Punk Planet
Punk Planet was a 16,000 print run punk zine, based in Chicago, IL, that focused most of its energy on looking at punk subculture. In addition to covering music, Punk Planet also covered visual arts and a wide variety of progressive issues -- including media criticism, feminism, and labor issues. The most notable features in Punk Planet were the interviews and the album and zine reviews. The interviews generally ran two or three pages, and focused on the motivations of the artist (or organizer, activist, or whoever) being interviewed.
Staff
- Daniel Sinker - publisher, co-editor, art director
- Anne Elizabeth Moore - associate publisher, co-editor
- Joe Meno - contributing editor
- Dave Hofer - reviews coordinator
- Laura Pearson - editorial associate
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Notable Issue Topics/Subjects
- Issue 22 —first issue with full color, cardstock cover
- Issues 24, 46 and 67: Art & Design 1, 2, and 3 —theme issue
- Issue 34 —first issue with perfect binding
- Issue 50 The Chicago Issue —theme issue
- Issues 55 and 75: The Revenge of Print 1 and 2 —theme issue
History
The first issue was published in May of 1994 and was created in part as a response to the perception that Maximum Rock and Roll was becoming too elitist.
On June 18, 2007, an email was sent out to subscribers 30 minutes before a post at punkplanet.com informed the public that after 13 years and 80 issues, Punk Planet's final issue was being sent out. The reasoning pointed to "bad distribution deals, disappearing advertisers, and a decreasing audience of subscribers".
A few hours later, Alan Lastufka made a video eulogy, dedicated to Punk Planet co-editors Dan Sinker and Anne Elizabeth Moore. The video featured Alan, Dan Halligan, Mack (KungFuFlipperBaby on the PP forums), Kevin (KPunk on the PP forums) and M. Brianna Stallings. The video can be watched on YouTube.
While the magazine was discontinued, the online forums and Punk Planet Books (see below) will continue.
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Punk Planet Books
As of August 2006, Punk Planet has printed 75 issues of their bi-monthly publication, and in the fall of 2004 launched a book publishing arm, Punk Planet Books, in conjunction with the New York-based small press Akashic Books.
- "The Boy Detective Fails" by Joe Meno (September 2006)
- "100 Posters, 134 Squirrels" by Jay Ryan (November 2005)
- "Lessons in Taxidermy" by Bee Lavender (March 2005)
- "All the Power: Revolution Without Illusion" by Mark Andersen (September 2004)
- "Hairstyles of the Damned" by Joe Meno (August 2004)
- "We Owe You Nothing: punk planet, the collected interviews"
External links
- Punk Planet - official website.
- Punk Planet Books - official website for their book imprint
