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0 The VARUKERS Vintage Varukers (Rare and Unreleased 1980 – 1985) CD Review

March 27, 2012
by stinkbot
· PE Web Zine · Reviews

I got to see the VARUKERS once…Just once. They played Denver in 2000 or so. I thought they kicked ass, they were nice guys and they partied with us back at the Corona house until the wee hours. Good times. I was damn excited to see they were playing Chaos in Tejas this year, and then equally bummed that they had cancelled. Fuck. Getting this CD in the mail was a treat and I was excited to get this disc into my CD player but to my dismay my damned CD player broke! The piece of shit won’t turn on! It’s almost 10 years old but WHAT THE FUCK! Oh well…to the laptop! So here I have a CD that consists of demos and crappy live recordings and I can only listen to it through these tiny ass speakers. Whatever…I will not let such an obstacle hinder my punk rock mission. Right away I am stoked, demo releases are hit or miss, the sound quality often lacks and you end up disappointed. Occasionally you get turned on to some really cool shit. For the most part that is the case with this CD. Several songs on this disc are from early demos of the VARUKERS and the sound is actually really good. A couple of songs come from a very rare 7” released on a German label in 1982. In some cases better than what some bands were realign on 7” in the 80’s or even 90’s. The other 10+ songs are from a live performance in 86 and here is where we hear the expected low quality in sonic mayhem. The demo stuff is good, sometimes it’s silly, but mostly it kicks ass! Some of the lyrics are down- right ridiculous on some of that early stuff, but hell…Most of us wrote stupid lyrics when we were in our teens. It was more about the aggression, pissed off attitude and being punk rock. Look…hopefully we are all familiar with the VARUKERS and their brand of UK 82/d-beat punk rock. The VARUKERS are an essential band and have always had the ability cross over sub-genres and bring the punx together. VARUKERS mainstay and vocalist, Rat, does the liner notes giving some background to what you are listening to. This is a solid release and I am excited to have it in my possession! PUNK ROCK! (Josh Clusterfux)

antisocietyrecord (AT) yahoo (DOT) co (DOT) uk

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1 X Not Quite A Record Collection X Column by Comrade Black

March 27, 2012
by stinkbot
· Columns · PE Web Zine

Often when people find out I like hardcore music, especially straightedge, especially punks and metal heads, I will hear statements like;

“I always thought that all those straightedge kids were all the same, kinda jock like and very bro, often christian, and are only edge until they are old enough to drink in bars”
well…

6 DISRAPE Dis Nightmare Continues cassette

March 27, 2012
by stinkbot
· PE Web Zine · Reviews

Canada seems to be a hot bed for Dis worship and great b-beat. A couple of bands that come to mind are NAPALM RAID and DECONTROL. Well DISRAPE wastes no time and opens this 7 song tape up with a perfect cover of ‘The Nightmare Continues’. And by perfect I mean they make no attempt to put their own spin on it. If this was playing and I didn’t know better I would have just assumed it was DISCHARGE. From there they stick pretty close to the formula never really straying from what is working pretty damn well for them. The quality is pretty decent, the mix balances all of the instruments fairly well, but there a few parts here and there where it felt like the vocals could have been pushed up a bit. Lyrically they stick to the dark and bleak or as they describe their influences as “the progressive rape of mankind, the careless destruction of the world, unaccountable human rights violations, the international D-beat/Metal-Punk scenes, and the darkness the present and future holds”. There you go…I think that pretty much sums it up. Word is these Ontario d-beaters are putting out an LP soon. Based on what they have demonstrated with this tape I have to recommend keeping an eye out for the LP! (Josh Mosh)

http://www.facebook.com/DISRAPE

Steve.Livermore88@gmail.com

0 Back To The Land…

March 27, 2012
by stinkbot
· PE Web Zine

Hello rural anarcho punk rocker,

Are you living outside of the cities? Are you on a farm, commune, treehouse or squatting a barn?

We want your story. The whole enchilada, why you left civilization behind and what you had to do to get your new life going.

Send submissions to zine (AT) profaneexistence (DOT) org

Thanks and keep on plowing.

PE crew

6 Dan’s Column

March 24, 2012
by PE Admin
· Columns · PE Web Zine

SPOILER ALERT!
Contains information about upcoming PE releases!

PE’s received a lot of negative flak in certain cesspools of the internet lately and I’m going to use this opportunity to call out some of the bullshit and clarify what’s been going on.

