Barry Divola

Someone burned down one of Thomas Dambo’s giants in Mandurah overnight. As Nick Cave once put it before he started loving humankind, people they ain’t no good.

Radio Radio are excited to announce that we’ve been chosen to support UK Clash tribute London Calling on the WA leg of their 2023 Australian tour. Jan 13 at Mojo’s in Freo; Jan 14 at the Rosemount in Perth. Poster star: Sandie Shaw. Tickets: metropolistouring.com/london-calling…

On my recent trip to NYC I spent a ten-hour day walking and talking with Matt Green, who has spent the last decade trying to walk every single street in the five boroughs of New York. He's almost finished. Or has he? smh.com.au/national/sick-…

No, that’s not the Sydney Harbour Bridge - it’s one of the seven reasons you should visit Astoria in Queens next time you’re in New York. escape.com.au/destinations/n…

The heart-wrenching true story behind hit podcast Sorry About the Kid smh.com.au/culture/tv-and…

Exactly what was lost when the Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade? I interviewed @susanematthews of Slate/Slow Burn. smh.com.au/culture/tv-and…

Star Sign, my Teenage Fanclub tribute band, has scored the support slot with UK Smiths tribute The Smyths on the WA leg of their Oz tour. Aug 19 at Mojo’s; Aug 20 at Rosemount. Come on out, even if you don’t have a stitch to wear. Heaven knows you’ll be miserable if you miss out.

My story about “the Biloela family” before, during and after the election is in the latest issue of The Australian Women’s Weekly. Spoiler alert: it has a happy ending. nowtolove.com.au/news/local-new…

I’m no crime writer but there’s a murder in the new thing I’m working on, so it’s looking suspicious. I just got in the top four of the Thunderbolt Prize with an extract I fashioned into a short story. So, onwards. newc.org.au/2021-thunderbo…

@bytimbaker Not as many dead bodies in the river here.

Can’t get to New York (again) this year so I settled for York (Western Australia).

Rented a DVD lately? In today’s ⁦@GoodWeekendMag in ⁦@smh⁩ I write about the video stores that are hanging in there in 2021. smh.com.au/national/space…

Wish I was there. Wish they were there.

Almost 20 years ago I landed in New York just after 9/11. Below I write about that week and about my long-time connection with NYC, from my Italian great uncle Charlie living in Bleecker Street to following Joan Didion’s advice every time I visit. harpercollins.com.au/blog/2021/08/3…

As you can clearly see, I have now perfected the art of levitating while playing fairly average guitar. Thanks to all who came to the #drivingsteviefracasso talk and acoustic set today, and to @beaufortstbooks and City Of Vincent Library. @HarperCollinsAU

@nickearls pressed all my buttons and made me get something in my eye with this bit of his new novel, Empires. And just in time for Father’s Day.

@bytimbaker And then piss in the bath, walk back into the party and say it was the states’ fault, especially the ones with Labor leaders.

The erudite and effusive @NicholsClaire visited me for ABC’s The Book Show @RadioNational I even showed her the postcard Nick Hornby wrote me. Kicks in at around 26 mins. abc.net.au/radionational/…

@JaysProofs @HarperCollinsAU Funny you should mention that one in particular. Because of that review Warner refused to send me albums for a year.

@BarryDivola @HarperCollinsAU Your review of a Cher album circa 1995 had me in stitches!

They say you’ve never made it in Perth until you get into local paper The Post. So I guess I’ve made it. It’s about #drivingsteviefracasso but I got a shameless plug for my band Radio Radio in there too. @HarperCollinsAU

@miltonbm @HarperCollinsAU There ain’t a lot of us left, Baz.