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PROFANE EXISTENCE P O BOX 8722, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55408, U S

SO LITTLE-SO LATE What so this is it? O.K were a little srhaller than we planned on. Due to various factors, and a lot of last-minute decision making, what started out as a fifty-some-odd page zine has been condensed down to just 32 pages. No glossy cover here, no fluffy extravagant layout just a bare bones effort on newsprint We really didn't find any need for anything more, and anything less would not be the same.

Our decision to go with this size and format is not an attempt to rip people off, buta practicality and cost-saver.

WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? Profane Existence will continue as a bi-monthly fanzine from this issue onwards. For the foreseeable future, the amount of pages, the general allotment of content space, and $1 cover price will remain the same. The idea of inspiring learning and action is our aim and our coverage of music will continue to be based around that of similarideals.

HOW YOU CAN HELP: We would appreciate well-written scene reports, with photos if possible.

Try not to cover just bands but what people are doing. If all you know is the latest band gossip, then maybe you should be a little more aware!

There are also several sections within the zine which could use help in article writing. Those include the Ekomedia News and From Protest to Resistance. The sections are self explanatory as to what we are looking for. We also will print larger articles from time to time, but let us know before you submit one for publication.

From time to time we may print poetry, artwork, recipes, etc. We cannot guarantee submitted material will be used or can be returned. The best thing to do is send a photocopy.

Please, don’t send us any show reviews! We simply don’t have room to print them.

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I WELCOMED I ^Welcom^tothe first issue of Profane Existence, this is

Horrendous Lee Mutilated, your humble narrator. From time to time I will grace these pages to help convey the authors’ messages. Right now I’m here to tell you a little bit aboutwhatthis is all about So what does Profane Existence mean anyway? When the creators of this project sat down and decided on what I this was supposed to accomplish they figured out a few things they wanted to communicate. Being members of this confused world, and finding a part in the often contradicting punk ’scene’, the creators felt compelled to start a journal to help pass their time and possibly make an impact on others around them. This fanzine is basically a I vehicle in which to communicate ideas and help inspire action. , Profane Existence is a collective; a collaboration of ideas | and thoughts. "We find ourselves struggling through life I with little time devoted to effecting any positive change I benefiting all.” Are there any right answers to the world’s problems? Built around an anarchistic viewpoint of mutual I respect, maybe, just maybe peace can be attained. Real I lasting peace based on equality and freedom. For every I end there are many means, different paths to choose from.

I Every small piece of compassion must be looked at as a I positive step, now matter how short-sighted the action may I seem. We all grow at different rates and have different I priorities, weaknesses and fear. Often times you may find I contradiction, or ideas you may not agree upon within I these pages. We all have to pick out what seems right for I us to inspire our own growth.

I The idea is to work together. Nobody can change the I world by themselves. We live a profane existence on this I planet and it is high time we did some thing about itl I H.L.M.

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I recently got a copy of M.A.S. #7.1 liked it so I read it all, but something in the article entitled 1989: a look back in time to 1988" struck me. The person who wrote it stated that New Caledonia had been granted independence.

Well. I’m sorry but it’s far from being true. There has been a fight for independence on that island for years but I don t think it will achieve anything, for several reasons, at least for a long while. ...

First of all France has quite a few reasons to hold on tiqht to that island. Not economic reasons, actually it has more to do with strategy. The Pacific Ocean is one of the French strongholds in that field. Nuclear tests are conducted on Murumora - remember what happened to the Rainbow Warrior in 1985? Can you imagine U.S.A. giving up Hawaii? Well?...

It also has to do with the New Caledonian natives.

They are a minority in the whole population, so even in case of a truly democratic decision, the white majority would prevail and of course they would choose remaining French. Or rather staying there and keep making a lot of money (needless to say of most land owners or other good businessmen), since they would leave the island in case it did become independent because they would not be wanted and would no longer have the French police and army to protect them. The last French colony - rather former French colony - that gained independence was Algeria in 1962. The situation was different. 90% of the whole population were natives, so that was slightly different irom the situation in New Caledonia where 30% only are natives^ To boot the native population is not quite united.

Obviously for political reasons; in any political group - and a I pro-independence group is political - there are those who are ready to compromise, the milder side, and the diehards will stick to their guns. A couple of months ago, the independentist leader, Jean-Marie Tctibaou, who was rather middle-of-the-road *and standing for a peaceful approach, was shot dead by a more extremist leader. ..Plus In 1976 I was at my sister’s high school the native society is pretty much based on tribes and this graduation, the national anthem was playing, again is very detrimental to unity. ... . and I looked over and saw my brother not So that’s about it. New Caledonia is still a part of standing. I now understand. July 4th, 1989 was the day after the Webster Decision. That France even if it’s right on the other side of the planet.

Now let’s skip to other things. I wanna ask those day I went to watch the fireworks at the state capital, the first song that was played was who wish to help me a favor. Next year I’m gonna have, to the national anthem, I could not move my write 80 pages about pop music and it s social legs to stand. I sat there and cried, I feel no consequences in the U S. in the 80’s It’s for my Master's pride. What has happened to this country? I Degree you see. Anything will help, of course books, but feel no freedom, I feel no pride. I, from the also band’s lyrics, artwork, articles, pictures and of course I FIGHT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; THE LAND will pay for everything. I just need some help and III BACK! OF THE FREE FOR WHO???

As women we have been taught to respect our bodies, our right appreciate just everything you might send.

One last thing: I’m involved in a 'zine (Jolly Roger, to pricacy and our right to say "no*. As Americans we say we live #3 on the way soon, see reviews in MRR), a radio show (2 in the land of the 'free*. We have become part of a history lesson hours weekly) and a non-profit making distribution service. that should never be taught, our loss of freedom, privacy, and most important, our right to say what can and cannot be done to So if any bands who will read this are interested drop me a our own bodies. Our right to SAFE and LEGAL ABORTION if we line I’m in a band too (called ORIGINAL DISEASE) we have so choose to have one. an E.P. out and an L.P. for late ’89; we can trade or When someone comes into my house that is not welcome, I whatever. have the right to ask them to leave. What the government is Anyway, tnanx for reading if this letter ever gets doing is walking into our bedrooms; we are not even safe in our printed and write: Francois Bouthiaux/ 26, rue Megevand / own home anymore. Since there are already in our bedrooms will 25000 Besangon / France they be in bed with us too?!! - Jodie Lamcov

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As I sit here writing this my mind is I fuzzed out on painkillers. Not recreational drug use mind you, but to ease the pain in my crotch. You see today I got a Vasectomy. For those unfamiliar with the operation I’ll explain. An incision on each side of the scrotum is made and the vas I (the tube which carries sperm from the I testicles to the great outdoors) are I severed and tied off. The operation was conducted while I was awake, with a shot of valium and novocaine as a local anesthetic. The whole procedure took about an hour and was relatively painless.

It cost 240 dollars, for me a weeks pay.

When it seems to be a trend in the Punk I scene to have children, I've been the diehard non-conformist and sterilized myself permanently. Why such a drastic form of birth control? Allow me to give you | a few reasons.

It took two million years for the Earth’s population to reach one billion people in I around 1850. 75 years later in 1925 it was I two billion, by 1960 tree billion, by 1974 1 four billion, and now stands at just about I five billion. If current trends continue the I current population of the world could double to ten billion by 2010. My friends and I will be about 40 years old then. If you think poverty and starvation in the third I world is bad now, think how bad now, think I about it more than doubled. We are all I aware these days of the environmental crisis which threatens our existence.

Overpopulation not only makes this crisis I worse, it caused them in the first place.

Regardless of what anyone tells you we don’t live in ’harmony’ with nature. Since about 3000 B.C humankind has learned to master its environment. This form of mastery has become an endless chain of consumption of resources which are rarely | renewed.

At the end of the 1700’s a chap named | Thomas Malthus figured out the population grows exponentially while land (and hence food) supply grows arithmetically. This farsighted thinker came to the conclusion that since there was a finite amount of land, and population could grow to infinite proportions, soon or later everyone would run out of food. Malthus’ predictions would have come true by now except for a factor he did not foresee. Advances in science and technology led to the so-called 'Green I Revolution’ of the 1950’s and 60’s. By I application of chemical fertilizers.

I pesticides and herbicides food production was able to increase dramatically to feed the rapidly increasing population.

However, the Green Revolution has only bought us time. The pesticides and I herbicides used to cut crop losses have I wound up breeding more and more hardy species of pests and weeds. This will soon I reach the point where only poisons which will kill these new strands of pest will also be toxic to humans. I did some research on crop production and population growth in Sri Lanka (an island nation off the coast of India) and the conclusion reached was I that even if every square foot of land was cultivated for food production, using the latest methods, population would still exceed food supply early in the next I century. In a third world nation like Sri Lanka the only cash available for foreign exchange (to buy for instance food to feed the growing population not to mention destructive enterprises like military hardware) is gained from the sale of tea, coffee and other crops to industrialized I nations. If Sri Lanka’s only exports are I agricultural products, and all of it’s land I was devoted to food production already, I how would they feed their people? The fact is, they couldn’t. If you think the famine in Ethiopia a few years back was bad, wait | until it’s world-wide.

Aside from food, our rapidly increasing population requires shelter, clothing and energy for heat and cooking. For much of the world’s population this means cutting down trees. Most readers are already I aware of the dangers of deforestation, it’s I only going to get worse. With greater I numbers of people using up our resources I at a rate too rapid to replenish them we are I faced with nothing short of mass I starvation, societal collapse and perhaps | extinction.

This vicious circle keeps turning. Here in I the United States the consequences of I I overpopulation are a far-away and I abstract concept. But we are a link in the ■.cycle. The U.S. with 6% of the world's I,population consumes 30% of it’s 1 resources. Our high standard of living is J obtained at the expense of the rest of the I world. For many third world peoples having I more children is their only option. They I need children as free labor on the farm and I to take care of them when they grow old.

I For many their only hope is that one child I will become educated or move to an [industrialized nation sending their [earnings back home. Unfortunately in [many third world nations having many [children is a symbol of the patriarch's | virility. This leads us to a problem with no [easy solutions. Education about family [ planning and birth control in the third world I is conducted by a number of agencies, I particularly those associated with the [United Nations. Unfortunately right-wing [zealots in the U.S. government cut funding |for family planning projects in the third'

world when Reagan gained power in 1980.

Many right-wing theorists such as William F. Buckley insist that population growth is beneficial since it provides a cheap source of labor in the third world which will serve a (presumably) ever expanding economy.

This argument sounds like capitalist bullshit to me.

I have tried to highlight a few main problems caused by over population.

There is no easy solution. Concerned people like myself cannot have less than no children. But, I have no control over the reproductive processes of others. All I can do is hope that more people will arrive to the same conclusion I have. This is no world to bring another child into. Even for those of us in our late teens and early twenties the future is bleak. Destruction of our environment is reaching critical levels.

It's only a matter of time before this planet can no longer support human life at the current population levels. I can offer no solutions, but I can offer some advice. I’m all for sex, being a big fan of it myself, just be responsible. Condoms, foam, sponges, I.U.D.’s and more permanent solutions such as mine can help us do our part.

Otherwise all we can do is dig in for the long haul.

You say you want to have children, is it feeding your ego? How do you feet out on your own, do you need security of a home?

Well lets use up all the kids that we’ve got, outlaw having babies. Cut the tubes on all the guys and tie up all the ladies. Cuz if we get more kids than we've got they’ll just be fatalities, you know pawns for war, so lets havenomore. -CRIBDEATH

Ah yes, 'The War on Drugs", "Just Sayl No", blah, blah, blah. So George bush I rants and raves, cries and complains, but j what is the truth behind his rhetoric? Let’s | see here. While the president has the I media whipping the nation into frothing I hysteria what has this bastard been putting his fingers into? Coke maybe?

Well, consider Ollie North (full metal jackoff fall guy) admitted on national television that the C.I.A. and the Contras were shipping cocaine into America aboard "empty" C-130 cargo planes which were used to ship arms and ammo to the Contras in Central America. So? George Bush was head of the C.I.A in the 70’s.

Now knowing the C.I.A, chances are

they come kicking down your front door. A I a stupid suburbanite good only Tor meorgie Boy must have some dealings and a laugh. Is it no wonder that so few "war on drugs"? What a fucking FARCE!! with his old pals. He was vice, and now [womyn are active in Punk other than I president, now tell me something ain’t I someone’s girlfriend?

I fishy? | It’s time to start calling on the bullshit As the C.I.A. ships cocaine to your local J around us and in us. It means answering to I gang the government spends billions on I the consequences of our actions. As [weapons, radar equipment, troops, 1 individuals and as local and global scenes, I propaganda and lies. The situation on the before Punk really is dead. This is who we streets decays. A "War on Drugs"? In | are and what we are. Be proud and fight for reality it amounts to a war on the poor. To 1 it. My name is Iggy and this is how I feel.

I pay for the media farce, they are cutting I housing, food programs, college funds and | what have you. Further increasing the I misery in this country. When you live in a cinder box called "public housing" and rot I on welfare lines, with no chance of [Listen up people, this is a news flash. To | escape, drugs may seem to lessen the you who communicate to others about I pain of living in this hell called the U.S. of all your Punk scene. To all who think a scene | A. When you grow up in squalid conditions when there are no bands. Wake I chances are you will perpetuate the isup!dead A scene is not comprised of bands and I situation. It’s a vicious cycle with little music venues, but rather the people who hope of change.

As the war intensifies, the government’s jmake up those bands. A band breaks up, the people don’t disappear. They don’t sit I new strategy is attacking the "casual around and say "bummer man, the scene user, but what does that really mean? is dead". A large number of Punks are| REV. PHIL! When over 80% of the mis-demeanor involved in separate activities, from record \ I charges are waged against poor and Here I sit with a head full of Richard Hell distribution to fighting injustice of all kinds.

I minorities does this mean they are going to So please tell me what the people in the | and a mouth full of Leinie. The world spins, | start arresting yuppies snorting coke at times change and I just sit around getting scene are doing, not just the bands. posh parties? Fuck no! It means putting To all who think Punk is bullshit because drunk. A revelation came to me recently.

I more poor people in jail, further fucking up some people are jerks; you’re attitude is As I’ve mentioned before, unlike my fellow I and confusing their livers, losing jobs, bullshit. First of all Punk is not just the 25 compatriots in crime here at Profane homes, etc. One thing this so-called "war Existence, Atheist I’m not. I wouldn’t call people in your town but a whole world filled on drugs" fails to do is actually stop crack myself Christian by any means but I’ve felt with hundreds of thousands of good folks. dealers, as the police let "targeted" Second of all, if you’re too apathetic to try | a pull of spirituality in ways that I can’t | neighborhoods go to shit, a year later the I to change the attitudes of those around deny before and won’t discount now.

Yuppies move in an Wallah, the cops show you, or make those attitudes leave, fine, Anyway, about my revelation. up and what do you get? Gentrifuckation.

In the Bible there are numerous leave yourself and good riddance. I’m sick A war on drugs? No, a war on the poor. references to the hideous fates awaiting of people telling me that "this city sucks The pressure is increasing here at just because a few people ride you the Philistines, blasphemers, etc. and as I home. You can feel the boot, but go to the wrong way. or worse those folks who tell | recall there’s something to the effect of places where the war is being fought with me Punk’s a joke because of the attitudes "It’s easier to lead a camel through the eye tanks, helicopters and army troops. Now I of a needle than for a rich man to enter they ran into in ’83. Fuck off, it’s 1989. feel South American drug lords are scum, Heaven". Well, the other day, to my vast The days of Punks having the luxury of the way they lord over the peasants who joy, I watched Jim Bakker lead off to a sitting back and listening to music are grow and process the shit, but what about over. More important things are afoot. The mental asylum, and then I found out the the I.M.F. and World Bank who, With FBI tried to get Priority Records to drop Bakkers are living out of a one room T.V. George Bush, pressure third world leaders NWA’s "Fuck the Police". If you don’t think studio in Orlando Florida in the back of a to crack down with threats of economic that effects us you’re dreaming. The fact mall. As far as I can tell one J. Swaggart is sanctions? Thus further driving the people that every week more and more Punks lie| nowhere to be found (I could be wrong so into poverty and perpetuating the problem. beaten in the streets in our let me know) Oral Roberts is banished to What would they rather do, help the people neighborhoods. Attacks no longer by the back ass cable channels and Jerry build something to make a living or ram a skins and cops but by black youth. We’ve Falwell was just implicated in some real rifle butt down their throats? Fascism isn’t been around far too long to be beaten serious bribery stuff in the Bakker case very nice! around by wanna-be gangbangers. I m concerning control of the P.T.L. (Pay to So what is the war on drugs? It’s the tired of catching shit, I’m gonna start Lust). The P.M.R.C. hasn’t been heard of catchword for the coming martial law. the throwing back. , in a while, Reagan’s just got a half-hawk excuse they have found and the American And it’s high time we dealt with the | and life is good. Maybe there is a God with public keeps eating it up. The rising farsexism in Punk. This was brought up by a sense of humor out there after all right is riding it to power. In 1989 riots In a totally unrelated subject, my band MRR’s Womyns’ Issue. Unfortunately the I aren’t called "race riots" by the media the SCRODS, went and played the majority of male Punks must have lost anymore, but "drug riots". In effect, the Outhhouse in Lawrence, Kansas. It was their reading glasses that month because | people in power lie to build up the police, not much has changed. And little to no fuckin’ amazing. People drank, danced, the impetus for censorship in music and a discussion has taken place, much to my had a huge bonfire and did drugs virtual y reason to disarm the public. A public that dismay.

