Teaser trailer failures, P.J. R.I.P. and agonizing love + this day in history w/Mecha-Streisand and our song of the day by The Daz Band on your #MorningMonarchy for February 18, 2022.
Notes/Links:
Joy Behar “might” wear a mask in public “indefinitely,” she says
https://twitter.com/thehill/status/1494400532508774403
‘The View’ Fixture Hit With Blackface Scandal (Feb. 7, 2019)
https://www.tvweek.com/tvbizwire/2019/02/the-view-fixture-hit-with-blackface-scandal/
Why are liberal comedians so obsessed with blackface? Recent weeks have seen a deluge of panicked apologies from Left-wing comedy heroes caught ‘blacking up’. What on earth were they thinking? (Jun. 25, 2020)
https://archive.fo/PAS5B
Jackson Browne & Daryl Hannah: An Inquiry // Featuring Joni Mitchell and domestic abuse!
https://soothfairy.com/2015/03/29/jackson-browne-and-daryl-hannah/
“I had no idea what drill rapping was.”: NY Mayor tells social media companies to censor rap videos
https://reclaimthenet.org/ny-mayor-tells-social-media-companies-to-censor-rap-videos/
Video: Mayor Eric Adams pushes for removal of “drill” music from social media
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ap6NjLfyvbA
Again — I’m from the West Coast and grew up hearing my people jam to everything that was played during yesterday’s halftime show. But the NFL is running a propaganda campaign to disguise from its wrongdoing. Can’t pretend otherwise. #ReidOutBlog
https://twitter.com/_Jahan/status/1493292001479077895
NFL Super Bowl halftime show was a master class in gaslighting (and other triggering bombshell buzzwords); The Dr. Dre-led performance was awesome — but it played into the NFL’s plan to distract from the league’s race and gender issues.
https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/reidout-blog/super-bowl-halftime-show-nfl-rcna16116
Rapper who was pardoned by Trump shot
https://www.rt.com/news/549191-rapper-kodak-black-shot/
Man brandishes gun seconds before rapper Kodak Black was shot outside star-studded Justin Bieber afterparty at the Nice Guy Restaurant in LA at start of Super Bowl weekend: Three others were also shot when a fight broke out near a red Ferrari
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-10505559/Justin-Hailey-Bieber-make-hasty-exit-singers-afterparty-fight-sparked-shooting.html
Dave Chappelle opposed affordable housing that never existed; OPINION: Aside from nuance, economics and the trend of increased housing prices, the hullabaloo over the comedian’s opposition to affordable housing missed one important point: Dave Chappelle didn’t oppose affordable housing.
https://thegrio.com/2022/02/11/dave-chappelle-opposed-affordable-housing-that-never-existed%EF%BF%BC/
Joe Rogan’s use of the n-word is another January 6 moment
https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/13/us/joe-rogan-n-word-blake-cec/index.html
Tom Hanks’ son Chet: I didn’t have a ‘strong male role model’ growing up
https://pagesix.com/2022/02/16/tom-hanks-son-chet-i-didnt-have-a-strong-male-role-model/
Image: ‘Bosom Buddies’ – The Complete Series
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/55/45/61/5545615ca0adb3d6f30b7fe1a1ab7e69.jpg
Family of the ‘Rust’ cinematographer shot by Alec Baldwin files wrongful-death lawsuit
https://twitter.com/i/events/1493681139461935104
Family of ‘Rust’ cinematographer shot by Alec Baldwin files wrongful-death lawsuit
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2022-02-15/family-of-rust-cinematographer-shot-by-alec-baldwin-sues-for-negligence
‘One By One’ (2014) – Rik Mayall’s final film, drama or a public warning
https://rumble.com/vuv61f-one-by-one-rik-mayalls-final-film-drama-or-a-public-warning-film….html
