Crowded House return Home

Here are some links to mainstream press coverage of Crowded House returning to New Zealand after a triumphant North American tour.

TV3 brief feature interview with Neil Finn and the new guy.

Here's a review and pictures from the New Zealand Herald

And here's more fanatical coverage from Stuff.co.nz

Island Book of Records Page 8

Yes, more Fairports. Has Richard Thompson been on more albums than any other English person ever? Is he the British Neil Young? What's with the Muslim schtick? Resisting hyperbole (right!) he will become regarded as one of the most important influences of the popular music in the 20th Century. Just not quite yet.

Georgie Fame. Here's a great website about the Famester. And here's Georgie Fame and the Blue Notes on Ready Steady Go.

Dave Grohl Live in Times Square

Crowded House Melbourne concert

Here is a link to 10 songs from a Crowded House fan club concert recorded at the Corner Hotel in Melbourne, Australia. For more information go to the Frenz Wire blog. For a direct link to the videos, go here on the Triple M radio website.

Genesis tickets through the years

Genesis concerts. Missing a Peter Gabriel-lead show in 1974 from the "Selling England by the Pound" tour at the New Theatre, Oxford, England, which I guess would have been in the one pound sterling range. The New York Beacon show, Phil Collins's first tour as lead singer on the "Trick of the Tale" tour, was a $6.50 ticket (1976). The Hammersmith Odeon show on the same tour was the equivalent of $4 in exchange rates of the time. The 1977 "Seconds Out" show at Earl's Court could roughly be translated as a $10 ticket. The 1980 tour at Madison Square Garden -- worst seats in the house -- $8.50. 2007 Madison Square Garden best seats, $275. Will post the ticket when I can find it!

Elvis moment

The Hudson Book Store is having a sale of Elvis Presley books.

The Voice of Hudson

St.Marks Place New York City

Damage: Linda Thompson's 2002 album, "Fashionably Late" and 2007 DVD compilation of Ramones live appearances on two discs released by Rhino and a 1981 Lene Lovich concert recorded at Studio 54.

Crowded House media links

September 13 Filter Magazine Neil Finn's Guide to New Zealand


September 12 KCRW Live Session on Nic Harcourt's "Sounds Eclectic" radio show

September 10 Link to "She Called Up" video on YouTube

Crowded House Back in Canada

September 7 Edmonton Sun review

September 8 Edmonton Journal review

September 5 Alibi.com blog review of the Vancouver concert

September 8 Winnipeg Sun review

Crowded House media links

IF:MV link to new "She Called Up" video clip.

September 5 Neil Finn interview with Atlantia CreativeLoafing.com

September 3 Neil Finn interview for the AAP

September 2 Billboard review of the Bumbershoot concert with guest appearance by Eddie Vedder.

September 1 Nick Seymour interview in the Vancouver Sun.

September 2 interview with Neil Finn in the Tennessean.

August 31 Edmonton Journal review

The Best Garlic in Columbia County

Millerton, NY

IBR 1975 Page Seven

Ah, a whole lotta Fairport Convention. Becoming more interesting by the year. Liege and Lief set the stage and launched the reputation. Sandy Denny and Richard Thompson’s finest moments. Denny passed on. Thompson, and his ex-wife Linda are still making very powerful, interesting records. Not my area of knowledge, so I won’t bluff it. But I like what I hear. 20 years ago, I would not have thought that!

Here’s a Truveo link to a lot of Fairport Convention and Richard Thompson videos.

Link to MSN Crowded House concert Chicago, House of Blues

Concert from August 18th at the House of Blues, with annoying commercials every two or three songs, but it is nicely shot.






Here are some more links to editorial coverage in the mainstream media.

Orange County Register review

KTVU.com, Oakland review

Seattle Weekly feature

San Jose Mercury News review

Carpets of Great Hotels

Fairmont Hotel, Chicago, IL

Food at Aria Restaurant, Chicago

Carpets of Great Hotels

Hotel 71, Chicago, IL

More Print Edit from the Crowded House US Tour

Grand Rapids Press, MI

Resurrected Crowded House makes connections

August 22, 2007

Tucson Weekly

PUBLISHED ON AUGUST 16, 2007

Chicago Sun-Times, IL

Home sweet House

MUSIC REVIEW Fans welcome renewed partnership

August 20, 2007

BY JEFF ELBEL

Daily Herald, IL

Home Improvement Aug 23, 2007 Rocky Mountain News, CO 7 Questions for Neil Finn

More Crowded House Links

Two Seasons in One Day

One
Here's a smart interview with Neil finn in the Toronto Star.

Two
Here's a link to an ARTISTDirect video podcast about Crowded House reforming.

More Crowded House links

Five Fingers of Love

One NPR XPM concert with Joan as Policewoman and Crowded House. Neil Finn suffering from laryngitis.

Two Crowded House review of Beacon Theatre concert in the Star Ledger.

Three Tim Finn NPR Concert from May.

Four Order legit recordings of the North American shows (audio CDs $20 each) from kufala.com here.

Five Associated Press story on Crowded House reforming.

Virgin JFK to Heathrow morning flight

Rock 'n' Roll Links

Crowded House

Reviews from North American tour

Boston Globe

Boston Herald

Hartford Courant

Elvis Costello

local BBC tv

Why he likes Liverpool.

The Voice of Hudson

Millerton, NY

July 23, 2007 (approx)

To and from Las Vegas

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More Cool Crowded House

Crowded House on Rove Part One

Crowded House on Rove Part Two

Crowded House on Sunrise One

Crowded House on Sunrise Two

Crowded House on Sunrise Three

Crowded House on Sunrise Four

Crowded House on Sunrise Five

Crowded House at the Masonic Hall, West 23rd Street NYC

Great show from the reformed Crowded House, recorded for a tv broadcast. Very loose. Nice moment when an improv of "Tomorrow Never Knows" popped up in the encore.

The set list:

People are like suns
Locked out
Nobody wants to
Don't stop now
Distant sun
Heaven that I'm making
You're the one to make me cry
Pineapple head (w. "hava nagila" break)
Fall at your feet
She called up
Transit lounge
Silent house
Pour le monde
It's a good room now (improv on Masonic Lodge auditorium)
When you come
Mean to me

Encore 1
Tea for two (really!)
Something so strong
Better be home soon
Don't dream it's over

Encore 2
Fingers of love
Recurring dream
Spill the wine
Four seasons in one day

(Kindly provided by Frenzforum)

Here's a crude video of what the Masonic room looked like. A great venue for this kind of a performance. Opened with Mark Hart playing the organ at the back of the balcony.

Here is coverage of the concert, including photos, on the Hidden Track blog.

Here are some links to videos that were recorded for AOL's Spinner site.

Last Monday, the band appeared on KCRW in Santa Monica on "All Things Eclectic." A video and audio of the performance is available here.

Here is a session and interview they did for Radio New Zealand. Fun to hear the stronger kiwi accents! In the words of the station:

Live from Neil Finn's Roundhead Studio, the band talk to Afternoon host Jim Mora, and perform Pour Le Monde, People Are Like Suns, and Fall At Your Feet. Engineered by Neil Baldock. Thanks to Roundhead and EMI. 13 July 2007. Here is the link.

Bryan Ferry on the streets of London

Daily Telegraph review of a July 3 outdoor concert in London.

Steve James Reuters interview here.