neil finn Archive
29 Jul 2023
Five Overlooked Neil Finn Performances
New Zealand-born Neil Finn first came to fame in 1977 as the newest and youngest member of big brother Tim’s art-pop band, Split Enz. After moving to the front of […]
27 May 2019
Give it a Whirl: Split Enz’s ‘Frenzy’ at 40
A skewed art-pop band greatly influenced by Roxy Music and Skyhooks, today Split Enz is remembered chiefly as the group that featured Neil Finn, later of Crowded House (and currently […]
11 Oct 2018
A Look Back at Crowded House’s ‘Temple of Low Men’
In April 1977, Neil Finn joined Split Enz, a New Zealand/Australian band co-founded nearly five years earlier by older brother Tim. Though he hadn’t yet reached his 18th birthday, Neil […]
02 Feb 2016
Neil Finn: Goin’ His Own Way
Two Australia/New Zealand-based giants of heartfelt and intelligent pop music – Paul Kelly (a solo artist and longtime leader of The Messengers) and Neil Finn (member of Split Enz, founder […]
21 Jul 2014
Hundred-word Reviews July 2014, Part One
I’m bound and determined to reduce the contents of my in-box to manageable levels, so this week I’ll be covering 25 albums, each adhering to a 100-word limit. Don’t mistake […]
07 Jan 2008
Neil Finn – Back in the (Crowded) House
The date was June 1, 1981. Riding high on the success of their latest hit single “History Never Repeats,” New Zealand art-pop group Split Enz was in the midst of […]