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In New Zealand in the 1930s, farmers reportedly had trouble with exploding trousers as a result of attempts to control ragwort, an agricultural weed. [1] Farmers had been spraying sodium chlorate, a government recommended weedkiller, onto the ragwort, and some of the spray had ended up on their clothes. Sodium chlorate is a strong oxidizing ...
Spittle initially performed as a duo alongside Ron Cavanagh called 'The Sunlanders', appearing live on Tasmanian radio stations. It was during this time Spittle changed his stage name from Ian Spittle to Dusty Miller, due to his mother's fondness for the plant, and also wrote his first song, a poem penned by Violet Swan called 'Shake Hands with your Brother Again' which he was asked to put ...
The music of New Zealand has been influenced by a number of traditions, including Māori music, the music introduced by European settlers during the nineteenth century, and a variety of styles imported during the twentieth century, including blues, jazz, country, rock and roll, reggae, and hip hop, with many of these genres given a unique New Zealand interpretation.
The Cakekitchen; Edwin Carr; Shayne Carter; Cassandra's Ears; Che Fu; The Checks; The Chicks; The Chills; Clap Clap Riot; Jemaine Clement – member of folk/pop/comedy duo Flight of the Conchords
New Zealand's first ever Test matches, a home series of four three-day games against England.Series won 1–0 by England 10,11,13 January Lancaster Park, Christchurch.New Zealand (112 and 131) lost by eight Wickets to England (181 and 66/2).
Pages in category "New Zealand patriotic songs" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. G.
In 1987 a claymation music video was produced for "My Baby Just Cares for Me" by Aardman Animations [11] and directed by Peter Lord. The video prominently features live action footage showing details of a piano, brushes on a snare drum, and a double bass as they play the song. The two focal characters are represented by a singing cat in a club ...
Miller played a significant role in the commercial "hillbilly" music industry based out of New York. Before 1933, almost 12,000 hillbilly records were issued. Amazingly, eighty-five percent of these recordings were produced by six artists— Vernon Dalhart , Carson Robison , Arthur Fields , Bob Miller, Frankie Marvin , and Frank Luther . [ 21 ]