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    “FEBRUARY 1989 pa\ 1 SIDE: Vain AND LOADS MOREW! NOT RECOMENDED FOR WEAK Mil MINNEAPOLIS ALTERNATIVE SCENE BIMONTHLY { NASISa volunteer-run magazine formed withthe intent to stata regularly publehed communication wiih lie Minneapols and St] | Paul area Aterative i.e, Punk scene. All excess money eamed wil go towards improvements inthis magazine orto projects that wl | | Bont the loca! seane. hough the individual staff members of MAS offer thelr own opin on various subjecl, we offers leters | | section for thase who wish to have their opinions voiced anc strongly urge people todo so here. MAS fs also ¢ supporter of the Ward | | Peacenre whch means many thing ofr peopl. We So ht Wane defo ores wih our oun dete oo | (elated subjects, as all members ofthe staff have widely ranged opinions onthe subject. MAS i also In suppor ofthe loca Anarchist | | Youth Federation in the form of being a voice for them. WAS has no other links Yo the AYF and will not stale condonance for any | activities thereof. MAS comes out on or within a week ofthe frst day of each even numbered mont | @ anti-copywrite 1988, Allrots reserved. Reprinting of anything in ine is OK; all we askis that you give us credit. |CALANDER AND UPDATE: We will stil print calendar of local events in each issue although this one doesn ‘have one because not too much is going ‘on in the near future. As for the Update like We put out between #6 and #7 will not be done again because we fee! itis not worth ‘ur while. instead, we will print an updated version of the calendar on the backside of flyers we distribute, Are you prepared to kill for your government? DIRECTORY: We would ike tostart a directory of bands to prt in MAS. That means that any ands can send as much info as you can fit into a space 4” (across) x 4 1/2" (down) ‘Stuff we would like to see a paragraph or two describing your band and aims, any artwork or logos and possibly a photo. Your entry for the directory must be sent ready to print and be creative!!! | SUBSCRIPTIONS AND RATES: In North America, single issues are available for $2.00 ppd. A sixissue, 1 year ‘subscription can be had for $12.00 For the rest of the worl, single jissue are $2.50 ppd. and a year subscription is $15.00. For air mail outside U.S., add $.50 for each issue, Asmall numberof each issue are set aside for prisoners and people with no income. These are free. BACK ISSUES: ‘Are only avaliable through Distribution; see next page. |AD SIZES AND RATES: ‘WS page: (2 1/2"x5"down) $19 13 page: (5°x5" or 2 1/2" x 10" down) $20 12 page: (7 1/2" x 5"down) $30 Back cover: (7 1/2" x 8° dawn) $10 ‘We would like to trade ads with Jother fanzines and we can also trade ad }space for one of your products ete. The Inew higher rates are only because our [costs per page 's going way up. Ciassified ads are aiso available ‘and the rates are as follows First 35 words are free, 36 wewds are $+ 195-7 words are $2 a: longer than that. 42 ‘BULK ORDERS: Get your friends together to order MAS at the same time or sell them yourself. we'll sell them to you for $1.10 ppd. each for Orders of 10 or more. We would lke. the {cash up front for your order and please add $.40 per issue orcered 01 America ‘We would prefer any payments made to MAS fo be in U.S. cash to make things easier for is. Be careful sending i through the mall and make sure i is well concealed. if you must use a check or ona otter piease make it pay. idiNUS. dollars es any ‘STAFF FOR MAS #7. Lyssa, Dan (editor and layout) Rey. John, Rev. Phil, and Felix. Mark, CONTRIBUTORS FOR MAS 47: Persona non Grata, Al, Tom A, Paul Kuehl & Leon Rohrbaugh, Jon G., Pat Palin, John 7 NAUSEA, Bob Z., John Crawford, Jez Nanker, Nick Skrade, Gary Sandwick and anyone forgotten, ‘SPECIAL THANKS DEPARTMENT: Since | started to thank people a few issues back, it only seems iting to do the same now, sohere is Dan’s thank list for the last little whiles. Thanks a bunch toA\, Alicia, Mark, Jenny, Dale, Jennifer and Lyssa for putting me up and putting ‘up with me! Also, thanks to all the contributors, the people who actually retum my letters and the people who give Us a chance and suppor the ‘zine. FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH. Not a whole fuck of a lot, but Oan is going to do a top 10 list for the last few months just because | want to 1. CONFLICT: "The Final Conflict” LP 2. SUBVERT: “The Madness." EP 3. DAN: "Mather with Child and Bunny” 4. Rise or Fall #2 5, Bad Newz #10 EX: “Le Clan des Chaotiques” LP 7. CRINGER: "Zen Flesh, Zen Bones" 8. "At War with Vivisectore” Comp, tape 8. VICTIMS FAMILY: New LP & EP (0. NAPALM DEATH: New LP & EP ‘There's also loads of other good stuff I've come across in the last month or so but {re too numerous to mention them al. DEADLINE FOR MAS #8: Contributions, ads, etc. must be received "io later than March 15 in order to be printed in the April issue. Think spring! Lets get those band directory entries in OK? NOTE ABOUT CONTRIBUTIONS: Any contributions, ads, etc. containing ‘Sexist, racist or facist Sentiment will be tossed in the trash bin without a second