Lord Of The Rings Fans REJECT Amazon’s Woke Rings Of Power Series
https://odysee.com/@RKOutpost:9/lord-of-the-rings-fans-reject-amazon%27s:e
Video: The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power – Official Teaser Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qN_3HITC7U
Louis Theroux’s Forbidden America review – a terrifying meeting with the new far right; The BBC, a state run media outlet; gotta wonder how much MI6 was all up in this little propaganda piece
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/feb/13/louis-therouxs-forbidden-america-review-a-terrifying-meeting-with-the-new-far-right
Video: HEATHER MCDONALD to Dr. Drew – “I DON’T THINK I’LL HAVE THE 4TH BOOSTER SHOT” (Audio)
https://www.bitchute.com/video/LQ6FAl1RmITy/
Heather McDonald LIVE: Onstage Collapse, Skull Fracture Recovery & Tour Update – Ask Dr. Drew
https://drdrew.com/2022/heather-mcdonald-live-onstage-collapse-skull-fracture-recovery-tour-update-ask-dr-drew/
Novak Djokovic: I’m not anti-vax but will sacrifice trophies
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-60354068
Sweeping MLB proposal leaves union underwhelmed, all but ensuring spring training delay
https://sports.yahoo.com/sweeping-mlb-proposal-leaves-union-underwhelmed-as-lockout-threatens-spring-training-010433068.html
Comedic Rapper And Her Husband Arrested With Over $3.6 Billion In Stolen Bitcoin
https://www.stereogum.com/2175538/comedic-rapper-husband-arrested-stolen-bitcoin/news/
Snoop Dogg Says Death Row Records Will Be an NFT Label
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2022/02/16/snoop-dogg-death-row-records-nft-label/
Sony Music’s Acquisition of Independent Label AWAL Shakes Up Indie Industry
https://americansongwriter.com/sony-musics-acquisition-of-independent-label-awal-shakes-up-the-indie-industry/
Record Store Day Announces 2022 Exclusives And “Safety Net” Date for Supply Chain Delays
https://www.stereogum.com/2176557/record-store-day-announces-2022-exclusives-and-safety-net-date-for-titles-delayed-by-supply-chain/news/
Rush to Release Super Deluxe Reissue of ‘Moving Pictures’
https://americansongwriter.com/rush-to-release-super-deluxe-reissue-of-moving-pictures/
BMG To Release ‘I’m Gonna Sing’ Compilation By Hank Williams
https://musicrow.com/2022/02/bmg-to-release-im-gonna-sing-compilation-by-hank-williams/
Liam Gallagher is Open to an Oasis Reunion
https://americansongwriter.com/liam-gallagher-is-open-to-an-oasis-reunion-we-should-never-have-split-up/
Liam Gallagher Announces Huge Summer Dublin Show At Royal Hospital
https://www.stereoboard.com/content/view/234599/9
Bonnie Raitt Announces Tour Dates with Mavis Staples and Lucinda Williams
https://americansongwriter.com/bonnie-raitt-announces-tour-dates-with-mavis-staples-and-lucinda-williams/
Elvis Costello & The Imposters Announce Summer Tour 2022
https://www.jambase.com/article/elvis-costello-nick-lowe-tour-dates-summer-2022
Rod Stewart Announces Summer North American Tour With Special Guests Cheap Trick
https://www.stereoboard.com/content/view/234664/9
Toldja: Maynard James Keenan’s Puscifer Announce 2022 U.S. Tour Dates
https://www.rockcellarmagazine.com/puscifer-tour-dates-2022-maynard-james-keenan-existential-reckoning/
Rage Against The Machine & Run The Jewels Announce Rescheduled 2022
https://www.stereogum.com/2176293/rage-against-the-machine-run-the-jewels-rescheduled-2022-tour-dates/news/
Eddie Vedder Postpones Solo Tour Dates Following COVID Cases Within Touring Camp
https://americansongwriter.com/eddie-vedder-postpones-solo-tour-dates-following-covid-cases-within-touring-camp/
Coachella won’t require masks, negative COVID tests or vaccinations
