Doug Wallen
@dougwallen.bsky.social
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Arts journalist, band booker & broadcaster in Australia
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here's my year-end music wrap for The Big Issue Australia
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here's my year-end music wrap for The Big Issue Australia
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big record for me in high school!
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off to a strong start for the year
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I wrote about what to watch in Australia this month
www.broadsheet.com.au/national/ent...
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The Best Films and TV Shows to Stream in January – Netflix, Disney+ & More
The new year ushers in some major award contenders, along with a Sydney-set crime comedy, a dark South Korean satire and a prestige TV series returning after a decade away.
https://www.broadsheet.com.au/national/entertainment/article/best-tv-shows-films-streaming-january-2026
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Bandcamp
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A one-stop guide to Chris Knox, legend of the New Zealand underground.
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Tall Dwarfs & Hairybreath Monsters: A Chris Knox Bestiary
A one-stop guide to a legend of the New Zealand underground.
https://daily.bandcamp.com/lists/chris-knox-album-guide
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Raven Sings The Blues
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“Frogman” is a softer side of Motorists, sweetened with soft harmonies and the the easy sway of strums. It sands the edges on their brittle grip on pop. The song glows, a sundown sigh that’s complimented by a surreal video.
bit.ly/4szkjFV
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I reviewed Jack Ladder's latest album for The Weekend Australian
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I also reviewed the new Cate Le Bon record for The Weekend Australian
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I reviewed Jeff Tweedy's solo triple album for The Weekend Australian
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I'm taking a few weeks off from radio, but here's the compiled playlist of every song I played in 2025. More than 71 hours of music!
music.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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WASTE THE ALPHABET 2025
YouTube video by Doug Wallen
https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3DicJOkoRGjnwLHWbo7_dbSDSb7L_Lmp&si=5JMvP2zdfkCMoN_2
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op shop score from Wagga Wagga
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I reviewed The Living End's new album for The Weekend Australian
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I wrote about 2025's musical highlights for The Big Issue Australia. Out today!
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tonight's radio
www.podomatic.com/podcasts/ind...
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I reviewed the new Wednesday album for The Weekend Australian (online only)
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Chris Richards
about 1 month ago
In THE D.C. SCENE, yesterday’s music still sounds like tomorrow Here are five amazing records that got remastered, resurfaced and/or reissued in 2025
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5 recordings from D.C. artists that make yesterday sound like tomorrow
Remastered and resurfaced music from Bad Brains, Bratmobile, Danny Gatton, Glo-Worm and Music Inc. are among the year’s best reissues.
https://wapo.st/4aWEGXh
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I interviewed Hoodoo Gurus' Dave Faulkner about their upcoming concert with Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
themusic.com.au/features/its...
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tonight's radio
www.podomatic.com/podcasts/ind...
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I reviewed the new Not Drowning, Waving album for The Weekend Australian
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tonight's radio
www.podomatic.com/podcasts/ind...
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three free-download R.E.M. covers from New Zealand's Salad Boys
saladboys.bandcamp.com/album/recons...
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Reconstruction Of The Fables, by Salad Boys
3 track album
https://saladboys.bandcamp.com/album/reconstruction-of-the-fables
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I reviewed the recent Big Thief record for The Weekend Australian
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what a record
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I wrote about what to watch in Australia this month
www.broadsheet.com.au/national/ent...
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The Best New Films and TV Shows to Watch in December 2025
One of streaming’s biggest sagas bids farewell. So does a smaller local ensemble, as we return to Pandora and get reacquainted with detective Benoit Blanc.
https://www.broadsheet.com.au/national/entertainment/article/best-tv-movies-december-2025
about 2 months ago
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two dollars each at the op shop
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tonight's radio
www.podomatic.com/podcasts/ind...
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I also reviewed the new David Byrne album for The Weekend Australian
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I reviewed the final Saints album for The Weekend Australian
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Doug Wallen
Letterboxd
about 2 months ago
Have a film recommendation for Letterboxd Video Store? Make a Letterboxd list with the tag “video store recs” and our team will keep an eye out 👀 Read more about Letterboxd Video Store here:
boxd.it/dtK
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Seth Abramovitch
about 2 months ago
Obsessive rehearsing. Marathon takes. Two superstars. A final masterpiece. Cinematographer Larry Smith joins IT HAPPENED IN HOLLYWOOD to reveal how Stanley Kubrick achieved 1999’s erotic, entrancing and forever enigmatic EYES WIDE SHUT.
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Happy
#AusMusicTShirtDay
. Donate to Support Act today and/or any day!
#AMTD2025
#ShowUpForAusMusic
supportact.org.au
about 2 months ago
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Vale Jimmy Cliff. I interviewed him in 2013 for The Big Issue Australia.
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tonight's radio (typo up the top: should be LJ Dacio)
www.podomatic.com/podcasts/ind...
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maura quint
about 2 months ago
Starting your holiday shopping? Check this thread for independent artists to get amazing things from! Let's support each other, not billionaires!
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I interviewed Georgia Knight around her stellar debut album
themusic.com.au/features/im-...
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‘I’m Not Trying To Slide Between Things With Ease’: Georgia Knight Is Embracing Incongruity On ‘Beanpole’
As Georgia Knight prepares to launch her stellar debut album 'Beanpole,' the acclaimed artist discusses her musical journey and love of exploring new sounds.
https://themusic.com.au/features/im-not-trying-to-slide-between-things-with-ease-georgia-knight-is-embracing-incongruity-on-beanpole/lYsriYiLio0/20-11-25
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I reviewed Bleak Squad's debut album for The Weekend Australian
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Bandcamp
about 2 months ago
Between Sharp Pins, Good Flying Birds, and Horsegirl, 2025 has been a banner year for shambolic, melodic guitar music—but why?
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Indie Pop’s Big Year Out
And now it is over.
https://daily.bandcamp.com/features/indie-pop-scene-report
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I interviewed Alex Kapranos from Franz Ferdinand for The Big Issue Australia
about 2 months ago
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Merge Records
about 2 months ago
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
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tonight's radio
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2 months ago
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garage sale haul: $9 total
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Life of the Record
2 months ago
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...
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I reviewed the latest Mac DeMarco record for The Weekend Australian
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PSA: Tubi has the Fugazi film “Instrument” (at least in Australia)
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gorgeous morning listening
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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*)
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I wrote about my old stomping grounds of Ballarat, this time for their epic Sunnyside arts programming
www.broadsheet.com.au/melbourne/tr...
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tonight's radio
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In the new Big Issue, I interview Alex Kapranos from Franz Ferdinand ahead of their Australian tour dates. Out now!
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I interviewed Pixies drummer David Lovering for The Big Issue Australia
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