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Arts journalist, band booker & broadcaster in Australia linktr.ee/dougwallen

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Doug Wallen @dougwallen.bsky.social · 23h
I also reviewed Holly Throsby's new album for The Australian
my 3.5-star review of Holly Throsby's album "Normal Magic"
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Doug Wallen @dougwallen.bsky.social · 23h
I reviewed Julia Jacklin's new album for The Australian
my 4-star review of Julia Jacklin's album "The Gem"
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Doug Wallen @dougwallen.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I wrote about what to watch in Australia this month www.broadsheet.com.au/national/ent...
broadsheet.com.au
What to Watch This Month: Taika Waititi Takes on Kazuo Ishiguro and Seven More
October’s cinema and streaming selections include Florence Pugh as one of American literature’s great villains, Margaret Qualley in a darker answer to Eat, Pray, Love, and more.
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Jon Solomon @jon.wprb.com · 24/09/2026
The question asked most frequently of us, either via electronic mail or in person at the merch table during the miraculous run of Silkworm reunion shows is: “When will Comedy Minus One be reissuing Firewater?” The answer is December 4th, 2026. 2xLP + CD. www.comedyminusone.com/2026/09/24/e...
Silkworm "Firewater" 2xLP + CD reissue.
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PopMatters @popmatters.com · 22/09/2026
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Doug Wallen @dougwallen.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I also reviewed Pinky Beecroft's new solo album for The Australian
the cover art of Pinky Beecroft's album "Lonesome Wolf", featuring a wolf in front out of weathered sign reading PINKY in pink all-caps lettersmy 3.5-star review of Pinky Beecroft's album "Lonesome Wolf"
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Doug Wallen @dougwallen.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I reviewed Beck's new album for The Australian
the cover of "Ride Lonesome", featuring Beck sitting near a window with billowing curtains partially obscuring himmy 3.5-star review of "Ride Lonesome"
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Doug Wallen @dougwallen.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
front page news in my house
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Doug Wallen @dougwallen.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
I also reviewed Carly Simon's new album for The Australian
my 3-star review of Carly Simon's album "Comes in Waves"
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Doug Wallen @dougwallen.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
I reviewed Grace Cummings' new album for The Australian
my 3.5-star review of Grace Cummings' album "Bloodhorse!"
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Doug Wallen @dougwallen.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
In the new Big Issue, I wrote about my first proper gig: Dinosaur Jr in Philly in 1994. They have a new album out too!
Dolly Parton smiling in a cowboy hat and western shirt on the cover of The Big Issue Australia #769
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The Quietus @thequietus.com · 07/09/2026
'[In the early 80s] The country was littered with tiny circulation zines held together by occasional staples. This was a far larger publishing underground than the alternative press of the 60s, a massive network of independent music fanatics.' James Brown on the Age of the Zine buff.ly/uPW3RyM
Pages from Attack On Bzag! as featured in Zine Age Kicks, courtesy of James Brown.
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Doug Wallen @dougwallen.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
I reviewed Don Walker's new album for The Australian
4-star review of Don Walker's album Love Songs
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Doug Wallen @dougwallen.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
resharing because the soundtrack album comes out today
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Doug Wallen @dougwallen.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
happy Troth Day to those who celebrate troth.bandcamp.com/album/the-li...
troth.bandcamp.com
The Limits Of A Light Touch, by Troth
9 track album
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Doug Wallen @dougwallen.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
I wrote about what to watch in Australia this month www.broadsheet.com.au/national/ent...
broadsheet.com.au
8 Things to Watch This Month: An Oasis Tour Doco and Hugo Weaving in an Original SBS Drama
September brings us three docos, two new Australian series and one BDSM-loving boss.
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Doug Wallen @dougwallen.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
tonight's radio www.podomatic.com/podcasts/ind...
handwritten playlist for Waste the Alphabet #399
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Doug Wallen @dougwallen.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
I reviewed the countrified new concert film from Amyl and the Sniffers themusic.com.au/reviews/film...
themusic.com.au
Film Review: Amyl & The Sniffers - ‘Truth Or Consequence’
In this offbeat concert film shot at a Mexican restaurant, the pub-punk sparkplugs re-imagine themselves as a country act – or do they?
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Amy Remeikis @amyremeikis.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Lots of writers (including me) and book stores have been caught up in this - so however you can, support your local book industry. (and thank you to those who have been still trying to buy our books) x www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08...
abc.net.au
Bookstores struggle to fill shelves after cyber attack on major publisher
A cyber attack on one of Australia's major publishing distributors has left independent bookstores and authors struggling to meet customer demand.
