Reuters - Nov 17, 2008
Neil Finn has drafted members of Radiohead and Wilco, as well as his son Liam, for a sequel of sorts to his 2002 live album Seven Worlds Collide. The as-yet-untitled studio project will be taped over...
More »Reuters - May 14, 2007
Reunited rock trio Crowded House will tour North America for the first time in more than 10 years, beginning August 4 in Northampton, Mass. The tour runs through mid-September and includes a previously...
More »Reuters - Jan 25, 2007
Don t dream it s over -- Crowded House, the Australian-New Zealand pop band that topped international music charts in the late 1980s, has confirmed plans to reunite and embark on a world tour. Frontman...
More »Reuters - Jul 5, 2006
Shawn Colvin will ring in the second half of her life with the album These Four Walls, along with a new manager and label. It s a major confrontation, knowing that you have to grow up, the 50-year...
More »Reuters - Feb 1, 2006
They once sang history never repeats. But the members of innovative art-rock band Split Enz said Wednesday they would reunite for an Australian arena tour in June, 22 years after they broke up. The...
More »Reuters - Dec 16, 2005
Here is a look at some of the notable artists who died in the past year. Swing-era clarinetist/bandleader ARTIE SHAW, 94, died December 30, 2004, in Thousand Oaks, Calif. By some accounts, Shaw sold...
More »AP - Sep 28, 2005
Allaire Studios sit at the end of a slithering mountain road. Airy rooms offer skytop views of the Catskill Mountains. Norah Jones, Tim McGraw and David Bowie are among those who recorded here, bypassing...
More »E! Online - Mar 28, 2005
Paul Hester, the drummer for Crowded House, the Australian rockers best known stateside for their 80s hits Don t Dream, It s Over, and Something So Strong, committed suicide in Melbourne, Australia...
More »Reuters - Jan 12, 2005
Australian rockers Midnight Oil will reunite to headline the country s second major fund-raising concert to benefit victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami. The Wave Aid concert will take place Jan. 29...
More »USRN - Jul 25, 2002
(7/25/02, 1 p.m. ET) -- Neil Finn wrapped up his U.S. tour on Monday (July 22) at New York City s Irving Plaza, capping off off a 19-date run that was highlighted by Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder joining...
More »USRN - Nov 12, 1998
(11/12/98, 6 p.m. PST) - Former Split Enz/ Crowded House frontman Neil Finn was joined by two special surprise guests during his mainly acoustic show at Roxy in West Hollywood, Calif. last night (Nov....
More »USRN - Jul 20, 1998
(7/20/98) - The employees of Sony Music worldwide gathered in Miami last week to celebrate the company s banner year and to make sure that the Sony ship s course is set for an upcoming cavalcade of releases...
More »USRN - Jul 15, 1998
(7/16/98) - Veteran singer-songwriter Neil Finn first gained notice in the mid- 70s as a member of Split Enz, a band fronted by his older brother, Tim Finn. The New Zealand band was known for such songs...
More »