thought. Got it? MAS DISTRIBUTION: Dan from the MAS Slaft is starting a non-profit wisinbution Service. The goal is to get an alternative source for getting music, zines, ete. Record shops have a tendency to mark pnces way up, especially on imports, to fhe point where no one can afford them, In order to pay expenses a small markup (10-15%) will be added which is much Tess than most retailers, We have a sinall selection of with and hope to hav: ture, includin Prices go base price (lke if we sell them at shows) / postage in Noth America / Pos ecb ae a Fanzines MAS #3; pulled from shelves due to a certain fuckup by a certain editor, this ‘one was pulled from the shelves halfway through the run. Now that no further harm can be done to people involved, the remaining copies are being released Coolest feature is a giant Belgian scene Topo S98" Sbpge 8.80 /81.00/ 81 30 MAS #5; due to extremely high demand, a ‘special second printing of 100 additional copies was made. Has interviews with UBIDO BOYZ, IRON FIST, GOVERNMENT ISSUE, the A..F, and a 12 page anarchist primer included free, S'x8", 40pgs. $1 /$1.50/$2 MAS 46; The special “Animal Lib” issue. Jam packed fullofinfo on that subject as well as the usual stuff. biagest issue prior tothe release of this. Only a few left and there will be no second printing because this one was a loss to make. S*xé", 52pqs. $1/$1.50/ $2 Bad Newz #10; a large ‘zine here packed {ull of interviews (VICTIM'S FAMILY, THE RADICTS, THE RESISTORS to name a few) cool production, jammed full of defiant stuff and loads more. $1.75 / $2.50 /$3.50 Tapes CRIBDEATH: members of this local band have donated their last 20 demo tapes to MAS in order to help us get started, Originally released as 2 30 minute tape, this version contains an extra 60 minutes of early live recordings and more from this widely unpublcised local band Limited number and once these are gone, 110 more will be available lyrics and lots Of info included. $2/$3/$4 What is _Punk?™ Generic Tapes comp."Buzz S* benefit C-90 tape compliation featuring LUNATIC FRINGE, APP.LE., LARM, DEVIATED INSTINCT ‘and 15 more from around the word. All money raised goes to the Toronto ALF support group. $3/ $4 /$5 ‘At War with Vivsectors Generic Tapes comp “Buzz 4” featuring ARM THE INSANE, “ANOTHER DESTRUCTIVE ‘SYSTEM, CHAOTIC SUBVERSION and 6 other bands. This is a C-60 tape and is also a benefit for the Toronto ALF-SG. Free the 5! $2 /$3/$4 Weare locking for more stuff to distribute and would especially like to do | locat stuff, Send SASE for more up to | a date catalogs and stuff that didn't fit here. If your band will let us cistribute at your shows, please contact Dan at MAS. Ps. COVE 1s BY AL AND cenmee. Foster 's BY Dan ~- B/E ‘Send letters, scene reports, ete, to MINNEAPOLIS ALTERNATIVE SCENE MINNEAPOLIS. MN 5541 sh 3 Learn about and discuss the effects of racism, and what can be done to stop it Meet every Tuesday right for eight ‘weeks starting January 17th at 7 P.M, Walker Library (Lagoon & Hennipen) Everyone is Welcome! For more info call Bear at 374-2719 ARA Anti-Racist Action P.O. Box 7471 ‘Mpls, MN 55407 ‘Anti-Racist Action as.a youth Group fighting racism through ‘education and direct action. = WE WANT YOUR When | first heard of the AAA | thought it was! great. ve always been very racist. | thought | could actually ‘eliminate the problem of letters later, | still haven't recieved! anything. Ail | would like is some! ‘communication. if anyone from the! ‘R.A. is reading this please write to: | would also like to respond to another letter in issue #5. it was the| ‘one eritcizing the scone. | have to} f people talk about how great unity is and that we should all try fo unite. Yet, these same people are probably the hardest people to meet. A lot of people! 'seem to be complacent with the group! of friends they have now. Very few People make the slightost effort to! Meet new people or make new friends| fat shows. If people really care, then! wih is this the case? We're not really a [scene until people really get to know! feach other. if there are people care! then make a change, If you've ever read “Outside Looking In” by! ‘ARTIFICIAL PEACE you'l know how |! feel Finally, | would ike to make ai criticism of the article teling people not! fo vote. It stated that over 70 milion! ‘people who didn't vote in the '@4} ‘election told the government, “Your system sucks, it is hopeless and I refuse to play’ your silly games.” Not voting does make a statement, but this! Isnitit. What it says is the average Joe! doesnt give a shit about what's going! fon. The system loves this. The more! ‘Not voting isnt the solution, neither is ‘voting for that matter. It's obvious the system needs to change but we need better solutions. t's not that simple, is ail tm trying to say. For anyone who 2 Would ike to exchange ideas, write me, ‘Thanks, Scooter Hansen / 11788 Red Fox Dr. / Maple Grave, MN 55363, = PS. why do Rev. Phil and Hi zz Rev. John call themselves Rev.? which we have not been Sd ableto get either. Also, judging by the ‘amount of other people who write to me: and el me the same thin, you are not the only one in this predicament. Mako Ee Sure you have the right zip ‘code on about the time this is out. tis being put = together by different people sor ‘hopefully they will be more responsive. Et 4 just found out they wil be having’ regular educational meetings weekly for eight weeks starting January 17th (See Calander) Es As for my response to the’ problems with scene unity, the LIBIDO Et BOYZ came up with a neat idea which was originally spawned by the fact that 2 Rev John siad he didn't know anybody & at shows in his column a while back = Anyway, thei sollution was to hand out name tages at shows. If everyone: would wear one of those “hello, my EH ‘name is." would make things a little E ‘easier, although it may seem a bit sly = at frst, Why do this at just LB shows?’ introducing = yourself to me. If you see me walking = own the street, aia show or whatever, dont feel shy, just introduce yourself, or say “hi, your fanzine sicks,” ort Whatever. “My jacket was the’ one = Pictured in the “Intro to Animal Rights” T= article, so if you see anyone wearing =5 that coat, i's me, and | only bite if = provoked, = ‘As for the article on not: voting, all | really want to say is that: the ideas presented in that articie are Tp those of RABL. I hope that somebody 32 in that organization will write in and $5 {complacent the people, the more powerl r the greedy assholes we all hate. ‘etend it. Although it may or may not ‘be the beliefs of the MAS staff, ! dont feel responsible for the contents and the ideas contained within that particular article. | decided to print it because it gave people a good idea What RABL is about and | thought a different veiw the election was needed. Somy it took so long to print this leter but it came a few days too late to be printed in the last issue and Dear MAS, There's one thing | want to know. Does anyone count in the scene if their not a Baldie? It sure doesnt ‘800m like it. At Blind Approach on Jan. ‘Sth this was the case, Them and other bands said crap ike, “Skins unite! Baldies “unite! Swaight edge skins unite! People without hair unite! It's like it you don't fit into their social Clique you don't count. Same with the ARA It's Baidies only group, Oh y they ‘say stuff lke "Every one's Welcome.” Ya right! We feel welcome when you don't even want us at shows, You guys are the biggest trendies ‘around. If we don't conform to your rules we don't count. I'm wrting this letter to tell you we do count | aimost laugh when you sing along about unity at a show. Give us a break! You guys are just happy with your litle gang: you ‘couldn’ give a shit about unity outside Your group of friends, Gee, | wonder Why people leave the scene so often, ‘They're not the ones who are fucked, you are! Next time a skinhead band (yes, that "includes Blind Approach) || would appreciate you Putting “Baldies only’ on the fliers, it Would save the rest of us a lot of frustration. You can have your trendy, ‘stuck up, macho social group. The rest of us want no part of it. We're stl looking for an alternative. | know it's, hard, but think about it, P.S, Name withheld because this letter ‘deals with a violent, closeminded group that doesn't ke others to speak out and state their ideas Cerca eee ou are roe ony one who tas te Coot gee te moor | teat no ee, Galion hat see eo porconage "or "crema Smt inteade that | wou hate en ea Tobe conpltay hewarae an, a oor Spree Se pis Aferaive Scene, Cl i Dart "an animal resources, Tey Thave in" common’ with” many ‘area skinheads is an anti-racist sentiment. That is al. For the most part, | have also come to the conctusion that many ‘skinheads are just a bunch of jocks and/or rednecks who where too macho cr uncaring to be punks or anyone else. Becoming a skinhead is such an easy way to fit in to a group, that it's ‘obvious to see what kind of sheep Just thought I'd let you know 3 could easily have survived off the plant how cool #6 was. A Jot of my fiends § life in the regionbut they choose to have borowed H.A.S. and are realy {hunt as well, presumably due to the getting involved with ANAL RIGHTS, 2 pleasure of eating meat (cant stand VEGETARIANISM, ETC, Also a few the stuff myself), t would have been have done school reports on the 3 far easier to just Yorage for their food. subject 3 They alsowore fur and leather, as do i By now issue #7 is well under § (well, | don't wear fur, | agree that it is ‘way and I'dont know what its about 3 looked upon as a social symbol in our many ofthem are. yet. anyways RACISM is areal big 3 society). But | cid not buy this leather Aso, skinheads in the area ZE ‘ove today. 