Here’s the playlist for 5-19-2026, a show in which I lamented Thomas Massie’s loss in the primaries, talked about my using Powerpopaholic’s Top 75 albums of 2025 as a kind of playlist, in which I was beset by a number of technical difficulties, and also played the top ten live albums of all time:
Hour 1
- The Rolling Stones, “Claudine” [Some Girls (Deluxe Expanded Edition (2011)]
- Meco, “Star Wars Theme – Cantina Band (7″ Edit)” [Star Wars And Other Galactic Funk (1978)]
- Tyla Gang, “Hurricane” [Yachtless (1978)]
- Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show, “Sylvia’s Mother” [Dr Hook (1971)}
- Desmond Dekker & The Aces, “Israelites” [Island Life: 50 Years Of Island Records (1968/2009)]
- Silk Cut, “Good Morning” [Corridors Of Light (2025)]
This Day In Music
- Larry Wallis, “Police Car” [The Stiff Records Box Set (1977/1992)]
- Pete Townshend & Ronnie Lane, “Misunderstood” [Rough Mix (1977)]
- Ramones, “Sheena Is A Punk Rocker” [Rocket To Russia (1977)]
- Del Amitri, “Nothing Ever Happens” [Waking Hours (1989)]
- Showaddywaddy, “Hey Rock ‘N’ Roll” [Showaddywaddy (1974)]
- Dire Straits, “Sultans Of Swing” [Dire Straits (1978)]
Hour 2
- Mick Farren, “Let’s Loot The Supermarket Again Like We Did Last Summer” [The Stiff Records Box Set (1978/1992)]
Theme Time: Songs About Mexico City
- John Mayall, “Mexico City” [Roadshow Blues (1982)]
- The Dismemberment Plan, “Mexico City Christmas” [Uncanny Valley (2013)]
- Hoyt Axton, “Mexico City Hangover” [Less Than The Song (1973)]
- Johnny Delaware, “Mexico City Blues” [Para Llevar (2026)]
New Music Express
- Rostam, “Like A Spark” [American Stories (2026)]
- Tank And The Bangas, “Ain’t That Deep” [The Last Balloon (2026)]
- Telehealth, “The Telehealth Shuffle” [Green World Image (2026)]
- The Lemon Twigs, “Mean To Me” [Look For Your Mind! (2026)]
- Melanie C, “Sweat” [Sweat (2026)]
- Wormstew, “Sheriff Brody” [Last Days Of Loma (2026)]
Hour 3: Phun With Phish
- Phish, “Mike’s Song/Bass Jam (05.02.94)” [Live Bait Vol. 20 (2023)]
- Phish, “Loving Cup” [Hampton/Winston-Salem ’97 (Live) (2011)]
Featured artist: Chris Richards And The Subtractions
- Chris Richards And The Subtractions, “No Action” [3peat – That Covers That EP (2015)]
- Chris Richards And The Subtractions, “Johnny Thunder” [3peat – That Covers That EP (2015)]
- Chris Richards And The Subtractions, “Downed” [3peat – That Covers That EP (2015)]
- Chris Richards And The Subtractions, “All Things Must Pass (Live)” [3peat – That Covers That EP (2015)]
- Chris Richards And The Subtractions, “Half Asleep” [Peaks And Valleys (2018)]
- Chris Richards And The Subtractions, “In A Sense” [Peaks And Valleys (2018)]
- Chris Richards And The Subtractions, “Call Me Out” [Peaks And Valleys (2018)]
Hour 4: Ten Best Live Albums Of All Time
- The Grateful Dead, “Saint Stephen” [Live/Dead (1969)] #10
- The Allman Brothers Band, “Statesboro Blues” [At Fillmore East (1971)] #9
- Thin Lizzy, “Rosalie (Cowgirl’s Song) (Live At The Hammersmith Odeon, London / 1976 / 7″ Edit / Remastered 2022)” [Live And Dangeous (1978)] #8
- Jethro Tull, “Thick As A Brick (Live)” [Bursting Out (1978)]
- The Rolling Stones, “Midnight Rambler (Live)” [Get Yer Ya-Ya’s Out! : The Rolling Stones In Concert (1970)] #7
- Status Quo, “Roll Over Lay Down (Live)” [Live! (1977)]
And here’s the show:
