Dad rock, joystick jazz and the Queen of Soul + this day in history w/the Québec Conference and our song of the day by Trevor Moore on your Morning Monarchy for August 17, 2018.
Notes/Links:
Officials say a camper trailer found at a Taos compound was stolen
https://twitter.com/koat7news/status/1030245600858537984
Netflix Won’t Offer Louis Farrakhan Documentary
https://twitter.com/mediamonarchy/status/1026870707106574338
Speaking of satire being dead… Univision Hit With $2 Million Lawsuit Over Purchase of The Onion
https://twitter.com/boozeleprechaun/status/1029517950296973312
Bobby Brown Domestic Violence Allegations Cloud His Plans to Build Shelter Near Atlanta
https://twitter.com/billboardbiz/status/1024165879028895744
BREAKING: West Hollywood City Council voted unanimously to remove President Trump’s star from the Hollywood Walk of Fame, says the mayor. It will now make a formal recommendation for its removal to the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce… Serial pedophile Kevin Spacey, serial rapist Bill Cosby, were not brought up for discussion
https://twitter.com/AnOpenSecret/status/1026740956186509313
Weinstein now accused of sex trafficking…
https://twitter.com/DRUDGE_REPORT/status/1029420034320293888
A 13-year-old girl was named one of Hollywood’s “sexiest” actresses in one magazine, and featured in a series of suggestive poses in another.
https://twitter.com/PressForTruth/status/1030189978704379905
SHOWTIME Series Kills Off Actress Who Complained About Pay Parity
https://twitter.com/DRUDGE_REPORT/status/1026553535230500867
‘Designing Women’ TV Revival in the Works
https://twitter.com/boozeleprechaun/status/1029517694201225221
Pearl Jam shares poster depicting Trump’s corpse and a burning White House
https://twitter.com/DeeLunarfox/status/1029767515256352768
TDS, Pearl Jam style. Looks like one of Jeremy’s drawings.
https://twitter.com/HopeInTheUSA/status/1030142366819254273
Video Captures Moment Punk Band Lead Singer Attacks Trump-Supporting Fan During Live Show (Audio)
https://twitter.com/zerohedge/status/1029900606532669440
The fan claims that he got a concussion, two black eyes, and a busted lip
https://twitter.com/pitchfork/status/1030179926639620096
How Cult Leaders Use Music For Mind Control
https://twitter.com/mediamonarchy/status/1028320471828320256
Tom Cruise’s son Connor makes big Scientology move
https://twitter.com/mediamonarchy/status/1029770445787226112
A picture of Mumford and Sons with the right wing academic Jordan Peterson has caused a Twitter backlash
https://twitter.com/NME/status/1025101271907409920
Sacha Baron Cohen and @HudMo’s song full of screams and stabbings was a hit at the club (Audio)
https://twitter.com/pitchfork/status/1029505933251108864
An animated Kanye West gets gunned down in @DJ_Muggs’ new video
https://twitter.com/pitchfork/status/1029770728957243397
“The one thing you did that was great, you didn’t do…” 🔥🔥🔥 “You Haven’t Done Enough To Be The Way You Are.” Robert Glasper Speaks On Lauryn Hill’s Mistreatment of Artists
https://twitter.com/mediamonarchy/status/1029519510066290688
A fourth suspect allegedly connected to XXXTentacion’s murder turns himself in
https://twitter.com/DeeLunarfox/status/1027827771924463616
Spike Lee Scores Biggest Opening in 10 Years with ‘KLANSMAN’
https://twitter.com/DeeLunarfox/status/1028694349293469696
Here Are 410 Movies Made Under The Direct Influence And Supervision Of The Pentagon
https://twitter.com/zerohedge/status/1026666776891990017
In 1987, McD’s launched its famous Monopoly game, in which customers collected game pieces that could be redeemed for prizes up to $1M. But in 2001, it was revealed that almost EVERY major prize since 1999 had been stolen by an insider who rigged the game
https://twitter.com/thedailybeast/status/1023552278492590082
VIDEO: Mario Bros, Zelda, Donkey Kong and Sonic the Hedgehog meet bass guitar, keyboard, percussion and saxophone on stage for a videogame-inspired jazz concert in Santiago. Welcome to Jazzstick… like a joystick but with jazz music (Audio)
https://twitter.com/AFP/status/1025029704611328001
A new song has been added to THE WEATHERMAN sound track
https://twitter.com/ImageComics/status/1029775915776204800
Tsundoku: The art of buying books and never reading them
https://twitter.com/BBCWorld/status/1023361251013996544
Slovakian woman arrested for playing same opera song for 16 years
https://twitter.com/xopublicity/status/1029954759787245570
Aerosmith confirm Las Vegas residency to celebrate 50th anniversary
