13 Jul Matador Playlist 7/9/26

Welcome to yet another installment of that endlessly renewable supernatural resource, that blister on your psychic bum that just won’t go away, that antidote to what ails you that you weren’t aware ailed you, the eternal Mock to the sublime Woof—yes, Gentle Reader(s), it’s the Matador Playlist. Ask for it by name, accept no substitute. How long is this Anti-AI ectoplasmic exercise in musical exorcism going to keep on going on on on? For at least one more week, so it seems.

I can report with some satisfaction that the previously reported standoff with the Monster Fan has been duly resolved. I proposed to dearest Katia that I bring in a Mini-Monster fan to be temporarily placed in front of the multi-bladed behemoth commanding the far end of the bar. She was agreeable and the results were favorable: I was able to hear the music and the Mini-Monster provided sufficient sub-hurricane strength breeziness for the comfort of both bartender and barstool occupants. Cesar, bless his heart, has been busy as a bee and TWO brand new cooling units have been installed in Ye Olde Matador Bar & Lounge. It was plenty crowded on Thursday night, but the combo of coolers and fans kept the temps well within acceptable comfort levels.

There were some good requests last night and I laid in a few new tracks of interest from the likes of Charley Crockett, James Brown and Madonna. There was one item that caught my eye on the iTunes list of new releases—an electronica-ish dance toon for which the artist name, song title, album title and all other info was a extended mishmash of keyboard hieroglyphics that would have put Prince in his ‘Unpronounceable Love Symbol’ days to shame. The only non-gibberish bit of info relating to the project was the name of the composer: Kieran Hebden. I was intrigued and downloaded a toon, but the workhouse Matador MacBook apparently couldn’t quite get with the program and refused to play the song. It plays just fine on this (much newer) device, but I have no way of communicating the particulars to you beyond what is described above.

I can’t think of a compelling image to illustrate the theme (is there one?) of this week’s playlist riposte, and when you’ve seen one fan you’ve pretty much seen them all. So, instead you will find posted at the top an image from the Matador Days of Yore, with the one and only Francisco hisself behind the bar. Ahhh, the good old days! Frankie—we miss ya, son! Come on home!

And as for the YouTube-ish incarnation of the playlist—you can access that bad boy by clicking your clickable click-thing right HERE.

Matador Playlist 7/9/26

Grammar of Life – Charles Bukowski
Pink Flag – Wire
(We Ain’t Got) Nothin’ Yet – the Blues Magoos
In the City – the Jam
Born to Raise Hell – Motörhead
Melatonin – Silversun Pickups
Cinco Minutos con Vos – Elvis Costello & the Roots, feat. Black Thought
Rebel Girl – Bikini Kill
Francene – ZZ Top
Pedestrian At Best – Courtney Barnett
Barael’s Blade – the Sword
Lonesome, On’ry and Mean – Waylon Jennings
Icky Thump – the White Stripes
Albuquerque Lights – Charley Crockett
The End of the World – the Cure
Touch Too Much – AC/DC
She’s About A Mover – Texas Tornados
Stir It Up – Bob Marley & the Wailers
Nowadays People – Captain Crunch & the Crew
I Got Ants In My Pants (And I Want to Dance) – James Brown
Danceteria – Madonna
Uber Capitalist Death Trade – Cabbage
Four Sticks – Led Zeppelin
Whistling Past the Graveyard – Screamin’ Jay Hawkins
I Don’t Wanna Walk Around With You – the Ramones
Hospital Roll Call – Mark Lanegan
The Act We Act – Sugar (request)
Open Up – Leftfield
Race With the Devil – Gene Vincent & the Blue Caps
What A Crying Shame – the Mavericks
I Fink You Freeky – Die Antwoord
Street Fighting Man – the Rolling Stones
Faded High – Gayngs
Guitar Town – Steve Earle
Voodoo Plan – the Headliners
Pale Blue Eyes – the Kills
All Apologies – Nirvana
The Letter – Joe Cocker
Nearly Lost You – Screaming Trees
Cancion del Mariachi – Antonio Banderas & Los Lobos (request)
Have A Cigar – Pink Floyd (request)
Living After Midnight – Judas Priest
My Little Red Book – Love
Bizarre Love Triangle – New Order (request)
Careless Whisper – George Michael (request)
Girl I Love You (She Is Danger remix) – Massive Attack
Little Red Corvette – Prince (request)
Rebel Rebel – David Bowie
Billie Jean – Michael Jackson (request)
Train Kept A Rollin’ – the Yardbirds
Master Blaster (Jammin’) – Stevie Wonder
Ya Se – Fea
The Mad Daddy – the Cramps
Summer of the Strange – Toadies
$20 – boygenius
Shake – Otis Redding
Informer – Dropkick Murphys
You’re Gonna Miss Me – 13th Floor Elevators
Cure for Pain – Morphine
Oh, Pretty Woman – Roy Orbison
Ballroom Blitz – Sweet
Union Square – Tom Waits
In The Meantime – Spacehog
Low Self Opinion – Rollins Band
Hippies Is Punks – Wavves
Blue Spark – X
Las Piedras Rodantes – El Tri (request)
This Town Ain’t Big Enough for the Both of Us – Sparks
I’d Do Anything for Love (But I Won’t Do That) – Meatloaf (request)
Swagger – Vox Jaguars
Police & Thieves – the Clash
Muevelo – Los Super Reyes (request)
Cool Scene – Dandy Warhols
Girl, You’ll Be A Woman Soon – Urge Overkill
Nature’s Way – Spirit
Zombified – Southern Culture on the Skids
World Without Tears – Lucinda Williams
Buona Sera – Louis Prima
Happy Trails – Roy Rogers & Dale Evans
Taxi – Bryan Ferry