Woozy

Woozy, #1-20 (1992-?) was a music, anarchist and DIY zine published by Australian Iain Mcintyre and Laura Macfarlane out of Melbourne University, and printed by Melbourne DIY printer Pulp and Pigment.

Published roughly quarterly, Woozy is described by the editors as follows: “…the purpose of Woozy is to get people to look at and consider alternative ideas, not unthinkingly take on a set of rigid, leftist rules’. The zine included a range of articles with a particular focus on anarchism, squatting, punk and rock music.

Woozy was anticopyright for other non-profit groups, although some artists’ contributions were copyrighted.

Contact

PO Box 4434, Melbourne University, Parkville Vic 3052

Issues

• Issue 8: included contributions, largely by Iain, but with articles, cartoons, reviews by David Nichols, David Gerard, John Crawford amongst others. Articles included Bedtime Stories for Squatters, 10 ways to get slightly closer to the truth, Can it be punk and acoustic at the same time?, Johnny Cash, Stinky Fire Engine, Sea Scouts Speak Out, 20 Reasons to Stay in Bed Forever. Australian zines reviewed include: Rank and file news #20 (Australia); EZLIN: we know we’re going and it’s worth it (Australia); From the same mother #8 (Australia); MS.45 #5 (Australia]]; Salty and delicious #4 (Australia); Crapzine #2 (Australia); Radiation in space #1 (Australia); Angry people #10 (Australia); Prehistoric sounds #2 (Australia); Homemade #2 (Australia); and Misuse #3 (Australia).

• No. 13: the bike issue contains articles on 'The unglamorous world of a bicycle courier', a short biography of Frances Willard who was one of the first US female bike fanatics, an interview with Lester Vat, Losercorp writes to The Age regarding not wining the short story competition, Chunk 666 a chopper bicycle gang who like their forks long, as well as comics, zine reviews and more.

Reviews

• Woozy No. 8 was reviewed in Pig meat No. 8.
• Woozy No. 13 was reviewed in Pig meat No. 9.

External Links

• Woozy holdings on Libraries Australia