Neil Finn

Hear An Early Version of Neil Finn’s ‘Astro’ By Tim and Neil Finn

Split Enz/Crowded House archivist has uncovered an early 1996 Tim Finn and Neil Finn version of the song ‘Astro’ that ended up a few years later on Neil’s debut solo album ‘Try Whistling This’ in 1998.

Tagged as: 90s, Australia, Crowded House, Neil Finn, New Zealand, rock, Split Enz, Tim Finn

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Jimmy Barnes at Red Hot Summer Bendigo April 27 2024 photo by Winston Robinson

Neil Finn and Jimmy Barnes Host Incredible Family and Friends ‘Infinity Sessions 1’ Show

by Paul Cashmere

On Friday May 10, 2024, Neil Finn’s Roundhead Studios in Auckland became a Family and Friends event with the Infinity Session 1 taking place with Jimmy Barnes.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, Infinity Sessions, Jimmy Barnes, Neil Finn, New Zealand, Red Hot Summer, rock

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Neil Finn Sells Song Catalogue To Primary Wave

by Paul Cashmere

Neil Finn has sold his songwriting catalogue to Primary Wave. Primary Wave now own Neil’s songs with Split Enz (including I Got You), Crowded House (including Don’t Dream Its Over) as well as Neil’s solo catalogue.

Tagged as: 80s, Crowded House, Neil Finn, New Zealand, rock, Split Enz

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Listen To New Neil Finn Song ‘She’s A Thought’ For Elly-May Barnes

by Paul Cashmere

Elly-May Barnes has released a third single from her ‘No Good’ album with the new song written for her by Neil Finn.

Tagged as: 20s, Australia, Elly-May Barnes, Neil Finn, No Good, pop, rock, She's A Thought

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Split Enz Fans, Watch The Finn Brothers Rehearse ‘I See Red’

by Paul Cashmere

Split Enz/Crowded House archivist Peter Green has offered up another rare fine, Tim and Neil Finn rehearsing their Split Enz classic ‘I See Red’ in Los Angeles in 2004.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Australia, Crowded House, Finn, Finn Brothers, Neil Finn, New Zealand, rock, Split Enz, Tim Finn

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Paul Kelly Records An Album At Neil’s Place and Then Plays For Auckland

by Paul Cashmere

Paul Kelly has competed 10 days in Auckland recording his next album at Neil Finn’s Roundhead Studios and then popped over to The Hollywood in Auckland to perform a few tunes with Neil.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Australia, Crowded House, Neil Finn, New Zealand, Paul Kelly, rock

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Elly-May Barnes Delivers Davey Lane Fuelled, Mark Lizotte Driven Song ‘No Good’

by Paul Cashmere

Elly-May Barnes has premiered her new song ‘No Good’, an all out rocker in the family tradition, co-written with Davey lane of You Am I and produced, mixed and most instruments from her uncle Mark Lizotte (aka Diesel).

Tagged as: 20s, Australia, Davey Lane, Diesel, Don Walker, Eddie Rayner, Elly-May Barnes, Mark Lizotte, Neil Finn, No Good, rock

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Neil Finn busking at Coatsville Market NZ

Neil Finn Busks At An Auckland Market

by Paul Cashmere

Neil Finn did a round of busking at an Auckland market last week. Well, sort of. Neil surprised shoppers at Coatsville Market in Auckland last Sunday when he and fellow Split Enz member Eddie Rayner knocked out the three songs ‘Distant Sun’, ‘Don’t Dream Its Over’ and ‘I Got You’.

Tagged as: 80s, Crowded House, Neil Finn, New Zealand, rock, Split Enz

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Crowded House Bring Out Noel Crombie and Mark Seymour For Melbourne Show

by Paul Cashmere

Crowded House celebrated their homecoming Melbourne show with two special guests, Noel Crombie of Split Enz and Mark Seymour of Hunters & Collectors.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Australia, Crowded House, Hunters & Collectors, Mark Seymour, Neil Finn, Noel Crombie, rock, Split End

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Crowded House Cancel Wodonga Show Due To Floods

by Paul Cashmere

The Crowded House concert for Wodonga this Sunday (13 November) has been cancelled because of floods.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Australian Tour, Crowded House, Live Nation, Neil Finn, rock, Wodonga

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Australians at Glastonbury – Crowded House

by Paul Cashmere

Neil Finn took the opportunity at Glastonbury 2022 to showcase over 40 years of his catalogue, dating back to 1980’s ‘I Got You’ through to the 2021’s ‘Dreamers Are Waiting’.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Australia, Crowded House, Glastonbury, Neil Finn

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Crowded House Reschedule A Day On the Green Shows

by Paul Cashmere

Crowded House will be back in November for make-up gigs in Australia including their postponed shows for A Day On The Green.

Tagged as: A Day On The Green, Australia, Crowded House, Neil Finn, New Zealand, rock, Split Enz

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Neil Finn of Crowded House photo by Ros O'Gorman

Neil Finn Has Covid, Crowded House Postpone Remainder of Dates

by Paul Cashmere

The remaining dates on the Crowded House Dreamers Are Waiting Tour have been postponed after Neil Finn tested positive to Covid on Monday and is now isolating for seven days.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Australia, Covid, Crowded House, Neil Finn, rock

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Crowded House Premiere ‘Sweet Tooth’ Video

by Paul Cashmere

Crowded House have a new video for the ‘Dreamers Are Waiting’ track ‘Sweet Tooth’.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Australia, Crowded House, Neil Finn, New Zealand, rock, Split Enz

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Check Out New Crowded House Video Performance of ‘Start of Something’

by Paul Cashmere

Crowded House have shared a performance video of their new song ‘Start of Something’.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, A Day On The Green, Australia, bluesfest, Crowded House, Live Nation, Neil Finn, New Zealand, rock

