Cottonmouth VIII

The blog is resurrected after nearly a year of absence....in that time I've managed to finish my MA (and pass....phew), apply for permanent residence in this nation, and get married, so no I don't feel bad for the lack of posts considering!

First up, thanks to all who came out to Cottonmouth last night, it was great to see so many out supporting live art in Perth.....especially those who were gracious enough to turn up so early and catch the spoken word first act on!

The highlights for me was Afeif Ismail Abdelrazig sharing poetry in Arabic about (among other things) the reality of Darfur (and western ignorance to it). It was good to hear someone bring such a confronting, mournful piece.

In other poetry news, applications for the 08 National Poetry Slam Perth heats are now open! It's a chance for ANYONE to step up and perform an original two minute piece in one of the least competitive environments I've been in...in the hope of getting to the national finals, as the awesome Vivienne Glance did last year....hope to see you at the heats at the Bakery!
Email and info can be found here: http://www.writingwa.org/about/programmes-services/aus-poetry-slam/

Finally, caught up with a mate Ray yesterday and was able to get hold of a rawcus CD by his band Blac Blocs.....check them out here; http://radicalhack.com/blacblocs/?q=node/2
It's great to hear that in an age when punk panders to providing a soundtrack to the ad campaigns of the Empire, that some bands still 'get' what having any association to 'punk' is all about. If you play this at the proper volume to appreciate it (ie: 11) expect complaints from the neighbors (and the cops...)

I shall endeavor to update more regular like from now on, in the meantime, check the myspace:
www.myspace.com/dissentofdidymus ....... and keep a look out for the debut Dissent of Didymus mixtape, due out Oct/Nov. at no good music outlets....