Why is it when a male is new to our unknown here. Punx, Skins and longhairs could be on the edge of revolt in the 1990’s scene we overlook the fact that he didn t all getting along, c^ts and dogs laying I if they are kept in the same misery of see so and so in ’84. Rather we cheer him down together, and little children staying | today. up late. We didn’t even have our shit When the crackdown comes you because there’s a new Punk around. While vaguely together and no one care! It was a female in the same position is viewed as can bet they’ll have a piss jar in hand when

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iiKe steppin^acMnto tnat time we all ,, organizing done. On the other hand, the hope) remember that never really was | meetings have been a great opportunity to Anyway, big thanx to Spike, Time, the contact people of similar interests and Outhouse, April, Adam and all the K.C. and j share all sorts of practical information and Lawrence crew. Sadly though I heard that ideas. Almost like a miniature anarchist after many years the Outhouse will be athering on a local level. closed at the end of September. Au revoir.

You probably may know the A.Y.F. has a | If we could turn Sonic Warp into something j local P.O. Box and many people may be, like that...Until next time, your Karma is quick to point out the hieretical your own. Rev, Phil Ligula implications this may have. The idea | behind the P.O. Box is to have a single address for contact with groups of similar ideals around the world. The actual amount of global contacts is very large and the idea is to link ourselves together with the | same principals in mind as the local j meetings. One common misconception think a lot of people have towards thel Minneapolis A.Y.F. is that it is the 'national I headquarters’ or something. That probably stems from the fact it is the only active | group to go by the name A.Y.F. Locally, any resemblance ofl organization within the group is broken [ down into smaller groups of people who have volunteered to take on the responsibility of answering the mail, running the mail-order distribution service and the creation of the new Minneapolis!

A.Y.F. bulletin. Also involved with the A.Y.F. are people with similar ideals and I may have their own projects to deal with, I like the Profane Existence Collective, f RABL and the new Fight Back 'zine, etc...

I just finished reading the interview with Mike Gunderloy (Factsheet Five) in MRR Basically what it comes down to is we are all together represented in the A.Y.F. I #77 and there was a point he made that I as long as we are willing to reach out and | feel deserves to be commented on myself. take part.

He stated that he was distressed about Just as a quick note, however, thel the fact that a lot of anarchist Minneapolis A.Y.F. has come out with the! organizations are based on top to bottom first edition of it’s bi-monthly bulletin. It’s revolutionary organization - meaning there are a lot of networks and organizations free but send postage. The idea behind the I that are based on a national or global level bulletin is to transfer information from a instead of community level. "So they all local to global level and vise versa. I Basically a news sheet modeled after] start out by creating a national party (if Warzine. U.K. Resist. Ecomedia. etc. and I they’re anarchists they’ll call it a ’federation’ or a ’network’ and run around also includes the latest goodies available I trying to recruit people," I would like to at minimal cost from A.Y.F. Distribution.! comment and add to his statement by< As it turns out the bulletin will be printed explaining in a little more detail about what during the even numbered months, f kind of organize we are trying to do, as the between issues of Profane Existence.

Profane Existence Collective and the As for Profane Existence, yes we are a I Anarchist Youth Federation (A.Y.F.) part of the A.Y.F. Just to clear the air a bit | First I want to throw out some as to what we are about, let me say this. [ false ideas of what the Anarchist Youth The Profane Existence Collective is a Federation is about because the name group of people dedicated to promoting I obviously may lead people to believe this positive ideals within the international to be an organization as such. So what is Punk community. We hope to achieve this the A.Y.F. then anyway? In a few words it through Profane Existence fanzine and| is a network of anarchists on a local and the record label of the same name. international level. Here in Minneapolis, where the A.Y.F. first started in tangible form, consists of a number of groups and individuals, mainly associated by friend¬ IWHERE HAVE ALL THE REVIEWS ships and interests, who every now and [GONE? Off to th® next issue [ then come together for a meeting and leveryone! Yep, we didn*y have time to I discuss local problems and projects. [go through all material that was sent for | Unfortunately the meetings are too few and far between to get a great deal of ■review. Next issue....

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I What does it mean when my roommate,(Bill, the lead vocalist for Crib Death), says I should write for the new local fanzine, It’s Alright to be an Asshole?

Maybe it means I’ve read too much Bukowski lately, maybe it means he’s noted a change in my attitude since quitting Crib Death three days into this summer’s tour? Maybe, just Maybe. It is rather difficult for me to be objective about | the whole affair known as my life. Perhaps an, "I don’t know", would suffice. Anyway, ! I had just returned from an expedition in carnage. Wyoming’s mule deer hunting season had opened one week earlier and had been there. Blood and life flowed from countless deer, antelope and elk. (Almost poetic, huh?). I was not a hunter of mule deer on this particular trip. I was a hiker, was also a collector. What I collected | were many nice sets of antlers. I will spend the following months reducing these deer horns to jewelry. All but one set came from the previous season’s growth and, like de§r horns do, dropped off over the winter, leaving them for me to simply pick up off the ground. The other set came from an unfortunate fellow who was entangled in the top strand of barbed wire fencing that encompasses the pasture I land and, when I stumbled upon him, was | nothing more than a dried out leather coat wrapped around a skeleton. I was carrying a machete’ and managed to hack his rack [ from his head with ease. Anyway.Over the course of four days hunting, the five hunters I was with had filled their tags,(that means killed five mule deer). I gutted one deer myself and I assisted in the dragging of two deer from the field.

Back in camp, (a 26 foot R.V.), I had the pleasure of eating much of two of the five deer hearts saved from amidst the gut piies. Fresh deer heart, cooked in butter and onions, is an extremely delicious meal. Forihose of you non-vegetarians, it comes highly recommended. Wyoming is a state that attracts many out of state hunters, due to it’s large population of mule deer, antelope and elk. The ranchers are in need of the hunters coming to their ranches because these animals take quite

Sng^WeVegoUujndreds of thousands mollonthe pasture land of the ranching of deer You would like, whether for food I cattle and sheep. The ranchers charge lor sport, to hunt. And we need the deer I each hunter a set fee to hunt on the ranch] removed from our pastures so that there is 1 land The fee varies depending on what I more graze land free of competition forout I the hunter's license is issued to kill. Elk. live stock." And yet they continue, Now I command the highest fee, antelope the, I we'II charge you to remove what we need [smallest, and mule deer are somewhere in [the middle. The ranchers also receive a removed anyway." This, of course, is 1 fee from the government when they file the illustrated by reality. The out-of-state tags the hunters turn into them after the hunter gladly shells out about a hundred and fifty bucks between the state and the I game has been killed and the tag filled. ranch, to dispatch the animal of choice.

I The fee is a return to the rancher funds I that are considered fair compensation for That’s about it. To move on. Money needs to be replaced into the economy to I crop damage that the animal had caused keep the credit card companies in [to the pasture land. Now. as I was saying, business. And here are the credit card [ I had just returned from this excursion and companies saying," We’ll loan you money, | was looking through my mail only to find, 1 among the usual rubble, yet another to keep our economy alive, at exorbitant interest rates." This too, is illustrated by I invitation to accept a credit card. I think it reality. Credit card holders gladly pay the [was another Visa from some bank interest, not to mention nominal yearly 1 somewhere. I hold several credit cards card holder privilege fees. That’s about it. | already and have thrown many others into It is all much clearer now. Fine. The [the trash. Credit seems to like me. It finds ranchers and the credit card companies of 1 me regardless of the number of address the world yield much power. Be it land or [changes I make. Solicitations for credit money, they got it. Me, I yield the need for [are as good as the real thing, minus the food, shelter, and clothing. The rest is | paperwork. I’m not really sure where my superfluous. The best part here is that I | candidacy for credit comes from, but have come to want to live beyond my| [ never-the-less, I do find the credit cards I needs. I have come to want to be the [possess quite useful at times. Tracing my rancher, the credit card distributor. The | credit history to it’s origin, I obtained my reality here is that I was not born with aj [first loan in 1982, it bought me a 79 blue million acres of pasture land nor was I born [chevette. I made good on the loan after with the benefit of multinational money [owning the car only six months.

My tycoons in my family. So, somewhere in roommate went through the windshield, the shadow of these giants I am left to | and the other original vocalist for Crib create my life.

I have found that I Death went through the hatchback. The regardless of the gains made by these [insurance paid me I paid off the loan. I giants by my accepting them, I can help | also made good on two other vehicle loans myself by allowing them to help me help | over the last seven years, but neither were myself. Shit, l mean, I got through college [accident payoffs. I paid for these while with the help of one of the largest [ going to college full time. College was paid companies around, the U.S. government. [for with the heip of the Guaranteed So even if I threw out the invitation to the |Student Loan program, state grants and credit card, even if I didn’t hunt mule deer, | vocational rehabilitation. I managed to pull I still do have a few cards at my disposal | off five years of college, only work minimal and f still did savor the deer heart. I may | summer jobs and still live pretty well. And | no, my parents did not give me money in I not be on top, but I’m not on the bottom either. It’s a good life. A little confusing, a [any form. Frankly, it was pretty fucking little frustrating, a little exploitive, but it’s [decent In 1987 I was offered my first still life. And maybe by the next time, I’ll [Mastercard. I was only a junior at that have found that job the credit card [point. They were betting big time that I' companies were banking on all along. I’m [was aonna get a job soon Two and one sure another chapter in 'The enslavement |half years later, 'having graduated from of Rev. John" is just a few degrading] [college a year and a half ago, I still dont potential boss ass reaming interviews | have a iob to speak of. Certainly not one away. Urghhhh!!! God!!! Sooner or later [with a steady cash flow (no, I ain’t dealing I’m gonna find somethin’ ta believe |drugs). Yet, despite this, I have a wallet jn.an’ when I do...I’m gonna stand up [full of credit cards. It s a great life. I hear for it. Meantime, I can continue to wash [from friends from time to time that they |would never get credit cards. Typically, I down my shit sandwich with a bottled nonalcohol Kingsbury.

It’s a livable life. [they rant. "Ohohch!!!

Those capitalist Welcome to Profane Existence. |scumi!i Those loan sharking assholes!!!" [yea, fine, maybe they are all those.

[Maybe, just maybe every time I take a loK this is our first attempt at getting |cash advance, every time I make a [purchase using my credit card it is like ttie ■things printed like this. Give us a break 1 | rancher allowing the hunter to pay to hunt lifittumsoutlikecrap! |for deer on his land. Here are the ranchers

Chained Dog I wear a Tie -Chained Dog to my Desk -Chained Dog for my Wife -Chained Dog and Family -Chained Dog and for my House -Chained Dog and Big Car -Chained Dog (i got this Monkey

on my back).

-Chained Dog

I knew a better life...

-Chained Dog Peter Bauer S.F. 1989

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Skinheads, Protesters Clash

^ > . it the police^ _ actquickly enough, “They just stood there and watched.” had a conference with the cops beforehand,”says Bruce, a skinhead, in a telephone interview. “They told us they were going to arrest anyone who burned the flag because it's illegal to have an

NEW YORK CITY With police looking the other way, several dozen skinheads went on a Fourth of July Rampage through the East Village causing three people to be hospitalized in unprovoked attacks and twice sacking the anarchist switchboard.

For some reason, the skinheads decided that the switchboard (a basement space that has seen much anarchist organizing, but recently has been mostly a punk hang-out) was the source of leaflets calling for a July Fourth anti-patriotic flag burning rally in Washington Square park aX 6:00 PM. At about 1:30 in the afternoon, according to witnesses that were there, approximately 30 skins and their accomplices came to the Switchboard. At first they merely stood outside menacing those who were standing there. They outnumbered the Switchboard people by about 5 to 1, according to one person there, "which is the least they want before they start fucking with anyone", he added.

Then, someone carrying a stick marched around the sidewalk yelling "who’s burning the flag?" several times.

When one of the girls there asked what they wanted, she was shouted down by the skins, who spat on her as well. Finally they began trashing the switchboard, and banging on the doors until one broke off.

One man who happened upon the scene stood watching the skinheads’ activity until one of them spit beer on him and

open flame in a park. We were there to defend the flag, so we were on the same side as the cops. Vk would be helping them do their jobs, so we agreed that they wouldn’t arrest us unless we got totally out of control.”

A police spokesman would not comment on Bruce’s allegation of a skinhead/ police conference^^Hfa^^gj^^

knocked him down with a flying kick. When he got up he was attacked by 10-15 skins who beat him mercilessly with sticks, bottles and a trash can. Even though he was out-numbered, he was at least able to get in a few punches on one skinhead.

About ten hours later he was released from Beth Israel Hospital after receiving stitches on his head, cheek, neck and fingers.

By 6:00 PM, most of the skinheads involved with this attack were part of an even larger group of skinheads (about 50) in Washington Square Park attending the flag burning rally there Several times, teams of skins ganged up on anyone that objected to their intimidating people who didn’t agree with them or their version of what the Amerikan flag represents. They also set upon two women from the Anarchist Switchboard who dared to stand their ground and not backdown. One of them was assaulted by a male and female skinhead who spit in and then punched her in the face. The presence of many photographers there only encouraged the skins to further berate and surround gays and anarchists, threatening to beat anyone who disagreed with their point of view. They repeatedly chanted "usa, usa", skinhead, drop dead (sic) skinhead" and "bum a flag, we'll burn a fag", and there were many violent incidents where skinheads struck and spat upon people, all of which failed to get a response from the police that were standing near-by. This added credence to the circulating rumors that police and

skins had cut a deal to allow the skins to beat and terrorize people at will, without being arrested.

Two flags were secretly burned and the perpetrators melted into the crowd, but for the most part, it was the skinheads' show.

In the presence of police, one mane was beaten savagely for about ten minutes by skinheads after he gave them a Nazi-style salute. As he bled profusely from his head he was hustled by police through the crowd to a waitir\g ambulance. He was struck a few more times by the skins but the police did nothing about it.

Two ranking officers on the scene included Lt McKenna and Inspector Gelfand, both of whom did nothing to stop the escalation of violent confrontations taking place. Finally after the skinheads began chasing people around the park a few times, it looked like a riot was going to erupt, so the police decided to react by closing the park at 7:00 with help of helmeted riot cops as a bullhorn blared "get out of the park or you will be subject to arrest!" and "This is not a spectator sport".

When he was asked why this was being done, Gelfand said "It’s a dangerous condition / situation". After marching around the park a while longer, hoisting two Amerikan flags on poles and singing "God Bless Amerika" , the skins left the park and marched back to the East side.

Once on East Ninth Street, a group of 40 skinheads attacked the Switchboard again, this time chasing a women who refused to give them film from her camera after she took photos of their actions. A man on a bike who tried to stop them was jumped and beaten to the ground by skins, and after he got out of the hospital, he said "at ieast she got away" By 8:00 the skins entered Tompkins Square Park where they were confronted by anarchist, punks, park regulars and many homeless persons from tent city, some of whom got ticks and clubs to match the ones the skins were holding.

Emotions ran high and many people called for an attack to force the skinheads out of the park but instead only a shouting match took place.

Finally the ranking cop in the park came on the scene and even he could tell that almost all of the skinheads were not from the Tompkins Square Park area, whereas almost all of the activists and homeless are. The skinheads left the are before any actual fight broke out, then requested the homeless and their supporters to put down their sticks and his men tossed them in the garbage.

Tho Shadow

EXXON FAKES A CLEANUP

{Washington Square Park was an example ot| ■fascism running rampant with the tacit blessini # w . i Honnh to lof the police. People brave enough to speak u.

Iby themselves were stifled by right-wing gangs I who had their was a cops looked on. In| ■countless previous demonstrations in Wash lington square the cops always fallowed ih {demonstrators out of the park, even when there |was less than a dozen, several dozen thugs years. |who had just beaten people got to leave the park Beyond the Slab '7Tacvi in the y*riQ~ {without the benefit of police escort and so their : him 4K3PPC* Of AN n ,N1>t N TANKER, <T /WH*f VOWCV wnnn 4AILOtf, fl {rampage went on. On April 28th two {demonstrators were arrested by Lt. McKenna in] {Washington Square for having their banner| {attached to cardboard poles. The skinhead {had their flags on poles with metal spikes and •_m -1~~~ {waved them at the crowd like lances, as Lt. |McKenna looked on.

In the days since the skinhead rampage, tru Anchorage headquartere of levents were covered in the press as an issue of] They tried to make the world believe that Pipeline Company, the utmost effort was put into the cleaning, {"skinheads vs. flag-burners", as both the Voice several multinational oil ®ornPanj®f {and a New York Times editorial put it. In fact, the but Earth First! representatives who went (including Exxon) that all but rule Atas^ up there have another tale tell.

