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Wil Forbis

About Me

Wil Forbis is a musician, author and aspiring pornographic film actor in Los Angeles. He regularly performs under his own name, with Dafni, and with the Grievous Angels. You can buy his new book , "Acid Logic: A Decade of Humorous Writing on Pop Culture, Trash Cinema and Rebel Music" from Amazon.com. His alt-country album, "Shadey's Jukebox" is available shortly from Rankoutsider Records. (Scroll down for info about the album.)

Here's what people are saying about the Acid Logic book:

"Wil is a cynic's cynic, but in the depths of his filthy black heart he hasn't forgotten how to love. Or how to write."
Mike Daisey, monologuist ("How Theater Failed America") and author ("21 Dog Years: Doing Time @ Amazon.com ")

"Forbis has that rare thing, an open mind, with tons of random stuff flowing through it, and a crow's eye for the glittering oddities of pop culture."
John Richardson, author "My Father the Spy," "In the Little World"

"...the most entertaining book I’ve read all year. Forbis’ juxtaposition of subtlety, cynicism, and over the top ranting (not to mention his penchant for asking his interview subjects truly interesting questions) makes for a dizzying ride through the annals of pop culture..."
Rich Evans, Exotic Underground Magazine (xmag.com)

"Take one part Rolling Stone’s Lester Bangs with two parts National Lampoon’s Michael O’Donoghue and stir in a swizzle stick of Salon.com’s Cintra Wilson, and you have the intoxicatingly addictive cocktail that is Wil Forbis."
Earl Horlyck, Sioux City Weekender

SHADEY'S JUKEBOX NOW AVAILABLE
The new album by a Wil Forbis and the Gentleman Scoundrels is now available. Click here to buy from cdbaby.com.

Shadey's Jukebox is a collection of 10 songs written by Wil Forbis. The material is rooted in country but touches on Dixieland Jazz, Bluegrass, Americana and Soul. It features the exceptional playing of Peter Kavanaugh, Mike Brady, Shaun Mason, Steve Mugalian and many other guests from the Los Angeles alt-country scene. The album is released by Rankoutsider Records, the name you've come to trust in quality independent Americana music. (www.rankoutsiderrecords.com)

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 12/03/2005
Band Website: http://www.forbisthemighty.com
Influences: Doctor Henry Wallison (the father of modern Omphalangy.) Gonzola K Fink (His study of the Arabian Tree newt was of particular inspiration for me.) G. Gordon Liddy (an amateur Omphalangist in his spare time.)
Record Label: Rankoutsider Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Check out my blog --- it's intertaining!

It occurred to me that I seldom make known the existence of my blog --- the cyber scrawling wall where I record many an erudite thought and opinion on pop culture, politics and technology.  I've been ...
Posted by on Mon, 16 Feb 2009 17:06:00 GMT

Will Rock Band save the music industry?

I've been doing a lot of thinking about the fall in CD sales and how that's going to affect the industry.  And last night I played Rock Band for the first time.  And by coincidence, today I ...
Posted by on Sun, 28 Dec 2008 14:01:00 GMT

Wil Forbis and the GS’s on Freight Train Boogie podcast

The Freight Train Boogie podcast is one of the finest podcasts of Americana and country music currently on the Internet.  How do we know this?  Because it plays excellent artists like Wil Fo...
Posted by on Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:45:00 GMT

Don’t miss the CD release party, Friday, December 5!

Hey folks, I'll be doing a CD release party for my new album "Shadey's Jukebox", Friday , December 5, 9 p.m. at the cinema bar.  This night will feature a full band of Gentlemen Scoundrels, inclu...
Posted by on Wed, 19 Nov 2008 04:23:00 GMT

Review of "Shadey’s Jukebox."

There is a review of my new album "Shadey's Jukebox" over at Billy's Bunker Music Reviews.  Here's a teaser:  ...Wil Forbis writes an inspired, punch-drunk country song infused with J. Geils...
Posted by on Thu, 13 Nov 2008 03:04:00 GMT

My CD now available on the Cinema bar jukebox!

I'm pleased to announce news even more exciting than the release of "High School Musical 3" to theaters --- my new album, "Shadey's Jukebox," can now be heard on the jukebox of the world-famous Cinema...
Posted by on Sat, 25 Oct 2008 20:14:00 GMT

My album is now available

Folks, I'm pleased to announce that CDs of the new album "Shady's Jukebox" from the stellar "Wil Forbis And the Gentleman Scoundrels" are available for purchase. What is "Shady's Jukebox"? It's a coll...
Posted by on Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:37:00 GMT

A new interview with me, plus a contest

  Scottish webzine Diskant.net, has just posted an interview with me about my book "Acid Logic: a Decade of Humorous Writing on Pop Culture, Trash Cinema and Rebel Music" and life in general.&nbs...
Posted by on Tue, 05 Aug 2008 17:57:00 GMT

New Review of my Acid Logic book from Exotic Magazine!

A new review of my book "Acid Logic: A Decade of Humorous Writing on Pop Culture, Trash Cinema and Rebel Music" has just appeared in the fine magazine of literary criticism known as Exotic Magazine. Y...
Posted by on Sat, 07 Jun 2008 22:34:00 GMT

Two new songs posted from Mike Brady sessions

Local sound engineer/musician Mike Brady has taken to recording acoustic performances by various musicians in the Los Angeles songwriter scene.  Peter Kavanaugh and I were over at his place for a...
Posted by on Mon, 02 Jun 2008 16:43:00 GMT