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 ...
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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...
DD and Smash: a 1992 interview
When Th’ Dudes broke up, Dave Dobbyn and Ian Morris spent many hours experimenting in Stebbing’s studio after midnight, exploring recording techniques. From these sessions, two single...
DD Smash: taking on a gamble
Rip It Up’s cover story in March 1982, at the release of the first DD Smash album, Cool Bananas -- This story should be entitled “The Art of Bagpipes and Marinated Fish”. Dave Dobby...