L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — New Zealand popmeister Neil Finn will return to action with a new solo album, “Dizzy Heights,” scheduled for release Feb. 10, but he’ll preview some of the new material earlier with a handful of solo shows including an L.A. stop on Nov. 19 at L... more info

Consequence of Sound — Gorgeous collaboration from new tribute album. more info

Discobelle.net — The Avalanches reworks pioneering Australian rock band Hunters & Collectors first hit “Talking to a Stranger”. A Hunters & Collectors compilation album will be released on September 27th by Liberation Music and features some 30 tracks, 15 origina... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Neil Finn had dwarves on the mind when he wrote "Song of the Lonely Mountain," a ballad that plays over the end credits of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. When the New Zealand composer met with film director Peter Jackson and his team to discuss ... more info

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Guardian Music — The music blogger picks the songs that mean the most to him as part of our Six Songs of Me projectPaul Sinclair is the founder and editor of SuperDeluxeEdition – a reissue and box set music blog.What was the first song you ever bought?Absolute Begi... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Neil Finn's all-star "7 Worlds Collide" project is explored in a new documentary "The Sun Came Out." The film, coming to DVD and digital download on April 10, also looks at a 2009 reunion of the 2001 participants, including Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder a... more info

ContactMusic — A documentary about the making of Crowded House star Neil Finns 2009 concept charity compilation The Sun Came Out is finally set for a Dvd release following an exhaustive battle to secure the rights to the star-studded footage Finn invited celebritie... more info

Guardian Music — From their gently angsty, indie beginnings, the Shins are becoming a more mainstream rock concern – albeit at a costThere is a theory that a great band is not merely a collection of musicians, but a mysterious, alchemical thing, somehow greater tha... more info

Guardian Music — A latter-day classic from Split Enz is the missing link between I Got You and Crowded House's Don't Dream It's Over Split Enz wore their roots proudly in their name. They were inherently a New Zealand band, despite basing themselves in Australia for ... more info