Activists hung from their roof a barmer {flag burning issue was peripheral to the attacks, A group of people spent the summer up reading 'Big Oil, death of the future?. {which began before a single flag was burned. In {any case, Brownshirt-style assaults on so many' in Alaska doing what Exxon was supposed Activist are now planning more agarrist {people in public, at random, is clearly far more to be doing. They called themselves the Exxon and other culprits. The main thing is significant than the fate of a piece of cloth. The Volunteer Independent Cleanup Effort, or to remember that Exxon far from bang danger of casting the skinheads as defenders Vice, and they cleaned beach area using a alone in this one. All oil companies would ■of the flag is clear: Their tactics, which on July rock washer designed by a Homer react the same way in such a situation, {Fourth had the blessing of the cops and which resident. The group had the aim of proving and most of them have in similar {intimidated so many people into inaction, may that the cleanup was possible, without circumstances. It’s not just a matter of destroying environment in the process. {now, with the President himself leading the way, just boycotting on company because While VICE volunteers cleaned rocks 'come to be seen as downright patriotic. In they’re all in this together. Any strategy we lermany leading up to 1933, right-wing violence individually using a homemade machine, develop will have to take them all on. Earth Exxon hired people for $17 an hour and was tolerated by a state that was cracking down First/Toronto Ecomedia ■on the left. It looks like history is about to repeat destroyed more than they cleaned. For instance, they littered the water and |itself with the rise of a new wave of government 'sponsored right-wing militant fascism in our beaches, and Exxon boats spilled oil, gas, country, that will give us new wars as we lose diesel and hydraulic fluid into the already polluted waters. Cleanup crews, ordered our civil rights. _

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FIGHT BACK!

jur only hope for freedom is to take control of the situation. We must be prepared to defend lurselves, our liberty and justice

Speaking of Fascism...

Mass. . . .

Vandals left a trail of spray-painted swastikasand racial slurs Sunday on a new downtown building, mailboxes, garages, homes and cars spread over more than a miieofWellesly, Mass. Messages included racist, white-supremacist, anti-Semitic and anti-police slogans as we as swastikas.

Police reported over 50 separate complaints in the incident which occurred on the eve of Yom Kippur, a Jewish holiday. They said they had no suspects in the incident. We here at Ekomdia tend to iwonder if there is any connection with propaganda perpetrated by any of those igreat skinhead bands from near-by Boston....

NATIVENATIONS SIGN DEFENSE TREATY

not to go ashore as their impact on the fragile shoreline and forests would be tremendous, went anyway and many areas were trampled. Exxon bagged up all the' oiled matter they could see and sent it to T .. ,. . an Oregon landfill or trucked it to the CANADANine Canadian Indian nations Valdez to be incinerated into our atmosphere. When Exxon teams cleaned signed a mutual defence treaty in northern the beach with scalding water (which a Quebec in mid July and more are expected recent study cited as killing marine life to a to join in. The pact was suggested a- few depth of one foot), the oily run-off water weeks previous by Bernard Ommayak of was allowed to drain back into the sea. the Lubicon Lake Indian Nation in That’s what’s really been happening up Northern Alberta. It commits each nation in Alaska. While VICE brought together to come to the aid of the others if they are environmentalists, fishers, hunters, attacked or threatened by Canadian anarchists and ex-Exxon workers together authorities. The nations which signed so for a positive direct action which works, Exxon just made more trouble, then pulled far include the Lubicon Lake nation, the Grand Council of Crees of Quebec, the out saying the job was done.

Still, all this didnt go without snags for Innu of Labrador, the Ojibways of the giant multinational. An Earth First Shawanaga First Nation, the GrandRapids activist chained herself to the front doors Indian Band, and others. It represents a of Exxon in Valdez, while two others hung move to solidify Native nations in a banner from the roof, which due to the Canada, which will help defend their land lack of media in Valdez, was videotaped and people from a hostile Canadian and recorded for media coverage in other Government. - TORONTO ECOMEDIA cities. In mid-August activists hit the

I10l|_^[^^jATlONALEKO^a^FROMPROTESTTO RESISTANCE

IN RETROSPECT: ’89 ANARCHIST GATHERING

In an effort to give a balanced view of the S.F. gathering we have called upon several Minneapolitans who attended to share their impressions of the event.

Unfortunately only two people, of the several who stated they would contribute, actually felt motivated enough to help.

Felix V. Havoc This is my fourth Anarchist Gathering haying been to all of them since Chicago in '88. This was by far the biggest and most organized Gathering as far as I can tell.

Most of the events took place in a rented junior high school with an auditorium, classrooms and courtyard converted to meeting hall, workshop space and kitchen respectively. Hats off to the San Francisco Anarchist community for going through the massive effort of organizing, housing and feeding of the two to four1 thousand visitors to their city. The first day was a Women's only gathering across the bay in Oakland. There was also a Men’s only camp-out in Marin. I opted for neither and spent the day drinking with the San Francisco branch of the Mpls. Gutter Punks and hanging around the Anarchist bookstore.

Thursday, July 20th, things got rolling.

The only workshop I attended was "Reunifying Chaos and Anarchy*. I though this would be pretty punk rock but it wasn't that great, interesting though. All through the Gathering there was a lot of heavy drinking

going on in the courtyard of the school.

Drinking in junior high school brought back warm memories for me so I spent lots of time in the courtyard meeting punks from all over and running into old friends.

Friday I once again only attended one workshop. This one was "Anarchy in Action: Christiania", an excellent slide presentation and discussion on a squatted section of Copenhagen which function just fine with no government. It was Fascinating to say the least. A quick note here on workshops; some were discussions, some presentations, there were about 30 of them each day. Topics were very diverse but few interested me. I found many to be namby pamby liberal self help rap sessions about dealing with being a member of “the movement". There was also a smattering of mumbo jumbo hippie religious stuff, the worst manifestation of which was the nonstop bongo blow-out which hammered my hangover head.

Overall though, the workshops were educational focusing on aspects of oppressive systems and how to fight them, or alternatives to current systems. „ Saturday I went to a workshop on "Anarchism Then and Now" which was very interesting. It was a participatory sort ofi lecture by an Anarchist historian who knew his facts. As a student of history of our movement, I was glad to see so many people come to this one, especially Punks. I think too many Anarchist are unaware of the history of our movement,

this was a good place to get familiar with the big names, events and ideas. Wouldn't you know it three of the workshops I wanted to attend were scheduled at the same time. I missed "Organizing Against Racist Skinhead" and "Spotting Leninist at 20 Yards' but managed to attend "Alexander Berkman and the 1916 War Preparedness Bombing". This was a straight-up history lesson by an Anarchist researcher. The presentation examined the attempt by S.F. police to frame the main figures in the S.F. Anarchist movement by blaming them for a bombing during a 1916 military parade. This little documented episode in history showed the state at war with it’s critics using the most . underhanded means of putting them behind bars. Turns out that the bomb was probably thrown by a police agent and none of the Anarchist accused were connected in any way.

Sunday was the big Anarchist picnic in the park. It was pretty fun; I got drunk and met lots of cool people. The only bad point was the damn hippie freak-out session that never ended. I've got nothing against hippies mind you, my parents are hippies, I just got sick and tired of hearing a bunch of guys who thought they were at the Rainbow Gathering bang on bongos for hours on end.

Monday was the day of networking. I had arranged in advance with the organizers for a room to have a session on Youth and Anarchism. This was not as

i ^ hut was more mainly interested in the Punk fuckin Rock, exciting as I hoped and there was plenty going on. I saw such interesting than most ' awesome bands as Christ on Parade, Sins Flesh. Subvert, M.D.C. and Derf meeting was ttwrtwe 9 , silence. of all these I was most impressed communication between anarchic youxn Sins of ^ Flesh who rd never heard different areas. When suggestea an * fuckin' tore shit up! There Anarchist Youth Federation could fill the ^i^^fJartS and. needless to role there was little enthusiasm. May | downed my share of brew. While at barking up the wrong tree but it still seems Qi|*an street Punk club,

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the Catholic Church, American big Skinhead wamea ^ aro^ ^ ^ business and the OSS / CIA brought war and yours truly would be criminals and Nazi big wigs over here and htythere swingin’. But these guys were set them up with jobs homes and fake concemed ^ ^ having a "positive1' identities. They also delved into the shady jo|ent club that they tolerated Nazi’s wortd of rtght wing urtjanrtMions «■*» dW d«ka think that John Birch Society, Western Goals th i scan* would be "positive" if the Nazi s Foundation and the World Anti-Communist ^^wou,dDe 1505 League. Exposing these organizattons too around for another week after and their sinister histones. A^to^hed ^ main|y drinkin' and hanging upon were surv'ving fasc'st organ zatwns arou9nd with 90|d friends and folks I met. I which were formed_ out of n ^ to ^g punk record swap meet in Collaborators who fled Europe afterWorld _ . . on the 30th and payed War Two. Many of these groups sfll exist V rices for hard to fjnd records, under the banner of anti-Commumsm, in 9 ^ overall I think it was a good the U.S. George Bush even had some of rninjt ^ ^ these characters on his charnpaign staff. 9 9 nat|ona| gathering next year but After that I went to "A Report from Eastern d several smaller ones. There might Europe', a very educational report on iSSionai gathering in Mexkro Anarchist, Punk and environmentalist bea" 199 iseevou there! movements behind the Iron Curtain. There City in 1991, see you mere. was some big closing ceremony but I ^ggg o-fest. Well besides missed it since all th®Ml"n®5Pd'® all tte good politricking it was fun to say volunteered to wash the dishes and clean ^ sjde ^ was nice to up after the day s eating. see that so many Punx showed, especially

SQUAT RESIST UPDATE ENGLAND

On the morning of Tuesday, 29th ot August, Hackney Council had planned to evict Lee House Community / Anarchist Centre. But the action was delayed as their reps were met by 60-odd supporters of the Centre who where preparing to go out with a bang. The Chief Bailiff and main council rep where persuaded to delay it with a taste of the array of paintbombs, flourbombs, etc. prepared by Lee House residents and friends to welcome the opposition. Banners and leaflets informe the locals and passers-by of the situation, and BBC Radio got wind of the days events to inform the London public. As the day continued protestors left the house and occupied the Hackney Town Hall where they entered and occupied a large committee room with a balcony at the front of the building where they hung banners and an impromptu ’Squatters t Orchestra* began with loads of wood and • metal bits lying around. As the noise ' resounded around for miles the public 'below was informed by leaflets of the reasons for the strange sights and sounds.

The main reason for the the resistance was i not to physically prevent the eviction, which would have ultimately have been 1 impossible, but to draw the maximum amount of attention to the Council’s ridiculous housing policy. - U.K. Resist

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1 mean they restraint. Thirty some odd people got 9 neoole headaches and they arrested although I didn't see any arrests. djdn^ ™re9Theycould have stopped for a I think the Day of Action was successful ^^^but not least the as a militant demonstration and a ^rot, bullshit I didn’t go as it smelled

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New York Update After a summer lull in activity, the New York Anarchists are getting a lot of things going. A really cod Anarchist bookstore has just opened called Sabotage. It's not a free space like the now-defunct Anarchist Switchboard so hopefully a lot more can be accomplished without the drug addicts, etc. living there. It’s located at 98 St Marks, New York, NY 10009 and NYDAC has resumed having weekly meetings there every Friday. We have gotten a tot more support from the local punk community and we’re getting a lot more organized. As some of you may know, the P.O. Box number for NYDAC is no longer valid. A new contact address will hopefully be had by our next update. Remember: When you’re smashing the state, keep a song in your heart and smile on your face!

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LOCAL ANIMAL RIGHTS ACTIVISTS AGREE TO DIFFER

POLL TAX RESISTANCE

SCOTLAND Nearly four months into the poll tax (much longer now!) and in Scotland around 25% have refused payment. In England and Wales millions have refused to register. The poll tax, Introduced to boost the power of the central government and to benefit big business, in is big trouble.

With tens of thousands still not even registered by mid-July there were estimated 800,000 - 1,000,000 non-payers in Scotland, many more are in arrears. Such was the chaos in Strathclyde that by mid-July non-payers had not even received a warning letter. Attempts to start recovering unpaid poll tax might not even start until December! In Lothian, recovery attempts were not due to begin until the 22nd of September at the earliest.

Several Scottish Regional Councils have sent in Sheriff Officers to seize the goods of people who don’t pay fines for nonregistration. Anti-poll tax activists have resisted...

GLASGOW: 300 people gathered to greet the Sheriff Officers outside the home of one resident in Rutherglen on July 4th. When the state lackeys didn’t show, the anti-poll tax campaigners descended on the Sheriff Officers’ city center offices and occupied them.

ABERDEEN: In late April, 70 people drove Sheriff Officers away Anti-fur activists blockaded the sidewalks around the Sak’s Fifth from the home of a single parent. On the 14th of June, Police Avenue department store in downtown Minneapolis. P. Ladrick rescued Sheriff Officers surrounded by 100 protestors outside a flat.

MINNEAPOLIS cuiiMDUnkan: in late Apnl, threats of massive resistance made On the morning of August 4th a rather large anti-fur by a mass delegation at a Council meeting forced Lothian demonstration took place in downtown Minneapolis during the Regional to call off a planned warrant sale against one resident, grand opening of a new ’upscale’ yuppie shopping mall. As a 40 art'Poll tax campaigners invaded two result of wide-spread organization amongst the anarchist Shenff Officers and auctioned their possessions in an "anti-Doll community, a large presence was made. Out of an estimated 300 tax warrant sale". - COUNTER INFORMATION activist attending the protest, over 1/3 were Anarchists and Punks. Mainstream Animal Rights groups, who are largely responsible for organizing these things, often gave the cold shoulder to punks who did not adhere to their conformist protest We are a part of the global Echomedia news and information tactics. The large numbers of punks attending the day's protests network. The network is dedicated to spreading news and was an obvious surprize to a lot of the ’normal' protestors but no information from an anarchist perspective. This feature, along out-right confrontations of opinion took place. with ’From Protest To Resistance’, a section devoted to news of It seems that one group, the nationally known Animal Rights ^ struggles, etc. will be found in each issue of Coalition, contacted members of RABL and asked them to inform PROFANE EXISTENCE. During the months between publication the Anarchist and Punk community about a change in their of this fanzine, an 'Ekomedia Bulletin’ will published. The bulletin position . It seems they had a meeting and reversed their general tentatively staffed by A.Y.F. and Profane Existence Collective anti-Punk attitude at demos as a result of such a large members, will be a free news-sheet, distributed free locally or bv attendance. It seem when It comes down to It we can agree to mail for a SASE or IRC from EKOMEDIA c/o P.O. Box 8722 differ on the means to an end.

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N.Y.C. ANTI-POSTER LAW UPHELD: RESISTANCE PLEDGED

October 16th law remains intact. Over 50 people a Preliminary results in from Bob Z. month continue to get fined for handbills Postering case...$3,700 worth of fines for on public property. postering for a punk poetry show and The STOP-GRO (Stop Prosecuting concert were knocked down on a Grass Roots Organizers) coalition, formed technicality to about $300 or so. The by angry poster artists who were fined by decision, handed down by Judge Edith this law in New York City in 1988, will Miller in New York State Supreme Court continue to fight this law even if the ACLU last week, means that the New York anti¬ lawyers abandon the appeal in the courts. postering law remains in effect. Z and the Already plans are underway to launch a ACLU attorneys assigned to the case, Ed street postering campaign on public Baker and Art Eisenberg, were hoping that property to educate the public about this the constitutional challenge would do away law and to advocate open defiance of it. with a vaguely worded, unfair statute, As documented in Kevin Hein’s book, which allows the govememnt to hand out "Xerographic Warfare: Posters of the New fines for suspected posterers without York City Music Scene", there is a healthy even seeing them in the act of postering, subculture of poster artists (still) in the but that didn't happen. Even though Miller city despite the anti-postering law, and reduced Z's fine, she did so on a they aren't going away. If anything, the technicality (that we haven’t seen yet), the anti-postering law has served to spur

these artists to new heights or open rebellion against authority.

In the past two months, Similar antipostering laws have been adopted in nearby cities. New Haven, CT and Kingston, NY now have anti-poster police and hand out fines to suspected handbillers in exactly the same manner. In New Haven, the local Green Party is challenging the law. If you know of any other places where there are anti-poster laws or police repression of the right to communicate on the street, send your info to STOP_GRO so we can coordinate efforts. STOP-GRO can be reached c/o 125 East 23rd Street, #300 / New York, NY 10010. "Xerographic Warfare" book is available from Rayozirre / P.O. Box 291 / Cooper Station/New York, NY 10276 -BobZ

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ORIGINS OF THE MODERN MOVEMENT Por as long aittlaelwbeaiauttm^tee been I [superstition they kept people in fine. Now and then their I subjects would revolt and they would either grant enough rebels. Early hi the development of what we call civilizatk>o a few folks realized that they could live easy and grow rich I reform to placate them or be replaced by a new ruler. Such is the nature of government Although people have been by making other people work for them. These people used rebelling for eons, this series of articles will focus on the | cunning or brute force to institute themselves as cfeltains, shamans, langs^rprigb^Throug^for^teandJ I theories and actions of the modem anarchist movement

ItHE EARLY THINKERS: GODWIN AND PROUDHON

[pierre^roudhon (1809-1865) shared many of the samel fundamental beliefs as Godwin. However his ideas were more timely and influential. Proudhon was staunchly I I opposed to private property in excess of one’s needs. This I led to his famous pamphlet "What is Property? Property is Theft" Proudhon centered his earlier writings on philosophy of Anarchism and economics. He was also not I I essentially a revolutionary but he saw the attainment of I I Anarchy as a slow evolution. He did though participate in r the French revolution of 1848. His writings got him imprisoned for three years under Louis-Napoleon. He attempted to establish a "Peoples’ Bank" which operated without interest, this stemming from belief that people I were unable to live in harmony due to greed and unequal I distribution of wealth and debt.Proudhon’s ideas are best | summed up in the timeless quote which appear s below^ WHIiamGodwin^5^836)wa^^ably the first modern hdbegoverned is to be watched over, inspected, spied Anarchist thinker. He was a product of the age of reason Ion, directed, legislated at, regulated, docketed, and inquiry which spawned the American and French controlled, assessed, revolutions. Godwin though was not a revolutionary but a | indoctrinated, preached at, j weighed, censored, ordered about, by men who have thinker ahead of his time. His vision of a perfect society was I neither the right nor the knowledge nor the virtue.

