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Doug Wallen

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

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Doug Wallen @dougwallen.bsky.social · 21d

I wrote a feature on Mouseatouille, a young Melbourne band who channel Elephant 6 in all the right ways themusic.com.au/features/lik...

‘Like Going Through An Old Photo Album’: Melbourne’s Mouseatouille Foster Communal Creativity For New Album, ‘DJ Set’

themusic.com.au

Doug Wallen @dougwallen.bsky.social · 4h

loving this record! intlanthem.bandcamp.com/album/kaleid...

Kaleidoscopic Visions, by Tom Skinner

10 track album

intlanthem.bandcamp.com

Doug Wallen @dougwallen.bsky.social · 17h

I got to see Heavenly twice last year. Highly recommend!

Skep Wax Records @skepwax.bsky.social · 17h

Heavenly tickets are now on sale for Washington DC, Philadelphia, New York, Toronto and Chicago. Skepwax.com/live

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Nick Scalera @nickscalera.bsky.social · 2d

Homestead was my personal gateway to Flying Nun artists such as The Chills, Tall Dwarfs, and The Verlaines. As an American kid in the '80s there was no other way to (affordably) access this exotic jangly pop from NZ. The label will always hold a special place in my heart (and record collection).

How Homestead Records Built the Foundation of American Indie Rock

A guide to the label that helped pioneer the sound of indie rock.

daily.bandcamp.com

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Doug Wallen @dougwallen.bsky.social · 3d

loving this record

Raven Sings The Blues @ravensingstheblues.bsky.social · 4d

The LP doesn’t seem satisfied with staying in one place, swerving through the ranks of the Homestead hit parade & the less celebrated ends of the IRS stable. The record is a bastion of tension & turbulence, grinding its teeth in time to the pinch of routine & rut. bit.ly/4ohSO0C

Doug Wallen @dougwallen.bsky.social · 5d

and cheatsheet music.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Waste the Alphabet (13/10/25)

Listen to Waste the Alphabet (13/10/25) on YouTube Music - a dedicated music app with official songs, music videos, remixes, covers, and more.

music.youtube.com

Doug Wallen @dougwallen.bsky.social · 5d

tonight's radio www.podomatic.com/podcasts/ind...

Doug Wallen @dougwallen.bsky.social · 6d

🎬 Film reveal - 12/10/2025 guardian.go.link/1oRLv

Upgrade your downtime with Guardian Puzzles

Give your in-between moments a new lease of life with Guardian puzzles. Available to play in the Guardian app.

guardian.go.link

Doug Wallen @dougwallen.bsky.social · 8d

today’s op shop finds

Doug Wallen @dougwallen.bsky.social · 12d

and cheatsheet music.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Waste the Alphabet (6/10/25)

Listen to Waste the Alphabet (6/10/25) on YouTube Music - a dedicated music app with official songs, music videos, remixes, covers, and more.

music.youtube.com

Doug Wallen @dougwallen.bsky.social · 12d

tonight's radio www.podomatic.com/podcasts/ind...

Waste the Alphabet (6/10/25)

Hear new music from Nat Vazer, Tame Impala, Sunscreen, Steppers and more. Full playlist here.

www.podomatic.com

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Doug Wallen @dougwallen.bsky.social · 14d

two more from the other op shop: RIP Nicky Katt

Doug Wallen @dougwallen.bsky.social · 14d

I reviewed the new We Lost the Sea album for The Weekend Australian

3.5-star review of the We Lost the Sea album A Single Flower, including a thumbnail of the album cover

Doug Wallen @dougwallen.bsky.social · 14d

and today’s dollar finds at the op shop

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Doug Wallen @dougwallen.bsky.social · 14d

double feature c/o @diabolikdvd.bsky.social #physicalmedia

BluRay covers for The Linguini Incident (featuring David Bowie & Rosanna Arquette on the front) and Lady Street Fighter (featuring a stylised illustration of the heroine)

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Doug Wallen @dougwallen.bsky.social · 17d

PSA: Tubi now has "Drag Me to Hell" in Australia

Doug Wallen @dougwallen.bsky.social · 17d

my lasting takeaway from "The Smashing Machine" is just how great this Cleaners From Venus song is www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yqh-...

Corridor of Dreams

YouTube video by The Cleaners From Venus - Topic

www.youtube.com

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Raven Sings The Blues @ravensingstheblues.bsky.social · 17d

The announcement that @troubleinmind.bsky.social is shutting down left me pondering the longstanding legacy of the label here on the site. RSTB and TiM took pretty parallel paths over the years and they'll be sorely missed. I put together a mix that explores the label in 60 tracks. bit.ly/46t4XtI

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Raven Sings The Blues @ravensingstheblues.bsky.social · 18d

Greg Weeks announces his first solo LP in nearly 17 years, reigniting the Language of Stone label in the process. “If The Sun Dies” rekindles the feelings of past works; a warm, inviting track Imbued with a lingering feeling of longing. bit.ly/4nTAD1d