Si dials in from Devon UK to share his Finn related origin stories and sing the praises of Crowded House live in Switzerland October 28 1991. Performances include: Tall Trees, Fall At Your Feet/Same Language As Me, World Where You Live, All I Ask, When You Come. Pt 2 of 2 for this Switzerland gig coming soon. You can significantly support the continuation of the 240 podcast for a donation of just a couple dollars per month. This goes directly towards covering the podcast hosting fees. Big thank ...
Oct 15, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 40
Chris makes an episode inside a bubble of Tim Finn gratitude. Performances include Crowded House & Tim Finn MTV Unplugged rehersal 28 march 1990: When You Come, Four Seasons In One Day, Show A Little Mercy. MTV Unplugged broadcast: Not Even Close, Throw Your Arms Around Me. You can significantly support the continuation of the 240 podcast for a donation of just a couple dollars per month. This goes directly towards covering the podcast hosting fees. Big thank yous if you are in a position to...
Oct 01, 2023•43 min•Ep. 39
Louis from Brighton dials in for round 2! We share performances highlights and our wandering thoughts from the Finn Brothers show at the Fillmore, San Francisco on 15 July 1996. Songs include: Only Talking sense, Angels Heap, Time for A Change, There Goes God, Niwhai, How will you go, Mood Swinging Man, I got you, Paradise. Episode cover: Fingers of love by Louis and Karl Reid You can significantly support the continuation of the 240 podcast for a donation of just a couple dollars per month. Thi...
Sep 17, 2023•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 38
Louis dials in from Brighton for a deep dive into Neil Finn's performance on Sessions At West 54th Street in NYC 1998. Performances include: Don't Dream It's Over, Astro, Loose Tounge, Souvenir, She Will Have Her Way & Truth. You can significantly support the continuation of the 240 podcast for a donation of just a couple dollars per month. This goes directly towards covering the podcast hosting fees. Big thank yous if you are in a position to help. Head over here to: http://p...
Sep 06, 2023•1 hr
A curated playlist of Neil Finn performance highlights and curiosities featured in the 240 podcast so far. The tracks have been lightly mastered by Chris for consistency in volume and dynamics given the original audio tracks come from a wide range sources. Enjoy. 1 Only talking sense - (Neil Finn, Fang Radio 2020) 2 There goes god - (Crowded House, Maxwell Coffee House Sessions, New York 1991) 3 Mean to me - (Finn Brothers Homebake Festival Sydney 2005) 4 White lies & alibis - (Neil Finn, KC...
Aug 27, 2023•1 hr 20 min
Michelle dials in from Adelaide and shares her Finn related memories and associations. Stemming from the performances we talk everything from The Beatles, Aussie TV, creativity, dream premonitions, to the merits of songs written by kids (there is one here written by young Liam, and Chris's 7 year old Indie also premieres her first original tune 'Poison Candy' in the episode). Performances include: I Got You (Split Enz - Fridays, Los Angeles 1980), Carried Away (Split Enz - Aucklan...
Aug 20, 2023•1 hr
Chris drinks a box and shares his highlights from a gloriously anthemic Finn Brothers performance headlining Homebake in Sydney on 3 December 2005. Performances include: Mean To Me, Nothing Wrong With You, I See Red, Dirty Creature, Poor Boy, World Where You Live & Won't Give In. Episode cover: Angels Heap by Amelia Street. Check out their original music here: https://www.ameliastreetsongs.com/music You can significantly support the continuation of the 240 podcast for a donation of just...
Aug 06, 2023•1 hr•Ep. 35
Andy and Chris explore Dreamers Are Waiting & beyond by diving into recordings from the Beacon Theatre 2023 in New York. Performances include: Start of Something (Auckland soundcheck March 2021), Life's Imitation, Oh Hi, The Howl, To The Island (New York 22 May 2023). Episode cover: Paradise by Andy Lacatell. Go check out his band Distant Sons. https://www.facebook.com/distantsonsrva?mibextid=ZbWKwL You can significantly support the continuation of the 240 podcast for a donation of just...
Jul 23, 2023•40 min•Ep. 34
Andy Lacatell dials in from Richmond Virginia to walk us through his Crowded House experiences. His first show took place in Mansfield at the Great Woods Performing Arts Centre on 17 September 1987....and wouldn't you know it, we have a decent live recording of the gig. Performances from this show include: Recurring Dream, That's What I Call Love, Never Be the Same, Love You Til The Day I Die, Mean To Me, Now We're Getting Somewhere. Check out the episodes from Andy's 'C...
Jul 09, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 33
The final installment exploring Neil Finn's solo live performances on Fang Radio. Performances include Dirty Creature, Love You Till The Day I Die, Isolation & Won't Give In. As you have come to expect on Fang Radio focused episodes, my North Yorkshire buddy Rob D dials in to help us go deep into the various facets of these tunes. Your humble 240 host also takes up the song writing challenge and pens a Finn inspired original tune 'A Time For Ghosts' which airs in the epis...
