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  • Genre: Experimental / Hip Hop / Other

    Location Melbourne, Au

    Profile Views: 39049

    Last Login: 8/1/2011

    Member Since 1/3/2007

    Website www.goingdownswinging.org.au

    Record Label Going Down Swinging

    Type of Label Indie

  • Bio

    Out of Australia, a literary journal publishing short fiction, poetry, comic art, and spoken word from around the world. Every issue of Going Down Swinging (GDS) features a book plus a CD of spoken word. When the mood strikes and the funding allows, special issues feature double CDs, hard covers, colour comics sections, and other printable delights. .... .. > ..goingdownswinging.org.au.. is where it's at in terms of submitting, buying, subscribing, listening, reading, and finding out more. ....>>> Oh, and if you can't get enough of the [anti]social web, we have a Facebook Page too - that's ..here.. .... .."Going Down Swinging is a mindbomb that reverberates with distinctive Aussie spirit. Better than a double macchiato.".. Kalle Lasn, Editor of ..Adbusters.. and author of ..Culture Jam and Design Anarchy.. .... "Reminds me of a volcano with a stopwatch, ready to bust down walls, laws, and definitions til you can see clearly a Future laid out for you. Natural as dancing to a heart-beat. Urgent as a dictionary searching for its alphabet.".. Bob Holman, (..USOP..) .... "GDS is a natural stimulant.".. John Kinsella .. ..

  • Members

    Editors: Lisa Greenaway, Nathan Curnow, Ella Holcombe

  • Influences

    .. ....NEWS!...... .... ......GDS No.30.... (September 2010).... ..Going Down Swinging No.30: the special 30th anniversary edition... Cover artwork by Katrina Rhodes, design by Small and Quiet..... Founders Kevin Brophy and Myron Lysenko and past editors Grant Caldwell and Adam Ford join editors Lisa Greenaway, Nathan Curnow and Ella Holcombe in selecting new works of short fiction, poetry, comic art, haiku and haiga for this commemorative edition of Going Down Swinging. .... Two accompanying spoken word CDs include international selections from guest editors Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz (USA), Ian Ferrier (Canada), David Prater (Europe) and Ian Daley (UK), .... In stores around Australia / NZ now, and available from ..goingdownswinging.org.au/shop.. .... .... ......GDS No. 29.... (November 2009)........Our 29th issue features new poetry, fiction and comic art from Australia, Europe, New Zealand and Asia.....The issue also features a new, ..GDS..-commissioned graphic novella by Oslo Davis, and a special live spoken word CD recorded at the 2009 Melbourne ..Overload Poetry Festival... Cover art by Mila Faranov. ....No.29 is now in stores around Australia, also available from our ..website.. ............ .. ....Previous Issue: ..GDS No. 28.... (July 2009).........."For once, it's fine to judge a book by its cover ... Going Down Swinging is an unapologetic miscellany, distinguished by its vibrant eclecticism.".... (Tim Howard, ..Australian Book Review.. July-August 2009. .. ..............Special Spoken Word CD Issue.... > Going Down Swinging No.25 celebrated a quarter of a century of swinging with a double CD of spoken word from around the world. .. ................ Featured in About.com's ..Poetry Picks: The Best CDs of 2007.. - selector Bob Holman said: "... [it's] the closest we've got to a global poetry CD sampler..." No.25 is still available at our website: ..www.goingdownswinging.org.au.. You can tune in to a couple of tracks above....... .. ........Indiefeed!......GDS recently guested on IndieFeed Performance Poetry podcast with a special series of Australian tracks. Brought to you by Mongo, it's a great weekly sampling of the best new spoken word from around the globe - check it out: .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ...... ..IndieFeed Performance Poetry Player...... .. .. .. .. .. ..Subscribe to GDSnews.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Powered by ..groups.yahoo.com.. .. .. .. .... ..

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  • Jereme James

    Wake Up. . .
    Nourish Thy Soul
    Feed Your Mind
    Meditate A Moment
    On Some Savory Rhymes

    Let Me Know Whatchya Think
    Keep The Link!

    Blessings & Joy
    Freedom & Peace
    JJ

    2 years ago
  • A W Allen

    Well whats been up Going Down Swinging: No.30 Submissions close 31/3 ! Do me a favor...watch my new music video & comment on it if you can! Also...I don't know how often your ass is on here so here's my facebook & twitter address:

    www.facebook.com/officialdreallen

    www.twitter.com/dreallenproject

    HOLLA BACK!

    Dre


    2 years ago
  • Anthony J. Langford

    Hi
    How you been?

    I just wanted to let you know about my new writing Blog.
    Its simple, i only post once a week and i have a Weekly Poll to make it more fun;
    this week, say what you really think of the Twilight Saga...if yr quick!

    I'm a struggling writer, with six novels done but not published, including my new 'Tru Luv Kills.'
    I need to prove I have an audience. It would really help. Just 2 mins a week.. thats all I'm asking..

    Love to see you there..You don't have to signup or anything..

