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  • Paul Campbell,

    Salmonella Dub: "On the chemical make up of poorly made LSD samples and resulting public uproar and confusion" (Biochemistry Letters Apr 1993)

    Before their success as a dub-step band this team of talented biochemistry researchers were well on their way to a Nobel, however an unfortunate food poisoning incident resulted in their being banned from the lab and forced them to take up their instruments.

    Dunedin • Since Nov 2006 • 2623 posts Report Reply

  • 3410,

    Phil Judd and the Bats.

    A great group, they were.

    Auckland • Since Jan 2007 • 2618 posts Report Reply

  • JP Hansen,

    Tim Finn - Barry's Haka - The delightful tale of the elder Finn's classmate Barry. He was prone to stop and perform a Haka every time the school notices were read out and Te Awamutu primary teams had won a weekend sporting fixture. Years later when Tim brought The Herbs on board to re-record the tune, they decided to rework the lyrics somewhat to keep the Maori theme, but change focus from Barry to Te Whiti.

    Waitakere • Since Nov 2006 • 206 posts Report Reply

  • Tim Michie,

    Great news, I've been looking forward to Blue Smoke ever since it was mentioned on RNZ especially for the ilk of Blue Smoke and its era.

    Bring on a rediscovery of many a lost song..!

    Auckward • Since Nov 2006 • 614 posts Report Reply

  • ange wither,

    "Home, Foreshore and Sea" was performed by Trinity Roots at a Green Party conference. Alas, someone forgot to press record to capture the candidate dance footage and soundtrack from the event.

    Wellington • Since Nov 2006 • 54 posts Report Reply

  • Tim Michie,

    The Knobs - Culture (Ministry of Arts and) remix

    When the Cat's Been Spayed - Black Billy TK

    Pajama Party - Fetus Percussions

    Satelitte Spies - Why Hope I?

    Auckward • Since Nov 2006 • 614 posts Report Reply

  • James Littlewood*,

    The Gordons: Aspic and Ham
    It's all about think pig in the 80s.

    Auckland • Since Mar 2008 • 410 posts Report Reply

  • James Littlewood*,

    Meanwhile, I have something on my Freeview playlist from the TVNZ 7 show "Talk Talk", featuing an interview with Roger Shepherd, of the Dunedin band: "Flying Nun." ... yep. Did I miss something?

    Auckland • Since Mar 2008 • 410 posts Report Reply

  • Robyn Gallagher,

    The Topp Twins, Untouchable Grills An early public service song promoting barbecue safety, featuring a 12-minute yodelling solo/fry-up. Jools and Lynda performed this on an ACC-sponsored tour of motorcamps in the early 1980s.

    DD Smash, Devil You Grow A controversial song commissioned by Watties to make it "uncool" to grow vegetables at home. The song alluded to carrots being devil horns, but ultimately failed due to the large number of Satanic Dave Dobbyn fans.

    Punk Frost, The Chills In the mid-'80s, Martin Phillipps took on some jingle-writing work, penning this song for a home hair-bleaching product. The contract was cancelled when the client complained that Martin's disastrous experiments with frosting his own hair brought the product into disrepute.

    Since Nov 2006 • 1946 posts Report Reply

  • Kyle Matthews,

    What ever happened to tracing. Jordan Luck reminiscing about the olden days before photocopiers made things so much easier.

    Since Nov 2006 • 6243 posts Report Reply

  • Ian Dalziel,

    Blues Smoko
    - by everyone's favourite Mammal, Rick Bryant

    ToTally Ho Hum
    - The Clean's more boring unreleased early single...

    Beam Eye Friend
    - Sneaky Feelings song about plucking motes from mates

    Trouble with Pee
    - Sneaky Feelings constipatedly skip through the alphabet (missing elemeno)

    Heavenly Hip Hop Pit
    - The Chills get down and rap it up on their album Diving Bells

    Roland Moog
    - Martin Phillipps 1982 promotional keyboard extravaganza

    Christchurch • Since Dec 2006 • 7953 posts Report Reply

  • Hilary Stace,

    Got my (signed) copy of Blue Smoke at the crowded Wellington launch tonight. Yes, it is a beautiful production, and made even better by an extensive index.

    Wgtn • Since Jun 2008 • 3229 posts Report Reply

  • Ian Dalziel,

    Gutter Bloke
    by Paul Henry & Gray Ambrosia

    Oil! Oil! Oil!
    No Tag's slick reworking of their 1982 classic

    12" of Hard Fish
    Give the world the finger with Flesh D-Vice's
    Cod-like debut release
    (okay not a song per se...)

    Subversive Free Radicals
    If you are into the Void, and Roger, the short lived Riot 111 will make you move, move, move with their highly reactive unpaired electron punk

    Never ends in powerpoles
    Nocturnal Projections get all SADD

    Heat me, Heat me
    Classic Spelling Mistakes there...

