Liam Finn

"I don't particularly remember loving them but some of the songs stuck in my mind, and sometimes music that strikes you as being really strange makes a real impression," he says. Read More

Make an album from favorite songs released in 2009, with special attention paid to the arc and to the relationships between songs. Read More

Most band names are a play on words, an onomatopoeic orge of vowels and syllables. Read More

One of the most influential bands of the '90s, Seattle grunge stars Pearl Jam, had 30,000 South Island fans singing along at last night's concert at AMI Stadium, the final gig of their Australasian tour. Read More

Since the late '70s, Chris Knox's can-do attitude has inspired a long list of musicians both here and overseas. Read More

After I'd been doing this for nearly 30 years, the right idea finally presented itself. Read More

Pearl Jam's dominance in the modern rock scene is never something I was entirely comfortable with, despite them playing a pivotal role in my teenage years. Read More

Eight years ago, former Crowded House singer-songwriter Neil Finn released a live album, credited to "Neil Finn and Friends," titled 7 Worlds Collide . Read More

To be honest, I am not a music journalist; I am not even a writer. Read More