Political actors, how music got free and trainwreck concerts + this day in history w/KickAssTorrents owner arrested and our song of the day by Remy on your #MorningMonarchy for July 26, 2024.
Notes/Links:
All the Musicians Supporting Kamala Harris in the 2024 Presidential Election; Ariana Grande, Cardi B, John Legend and more have all spoken in favor of the VP’s bid.
https://www.billboard.com/lists/musicians-endorsing-kamala-harris-president-2024/
Vice President Kamala Harris Showed Off Her New Vinyl Records & They’re All Classics (May 9, 2023)
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/vice-president-kamala-harris-showed-233527981.html
The Kamala Bump: Presidential Candidate Spurs Gains for Beyoncé, Charli XCX & Chappell Roan; This week’s Trending Up looks at the pop impact of Kamala Harris’ assumed presidential nomination, as well as the controversy over Kyle Gass of Tenacious D’s inflammatory Trump comments.
https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/kamala-harris-charli-xcx-chappell-roan-beyonce-streaming-trending-up-1235740053/
Universal Music Group Revenue Up Nearly 9% on Taylor Swift Sales, Publishing and Merchandise Gains; Subscription revenue continued to grow, but other streaming revenue — including ad-supported streaming — declined in the quarter.
https://www.billboard.com/pro/universal-music-earnings-q2-2024-revenue-up-taylor-swift-merch
Kamala Harris’ media strategy right out the gate is young, fun, and unburdened by what has been
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/kamala-harris-media-strategy-right-out-the-gate-is-young-fun-and-unburdened-by-what-has-been/ar-BB1qqlgM
Video: Top Ten Reasons Joe Biden Dropped Out Of The Race | Letterman (Audio)
https://youtu.be/DeT3KpN2Ol0
Franz Ferdinand – “Fresh Strawberries” (Vinyl // Audio)
https://www.discogs.com/release/4849298-Franz-Ferdinand-Right-Thoughts-Right-Words-Right-Action // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fresh_Strawberries // https://search.brave.com/search?q=Right+Thoughts%2C+Right+Words%2C+Right+Action+occult&source=web&summary=1&summary_og=59af4961ace562e80bcebf // https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAbPx_-IJBI
Aging sports voices, 80 and above, deserve more attention and should retain more consideration
https://www.sportsbroadcastjournal.com/aging-sports-voices-80-and-above-deserve-more-attention-and-should-retain-more-consideration/
As Broadcast Radio Struggles to Compete, Morning Show Hosts Are Losing Their Jobs; Amid heavy debt loads, advertising declines and competition from streaming, stations are eliminating often highly paid a.m.-drive talent.
https://archive.is/uiYse
SAG-AFTRA is going on strike against the video game industry.
https://x.com/DiscussingFilm/status/1816558665991688553
Fired ‘Mandalorian’ actor Gina Carano ‘moved to tears’ after victory against Disney in her Elon Musk-funded lawsuit
https://nypost.com/2024/07/25/business/gina-carano-scores-victory-against-disney-after-mandalorian-firing/
CBS’ Bob Newhart Tribute Special Hits 4.1 Million Viewers on CBS
https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/bob-newhart-tribute-special-ratings-viewers-cbs-1236082340/
How music lost its value
https://archive.is/QfD3D
Video: How Music Got Free | Official Trailer | Paramount+ (Audio)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYUKEiLGHpQ
#KINKmornings: Stephen Witt on ‘How Music Got Free’ – June 23, 2015 (Audio)
https://soundcloud.com/kinkfm/kink-mornings-stephen-witt
INXS – “Old World New World” (Vinyl // Audio)
https://www.discogs.com/release/395063-INXS-Shabooh-Shoobah // https://genius.com/Inxs-old-world-new-world-lyrics // https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdSuHxYGKX8
#AlbumAnalysis: Ticketmaster warns customers to take action after hack
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/ticketmaster-warns-customers-to-take-action-after-hack/ar-BB1pF9Qh
#AlbumAnalysis: Creed’s Reunion Tour Return: Inside Their Mega-Selling Comeback; Ticket demand for the band’s just-launched reunion tour makes frontman Scott Stapp emotional to consider: “You’re just grateful because it really could have gone in another direction.”
https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/creed-reunion-tour-return-feature-1235734055/
#AlbumAnalysis: Eminem Achieves 11th No. 1 on Billboard 200 With ‘The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce)’
https://archive.is/uwUIe
#AlbumAnalysis: Why Eminem, Muse & More Will Play Saudi Arabia For the First Time in December: Inside the Event; A visit to the Soundstorm festival offers a window into the country’s fast-changing culture — and the questions facing artists and fans who attend.