    Christchurch • Since Dec 2006 • 7953 posts Report Reply

  • Sacha,

    The Clean's more boring unreleased early single

    FN000

    Ak • Since May 2008 • 19745 posts Report Reply

  • Amy Gale,

    The Exponents: Airways Pies

    Why should railway pies get all the press?

    tha Ith • Since May 2007 • 471 posts Report Reply

  • Ian Dalziel,

    bloody aftershocks
    - a couple over mag4 got me up early today...
    but they dislodged a few other songs, such as:

    Stoned Euphonium
    Human Instinct with Don McGlashan

    Funny Boys
    Flight of the Rubiconchords - all acting up a storm...

    and some local covers of kiwi
    and overseas songs, like:

    The Immigrant Song
    Taito Phillip Field and the Titlers

    other Politicians followed suit:
    No Futures b/w Smiley
    by John Key, the double A side single
    off his post-Parliament debut
    Songs in the Life of Key

    Spinning, Spinning, Spinning
    by local Black Eyed P - Michael Laws

    Anne Tolley with The Dunce Exponents
    and The Missed Children's Corral
    are in the studio to cover some Standards

    Christchurch • Since Dec 2006 • 7953 posts Report Reply

  • philipmatthews,

    Cistern Virtue
    Long before Chris Knox and Tiki Taane, Emma Paki sold her song to advertising -- in this case, a short-lived toilet cleaner campaign.

    Peking Man Alone
    The Urliches rewrite John Mulgan's nationalist classic as an 80s rock opera. Margaret Urlich's follow-up attempt to form a Flying Nun-covering all-girl supergroup -- When the Cactus Cat's Away -- was equally disappointing.

    Christchurch • Since Nov 2007 • 656 posts Report Reply

  • Ian Dalziel,

    On a serious note
    Kiwi music won't be the same after
    the sad news that Tony Parker just posted
    R.I.P. Tex - Ian Morris dies in Napier

    Christchurch • Since Dec 2006 • 7953 posts Report Reply

  • philipmatthews,

    Forever Monday Morning
    A catchy tune about a breakfast TV host who is forced to relive his moment of greatest public ignominy, again and again and again.

    The Screwtop Letters
    Shihad's CS Lewis-inspired concept album.

    I Go Mild
    The Bats pen a campaign tune for Phil Goff in 2011. Sadly, the public prefers Gin Wigmore's excruciatingly catchy cover of Melanie's "Brand New Key", leading to an entire album: Songs in the Life of Key.

    Computer Games People Play for Today is the Greatest Day I've Ever Known
    The Mi-Sex/Alan Parsons Project/Cure/Smashing Pumpkins collaboration was scuppered by ego clashes in the studio.

    Christchurch • Since Nov 2007 • 656 posts Report Reply

  • philipmatthews,

    Always liked this clip ...

    Christchurch • Since Nov 2007 • 656 posts Report Reply

  • andin,

    Ian Morris dies in Napier

    Wow I liked him the best of Th'Dudes. Sad
    He was the only one who stood with me in an unprovoked attack while on tour, some years ago.

    A question
    Anyone ever hear a Nun song "What the Fuck's He Going on About"
    I think by The Taranakis.
    A Mr Knox played it to me, again, years ago.

    raglan • Since Mar 2007 • 1891 posts Report Reply

  • Kumara Republic,

    Blam Blam Blam - There Is No Recession in NZ
    Best viewed on a Giant Plasma Telescreen (TM) near you. Power station sold separately.

    The southernmost capital … • Since Nov 2006 • 5446 posts Report Reply

  • Just thinking,

    Went to Band Together in Hagley Park yesterday.

    It was great!

    Chur to the Chur - was the T-shirt of the day.

    Left the whiskey at home and didn't see much alky or dope, a bit but not much.

    Really well run, oh and the bands were great. Kids having fun, adults mellowing out & a small 3.4 earthquake that we only talked about at parties afterward. We're all in group therapy, any get together and we all share our experiences.

    Jason Kerrison did bloody good.

    Putaringamotu • Since Apr 2009 • 1158 posts Report Reply

  • Jackie Clark,

    Jason Kerrison did bloody good.

    I've never been into OpShop but they supported Simply Red last Sunday, and I have to say that they were very good. Jason Kerrison was a great showman, and I have to say that a lot of the 12000 people (that appears to be the VA's seating capacity) there, were thrilled to bits with them. Which was lovely for them, considering that most of the crowd were well over 40 - in chronological age, anyway.

    Mt Eden, Auckland • Since Nov 2006 • 3136 posts Report Reply

  • Just thinking,

    His singing goes without say, it was his idea to have the concert and it went bloody well.

    Putaringamotu • Since Apr 2009 • 1158 posts Report Reply

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