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Doug Wallen
@dougwallen.bsky.social
Arts journalist, band booker & broadcaster in Australia https://linktr.ee/dougwallen
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I interviewed Alex Kapranos from Franz Ferdinand for The Big Issue Australia
Vale Jimmy Cliff. I interviewed him in 2013 for The Big Issue Australia.
November 25, 2025 at 2:48 AM
tonight's radio (typo up the top: should be LJ Dacio) www.podomatic.com/podcasts/ind...
November 24, 2025 at 9:39 AM
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Starting your holiday shopping? Check this thread for independent artists to get amazing things from!

Let's support each other, not billionaires!
It's the time of year again -- time to do your holiday shopping from independent artists. It's more important than ever to support people actually making stuff!

If you're an artist or craftsperson of any kind, please reply to this with what you make and a link to your store and I'll share it!
November 23, 2025 at 2:27 PM
I reviewed Bleak Squad's debut album for The Weekend Australian
November 22, 2025 at 12:40 AM
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Between Sharp Pins, Good Flying Birds, and Horsegirl, 2025 has been a banner year for shambolic, melodic guitar music—but why?
Indie Pop’s Big Year Out
And now it is over.
daily.bandcamp.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:01 PM
I interviewed Alex Kapranos from Franz Ferdinand for The Big Issue Australia
November 20, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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Crooked Fingers, the long-running moniker for the legendary Eric Bachmann’s output from 1998-2016, is back. On February 27 Crooked Fingers will release Swet Deth, their first album since 2011’s Breaks in the Armor.

The lead single “Cold Waves,” feat. Mac McCaughan, is out now. lnk.to/SwetDeth
November 18, 2025 at 6:19 PM
November 17, 2025 at 9:29 AM
garage sale haul: $9 total
November 16, 2025 at 12:51 AM
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For the 40th anniversary of @themarychain.bsky.social’s debut album, PSYCHOCANDY, we spoke with Jim Reid and William Reid about how it was made. Brothers changed by punk, discovering recording, a magical fuzz pedal and pop meets noise in the 1980s.
Listen: lifeoftherecord.com#/the-jesus-a...
November 14, 2025 at 2:02 PM
I reviewed the latest Mac DeMarco record for The Weekend Australian
November 14, 2025 at 11:25 PM
PSA: Tubi has the Fugazi film “Instrument” (at least in Australia)
November 12, 2025 at 11:35 PM
gorgeous morning listening
#RockActionRewind

Glasgow post-rock instrumentalists Remember Remember released their self-titled debut album on Rock Action 17 years ago. 💫

Get 20% off the digital album on Bandcamp, or 20% off the CD in our online winter sale 👉🏼 rockaction.scot

📹: “The Dancing” (dir. Anna McCarthy)
November 12, 2025 at 11:33 PM
I wrote a couple of reviews and a Q&A in this year's Summer Reading Guide. (No bylines, so you'll have to trust me.) It's available at Readings shops and will be included in assorted weekend newspapers over the coming weeks. (*Illustration by Ilya Milstein*)
November 11, 2025 at 9:11 PM
I wrote about my old stomping grounds of Ballarat, this time for their epic Sunnyside arts programming www.broadsheet.com.au/melbourne/tr...
November 10, 2025 at 10:04 PM
November 10, 2025 at 9:35 AM
In the new Big Issue, I interview Alex Kapranos from Franz Ferdinand ahead of their Australian tour dates. Out now!
November 9, 2025 at 10:34 PM
I interviewed Pixies drummer David Lovering for The Big Issue Australia
November 6, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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Thanks to @dougwallen.bsky.social for this generous piece for Broadsheet about the Together Alone book: www.broadsheet.com.au/national/ent...
Crowded House’s Moodiest Album Is the Subject of a New Book
Blending elements of scholarship, criticism and travelogue, Crowded House’s Together Alone is a fresh look at one of Australia’s most beloved bands.
www.broadsheet.com.au
November 5, 2025 at 7:06 AM
I wrote about the local openers on AC/DC's first Australian tour in a decade themusic.com.au/features/acd...
AC/DC's Tour Is Giving Emerging Aussie Acts A Massive Leg Up: Here's Why It's So Important
themusic.com.au
November 3, 2025 at 10:05 PM
November 3, 2025 at 9:29 AM
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I interviewed @byroncoley.bsky.social about archiving Steve Albini's belongings, their lifelong friendship, trying to put a price point on someone's memories, and what our belongings reveal about us for @pitchfork.com
Digging Through Steve Albini’s Closet
Byron Coley, the former Forced Exposure journalist and longtime friend of Albini’s, talks about archiving his collection of belongings, unexpected finds he’s listing for sale, and what made the Shella...
pitchfork.com
October 30, 2025 at 4:03 PM
made it through the week youtu.be/rLNh0hTBSnQ?...
Creepshow Disco ft. Ed Harris
YouTube video by Chief Scheider
youtu.be
October 31, 2025 at 9:48 AM