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Doug Wallen, Journalist

Doug Wallen

Doug Wallen is a journalist, broadcaster and band booker based in Beechworth, Victoria.

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Up And Atom
Former Little Red member Tom Hartney never had the right voice for that group, he tells Doug Wallen, as he steps out with his new band, Major Tom & The Atoms.
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Behind The Mask
Chris Madak of fringe US synth project Bee Mask reveals the inner workings to Doug Wallen.
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Life On The Road
"I play requests. My sets are pretty loose."
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Hell Hath No Fury
On touring with Airbourne, Mammoth Mammoth drummer Frank Trobbiani tells Doug Wallen, “It introduced us to a lot of bogans, which we appreciated. We like them.”
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Creative Campaigning
“Really, it’s like a cheating way of playing banjo,” Dan Lethbridge confesses to Doug Wallen of the six-string banjo he favours, as does Neil Young.
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Free As A Bird
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Hard-On Hags
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Empty Fun
He had acted as last-minute soundman at a gig for the band, and afterwards he offered his services and said he could get them a great sound. As he’s someone Sayes calls both a shredder and guitar nerd, it made perfect sense.
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Don't Look Back
“We haven’t recorded it yet. So who knows what’s gonna be on it? I’m just gonna play what I want, which is usually playing new stuff. People wanna hear older stuff, but if you only play older stuff, then you are a nostalgia act and I consider nostalgia a toxin.”
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Single File
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Sounds Of Silence
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Basic Truths
Musical development happens in circles for Michael Rother, but you’d have to point out to him the influence he’s had on modern music, as Doug Wallen discovers.