https://twitter.com/ShawnCathcart/status/1029205043105419265
‘American Pickers’ discover Aerosmith’s van from 1970s in Massachusetts woods
https://twitter.com/DeeLunarfox/status/1027599581289304064
Burberry burns $50M worth of stock to combat counterfeiting
https://twitter.com/mediamonarchy/status/1023724613644120064
Judge rejects plea deals in deadly Oakland warehouse fire
https://twitter.com/ShawnCathcart/status/1028111220715470852
Sharon Tate Memorabilia Hitting Auction Block
https://twitter.com/boozeleprechaun/status/1024874717822504961
Johnny Depp’s Notorious B.I.G. Movie Pulled From Release Schedule
https://twitter.com/ShawnCathcart/status/1026891645948764160
Lady Gaga apologises after reporting Rick ‘Zombie Boy’ Genest’s death as suicide
https://twitter.com/ShawnCathcart/status/1027305321067438081
‘Superman’ actress Margot Kidder’s death ruled a suicide
https://twitter.com/ShawnCathcart/status/1027337178387554305
Punk musician Randy Rampage has died
https://twitter.com/pitchfork/status/1029840427065794560
BREAKING: Charlotte Rae, who played Mrs. Garrett on both ‘The Facts of Life’ and ‘Diff’rent Strokes,’ has died at 92
https://twitter.com/boozeleprechaun/status/1026306623122354176
Aretha Franklin, who defined an era as the Queen of Soul, dies at 76
https://twitter.com/boozeleprechaun/status/1030094532392706049
#Aretha Franklin, Queen of Soul, Dies at 76 (Audio)
https://twitter.com/mediamonarchy/status/1030502503165583360
Listen to Ethan Hawke Sing Conor Oberst’s New Song “LAX,” Plus Hear Oberst’s Original Demo
https://twitter.com/Under_Radar_Mag/status/1029555083455823872
Check out this new collaboration between Cat Power and Lana Del Rey
https://twitter.com/NME/status/1029821041122729984
Actor Thomas Lennon announces ambitious middle-grade book series
https://twitter.com/PublishersWkly/status/1027660936994283520
‘#BackToTheFuture’ Cast Reunion Photo Is A Perfect Blast From The Past
https://twitter.com/mediamonarchy/status/1029114580079861760
#ElliottSmith woulda been 49 today
https://twitter.com/mediamonarchy/status/1026515798117036032
The May Company, LA/OC trio premiere “pointedly psychedelic instructional video” – w/a #MediaMonarchy cameo! 📺👁️
https://twitter.com/mediamonarchy/status/1026890463024832512
Huge thanks to @TheSecretSister-s for their great benefit show at @KTAOS – which was also on my #August11 birthday!!
https://twitter.com/mediamonarchy/status/1029845790053855237
This was like some kind of 2AM fever dream back at the #taosvortex with @lizzy_jeff // 🌵💚
https://twitter.com/mediamonarchy/status/1029475781796229120
“Hey, nice shirt!” 👊 Got to fist bump @MatthewDear after his late night set at @MeowWolf/@AmpConcerts’ #TaosVortex last night (while rocking my @Ghostly shirt 👻) Good times!
https://twitter.com/mediamonarchy/status/1026224911000526849
/#NewMusicFriday: @KateNash’s 4th puts on heart-shaped glasses, @The_Myrrors head for the ‘Borderlands’ on 5th and @DCfC say ‘Thank You…’ w/9th LP; legendary #RoyMontgomery keeps growing and so does @DavidPajo + #NickiMinajQueen syncs 🎼🎶💿
https://twitter.com/mediamonarchy/status/1030297016629264385
#ThisDayInHistory: #August17 w/the First #Québec Conference of Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and William Lyon Mackenzie King begins in 1943 (Audio)
https://twitter.com/mediamonarchy/status/1030511386172973056
+ Roman Catholic Church overthrown, Pike Place Market opens, ‘Fantasmagorie’ debuts, #PeterFechter killed, rap riots at #RUNDMC show, #Strathfield massacre, @BillClinton admits he “misled people”
https://twitter.com/mediamonarchy/status/1030511387217293313
Flashback: Are You Enjoying The Fake Olympics? // China’s Choreographed Detentions (Aug. 17, 2008)
https://mediamonarchy.com/2008/08/are-you-enjoying-fake-olympics/
Flashback: Pentagon’s Alarming Project: Avian Flu Biowar Vaccine // Blumenthal Opposes Upgrading Plum Island Biolab Facility // Defense Spooks: Let’s Control Enemy Minds (Aug. 17, 2008)
https://mediamonarchy.com/2008/08/biowar-vaccine-plum-island-biolabs/
Flashback: San Francisco Holds Chemical Terror Drill (Aug. 17, 2008)
https://mediamonarchy.com/2008/08/san-francisco-holds-chemical-terror/
+ #DavyCrockett, #MarcusGarvey, #MaeWest, #MarkFelt, #FrancisGaryPowers, CIA cutout #RobertDeNiro, @BelindaOfficial, @SeanPenn, @GilbyClarke, #RodneyMullen, @PlugWonDeLaSoul, #JihadiJohn birthdays
https://twitter.com/mediamonarchy/status/1030511388517523456
#PumpUpThaVolume/#MediaMemes: Trevor Moore – “Help Me” (Audio)
https://twitter.com/mediamonarchy/status/1027274699321962496