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

ContactMusic — A trespasser was arrested at the U K home of former Crowded House star Neil Finn on Saturday 24Sep11 after calling police to report himself The singersongwriter took to Twitter com to recount the odd break-in calling the intruder U K s dumbest crim..... more info

Twangville — What is it about Australia and New Zealand? Per capita, they’ve got some of the most talented and enjoyable musicians in the world. Neil Finn and Tim Finn (from Splitz Enz to Crowded House and the solo stuff in between) to Kasey Chambers to You Am ... more info

Altsounds — *Neil Finn's* mastery of pop song craft has always been evident with his work as the frontman for *Crowded House* and *Split Enz*. Fittingly, Neil was recently honored with the task of presenting a lifetime achievement award to *Brian Wilson* at the... more info