31 Jan Matador Playlist 1/30/25

At long last, I am returned, Gentle Reader(s)! It has been four weeks since I last posted a Matador Playlist and it’s not because I’ve been at the Sundance Film Festival or lying in the sun down in Tierra del Fuego or enjoying the terrors and pleasures of alien abduction or anything exciting like that. No—the explanation is considerably more mundane: I’ve been sick. And when I say ‘sick’ I mean flat-out groaning miserable for a week, barely ambulatory for another week, seriously dragging ass for a third week, and then slowly returning to something resembling ‘normal’ this past week. I’ve not been sick in years—like, six or seven years at least—so I’d forgotten how completely lousy it is. To confirm: It’s completely lousy. At the behest of my very expensive concierge doctor I got vaccinated to the full extent of the law back in late November through mid-December so I was feeling pretty bulletproof come the holidays. So much for that conceit. Who knows what the deal is/was? Perhaps it was the impending horror of DrumpfReich 2.0 that compromised my immune system and allowed whatever this dreadful shite is to sneak in. Drumpf blames Biden and the LibDems for everything, so I blame Drumpf. My Apple stock is tanking: I blame Drumpf. Forgot to buy salad dressing at the store: I blame Drumpf. Stubbed my toe: I blame Drumpf. Fuck that dude.

Where was I? Oh—Matador Playlist, right! Yes, I’m back in the saddle once again, and I figured I should show my face sooner than later because I’ll be packing up for Ink South in the next week or so. And speaking of that, if one needed any further indication that things are going totally wack these days consider that New Orleans, my benighted home town, has gotten more snow this winter than Santa Fe has! What the effin’ eff is that all about? Most folks I know back in the Big Uneasy were reporting 10 to 12 inches, though one correspondent in River Ridge has claimed 23 inches! They live about three blocks from the levee, which raises the question: I know there’s the phenomenon of ‘lake effect’ snow—is there such a thing as ‘river effect’ snow?

So, there you have it. 2025 has gotten off to a less than salubrious start, which I hope means that things can only get better. The eternal optimist, Your Humble Narrator. Fingers crossed. So, without further ado, below you will find the link to the YouTube manifestation of the playlist with the detailed rendering thereof following directly. Click that link, Gentle Reader(s) and please do stay tuned for whatever comes next.

YouTube Matador Playlist 1/30/25

And last but certainly not least, R.I.P. to the amazing, beautiful, iconic artist Marianne Faithfull! A true rock & roll goddess!

Grammar of Life – Charles Bukowski
Bonnie Brae – the Twilight Singers
Strangers When We Meet – David Bowie
Black Moon Spell – King Tuff
Dum Surfer – King Krule
Shake A Leg – AC/DC
Dancin’ on My Grave – Ghostland Observatory
Who Drank My Beer While I Was in the Rear – Dave Bartholomew
Phantom of the Opera – Iron Maiden
Redneck Friend – Jackson Browne
Sabotage – Beastie Boys
Red – King Crimson
Many Rivers to Cross – Jimmy Cliff
Needles and Pins – the Ramones
The Letter – Joe Cocker
Bed for the Scraping – Fugazi
He’s A Rebel – the Crystals
Mother – Danzig
Feed the Tree – Belly
Live Forever – Black Sabbath
Born To Be Blue – the Mavericks
Rudie Can’t Fail – the Clash
Girl of My Best Friend – Bryan Ferry
No Wow – the Kills
I’m Not Your Mother, I’m Not Your Bitch – Courtney Barnett
Move Fast – Galactic feat. Mystikal & Mannie Fresh
Machine Gun Etiquette – the Damned
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised – Gil Scott-Heron
Backwater – Mat Puppets
Your Little Hoodrat Friend – the Hold Steady
Search & Destroy – Iggy & the Stooges
I’ve Got A Tiger By The Tail – Buck Owens
For Your Life – Led Zeppelin
She’s Lost Control – Joy Division
Plush – Stone Temple Pilots
Heart Massage – Los Hermanos de Gein
Youth Without Youth – Metric
Rise Above – Black Flag
Give It Up or Turnit a Loose – James Brown
Angel – Marianne Faithfull
Aloha from Hell – the Cramps
Let’s Get It On – Marvin Gaye
If I Can’t Change Your Mind – Sugar
I Need You – the Kinks
Pineloa – Lucinda Williams
Dream Cleaver – Death Valley Girls
Most of My Heroes Still Don’t Appear on No Stamp – Public Enemy w/ Z Trip
Even Though Your Leather is Cliché – Kid Congo Powers & the Pink Monkey Birds
Coal Miner’s Daughter – Loretta Lynn
Speak of the Devil – the Misfits
Swampland – the Birthday Party
I’m Still In Love With You – Sean Paul, feat. Sasha (request)
That’s When I Reach for My Revolver – Mission of Burma
Pass That Dutch – Missy Elliott
Hang You From the Heavens – the Dead Weather
Your Cheatin’ Heart – Hank Williams
You’ve Got Another Thing Comin’ – Judas Priest
White Rabbit – Jefferson Airplane
Betray – Minor Threat
The Train Kept A-Rollin’ – Johnny Burnette & the Rock & Roll Trio
Diamond Dogs – David Bowie
Fix Me – Iggy Pop
Make Love Fuck War – Moby & Public Enemy
Cretin Hop – the Ramones
Dakiti – Bad Bunny & Jhayco (request)
Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat) – Digable Planets
Family Tradition – Hank Williams Jr. (request)
What We All Want – Gang of Four
Don’t Change – INXS
Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress) – the Hollies
Qué Onda – Calle 24, Chino Pacas & Fuerza Rígida
Could You Be the One – Hüsker Dü
Blue Monday – New Order
Preaching the Blues – Gun Club
Tusa – Karol G & Nicki Minaj
(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction – Devo
Jump Around – House of Pain
The Magnificent Seven – the Clash
Anything – Dark Thoughts
The Modern World – the Jam
Born to Lose – Motörhead
Corona – Minutemen
World Without Tears – Lucinda Williams
Buona Sera – Louis Prima
Happy Trails – Roy Rogers & Dale Evans
Taxi – Bryan Ferry