Dave Dobbyn

Dave Dobbyn on Lament for the Numb, 1993

When I was asked to put together a "general blurb” about Dave Dobbyn that could be utilised at the time for the release of his album Lament For The Numb, I jumped at the chance. The p...

Dave Dobbyn: From the Hinter to the Heartland

First published in Rip It Up, May 1986. All uncredited photographs © Chris Bourke -- Small pubs, small towns, a hot band: the Dave Dobbyn and the Stone People tour. The theme, they ...

Dave Dobbyn: a Heartland Photo Album, 1986

Nothing goes to waste: kept in a shoebox since 1986, these photographs were taken on a borrowed Minolta 35mm "point and shoot” camera, when every frame on a roll counted. "Fr...

Dave Dobbyn on the Footrot Flats soundtrack

Auckland, 1987: Last year the years of hard work finally bore fruit for Dave Dobbyn. There have been many highs since ';Slice of Heaven' hit No 1 in October, but the most satisfying m...

Dave Dobbyn on The Islander, 1998

In July 1998 Dave Dobbyn discussed his songwriting process for The Islander. "I love talking about this record, because there's lots to talk about it,” says Dave Dobbyn, just be...