Split Enz
Favourite album: Split Enz, Frenzy
Frenzy featured mainly Tim Finn compositions and represented a departure from the band's art rock roots to more of a pop sound. Audio
Play It Strange - Top Songs Of 2016
Play it Strange is the foundation encouraging school aged kids to write songs and develop as musicians and is still going strong in its thirteenth year. Founder Mike Chunn talks Alex Behan through… Audio, Gallery
Great New Zealand Album: Second Thoughts - Split Enz
Our Great New Zealand album today dates from 1976 and came from one of our more celebrated bands at the time, Split Enz. Audio
Staff see red over Vic Uni pay dispute
Hundreds of Victoria University staff will today play the Split Enz song I See Red once an hour, every hour, in protest over employment negotiations.
Eddie Rayner
It's 20 years since some of the members of Split Enz and the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra got together to record ENZSO. The album, which featured classic Split Enz songs arranged by the band's… Audio
Great New Zealand Album - Time and Tide
Eddie Rayner talks about the making of Split Enz's 1982 album Time & Tide. Audio
Neil Finn live at the Auckland Town Hall
Neil Finn presents a solo career retrospective backed by a full string section, arranged by Kiwi composer, Victoria Kelly. Andre Upston was there to capture the Auckland Town Hall performance. Video, Audio
1981: The Lost Scroll
For reasons now forgotten, no APRA Silver Scroll was handed out in 1981. Nick Bollinger has a listen to the contenders and takes a look at their history. Audio
Womad 2014 Live: Tim Finn, Mokoomba
Highlights from Tim Finn's WOMAD performance, where he goes back in time to the first Split Enz album; and Zimbabwe's finest musical export Mokoomba, who deliver an electrifying set that confirm their… Audio
Tiny Ruins - European Tour Diary
When Tiny Ruins' new album, Brightly Painted One, was released earlier this year, singer-songwriter Hollie Fullbrook barely had time to celebrate. She was on a top-level concert hall tour of Europe… Audio
Things We Said Today: The Beatles influence on New Zealand songwriters
In Things We Said Today, music journalist Nick Bollinger talks to New Zealand songwriters Tim Finn, Lawrence Arabia and Princess Chelsea about the influence of The Beatles on their work, and the… Audio
Essential NZ Albums: Split Enz - Mental Notes
Though Split Enz made many successful records, they never made another as disturbingly brilliant as their debut Mental Notes. In this episode of Essential New Zealand Albums music critic Nick… Audio
Mike Chunn - Play it Strange
Former Split Enz and Citizen Band member, Mike is the brains behind Play it Strange, the charitable trust intent on getting music (and ukulele) into schools. A protégée and songwriter, Anna McDonald… Audio
Enzology Part 10 - See Ya Round (1984)
Tim Finn walks away and the Enz ends with a bang. Neil Finn almost ends with a bang too. Audio
Enzology Part 9 - Conflicting Emotions (1983-1984)
Tim Finn makes a solo album and has a giant hit. Split Enz begins to fall apart. The robots take over. Audio
Enzology Part 8 - Time and Tide (1981-1982)
Tim Finn has a nervous breakdown. He’s not alone. Audio
Enzology Part 7 - Waiata (1980-1981)
The band sell out London's Hammersmith Odeon, sack their drummer and hand the kit to their costume designer. Audio
Enzology Part 6 - True Colours (1979-1980)
The band base themselves in Australia again and nearly break up due to bad debts. Audio