To be one in which people worked together without government I governed means to be at each operation, at each or authority. Society was to be based on reason and cooperation, each person contributing what they could to I transaction, at each movement, noted, registered, controlled, taxed, stamped, measured, valued, assessed, help meet the others needs. He saw the transformation to this society as a product of a long process of education. I | patented, licensed, authorized, endorsed, admonished, I hampered, reformed, rebuked, arrested. It is to be, on the Godwin believed that people were by nature good and pretext of general interest, taxed, drilled, held to ransom, | perfectible, it was unjust society which corrupted them. By cultivating values of reason through education people | exploited, monopolized, extorted, squeezed, hoaxed, I robbed; then at the least resistance, at the first word of | would be able to live in peace, justice and happiness complaint, to be repressed, beaten, disarmed, garotted, condemned, ^^duwanUn^able^ak^nyourself; or, if I be more I I imprisoned, machine gunned, judged, deported, flayed, sold, betrayed and finally mocked I skillful in that respect than you, I will make one for you. Do\ ridiculed, insulted, dishonored. That's government, that's lyou want it immediately? Let us compare the urgency of | justice, that’s morality!

I your wapts and mine, and letjustice decide - Godwin

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% Watcha kids, and greetings to you all from a hot and sunny U.K. Our U.S. chums over here just now have been expressing their dissapointment to me in not being treated to the usual U.K. weather diet of cold and rain but I’m afraid even we get the sun sometimes. Unfortunately it’s more than likely a result of the environment being so fucked up so it’s not such a good thing really; but it’s nice to get a bit of sunshine for a change! enough of me gobbing about the weather tho; let’s talk about some PUNK. So far 1989 seems to have been touring year with loads of good bands doing the biz. In January Prong were over for a few dates with Soulside and the excellent False Prophets and No Means No following soon after. Most recent U.S. visitors have been Naked Raygun and the brilliantly diverse Victim’s Family who’ve both done pretty extensive dates around the U.K. Not to be outdone by our Atlantic cousins our European friends have been making raids across the channel brandishing noise and a fair amount of positive attitude. Among the culprits have been the terminally heavy God and The Vernon Walters from Holland, Squandered Message and Pullerman from Germany and excellent French band, the Scraps. Things on the home front have been far from quiet too with the totally head crushing GODFLESH, DOOM, CONCRETE SOX, H.D.Q., BAD BEACH, E.N.T., NAPALM DEATH, INTENSE DEGREE, CULTURE SHOCK, SORE THROAT, CITY INDIANS, HOTOLATIO, BOLT THROWER, 01 POLLOI, THATCHER ON ACID, ACTIVE MINDS, GENERIC and PLEASANT VALLEY CHILDREN all gigging to various degrees around the U.K. and Europe.

As you can see then, gigwise, things are pretty good over I here just now with a good solid set of venues and promoters all doing their bit to counter the boredom and frustration of living in an increasingly authoritarian, militaristic society and it beats watching T.V. anyday! If you’re planning a visit to our grimy shores there’ll be plenty to do, honest! Among the better established venues are The Dutches of York in Leeds, Planet X in Liverpool, even if it’s a dive, the Kronstadt Club in Bristol, ’ Belfast Art College and McGonagles in Dublin.

The best vibes of all however are to be found in Bradford at a | place called the 1 in 12 Club. Loosely based on anarchist principals, in it’s five year existence it’s main function has been ■ to provide a place where people can meet in an environment free of sexist, racist or statist hassles, and at present there are five different collectives operating autonomously within the overall club collective. These include a P.A. / bookings collective, a bar collective, record collective, Solidarity fund and the building collective. Their functions vary from putting on gigs to maintaining the premises and raising money to keep the whole thing together. Anyone can join and subscription fee entitles the member to take part in the decision making of the club if they wish. This is done through regular weekly meetings. The only people unwelcome at the club are those those unwilling to adhere to it’s general aims and principals: Mutual aid, seif management, and cooperation. The club has no hierarchy, no leaders and no elite. "Working together to take back our lives." There you go then a quick look at what goes on at the 1 in 12. It’s an excellent place and one you shouldn’t miss visiting if you're over here. It’s recently added a cafe too where you can eat vegan and vegetarian food at reasonable prices.

There’s usually gigs in most other cities around the U.K. but | the venues tend to change around in relation to availability, price,

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etc. For an extensive list of gigs, demos and stuff check out the excellent monthly news sheet U.K. Resist. It will be of interest to visitors and residents alike and doesn’t even cost anything although I’m sure the kids responsible for it wouldn't say no to a small donation or even a big one if you like.

On the record front things, as usual, have been ultra busy and there’s no way I'm going to remember every single bit of plastic to appear in the shops and post boxes of Britland over the past few months, but I’ll do my best and make my apologies now to anyone I miss. Among the E.P.'s to surface so far this year have been from GENERIC and HERESY. The self-financed Torched E.P. by GENERIC is an excellent four track single that positively rages from start to finish whileJHERESY’s Who's Generation 7" sees the kids getting a good sound from their studio adventures for a change. Unfortunately both bands have since parted company and are currently involved with various different projects. Elsewhere singles from SORE THROAT, DOOM DR AND THE CRIPPENS, Ol POLLOI, ATAVISTIC, DISTURBED . SNUFF, HELLBASTARD and PLAYGROUND have stopped the 5'm? ™rs from seizin9 up in the summer sun. Split singles from KILLER CRUST / UNDER SIEGE, ANOREXIA / INDECENTASSAULT and SHRAPNEL / TOXIC EPHEX have been among some of the other E.P.’s as well. Polka Slam and Crisis Point fanzines got together a while back to give away a free 7" E P featuring CULTURE SHOCK, INSTIGATORS, BOLT THROWER and H.D.Q. as well as a bumper double issue of their zines Meanwhile a motley collection of punks and ragamuffins qot together to in February to record "Punk Aid", a benefit single in aid of community recictance groupc fighting the vastly unpopular

rO.. i ax. mis is a new form of taxation introduced by the long standing right wing government of the Conservative Party to replace the old rates system with a supposedly fairer one. This however is bullshit and far from the truth. Instead of paying the old system with a newer, fairer one, we’re basically in a situation now whereby the poorer you are the more you pay: e.g. two rich lords living in a 40 room mansion will pay LESS poll tax than an average family of four living in a two room flat on a rundown council estate. It’ll come to no surprise then that resistance to the tax has been widespread and is continuing to be so with around a million people in Scotlandj-efusinrjj/^^

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the the tax is still in the registration stage) Recent strikes by | local authority workers has helped with severe disruption of the registration and collection process across the U K. All profits from the single will go to community resistance groups and there is more information on the cover.

L Albums continue to be the most popular form of vinyl release! here in the U.K. and the Labels have been keeping our ears clean P and our pockets empty. Peaceville has released L.P.'s by DECADENCE WITHIN (This Lunacy), AUTOPSY (Severed Survival) and a split affair with DOOM (Burythe Debt, Not the I Dead) and NO SECURITY while Earache had the 101 track SORE THROAT (Disgrace to the Corpse of Sid) and the debut LP by INTENSE DEGREE (War in Mv Head) with plans for a second GODFLESH L.P. and probably a third NAPALM DEATH L.P. who’ve recently parted company with their vocalist and guitarist.

N.D. are pretty much ignored by the underground scene here now due to their increasingly money orientated rock star attitude and has a lot to do with their recent split. EXTREME NOISE TERROR released their second L.P. on their own Head Eruption label called Holocaust in Mv Head and RIPCORD have done the samel on their own Raging label with a second L.P. called Poetic I Justice. They’ve now split too and gone their separate ways. I H.D.Q. have just come up with their third L.P. (Sinking) on the I Positive label and CONCRETE SOX have a third L.P. out too on the Big Kiss label called Sewerside and a couple I just about . forgot are AXEGRlNDER's Rise of the serpent Men on Peaceville I and INSURRECTION'S self titled L.P. on Peaceville too. Still tof appear are the second L.P. from BOLT THROWER and a second I one from HELLBASTARD. Out soon too is an E.P. from Leeds based PLEASANT VALLEY CHILDREN and if it's as good as their demo it’s a must for the kids!

L Well I spent last Saturday in Bradford at an all day benefit gig I for the 1 in 12 Club where among the attractions were SAW 1 THROAT, G.F.D.D. ACTIVE MINDS, PLEASANT VALLEY

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CHILDREN and SEDITION. It was a pretty good day and the club made a bit of money towards a security lock for the front door. I seemed to spend most of the time playing pool and eating loads of the yummy food upstairs so I’m not the best of sources to give a review of the noise on offer but those I did see P.V.C., SEDITION, G.F.D.D. and ACTIVE MINDS had the kids grooving the night away. Food wise the veggie burgers and the wacky choccy pude are a total must!!!

As I mentioned at the start of this thing the gig scene is in quite a good state at the moment and looks set to get even better, with the folks who get things going at the Kronstadt Club in Bristol in the process of trying to link up the existing network of venues / promoters into a sort of U.K. collective. All the people involved in putting on gigs will still be responsible for doing their own thing but more cooperation will hopefully lead to all around better organization for touring bands and resident bands alike so good luck to all involved. I’ll give their address at the end along with some other useful ones, and U.S. / European bands looking for gigs in the U.K. should get in touch with the Kronstadt Kids!

Right then that’s just about it for now but before I go I 'll let you know about some bands that are no longer around since writing this.... . .

GENERIC called it a day not long after they released their fine Torched E.P. to salvage strained friendships and most of them are involved with other projects now or soon will be. Their drummer plays with P.V.C., SAW THROAT and GREEN SABBATH, soon to do an E.P. of old Sabbath covers with ecologically sound lyrics! and their guitar player will be getting together with ex-members of BAD BEACH and DAN so look out for that, should be a killer. RIPCORD have also split and exmembers of them are involved with FILTH KICK, England s answer to Poison Idea, and CAN'T DECIDE who also have exmembers of HERESY involved. They'll both have vinyl out on the Raging label before the end of the year. CULTURE SHOCK have called it a day too and rumor has it that Dick is getting something together with some ex-members of Subhumans so keep your ears and eyes open for that one! They maybe called FISHEAD. Well, I reckon that's just about it so I'll be off for now!

ADDRESS: U.K. Resist / P.O. Box 244A / Surbiton, Surrey, KTS 9LU, England (Monthly newsheet with extensive gig guide and some political news) Warzine/P.O. Box 148/Belfast, BTI, N. Ireland (Informative newsheet from the Warzone collective. Mainly political, it's a good source of info on what’s happening in Ireland written by people who live there.)'

Kronstadt Club / Box K.C. / 32 Stokes Croft / Bristol, BS2 England / Phone 027 254 1030 (write them if you want to play in the U.K.) Counter Information / Pigeonhole C.l. c/o 11 Fourth Street / Edinburgh, Scotland (A wealth of international political news told from an anarchist perspective. Available in bundles for the price of postage or from me in smaller amounts.)

1 in 12Club/21 -23Albion Street/Bradford, England / phone 027 473 4160 (Need I say more about it? It’s amazing!)

And finally there’s little old me who does Cauldron distribution from 999 The Nick / Dolphinton, Peebleshire, Borders / EH46 7HQ Scotland. Most of the records mentioned above are available through me. For a nice list send an S.A.E. or I.R.C. and with that shameless plug it's definitely time to go! You probably wouldnt believe how long it’s taken me to write these few pages but I m a lazy fucker sometimes! Thanks for your time kids, see ya's and feel free to write cos letter writing is something I'm pretty together with. Honest! Lot's of Love, Colin XXX ..

P.S. Sorry to our Welsh friends for not including them in the Poll Tax bit.

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Being one of my favorite bands I figured I’d plan ahead and get ready for this one... After their amazing show, thanks to those Sonic Warp folks, Bill and I kidnapped Kevin, their singer and Ted, their drummer, along with their roadie. Back at my place we fed ’em vegi burgers and did the following interview....

BILL: One thing I wanted to ask about is the line-up change... Just glancing at the back cover of your first record, is this the original line-up?

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BILL: It seems that RUDIMENTARY PENI is one of your obvious influences, do people tell you that a lot?

TED: No not really.

BILL: Kevin, your singing style in particular is almost exactly like Nick Blinko’s...

KEVIN: Thanks, I’ll take that as a compliment.

BILL: Totally intended. I just recently got your split with DISSENT on that record in particular...

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DAN: So what’s going on with Timekiller Records?

KEVIN: Timekiller is still together. The new 7" we’re picking up this week is on Timekiller. Like I was telling Bill, we needed to get another record out and this Hippycore thing was right-on.

DAN: Do you have any plans on releasing other bands on Timekiller?

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DAN: Do you still do distribution?

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TED: No not really.

BILL: Kevin, your singing style in particular is almost exactly like Nick Blinko’s...

KEVIN: Thanks, I'll take that as a compliment.

BILL: Totally intended. I just recently got your split with DISSENT on that record in particular...

KEVIN: Almost everywhere we play people tell us we sound like them...shit! The split L.P with DISSENT is mostly Beginning of the End, the album, plus an early version of the song "Sail/" just for something different Our copies of that got lost in the mail, I think, because we never got any.

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KEVIN: Yeah, I’m sure he mailed them too because the guy who did it is reaily coo!

BILL: How did ^ou get hooked up with the guys from Hippycore to do the new 7"? Did they write and ask you?

TED: We did that show in ’88...

KEVIN: How the hell did we meet those guys?

TED; The show...

KEVIN: No, no, no. we Knew them before.

That’s why they did the show. Geez, l can t remember how we met them, maybe just through the mail. I think they wrote us and we did an interview for the second Hippycore fanzine. They sent us the zine, which we'o never seen before, holy cow!... I think we met them that way. We’ve pretty much stayed in contact with each other because we live pretty close to where we live and their zine is so cool.

Beginning of the End had been out for over two years and we were really hurting for a new record to let people know we are still around. They had mentioned to us that they were starting to do 7" records. We asked them to do our and they were like"Ohh...we’d love to do a DEAD

SILENCE record...ahh" Well, so we did it and it came out really cool, especially since we couldn’t have done it by ourselves. It helped us out a lot and it sold really well too. It came out in April and we’ve already sold out of the first thousand and we’re picking up 500 more on Thursday. Yeah, those guys are amazing.

DAN: So what’s going on with Timekiller Records?

KEVIN: Timekiller is still together. The new 7" we’re picking up this week is on Timekiller. Like I was telling Bill, we needed to get another record out and this Hippycore thing was right-on.

DAN: Do you have any plans on releasing other bands on Timekiller?

'KEVIN: Yeah, we’d like to someday but right now we’re not making enough money to do that. We still borrow money fo everyone we do.

TED: Yeah, we’ve had to borrow money to do the next one.

KEVIN: For Beginning of the End we had to borrow 2300 dollars. For Hope we only had to borrow 800 dollars. We’re slowly catching up to ourselves now.

DAN: Do you still do distribution?

KEVIN: Yeah but we only do a few bands, mainly people we know and really like. We sell a lot of stuff through our mail order catalog. We carry DISSENT, A.P.P.L.E. and a few other bands. We’d like to do more but we’re really not in that position.

BILL: Sorry to change the subject but I’m going to ask a really broad question: Being out on tour and assessing wnat you see going on...

TED; Oh no!

BILL: What can you see it coming?

KEVIN: Go ahead, I think it’s a good one.

BILL: Well, have you run into any frontal opposition to the views you are trying to express?

KEVIN: What do you mean, like people yelling and screaming back at us a lot? No, actually if doesn’t happen to us a lot. It’s happened now and then on the past couple of tours. Once and a while someone will get really pissed off about something we said and let us know right then and there.

Then again, sometimes wait until after and then sometimes they just leave. The biggest opposition we’ve really run into is

the kids who sit outside the show and drink instead of paying their money and going in to see the show. I see that as more of an opposition.

BILL: When you’ve been out around the country have you been seeing a greater number of "positive" things as opposed to "negative" things?

KEVIN: Huh? BILL: I guess that was kind of a dud.

