14 Jul Matador Playlist 7/7/16

Lawdamighty, it’s hot. It’s hot here, it’s hot there, it’s hot everywhere it seems. Santa Fe has already been through a period of 90-plus temperatures last month—a week to ten days of that kind of heat is pretty typical in any given year—but now the heat is on once again. It’s been 90-ish for the past week and it seems that it will remain as such for another week or so. This in itself is rather exceptional but in concert with this heat wave the summer monsoonal rains have thus far failed to materialize. Last year the afternoon rainstorms began cranking up right on schedule at the beginning of July but as I look out the windows of the blessedly cool Inky Aerie this blazing afternoon there is literally not a cloud in sight. The Weather.com app on my iPhone reports the current humidity at 5%. Impressively desiccative.

 

On the sociopolitical front things seem a bit cooler than last week and I credit our President’s fine and heartfelt speech in Dallas for at least a bit of that. It won’t last for long as the Rethuglicans (or at least those of them willing to show their faces in the company of Lord Donald the Dumb) will be convening in Cleveland next week to undertake their dark machinations. Thuggish gruntings and flogging of extremely deceased equines will undoubtedly ensue, including a Golden Oldies presentation of accusations regarding Bill Clinton’s alleged extra-marital indiscretions. Guilt by marital association is obviously the intent, but last time I checked Brother Bill ain’t running for nothing and some of this stuff is incredibly dated—decades old, literally. That never discourages the Rethug cabal, however—they’ve been latched onto the Benghazi tragedy like country club gila monsters for nearly four years now. The gloves will undoubtedly come off of Dumb Donald’s suggestively tiny little hands once Hills gets the official nod at the Democratic convention, and as I have noted many times previously, if there is anyone that the Rethugs hate more than President Obama it’s the Clintons.

 

The GOP vs. Clinton war is a deep rooted grudge match—a blood feud, nonetheless—that sprang from the fertile insanity of the Gingrichian/Helmsian cultural wars of the early ’90s and the first Clinton administration. I’ve never been able to isolate exactly what the perceived original sin of this visceral hatred is but it’s the real deal. It’s therefore ironic indeed that when the Rethugs finally have their chance to go up against a Clinton again on the biggest stage of all it’s in disarray and dissension behind the highly questionable ‘leadership’ of Lord Donald the Dumb. The lineup for Donald’s presumptive coronation in Cleveland doesn’t feature a single former GOP Chief Executive (them’s the Bush boys, just in case anyone’s counting) or a former Vice President, or even a former Rethuglican presidential or vice presidential nominee. (Notable indeed that George Dubya Bush appeared with President Obama in Dallas earlier this week but refuses to share a stage with his party’s nominee. Makes me wonder if that boy don’t have some kinda sense after all.) Not even the Bull Goose Looney of recent VP contenders, Sarah Palin, has deigned to make a convention appearance, despite her hysterical/semi-incoherent endorsement of Donald the Dumb back in January. But no worries as Lord Donald has managed to sign up a few washed up athletes and soap opera stars (Tim Tebow and Antonio Sabato, Jr., for example) to vouch for him in Cleveland. Sweet! Add in the goon squad of Trump’s groveling former GOP primary opponents—Christie, Cruz, Rubio, Carson, etc.—now skulking around the periphery hoping for some scraps from the table and there’s rich potential for cringeworthy moments galore. Be that as it may, it won’t be enough to get me to tune in and actually watch this colossal goat fuck—I’ll just wait for the highlight reel. (Update: Tim Tebow says he’s not going to speak at the convention on Donald the Dumb’s behalf after all. A crushing blow.)

 

When I started writing this post it was my intention to extend Bastille Day greetings to our Gallic brothers and sisters across the pond but events in Nice this evening have cancelled out that sentiment. Time for more condolences. The long hot summer of 2016 rolls on. Just the same, I shall return to my post at the Matador this evening and will do my best to impart some musical distraction to those who venture down those well worn steps to join us. I’ll be in New Orleans next week but I shall return to carry on at my usual post at the Matador the week after. Sometimes all a body can do is just carry on.