    You'd make me very happy..

    http://www.anthonyjlangford.com/


    2 years ago
  • BARTEK




    Detroit Writer FREE PDF: my new extreme music
    journalism/road book "THE BIG SHINY PRISON". trust me, its worth it.
    but you have to COPY & PASTE the link in your web browser or it
    won't work -- http://www.mediafire.com/?fyjzycckydd   



    --- features Brutal Truth to Millions of Dead Cops, Impaled to DWARVES,
    Repulsion to Cephalic Carnage. AxCx to Pig Destroyer, Kylesa to
    STALAGGH, Genghis Tron to Abysmal Dawn & beyond. Even USA President
    Barack Obama makes the most bizarre appearance of his entire career --
    plus tons of death, thrash, black, noise. punk, doom, grind, industrial, experimental &
    weird fringe...

    2 years ago
  • Synaptic Graffiti Colle…

    GDS friends - you have until February 28, 2010 to submit your Video Poems to MEMORY Full submission guidelines on our blog




    2 years ago
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    GBGV FRinge e-flyer

     

    GBGV present “Swallow & Exit”

    A Kabaret-Punk-Musikale

    $15 full / $10 conc

    Buy on the door or head to

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    2 years ago
  • Redwood Reider

    Kia ora, I'm hosting a radio show featuring some of New Zealand's best performance poets live on air this week! It's streamin live on the web so you guys can hear it... 7-8pm this Wed the 23rd, NZ time (not sure what time that is for you) on the web on freshfm.net. Should be awesome... David Eggleton, Tusiata Avia and more... some stellar fresh voices... peace

    2 years ago
  • Redwood Reider

    Hey there, your issue that I was in was awesome by the way. I mean not cos I was in it, just that's how I got to get my paws on it. We need something like this over here in Aotearoa! But until that happens I will happily keep submitting to you folk. Just released my first poetical CD over here, you can hear some on my page, perhaps I'll send you a track ... peace n poetry! 

    2 years ago
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    For the very last time!

    For the very last time in this life time!

    Don't miss out!

    With an all star line up:
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Bio:

Out of Australia, a literary journal publishing short fiction, poetry, comic art, and spoken word from around the world. Every issue of Going Down Swinging (GDS) features a book plus a CD of spoken word. When the mood strikes and the funding allows, special issues feature double CDs, hard covers, colour comics sections, and other printable delights.

> goingdownswinging.org.au is where it's at in terms of submitting, buying, subscribing, listening, reading, and finding out more.

>>> Oh, and if you can't get enough of the [anti]social web, we have a Facebook Page too - that's here

“Going Down Swinging is a mindbomb that reverberates with distinctive Aussie spirit. Better than a double macchiato.”
Kalle Lasn, Editor of Adbusters and author of Culture Jam and Design Anarchy

"Reminds me of a volcano with a stopwatch, ready to bust down walls, laws, and definitions til you can see clearly a Future laid out for you. Natural as dancing to a heart-beat. Urgent as a dictionary searching for its alphabet."
Bob Holman, (USOP)

"GDS is a natural stimulant."
John Kinsella
..

Member Since:

January 03, 2007

Members:

Editors: Lisa Greenaway, Nathan Curnow, Ella Holcombe

Influences:

NEWS!

GDS No.30 (September 2010)
Going Down Swinging No.30: the special 30th anniversary edition.
Cover artwork by Katrina Rhodes, design by Small and Quiet.

Founders Kevin Brophy and Myron Lysenko and past editors Grant Caldwell and Adam Ford join editors Lisa Greenaway, Nathan Curnow and Ella Holcombe in selecting new works of short fiction, poetry, comic art, haiku and haiga for this commemorative edition of Going Down Swinging.

Two accompanying spoken word CDs include international selections from guest editors Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz (USA), Ian Ferrier (Canada), David Prater (Europe) and Ian Daley (UK),

In stores around Australia / NZ now, and available from goingdownswinging.org.au/shop


GDS No. 29 (November 2009)
Our 29th issue features new poetry, fiction and comic art from Australia, Europe, New Zealand and Asia.

The issue also features a new, GDS-commissioned graphic novella by Oslo Davis, and a special live spoken word CD recorded at the 2009 Melbourne Overload Poetry Festival. Cover art by Mila Faranov.

No.29 is now in stores around Australia, also available from our website ..




Previous Issue: GDS No. 28 (July 2009)

"For once, it's fine to judge a book by its cover ... Going Down Swinging is an unapologetic miscellany, distinguished by its vibrant eclecticism."
(Tim Howard, Australian Book Review July-August 2009. ..



Special Spoken Word CD Issue > Going Down Swinging No.25 celebrated a quarter of a century of swinging with a double CD of spoken word from around the world.
Cover and inner illustration by Tai Snaith      Featured in About.com's Poetry Picks: The Best CDs of 2007 - selector Bob Holman said: "... [it's] the closest we’ve got to a global poetry CD sampler..." No.25 is still available at our website: www.goingdownswinging.org.au You can tune in to a couple of tracks above.


Indiefeed!
GDS recently guested on IndieFeed Performance Poetry podcast with a special series of Australian tracks. Brought to you by Mongo, it's a great weekly sampling of the best new spoken word from around the globe - check it out:
..
IndieFeed Performance Poetry Player

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