A yoursonglist Christmas Compilation (2ser 107.3fm)

As an employee of a large supermarket chain, I am forced into listening to painful Christmas songs from as early as mid November. This list of Christmas songs makes my Christmas experience more enjoyable, and hopefully it will improve yours too!

1. Eels - Christmas Is Going To The Dogs
2. Sufjan Stevens - That Was The Worst Christmas Ever!
3. Kurtis Blow - Christmas Rappin'
4. The Flaming Lips - Christmas At the Zoo
5. Snoop Dogg - Santa Claus Goes Straight To The Ghetto
6. My Morning Jacket - Xmas Curtain7. James Brown - Soulful Christmas

8. Run DMC - Christmas in Hollis
9. The Apples in Stereo - Holiday Mood

10. Feist - Lo, How A Rose E're Blooming

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My favourite Releases On Obsolete Formats in 2010

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1.Dead Farmers - Go Home (LP)

Awesome psych-garage rock from sydney, just the maddest shit you will hear all year. remember when you thought air-drumming was for tools? well you were right, but listen to this and you will become that tool.

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2.Boomgates - Bright Idea (7" single)
Some real poppy shit from members of some of melbournes greatest punky bands, gets stuck in your head like a tumour.

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3.Constant Mongrel - S/T(Cassette)
A two piece that is now the coolest on the planet now that jack white makes ears bleed in his shit band with the girl from the kills. Seriously awesome reverbed up punx from smellbourne.

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4.Ty Segall - Melted (LP)
Fucking wierd surfy garage punk from San Fran in the states, dude hangs out heaps with thee oh sees if that helps. catchy like genital warts, but better, trust me.

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5.Bed Wettin' Bad Boys - Best/Worst Band In Sydney (7" single)
Anyone who calls themselves both the best and worst band in sydney on their debut single is ok in my books. the ultimate party starter, or finisher. depends on what type of party your having.

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6.The UV Race - I Hate You (7" single)
The most primitive band i have heard in a while, batshit crazy but amazingly catchy and powerful. find everysong they have ever played and listen to it on loop.

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7.Royal Headache - S/T (7" single)
Fuck this list is long. Anyway royal headache are the coolest "rock n soul" band kicking around. cannot wait for their album to come out soon. live shows are off the charts.

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8.Assassins 88 - Go Go Second Chance Virgin (Cassette)
The recordings of this drums and bass combo from canberra are pushed so far into the red it is hard to tell anything about the songs except they are catchy as fuck. The drummer sings with a microphone duct-taped into his mouth. pure rawk

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9.Total Control - Paranoid Video
synth punk, wassup? seriously the coldest and coolest song released this year (gettit?)

10.Ooga Booga's - Sentimental Stranger (7" single)
These doods rule. this song is awesome and is backed by a cover of Ëisbar, a song about polar bears. sick shit

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The Wonderful Music of the Suzuki Omnichord (2ser 107.3fm)

The amazing Suzuki Omnichord, a form of electric autoharp, has taken popular music by storm. Everyone from Bob Dylan to The Yeah Yeah Yeahs have got their hands on one. With a learning curve of around 5 minutes, you too can become the next aspiring omnichord musician! Here is a list of just some of the great omnichord songs to get you inspired.

1. Jenny Lewis – You Are What You Love (featured on 2ser 107.3)

2. My Morning Jacket – Anytime (Live Version) (featured on 2ser 107.3)

3. Gorillaz – Clint Eastwood

Not the most obvious use of the omnichord, but the entire backing track to the song samples a preset rhythm loop found in the omnichord.

4. sELF - Black In Back (AC/DC Cover)

Drums and omnichord at the same time? Whatevs?

5. Devo – Patterns

The 1982 track has to be one of the first to take advantage of the omnichord, which was first released the year before in 1981.

6. Grizzly Bear – Ready, Able

Jermaine Clement of 'Flight of The Concords' reportedly has the largest omnichord collection in the world.

7. Flight Of The Conchords – Carol Brown (featured on 2ser 107.3)

8. The Mae Shi – Remarkably Dirty Animals

9. Arcade Fire - Ocean of Noise

Jenny Omnichord loves the omnichord so much she dedicated her musical career to it.

10. Jenny Ommichord - Do You Know Karate feat. Tony Dekker

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Movember Edition: Ten Songs Written By Men With Magical Moustaches (2ser 107.3fm)

The very first list to be featured on 2ser 107.3fm's Tuesday Daily show. How very very exciting!

