AN ORAL HISTORY OF MN PUNK
NEW DAY RISING is a longform documentary project by filmmaker, record store owner, and proud mongo skater Nathaniel Nelson. The goal for the project is to collect stories, and really, histories, through interviews with current and former Punks across the state of Minnesota to answer one question:
Why the f*** does Minnesota go so hard?
More INTERVIEWS!
A record store owner, an archivist, a metalhead and a catholic walk into a bar…
SHANE NELSON: “Punk was not cool.”
Filmmaker Shane Nelson - Skate films, suburban life, and blood in the pit
NEW DAY RISING: One POSER’S ATTEMPT TO SOLVE MN PUNK
Why am I doing this? Am I crazy? Probably, but let’s do it anyways!
“People find it unusual that Minnesota is like, kind of a punk bastion (…) And it really was. ”
— Shane Nelson // Filmmaker
“it's more of like a lifestyle, more than I feel like it's a music genre. Like, f*** you, I'm not supposed to be doing this as a job.”
— Monica Laplante
“ think about the term punk, right? It's about open rebellion (…) It's just the ethos of like taking care of each other and also f***ing shit up if you have to, right? ”
— Vy Thorng // Hidden World Records
“we had bands that were older than us who were encouraging us to go do our little f***ING garage basement band. supportING us even when we were younger, and F***ING TERRIBLE.”
— Rich Gill // Rochester Recordings
PARTiciPATE
Be a part of the project by reaching out to Nate Nelson at nathan@treedomemn.com with interest in an interview, footage, images, or anything you’d like to contribute.
Nathaniel Nelson is a fiscal year 2023 recipient of a Creative Support for Individuals grant and a fiscal year 2024 recipient of a Creative Individuals grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board. This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.