Interviews and Live Sessions – Feb 2014
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Updated February 23rd:
The Guardian – Travel section: Neil Finn on Auckland (interview by Robert Hull)
ET Canada interview by Jason MacNeil
Updated February 21st:
Absolute Radio UK’s interview and session with Neil Finn, on the line from New Zealand, will be broadcast this weekend.
Pete Mitchell’s Saturday Social, Absolute Radio, Saturday 22nd Feb at 10pm. Only available in the UK, as far as we know.
Sydney Morning Herald interview by Bernard Zuel
Huffington Post interview by Kristi York Wooten
Updated February 18th:
Lots of great stories. Just when you think you’ve heard ’em all!
Lithium Magazine interview by Jim Barber
Updated February 17th:
Toronto Sun interview by Jane Stevenson.
Paste Magazine interview by Mark Lore: Catching Up With Neil Finn.
Updated February 14th:
Vintage TV – Neil McCormick’s Needle Time. Video might not play outside of UK.
Updated February 12th:
CBC First Play interview. Video might not play outside of Canada but text excerpts can be read.
Updated February 10th:
Bob Harris Sunday Session here.
Neil Finn speaks with NPR’s Rachel Martin about his new solo album, ‘Dizzy Heights’.
Updated February 9th:
Neil talks to Salon’s David Daley about the background behind some classic Split Enz and Crowded House songs and his new album ‘Dizzy Heights’.
Tune into Bob Harris Sunday for Neil Finn in session, 00:00 Feb 9th, UK time on BBC Radio 2.
Neil plays a special cover version for Hamish and Andy:
‘Music is a mystery’ – Interview with The Telegraph’s Neil McCormick.
Updated February 6th:
FUV Live. Audio interview and videos of three song performances at WFUV with Rita Houston.Songs are “Recluse”, “In My Blood” and “Dizzy Heights”. Watch “Recluse” below.
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Interviews and Live Sessions – Feb 2014
Click here for March 2014 interviews
Updated February 23rd:
The Guardian – Travel section: Neil Finn on Auckland (interview by Robert Hull)
ET Canada interview by Jason MacNeil
Updated February 21st:
Absolute Radio UK’s interview and session with Neil Finn, on the line from New Zealand, will be broadcast this weekend.
Pete Mitchell’s Saturday Social, Absolute Radio, Saturday 22nd Feb at 10pm. Only available in the UK, as far as we know.
Sydney Morning Herald interview by Bernard Zuel
Huffington Post interview by Kristi York Wooten
Updated February 18th:
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Long Player with Pete Paphides. Episode 3 – ‘Neil Finn’ by Long Player With Pete Paphides on Mixcloud
Lots of great stories. Just when you think you’ve heard ’em all!
Lithium Magazine interview by Jim Barber
Updated February 17th:
Toronto Sun interview by Jane Stevenson.
Paste Magazine interview by Mark Lore: Catching Up With Neil Finn.
Updated February 14th:
Vintage TV – Neil McCormick’s Needle Time. Video might not play outside of UK.
Updated February 12th:
CBC First Play interview. Video might not play outside of Canada but text excerpts can be read.
Updated February 10th:
Bob Harris Sunday Session below:
Neil Finn speaks with NPR’s Rachel Martin about his new solo album, ‘Dizzy Heights’.
Updated February 9th:
Neil talks to Salon’s David Daley about the background behind some classic Split Enz and Crowded House songs and his new album ‘Dizzy Heights’.
Tune into Bob Harris Sunday for Neil Finn in session, 00:00 Feb 9th, UK time on BBC Radio 2.
Neil plays a special cover version for Hamish and Andy:
‘Music is a mystery’ – Interview with The Telegraph’s Neil McCormick.
Updated February 6th:
FUV Live. Audio interview and videos of three song performances at WFUV with Rita Houston.Songs are “Recluse”, “In My Blood” and “Dizzy Heights”. Watch “Recluse” below.
Interview for The Guardian.
A good article but, as Neil later tweeted, “somehow a headline emerges from an offhand comment and I’m giving advice that isn’t needed . I should know better.”