As we get deep into Movember, I thought it would be a good idea to highlight the songs written by those men with wonderful moustaches. I have been a long time believer that having facial hair really improves your song writing abilities. This list tries to prove just that. Enjoy....


1. The Low Anthem – To Ohio (Featured On Air)

Zapp & Roger: The one female band member (bottom right) must have felt a bit left out.

2. Zapp & Roger - I Can Make You Dance (Featured On Air)

Will Oldham's somewhat creepy stache has helped him write many a beautiful song.

3. Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy – Cursed Sleep
4. Stevie Wonder - Master Blaster (Jammin')

Eugene Hütz of Gogol Bordello: Moustache and Gypsy-punk go hand in hand.

5. Gogel Bordello – Start Wearing Purple (Featured On Air)
6. Queen – Crazy Little Thing Called Love
7. The Beatles – Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds
8. Rick James – Superfreak
9. James Brown – The Payback

10. Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds – Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! (Featured on Air)

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The first list in a long long time. 10 Songs That Cheer Me Up, No Matter How Big Of A Crankypants I Am

I'll admit it, yoursonglist has been pushed to the back of my mind over the last 10 months or so. But I was randomly sent this list today by a good friend of mine, and it brought back some good times. Who knows, this may get this thing started up again. Enjoy.

- Listmaster Flash

10 Songs That Cheer Me Up, No Matter How Big Of A Crankypants I Am
by grace face

1. Here Comes The Sun - The Beatles
Just you try and listen to it without cheering up.
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2. Float On - Modest Mouse
The song even knows that its purpose is to make you feel better.

3. Between My Legs - Rufus Wainwright
Don't look at me like that, I'm not ashamed.

Wayne Coyne of The Flaming Lips

4. Yoshimi Battle The Pink Robots pt 1 - The Flaming Lips
Amazing live, full of love.

5. Ashes to Ashes - Faith No More
I invariably end up singing my heart out.

6. Sexx Laws - Beck
Yeah! Trumpets! Sex! Woo!

7. Dog Days Are Over - Florence and the Machine
Another song that sets out to make you happy.

8. Don't Stop Me Now - Queen
Makes me happy until I remember that Freddie Mercury is dead.

9. Take Your Mama Out - Scissor Sisters
DO IT!

10. Something I Can Never Have - Nine Inch Nails
..and now I'm depressed again.

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Top 10 of 09 #4

by icemanflam

10. Gliss - Asobi Seksu
9. Blood Bank - Bon Iver
8. River - Akron / Family
7. Tightrope - Yeasayer
6. Lisztomania - Phoenix
5. Against Me - Why?
4. Marrow - St. Vincent
3. Ready, Able - Grizzly Bear
2. What Would I Want? Sky - Animal Collective

1. Guys Eyes - Animal Collective

Interesting side note....I could have put all 10 as Animal Collective!

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Top 10 of 09 #3

by nickjameslangley

No particular order, but a fairly strong showing in 2009.

Broken Side of Time - Alberta Cross

No One Loves Me & Neither Do I - Them Crooked Vultures

While You Wait For The Others - Grizzly Bear

And The Grass Will Grow Over Your Cities - Decoder Ring

These Are My Twisted Words - Radiohead

Rats - Devendra Banhart

Two Doves - Dirty Projectors

Fresh Blood - Eels

Deadman - Karnivool

Man Like You - Patrick Watson

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Top 10 of 09 #2

by Listicles

10. Best Coast - When I'm With You

Blissed out summer pop fun.

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9. Mos Def - Auditorium
Best beat in years with amazing rhymes from Mos and Slick Rick.

8. Blakroc - Dollaz and Sense
Ill beat by both the Black Keys AND RZA,who rips it up on the guitar backing superb rhymes from Pharoahe Monch and RZA himself.

7. Paul Dempsey - Fast Friends
One of the baddest motherfuckers from the 90's comes good with his first solo album and proves he still is a bad motherfucker.

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6. Sarah Blasko - All I Want
Best cut from a superb album that blew everyone away this year.

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5. Bumblebeez - Misfit
written and recorded on a Nintendo DS for an energy drink company, these guys are geniuses.

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4. The Mess Hall - Bell
Another amazing release from the sydney two piece (that rhymes). Gets better everytime you listen.

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3. Julian Casablancas - 11th Dimension
This guy is the coolest motherfucker on the planet right now and this song proves it, now if only the strokes would get their shit together...