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Crowded House To Tour For Live Nation, A Day On The Green and Bluesfest

by Paul Cashmere

Crowded House will perform their first Australian tour in 12 years in April 2021 with arena shows for Live Nation, a winery event for A Day On The Green and a slot at Bluesfest.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, A Day On The Green, Australia, bluesfest, Crowded House, Live Nation, Neil Finn, New Zealand, rock

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Announcement: AusMusic T-Shirt Day In 19 November 2021

by Announcement

Music industry charity, Support Act, has announced today that its annual Ausmusic T-Shirt Day will return on Friday 19 November, backed by some of Aussie music’s biggest names including Jessica Mauboy, Jon Stevens, 5 Seconds of Summer, Amy Shark, Lime Cordiale and Neil Finn.

Tagged as: 5 Seconds of Summer, Amy Shark, AusMusic, Australia, Jessica Mauboy, Jon Stevens, Lime Cordiale, music industry, Neil Finn, Support Act

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Crowded House ‘Woodface’ Turns 30

by Paul Cashmere

Five years after their self-titled debut Crowded House released ‘Woodface’ on 8 July 1991.

Tagged as: 90s, Australia, Crowded House, Neil Finn, rock, Tim Finn, Woodface

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Check Out The New Crowded House Video for ‘Playing With Fire’

by Paul Cashmere @paulcashmere

Here is another new Crowded House song. ‘Playing With Fire’ is from the upcoming Crowded House album ‘Dreamers Are Waiting’.

Tagged as: 00s, 90s, Australia, Crowded House, Neil Finn, New Zealand, rock

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Crowded House Remixed By Tame Impala

by Paul Cashmere @paulcashmere

Kevin Parker (Tame Impala) has given Neil Finn’s Crowded House’s ‘To The Island’ a makeover.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Australia, Crowded House, Kevin Parker, Neil Finn, rock, Tame Impala

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Crowded House Postpone UK Europe Tour

by Music-News.com

Crowded House have postponed their first European tour in a decade again.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Australia, Crowded House, Neil Finn, New Zealand, rock

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Crowded House Dedicate Don’t Dream Its Over To Michael Gudinski

by Paul Cashmere @paulcashmere

Neil Finn dedicated his Corwded House classic ‘Don’t Dream Its Over’ to Mushroom founder Michael Gudinski at the first Crowded House show of 2021 in New Zealand this week.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Australia, Crowded House, Michael Gudinski, Neil Finn, New Zealand, rock

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Peter Green To Be Immortalized In Book, DVD, CD

by Paul Cashmere

On February 25 2020 the friends of Peter Green gathered to honor the legendary Fleetwood Mac guitarist.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Billy Gibbons, blues, Christine McVie, David Gilmour, Fleetwood Mac, Jeremy Spencer, John Mayall, Kirk Hammett, Neil Finn, Noel Gallagher, Pete Townshend, Peter Green, rock, Steven Tyler, UK, Zak Starkey

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Crowded House Debut First New Song in a Decade ‘Whatever You Want’ VIDEO

by Paul Cashmere

Crowded House have a new song. ‘Whatever You Want’ is the first Crowded House song in a decade.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, Crowded House, Mitchell Froom, Neil Finn, Nick Seymour, rock

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Record Exec Nick Hampton Publishes His Autobiography

by Paul Cashmere

Former EMI Record executive Nick Hampton has published his life story with ‘Nick of Time: My Life and Career All on the Record’.

Tagged as: AC/DC, Andy Williams, Australia, Donovan, Elton John, EMI Records, Glenn Shorrock, Iva Davies, Jackie Trent, Jenny Morris, Jimmy Barnes, Johnny Cash, Joy McKean, music industry, Neil Finn, Nick Hampton, Nick of Time, Petula Clark, Richard Clapton, Sandie Shaw, Slim Dusty, The Easybeats, The Kinks, Tony Bennett, Tony Hatch, Vera Lynn

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Split Enz ‘True Colours’ Expanded and Reissued To Mark 40th Anniversary

by Paul Cashmere

Split Enz ‘True Colours’ is back with extra tracks, marking the 40th anniversary of its release in 1980.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, art, Neil Finn, New Zealand, pop, rock, Split Enz, Tim Finn, True Colours

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Michael Burrows Journey From Ad Man To Rock Star

by Paul Cashmere

So far this year Melbourne singer/songwriter Michael Burrows has released a song with Neil Finn and a new one with Lior but some of his best-known songs you know as ads.

Tagged as: 20s, Australia, contemporary, Lior, Michael Burrows, Neil Finn, pop

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Michael Burrows Debuts ‘Brand New Heartache’ With Lior and Simon Starr

by Paul Cashmere

Melbourne singer/songwriter Michael Burrows has a new song with Lior and Simon Starr.

Tagged as: 20s, Australia, contemporary, Lio, Michael Burrows, Neil Finn, pop, Simon Starr

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Neil Finn Covers Prince At Home

by Paul Cashmere

Neil Finn’s latest At Home episode is a cover of Prince’s ‘When Doves Cry’.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 20s, 80s, 90s, Crowded House, David Bowie, Neil Finn, New Zealand, Prince, rock

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Neil Finn Avoids LA Traffic Offence With A Well Placed Fleetwood Mac Name-dropping

by Ken Francis

Neil Finns’ membership of Fleetwood Mac has helped him avoid a fine when pulled over by police in Los Angeles.

Tagged as: 60s, 80s, Crowded House, Fleetwood Mac, Mick Fleetwood, Neil Finn, New Zealand, rock, UK

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