Scaling New Heights: Neil Finn talks to NZ Herald’s Lydia Jenkin about Dizzy Heights.
Neil Finn and ABC Radio National’s Waleed Aly discuss the process of Dizzy Heights’ creation and the dilemma of the ‘bonus’ track. And Neil performs “Flying In The Face Of Love”.
23 Feb | Back to Diary
Interviews and Live Sessions – Feb 2014
Click here for March 2014 interviews
Updated February 23rd:
The Guardian – Travel section: Neil Finn on Auckland (interview by Robert Hull)
ET Canada interview by Jason MacNeil
Updated February 21st:
Absolute Radio UK’s interview and session with Neil Finn, on the line from New Zealand, will be broadcast this weekend.
Pete Mitchell’s Saturday Social, Absolute Radio, Saturday 22nd Feb at 10pm. Only available in the UK, as far as we know.
Sydney Morning Herald interview by Bernard Zuel
Huffington Post interview by Kristi York Wooten
Updated February 18th:
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Long Player with Pete Paphides. Episode 3 – ‘Neil Finn’ by Long Player With Pete Paphides on Mixcloud
Lots of great stories. Just when you think you’ve heard ’em all!
Lithium Magazine interview by Jim Barber
Updated February 17th:
Toronto Sun interview by Jane Stevenson.
Paste Magazine interview by Mark Lore: Catching Up With Neil Finn.
Updated February 14th:
Vintage TV – Neil McCormick’s Needle Time. Video might not play outside of UK.
Updated February 12th:
CBC First Play interview. Video might not play outside of Canada but text excerpts can be read.
Updated February 10th:
Bob Harris Sunday Session below:
Neil Finn speaks with NPR’s Rachel Martin about his new solo album, ‘Dizzy Heights’.
Updated February 9th:
Neil talks to Salon’s David Daley about the background behind some classic Split Enz and Crowded House songs and his new album ‘Dizzy Heights’.
Tune into Bob Harris Sunday for Neil Finn in session, 00:00 Feb 9th, UK time on BBC Radio 2.
Neil plays a special cover version for Hamish and Andy:
‘Music is a mystery’ – Interview with The Telegraph’s Neil McCormick.
Updated February 6th:
FUV Live. Audio interview and videos of three song performances at WFUV with Rita Houston.Songs are “Recluse”, “In My Blood” and “Dizzy Heights”. Watch “Recluse” below.
Interview for The Guardian.
A good article but, as Neil later tweeted, “somehow a headline emerges from an offhand comment and I’m giving advice that isn’t needed . I should know better.”
Scaling New Heights: Neil Finn talks to NZ Herald’s Lydia Jenkin about Dizzy Heights.
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Neil Finn and ABC Radio National’s Waleed Aly discuss the process of Dizzy Heights’ creation and the dilemma of the ‘bonus’ track. And Neil performs “Flying In The Face Of Love”.
Updated February 4th:
Monsters of Talk: Margaret Cho and Jim Short interview Neil Finn.
Updated February 3rd:
Neil talks to John McGlue on 720 ABC Perth and performs “Flying In The Face Of Love”.
Updated February 2nd:
Liam Finn on his Dad: “Once he made us eat only carrots for two days to see what effect it might have on this really ‘orange’ song he’d written. It didn’t make the record and I hate carrots now.”
Read the full article, Where Neil Finn’s At, published this morning in NZ’s Sunday Magazine.
January 29th:
Neil Finn was a guest on Australian TV show The Project on January 28th. If you’re in Australia, click the link to watch the episode. Unfortunately, it’s unavailable to viewers outside of Australia.
Available to everyone, however, is The Quietus interview about Neil’s new album Dizzy Heights. Neil also tells The Quietus about his 13 favourite albums.
Neil appeared on Triple M Melbourne’s Hot Breakfast with Eddie McGuire yesterday, January 28th. See a video of Neil playing Distant Sun or listen to the show in full here. Neil begins at 37.43, playing Distant Sun and Flying In The Face of Love.
ABC TV have also posted an interview and interview with Neil here.
From ABC Melbourne, here’s an interview hosted by Red Symons.