2. Love of Diagrams - Forever
This fuzzed out masterpiece is like being slapped in the face with a photo album of you and your ex, brutal and beautiful at the same time.

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1. Wavves - To The Dregs
Holy fucking shit words cannot describe how much i love this song, the surf rock harmonies clash perfectly with the no-fi punk aesthetics forming the perfect soundtrack for summer.

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yoursonglist is back! Post your 'top 10 of 09' now!

After a long absence due to an overload of university and checkout chick work, I have decided to see if I can get this blog going again. I have a nice new idea which involves me creating a weekly list topic, and everyone submitting their top 10's of that topic either here on the facebook page. I will then put them up on the blog complete with streaming mp3's/youtube videos.

As we are approaching the end of the year, this weeks topic is your 'Top 10 Songs of 2009'. You can decide whether you want to describe your choices or not, it's all up to you. I shall start it off!

'My Top 10 Songs of 2009'

by Listmaster flash

10. Dear God (Sincerely M.O.F.) - Monsters of Folk

9. Oh My God (It Still Means A Lot To Me) - The Wooden Sky

8. Big Bird In A Small Cage - Patrick Watson

7. Ain't Nothing Like You (Hoochie Coo) - Blakroc feat. Jim Jones & Mos Def

6. Janglin - Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros

5. Just Breathe - Pearl Jam

4. Charlie Darwin - The Low Anthem

3. Shampoo - Elvis Perkins in Dearland

2. Taking Control - Alberta Cross

1. All the Money I Had Is Gone - The Deep Dark Woods

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Fortnightly Compilation #1

Well, we have reached quite a milestone here at yoursonglist. Two weeks in operation, and we are yet to give up due to a lack of listing. Here is the first ever yoursonglist fortnightly compilation, made up of the listed songs from the last 2 weeks. Post your list now and get your beloved/hated songs on the next compilation.

Warning: may contain Bon Jovi and Lynard Skynard....

Tracks1. Charlie Darwin (2009) - The Low Anthem - 10 Songs That Are So Sexy They Make Me Consider Some Serious Man Loving (Listmaster Flash)2. Everyday Should Be A Holiday (1997) - The Dandy Warhols - 10 Songs From My Childhood Which Prove I Was A Pretty Cool Kid (Listmaster Flash)3. In Our Gun (2002) - Gomez - 10 Songs Which Make Me Believe That Owning A Firearm Would Make Me Thrice The Person I Currently Am (nickjameslangley)4. I See A Darkness (1999) - Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - 10 Songs Written By Men With Impressive Beards (Listmaster Flash)5. Buy Me A Pony (1996) - Spiderbait - 10 Songs From My Childhood Which Prove I Was A Pretty Cool Kid (Listmaster Flash)6. By The Time I Get To Arizona (1991) - Public Enemy - 10 Rap Tracks Which Are Guaranteed To Make Me Throw My Hands In The Air Like I Just Don't Care (Listmaster Flash)7. Livin' On A Prayer (1986) - Bon Jovi - 10 Songs That Wouldn't Result In Beer Spat In The General Direction Of The Bartender's Face When Played At A Pub, But Which I Otherwise Despise (nickjameslangley)8. Borrowed Your Gun (2008) - Spiritualized - 10 Songs Which Make Me Believe That Owning A Firearm Would Make Me Thrice The Person I Currently Am (nickjameslangley)9. Well, It's True That We Love One Another (2001) - The White Stripes - 10 Awful Songs By Great Bands (icemanflam)10. Everybody Here Wants You (1998) - Jeff Buckley - 10 Songs That Are So Sexy They Make Me Consider Some Serious Man Loving (Listmaster Flash)11. Excursions (1991) - A Tribe Called Quest - 10 Rap Tracks Which Are Guaranteed To Make Me Throw My Hands In The Air Like I Just Don't Care (Listmaster Flash)12. Sweet Home Alabama (1974) - Lynard Skynard - 10 Songs That Wouldn't Result In Beer Spat In The General Direction Of The Bartender's Face When Played At A Pub, But Which I Otherwise Despise (nickjameslangley)13. Steam Engine (2003) - My Morning Jacket - 10 Songs Written By Men With Impressive Beards (Listmaster Flash)

Ten Songs From My Childhood Which Prove That I Was A Pretty Cool Kid

by Listmaster Flash

I'm going to put it out there. I was a pretty awesome kid. That is if you cancel out the fact that I was at one point quite fat, had dyed orange hair, and wore fake 'Dada' branded clothing purchased from Sydney's Parklea Markets (ok maybe I wasn't actually that cool). Thanks to incredible Australian music programs such as the ABC's now extinct Recovery, and late night Rage, I was exposed to a plethora of excellent music at a very early age. Here is a list of songs in no specific order, that prove that the one thing I had going for me as an 8 year old was a decent music taste.