0 k would be Coo! it you 4 new, | cid not support a company that have beer resorting te punk-bashing 0 Zr gid an issue on the subject. | dont 4 does temble things to animals. | tink get their kicks ffm really geting ited of hearing stores trom ‘tiends about getting physicaly harased by skinheads. Fuck unity, you won't get mine anymore. Its about time some skinheads stop stepping on people's toes and is also about tino we start fighting back. 1 for ane have not put up with any of ths shit and wil also stick up for my tends in. similar situations. m not saying al skinheads are bad but | realy tied of 0 many ‘mache, neotacis, hypocrtcat atttudes. | often regret ever putting “skins and punks unite” on the front cover of MAS #2. ASTOrARA, | feel that the particular people who are involved with that, including @ number of bales, know if you have done one _already 3 what am suggesting that this society because 'm kinda new io MAS, solm4 has a sek atfude toward other Wing sending some articles on racism that 1 creatures. It looks upon them as a found at my school. They are a couple Z Commodty for proft, not as belngs like of years old but stil ful of info, Thanks = Us, because we too are animals, we do alot, D@N@RCHY 89, Dan Michener /T have a place in the foodchain 74912 1st Ave. S./Bumsville, MN 3 e00systems. We must realize the need pee 3 for conservation of these ecosystems and our place in them, We should look Ban, = "Ea lesson. trom so-called primitive Although our Animal Rights % cutures. and their outlooks, most of Issue was a very big success, ft/s a them with nature, not against it Most ‘general feeling among the staff to not © of them ate meat, wore leather, but do any more special issues. This is & they understood what they were doing because the particular subject Thanx for the time, Keep the faith ard featured may tum some indlviquals off © subvert @ lan R-W / 3634 Interlake J andthus, they may not read it for other & Seattle, Washington 98301 things inside. We wil put the sent 3 P.S. This is an unrelated issue, but ‘materials to good use in future articles 3 important it concems drug use, | hear a genuinely believe in unity as a stand 3 nowever Thanks -DAN Zot of people bitching about against racism and bigotry in general. | - McDonalds, an the tke tha's great, think that the APA rai afl of & Mer reading WAS Woon arial Te 3 won pace ane ke thas great, but progress towards real unity amidst al! felt compelled to wie in. Firsty, | H the dns trace vs ere ot ie eae the bullshit | think the people at A.R.A 3 consider myself an_ animal rights & oppressive industries in the World and deserve a little credit for trying and |Z advocate. | am a vegetarian and | am every time you buy drugs, you support hope they Keep up what theyre doing, jz ant-vvisecion, | also suppor diect tone” of pain. and suftorng. hort {im rot tying to stan a skn- action and animal ibeaton. But | do Something ta think bows tor Poca ost punk war but Im expressing my take exception to some Views Hite iiega centr aerate Der ea & presented. I'do not wish to attack the a ett ‘views of the writer, but rather stimulate 23 additional though on the subject. As | stated before, | am a ‘Mark isn't at hand to respond vegetarian, not because | think it i # to your views on hunting the wrote tre ‘wrong to eat meat moraly, but because T article) so /' fll in as briefly an best | |1do not have time to kill other living E Gan First fwe lve ina civilzed creatures. You suggest that hunters Ht Such as our own front hunch we ort are cruel and inhumane, that they look 1 ave any need for loling of enrnais for at hunting a a spor. | ived in a small food er ane coker nec te baer town in Oregon for several years and 1 witnessed hunting first-hand and as far ‘over the course of my time there met as / have witnessed, it is just ar quite a few hunters. Most of them Tr excuse to shoot off you expensive’ Hunted for the following. feasons: = puns. Tell me what's worse. suppring| Economically it is cheaper it is much Et Qiioyae or sunaacine a, Steere cheaper to to kil the animal yourself # ayaa or ccPbomrg Ine, wenpons than to buy it in a store. Where a 5 fimnasota, you ake have. ie” Duy person buying meat at Safeway is E spacial liscences and permits (oNen imarest ot te et haus a urtr & cele’ ames] in oder hunt, There interest of the meat industry, a hur Teed You willhave enough meat to support his or B fave” vaguely “refered fo how: her famiy for months off just one Kill & Supporting Safeway bad, | souls You ‘suggested that naive cutures agree worse multinationals are uceg everyone Could set aside their egoslae hunt due to need, opposed to pleasure. = cur world out by hunting, we are raping tnd won tostor~ 6 Wane’ / oie Mee Me Pace, Northwest. the H the won cuco aeht on we toes Scott Av S/Mols_MN. $5449 native, people wore blessed win an Et cau weary a Maury Wut HoT extremely abundant environment, bath 5 wage Batiog © at) aS Fight racism” & "Anti- racist t0 me means tonight prejudism, to fight. arrow minds, towake people up to the: real world: a movernent.in which no one: ‘should feel inferior or excluded, Walk: together, Rock together! Right. It ‘seems that in allthis talk an idea has: een lost or perhaps forgotten. The: idea of equality and unity in the scene, “ir kids are nied, they will never be: divides" What's happening? Everyone: has their own litle group, their own: ique’ if you wil. | don't know about you but the whole, “SKINS UNITE" ‘thing, has got me reallly frustrated: | mean - shouldn't it be for everyone to: work together? Everyone, wheather: 'you have hair or not. EVERYONE. WHO: BELIVES IN FIGHTING RACISM! I ot pointing any fingers, I just wish th ‘consumers, Huge amounts of land’ in z khown as neo-colonialism. OF course, MN ore counties eapadaly in Gonzal & many obi’ esa che cher COLU w+ BBB Sou Ansc ae devoted io ta’ meat Re len, oe, te raising beef. This is one of the most Er ingredients for soft drinks, and destructive forms of agricuiture in the EE chocolate. The idea I'm trying to convey worid today. In order to have grazing E through is that wo lve in-a WORLD lands the ranchers must cut-down EE system, Our actions inthe richer millions of acres of irreplaceable tropical & nations help perpetuate the starvation ffs rainforest. Once the trees are cut away & and oppression of the rest of world's the fragile ecosystem which has & peoples and animals. Many changes in evolved over thousands of years is the system will be necessary on both destroyed. Vital topsoil washes away & ends of the parasitic cycie. We can start with heavy tropical rains. In as few as ¢E through educating ourselves and our three to five years after being converted = friends while making changes in our to pasture, the land becomes useless, a lifestyles. We have the power to. start veritable “desert. So what? These S making these changes merely with what forests are rapidly disappearing forever. = we buy and eat ‘With them go millions of species of Potentially beneficial (ie. new crops or = Bg Pharmaceuticals) plants, and animals = AMM extinct forever. Deforestation also = destroys our delicate climatic balance. = Rain for the northem hemisphere often = forms over the vast moisture laden = jungles of South America. As these = areas capacity to hold water is = eliminated, where do you think the water = [ag .goes? Down the Amazon and out to sea xB Note: due toa communication error, Greetings, this is Felix of the AYE. you may have seen my Interview in the last issue or one of my old ‘zines (Selzure, Off Center, Jberated Zone). I've decided contribute to MAS. from now on instead of putting out LZ. One aspect’ of being a ‘vegetarian that many people averiook is he difference it makes to the lervironment. Animal products are very inefficient in the amount of energy and resources needed to make a similar ‘amount of vegetable nutrition. Animal Products are not only unheaithy for you SP (not to mention the dead animal, but they use more land, water, labor, ete. than necessary. In other words, the eweranimal products we consume, the ‘more food wil be around for everyone. This alone won't end hunger but t's. step away from the wasteful system of today. Meat is just one example of how Mutinational Corporations destroy Third World nations for the benefit of U.S, Examined in a global context, this summers drought was no” mere ‘coincidence. One. must also wonder about all the land in poor counties with growing populations going to feed “American beefeaters. How ironic when imilions of people in the Third World, = Questions can be addressed to me by most them employed in agricuture, see = Writing MAS. | am actually a legally titled {hei land goto grow cash export crops & Rev. through the Amercan Follwship, instead of food for thelr own peopl, The Church in Montery, Calfomi, This tthe feash.ffom these “crops of course 2 S8Me afltion tat sponsors Rev. Phi benefits mainly sem-feadal landiords, & If you desire ths ttle’ just ask iv care corporate food merchants, and MAS. I's not a freebee, but it aint government officials who squander the = ©xPensive elther, and jeez, it looks hard eamed money of their nations on = Qfeat on check blanks. Now, pertinent overly large armies and elaborate = stuff: Me. Ihave been nothing short of 2 parades. This cycle is part of what is #,S0cial hermit forthe last several months a Alright, the question of this Reverend business needs clarification | guess, Fine then, Iwill Reverend simply means tohave a deep respect. | do. Any more [eae ‘alt their beet) (G1is, Fgce it) Ge¥ me IS faethe Dooley sci Well as me dad was)| ae eee ae? ond sta a Py thet it w eon GBou'te Jooking) )| he Kind to alt the eee a | Ere boo meet a Gee in — het 9 \ . ) H At Sadie | Sees ReigD j Senoush to it ence.) SWhet ran Sh Ae beon) Br ardihe Sonvedeion ott otal ny lal i viages GRE TERE S page eerie nC EE {wo columns did nothing but preach 3} Question posed: To be a big fish in small H ready to go, any others are interested irect involvement for the salvation of 7 ponds or just a different species lost in Hplease contact me through MAS. FEE the rebult scene. | basically fucked that 31 an ocean. The factions that have 2 Discontentedness can be purged by just up, Excuse: Employment. | need to £2 spawned off of the scene are numerous 24 coming up with solutions, too. Now that, address this bit of reality for a moment, £5 and as a collective 'm sure we are quite Hhave thoroughly discussed this by the porion of my lfe that | live that is large in number, including all {venting in this column, | quoss can: theoretically supporting another portion £3 sympathizers, probably very large. The 2 retum to my usual schedule and hope | ‘ofmy ite, Now | really have litle reason &% current problem weare faced with is that Manage to be more accessible this next {o bitch about