As many of you already know, Profane Existence printed magazine is no longer going to be published. The magazine has survived the last few year with an all volunteer labor force and has faced declining subscriptions, distro and “newsstand” sales and advertising income, while facing major price hikes from the printers and Post Office. No matter how we changed the format, we’ve found that it impossible to come close to a break-even proposition. With the number of visitors on our web site surpassing the number of readers of the magazine—and with the web site being a fraction of the cost of a published magazine—it’s a no brainer to put our content online. Thus we can reach even more people faster, easier and stop throwing away money and resources on a dying format. It sucks we can no longer provide free copies to prisoners (who usually can’t access the internet), but we haven’t exactly been rolling in donations to the prisoner fund either. Everyone who subscribed after September 2010 have received a credit for the amount at PE distro. People who subscribed before that date, I’m afraid you’ve made an involuntary donation to the cause of anarchy. Oh boo hoo, it’s been happening to me for the last 25 years! If you really have a problem with that, then contact me through this blog.
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0 CCCP TAKES ON THE FRENCH III with Chef Damien Inbred

March 24, 2012
by stinkbot
· Crusty Collectivist Cooking Project · PE Web Zine

This project of the CCCP is to take a region, cook what they cook and make it vegan, using ingredients available to the CCCP in their locales and when possible from scratch.

The CCCP is presently made up of four gentle souls (and our partners) we are spread throughout the U.S. and Canada. We eat local and we eat NO KILL.

For our first project, the CCCP took on French inspired recipes to celebrate spring time. Our third submission comes from Damien Inbred. A man who’s proximity to the Quebecois makes him a perfect match for this challenge.

Try these recipes and see what you think. Please comment with any changes you make to the recipes and any ideas YOU have to play with and make these recipes fun.

Creepin’ Asparagus Crepes with Hell All Day

INGREDIENTS:
Crepes:
1 cup flour (you can experiment with different flours, but I recommend standard unbleached whole flour) 4 tablespoons corn starch 1 1/8 cup unsweetened original almond milk  1/4 teaspoon sea salt  Coconut oil (for cooking)
Filling:
Half- bunch asparagus
Coconut oil (for cooking)
A pinch of freshly ground black pepper

Hell-All-Day Sauce:
1 stick (1/2 cup) vegan margarine  Juice of 1 lemon (go organic if possible!)  2/3 cup vegan sour cream   1 teaspoon cayenne (or you can add more if you like it hot)  1 teaspoon turmeric

METHOD TO THE MADNESS:
SAUCE:
1. Melt the margarine in a small pot on low-medium heat. Don’t let it burn, otherwise you’ll have to start from scratch. And that sucks.
2. When it’s all melted, add the rest of the ingredients. Stir the madness up with a fork.
3. Is it all smooth and saucy? Good. Put a lid on the pot and set the heat to the lowest temperature possible to keep it warm.

FILLING:
1. Cut off the shitty ends of the asparagus spears. You should compost them, or save them to build a vegetable broth. (Just because they’re crappy for this recipe, doesn’t mean they’re devoid of nutrition! Reuse, dammit!)
2. In a frying pan on low-medium heat, melt your coconut oil.
3. Throw your asparagus on in there. Let the heat work its magic for a couple of minutes. In my experience, every stove is different, so use your judgement. Turn the asparagus every minute or so, to let it fully cook.
4. At the last possible minute, add your black pepper and toss a bit in the pan.
5. When the asparagus is a lovely, dark emerald shade (and slightly soft to bite into), then you’re good to go. Turn off the stove and set aside.

CREPES:  1. Put all the ingredients (except coconut oil) into a blender or food processor and blend until completely smooth. Smooth like John Shaft.  2. In a nonstick pan over medium heat, melt enough coconut oil to cover the bottom of the pan. After oil has melted, pour about 1/4 cup of crepe batter into the pan and use a spatula to spread it into a thin layer that covers the entire pan. Work quickly, otherwise the batter will cook into a thick pancake before it has a chance to cover the pan… that will render this whole recipe painfully pointless.  3. Cook for about 1 1/2 minutes or until the crepe begins to curl up and brown a little at the edges. Use a spatula to flip the crepe and cook the other side for about 30 seconds more.  4. Remove crepe from pan, add the asparagus. Wrap it on up, and smother with Hell All Day sauce.

This will make six large crepes.

0 Police and the 99%

March 23, 2012
by stinkbot
· Features · News · PE Web Zine

From www.becausewemust.org

There’s been a lot of debate about the police and the Occupy movement. Are the police part of the 99%? If so, then why have they attacked Occupy protests? How should the movement respond?
Earlier this month, we were able to film author Kristian Williams while he answered these questions in detail while reading a chapter from an upcoming book called ‘We Are Many’ about the Occupy movement being put out by AK Press. We hope you enjoy this video, and we hope you help us spread this video around via your favorite social networking site!