1. Dance In Chicago - Mach Pelican

Australia's favourite Japanese import, the now defunct Mach Pelican allowed me to release my inner punk. The hilarious mispronunciations ("Everybody wanna dance siskaygo") and non-sensical lyrics within this song make it even more enjoyable.

2. Sherry Fraser - Marcy Playground

A few years ago I bought Marcy Playground's self titled album, mainly due to my memories of their hit song Sex and Candy. Not only did I discover an excellent album, but I rediscovered a childhood favourite which I had completely forgotten about. I used to have the video for Sherry Fraser taped on VHS from a late night rage playlist, and would watch it over and over. It is still just as beautiful to me now as it was then.

3. Shake Your Booty - Public Enemy

Public Enemy's performance (which I have not seen since) on Recovery was the triggering point of my deep relationship with them. While this song is undoubtedly quite out of character for PE, as an 8 year old kid I had never seen anything like it, especially with a man with a giant clock rolling around on the ground. Embarrassing side note, I also cried as an 8 year old kid when my mum would not let me buy the single for this track.

4. Black Bugs - Regurgitator

Another discovery made through Recovery, this song introduced me to a range of awesome Regurgitator material, and also to the awesomeness of the keytar.

5. Buy Me A Pony - Spiderbait

Catering to my short attention span as a child, Spiderbait pumped out song after song that was extremely short and catchy. Buy Me A Pony is the epitome of that; 1 minute and 45 seconds of straight out rock.

6. Hitchin' A Ride - Green Day

The first single I ever purchased, this is reminder of when this band was actually any good. I don't know if I ever felt as rebellious as when I would join in screaming "my tongue is swelling up I say shiiiiiitttttt!"

7. Whatareya? - TISM

By now you are maybe questioning why my parents let me listen to this stuff, and if you weren't, now you definitely will be. TISM is perhaps the last band a kid should be listening to, but it was hard not to find these masked musicians utterly hilarious, especially with songs like this.

8. Everyday Should Be A Holiday - The Dandy Warhols

I was out the other night and this song got played, bringing back memories of the splendid performance on Recovery that made me love it so much. And you are right Dandy Warhols, it would be very nice if everyday was a holiday.

9.The Day You Come - Powderfinger

While the quality of Powderfinger's recent music can easily be criticised, tracks like this can't. This childhood favourite is proof that average bands still can make wonderful tracks.

10. Don't You Know Who I Am - Happyland

Combining two of my favourite childhood bands into one supergroup? Yes Please! While their career was very short lived, Quan (Regurgitator) and Janet (Spiderbait) wrote a few great poppy songs, this being by far the best. Happyland's utilisation of animal suits made them seem even cooler to me as a kid.

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10 Songs That Are So Sexy They Make Me Consider Some Serious Man Loving

by Listmaster Flash

10. Charlie Darwin - The Low Anthem

I only heard this band and song for the first time this week, and it has already made a top 10 list. Lead singer Ben Knox Miller's mesmerising falsetto acts sort of like a siren's call to me here. I am slowly drawn in, and then captured by his sexy manliness.

9. Thirteen - Elliot Smith

Mmm a tough area, dead man love. Elliot's beautiful delivery of this Big Star classic makes the fact that he wasn't a very attractive man completely irrelevant.

8. Arms Of A Woman - Amos Lee

Amos' soulful voice is the key wooing factor here. It makes me ignore the context of the song (I'm pretty sure it's about his mum), and just imagine that he is singing about me (this makes even less sense in the context of the song).

7. Lets Get It On - Marvin Gaye

No sexy song list would be complete with out this track. If for some reason you haven't heard it, have a listen below and it will do all the explaining for you.

6. Thin Air - Pearl Jam

Ah Pearl Jam and Eddie Vedder, my main high school man crushes. The year 2000 was Eddie at his best and sexiest, no matter what all the die-hard Pearl Jam fans say. The good 3000 times I have listened to this song have made this an all time favourite.

5. Tyrone - My Morning Jacket

Another cover sung by a man who arguably isn't very appealing to the ladies. Despite Erykah Badu's original being a slap in the face to all men, this has a way of seeming so damn sexy.