my ife thus far, but yet, | 3 of channeling enough energy of make a 2 month. Urrrggghhil! | hope a change: find mysett continually more and more & wave that wil have any effect that can does happen and that this utopian discontented. | believe that much of this [3 be actually experienced. IF it happens x fantasy can materialize soon, as: |s due to the mass of Knuckleheads that [at allt is infrequent to be sure, When it something needs to change, beating my’ | must confront daily in the course of my EE does happen that a wave has an effect it Zhead against the wall of society gets life do not mean to single out anyone (his negatvized by the media, eg, Rab's & frustrating after awhile. I you het any in particular, but rather! mean to point Gr exposure during the pfotests at Srother solutions, let me know. my finger head and wave my hand 52 Hennepin/Lake. Geographical relocation towards all, including myself. | believe 52 doesnt mean to necescaniy ‘close up certain members to exist whom do so by the eyes of care about problems in the explating the other members. It is when = world, but | believe that it would certainly \ personally arm exploted that | become ZZ help place the focus of energy where FES most discontent. Problem is that | keep 3x impact would be most closely felt by finding examples of how | am being used 3 those who ‘cared about the Comes as a pawn in someone else's “chess 2 rather than spending what tle precious game far too often. Vague? Examples: ZF energy we have to correct or even to Pollution, interest rates on any type of 3x destroy icons of error that are praised credit, homeless populations, legalized TE by those who are exploited and revel in terrorism of the police state, insurance [= that explotation because, for them, & fates, constant instilation of =e means t means having the abilty to pay Competitive sporting events, etc... ad@ta mortgage, have a wife, kids, a car, nauseum. The options to defer from etc. | also provides the false illusion that these modes are few, and this needs SE maybe someday they wil be promoted to attention. One option is_the creation of the position of expioiter themselves. | groups ike ARA, AYF, some local Zr do not want to make their world better, bands, MAS itself. These’are options to SE they do not want me to improve thelr vent the aiscontent. am in search of S word. This may be the solution to the something more than a vent, | amt conflict that occurs when the different looking for a community, a physical 2x worids collide. We make a move en: reality, a tangible living breathing people S= masse to do a disappearing act on the: founded community. Utopia, perhaps. 5 fucked-up society we keep trying. to: Hippie type shit, "“maybe.' Different fr improve upon. We reappear in a: country, Ro. Very simply, a move to ac predesignated vilage around the area to%5 3, Teil any local band how much yo very small preexisting | community & create a better microcosm for those who =5 enjoy her speed metal influences whereby the population would consist off choose to contribute to it, rather thane 4: Grng a keg of Coors to a party with ¥ ‘ke minded individuals, There are such Zr having the cument stuation where any 22 cise aca Gag or tne euaighted towns available. Lite, unincorporated EE steps gained to a better word are: = Saoeseaseseseae Hail All ye brothers and sisters trapped here on Yaweh's rock. AS a member of the local welcoming committee, I'v decided to make a list of helpful hints to improve relations for people from out of town, 5 when she was mighty drunk. Jobal Records @ divisien| oF OME/Thermetech. whe o chum, Qe ere, Eis NSsiuge 18 trol) 2) a‘ (emi eS SS SS SS TOS. 5. Eat lots of hot dogs, 8. Bring up the fer points of Ayn Rand's philosophical views. 7 ami to being arise. 8. Disregard al Engish and German musie as uter trash 8. Bea vocal gay male 10. Spor ots of Nazi regalia, Folowthese tps and the locals wil just ove you t'm coming to be truly amazed by the; Incredible senses of humor or complete fucking lack thereof Ive seen lately "ve also been informed that art, higher’ education, music, and any cultural acts are pretentious shit unless they'e for "The Cause". That's really il, | recall seeing a film dip ofa certain Nazi leader’ making a speech which started: “When I Tear the word culture, | reach for my’ gun” Listen people, the world does. not spin on propaganda alone. Alot of those ‘ld wring types have a lotof interesting things to say and the advantage of living under a variety of circumstances nelther you or | will ever experience(Dont | ‘sound like an ad for the library). Life isa diverse and complex thing and if you close your mind into one perspective, the tour almost as ignorant as the people you hate. Culture is not a crime, arts and iterature are the expression of ‘deals of millions of people and we as ‘Americans are sadly lacking ini. 