Matinee Idyll - Crowded House/Split Enz: Biographies

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Biographical

Bourke, Chris, Something So Strong - Crowded House, Macmillan (Australia), 1997. ISBN 0 7329 0886 8

The "official" Crowded House story. The book is available from Chris Bourke. Blog at Something So Strong includes two articles from Rip It Up and a link to a 1974 Space Waltz clip.

Brenner, Nathan, Book Enz: A Split Enz Book, 1983. ISBN 0-9592122-0-5

A photograph album - touring, making videos.

Seven Voices - Tales of Madness and Mirth - Mike Chunn

Chunn, Mike, Seven Voices, Tales Of Madness And Mirth, Purple Egg Press, P.O. Box 74-321, Market Road, Auckland, NZ, 1997. ISBN 0-473-05021-8

An autobiography. Mike Chunn was inspired to write after reading the works of Dylan Thomas...who was a friend of Mervyn Peake's...

New Zealand Music Scene - Suite 101 - Mike Chunn: The Seven Voices of Split Enz

Chunn, Mike, Stranger Than Fiction - The Life And Times Of Split Enz, GP Publications, 10, Mulgrave St., Thorndon, Wellington, New Zealand, 1992. ISBN 1-86956-050-7

The title says it all! The Split Enz book.

Darling, Cary, House That Roared, The, BAM, March 27, 1987, issue 254 (LA music magazine).

In Crowded House [the album] Piano/Vocal music, Cherry Lane (details in music books)

Discography - Split Enz, Tim Finn, Crowded House, Filthy Rich Promotions, 1994. (from the Frenz Of The Enz/Crowded House Fan Club)

Includes Split Enz, Crowded House, Tim Finn and related bands.

	*Downey, Kerry and Twomey, Chris, Private Universe, , Omnibus Press, 1996.* ISBN 0.7119.4816.X "Unofficial" Crowded House Story. Opinions are divided on this one!
	*Downey, Kerry and Twomey, Chris, Private Universe, , Omnibus Press, 1997.* ISBN 0.7119.6653.2 Second edition which includes an extra chapter and photos on Farewell to the World, Sydney, 24th November, 1996.

Once Removed - Words by Neil Finn, photos by Mark Smith

Finn, Neil and Smith, Mark, Neil Finn : Once Removed, Sanctuary Publishing, 2000. ISBN 1-86074-297-1.

Words by Neil Finn, photos by Mark Smith. Photos taken during Neil's first solo world tour. The photos are intended to give an impression of life on the road, they're not postcard-style pictures of the places visited for the tour. Neil writes of his feelings about touring.

	*Green, Peter, Hussy, Famous for Sixteen Minutes, Book 1, Rocket Pocket Books, 2001*. ISBN 0-646-41308-2 May-December, 1996
	*Green, Peter, Bang!, Famous for Sixteen Minutes, Book 2, Rocket Pocket Books, 2001*. ISBN 0-9579712-0-6 January-June, 1997
	*Green, Peter, Glamour, Famous for Sixteen Minutes, Book 3, Rocket Pocket Books, 2003*. ISBN 0-9579712-1-4 July-December, 1997
	*Green, Peter, Trip, Famous for Sixteen Minutes, Book 4, Rocket Pocket Books, 2008*. [No ISBN] Covers all of 1998.

Green, Peter, Letters to my Frenz, a Split Enz Book, Rocket Pocket Books, 2006. ISBN 0-9579712-3-0

Includes interviews with members of the band.

New Zealand Music

The Mechanics of Popular Music - Mike Chunn

Chunn, Mike and Jeremy, Mechanics of Popular Music, The - A New Zealand Perspective, GP Publications, 10, Mulgrave St., Thorndon, Wellington, New Zealand, 1995. ISBN 1-86956-130-9

A guide to the music industry, as seen from New Zealand. One chapter consists of an interview with Neil Finn on his "Secrets Of Songwriting".

Dix, John, Stranded In Paradise, New Zealand Rock 'N' Roll 1955-1988, Paradise Publications, 1988. ISBN 0-473-00638-3 (limpback), ISBN 0-473-00639-1 (Limited Edition Casebound)

Chapter titles include "Beginnings of the Enz", "Trooping The Colours", "True Colours", "Enz of and Era" about Split Enz and "The Swingers".

Dix, John, Stranded In Paradise, New Zealand Rock and Roll 1955 to the Modern Era, 2nd edition, Penguin, 2005. ISBN 0-14-301953-8

Updates 1988 edition.

Wings Off Flies - Mark Goulding and Peter Green

Goulding, Mark and Green, Peter, Wings Off Flies, 25 Years of Rock Photography, Rocket Pocket Books, 2002. ISBN 0-9579712-2-2

Includes Skyhooks, Split Enz, Crowded House, Bic Runga.

Shute, Gareth, NZ Rock 1987-2007, Random House, 2008. ISBN 978-1-86979-000-4

Crowded House, Neil Finn solo, Tim Finn solo, Finn Brothers, Betchadupa.
Excerpt from index:
Finn Brothers, the
Finn, Elroy
Finn, Liam
Finn, Neil
Finn, Marie
Finn, Sharon
Finn, Tim

Who's Who of Australian Rock - Chris Spencer

Spencer, Chris (Compiled by), Who's Who of Australian Rock, 2nd Edition, The Five Mile Press, 1989. ISBN 0 86788 213 1

There are more recent editions e.g. 1996 and 2002 (with more authors), also a CD-ROM.

Unlike the original Who's Who, no biographies, hobbies etc.
Lists:-
- bands: dates, members, discography;
- people: bands with dates, sessions, solo discography.
- Entries for Crowded House, Mullanes, Split Enz, band members etc.

Spittle, Gordon, Counting The Beat, A History of New Zealand Song, GP Publications, 1997. ISBN 1-86956-213-5

Includes lyrics and chords for Time For A Change, I Hope I Never, Counting The Beat, Don't Dream It's Over, Weather With You. Neil and Tim Finn on how they write songs - separate sections. Also Phil Judd, including his work after Split Enz.

Page compiled by carolyn
Last updated 22nd March, 2009.