4. Into My Arms - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Do not want to ruin my all time songs list which will eventually feature on this blog, but this is a frontrunner for number 1. Nick Cave's simple but beautiful song writing here is something that is hard to resist by members of either sex.

3. Debra - Beck

I'm pretty sure this song is a joke upon Beck's behalf. Especially with lyrics such as:

"Like a fruit that's ripe for the picking'

I wouldn't do you like that

Zankou Chicken"

But really, when it comes down to it, the sexy bass lines, horns and falsetto make this one damn near irresistible.

2. If You Ever Need a Stranger (to Sing at Your Wedding) - Jens Lekman

Jens is not only largely responsible for my long relationship I have with my girlfriend, but also for a very long term man crush. I could pick any Jens song, and get a serious craving for man love out of it.

1. Everybody Here Wants You - Jeff Buckley

This is the sexiest song ever. No questions asked. Jeff's heavenly voice, mixed with the proven sexy formula of slow drums, and some heavy bass, works every time. I am slowly removing my clothes even thinking about it.

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10 Songs That Wouldn't Result In Beer Spat In The General Direction Of The Bartender's Face When Played At A Pub, But Which I Otherwise Despise

by nickjameslangley

In alphabetical order by artist:

1. Bon Jovi - Livin' On A Prayer
I think if the mist was going to be sprayed at any point during the song, it'd be at the climatic key change toward the end of the song. Fortunately I will have the ability to compose myself, knock down the rest of the beer and nail it with him. Fitting terminology given the attached picture.
2. Bryan Adams - Summer of '69

Just to clear things up, yes, I will endeavour to continue this developing trend of homosexually suggestive images. Now on to the song. As soon as I hear the infamous intro in the company of myself, I will shudder horrendously. Often my convulsions are mistaken for an epileptic fit. When I hear the timeless classic intro riff in a pub I will most likely jump on top of the bar and air guitar along. Often the adoring audience mistake my tomfoolery for the real thing.
3. Choir Boys - Run To Paradise

Mmm...look at those outstretched arms. Yumm-O. I'm fairly sure the only places that are actually legally permitted to play this track are pubs, RSLs and WSFM (101.7. Good Times, Great Classic Hits). There is an abundance of sound reasoning behind this apparent legislation - which I am of course not going to go into - but nevertheless, it will stir me into a frenzy as soon as the pub capitalises on its exclusive right to spin this track.

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4. Cold Chisel - Khe Sahn
There's no doubting about the homosexuality of this picture. Look at the phallic object the two main members are so intent on getting their mouths around. Ever been to an Australian gig where Khe Sahn is requested? Of course you have. Every Australian tour show ever involves the mentioning of that song. Notice how they're almost always in Pubs. That is no coincidence. This song has pub classic written all over it. I have not got a clue as to why people like the track.

5. Don Mclean - American Pie
This song is too long for me to sit through and enjoy at home. Granted I do enjoy long songs when done well, but this just drags on, and on. It's painful. Somehow, it makes any pub night exponentially better. Hearing all 41 verses belted out by a jubilant crowd is something that words cannot truly depict.

6. Dragon - April Sun In Cuba
What a cracking song. Everybody knows it. Nobody would actually admit to owning a copy of it though. Cue: Pub Classic.

7. Guns N' Roses - Entire Discography
I hate Guns N' Roses. However, in the right environment (a pub) and with the right conditions (after the consumption of beer) time and time again I will find myself singing along to such memorable tracks as Welcome To the Jungle, November Rain and god forbid - Sweet Child O' Mine. It's almost shameful. Almost.

8. Hunters and Collectors - Holy Grail

Ever since this song was played during every AFL related broadcast for 3 or 4 years, it has been a strictly pub-only track. During pub visits, this track really is the Holy Grail of pub tracks. Stop it, you're being too clever.
9. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama
This song is an instant floor filler at a pub. The fact that they are confederate loving hicks doesn't seem to offend people too much. This song is an instant bogan magnet anywhere else that you might hear this song. Excuse the derogatory comments in this review, but I feel as thought it's necessary to accurately convey my opinion.
10. Steve Earle - Copperhead Road

Keeping the theme as southern and country as possible; this song is terrible.
I'd say this is an exception to the subject of this list. I would definitely spit beer in the bartender's face if this came on at a pub. Needless to say it doesn't go down well outside the pub. A fitting end note.

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