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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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Lorde Teases New Music For 2024

by Music-News.com

Lorde has explained when fans can expect her new music.

Tagged as: 10s, 20s, Lorde, New Zealand, pop

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Watch Historic Footage of Split Enz Circa 1992

by Paul Cashmere

On 10 December 1992, Split Enz gathered at The Wynyard Tavern in Auckland to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their first performance.

Tagged as: 70s, alternative, New Zealand, pop, rock, Split Enz

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Tim Finn Puts A Lot Of Stuff and Nonsense Into First Tour in Eight Years

by Paul Cashmere

Tim Finn has put a lot of work into his first tour since 2015 which I imagine has to be more than just the six ‘The Life and Times of Tim Finn’ shows in Australia and New Zealand.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, 90s, alternative, Crowded House, New Zealand, pop, rock, Split End, The Life and Times of Tim Finn, Tim Finn

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Tim Finn’s Solo Debut ‘Escapade’ Turns 40

by Paul Cashmere

Tim Finn says “raise a glass” today and celebrate the 40th anniversary of the release of his debut solo album ‘Escapade’.

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

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Tim Finn and Andy White Premiere ‘Three Sheep Grazing’ Video

by Paul Cashmere

Tim Finn and Andy White have a new video for the ‘AT’ album track ‘Three Sheep Grazing’.

Tagged as: 20s, Andy White, AT, Australia, Crowded House, New Zealand, rock, Sebastian White, Semi White, Split End, Tim Finn

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Tim Finn To Perform The Lives And Times of Tim Finn For Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney

by Paul Cashmere

Tim Finn is putting a band together to take his recorded career out on the road for three shows in September.

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

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Neil Finn of Crowded House photo by Ros O'Gorman

More Previously Unreleased Crowded House Footage Surfaces

by Paul Cashmere

Split Enz/Crowded House and Skyhoods archivist Peter Green has added more rare and previously unseen footage of Crowded House in London in 1992.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Australia, Crowded House, New Zealand, Paul Hester, Peter Green, rock, Split Enz

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Noel Crombie of Split Enz and Peter Garrett of Midnight Oil Turn 70

by Paul Cashmere

Happy 70th to Noel Crombie, an early member of Split Enz and Peter Garrett of Midnight Oil.

Tagged as: 70s, Australia, Midnight Oil, New Zealand, Noel Crombie, Peter Garrett, rock, Split Enz

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Historic Unseen Footage Of Split Enz Just Released To YouTube

by Paul Cashmere

Previously unseen rehearsal footage of Split Enz from 2009 has just been uploaded to YouTube.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Australia, I See Red, New Zealand, rock, sound relief, Split Enz

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Andy White And Tim Finn Are Where Its At

by Paul Cashmere

Andy White and Tim Finn were still working out the pronunciation of their latest project AT right up to the day the album was released.

Tagged as: 20s, alt, Andy White, AT, Australia, New Zealand, rock, Tim Finn

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