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/coachella-wont-require-masks-negative-covid-tests-or-vaccinations/ar-AATTSz9
Beryl Vertue, ‘Sherlock’ Producer, Dies at 90
https://twitter.com/Variety/status/1492912304085778434
Soul Legend Howard Grimes Dies At 80 _ August 11, 1941-February 12, 2022
https://www.rockandbluesmuse.com/2022/02/15/soul-legend-howard-grimes-august-11-1941-february-12-2022/
King Crimson Co-Founder Ian McDonald Found Dead at 75
https://americansongwriter.com/king-crimson-co-founder-ian-mcdonald-found-dead-at-75/
Ivan Reitman, producer, ‘Ghostbusters’ director, dies at 75
https://apnews.com/article/ivan-reitman-dead-d67947aa895371cd9f5840e6e9339440
P.J. O’ Rourke dead at 74
https://boingboing.net/2022/02/16/p-j-o-rourke-dead-at-74.html
Video: P.J. O’Rourke, R.I.P. (Audio)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c511z3xJtRU
#BookSmarts: Love Hurts – Agonizing Love And The Golden Era of Romance Comics (Audio)
#BookSmarts: THE DANGEROUS INFLUENCE OF ‘AGONIZING LOVE’
https://www.popmatters.com/142290-agonzing-love-the-golden-era-of-romance-comics-2496010795.html
#BookSmarts: Q & A with Michael Barson on “Agonizing Love: The Golden Era of Romance Comics”
https://www.sequentialcrush.com/blog/2011/04/q-with-michael-barson-on-agonizing-love
#BookSmarts: Talking comics with Michael Barson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxHAyZ0j_OY
#BookSmarts: Agonizing Love: The Golden Era of Romance Comics
https://www.nyjournalofbooks.com/book-review/agonizing-love-golden-era-romance-comics
#BookSmarts: Let’s Talk Comics: Romance
https://blogs.loc.gov/headlinesandheroes/2019/02/lets-talk-comics-romance/
#ThisDayInHistory: 1998 – Robert Smith of the Cure did battle with the forces of musical evil – Barbra Streisand – on the TV show ‘South Park’. (Audio)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mecha-Streisand // https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qhpk86qDQo
Flashback: Omaha Abuse Allegation Sent to Vatican (Feb. 18, 2012)
https://mediamonarchy.com/omaha-abuse-allegation-sent-to-vatican/
Flashback: Corbett Report: Episode218 – Philosophy of Liberty: Magna Carta (Feb. 18, 2012)
https://mediamonarchy.com/corbett-report-episode218-philosophy-of-liberty-magna-carta/
Flashback: The Daily Drone: Drones Becoming ‘Fact of Daily Life’ (Feb. 18, 2012)
https://mediamonarchy.com/the-daily-drone-drones-becoming-fact-of-daily-life/
Flashback: 50th Anniversary: John Glenn and Friendship 7 Flight (Feb. 18, 2012)
https://mediamonarchy.com/50th-anniversary-john-glenn-and-friendship-7-flight/
Flashback: Space Pioneer John Glenn Honored 50 Years After Historic Flight (Feb. 18, 2012)
https://mediamonarchy.com/space-pioneer-john-glenn-honored-50-years-after-historic-flight/
Flashback: Another Claim Castlewood Gave ‘False Memories’ of Satanic Rituals (Feb. 18, 2012)
https://mediamonarchy.com/another-claim-castlewood-gave-false-memories-of-satanic-rituals/
Flashback: Anonymous Promises Regularly Scheduled Friday Attacks (Feb. 18, 2012)
https://mediamonarchy.com/anonymous-promises-regularly-scheduled-friday-attacks/
#NewWorldNextWeek: Ukraine and the Battle for the EU + Emergencies Acts & Biometric Taxes
https://twitter.com/shartstorm8d8/status/1494469129545216022
Here’s #NewMusicFriday for 02/18/22. Short list today dominated by country, folk and bluegrass from @sarahshook, @deanowens1, @stringdusters and @delmccouryband. Plus new
@tameimpala and @SeaPowerBand!
https://twitter.com/PumpUpThaVolume/status/1494511653156704256 // https://www.allmusic.com/newreleases/20220218
#PumpUpThaVolume/#TruthMusic: The Daz Band – “We Are The 99%” (Audio)
https://twitter.com/PumpUpThaVolume/status/1492320088803975168