Neil Finn

2003 - Olivia Newton-John, Neil Finn, Ben Lee and Silv...

VH1 (Free subscription) | 09/12/2008

LAist Interview: Tim Finn

LAist (Free subscription) | 09/08/2008

The years have been kind to Tim Finn . The 56-year-old former lead singer of New Zealand art-pop group Split Enz is revered in his home land as a musical icon while still enjoying relative peace. Finn, who also worked with his brother Neil Finn for a period of time as a guitarist in the 1980's pop group Crowded House, is set to release a new album soon with his Split Enz...

The Selfish Agenda: BitTorrent

twopointouch (Free subscription) | 10/04/2008

... before I buy. I don’t want to give cases in point right here, but it’s certainly true. OK - found Neil Finn through Blip.FM (an internet radio malarkey, like a mix between Twitter and Last.fm). Then I bought two of his CDs. Fair deal? I think so. (c) I go on to buy or follow a lot of stuff I get this way. I might download your first album or game, but then I’ll go on to buy your second...

Jann Wenner launches Rolling Stone Australia: 'there's more music going on in Sydney than in New York'

The Daily Swarm (Free subscription) | 10/02/2008

Wenner is here for the relaunch of the Australian version of Rolling Stone, which was recently bought by ACP Magazines. He also attended last night’s launch party, nostalgically called The Rolling Stone Revival, featuring performances by local heroes the Living End, Powderfinger and Neil Finn. To compete with the global nature of internet news, Wenner says the new Australian Rolling...

XL Insurance Increases New England Presence with Office in Boston

PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 10/01/2008

... Underwriting and Industry Relations Advisor David P. Oldow, Senior Property Underwriter Neil Finn, and Excess Casualty Underwriting Manager Thomas Nosek. Mr. Carroll added; "As we have done in other cities like Chicago and Toronto, we anticipate continuing to build out our local underwriting and product expertise to further accommodate our clients' insurance needs." XL Insurance...

G:TB Song of the...Timespan

Gheorghe: The Blog (Free subscription) | 09/12/2008

Because there's no way we're disciplined enough to get things up on a weekly basis. Here's Liam Finn, son of the brilliant Crowded House leader Neil Finn, with a song that captures how I feel on this Friday - beaten down, worn out, and needing a drink.

Blog Roundup 9.12.08

Captain Obvious (Free subscription) | 09/12/2008

Props Photo by Royce Wagner Aquarium Drunkard , a benchmark of music-blog quality, has an interview with Liam Finn, musician and son of Crowded House singer Neil Finn. The always well-done Music Is Art has news on the upcoming Annuals album along with a few mp3s for your perusal. Pelican's Perch links to a nifty new song called "I Can Feel A Hot One" from melodic indie-rock band...

a dim sum, pancakes, flight of the conchords dees win draft pick california desert run sunday

Ben Barren (Free subscription) | 08/31/2008

California Desert Run 18.jpg Originally uploaded by VOD Cars I'm listening to the finale of Radio Version of Flight of the Conchords which has been playing last 6 weeks on TripleJ at 9am each Sunday , been awesome, will Neil Finn save the day ? I'm also luvn VodCars Californian Desert Run pictures , wouldnt mind a GT40 to boot off to the MCG today to see Dees win the draft pink . Seems...

Mope Like Me: The Waltons, “Heels Upon My Head”

Popdose (Free subscription) | 08/27/2008

... comes close to “Heels Upon My Head” which Q magazine accurately described as the best song Neil Finn never wrote. Singer and principal songwriter Jason Plumb pulls back on his tendency to get overly chatty and drops the album’s simplest and most unforgettable melody. Opening with a quiet bass riff, then backed by a brush snare drum beat and some plinks on the piano, the song never...

the dark side of Crowded House

art is the new religion (Free subscription) | 08/26/2008

... I put it on. It's also a fantastic record from start to finish, and it began my love affair with Neil Finn's voice and songwriting skills. What occurred to me for the first time yesterday is how morbid the lyrics are across the entire album. Here is a sampling of the dark topics found on this melodic and upbeat(-sounding) pop masterpiece: Mean To Me: "now her parents are divorced...

T-Pain, Chaka Khan and more to judge at the 2008 International Songwriting Competition

Hip Hop Ruckus (Free subscription) | 08/26/2008

... 20); Chaka Khan; Tom Waits; KT Tunstall; Robert Smith (The Cure); Ricky Martin; Loretta Lynn; Neil Finn (Crowded House); Buckcherry; T-Pain; James Cotton; Jerry Lee Lewis; Craig Morgan; Ray Davies (The Kinks); McCoy Tyner; Darryl McDaniels (Run DMC); Michael W. Smith; Chris Hillman (The Byrds); John Scofield; Mario; Black Francis (The Pixies); Youssou N'Dour; John Mayall; DJ Tiësto;...

Album review: Teddy Thomson

News Scotsman (Free subscription) | 08/24/2008

Being the son of Richard and Linda Thompson, two of British music's most distinctive and original singers, it is hardly surprising that Teddy is equally vocally blessed. His style owes little to his parents, though, and 'I Don't Know What I Want' boasts the delicious vocal traces of Crowded House's Neil Finn and Rufus Wainwright.This is an outstandingly pretty record, beautifully performed,...

Album review: Teddy Thomson

Scotsman.com Living - Books (Free subscription) | 08/24/2008

Being the son of Richard and Linda Thompson, two of British music's most distinctive and original singers, it is hardly surprising that Teddy is equally vocally blessed. His style owes little to his parents, though, and 'I Don't Know What I Want' boasts the delicious vocal traces of Crowded House's Neil Finn and Rufus Wainwright.This is an outstandingly pretty record, beautifully performed,...

• Album review: Teddy Thomson - News Scotsman

Fuck. Yes.

jonsonblog (Free subscription) | 08/22/2008

... music, and the experience of being at a show is unlike any other band I enjoy, even someone like Neil Finn or Crowded House, where my enjoyment of the band gets me mocked. The Hold Steady are actually actively disliked by pretty much everyone I play their music to, and then you walk through the doors of the concert hall & it’s like stepping into a different country. Suck it haters,...

SPLIT ENZ

BORN AGAIN 80'S (Free subscription) | 08/18/2008

I GOT YOU (ROBBIE STEEL EXTENDED VERSION) New Zealand's Split Enz released the single I Got You in 1980 from their studio album True Colours. Released as a single in January 1980, I Got You was Split Enz's most successful song ever and was written by Neil Finn. It topped both the New Zealand and Australian charts at #1, and reached #12 in the United Kingdom, #13 in Canada and #53 in the...