'm not saying start opera hopping, but tty to ‘Keep your mind open. Oh, and my tuck you of the month goes' out to that bastard whose machine gunned the chiidren in Stockton, hope you rot in hell fucking scumbag. ‘As always, I'm not always right, if you are, write to Rev. Phil c/o MAS. (Why | call myself a Reverend, because legally | was one(but | seemed to have | misplaced my card). Yea and verily & hath been said | preach a bit too much ‘And last but not least, unlike most of my ‘writing counterparts, | am not an atheist ‘and while | dislike organized religion, | do have some belief in spirituality. Besides, | do a hella good Evangelical imitation, and | know some biblical quotes well enough to piss_off some bom agains. LATE. NIGI DAK KG From the outset of the ereation of this ‘zine, one of the goals | had in mind was to aive fair coverage 10 the! bands, people and happenings. that Take Up our local scene. One thing this Zine has shown me is that there isa lt cf bullshit and hypocracy going around. U really hate to tak about unity in our scene but i's about time some lines are drawn. By drawing a line | mean that there's some people who | could ‘Question whose side they'e really on ~ To slat out with, there's. too mary fame (and money) hungry individuals out there. I've been witness 10 a lot of petty whining about certain ‘people being slagged off for far reason, thus tamishing their “godlike” image. Oh poor, fucking baby, 30 I think youre a Joke. Well sory ut the joke's on you and all the scene-leachingfith just lke 'you. | might as well go on about How inteligent THE EXPLOITED are because Tim fucking sick of wring about how COOL some people are when they're realy a bunch idiots. Im not directing this at any single people in particular but! there are a tew people that should think! ‘about what ! am saying and think about it “Punk Yor punk’s sake" “has really gotten a little old. The people in it {for fashion (or a fuck) really make me sick. That definition died a long time ago ‘or haven't you heard? I'm somry but G. ‘Allen, THE MENTORS, THE EXPLOITED, THE MISFITS and all the ‘other, advocates of “fashion-shock- bunk" nonsense really are a scar to what Punk evolved into. | though punk had ‘matured from such childish things 5 years ago. it's like a bad. trip remembered; a regression of attitudes, This brings me to the point of [whose side are you on? Now whoam | to ‘Grawany lines you say but read on and jyoull understand. “Are you jin it for {ashion? Are you init fora fuck? Are you a big, bad macho shit oris that just your image? Basically, we live in a society ‘of control, manipulation and coercion, Life is too short to be filled with fear, hate, violence and domination. By fiting into your lite apathetic punk or skin niche, you only perpetuate and breed the comuption of life on Earth. Are you the oppressed or are you the ‘oppressor? Where can any lines be ‘drawn? | don’t know what started it off, but the new punk rock trend isto slag off anyone or band who has something halt ‘way inteligent to say. Worshiping Sid Vicious is back in style. I's almost as if bands these days are too caught up in “having fun" to write about poltics or {maybe they find the topic too complex jand can't even write inteligently about i. Justa, few of things we should new, it hos been \ecovelings = gre pepetion ‘Eady ) imy long Standing @ Policy, do only review) ecive) 1 it. (for 005 15- VG ind of = hate Seid befor FE Heel if 15 ampsssible’| ‘to give @ Fail Feview, tro record after fyeive actually Paid Unt otlonately = only re one S| Promo this Yeara 7? je trom the Gnarly} Skateboards proms’ Bot Geondme's; gure 10 achieve | Ws about "90 further into, time we worked t the world and free ‘ourselves from the shackles of modem: human sociely. i's not hard to educate: 'youreelf and itis the first step towards a (greater understanding of the major problems of modern society. 1) FREEDOM is something we all must: work together to achieve. Now you may hink we live in a free society but how: free are you really? Our lives are: ‘controlled by such things as cost of: ing, prefabricated education, jobs, Xgovernment, consumerism and’ count: less other ways. We are abused by the: system which claims to give us freedom: land expects us to keep quiet and be thankful for what litle freedom we really have! "Be thankful that you're not in Russia because you couldn't even say that there." Fuck that! We are controlled in other ways ike TV propaganda to blindly falow orders. Just because our freedom is more apparent, we are just as much slaves as anyone else, ‘Consumerism and fashion Is a big part of this. Women are targeted constantly about their looks. By feeding off of stereotypes and insecurties Created by such things as advertising and fashion only to sell products and ‘make a profit. The same goes with punk shit: are you going to buy that “Anarchy” tshirt just because of what it has printed on it? Stop and think of who you are supporting; most likely it would not be benefitting any anarchists; just lining some joker's pockets. Have you ever ‘stopped to think of all the people you ‘Support ust because of fashion? 