KEVIN: I don’t know if this will answer your question or not but this is what it makes me think of. I’ve kind of thought about this before and I’ve talked about this with Ted earlier today ; about why we are doing what we are doing. I guess somewhere inside of me there must be idea that things can still be changed, otherwise I wouldn’t be doing this anymore. Sometimes I say to myself "Fuck it! This is so fucking ridiculous!" You know, I could be in college learning stuff and I could be doing something totally different and getting a lot better response from people. Either I’m a real glutton for punishment or I see something happening.

DAN: Ever get the feeling that being stupid is the new trend in punk and politics has gone out of style?

KE^IN: Whoa yeah! Notice how things went from politics...to straight edge...to speedmetal? Politics is definitely not where it’s at these days! One guy at a show yell up to us "Why don’t you go back to England and make a million dollars?"

My reply was "If we could make a million bucks in England we’d be there buddy!"

That was kind of weird, we’ve never heard that one before.

TED: How about "Shut up and play! Quit preaching!"

DAN: have you ever played a show without explaining what each song is about?

TED: Oh no, it wouldn’t be the same, it wouldn’t be us.

BILL: What kinds of things do you do on the road to keep yourself amused?

TED: Well, let’s see...Last week we tried to name the states in order of land area.

KEVIN; Biggest states to smallest states, then we did the capitals, then we did the presidents and vice presidents...

TED; We were horrible with the presidents but we knew the capitols and land area was kind of debatable.

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SILENCE record...ahh" Well, so we did it and it came out really cool, especially since we couldn't have done it by ourselves. It helped us out a lot and it sold really well too. It came out in April and we’ve already sold out of the first thousand and we're picking up 500 more on Thursday. Yeah, those guys are amazing.

DAN: So what’s going on with Timekiller Records?

KEVIN: Timekiller is still together. The new 7" we’re picking up this week is on Timekiller. Like I was telling Bill, we needed to get another record out and this Hippycore thing was right-on.

DAN: Do you have any plans on releasing other bands on Timekiller?

'KEVIN: Yeah, we'd like to someday but right now we’re not making enough money to do that. We still borrow money fo everyone we do.

TED: Yeah, we’ve had to borrow money to do the next one.

KEVIN: For Beginning of the End we had to borrow 2300 dollars. For Hope we only had to borrow 800 dollars. Were slowly catching up to ourselves now.

DAN: Do you still do distribution?

KEVIN: Yeah but we only do a few bands, mainly people we know and really like. We sell a lot of stuff through our mail order catalog. We carry DISSENT, A.P.P.L.E. and a few other bands. We’d like to do more but we're really not in that position.

BILL: Sorry to change the subject but I'm going to ask a really broad question: Being out on tour and assessing wnat you see going on...

TED: Oh no!

BILL: What can you see it coming?

KEVIN: Go ahead, I think it’s a good one.

BILL: Well, have you run into any frontal opposition to the views you are trying to express?

KEVIN: What do you mean, like people yelling and screaming back at us a lot? No, actually if doesn’t happen to us a lot. It’s happened now and then on the past couple of tours. Once and a while someone will get really pissed off about something we said and let us know right then and there.

Then again, sometimes wait until after and then sometimes they just leave. The biggest opposition we’ve really run into is

the kids who sit outside the show and drink instead of paying their money and going in to see the show. I see that as more of an opposition.

BILL: When you’ve been out around the country have you been seeing a greater number of "positive" things as opposed to "negative" things?

KEVIN: Huh? BILL: I guess that was kind of a dud.

KEVIN: I don’t know if this will answer your question or not but this is what it makes me think of. I’ve kind of thought about this before and I’ve talked about this with Ted earlier today ; about why we are doing what we are doing. I guess somewhere inside of me there must be idea that things can still be changed, otherwise I wouldn’t be doing this anymore. Sometimes I say to myself "Fuck it! This is so fucking ridiculous!" You know, l could be in college learning stuff and I could be doing something totally different and getting a lot better response from people. Either I’m a real glutton for punishment or I see something happening.

DAN: Ever get the feeling that being stupid is the new trend in punk and politics has gone out of style?

KEVIN: Whoa yeah! Notice how things went from politics...to straight edge...to speedmetal? Politics is definitely not where it’s at these days! One guy at a show yell up to us "Why don’t you go back to England and make a million dollars?"

My reply was "If we could make a million bucks in England we’d be there buddy!"

That was kind of weird, we’ve never heard that one before.

TED: How about "Shut up and play! Quit preaching!"

DAN: have you ever played a show without explaining what each song is about?

TED: Oh no, it wouldn’t be the same, it wouldn’t be us.

BILL: What kinds of things do you do on the road to keep yourself amused?

TED: Well, let’s see...Last week we tried to name the states in order of land area.

KEVIN. Biggest states to smallest states, then we did the capitals, then we did the presidents and vice presidents...

TED: We were horrible with the presidents - but we knew the capitols and land area was kind of debatable.

KEVIN: We had a couple of shows we

played that we planned ahead and saved some money to see some baseball games.

We also have a little Nerf football we kick around at rest areas.

DAN: Have you ever set up shows in Boulder?

KEVIN: Yeah, we’ve done a few. Boulder’s got a real good scene and it helps a lot when it comes to getting people to go.

Well, for all practical reasons the interview basically ended there when my roommates came home from work and things took on more of a partying atmosphere. If you get a chance, try checking out some of their stuff. They’ve got two LP’s out, an excellent 7" released on Hippycore records (which is all about animal rights with a thick booklet on the subject) called For Your Eao’s Sake and by now, a new 7" should be out on their own label entitled Hope.

M) t'AilOO* For the first 3 weeks of August ’89 I was in Mexico City visiting some of the punks there, and what fallows are some of my observations. For almost the entire time I stayed in Mexico City, except for three days when I stayed in Morelia. Muchas Gracias to all the great people I met, punks who gave me their ’zines, tapes and | records. Fernando for the brilliant photos, Ana for the place to stav (well two weeks I anyway!), ATOXXXICO,' MASSACRE 68 (For the laughs) Roberto and especially Miguel Cortez! There's also going to be an anicie on Mexico in Endless Struggle #11,1 with way more photos and a much better! ^^^e^^^^LflFv^nt^o^e^ethr^^^^^

As a country, Mexico occupies ah I important position, both economically and geographically, In many ways it is an important player in the relations between North America and Central / South America [and plays a pivotal role in U.S. foreign policy with Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua. Because of it’s location it aiso feels the effects of this foreign policy, with refugees from these war-torn countries crossing into Mexico illegally, some en route to the U.S. others to stay permanently.

One town, Tapachula, is now the host to 60,000 to 100,000 Central Americans. And just as many Americans complain about how Mexicans move to the U.S. and displace workers, working for minimum wage and not fighting for their rights because they are "illegals", so too are some Mexicans complaining of Guatemalan refugees. In both cases its the result of U.S. imperialism. With this Mexico also faces the impact of International Monetary Fund policies; widespread poverty, the [exportation of high-quality foods such as fruits and vegetables, as well as natural resources such as petrol. Mexico is aiso a [cheap labor source for corporations such as Coke, Pepsi, Sony, etc. and the upper class constantly calls for more foreign investment. Cultural imperialism is also evident with American yuppie culture permeating all of Mexican society from pop stars to T.V. show's to fashion to massive tourism industry. Naturally there is a lot of resentment to this. In the Government there is wide-spread corruption and in recent elections it is generally accepted that the "victorious" right-wing PR I party engaged in massive electoral fraud. Almost all available wall space is covered in graffiti urging you to vote for the PRI, the left-wing PRD or else the paint on the wall is just "Punk Rock".

One of the things I noticed the most | about punks in Mexico was the similarities to North American or European punks rather than the differences, and this is probably a good way to dispel any grand illusions you may have about "third world punks". Many are like punks anywhere, more interested in beer, fixing their hair and loud music than actually doing something, Having said that I think the people who were actually active had a much better analyses of class struggle, experiencing U.S. imperialism and the corruption of the state, the church and the media, than most punks in North America.

With this virtually all the punks identified with anarchism, but more often than not, it was an empty anarchism - Sid Vicious Anarchy. Speaking of Sidney, ( was very surprized to see that many Mexico punks were very much into the Sex Pistols, Exploited, G.B.H. and PIL, although they’re not just 77 punks as there’s a lot of contact with bands such as Chaos U.K., Heresy, etc, so there’s a wierd kind of

paradox Like other scenes, the actual work is done by a smaller core of people. Mexico City, being the largest city in the world, has the most active scene in Mexico, with sometimes 2-3 gigs every weekend.

Collectives, such as Radical Change Positive Force and Change or Death , put on events and gigs sporadically, Both these groups also organized punk festivals. Radical Change put one on in 1987 with discussions, press conferences, literature, music as well as a large gig with eleven bands who all played in two hours(M) with about 1500 people attending.

There are quite a few active bands such as ME LI (Murder in the Industry), MASSACRE 68 (named after the 1968 massacre of protesters in Mexico City in which over 200 people died), RESISTENCIA, ATOXXXICO, SS-20, XENOPHOBIA, CONFLICTO HUMANO, DISOLUCION SOCIAL and more. Most of the bands play thrash, usually on pretty rough equipment, with most groups sharing guitars, amps and drums. Most bands have demos floating around while vinyl recordings are infrequent. Of these bands, ATOXXXICO and XENOPHOBIA have E.P.’s out and SS-20 have an LP out, all self produced There are also a lot of 'zines, most with a political content, also anti-capitalist, anti-kop, anti-statist and many of their names reflect this; Briqada Subversiva.

Sin Leyes (without law), Contaviolencia.

Antidoto, Aictos Subterraneos. Extrema Derecha, (which despite the title "Extreme Right" isn’t a fascist zine, it's straightedge. I know, not much difference but it’s well intended), and PPR (Pure Fucking Noise) which by now should have it’s second issue out and is in both English and Espanole.

At times groups will participate in solidarity protests such as a concert in solidarity with the Chinese student uprising and against repression, as well as a protest with the Palestinian Intifada.

There is also a growing struggle being fought against Laguna Verde nuclear plant. In august ecological, citizen, student and farmers groups declared an anti-nuke week in protest, Although the left is fairly strong in Mexico, and there are anarchist groups such as TESTIMONIOS magazine and the libertarian Tierra Libertad organization, most of the punks have little contact with them citing their authoritarian and ageist attitudes as a problem.

In Latin American culture, machismo is a big problem, and applies to both the mainstream society as well as the punks.

Not to say this isn’t a problem in North America, it obviously is, but it is a bit of culture-shock to see such blatant sexism

^UnRk^JortfWVmerica or turope, there aren't the divisions I between the varying tendencies such as anarchist, straightÂŹ edge, or "Exploited" type punks, tho often it seemed at the price of not following through with their politics or being too tolerant of shit, In any case, there was a more "family" like feeling among the punks. Most knew each other even just casually, and every Saturday many punks would hang out in "El Chopo", a street where all sorts of record vendors set up their stalls, including punks. From time to time it was common for all the punks to go together to whatever gig was happening that night. The funniest. thinq we did in Mexico was when about 100 punks stormed a bus going to a gig - punks hanging out doors, totally crammed onto the bus and no one paid! ......

Overall, despite what I perceived to be problems, I found the punks in Mexico more realistic and more in tune with what some of the ideas of punk are. They didn't have huge expensive PA systems, or big fancy equipment, but they still got up there and had fun. There wasn't the separation between band and audience so prevalent in North America, there was a strong, do it yourself feeling and a much more real, concrete basis for class struggle.

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punks as well. There are attempts to counter this with wimmin challenging this patriarchal shit. One example is CHAPS, a wimmins collective of punks. Although not too prolific, putting out a newsletter and holding a protest against patriarchal violence, it is a beginning. Another example is Sin Leves zine, produced by wimmin in the punk scene, with articles and graphics against machismo. In general there is a lot more wimmin involved jin the scene, in bands and zines, than in North America, which isn't saying much.

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There should defihitel^^norecontacT [C Z E C H O S L O* V A K I Ai and solidarity with punks in Mexico,' f Czechoslovakia has been in the media goes to work and the womyn stay at especially Considering their location to the quite frequently as of the past few home with the kids. Marrying so young is | U.S. Why no groups ‘never go beyond | months. It’s been hailed as being one of a tradition of theirs so that when they Tijuana, if they even go there, is beyond the most progressive of the Eastern Bloc finish .school they immediately have the ! me. 2 days driving and you’re in Mexico nation as far as reforms go. And adult’s problems without any time to think I City, yet no groups ever make the effort especially since it has allowed several about how wrong it all is! The only fun is in and it seems like most people aren't really thousands of East Germans gain access the evening, and again for men only, they interested in the Mexican scene. There’s through their border to Western Europe. go to pubs and drink. They can’t travel ! more to this world than North America and But one facto often overlooked by the outside Czechoslovakia except to other.

Europe and it's time we made that connection. media is that the county, although liberal Eastern Bloc countries and only if they I by some standards, still is ruled by an save lots of money.

Contacts: ATOXXXICO / PPR 'zine /I I oppressive regime, which still enforces I was really impressed on their j [ C/o Miguel Cortez / Apdo 17-808 / C.P. strict rules and regulations on it’s political views. They really can’t see 11410 Mexico DF/Mexico. PPR ’zine also citizens. Here’s an inside story of life Russia. They say it is only exploiting distributes the MASSACRE 68 demo and I there. eastern countries, giving nothing in Last Countdown Mexican comp, tape as I want to tell you about a trip I made return, just building their nuclear arsenal. well as the zines. $5 for the tapes, $1.50 I this summer to Czechoslovakia. I was With horror I find their idols are Mr. I for the zine. luckier than most tourists as I got an idea Reagan and his son Mr. Rambo because Brigada Subversiva 'zine c/o Alvaro of the way of life for Czech people. I was they both hate Russians and kill them in Detor E (B.S.) / Apdo Postal 126-099 / not interested in museums, churches or movies.

C.P. 01291 Mexico D.F. / Mexico. Has two They no very well of the Veitnam war | statues. And I did not stay in a hotel, issues out, $1 each, Issue 2 has because there are areas of housing for rather I was a guest of a womyn I met four SOCIEDAD VIOLENTA from Columbia, NO years ago in Yugoslavia. She lives in Vietnamese people who fled during the FUN, AUTO DESTRUCTION, bull fighting, Praga and like the majority of the people war. reviews. in big cites, she lives in a large area It is incredible to see how little I SEDICION / Samuel Alba / Rio Balsus outside of the city which consists of a violence is there and how obedient the #1287 / S. Reforma / C.P. 44430 / dozen tall grey buildings with flats of people are. Everyone can walk around Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. Great three rooms each (including the kitchen) the city at all hours of the night (and day) thrash band from Guadalajara have just and the middle there’s a supermarket without seeing any violence, including finished recording a new demo and want to where one can buy food and clothing. prostitution. There is little police, little | release an E.P.!

In fact, the center of the city is control anywhere. Everyone has what Antidote 'zine / Norma Navarrete /| reserved for tourists, monuments, they need to survive; housing, schools, I Paseo De La Casba / #483 Fracc. Prados hotels, discos, restaurants, etc. All the roads, hospitals, dentists, etc. are free. | Verdes / Morelia, Mich. 58140 / Mexico. | places in the center sell only to foreign As much as possible is paid by the Sin Leves zine c/o Martha Camado T / money; they don’t accept eastern government. Just enough to survive I Av. Del Rosal / No. 204 Col. Molina De money. So you can easily see how the decently.

Rosas 2.P. 19 C.P. 01470 / Mexico.

However, no one seems to be | | people live with these shops "for tourists Wimmins punk ’zine, send about $1. only" being forced to buy only national content! Unsatisfaction, repressed rage, ' No Estamos Conformes tapes c/o products. And the government has a frustration and boredom seem to reign Rigoberto Mata / Filberto Gomez 32, Col I policy of improving exports of goods and the youth. Only by sneaking into other Ahuizotla / C.P. 52800 Naucalpan, Edo. / imports of foreign money, not the other countries will you be able to change your ] De Mexico. Has released a Mexican comp, way’round. This policy also goes for the destiny. Asking the other country for f toPe. Mexicopilacion. and is working on border.

If you want to visit political refuge. another. Send $5 - it’s pretty good.

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(Mexico. Good thrash band, have released within two years and still spend it in the If you want to do something^ positivel lademo. country. and cheap you could send a postcard of I Scene report written by Gord H. / Now I’ll try to describe the typical the place you live to this womyn I stayed, |Endless Struggle fanzine_55"2Ol I "curriculum vitae" of normal Czech youth. with. She collects postcards, don’t write | They go to school until age 18 or 19 and too much because she only understands then only a few men (this country is very a little German. Just mention my name , sexist) go to University. When they finish and she will understand. Thanx a lot in j school they quickly find a job without any advance! - Luca Her Address: Eva Plecita / Mimonskal free time, without time to think about their lives and it’s direction. The only fun 631 / Praha 9 - Prosek / 19000./f government allows Czech youth are Czechoslovakia And if you are interested in Italian Hcl sports and drinking, for males only. The womyn stay at home and do what they will or international stuff to exchange or] I be doing for the rest of their lives. distribute, drop me a line at: Luca They also marry young, about 18-20 Giacomini / Via Monte Sernio 11/33100 | years, The rest of their lives the man Udine / Italy

Well here goes an interview with perhaps one of the best I up-and-coming bands, who also happen to be my favorites I (not that I don’t live with them or anything), and are just I beginning to play out at the moment. They consist of Felix I on grunts, Dale on guitar wanking, Mark on rumbles and I Kirby playing a drum set. We did this one night in our living room and Jennifer, another roommate helped along as we went. At any rate, enough hype and lets get to it...as just [ about always, I did the interview...Dan that is.

