'The Musos Show' is dedicated to playing the best in Australian and Independent music from all genres. People who have heard the show know there is a big mix of music, there maybe a grindcore track followed by a hip hop track followed by a reggae track.
So I propose that the second Saturday of the month should be a hip hop show
the third Saturday could be a metal show
the fourth could be punk
and the occasional fifth could be a roots/reggae show.

and I am not involved in the first Saturday of the month
 
let me know your thoughts everyone

Much love
JBF

206 Collab - No Compromise
Two Up featuring 206 Collab - Making Moves
Bamboos featuring Alice Russel -
Chaz H Scally - Character Dintation
The Follow - The World is a Mirror
Ebolie - Harry Has An E Up His Arse
Hilltop Hoods - Clown Prince
King Tide - Worlds Gone Wack
Chaos Maths - Suffer
Urthboy - Come Around
Atrack -
John Butler Trio - Better Than
Hermitude - Splendid Isolation
Limial -
206 Collab - Deadly Concoction
Delta - Greater Good
206 Collab - Rock the Jam Improvise
The Black Market - Walls
Celcius - Straight Outta
Bliss N Eso - Greenhouse
Muph N Plutonic - Heaps Good
Brethren - Exiles
206 Collab - Below the Surface 

Chaz H Scally - 10:57
Anarachoi - (sorry kids I don't know the track)
King Tide - Christmas Song
Titan Outfits - First Fleet
50 Lions - To the test
Six beer Minimum - TCB (Taking Care of Business)
Colytons - Someone Kill That Girl
The Go Set - The Old Dark Brown
Chaz H Scally - Attack in Progress
Sniper vial - Heretic
Chaz H Scally - You Don't Own
Steppin' Razor - Back Dock
Hard Ons - Cat's Got Your Tongue
Declan Kelly & The Rising Sun - Neighbourhood
Rastawookie - Interstate
CJ Shaw - (sorry kids I don't know the track)
The follow - The World is a mirror
Donkey punk - Misconception
Urthboy - Come Around
Good Buddha -  Summa (roll on)
The Herd - Royal Jelly
Hermitude - Imaginary Freinds
blue juice - Here we go Now
Watussi - Un Guaguanco
Something with Numbers - (sorry kids I don't know the track)

King Tide - Factory Kids
British India - The Time
Matt Finish - Layman's Day
Matt Finish - Don't Fade Away
Town Hall Steps -
The Watt Riot - One Two Three
King Tide - Worlds Gone Wack
King Tide- Ites, Ites, Ites, Skatalite Feelin
King Tide - Funky Reggae
King Tide - Babylon Mixed Business
King Tide - Waves Break
King Tide - French Country Dance Hall House
Chaz H Scally - You Don't Own
Steppin Razor - Monsanto
Backy Skank - running
King Tide - Fly
Rastawookie - Interstate
Declan Kelly - Always the Way
King Tide - Convict
The Black Market - All That's Gold
Area 7 - On and Off
John Butler Trio - Caroline
John Schumann - Leigh Creek Road
Ebolie -
The Follow - The World is a mirror
Good Buddha 8 Face the Music (feat. Ranji)
CJ Shaw - Bundaberg Republic  
Bluejuice - Here We Go Now
Something With Numbers - On the Inside
Grinspoon - Saturday Night
Powderfinger - A Song Called Everything
Silverchair - Leave Me Out

Love it or hate it, music is a powerful medium to express political views, change people's attitudes and incite listeners to become active. Communists, socialists, anarchists, capitalists, nazis, pacifists have all had a helping hand from musicians in genres diverse as punk, hip hop, ska, reggae, country, metal and dance. Simone from Psychonanny and The Babyshakers, said "Protest songs are synonymous with music."
 
Joelistics an MC from Melbourne's hip hop band TZU told me after his gig at the Gaelic Club a year or so ago: "You can express political views by going on a protest march, you could write a letter to your local senator, you could do so many things and this is just the way we chose to let out our views on the world. I think at the moment it's not so much about politics and what you believe in; it's actually about understanding what's going on around the world. We're so swamped by a media culture, which seems to homogenise and standardise most people's ideas of the world, each other and culture. For us this is just our outlet in trying to broaden our own horizons on what goes on in the world and let people know where we are coming from. And everyone is going to find a voice, people cannot be lied to constantly and take that shit and for us this is just our chance to have a say."