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The Quietus @thequietus.com · 13/02/2025
'In the early 2000s, HTRK made their home in London and instantly felt like a wonderful anomaly, their intense and monochrome goth dub an almost eroticised reimagining of the harsh scree of Suicide and Pansonic...' The Strange World Of… #HTRK buff.ly/4hOHupu
HTRK - Marry Me Tonight album coverPsychic 9-5 Club, 2014 - album cover
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Raven Sings The Blues @ravensingstheblues.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Winter McQuinn reteams with Acacia Pip on the beautifully serene “Exactly The Same.” Surfing on a loping bass line, the song sings praises of consistency with just a touch of ennui, wrapped in the wondrous production that made Where Are We Now? such a treasure. bit.ly/4xnh6LU
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Doug Wallen @dougwallen.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
tonight's radio www.podomatic.com/podcasts/ind...
handwritten playlist for Waste the Alphabet episode #398
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Joe Hardy @joe.hardy.id.au · 21/08/2026
SydneyMusic has 3 new contract role vacancies open! If you’re keen to help get more of our city out seeing live music, and would like a job that is 100% AI-free, go have a gander. Hiring for: • Project Manager • Front-end Product Developer • Product Designer More info: sydneymusic.net/jobs
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Jobs | SydneyMusic.net - Sydney's live music community guide
See current roles available at SydneyMusic, Sydney’s most comprehensive gig guide
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Melbourne International Film Festival @melbfilmfest.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
It’s MIFF’s final weekend (😭)… but don’t fret! In typical MIFF fashion, we’re going out with a bang. We’ve packed the entire weekend with outstanding cinema. Grab your friends, gather the family, and head to a MIFF venue to make the most of Melbourne’s favorite time of year for film lovers!
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Doug Wallen @dougwallen.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
instantly and completely hooked on this record squirrelflower.bandcamp.com/album/say-a-...
squirrelflower.bandcamp.com
Say a Prayer to the Gods of Getting Going, by Squirrel Flower
11 track album
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Doug Wallen @dougwallen.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
I interviewed half of Sydney psych-pop band The Lazy Eyes about their impressive second album, which was at least four years in the making themusic.com.au/features/we-...
themusic.com.au
'We Had To Do Everything Differently': How The Lazy Eyes Rewrote Their Own Rulebook
After enjoying breakout success with their self-produced 2022 debut, the Sydney psych quartet hit a wall while recording the follow-up. The solution? To strip everything away to the bare essentials.
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Bandcamp @bandcamp.com · 20/08/2026
New & Notable: The Melbourne artist projects heartbreak, alienation, and disorder onto raw, poetic alternative folk.
rowenawise.bandcamp.com
Bad Things Feel Good*, by Rowena Wise
10 track album
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The Quietus @thequietus.com · 20/08/2026
Cult Melbourne art rocker Spike Fuck speaks to Alex Rigotti about the tumultuous 10 year journey to his long-awaited debut album Evidence, including a period of addiction and a shortlived period of monastic training, and how, a decade on, he’s “given up looking for a fix” buff.ly/xHoq7UY
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Sub Pop Records @subpop.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Sub Pop has signed the prolific and mythical Twisted Teens, the New Orleans band led by Caspian Halliwell and RJ Santos, to release their music throughout the known universe in 2026 and beyond.
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Slumberland Records @slumberlandrecords.com · 18/08/2026
It's really true, we're teaming up with Lost & Lonesome to release The Cat's Miaow's *very* long-awaited debut album "When You Smiled And Turned Away." Listen to the first single "Journey's End" and get excited. slumberlandrecs.lnk.to/journeys-end
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The Cat's Miaow - Journey's End
Listen to Journey's End by The Cat's Miaow.
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Doug Wallen @dougwallen.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
loved this show at the time: keen to revisit it for sure
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Jeff @1000timesjeff.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
More writing about punk from me on @treblezine.bsky.social! I gathered up 10 of the best punk LPs from the past couple months, because every season is punk season, but especially summer
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Doug Wallen @dougwallen.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
tonight's radio www.podomatic.com/podcasts/ind...
handwritten playlist for Waste the Alphabet episode 397
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Amelia Fletcher @heavenlyamelia.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
We’ve made some Talulah Gosh t-shirts to celebrate the 40th anniversary of our first singles (Beatnik Boy and Steaming Train)! They come with postcards and badges.