I DAN: Here goes the dumb first question: How did the band come together and what were your intentions for doing so?

MARK: We had been talking about getting the band together since the summer of 1988. We tentatively started 1 buying equipment this winter with intentions of getting together as soon as possible.

FELIX: Actually the Lords of Chaos looked down upon us and they said "We need Earthly spokespersons for our message" And then a whirlwind tornado lightning storm came down and chose us and we were then possessed with ' the powers of Chaos...

KIRBY: Oh geez!

[Momentary breakdown into laughter and mayhem...]

DAN: Are you Anarchists?

ALL: Yes DALE: Anarchy, Punk and chaos!

DAN: How does choas fit into Anarchy?

MARK: Chaos is a destructive power and it allows you to vent your angers at the system that oppresses us.

gearecuifMoHevolufionT FELIX: Well, nobody can do that by themself. It s not something I can do alone. It just seems pretty obvious to just about anybody [that this system is very fragile. It’s built upon an economic system based on exploitation of the third world and it’s financial | status is very fragile. We’re living on barrowed money and harrowed time. If you look at the federal deficit it’s just all to obvious that the government is running on a loan. We re living on barrowed time, environmentally and financially. The government can’t raise taxes to pay off the deficit because people would be starving in the streets.

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I FELIX: Chaos is the natural form of things. Nature itself is chaos.

Hurricanes are chaos. Order is a human invention, like the j concept of time.

DALE: I also think it means no ideology. It allows you to judge situations without a pre-set ideology. Like dealing with the 1 problems at hand and not falling back on a mental crutch.

I KIRBY: When I think of "Create Chaos", well, it’s like we live in a society that's so set on a fragile order. To create chaos means to | fuck-up the systems that control us.

DAN: Another easy question: Are you pacifists?

I ALL: No! FELIX: Yeah I'll pass-a-fist right through your face!

KIRBY: Are you? , , DAN: Hey, I’m asking the questions here! When I’m in a band you can interview me. No, I'm not if anyone’s interested....Okay now, what are your views on revolutions?

FELIX: Well, it kind of depends on the nature of the revolution, think that revolution is a spontaneous uprising of people against an oppressor or system. Unfortunately, all to often, in this century revolution has come to mean an engineered revolution by a professional class of communist organizers that have merely over-thrown capitalist systems and replaced it with an equal or I j more oppressive one of their own. I think that revolution is an | action by the masses of people, without leaders and without an organized platform or ideology forced upon them by ideologs, against an oppressive system they have had enough of.

Revolution that we’ve become accustomed to is all to often a I communist version which really is just a new set of oppressors I co-opting discontented persons into overthrowing an oppressive system, then again they replace it with another oppressive! communist system.

JENNIFER: Or a capitalist system.

FELIX: Exactly, it's all the same. True revolution is spontaneous action of the people when it gets to the point where the friction I between the state and society becomes so great that the people 1 have to rise up and destroy the system. That's true revolution.

JENNIFER: If the outcome is a capitalist system, a communist! system or lets say a monarchist system, does this kind of I outcome negate the revolution?

FELIX: That’s just basically a change of power. It’s not a true revolution. , ,.

JENNIFER: But how can you get the mainstream population |

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MARK: But ours just choses to ignore it.

FELIX: Right and it's all going to come to the point where financial institutions, all institutions of capitalism, are going to collapse.

Suddenly all people are going to see their money become instantly worthless.

JENNIFER: How can a single person attack and undermine the capitalist system?

FELIX:- That’s a mighty big task for one personi DALE Yeah!

KIRBY: But we all count and we all make a difference. Like what we're doing. We're trying to make people aware through our lyrics. We influence other people just like other people influence us. Music is such a great way to spread a message.

FELIX: The best we can do is try to educate more people, get the word out that the end is near. You can live a lifestyle where you can buy into the system as little as possible and when it falls apart and collapses, which I think is inevitable, then we'll find ourselves with a better chance of surviving and finally livinq a life that's free.

MARK: I think it's important to convince young people to live as autonomously from the state as possible. There's a lot of people that have grown comfortable with the security the system offers I and they don’t care what goes outside their windows. I think we| have to reach the up and coming masses and show there’s an alternative to the system. They have a mind of their own and thev I should use it.

P KIRBY: Yeah, that's why I’m into punk. To me it means change.

It s like a revolutionary force and it caused a lot of chanqe in the way I look at the world.

1 DAN: What are your views on such things as Welfare?

DALE: I get disappointed when I’m working my ass off to make l money some person just as able-bodied as me is living off welfare! and buying their food at Tom Thumb (Overpriced "convenience f store") to subsidize them.

JENNIFER: What about Food Stamps?

MARK: I think food is something that should be free anyway. [ There’s so much food that I see no problem with using Food Stamps. As for welfare I have to say I agree with Dale.

Unfortunately we don’t live in an anarchist society. We do have to work for a living and it really bothers me to think that through my work I'm paying for someone to sit at home and watch T.V. DALE: If people have the chance to help themselves and thev don’t then it's their own fault.

I FELIX: I don't see why we haVe to have a government to step in I and take care of people. People can provide for themselves You make your own choices in life,...

[Interviews decays into argument over birth control, welfare and I personal responsibility ] 1 DAN:. So what about George Bush's war on drugs?

KIRBY, i think that drugs have been here for a long time For a I long time the government has turned it’s back on drugs in the first place. I mean they've been importing and distributing them for a long time. Look at Vietnam, the government brought in heroin If the government really wanted to crack down on drugs it reailv could. ’ DALE: it’s really a war on urban and poor people. You don't watch the news and see police driving bulldozers through the houses of rich people snorting cocaine at parties. They’re really not goina to! the source at all. as MARK: It’s just a smokescreen to feed to the media. You hear all the hype about crack killings, gangs and what’s going on in

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Washington D.C. with the crack downs.

FELIX. I don t know. I though it was kind of cool seeing that guy I get busted out front today. Let’s face it, our neighborhood is I infested with geekers.

MARK. Yeah but that s just police policy. The government isn't I throwing any money here.

1 FELIX: Still, look at wnat crack is doina to the youth of this I country. They’re spending their time and money blowing their brains out on crack. Crack addiction is serious business. |'m ^j^j£te^to^caffeine_and-that ain’t shit. Those people that are 1

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MARK: To slop eating meat is a big sacrifice for a lot of people, DAN: What about drugs in general? but everyone is going to have to stop eventually. It’s a matter of DALE: I don’t think anybody in the band does any drugs...

MARK. We all drink but there are lots of drugs that have I necessity now.

DALE: You've got to strive to survive causing the least suffering absolutely no advantage what-so-ever. Basically the highly | addicted ones. Yeah, you have pot which just puts me to sleep, possible.

DAN: How can we deal with the disposability of our society? but that really doesn’t bother me...

MARK: Recycle and reuse as much as possible. Cut down on KIRBY. Dude, go to California. You would hate it!

MARK: i had teeth knocked out by people on crack. Drugs cause I [plastic consumption..

KIRBY: Stop eating meat.. | violence in so many ways, here on the streets and in the villages | MARK: Leave those Christmas trees planted in the ground.. of South America. I just don’t want to have any pari of that.

I JENNIFER: Something that really freaks me out is that my "nice | I FELIX: Everyone who kills a tree to stick in their living room is a white suburban" brother died of a crack and cocaine overdose.

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DAN: So why don’t punk bands tour Mexico? !t?s not just a problem of the black urban youth, it’s everywhere.

MARK: Kirby ana I have talked about it and we really want to do it.

KiR'BY: I’m from LA and there’s so many gangs. They’re alii KIRBY: I used to live in Mexico City when I was a little kid. Mexico organized into little Mafias. Like the Crips and the Bloods.

City is the biggest city in the world and has the biggest scene. I They're coming out here to spread their filth because there’s | [could easily translate everything so language wouldn’t be a I profits to be made.

-ELIX; That’s capitalism. It’s just like multinational corporations | [problem. I write to people there and we know there’s loads of I invading the third woriu. These people know what they re doing. punks there. We would reach so many people there...

They can go to a place where their product can seii for a higher I MARK: I'd love to go to Latin America because I think the food is I price tharf where they are now and they can find cheap labor | great! jthat’s willing to push their product upon other unsuspecting I FELIX; Opps! Sorry dude; you lose!

I customers who become addicted to it forever. They’ve got rivals | KIRBY: Boy are you going to get culture shock!

Isn the business ana will kill over it. That’s capitalism pure and) MARK: No seriously it would be a first.

FELIX: Imagine it: Brazil, Peru, Columbia, Venezuela... simple DAN: What about Animal Rights, has the subject been played-out | MARK: It’s would be especially cool because it’s just a totally [different culture than North America or Europe.

I in punk?

I Mark: No because I think punk has greatly helped the animal I [DALE: No! I don’t think we should tour Mexico. I think we should rights movement Bands like Conflict, Antisect, etc. have really [all shave our heads, write simple songs about unity and tour New I made a difference and I think it’s great they sing about it, I took at York....

I people who say "Oh you sing about animal rights well I think I mat’s a cliche and it’s over' and tell them their full of shit. When a Iln the few weeks after doing this interview an unfortunate 1 band comes out with pre-animal rights lyrics I congratulate them | development occurred. Due to disagreements over music style [cecause everypittie bit that cm be said may make a difference.

Kirby has quit the band although he'll still play until a replacement there's always people wno don't know or aren’t sure so it has to| is found. Watch for their up-coming demo and look for them live as you won’t want to miss their earth shattering, brain [ be reinforced. People forget things really quick. Look at Live Aid; |scrambling...well, whatever. For information on their up-coming no one gives a shit anymore. The same may happen to animal | demo and info about the band write to them at: rights if people stop going on about it.

DAN: Are you vegetarians?

MARK: Yeah, ! am.

DESTROY! do A.Y.F. KIRBY: By diet I'm a vegan but I still wear leather...

P.O.Box 8585 DALE. Yeah, we all are. To stop eating meat is something we’ve I [ali got to do. Unfortunately, leather is still a different story as it is I I Minneapolis. MN 55408

ATAVISTIC In my opinion, ATAVISTIC are one of those I bands that don’t get the credit nor | [attentidn they deserve. Both lyrically and L musically they have a unique style all their, own, choosing creativity instead of Sale- < ability. Since I’ve never seen an interview ,with them in any U.S. ’zines (although* they’ve probably done them), I figured i ^they would be a logical choice when 1 allotting space for our first issue.'

Questions were asked by Dan and Patrick was nice enough to respond for ■ATAVISTIC. ^ ^

i namely "Maelstrom", "Unlearn", "Common' ifi we tend to cover1 'Ground" and a new "Perpetual Motion". i subjects that require a serious treatment -1 i thouah I wouldn’t say we are ’gloomy’, but!

DAN: As a band do you often get classified^ 'approaching the subjects in a realistic^ Wight. There’s humor in "Survival of the £ 1 as something you don’t feel you are?

I PAT: Well, we’re not a ’punk’ band. It's^ Fittest" and other of our songs, but we don’t go out of our way to write ’fun’ lyrics.

I embarrassing to be thought of a such: I Sometimes these work well, MDC’s think people find our mix of grind H/C and 1 the lyrics normally to be found with a more ^ Chicken Squawk" for instance, V quieter, melodic band, a bit.perplexing - as sometimes a quirky, pseudo-fun band like if you play thrash, or whatever, then / No Means No comes out with a song such you’ve got to have lyrics to match. ^as "Dad", there’s not many jokes in that ATAVISTIC’s sound is a result of all three 1 subject.

We’re not out to depress people, just of us. If only only one of us was DAN: This is the most pathetic and face facts in the knowledge that the truth responsible for all the music we'd sound redundant question so it will go first...What is serious. There are many fun bands very different. As it is, our different ideas is the present line-up? are thrown into our creative melting pot, about if that’s what you want, we just PAT: The present line-up has remained and out of this comes our reasonably represent the other side of the coin. unchanged for five years, consisting of distinctive sound.

If a band just writes ’doom & gloomV Jez, guitar and vocals, John on drums, T-i lyrics to be part of a trend, then there can’t / and me on bass, vocals and harmonica. I DAN: It seems the major U.K music press be much thought put into them. I don’t f4 guess it’s about time we split up and did a has picked up a lot more on the H/C scene, believe bands write serious lyrics to jump \ reunion tour, it’s the in thing. what kind of impact do you think this has on any supposed bandwagon, though, I ^ had? think the term ’doom 7 gloom’ is often ■ DAN: To my knowledge you’ve done a PAT: I’m not really in a position to meant to mean anti-nuclear lyrics, which J demo and two EPs, are you completely comment fully on this as I don’t read the for a thrash band are a cliche and are an satisfied with the progression of your major music press much. The impression easy option when you don’t know what sound?

S that I have got, though, it that excessive else to say.

PAT: I personally have never been^ exposure of some of the bands does seem So, basically, if a band puts a lot of, happy with the sound we ended up with on to have gone to their heads. I’ve heard effort into trying to communicate their our recordings. I personally dislike the K/ people complain that they were beliefs and ideas in a serious manner, they "Equilibrium" ’porridge’ mix, a real sloppy micron. misrepresented by an interview, that a lot shouldn’t be dismissed as a ’gloom was left out of what they said. BUt what do mess. It’s basically a lack of money in the doom’; conversely, constructive ’fun’L studio and not knowing how to clearly mix: you expect from a commercial newspaper lyrics are equally important if they don’t £ the heavily distorted guitar and bass. On I that uses bands to sell copies? The music ^ step over the mark into stupidity, ^the new track we’ve recorded for the press can be used to your own advantage Of dourse a band may genuinely want to "Profane Existence" compilation, I think if you know the rules. However, I’ve no > be against nuclear war, but if you’re we’ve achieved a far better sound than time for bands on a ego-trip, looking for playing thrash, you aren’t likely to get before, the guitar is basically ’panned’ left! photo opportunities. across to people who are actually pro-war. and the bass ’panned’ right, thus avoiding | For a while, it was hip to wear baseball I think it’s important to cover subjects that r the ’grunge in the middle of the speakers’ caps with H/C bands on them and skating / are relevant to your audience. Maybe we ^ sound we’ve had before.

In fact, I on a Suicidal board. Thrash as a pop should have animal rights songs, but here everything is spread more across the fashion? One of the main reasons I like that issue is well worn in the ’scene’ - and ; stereo spectrum in order to give each working with other bands / people in the j it’s well trodden ground. I’m a vegan. I’m * sound a chance to clearly be heard. It | ’scene’ is because of the anti-commercial f /j not sure how to write fresh, new lyrics on * seems to have worked. Also using a 16rock-star attitude they have. However, it an old subject. I’ve come to realize, track for the first time helped. seems that the groups that are becoming Cthou9h* that People take notice of ourr If we get to do an LP I feel the sound will ■ mass-popular hold little of these virtues; 5 words, and that there are a lot of people * improve even more each -time. Your ■ rather they are just copies of mainstream a not into animal rights that listen to us. * previous experience enables you to move , rock bands.

C England is very "ahead" in terms of animal forward ahead. rights, it’s a big issue here and there’s | j The demo in '86 was recorded in a shedi , DAN: Do you feel ’doom & gloom’ lyrics millions of vegetarians. I found it very hard \ at the bottom of a garden on a mainly ! | have become a trend? to be a vegetarian whilst in Canada and the \ jPAT: The term ’doom & gloom’ is generally home-made 8-track set-up. So it isn’t bad U.S., so it’s an issue we’ll probably cover. A considering! We thought it was O.K. at the 1 (associated with a boringly serious, However, nuclear war is not on the^ time, we thought the EP’s were good at the ■ I humorless band, who ’preach’ their pious agenda.If I’m writing lyrics for a different time, though this feeling has evaporated 'f I message. It’s a criticism we’ve often had type of music; I’d want to cover the where "Equilibrium" was concerned! |J I levelled at us, from people that are put-off subject because the audience is different.

I’ve been in the studio recording with I by bands that don’t have a ’fun’ element But in ATAVISTIC it’s not something we other bands - blues, folk, etc, and f ■ that they can feel comfortable with. But if a feel necessary to sing about. generally the music is far easier to mix , person likes a band’s because they don’t DAN: What’s the most ridiculous^question than ATAVISTIC’s peculiar sound. We’ve challenge them in any way, it totally asked in an interview and how did you also recorded four tracks for compilations,' [negates the words’ meaning. respond?,

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things are only mildly difficult, or when, | PAT: There’s some pretty pathetic ones1 1 DAN: Any future plans9 records they’re exposed to different groups of 5 last words?

I like "do you drink homebrew?", "Which Deople, the effects of peer pressure.

PAT; We’ve just recorded a new track for ! football (soccer) team do you support?", Then the trees, "Giants felled", becomes) the Profane Existence compilation LP I know any good jokes?", etc. They’re not a metaphor for these people or lost ideals. , j called "Clearcut Conscience".