After an all ages gig with Taking Sides, guitarist for Queensland punks The Disables was telling me how his band sang about social issues and that music should go hand in hand with politics. "We are not out to change the world or anything. If you've got so many people's attention and things aren't the way you think they should be then why not do something about it, so you can sit there and sing songs about how you didn't make it out with this girlfriend or whatever or you could go, hang on our government is rooted right now and I think we should change it. Now people can take it or leave it, they don't have to listen to our songs and they don't have to think the way we do… But I think personally the country is in a state of utter crap at the moment and people should be doing things about, it voicing their opinions. "

I asked Browny, from country punk band Sydney City Trash, if he thought music was a good way to express political views "Absolutely I think its best for that".
Howie, also from SC Trash, responded with: "Music is a fantastic tool to push that political agenda, but you don't want to bore people or harangue people with a political agenda….You don't want to preach but it is a wonderful medium to get the kids and the younger people, who if they think the music is good and understand the political message, and identify with it, then that's a double bonus. But you don't want to be too political 'cause that kinda bores the shit out of people."
As Browny adds: "That's what Jello Biafra did. He came out with the Jello Biafra spoken word… It was meant to go for two hours. But it was basically 5 hours of, preaching. Without the Dead Kennedys backing him you wouldn't listen to him, cause he would be there manic fucking crazy."

But not everyone has a positive view of politics in music, as Hawk the lead singer from fat wrestling punk band Unemployed Super Villains told me: "I don't like having views shoved down my throat. There are some great bands out there I don't listen to because of the lyrics. It's just too much …. Propaghandi are great at what they do, they make good music and have good points"

Hawk believes music is sometimes successful in persuading popular opinion "but rarely…….Music is the soundtrack to life it should reflect who you are and how you feel. It's why crust punks wouldn't get on with most skinheads. It's why hippies don't like punk rock; it's all a life style. I don't expect anyone in the punk scene or anyone who comes to see Unemployed Super Villains to know everything about Lucha Libre and pro wrestling. But if I went to a crust show….and I am not a vegan and I don't give a fuck about the WTO or what ever they're crying about. They would try and shove it down my throat. I am not telling them to watch wrestling or damming them if they don't…What I am saying is my soundtrack doesn't give a fuck about politics, but I don't care if yours does."

Its not just those who swing left in their political persuasion that use music to express their political views, so do American White Power Street Punks 'Forward Area'. I contacted Forward Area's guitarist Mike, via email. "music is the one thing that nearly every person on the face of the earth has in common. Rarely will you find someone who doesn't like at least some type of music. So, combining the facts everyone likes music and we all deal with the politics of the systems we live in, it's great for expressing our frustration and opinions with people who may feel similarly as we do about the current state of things in the world. A listener can feel really the passion a good band has, when they truly believe what they are singing about, and that passion can be infectious at times."

As the email continued "Further more, with the genre of music we play and subculture we take part in (Punk), a wide range of politics has played a significant roll since its beginning. You'll find most underground music-related subcultures nearly always keep politically aware and active."

Mike seems addiment that music is successful in persuading people; "Well, I know for a fact our music gotten many people to re-think their system fed brainwashed positions on a number of issues, especially Capitalism and Racialism. I hear from different people on a regular basis confirming this and they truly make all our efforts and sacrifices worth while."

Lindsay McDougal organiser of The Rock Against Howard compilation CD was unsuccessful in persuading voters to usurp the National-Liberal-Colation in the last federal election, but he was successful in rasing funds for the Refugee Action Coalition. The Refugee Action Coalition received all the profits from the Rock Against Howard CD. He told me
"We raised a lot of money for the refugee action. So much that they now have, in full colour, glossy print posters while previously they were just in black and white photocopy. I like to think as I go to sleep at night that it really made a difference" 

You got my number and then you never called
So I got some duck tape and kicked in your front door

Yeah I got your number and your never going home
Its written in blood all over the walls

Yeah I got your number
Your lying on the floor
You take your last breath as I go get  the saw
Your never going home

Yeah I got your number
There is blood in the bath
Stop living in the past

You look so good in pieces
So now I need a towel
Your pretty face is packed in my suitcase
We'll get in the car so we can hit the road
We'll go to the country and find a new home