0 Occupy Oakland Re-Occupies in Mosswood Park March 22, 2012

March 22, 2012
by stinkbot
· News

From occupyoakland.org

While hundreds of OPD officers were deployed to intimidate OWS protesters last night in Union Square, Occupy Oaklanders organized a non-publicized occupation of an undisclosed location in solidarity with occupations around the country and to give occupy Oakland a new organizational home base.

In the cover of night, a dedicated group of Occupy Oakland protesters were able to set up a new camp without any harassment from the over bearing local police force by keeping the location a secret, until this morning at about 7:15am. An estimated 30 people held the space through out the night, while having a bit of fun trolling OPD on twitter with both clever & mis-leading tips as to where the new camp was being erected.

0 PE Distro Feature Of The Week

March 22, 2012
by cavewizard
· Store Specials · Uncategorized

Just in this week, from Rinderherz Records Switzerland , I present CHAMBER!

One record from this batch in particular, by the band CHAMBER I found particularly interesting. Upon receiving the Rinderherz trade list, the Chamber description immediately captivated me. This excellent release is for those who dig the American wave of earthy pagan black metal. While I am more inclined to listen to bands that are of similar nature as opposed to bands that sound almost like WITTR, taken off guard by this one. Having very similar sound, almost eerily so Chamber sounds like a more stripped down version of WITTR – a little more raw and a little less “pretty”. This release also comes in spectacular gate fold jacket with heavy stock sleeves that are printed with lush and intense images – creepy and haunting yet beautiful photography and lyrics. Also comes with a download card! Highly recommended!

Next up is SHADOW OF THE TORTURER from Memento Mori Records. This is some of the most interesting sludge doom I have heard in quite some time. This is definitely not the typical EYEHATEGOD wanna be boring crap that comes out year after year. What this is – an innovative take on that style that has a sound like noone else. Hailing from Seattle SHADOW OF THE TORTURER features ex members of HC MINDS and ALDEBERAN ….. so this definietly has that West Coast gloom and doom feel very much akin to YOB and NEUROSIS, but with a touch of BOLT THROWER (VERY SLOWED DOWN BT THOUGH!). This very slow, CRUNCHY and slightly psychedelic with some of the gnarliest vocal I have ever h Interesting note about this album is there is a nasty cover of BLACK SABBATH’s “Who Are You?” That one would never even recognize from even the most scrutinizing listen!

Also noteworthy that has recently arrived :

CANCER SPREADING The Age of Desolation CD

SIN LOGICA Riff In Peace 7″

HOMORAITUS – Apocalypse CD

FACEDOWNINSHIT Shit Bloody Shit CD

HUMAN COMPOST / GERANIUM Split 7″

EXOGENE Humaine Low Cost CD

VISIONS OF WAR Shit Parade LP

IMMORAL SQUAD Damned CD

STRIVER As Dirty As It Seems CD

We have been doing a large amount of trading with DIY labels around the world so keep a sharp eye out in April, when all of the goodies start rollin in!

CHEERS!

-Cavey

1 Josh Mosh Column originally for PE 64

March 22, 2012
by stinkbot
· Columns · PE Web Zine

Racism is defined as hatred and intolerance of another race. Seems pretty simple to identify and understand when it’s the confederate flag waving, swastika tattoo wearing nut-job spewing hate. I think we would all agree that that person is a racist. Fill in the blank…”I hate all ______ people”.

What is classism? Is it as simple as a discriminatory attitude or hatred based on a social class? How many of us are guilty of that to some degree?… “Eat the Rich”, “Burn the Rich”. The evil, rich, white man keeping his boot on the throats of the rest of us, we hate him. I hate rich people.

What is bigotry? That word isn’t as popular but certainly has it’s applications…

“I hate Christians”. That gets tossed around a lot. Do you really? You hate your Grandma? Maybe you do, I dunno…My Grandma was way cool, but hopefully you starting to get my point.

Hate is a strong word, “to feel hostility toward”. When applied with broad strokes that can get the hater into quite a pickle. Hate is a very dualistic concept, it illustrates a right and a wrong, deals in generalities or stereotypes on one hand while defining a clear line on the other that eliminates anything on the other side of that line leaving no room for conversation or debate.

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The legendary crust classic is now available once again!

We are happy to announce our next new release

WILT – “Self Titled”

Here is a track from the upcoming LP

“Sermon for the Bootlickers”