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The Profane Existence Collective (referred to occasionally as 'P.E.') is a Minneapolis-based[1] Anarcho-Punk collective. Established in 1989,[2] the collective publishes a nationally-known[3] zine (also called "Profane Existence"), as well as releasing and distributing anarcho-punk, crust, and grindcore music,[4] and printing and publishing pamphlets and literature.[5][6] Stacy Thompson describes the collective as “the largest, longest-lasting, and most influential collective in Anarcho-Punk so far.”[7] The collective folded in 1998,[8][9] although its distribution arm, then called Blackened Distribution, continued operating.[10] It restarted in 2000.[2] The anarchy symbol commonly used by anarcho-punks Anarcho-punk (sometimes known as peace-punk) is a subgenre of the punk rock movement consisting of groups and bands promoting specifically anarchist ideas. ... Crusty redirects here. ... Grindcore, often shortened to grind, is an evolution of crust punk, most commonly associated with death metal, a very different though similarly extreme style of music. ...


Launched in 1989,[11] the Profane Existence magazine has been described as "the largest of the anarchist Punk fanzines in North America."[12] The magazine deals with a very broad range of topics,[13] including veganism, animal, women's and minority rights, anti-fascist action and the punk lifestyle. It publishes feature articles, interviews, reports on local scenes around the world, editorials, letters, "how-to" articles, and so on. [14][4] Thompson writes that the zine “functions as [a newspaper] for many Anarcho-Punks, especially those in the Twin Cities area."[15] Until it ceased publication in 1998 Profane Existence was free in the Twin Cities and cost $1-3 elsewhere; then as now customers who order the zine through the mail are only charged for shipping.[7] The zine was initially published in a black and white tabloid format.[15] It switched to an 81/2 x 11” magazine format with issue #23 (Autumn 1994) but returned to a tabloid format (now with color front and back covers) with issue #38 (Spring 2000).[15] This article does not cite any references or sources. ...


Profane Existence Records, the collective’s record label, was also founded in 1989.[11] In the early and mid 1990s Profane Existence released and/or distributed records by a number of crust bands, including Nausea,[16] Doom, Misery, Fleas and Lice, Anarcrust, Counterblast, Dirt, Hellbastard, and many others.[11] Thompson writes that the label “became ground zero for [the crust] movement” and that the aesthetic of second-wave (i.e., beginning in the late 1980s) anarcho-punk “is currently exemplified by the bands released” on the label.[11] More recently, the label has released music by bands like Behind Enemy Lines,[17],MURDER DISCO X Iskra, and The Cooters.[18] Crusty redirects here. ... Nausea were a punk rock band from New York City, influential in the Crust Punk genre. ... Cover of Police Bastard (1989) EP Doom was a band which were pivotal in the rise of crust punk/hardcore punk and oringinated from Birmingham, England. ... Fleas & lice are a hardcore punk band from Groningen, Netherlands. ... Counterblast is a band band from Sweden, started in 1993. ... Hellbastard was a thrash metal band formed in 1986 in the United Kingdom. ... Behind Enemy Lines started in the fall of 2000. ... Murder Disco X is a modern hardcore punk band, originally from Stuttgart, Germany. ... Iskra is a Canadian, anarchist crust punk and extreme metal band, founded in Victoria, British Columbia in 2002. ... The Cooters are a punk metal band from Mississippi. ...


The collective is referenced by former Minnesotans The Hold Steady on their album "Separation Sunday" in the song "Stevie Nix", which contains the lyrics "When we hit the Twin Cities, I didn't know that much about it / I knew Mary Tyler Moore and I knew Profane Existence".[19][20] The Hold Steady are a Brooklyn-based rock band. ... Separation Sunday is an album released by The Hold Steady on May 3, 2005 by Frenchkiss Records. ... A map of the Twin Cities metropolitan area. ... This article is about the actress. ...

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See also

This is an overview of the Profane Existence discography (Current as of 3/31/06). ... // The Minneapolis area has been a fertile ground for the hardcore punk scene for many years. ...

Footnotes

  1. ^ Kennedy, Tony. "Food Co-Ops Thrive, but Stray From Traditionalist Roots", Star Tribune, 1992-10-28. “For example, Wedge Community Food Co-op in south Minneapolis underwent a $1 million expansion this summer...Profane Existence magazine, a publication of the local anarchist community, twice has railed against the co-op in 'Sledge the Wedge' features.” 
  2. ^ a b Thompson, Punk Productions, 92
  3. ^ Scholtes, Peter S.. "The Rise of Punk Civilization", City Pages, 1999-04-07. Retrieved on 2007-08-29. 
  4. ^ a b Bregman, Adam. "Sledgehammers to the streets: The zine scene", LA Weekly, 1998-02-25. Retrieved on 2007-08-29. 
  5. ^ Thompson, Punk Productions, 104
  6. ^ "Pop Notes", Saint Paul Pioneer Press, 2003-11-28, pp. E3. Retrieved on 2007-09-08. “TODAY Profane Existence, the Minneapolis-based collective of political punks who make "punk a threat again" with a magazine, publishing company and record label, celebrates 14 years of raising hell at the Triple Rock.” 
  7. ^ a b Thompson, Punk Productions, 108
  8. ^ Thompson, Punk Productions, 105
  9. ^ The collective's October 1998 announcement that it would "cease operations" can be read here
  10. ^ Thompson, Punk Productions, 186
  11. ^ a b c d Thompson, Punk Productions, 97
  12. ^ O'Hara, Craig (1999). The Philosophy of Punk: More Than Noise. Edinburgh: AK Press, 71. ISBN 1873176163 9781873176160. 
  13. ^ Thompson, Punk Productions, 95
  14. ^ Thompson, Punk Productions, 106
  15. ^ a b c Thompson, Punk Productions, 94
  16. ^ Griffin, John. Extinction: Nausea: Review. All Music Guide. Retrieved on 2007-09-09.
  17. ^ "PITTSBURGH CALLING A capsule look at Pittsburgh bands making news.", Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Pittsburgh Post Gazette Publishing Co., 2007-2-1, p. WE. 17. 
  18. ^ Punk Metal: The Cooters. All Music Guide. Retrieved on 2007-09-03.
  19. ^ Stevie Nix. Retrieved on 2007-08-21.
  20. ^ Terhark, Chuck (2005-12-28). "Artists of the Year: Craig Finn". City Pages 26 (1308): 2. Retrieved on 2007-09-03. 

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References

  • Thompson, Stacy (2004). Punk Productions: Unfinished Business. SUNY Press. ISBN 0791461874.

External links

  • Official site
  • Profane Existence on ZineWiki

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Profane Existence - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (407 words)
Profane Existence (Mostly referred to by those who know of it as 'P.E.') is an anarcho-syndicalist collective, known mostly for the zine it publishes four times a year; and Profane Existence Records, a label that deals mostly with Anarcho-Punk, and Crust Punk.
Profane Existence began in December 1989, and is part of the North American anarcho-punk movement.
Many critics have suggested that Profane Existence is the last "true" punk rock label.
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