 #HarperCollins #MarkHoppus
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‘We’re Taking Everyone Down with Us #2:’ Comic Book Review - Fanbasepress Just before last month's explosive ending of We're Taking Everyone Down with Us, Annalise learned the truth about her mad scientist father and what remains of

‘We’re Taking Everyone Down with Us #2’ (@imagecomics.com): Comic Book Review by Fanbase Press Contributor @dontsurfbooks.bsky.social

‘The Horizon Experiment:’ Trade Paperback Review - Fanbasepress The Horizon Experiment was conceived by Thai-American comic book writer/editor Pornsak Pichetshote. He was musing on how cool it would be to see big,

‘The Horizon Experiment’ (@imagecomics.com): Trade Paperback Review by Fanbase Press Contributor @dontsurfbooks.bsky.social

DS Show Review: Linda Lindas, Be Your Own Pet, and Chicano Mosh at The Glass House in Pomona, CA (4/1/2025) My family and I have gone to see the Linda Lindas play at least once a year for the last four or five years. It's been good to see them grow as musicians in tha

Check out Forrest's full rundown of the Linda Lindas / Be Your Own Pet / Chicano Mosh show at the Glass House in Pomona! dyingscene.com/ds-show-revi...

Dying Scene Interview: Brandon Bloxdorf of Apollo City Comics talks making indie comics and creativity As I tell our fearless leaders here at Dying Scene, I swear to you all I’m not trying to turn this site into a comic book site. However, there is no denying t

Forrest seems to be on a never-ending quest to turn this into a punk rock comics website, and I gotta say...I'm here for it! Check out his chat with Brandon Bloxdorf of Apollo City Comics! dyingscene.com/dying-scene-...

DS Book Club - “The Loneliness of the Electric Menorah” and “Downtown Locals” by Aaron Cometbus Aaron Cometbus has been self-publishing the Cometbus zine since 1981. These slice-of-life writings became a way to document the East Bay punk rock scene with ba

Next up in the DS Book Club - Forrest takes a look at a couple of the Aaron Cometbus re-releases, The Loneliness of the Electric Menorah and Downtown Locals. Check it! dyingscene.com/ds-book-club...

‘Gunslingers:’ Advance Trade Paperback Review - Fanbasepress Gunslingers, written by Mike Richardson and with art by Jordi Armengol, is a Western that pulls inspiration from the genre's past, but its twists and turns

‘Gunslingers’ (@darkhorse.com): Advance Trade Paperback Review by Fanbase Press Contributor @dontsurfbooks.bsky.social

‘From the World of Minor Threats: Welcome to Twilight #1’ - Comic Book Review - Fanbasepress Expanding upon the world that Patton Oswalt and Jordan Blum created with their comic, Minor Threats, the creators are joined by writer Matt Fraction and

‘From the World of Minor Threats: Welcome to Twilight #1’ (@darkhorse.com): Comic Book Review by Fanbase Press Guest Contributor @dontsurfbooks.bsky.social

DS Looks Back - 25 Years of the Alkaline Trio’s “Maybe I’ll Catch Fire” After a couple attempts, the Alkaline Trio finally clicked for me in 2003 when I purchased their album Good Mourning on a whim. It must’ve been the perfect ti

It's been 25 years since Alkaline Trio released their now-classic "Maybe I'll Catch Fire," so Forrest gave it a listen to see if it holds up. What say you?
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DS Interview: Bite Me Bambi's Tahlena Chikami talks "Eat This," The Dreaded Algorithm, and More Ska does not seem to be slowing down. There are times when the train is moving faster than others, but for the most part, ska seems to be chugging along just fi

I feel like our ska coverage has been lacking lately. We definitely need to...pick it up! Lo and behold, Forrest caught up with the wonderfully talented Tahlena Chikami to talk about all the fun things going on in the @bitemebambi.bsky.social camp ! dyingscene.com/ds-interview...

In Memoriam: David Johansen 1950 - 2025 David Johansen, the last remaining member of the New York Dolls has passed away at the age of seventy-five. Born in Staten Island, New York, on January 9, 1950,

Rest in peace to a real one. dyingscene.com/in-memoriam-...

DS Interview - Thierry Lamy and Nicolas Finet on their Anthology Graphic Novel Punk Rock in Comics Similar to Ed Piskor's Hip Hop Family Tree, French writers Thierry Lamy and Nicolas Finet detail the origins of punk rock with their graphic novel, Punk Rock in

Here's another super rad interview about a super rad project. Forrest caught up with Thierry Lamy and Nicolas Finet about their new graphic novel anthology, "Punk Rock In Comics." dyingscene.com/ds-interview...

DS Record Review - NONE SHALL SLEEP - "Hope Dies At Dawn" New Jersey is home to a lot of great punk rock. None Shall Sleep is another band to add to the list, and their EP, Hope Dies at Dawn is evidence of this. While

Well if the new None Shall Sleep record "Hope Dies At Dawn" doesn't just check all the boxes. New Jersey punk band that evokes hints of Jawbreaker and Fugazi? Sign me up! What're your thoughts? dyingscene.com/ds-record-re...

DS Looks Back - Thirty Years of Blink 182's "Cheshire Cat" Mark Hoppus and Tom DeLonge formed Blink-182 in Poway, California, with drummer Scott Raynor in 1992. Tom and Mark met through a mutual friend after expressing

Wanna feel old? blink-182's "Cheshire Cat" turned 30 this week! To mark the occasion, Forrest gave it a revisit to see how it holds up. Break out your reading glasses and have a look and let us know your thoughts and memories about the album! dyingscene.com/ds-looks-bac...

DS Book Club - ¡Pónk! by Marcus Clayton If there is one thing that any established or growing scene could improve on, it is perspective. No matter what scene you are a part of, there are aspects and e

"It has been a while since I have had a book challenge me the way ¡Pónk! did." Next up in the DS Book Club is Marcus Clayton's "¡Pónk!" Have you checked it out yet? What're your thoughts? dyingscene.com/ds-book-club...

Dying Scene Original Content: SNL Punk! Feature Image by JT Yost for the comic, "So Buttons" written by Jonathan Baylis Sketch comedy is one of the greatest arts to skewer pop culture and politics.

Live from New York...It's the greatest punk moments from Saturday Night! In honor of SNL's big 50th anniversary celebration, we pulled together some of our favorite punk rock moments from the show's history. What's your favorites? (You're gonna say FEAR, aren't you...) dyingscene.com/dying-scene-...

DS Interview: Comic Writer Matthew Rosenberg talks punk rock, "What’s The Furthest Place From Here?" and more When he is not playing with some of comic's most popular IP, writer Matthew Rosenberg and his artist Tyler Boss bring us the comic What's The Furthest Place Fro

Here's a fun one! DS caught up with comic writer Matthew Rosenberg ( @ashcanpress.com ) to talk about "What's The Furthest Place From Here?" and his punk rock roots (shout out Red Leader Records) and the brilliance of Blake Schwarzenbach and more! Check it! dyingscene.com/ds-interview...

DS Album Review - LA Crimes - "EP" Los Angeles punk rock band LA Crimes packs a punch with its new EP. Boasting five songs in just over fifteen minutes, the band takes us through a journey of rou

"This album kicks ass and leaves you a little tougher when you get to the other side of it." Forrest has some thoughts about the new LA Crimes EP. What say you? dyingscene.com/ds-album-rev...

Our very own SoCal ska aficionado Forrest caught the Ska Smackdown in Garden Grove, featuring Voodoo Glow Skulls, Mustard Plug, Buck-O-Nine, Half Past Two and more. Check it! dyingscene.com/ds-show-revi...