Jun 25, 2023•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 32
Episode 31 - Fanging Out. Live performances include: Now we're getting somewhere, Love is emotional, Last day of June & Astro. Performed solo by Neil Finn live from home on Fangradio 2020 & 2022. Rob dials in from Richmond UK to give his take on each of these performances and explores the studio album counterparts. Rob further takes up the earlier episode's (Ep 26 - Fangdemic) challenge to use Only Talking Sense as inspiration for an original song composition. Rob airs his song...
Jun 11, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 31
Chris and Adam talk Largo shows in Los Angeles from July 5 & 6 2000. Performances include Time Immemorial, Lester, Hole In The River/St Theresa, Making Plans For Nigel, Driving Me Mad, Empty Head. Listener cover: Mean To Me by Karl Reid. Check out Karl's YouTube here: https://youtube.com/@SillyCoverSongs https://youtube.com/@SillyCoverSongs His website here: https://www.karlreid.co.uk https://www.karlreid.co.uk / You can significantly support the continuation of the 240 podcast for a do...
May 29, 2023•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 30
Eliot dials in from Los Angeles and we journey back to August 28 2007 where he witnessed Crowded House at the Greek Theater LA. He further treats us to a live rendition of Something So Strong, tells us a wonderful story where his younger self has jam with Neil Finn on a boat, and gives us a review of Crowded House's recent two night stand at the Wiltern theatre last week. Performances from 28 August 2007 show include: Mean to me, Don't stop now, Fall at your feet, Don't dream it&a...
May 14, 2023•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 29
Picking up where the last episode left off, Chris & Adam unpack one of the fan club great releases; Neil Finn and band, July 18 2002 at the 9:30 club in Washington. Performances include Turn & Run, Wherever You Are, Human Kindness, Pinapple Head, Last To Know, Take A Walk Listener cover: Don't Dream It's Over by Beaux Jardins. Check out Beaux Jardins' latest album on spotify and enjoy his YouTube page and impressive selection of covers at the links below: https://youtube.c...
May 07, 2023•50 min•Ep. 28
Adam dials in from Baltimore for a deep dive into his second ever Neil Finn live show; July 18 2002 at the 9:30 club in Washington. Performances include When You Come, Private Universe, Anytime, I Can't get Started, One Step Ahead. Listener cover: Disembodied Voices by Beaux Jardins. Check out Beaux Jardins' latest album on spotify and enjoy his YouTube page and impressive selection of covers at the links below: https://open.spotify.com/album/0BuumcVLpQByFyv9PBI7tv?si=IxetFqotQmCIz6d5b...
Apr 24, 2023•56 min•Ep. 27
My close friend and fellow metalhead Rob D dials in from North Yorkshire after immersing himself in a selection of solo acoustic Neil Finn deep cuts performed live on Fangradio during the heights of the Pandemic (Fangdemic?). We deconstruct the songwriting and also compare the live performances with the original album recordings; all of which Rob had never heard before. Listen as the Tim Finn appreciation penny drops for Rob right before your very ears! A great episode for old school Finn fans a...
Apr 16, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 26
Sasha dials in from Thailand and shares reflections on her Neil Finn & Crowded House related adventures in Aotearoa & the UK. Performances include: Terrorize Me from Auckland 9 March 2018, and World Where You Live, Elephants, Whatever You Want, Heros from Auckland 21 March 2021. Listener cover: Whispers & moans by Woodface. Go support them over here: https://m.facebook.com/woodface.atributetocrowdedhouse Looks like the To The Island Livestream is no longer available for purchase, but...
Apr 05, 2023•58 min•Ep. 25
Jamie & Ollie dial in from Leeds UK to explore highlights from 9th December 2007 Wembley Arena Crowded House show, share stories from the road, and reflect on the role of music in their relationship. Performances from Wembley 2007 include Nobody Wants To, Fall At Your Feet, Throw Your Arms Around Me, Pinapple Head, Walked Her Way Down, Mean To Me, Black & White Boy, She Goes On. Listener cover: Distant Sun by Dave Doing Guitar. Subscribe to his YouTube channel over here: https://youtube....
Mar 28, 2023•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 24
Chris and Lana deep dive into the Clearwater Florida 28 July 2010 Crowded House concert. Performances include Distant Sun, Say That Again, Old Man, Skin Feeling/Silent House, Rocky Racoon, Not The Girl You Think You Are, Better Be Home Soon Check out Lana's creative endeavors over here: https://www.lanapeckmusic.com Listener cover: Silent House parody by...you guessed it, our wonderful Lana Peck ❤️ You can significantly support the continuation of the 240 podcast for a donation of just a co...
Mar 21, 2023•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 23
Performances include Virgin Radio 26 May 1998: King Tide, She Will Have Her Way, Improv song with listener lyrics. KTCZ Minneapolis 1998: Sinner, I Got You. Listener cover: Don't Dresm It's Over by Bad Optics. You can significantly support the continuation of the 240 podcast for a donation of just a couple dollars per month. This goes directly towards covering the podcast hosting fees. Big thank yous if you are in a position to help. Head over here to: http://patreon.com/240neilfinn...