It’s good [worth wasting time over. I once sent back And the people who won’t moum this loss i | a whole entire interview because it was full J that we've had the opportunity to record are those busily destroying other’s I some new material because, due toJ ■ foundations. I didn’t set out to write about j I of only these type of questions, it was a Peacevilie Records’ Financial difficulties ’ - this, it just evolved. The other idea in the j r waste of time for all concerned. Maybe a we haven't been able to our LP yet. < while ago when I had a little more song is that of people, with all their) The lyrics I wrote for it started off as a j enthusiasm, I might have twisted each pompous belief in their importance and 1 poem about the hurricane that hit the I question around to allow for some kind of power, being reduced to a helpless state % south of England in ’87, written in a useful reply, but when you have a lot to do of insecurity by the force of nature they, creative writing class held in the house 1 | and not much time and have already thought they controlled. The wind that, live in. I have to widen it’s ^ niqht did sound like a nuclear holocaust. trekked through many other interviews it . A adopted ■ . . this, _ . hardly seems worth the effort. so alfSe ideas coma ,oga.de, to tom, a The worst interview I’ve seen was in a French ’zine with Crass. One remarkable ' question was, " if you where offered fullscene in Onwell's "1984" in this as weil. The I time jobs, would you take them up, and if if anyone wants to get in touch, please truth is that a lot of people give up when , not, why not?". m if m — write, with an SAE or IRC please too...

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DAN: Do you think enough energy is spent promoting equal rights in the H/C scene?

PAT: Both here and in Europe, Canada and the U.S., I’ve seen the same macho, maleorientated types at nearly every gig, usually in the majority. I don’t think enough people / bands even recognize or acknowledge that sexism is a major problem in the ’scene’; that most bands are male, slamming is violent for the most part, and so on. You can play thrash without having to act tough and you can slam without hurting anyone. And until men realize that they are the problem facing the scene, so far as inequality and violence goes, we aren’t going to see an increase in femail participation.

It’s something I’ve written about in our songs, particularly "Survival of the ^ Fittest". But there aren’t being many written on the^ubject^ ^ ^ DAN: If you were to write one song to describe the band, give me an idea of how ^ (the lyrics might go like...

PAT: It would be an instrumental.

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DAN: Ask me a question... fjk PAT: Is there still a place called Dinkytown in Minneapolis? Is the Purple Onion still in , St. Paul.

I DAN: Yeah, there’s still a place called Dinkytown. It’s in Minneapolis by the West Bank of the University of Minnesota. The | area has been almost been completely I taken over by chainshops now and for the most part it is culturally dead, although an occasional ray of hope is shone.

The Purple Onion sounds like the name ! of a pub. If it is I couldn’t tell you since I never go to them. Otherwise I don’t know as I tend to stay out of St.Paul as much as i possible as it’s a great place to get kijled for the way you dress, especially if you’re even the slightest bit out of the’norm’

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The wind can howl, Raisa hell so loud,you'll believe it*s vary acreama will rip the four walla from around you.

I know,I was there,whan it*a bellowed anger exposed ue to the terror of the elements beyond our control Leaving ue naked In it's path Crouching In primeval fear I hoard t^he sound of the final holocaust come with trumpet blaet to tear the sleep from the night.

I heard the triumphant sirens wreak havoc In ordered lives Leaving ua naked in it's path Crouching In primeval fear I heard the howl of the wind, and was terrified.

And in it’s wake,upon your knees, your tongue it will repent And in hungers pain, flesh from the bene your teeth will wrench In the culmination of fear, you*11 return to ell that you once scorned And with the Jaws to your cheek, , you'll denounce all that you have loved But who will mourn, * the giants felled in the tempest*! path Not those,who wield, ignorance*e axe upon the rest.

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•THINK OF THE COUNTLESS MORE I USEFULL THINGS YOU COULD DO '^hareceof rustic than MAKE A RECORD OUT OF IT I FEEL 1 THE LEAST WE CAN DO IS SAY SOMETHING WORTHWHILE ON IT’f -GENERIC

DEAD SILENCE" Hope" ep I can’t feel anything but hopelessness when hear this one (Oh-oh, I think that may mean it moves me enough to action? Sacrilege!) I don’t know what It is about DEAD SILENCE but I often wish more people would stop and listen to what they are saying. This particular record has three songs. One remake, "Sally" and two new songs; all excellent The sleeve is in the form of an informational poster dealing with homelessness and personal action. (Dan) Timekiller Records / P.O. Box 7206 / Boulder. CO 80306

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I ***■ y®*-rnor® hot LA rea crust! They remind me of a I cross between APOCALYPSE and HELLBASTARD f [ ELECTRO HIPPIES "Live" LP This is the farewell gig to a brilliant band. I remember The best track is "Winter", realty fucldn^ hot br&ks. hearing the first demo, then the first LP (split with Wasting drums, if they put a delay on the guitar; whoa!! I Generic), after that they put out a Peel Session, then Unfortunately the sound is not the best Studio time I | "The Only Good Punk..." a split ep with Napalm Death my friends (ROT) I agree, too bad they’ve just broken up! Wa! (Dan) * 1 (the shortest 7" in history) and finally end with a live record to end with.They went from a live demo, to 4+ records and ended with a live LP (great sound) These guys were some of my biggest influences Farewell mates, start new bands eh? (ROT) Peacevilie Records / P.O. Box 17 / Dewsbury, W APOCALYPSE "Krust" demo ’88 Very tight loud tunes. I have a lot of respect for this I Yorkshire / WF12 8AA En~*—* band. They play crust original raging music, intelligent lyrics and fuckin’A graphix. I waited a long time to hear these guys and the wait was well worth it Do the right I FOREVER UNGRATIAL CORINARIC | thing and order It Also keep an eye peeled for their [ TECHNIKALATION "F.U.C.T" cassette new 7" to be released soon. Cheers to Rich for | Hailing from Nashville, TN, these guys carry on the sending it out (ROT) $2 ♦ $.65 postage to: sound attributed to C.O.C. Here sounding like tracks RICH / APOCALYPSE / 102 AvenkJa Grulla / Walnut I that didn’t make It onto "Technocracy". I like this like I CA91789 1 do Teddy Grahms - in small doses, otherwise I quickly become stuffed and bloated (BILL) Cartyle Records / 1217 16th Ave. S. / Nashville. TN 37212 APOCALYPSE "Earth" ep Ths is only a rough mix, but wow anyway! Three very I good songs, one of which is my fave so far. Watch out I for it and a split with TRANSGRESSION from Indianapolis which is being recorded now, These guys could well be one of the best bands in America (along with Subvert and Neurosis)...(ROT)

AUTOPSY ‘SEVERED SURVIVAL" LP Pretty generic DEATH metal here. Not a whole lot of I originality, even the cover artwork is a total rip-off of the J movie "Hellraiser". Maybe I’d like it better if they didn’t I fit so well into the worn DEATH mold. Blech...I'd almost | rather listen to Slayer...almost (Dan) Peacevilie

BIG NURSE "Big Nurse" ep Three notes into this and it’s immediately recognizable as Huskerish Circa "New Day" complete with fuzztone leads, heavy snare mix and layered vocals. Technically proficient If this post mod-hippie-punk thing is your bag, investigate further. A must for all art students. Oh yea, they even list the guitarist as playing Echo-Plex!

OoohAaaah! (Bill) Splogetone Music / P.O. Box 1555 / Asbury Park, NJ 07712

CONCRETE SOX "Sewerside" LP For a band that I’ve never realty been into, CONCRETE SOX have put out a killer 12". Obviously less metal than previous recordings. This one blasts out 11 raw, loud burst of political noize. The lyric sare, as usual, very intelligent |*d get this if you find It (ROT) Big Kiss / 300C Park Road / London / N8 8LA England

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GLYCINE M OX "Soy Noize" demo Another kick-ass S. Cal crust band!! The music is raging, fast low, with a grinding guitar with only one solo to speak of as well. The lyrics are well written, covering violence, war, anti-rich, pro-"crustcore". animal rights, anti-nukes, taxes and the state of things all around. My fave, as far as the lyrics go, which are committed to rebellion. With lines like "We’re dirty drunken scums, that won’t obey their laws, we're going against the grain and we’re fighting for our cause.

Greed and power, that’s what It’s for, it made us sour, CRUST CORE", yah can’t go wrong. The only complaint is the sound quality, it’s a basement bu when these guys get in the studio kiss what’s left of your eardrums goodbye. (ROT) GLYCINE MAX / 932 Temple #a / Long Beach, CA 90804

GODFLESH "Streetdeaner" LP Another slab of grungie, pounding head-crushing noize. The only song with lyrics is the song "Christbait Rising" which are twisted and very disturbing; I’m not sure If I get them...On side B they’ve added a guitar to the already full-blown concept of GODFLESH (ROT) Earache Records / P.O. Box 144 / Nottingham / NG3 4GE England

HOLOCAUST "Our Anger Has Turned into Rage” demo [ A nine song tape of good 82’ to 85’ influenced Punk here, with a great Partisans cover song, "Killing Machine". Listed influences are Disorder, Chaos U.K. Varukers and all the other classics. They come across in that vein, but do not in any way, copy any of those bands. Original stuff with good lyrics. Check It out (ROT) $2 to: Pete Peru / 4611 1/2 152nd St / Lawndale, CA 90260

MISERY "Blinded" EP f Another totally grinding release from Minneapolis’ own MISERY. Four songs this time, one instrumental and three songs with gloomy, nightmarish lyrics. It’s put together better than the first one with more graphics, etc on the lyric sheet there’s even a variety of different color sleeves to choose from. Rumor has It that MISERY have re-mixed their first 7" and are going to have K released in England on Discarded Records.

(Dan) MISERY/P.O. Box3879/Minneapolis, MN 55403

[ MISERY "Crust to Death" 30 min. live tape This tape is more of a good joke around the house than a serious release. It was recorded "live" in N.Y.C. [ on their last tour. It’s funny as shit how often do you hear feedback on the radio?AII the tracks here are , unreleased ex cept "Wealth and Power". Since It was recorded in a radio station, it has fair sound quality. The only place you’H get it is from me (and anyone who recorded it off the radio) and It’s only for trade, as it is a bootleg (and I’m not into profit) made with their permission. Send demos for trade or 7" or just write and make a deal. Cheers-(ROT) RAT/ 2926 Grand Ave. S. / Minneapolis, MN 55408

MORGOTH "Pits of Utumo" demo ’88 These people remind me a lot of Deviated Instinct, but with more metal guitar playing. I don’t know anything about MORGOTH except the tape, as rich from Apocalypse sent it on the demo. Keep an eye peeled for MORGOTH. Ill try to find out more. (ROT) PLEASANT VALLEY CHILDREN "Who Needs Love to Have any Fun?" demo O.K. a bit old now but so what, I’m still going to review it! Now then, have you ever felt In a piss-poor mood, wanted to just go out and fuck shit up? Well, here’s a tape to listen to while you pass time in an anti-social mood. The music is pretty rough-hewn H/C with some pretty downright unpleasant tyrics. For some reason I like It.. (Dan) Pleasant Valley House / 52 Call Lane / Leeds / LSI 6DT/ENGLAND

PROPHECY OF DOOM "Insanity Reigns Supreme’ demo I got this tape from Shrew, the singer of P.O.D., on s trade. CRUST, CRUST, CRUST!! This blows CARCASS out of the water, musically, lyrically and sincerity. Comes with a cool booklet n’ everything. The tape came with their soon to be released 7" and some other raging, piss you off, tunes. Definitely an upcoming power monster insanity band. Brilliant! Cheers to Shrew (ROT) Prophecy Records / Flat 45A, High Street Tewkesbury, Glos / GL20 5BH / England

RECTIFY/BAZZY & THE BUDGIES split LP First, the RECTIFY side. High energy H / C; although still lacking in power, this is way better than their "20th Century" EP. Cool artwork and intelligent lyrics add to their contribution. Now, for BAZZY AND THE BUDGIES: This band is actually members of the DISTURBED with BAZ2Y from "Blown to Bits" fanzine taking on vocals. The outcome is kind of like a 'nice' Chaotic Dischord. Also, lots to read about with this side. (Dan) Bazzy/33 RonaJdshay/Widnes, Cheshire/WA8 OYR

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SAW THROAT "IndeStroy" LP t Quite a change hens from the fast and furious, cynical hardcore previously heard from this band’s predecessor. SORE THROAT. This one seems to be more of a theme album, in this case evolving around the destruction of the Earth by greedy industry. For the most part, the music is slow and dirgish, utilizing a lot of percussion and synthesizers. Included is a poster with a panel of top-notch artwork to accompany the lyrics of each song.The tone here has taken a sharp note os seriousness, very different from the stuff they put out before. (Dan) Manic Ears / P.O. Box 531 / Bristol / BS99 1NG /

TERRIBLE VIRTUE "I.Only Laugh When it Hurts" demo This b a really fucking great demo. For one thing the musk: is raging thrash, but the main thing is that its one of the funniest things I’ve heard in a long time. Not as assholish as Stikky, nor as vindictive. The best song on here is "Gnarly" about S. Cal Skaters "DUUUUDE. they're tearing our ramp down, Awwwwwl" They also have some serious stuff as well; and to top it off they have some hysterical soundbites. (R®T)

TRAGIC MULATTO "Hot Man Pussy" LP Tragic art noize; the Cows meet Babes in Toyiand and | discuss the meaningfulness of Sonic Youth. Is this what Alternative Tentacle has come to? Sold out mold out snuff some coke, pack your bags and get out (Bill)

TRIBE OF RESISTANCE "Smash Apartheid" ep this is the "rough mix" of the soon to be released 7" and it’s really good, sort of like Dead Silence, but with more power and distortion which never hurts. From what I can here of the lyrics (which are very intelligible) subjects touch upon Central America, vivisection, war, and of course, Apartheid. I know nothing about the band except they are very good. Rich from Apocalypse is going to tell me more; I’ll keep you updated. (R0T)

j V/A "This Is My Life not Yours" EP This is a 33 1/3 r.p.m compilation 7" of bands with female vocalists. PMA get two songs, both speedy ragers, DAN do a live version of "Deepest Blue", while both ALPTRAUM GMBH and FFF each do one song.

The song that really stands out is by POTENTIAL THREAT who are going to release a new album on this label. Color vinyi and numbered sleeves for those who care about those kind of things... (Dan) Recordrom Rec. do Gregor Beckman / Rurhallee 1 / 5804 Herdecke/W. Germany

I WRETCHED "In Controluce" EP 1 No disappointment here. Speedy hardcore, a tad more tame than their earlier stuff, but still excellent The | record has two songs, both in Italian, but English I translations are provided. (Dan) Mussi Gianmario/UALOD/ll Muro 179-20142/Milano /Italy

BOB Z. "99 Anarkists" cassette Five acoustical songs including "Medical Waste", “Shopping Mall Fiends of Suburbia", "Ratrace Pierce" as well as the title track. Let me just say this is for everyone from culTunderground music collectors, to SAM, BAD Junkies. Without a doubt this fella should be in Tom Waits’ next movies or possibly even Spike Lee’s. See what I mean? (Bill) c/o 125 E. 23rd St #3Q0 / New York, N Y10010

ROBBING THE POOR TO PAY THE RICH The international Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank together regulate the world's economy for the benefit of the multinational corporations and the governments of the rich nations. The world bank makes loans to poorer countries I for massive projects which produce a profit on the capital invested. Similar loans aremade by large commercial banks including Barclays, NatWest, Lloyds and the Midland*. The schemes that they fund lead directly to disruption and suffering for the masses of people affected as well as destroying the environment i.e. the giant dam projects in Brazil but only the wealthy elite benefit.

The IMF is the debt collection agency for these loans. It imposes "austerity measures" which demand cuts in public spending on health, education and the development and the abolition of subsidies on food and transport.

Wages are reduced and currency devalued. The 'debtor' countries are encouraged to grow cash crops instead of food for their own peoples. It is interesting to note, however, that the IMF does not insist on a decrease in arms expenditures.

1 For the world's ruling clique th debt 'crisis' is simply a dread that the whole rotten carcass of international finance might Crash. The purpose of austerity I measures and debt rescheduling is to allow banks and their allies to keep on bleeding dry the poor nations of Africa and Latin America. The pre - tax profits of Britain's Big Four banks was $4 billion. The banks and the multinationals are making profits out of poverty.

Despite the massive systematic oppression there is world-wide resistance from the people who suffer as a result of the lust for profits of the rich and powerful. In Bolivia there have been six general strikes in two years in protest at austerity measures and in Brazil and elsewhere the poor and dispossessed are organizing to fight back.

The debt is a symptom of a world organized for the benefit of a minority.

Through themselves, the resistance to oppressive institutions like banks and the IMF will continue to increase until all such institutions are completely abolished.

By working together people can create a world based on sharing and cooperation, on freedom, ecology and peace. -GREENPEACE (LONDON) I COLLECTIVE U.S. Savings and Loans are also responsible for the exploitation. Fueled by short-term greed they made many 'high-risk', short term loans to Third World governments. Of course with deflation of foreign currency, the governments cannot pay back the loans on schedule, even with austerity measures. This means a loss for the S & L’s which are now in need of a multi-billion dollar bail-out Irony has it that the S & L’s were set up by the U.S. government to make cheap loans to first time home-owners. Due to their present lack of money, fewer loans can be made causing homelessness in the 'First World’.

