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October 28, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Gig Review: Dave Dobbyn (October 28, Paraparaumu)

Dave Dobbyn: Open Up Tour Southward Car Museum, Paraparaumu; Kapiti Coast Wednesday, October 28 It’s been quite a few years since I’ve seen Dave Dobbyn play a live set – but there was a time when I was at every gig. It’s never been a case of not needing to see him, as far as […]
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May 22, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

A Salient Point: Gig-Going Is (Or Should Be) A Rush

I still remember my first gig. DD Smash. Napier. Marine Parade Soundshell. 1984. I was at primary school. I loved DD Smash. Well, I liked them. Well, I knew that one song ‘Outlook For Thursday’. But more importantly my brother liked DD Smash. And mum and dad did too. They didn’t like them enough to […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged A Salient Point, A Salient Point: Gig-Going Is (Or Should Be) A Rush, Dave Dobbyn, DD Smash, Gig, Gig Going, Gig-Going Is (Or Should Be) A Rush, Live Gig, Live Music, Throwing Muses, University ·

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March 11, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Dave Dobbyn – A Slice of Heaven: 40 Years of Hits Tour (April, 2017)

April 7 sees the release of a brand new compilation of Dave Dobbyn’s biggest and best – celebrating 40 years in the game. And he’ll tour the country to celebrate, taking in Whangearei down to Invercargill via Auckland, the Waiheke Jazz Festival, Putaruru, Wairoa, Feilding, Wanganui, Wellington, Nelson, Christchurch and then Dunedin. Featuring songs from […]
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October 9, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 131 Electricity On Stage In The Rain

I woke up this morning and Facebook reminded me that a year ago I was very nearly killed by a runaway car – I was lucky to survive. Just like the time I nearly fell to my death at McLaren Falls when I was eighteen or almost drowned at Ocean Beach at the turn of […]
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March 8, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 16 – Dave Dobbyn

Some big news for Episode 16 of Sweetman Podcast – first of all it’s a two-hour chat with Dave Dobbyn. We’re talking about his brand new album, Harmony House – you can even hear some snippets from the album ahead of its release at the end of this week. But of course we talk about […]
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October 19, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

Great Kiwi Albums You Must Revisit: #4 The Islander

Some days I prefer Twist and Lament For The Numb – but The Islander is a special album for me, it’s always the first of Dobbyn’s albums I return to; the one that reminds me of his talent, of how his talent stretches far beyond the simple, crude criticisms of him as a sloganeering riff-writing […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 4, Dave Dobbyn, DD, DD Smash, Great Kiwi Albums You Must Revisit, Phantom Billstickers, The Islander ·

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March 19, 2012 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1573

DD Smash, Live Deep In The Heart Of Taxes (1983) My first concert: DD Smash. Too cheap to pay for it, my folks took us to the Marine Parade in Napier and we simply camped right outside the venue (The Soundshell). We weren’t alone. There might actually have been more freeloaders outside the venue than […]
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