Mar 13, 2023•55 min
Austin 16 March 2002 South by South West. Performances include The Climber, Into The Sunset, Last to Know Into Temptation, Driving Me Mad. Episode Cover: Anytime by Trevor Stark. Check out his original music and guitar tutorials over here: https://youtube.com/@TrevorStark You can significantly support the continuation of the 240 podcast for a donation of just a couple dollars per month. This goes directly towards covering the podcast hosting fees. Big thank yous if you are in a position to help....
Mar 08, 2023•47 min
Hamburg Germany 1995; performances include Poor Boy, In Love With It All, Chocolate Cake, Where Is My Soul, What's The Matter With You, History Never Repeats. Listener cover: She Will Have Her Way by David Swan. Subscribe to his YouTube channel over here: https://youtube.com/@davidswanmusic Listen to his original music on spotify here: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2Cpyk7jejWxr6NAhdLmxwi You can significantly support the continuation of the 240 podcast for a donation of just a couple doll...
Mar 01, 2023•53 min•Ep. 20
Performances include Bowl of Brooklands, New Plymouth 1992: Tall trees, Four seasons in one day, When you come, Distant sun, Never be the same. Bowl of Brooklands history audio from: https://www.pukekura-history.co.nz/pukekura-park-audio-recordings/ Listener cover: Nails in my feet by Grant Selmes. Subscribe to his channel here: https://youtube.com/@grantsclassicsongs8122 You can significantly support the continuation of the 240 podcast for a donation of just a couple dollars per month. This goe...
Feb 20, 2023•44 min•Season 1Ep. 19
Finn enthusiast Adam Lindquist joins Chris for a deep dive into the classic Crowded House performance on November 9 1991 at the Town & Country Club. Performances include Sister Madly, World Where You Live, Kill Eye, Weather With You, Italian Plastic & There Goes God. Listener cover: Angel's Heap by Craig Lee-Williams You can significantly support the continuation of the 240 podcast for a donation of just a couple dollars per month. This goes directly towards covering the podcast hos...
Feb 06, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 18
Performances from Chicago 1998; last one standing, try whistling this, fall at your feet, suffer never, sinner, weather with you. Listener cover: World where you live by Jackson Taylor. Explore and subscribe to his YouTube channel over here: https://youtube.com/@yew2533 You can significantly support the continuation of the 240 podcast for a donation of just a couple dollars per month. This goes directly towards covering the podcast hosting fees. Big thank yous if you are in a position to help. H...
Jan 28, 2023•48 min•Ep. 17
Episode 16 - Takes a long long time to snuff it . An episode at Tom's request. Performances include: Leigh 2009: Only way to go is forwards. London 2022: Some greater plan. Nashville 1987: The worm song. Pourtsmouth 92: Tail of a comet. London 1992: Most unwanted, Locked out. Listener cover: You can touch by JCS studios. Check out JCS studios album 'One Small Step: https://jcs-studios.bandcamp.com/album/one-small-step You can significantly support the continuation of the 240 podcast fo...
Jan 19, 2023•44 min•Ep. 16
Episode 15 - Non-flammable American Flags. Performances include KGSR FM: Fingers of love, pinapple head. Austin backyard 1994: kare kare, nails in my feet, now we're getting somewhere, can't carry on, into temptation Listener cover: Try Whisting This by Robert Haley. Check out his supurb album Isobel on here: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/6SJwNNT7qDcMVG94Rcn3Lq?si=Z2nuZQTeS_agEvC_nyCYmg Apple music: https://music.apple.com/nz/album/isobel/1596397643?ls You can significantly s...
Jan 10, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 15
Episode 14 - Naysayers Performances include Milwaukee 2010; Amsterdam, Private Universe/Black & white boy, Fall at your feet, Message to my girl & Love you till the day I die. Listener cover: I got you by Jacob Moon. Check out Jacob's latest album 'Under a Setting Sun' on all streaming platforms. Also available to own over here: https://jacob-moon-merch.myshopify.com/ You can significantly support the continuation of the 240 podcast for a donation of just a couple dollars ...
Jan 03, 2023•58 min•Ep. 14
Part 2 of Everyone Is Here in full at the Berlin Museum of Transport. Performances include: disembodied voices, a life between us, all god's children, edible flowers, all the colours, part of me part of you, gentle hum. Episode cover: chocolate cake by Amelia Street. Check out Amelia Street's 'Havn't got a clue' ep https://www.ameliastreetsongs.com/music Amelia Street's YouTube channel https://youtube.com/@AmeliaStreetSongs You can significantly support the continua...
Dec 28, 2022•49 min•Ep. 13
Chris takes a deep dive into the Everyone Is Here record. Episode includes performances from Berlin Museum of Technology 2004; wont give in, nothing wrong with you, anything can happen, luckiest man alive & homesick. Episode cover: It's only natural by Mili & Berti. Catch them on tour by checking out dates in their website https://www.miliandbertie.com Listen to their Into The Night ep over at https://open.spotify.com/artist/0YSDznlbJ9pbGCIA5bAWZY You can significantly support the c...
Dec 19, 2022•42 min•Ep. 12