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Bright Wall/Dark Room @brightwalldarkroom.com · 16/08/2026
One year later & we’re still kicking (thanks to those of you who subscribed!) but we still need more support. Just $5/month or $29/year really helps keep this whole thing going—and every single subscription *directly* supports all the writers, editors, and artists who make each new issue possible!
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Doug Wallen @dougwallen.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
In The Big Issue Australia I wrote about the new story collection from Omar Musa, who just won the Miles Franklin Award for his novel Fierceland
my book column on Omar Musa, including a photo in the top-left corner of the author smiling and looking off to the right
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Doug Wallen @dougwallen.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
I interviewed Shock Corridor bassist Henry Rawling about the Melbourne band's self-titled debut, which comes out today themusic.com.au/features/you...
themusic.com.au
'You Need Respite Occasionally': How Shock Corridor Balance Intensity And Calm
The Melbourne sextet’s debut album explores a thrilling intersection of cathartic post-punk and simmering trip hop, thanks to strings, horns, and electronic programming.
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Electronic Sound @electronicsound.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
NEW ISSUE OUT NOW! This month’s Electronic Sound dives into the world of TAPE MUSIC and we’re bundling the magazine with an exclusive 30-minute STEVE REICH CD, featuring two classic 1960s tape loop pieces by the American pioneer. Get your copy now at electronicsound.squarespace.com/shop/magazine
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Doug Wallen @dougwallen.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
tonight's radio www.podomatic.com/podcasts/ind...
handwritten playlist for Waste the Alphabet episode 396
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Doug Wallen @dougwallen.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
I reviewed Leah Senior's lovely new album for The Australian (and managed to catch her live last night)
my 4-star review of Leah Senior's new album
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Stereogum @stereogum.com · 05/08/2026
Hear Way Dynamic's first new song since signing to @jagjaguwar.bsky.social, the budding attraction ditty "Officially"
stereogum.com
Way Dynamic Shares New Single "Officially": Listen
Back in the spring we learned Way Dynamic, aka Melbourne-based Dylan Young, had signed to Jagjaguwar for a reissue of his recent album Massive Shoe, as well as North American tour dates with fellow em...
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Doug Wallen @dougwallen.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
reupping this since Omar just won the Miles Franklin for his recent novel
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KLOF Mag @klofmag.com · 04/08/2026
Hana Stretton's shares Video for 'From' – made during a dark storm. Stretton opened all the windows and recorded it with her dog Roo asleep next to her, using a hairbrush on the guitar alongside synth and a tiny harp. + News of Special Edition. klofmag.com/2026/08/hana...
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Hana Stretton Shares “From”, the Final Single from Forthcoming Album “tiarn”
Hana Stretton shares the video for “From”, the final single from “tiarn”, out August 7th, as Phil Elverum announces a special edition of the album.
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Doug Wallen @dougwallen.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
tonight's radio www.podomatic.com/podcasts/ind...
handwritten playlist for Waste the Alphabet episode #395
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Michael A. Gonzales @magonzales.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
In 1984 writer Barry Gifford created Black Lizard Press. Featuring covers by Kirwan, the Black Lizard line reprinted the novels of forgotten authors Charles Willeford, Peter Rabe, Jim Thompson and David Goodis, enticing a new generation of crime fiction fans. crimereads.com/kubrick-jim-...
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Doug Wallen @dougwallen.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
I wrote a book column about Omar Musa's short story collection "The Vape Lord of Queanbeyan" for The Big Issue Australia. Out now!
the cover of the Big Issue Australia #766, featuring the all-caps headline "Can You See Me? Making the Census Count for All of Us"
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Doug Wallen @dougwallen.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
super underrated (borderline forgotten) band
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Doug Wallen @dougwallen.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
I wrote about what to watch in August in Australia (including four homegrown picks) www.broadsheet.com.au/national/ent...
broadsheet.com.au
Eight to Watch: Home-Grown Satire, the Anthony Bourdain Biopic and More
Plus Gillian Anderson and Hannah Einbinder star in a surreal indie slasher, and Aaron Chen steals the show in a goofy US sports comedy.
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Doug Wallen @dougwallen.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
I wrote a retrospective spread about The Rolling Stones for The Big Issue
page 1 of my Stones spread, with an old black-and-white photo of Mick Jaggerpage 2 of my Stones spread, including a sidebar/playlist featuring a Stones song from each decade since they formed
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Doug Wallen @dougwallen.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
I interviewed Glen Hansard in 2012 for Rolling Stone Australia, including some talk about his age at the time. How tragic to lose him so young.
short feature on Glen Hansard, with a photo of him bearded and looking off to the side
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