Police PR, mosh pit opera and Ticketmaster Taylor + this day in history w/Flight 007 and our song of the day by Mastodon on your Morning Monarchy for September 1, 2017.
Notes/Links:
Two Years Later, Is New Music Friday Doing Its Job?
https://www.forbes.com/sites/cheriehu/2017/09/01/two-years-later-is-new-music-friday-doing-its-job/
So what support has @TheEconomist OR @NewYorker gave Black Americans?
https://twitter.com/DazAltTheory/status/901734681376432133
A survivor of Hurricane Harvey calls out the vultures at CNN live on air for heartlessly exploiting people for cheap views and ratings. (Audio)
https://twitter.com/dum_phuk/status/902620487322304512
#PeakPortland police union taking PR push nationwide
https://twitter.com/mediamonarchy/status/902605527716204544
New York Times under fire for op-ed by former Blackwater founder Erik Prince
https://twitter.com/shartstorm8d8/status/902963093742825472
#NYTimes Gives Ex-#Blackwater CEO #ErikPrince Free Advertising (Audio)
https://twitter.com/mediamonarchy/status/903508554635550720
Decision Dismissing Sarah Palin’s Libel Suit Is an Embarrassment to the Times
https://twitter.com/reason/status/902993335572238336
Fox News Goes Off The Air In Britain As U.K. Scrutinizes Company’s Bid To Buy Sky
https://twitter.com/mediamonarchy/status/903501876867473410
#FoxNews goes off the air in UK (Audio)
https://twitter.com/mediamonarchy/status/903509558693208065
CBS to buy Australia’s Ten Network
https://twitter.com/nolagoat/status/902109006721933312
U.S. Broadcaster #CBS to Purchase #NetworkTen (Audio)
https://twitter.com/mediamonarchy/status/903509837887049728
‘The Simpsons’ Composer Alf Clausen Fired After 27 Years
https://twitter.com/DazAltTheory/status/903157255423623168
Steven Spielberg’s Pentagon Papers movie has been re-titled #ThePost
https://twitter.com/boozeleprechaun/status/901814768566198273
A South Korean man was fined for suggesting the country’s former first lady was planning to marry Dr. Dre
https://twitter.com/billboard/status/902317390855364608
Reminder to college journos – concert riders at public universities are subject to #FOIA
https://twitter.com/MuckRock/status/902248191898374145
Kendrick Lamar switches from Reebok to Nike
https://twitter.com/mediamonarchy/status/902621839066710016
So sad to hear about Melissa Bell of Soul II Soul passing away. She was a tremendous talent. RIP.
https://twitter.com/everydaymusic1/status/902669526793203712
Mosh-pit opera: Fugazi’s random stage banter set to music
https://twitter.com/guardianmusic/status/902589686895468544
It’s All True – “What’s The Problem?” (Audio)
https://soundcloud.com/slipimprint/objectcollection-whats-the-problem
Judge: Lynyrd Skynyrd film violates 3-decade-old agreement
https://twitter.com/ShawnCathcart/status/902376409590411265
Flavor Flav Sues Chuck D, Public Enemy Team Over Unpaid Royalties & Releasing Music Without His Consent
https://twitter.com/billboardbiz/status/903353520124030976
Taylor Swift and Ticketmaster launch controversial pay-to-play ticketing system
https://twitter.com/brocwest/status/902326212151746560
Taylor Swift, #Ticketmaster Greedily Fleecing Fans (Audio)
https://twitter.com/mediamonarchy/status/903510308437639169
‘The Model’ — Kraftwerk’s prototype for modern pop
https://twitter.com/FinancialTimes/status/902181462228774912
What Modern Pop Music Tells Us About Life in 2017
https://twitter.com/SardonicSilly/status/902256221767565314
Going to concerts regularly leads to a happier life, according to a new study
https://twitter.com/mediamonarchy/status/903511382892494848
#NewMusicFriday: @INHEAVEN, @ThePainsOfBeing, #BabeRainbow, @DalekNwk, @OfficialOMD, #Curve redux & more
https://twitter.com/mediamonarchy/status/903493430176653312
#ThisDayInHistory: #September1 w/the shoot down of Korean Air Lines #Flight007 (Audio)
https://twitter.com/mediamonarchy/status/903666538779107328
+ #SR71, @INXS live debut, Titanic found #Bowienet, #Beslan
https://twitter.com/mediamonarchy/status/903667780968316928
Flashback: De Palma’s ‘Redacted’ stuns Venice (Sep. 1, 2007)
https://mediamonarchy.com/2007/09/de-palmas-redacted-stuns-venice/
Flashback: CFR stacks the deck with both Democrat & Republican presidential candidates // Eugenics moves to the twenty-first century // Book tells of Philharmonic’s Nazi ties // US Army to launch new video game // Suspicious man seen before Virginia Tech massacre // BBC drops fictional terror attack to avoid offending Muslims (Sep. 1, 2007)
https://mediamonarchy.com/2007/09/august-clearinghouse/
+ #ArtPepper, #BoxcarWillie, #BarryGibb, #BruceFoxton birthdays
https://twitter.com/mediamonarchy/status/903668271404138496
#PumpUpThaVolume: Mastodon – “Toe To Toes” (Audio)
https://twitter.com/mediamonarchy/status/903495208058241026