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ASSAULT WITH INTENTTO FREE#7/$1.50 8 1/2x11 -offset-32 pages Great 'zine here, with a look not unlike the later issue of MAS. Interviews are with NEUROSIS, HUNGER ARTIST and DEAD HORSE and has the usual reviews, letters, opinions, etc. We also get a look into Anarchism, which comes in the form of an article called "Free Thought" and a printed transcript of a debate | between Richard Barret, head of the American Nationalist Movement and ASSAULT Wlf H INTEWNT I TO FREE fanzine people. The main emphasj* of the zine is music but with an eye towards political stuff.

Great layout and all around good quality make this one to definitely watch for.

P.O. Box 1484 / Oxford, MS 38655

BAD NEWZ #12/$3 8 1/2x11-offset-76 pages This is probably the best fanzine to read on a rainy day; meaning it'll take you the whole day to read everything in itl Bob Z manages to put together quite a wide variety of material and each issue has a new twist of surprises. A large amount of sex orientated photos and cartoons seem to be a re-occuring theme in recent issues. It seems a few people have taken to putting down Bob's efforts because of this, although I see nothing wrong, especially as it doesn’t seem to be out of context Interview-wise, we have the SPNGEHEAD EXPERIENCE (yes, they actually wear sponges on their heads!), THE DWARVES, DEAD STEELMILL...and Dave from Roadkill Records. We j also get to read about the latest exploits of the Kennedys...er...well, some juicy bits anyway, plus loads of live reviews, record reviews, cassette reviews, zeen reviews and enormous of poetry, art-bits and comics.

Bob Z. c/o Sarris Bookmarketing / 125 E. 23rd St #300 / New York, NY 10010

CRISIS POINT #3 / POLKA SLAM #2 split issue/???

51/2x8 1/2 - offset- 112 pages A super thick one here, mainly due to the fact its really two zines in one. This one is supposed to come with a 7" record with songs by BOLT THROWER, CULTURE SHOCK. INSTIGATORS and H.D.O. but I didn’t get it [ with the zine. Oh well, no matter here, I'm just as happy getting the zine because they’re both excellent and would easily stand up in their own right CRISISPOINT, my favorite of the two by a hair, features interviews with H.D.Q., DAN, VICIOUS CIRCLE and HENRY ROLLINS, although it's the great graphic production that really does it for me. Lots of stuff about the Aussie scene here. The POLKA SLAM half has interviews with BOLT THROWER, and INSTIGATORS and load more. The sum of the parts equals a great overall package, even better with the 7" I imagine and has loads of thoughtprovoking reading material.

Steve (CRISIS POINT) c/o 179 Beresford Ave. / Surbiton, Surrey KT5 9LR / England (or) Mark (POLKA SLAM) c/o Elderslie, Polesdon Lane / Send Marsh, Ripley, Surrey GU23 8JX/ England

DISOBEY#2/???

8 1/2x11 -copied-20 pages Lots of great idealism in this ’zine and I say it’s off to a good start being only the second issue. At any rate, we have interviews with OPERATION IVY, POLLUTION CIRCUS, ALPTRAM GMBH, DETONATORS, COWBOY KILLERS, MANIACS, NO COMMENT and DISORDER. Also have some small article bits, scene reports, artwork, vegan recipes....The interviews are short and direct no major deal, but with a little more overall polish, this could turn into a great zine soon.

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THE DORKTIMES#3/$1 5 1/2x8 1/2-copied-12 pages srna^‘ follow effort here. Interviews with BOO HISS THPTBT, THE DISAPOINTMENTS and some reviews and other bits. This fanzine needs more stuff!. ■

DRIBBLING PIG MUCOUS #4/$1 7" x 8 1/2" - copied - 32 pages At first glance we have the average posi-punk fanzine here. This particular one has interviews with 7 SECONDS (Yawn) M.S.I., 5 FT. NOTHING and THE CAUSE. Fortunately on a closer inspection, some pretty decent reading can be found. Material on animal rights, racism and anarchism, as well as reviews, comics, etc.

Mike Simpson 85Tarrow Crest/Ajax, Ontario/ LI5 4W3 /Canada

FACTSHEET FIVE #31 -32/S2 8 1/2" x 11" - offset/ newsprint - 112 pages If you don’t like the way we review your stuff, try sending it this zine. Basically what we have here is a fanzine almost entirely made up of reviews. In fact there’s more reviews in each issue of FF then I hope to do in my lifetime! Mainly fanzines are reviewed but also music, video, games, etc. This is where to look to find out what’s going on in the sub-culture scene.

Mike Gunderioy / 8 Arizona Ave. / Rensselaer, NY 12144-4502

FLIPSIDE #81 and 62 / Must be free because who would pay for it?

8 1/2 x 11 - offset (newsprint) with expensive glossy color-96 pages This has got to be the worst fanzines we’ve ever gotten! So why review it than? Spite, I guess. At any rate, these people think of themselves as the gods of punkdom and it's ’unpunk’ to disagree with them. Who gives a fuck anyway? Not me really...lf you’re into reading interviews with popstars than this one is for you. It may have been good at one time, but there are not enough remaining good points to make it worthwhile.

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FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION #11/$1 8 1/2" x 11" - offset/ newsprint -16 pages A Pennsylvania scene report, an Interview with BIMSKALABAM and the rest of the zine is pretty much devoted to music reviews, mainly in order of what label they appear. A unique idea and worth the read, c/o Frank Peam Jr. / 4992 Indian Trail Road / Northampton, PA 18067

THE HAPPY THRASHER #9/$1.50 8 1/2" x 11"-copied-32 pages Enough to keep any thrasher happy! Actually there’s more to this one than music coverage! Besides the interviews with BLIND APPROACH, DESTRUCTION and PORN ORCHARD, reviews, etc. we have the collection of various bits and pieces which make up my favorite part of this ’zine. This being the art, stories and opinions which give it a VERY cynical view. It’s good! c/o Tin-Ear/2308 N. Sacramento/Orange, CA 92667

HIGHSCHOOL IS A WASTELAND/SI 8 1/2 x 11 - copied - 28 pages By far the biggest and best issue yet Layout is still pretty uncreative but consistent material make this one worth reading. Interviews are with MORAL CRUX, DEAD SILENCE, NO PUN INTENDED, TERMINAL CONFUSION and the PORCELAIN BOYS. We also get a bit of reviews, shows, records and zines, plus opinions and more...Look for Glen’s new ’zine, title still to be announced (he graduated - get it?).

GLEN HIRABAYASHI / 9325 Garrison Way / Eden 1 Prairie, MN 55347 JERSEY BEAT #38/$2 8 1/2 x 11 - offset/newsprint - 48 pages Inside this issue it states that #40 will be the last issue of this long running fanzine - not enough to write about In New Jersey I guess. At any rate, we’ve got interviews with AMERICAN STANDARD and ORIFICE, We’ve got an "exclusive" inside look at the secret lives of punk rock drummers, we’ve got editorials, we’ve got opinions, we’ve got reviews and most of all, we’ve got a layout as boring as FACTSHEET FIVE...OK, that’s maybe a bit extreme. Probably ope of the most consistent fanzines available, although the direction is not my bag.

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The punkalog: Always worth reading. Haven’t you heard by now that MRR is just a clone-zine of the now defunct MAS.?

P.O. Box 288 / Berkeley, CA 94701 POLEMIC#1-3/???

5 1/2x8 1/2 -offset -20-24 pages , This has to be one of my new favorites. Put out by Mick from CHEMICAL WARFARE zine, this one seems to 1 be a more personal vehicle for expression. #1 is 20 has interviews with NOX MORTIS, M ,ittle one with CONDEMNED MINORITY. #2 has interviews with PERJURY and i ADVANCED WARNING. #3 has no interviews what-soever. Really though, the mixture or intelligent articles and creative artwork is what realty keep this one going, j i T!lfre s ver^ ****** here 1 myself in disagreement with and I’ve found this one to be one of the most educating ’zines ever. Straight ahead anarchy in action here and I hope this one continues. All profits from the sales go to the Hunt Saboteurs and #1 comes with an A.LF. poster.

1 POLEMIC o/o 70 High Street / Leicester, LEI 5YP England ’ 666 1/2 #6/ $3

Big. - rubber stamped - Above average number of I pages [ Just when I thought it was safe to go get my mail, another issue of 666 1/2 showed up..AAIIIEEEE!!!.. Actually, this is one of the funniest fanzines I’ve ever read. Besides boring punk rock stuff I we have these really great little anecdotes and stories I which really make this worthwhile. While reading the I "Need an Image" gag article, my roommate pointed out I that he fit into the "noise" label while nobody he knew was a "USA" punk, I even heard he was thinking of I changing Destroy’s name to "Chemical Spillage" as I suggested in the ’zine. As for the punk stuff, we have I some interviews, with THE FIXTURES, DESCONTROL and PROPHECY OF DOOM to name a few, some scene reports and even some reviews thrown in out of I niceness. (If s not realty rubber stampedl) Steve /111 Famingham RD / Caterham, Surrey CR3 8LN / England 1 SKULL SESSION #12 8 1/2 x 11 - copies - 30 pages RAPED teenagers, BRAINDAMAGE, ®|NERICA^ SKELETAL EARTH, NASAL SEX, BEYOND, SUVERSE. Other stuff. "Poser and Hobbes", classifieds (well, sort of...), newspaper clippings, etc. Not at all bad reading and lotsof information about newer H/C bands.

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POLITICAL BRAND This mag has been around for over 100 years. It's basically an anarchist mag with profiles on groups lie Rota Zora, Class War, etc. Unfortunately, it’s all in Swedish, but it does come with an English translation sheet which gives you the gist of the current issue.

Besides that it has Killer fuckin’ graphics, which can be photocopied and be reused. This is definitely one of the best revolutionary papers ever. (R®T) Brand / P.O. Box 150 / 15,104 Q5 / Stockholm, Sweden COUNTER INF0RMATI0N#24/SAE/1RC Newspaper-4 pages A really happening news sheet from Scotland. Major articles concern poll tax resistance but also has news of events happening around the world. This is getting bigger, better and more impressive each issue. Cheers to the people doing it keep up the great workl Pigeonhole Cl, C/o 11 Forth Street / Edinburgh / SCOTLAND

FIGHT BACKJ#2/$1 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 - copied - 24 pages Cool ’radical feminist ’zine here. Actually, this line deals with many issues, mainly based around equality, from Wimmin’s issues to animal rights. Many opinions, articles, poetry, artwork, etc. Highlights include; a great looking cover to start, a well-written piece about the Take Back the Night rally, communiques and a reproducible center flyer. Members of RABL and A.Y.F. are Involved with this project and I really look forward to the next Issue of this fine publication. I’ve heard they may be printing on a monthly basis now.

FIGHT BACK! c/o A.Y.F. / P.O. Box 8585 / Minneapolis, MN 55408

MAGAZINES & PAMPHLETS SOME PLACE LIKE EARTH #4/$.50 I 5 1/2x8 1/2-copied-24pages There’s quite a lot of information crammed into this little zine. Mostly Informational articles on subjects ranging from the Military-Industrial Complex to Iran-Contra I cover-up to squatting. A good collection although the bad layout and low quality reproduction make the reading a bit difficult at times.

LAST MINUTE PRODUCTIONS c/o Chris Caggiano / 1737 Grove St #1 / Ridgewood, NY 11385

YOU CAN DO IT./Free 5 1/2 x 81/2 - copied 4 pages A hand written primer for wimmin’s’ rights issues, of the kind likely to be handed out at pro-choice rallies. It’s put together really well, utilizing decorative art and has a few contact addresses for similar but larger anarchist and feminist organizations. | Phil @ Void c/o Wooden Shoe Books /112s 20th St / Phila, PA

I TORCH (July 15th - September 14th)/$1 Newspaper-8 pages These are the people spearheading the drive towards a national anarchist newspaper, and by judging their L present efforts, it will be something to look forward to. | The first article on the front page is about the crushing f of the anti-govemment uprising in China, but a huge [ article about the Left Green Party In the U.S. seems to I dominate this issue. The last 2 pages are in Spanish 1 and seem to be devoted to an article on Leninism. This I Issue contained a special pull-out edition of ON GOGOL BOULEVARD (see separate review)

TORONTO ECOMEDIABULLETIN/postage 7"x8 1/2“-offset-4 pages Basically a bi-weekly news sheet containing views from I L an anarchist perspective. They do a wonderful Job of I keeping up, but I must admit to disagreement on a lot I I of their opinions.

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YOUTH LIB.#1 /SI ppd.

7 x 8 1/2 - copied - 20 pages | The name pretty much speaks for itself. A zine here dealing with the much overlooked subject of Youth Liberation. Mainly made up of newspaper clippings articles from other sources and opinions of the editor. I | can’t say I agree with all of it but it is interesting noneI the-less.

Syndicat des Eleves / 2035 Boul. St-Laurent / Montreal, Quebec, H2X 2T3 / Canada

XERO-GRAPHIC WARFARE 8 1/2"x 11"-offset-20 pages This specimen being reviewed would more aptly fall under the category of being a book, as to the amount of attention that was given when compiling. What we have is a collection of "Posters of the New York City Music Scene" compiled by Kevin Hein. 25 flyer reproductions in all, they are by many different artists, each with a unique style. There is a small bit by Bob Z in the beginning explaining a little about the situation in New York and the anti-postering laws there. I recommend this to anyone interested in collecting flyers, but it’s also nice to just look at Rayozine Studios / P.O. Box 291 / Cooper Station / New York, NY 10270

NO LONGER SILENT#2/???

51/2x8 1/2 -offset- 20 pages This is quit a nifty little zine with a theme following the title. The contents revolve around spreading anarchist ideals though mini articles, poetry and opinions. The layout and graphic quality is well above average and shows a lot of refreshing creativity. A new addition is a letters section which may grow into a valuable source of communication in the future. Excellent Black Web Productions / P.O. Box 3582 / Tucsan, Arizona 85722

ON GOGOL BOULEVARD Vol. 2, no 3-4 / $1 newspaper - 8 pages A rather small issue here, basically due to money and time problems (sound familiar?). This is basically a | networking bulletin for anarchist activists on both sides of the division between the East* and the ’West\ The big gist of this issue is an article outlining an activists trip to Poland and whats going on there. Lots of Information and a million ways to get Involved, an open door...so what are you waiting for; a written Invitation? | Excellent as always.

151 First Ave #02/New York, NY 10003

SLINGSHOT #29/$1 81/2x11 -offset-24 pages Obviously this Issue, of this San Francisco-based publication, came out Just before the Anarchist I Gathering as a great deal of space is devoted to details | on preparations. Keeping with the idea of a regional Anarchist Journal, this magazine does an excellent job at covering the events of the Bay Area. Some juicy bite in this issue include reports of demonstrations against ! the supreme court's decision on wimmin's' right to have an abortion and a pro-"Day of Action" article.

Strongly suggested.

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CURRENT INVENTORY AS OF NOVEMBER 9th. 1989 12" RECORDS-LP’s APOSTLES / Hymn to Pan ($7) with posters, flyers, etc. - U.K. DAN /Attitude Hits ($7) - U.K. DAN / Kicking Ass at T.J.'s ($7) live LP with bonus ftexi - U.K. DISSENT / Epitome of Democracy ($5.50) - U.S. FLITOX / Radio T. V. Active ($6) - France HELLBASTARD / Heading for Internal Darkness ($8) - U.K. SINS OF THE FLESH / LP ($7) - U.S. SOFA HEAD / 1127 Walnut Ave. ($7) - U.S. RECORDS-EPs <7"1 CRINQER / Zen Bones Zen Flesh ($2) - U.S. DOOM / Police Bastard ($2.50) - U.K. pressing (new cover) EXPATRIATE / No Sleep Til Chugwater...($2) - U.S. HUNGER ARTIST / WhoChanged? ($2) with booklet. - U.S. LIBIDO BOYZ / It's All So Obvious ($2.50) - U.S. MISERY / Blinded ($2.50) - U.S. CASSETTES CRIBDEATH / Shit ($3.50) newest demo (June 1989).

DISSENT / Epitome of Democracy ($5.50) Various / At War with Vivisectors ($3) a benefit tape (C-60) for the Toronto ALF-SG with ANOTHER DESTRUCTIVE SYSTEM, ARM THE INSANE, RABID DEFIANCE, DIOXIN, ADVERSITY, NO FRAUD, MAXIMUM SECURITY, CHAOTIC SUBVERSION, STATE OF DECAY and SQUANDERED MESSAGE. Various/ What is Punk? ($3)aC-90 benefit tape for Toronto ALF-SG with LUNATIC FRINGE, FRATRACIDE, A.P.P.L.E., SOCIAL DECAY, SQUANDERED MESSAGE, DEATH OF GODS, VERDUN, NUNFUCKERS, ANOTHER DESTRUCTIVE SYSTEM, SOCIAL SUICIDE, POWERAGE, CHAOS S.A., DESECRATORS, COMPOS MENTIS, DIOXIN and RABID DEFIANCE. FANZINES Assault With Intent to Free #7 ($1.15 / 4 oz.) with NEUROSIS, HUNGER ARTIST...

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