2) EQUALITY is so vitally needed in this ‘world, in an anarchist society, peopie can live together without dominating one another with the knowledge » that everyone else will do likewise. No ‘control, no domination. We are born into this worid already set in our place, be it animal or human, and we have litle Control over our status, Through ripuiation and tradition we are divided by race, sex and nationality. A Small ercentage of clever and self-serving See perfectly ft to keep the rest ded and unequal to serve thei Own greedy ends. it 1s about time we fight back and smashed down all of inequality. Government, ising wealth must be destroyed in order fo have a far more ‘equal word to lve in Vio tad a letter this month saying that by not voung, we are teling ihe goverment we don't care whal they do and we are to apathetic 2 ' don't give a toss what they. think because | strongly belive that absoiute Power corrupts absolutely i nave a See ‘ice, | dont naed ‘someone else TSE Yolraled by Te at alt | cat aoe To" make my rules for me and | defiritely E constructive point of these people being don't need someone I've never met tobe 4 tolerated within the scene. Who am Ito my ruler; my master. Through individual draw the line? | cant. We all must actions, we can al start to take control & together because if we are to. destroy: four own lives. togeth Power, we have to do it together. The an Domination through violence is eran few skins and punks who fall to fr Nae rae a the world TF co-exist with the rest of the scene in a oiay- Using force to achieve one 2 cooperative manor area constant threat fa views | goals over Fito our over-all unity. How much longer another's has been the cause of just ore you going to shan’ pa ge about every major war in the history of 3 Sted Sn? How much onger ay you humankind. Sexual violence is ancther az aj Pen cy, gow much longer wil you form of violence. that must not be de h ignored. It is bread through the dx avs the line? Not me pal, | just write Manipulation and — stereotypes society creates, Women are often Viewed as sex objects because that's how they are depicted on T.V. and bilboarda “strive to Survive: Causing the record by FLUX OF PINK INDIANS but it ig alo a moto | ty to live by. Contrary to rumors spread by some lying bastard, Fim nota paeist nor ai | ever claim to be. Athough I find. violence and ‘war appaling, cannot st back while myselt or others are being physically assaulted = ;." or abused. What would you do if you Zt years Ive noted s staring orange in were out at right and you came across a == the landscape inthe wooded areas tha rape jin progress? Chances are you Tide in. One. such area Is the, woods would try to stop it using physical around Cedar Lake where the infamous ‘means; understand: where I'm coming Fr «hidden Beach’ is. Now Cedar Lake is a soy small body of water surrounded by a thik rng frees and then eneicled by railroad tracks that “come from the industria parts of downtown Minneapolis fnd St Louis Park. The lake and weods have remained basialy the same ince Ne. began spending) my afleroons there rang the hls and it tral that wind around. What scares me is what happened tothe airoad elds, “Tree years ago, the tracks cut through afield wth seatlered trees, walathigh grass and weeds. A yea late the tees were chopped down, the hills Wore carved out and Matted and in place wooden houses came; built with the same storie style that infest suburbs all over America today. A year & lalerthe grass and weeds were ut ave) to be replaced with cin. roads. and storage ‘sheds to house the heavy tractors, bulldozers and tucks that sk there now. Laat summer constuction erewe began’ bulding a bridge. that crosses the tracks, a commie pacoway, and is being bull to save Givers an estimated 30 seconds when traveling tom te Cedar Lake neighbor hood t0 Lake Calhoun afew blocks aeay. Now all of what I've just said ‘may not be too clear on how this relates to our scene. Take a minute, step back and analyze yourself, your actions and ‘what you preach. Can you honestly say ‘you are working for a better society or the perpetuation of the bog in. which unk rock has sank itsett into, Now | would like to talk about something a bit less abstract and idealistic. There has been a lot of shit flying around lately; meaning harsh words, lies, slander and worse conceming a few individuals in the scene. | wish the stories would stop because this kind of shit really hurts the seene. | could really care less about your petty fucking arguments because they only destroy the moverent we are helping create, ‘Can you be so seif- centered? Do you know who you are hurting? This. shit has gone on tong enough, Dont blame me when everything falls apart around you because don't want tohave any part of this silly behav. Id also lke to address the very real problem of violence within our scene. There are a certain fow individuals who ! would consider to hatbor facist tendencies. These same people are prone to violent outburst against anyone who disagrees with them, Let's go back to drawing the fine: Ez oe, I think you fucked up. One thing «s ior sure, the vioient fucks ys not be ee Now sorry that it seems I'm 54 rambling on but I'm just trying to show what building contractors and big business do to change a woodland area rte a contract and a paycheck. As our

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