New Zealand

Jon Toogood On Why Shihad Are Breaking Up

New Zealand metal band Shihad will be no more after this one final tour. Singer Jon Toogood told Noise11 why the band decided to call it quits.

Tagged as: 90s, Jon Toogood, metal, New Zealand, Pacifier, Shihad

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Tim Finn To Mark 40 Years of Escapade With Three Shows In August

by Paul Cashmere

Tim Finn will perform three shows in August to mark the (belated) 40th anniversary of his debut solo album ‘Escapade’.

Tagged as: 80s, New Zealand, pop, rock, Split Enz, Tim Finn

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Supergroove Reform For Queensland Shows In May

by Paul Cashmere

New Zealand’s Supergroove will get back together for three shows in Queensland in May.

Tagged as: 90s, New Zealand, pop, Supergroove

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Shihad Merch Destroyed In Fire Ahead Of Final Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Shihad merch on its way from Melbourne to New Zealand ahead of the band’s final tour has been destroyed in a fire at Melbourne airport.

Tagged as: 90s, metal, New Zealand, Shihad

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Marlon Williams To Release First Māori Language Album

by Noise11.com

Marlon Williams (Kāi Tahu, Ngāi Tai) next album ‘Te Whare Tīwekaweka’ will be his first album entirely in the Māori language.

Tagged as: 10s, folk, Kāi Tahu, Marlon Williams, New Zealand, Ngāi Tai, Te Whare Tīwekaweka

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Shihad Add More Shows To Final Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Shihad have one final Australian tour on the way with new shows added to Perth, Brisbane and Melbourne featuring full album performances.

Tagged as: 90s, metal, New Zealand, Pacifier, Shihad

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Icehouse, Everclear and Bic Runga To Join Cold Chisel In New Zealand

by Paul Cashmere

Cold Chisel’s 2025 New Zealand events have turned into their own music festival.

Tagged as: Bic Runga, Cold Chisel, Everclear, Icehouse, New Zealand, Red Hot Summer, rock

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Pearl Jam Australia and New Zealand Live Albums Are Coming In December

by Paul Cashmere

One of the impressive things Pearl Jam fans have access to are professional desk recordings of every concert.

Tagged as: 90s, Australia, grunge, live album, New Zealand, Pearl Jam, rock, USA

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Shihad To Call It Quits After Final Australia and New Zealand Tour

by Paul Cashmere

After 36 years together, New Zealand’s Shihad have announced they will be no more after one final tour.

Tagged as: 90s, Australia, hard rock, metal, New Zealand, Shihad

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More Rare Split Enz For You To Devour

by Paul Cashmere

Thanks Peter Green. Here is some more rare Split Enz.

Tagged as: 80s, Enz With A Bang, New Zealand, rock, Split Enz

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Alan Mansfield and Sharon O'Neill from Sharons Facebook Page

Dragon’s Alan Mansfield Dies At Age 72

by Paul Cashmere

Alan Mansfield, keyboard player for Dragon, has died at age 72.

Tagged as: 70s, Alan Mansfield, Australia, Dragon, New Zealand, rock, Sharon O’Neill

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

by Paul Cashmere

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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R.I.P. Martin Phillipps of The Chills

by Paul Cashmere

Martin Phillipps of New Zealand band The Chills has died at age 61.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, alternative, Martin Phillipps, New Zealand, The Chills

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Australian Music Vault Adds Crowded House Costumes To The Display

by Paul Cashmere

The Australian Music Vault at the Arts Centre Melbourne has had several new iconic stage costumes from Crowded House and Split Enz added to their display.

Tagged as: 80s, Arts Centre Melbourne, Australia, Australian Music Vault, Crowded House, New Zealand, rock, Split Enz

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Tim Finn’s First Solo Album ‘Escapade’ Remixed and Remastered for 40th Anniversary

by Paul Cashmere

A new 40th anniversary of Tim Finn’s first solo album ‘Escapade’ will be released 23 August 2024.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, Escapade, New Zealand, pop, rock, Tim Finn

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Everything Dinah Lee Has Ever Recorded In One Collection

by Paul Cashmere

Dinah Lee’s entire recording output from 1964 to 2016 has been mastered for the first time for CD and compiled for the 3 disc ‘The Complete Collection’.

Tagged as: 60s, Australia, Dinah Lee, New Zealand, pop, The Complete Collection

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Crowded House Premiere ‘The Howl’ Video

by Paul Cashmere

‘The Howl’ is the new song from the next Crowded House album ‘Gravity Stairs’.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Australia, Crowded House, Gravity Stairs, New Zealand, rock, The Howl

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Crowded House at the Forum photo by Ros O'Gorman

Crowded House Set New Gravity New Zealand and Australia Dates

by Paul Cashmere

Crowded House have a stack of New Zealand and Australia dates in support of the eighth album ‘Gravity Stairs’.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Australia, Crowded House, Gravity Stairs, New Zealand, rock

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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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Willie Hona of Herbs from Willies Facebook page

R.I.P. Willie Hona of Herbs at Age 70

by Paul Cashmere

Willie Hona, singer and guitarist for New Zealand reggae band Herbs, has died at age 70 from pancreatic cancer.

Tagged as: 80s, Herbs, New Zealand, reggae, Willie Hona

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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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Split Enz Stamps To Be Issued By New Zealand Post Office

by Paul Cashmere

Split Enz have been honored by the New Zealand Post Office with a series of stamps based on their classic album ‘True Colours’.

Tagged as: 80s, New Zealand, Post Office, rock, Split Enz, stamps, True Colours

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Tim Finn Digs Deep For Solo Show In Sydney

by Paul Cashmere

Tim Finn performed a one-off show for Sydney on 30 March with a few surprises.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, 90s, Australia, Crowded House, Finn Brothers, New Zealand, rock, Split Enz, Tim Finn

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New Beatles Book Marks 60 Years Since The Australian Tour

by Paul Cashmere

A new book on The Beatles by Andy Neill and Greg Armstrong is focused on The Beatles one and only ever Australian tour from back in 1964.

Tagged as: 60s, Andy Neill, Australia, Greg Armstrong, Hong Kong, New Zealand, The Beatles, The Beatles Australasian Tour 1964

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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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Split Enz ‘Murder’ Is A Brand New Enz Video For 2024

by Paul Cashmere

Spilt Enz, there is a new Enz video for 2024 featuring the 1979 unreleased track ‘Murder’.

Tagged as: 70s, alternative, Australia, Frenzy, murder, Mushroom, New Zealand, rock, Split Enz, Tim Finn

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Countdown Begins For Split Enz Rarity ‘Murder’ Video

by Paul Cashmere

A brand new video for the unreleased Split Enz track ‘Murder’ will premiere on 13 March, 2024.

Tagged as: 70s, murder, New Zealand, Peter Green, rock, Split Enz

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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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COTERIE Continue To Be One Of Australia’s Most Played Acts On Radio

by Paul Cashmere

With the first airplay charts of 2024 now coming through Perth indie act COTERIE has one of the most played songs on Australian radio at the start of the year with ‘Paradise’.

Tagged as: 20s, Australia, COTERIE, New Zealand, pop, reggae

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