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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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December 31, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

RNZ Feature: Dave Dobbyn’s Classic Trilogy of Albums

I’m usually on RNZ once a month to have a chat about some new albums and I also do a bunch of Music Features. And last Christmas season I was invited onto one of the holiday shows to talk about Damon Albarn and play some of his music. When I was asked to come up with something for this season […]
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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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January 20, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 590

Dave Dobbyn, Harmony House (2016) I was right on board when this album came out – reviewed the album even got to sit down and talk for a couple of hours with DD for the podcast. I’m a huge fan of Dave Dobbyn’s music – and this was his first album after a (long) 8-year […]
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August 13, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 652

Dave Dobbyn, Love You Like I Should [Single] (1988) Bought this, just the other day, as something of an afterthought really – spied it on my way out the door of the store and then thought – in that instant – that I had to have it since I’d never seen it before. Also I’m […]
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July 28, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Stubs: #117 – Dave Dobbyn & Don McGlashan, Wellington, 2013

It made so much sense that Dave Dobbyn and Don McGlashan would do this – not just share a bill, but share a stage; shared band leading them through a selection of back-catalogue material from two careers across bands and solo work. As a fan of both I was into it. As someone hopeful that […]
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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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