 

Grammar of Life – Charles Bukowski
Too Hot – the Specials
Mustt Mustt (Massive Attack remix) – Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
Minor Threat – Minor Threat
4th of July – X
Gaze – Suuns
Cold Molly – Mark Lanegan & Duke Garwood
International Rescue – Swell Maps
That Summer Feeling – Jonathan Richman
It’s Martini Time – the Reverend Horton Heat (request)
Do the Strand – Roxy Music
This Town Ain’t Big Enough for the Both of Us – Sparks (request)
All Day and All of the Night – the Kinks
My War – Civil Rights
The Secret Life of Arabia – David Bowie
So High I’ve Been, So Down I Must Fall – Q 65
Garageland – the Clash
Bizarre Love Triangle – New Order (request)
Surfin’ USA – the Beach Boys
Sabrosa – Beastie Boys
Anti-Pleasure Dissertation – Bikini Kill
Sheila Take A Bow – the Smiths
Gone for Good (live on ACL) – the Shins
Fight the Power – Public Enemy
Sunglasses After Dark – the Cramps
Make It Rain – Tom Waits
New Pony – the Dead Weather
Brown Eyed Handsome Man – Chuck Berry
Time Bomb – Old 97s
Flat Duo Jets Anthem – Flat Duo Jets
Back Stabbers – the O’Jays
Lowrider – Flipper
Baby Blue – Badfinger
Lafayette Blues – the White Stripes
The World’s A Mess, It’s In My Kiss – X
You Can Have It All – Yo La Tengo
Headbanger – King Tuff
Devil In the Bayou – Harry Choates
Shine It All Around – Robert Plant
God’s Own Singer – the Flying Burrito Brothers
Sunshine Superman – Donovan
Get Rhythm – Rev. Horton Heat
Gates of Steel – Devo
Winter Song – Screaming Trees
Love Is For Lovers – the dB’s
Del Rio – St. Vincent
Sonic Reducer – Dead Boys
What Do I Get? – Buzzcocks
L.A. Blues – the Stooges
Freddie’s Dead – Curtis Mayfield
The Wizard – Black Sabbath
Baltimore – Prince
Mother In Law – Ernie K-Doe
Rise Above – Black Flag
Summertime Blues – the Who
Loathsome n’ Wild – Thee Mighty Caesers
Revolution – the Beatles
Revolve – Melvins
That’s What You Get – the Murder City Devils
96 Tears – ? & the Mysterians
Nobody’s Fault But Mine – Led Zeppelin
Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) – David Bowie
Hangin’ It In the Lurch – Antemasque
Dead Moon Night – Dead Moon
Bobo On the Corner – the Beastie Boys
Make You Mine – Black Lips
All This and More – Dead Boys
Just Like Heaven – Dinosaur Jr.
It’s No Fun Until They See You Cry – the Dirtbombs
There Is A Light That Never Goes Out – the Smiths
Froggie Went a Courtin’ – Flat Duo Jets
Grip – Rollins Band
Twist of Cain – Danzig
Giant Kitty – Shonen Knife
Hang You From the Heavens – the Dead Weather
Psychotic Reaction – Count Five
Would That Not Be Nice – Divine Fits
Ha Ha Ha – Flipper
Don’t Wanna Fight – Alabama Shakes
Take Up They Stethoscope and Walk – Pink Floyd
Rockin’ Bones – Flat Duo Jets
Where It’s At – Beck
Under Pressure – David Bowie + Queen
In the Meantime – Spacehog
Do You Wanna Dance – the Ramones
Friday I’m In Love – the Cure
Twist and Shout – the Beatles
How Soon Is Now – the Smiths
Bohemian Like You – the Dandy Warhols
World Without Tears – Lucinda Williams
Buona Sera – Louis Prima
Happy Trails – Roy Rogers & Dale Evans (feat. Trigger on Mad Bull Horn)
Taxi – Bryan Ferry