https://archive.is/fu7ky
#AlbumAnalysis: Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood cancels tour after ’emergency hospital treatment’; The Smile, which also includes Radiohead’s Thom Yorke, won’t perform its scheduled concerts in Europe next month.
https://ew.com/radiohead-jonny-greenwood-emergency-hospital-treatment-cancels-the-smile-tour-8677575
#AlbumAnalysis: Black Crowes cancel Minnesota Yacht Club appearance set for Friday; After an illness in the Atlanta band, organizers have rearranged the schedule for the inaugural fest’s opening day.
https://www.startribune.com/black-crowes-minnesota-yacht-club-harriet-island-st-paul-the-head-and-the-heart/600381826/
#AlbumAnalysis: Lana Del Rey’s New Single Becomes An Immediate Top 40 Smash
https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2024/07/18/lana-del-reys-new-single-becomes-an-immediate-top-40-smash/
#AlbumAnalysis: Jack White, the Mars Volta and Cigarettes After Sex headline Desert Daze’s comeback fest
https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/jack-white-the-mars-volta-and-cigarettes-after-sex-headline-desert-daze-s-comeback-fest/ar-BB1quNUA
#AlbumAnalysis/Video: HFStival – The Alternative rock event (Audio)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsvMPr4lSsc
#AlbumAnalysis: Woodstock ’99 at 25: It Was the Worst of Times — And a Turning Point For U.S. Festivals; The alleged sexual assaults, riots and gate-crashing marred the legacy of the 1969 original, while setting the stage for the safer events of the early 2000s.
https://archive.is/TzbCw
#AlbumAnalysis/Video: Trainwreck: Woodstock ’99 | Official Trailer | Netflix (Audio)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tm5uUzbUwR4
Lana Del Rey – “Radio” (Vinyl // Audio)
https://www.discogs.com/release/3433715-Lana-Del-Rey-Born-To-Die // https://lanadelrey.fandom.com/wiki/Radio_(song) // https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huWJMEkznbU
July 2014 – Page 1 – Media Monarchy
https://mediamonarchy.com/2014/7/
Flashback: @PumpUpThaVolume: Episode120 – Repeat Pleasure (Jul. 26, 2014)
https://mediamonarchy.com/putv120/
#ThisDayInHistory/#MorningMonarchy: July 26, 2016 – KickAssTorrents Owner Arrested (Audio)
https://mediamonarchy.com/20160726morningmonarchy/
#PumpUpThaVolume: July 26, 2016 ♬ BDAY BOYS Mick Jagger & Erskine Hawkins
https://mediamonarchy.com/20160726pumpupthavolume/
#MorningMonarchy: July 26, 2017 – Trump Bans Transgender People Serving in the Military
https://mediamonarchy.com/20170726morningmonarchy/
#PumpUpThaVolume: July 26, 2017 ♬ The Staple Singers & The Texas Gentlemen
https://mediamonarchy.com/20170726pumpupthavolume/
#MorningMonarchy: July 26, 2018 – 17,645 people have signed a petition to drink liquid from the black sarcophagus
https://mediamonarchy.com/20180726morningmonarchy/
#PumpUpThaVolume: July 26, 2018 ♬ R. Kelly – “I Admit” & Father John Misty
https://mediamonarchy.com/20180726pumpupthavolume/
#NewWorldNextWeek: Children Hack the Election and “F**k With the Public” at DEFCON + White Helmets Flee & Cultists Arrested
https://mediamonarchy.com/nwnw348-video/ // https://mediamonarchy.com/nwnw348-audio/
#MorningMonarchy: July 26, 2019 – Rutger Hauer Dead: ‘Blade Runner’ Co-Star Was 75
https://mediamonarchy.com/20190726morningmonarchy/
#PumpUpThaVolume: July 26, 2019 ♬ Black Marble & Idles
https://mediamonarchy.com/20190726pumpupthavolume/
#MorningMonarchy: July 26, 2021 – New article points out that it was primarily FBI agents and informants behind the plot to kidnap Whitmer
https://mediamonarchy.com/20210726morningmonarchy/
#PumpUpThaVolume: July 26, 2021 ♬ Amyl and the Sniffers & The Mysterines
https://mediamonarchy.com/20210726pumpupthavolume/
#MorningMonarchy: July 26, 2022 – Chess Robot Breaks Finger Of Child Opponent During Match
https://mediamonarchy.com/20220726morningmonarchy/
#PumpUpThaVolume: July 26, 2022 ♬ C.H.U.D. & ODESZA
https://mediamonarchy.com/20220726pumpupthavolume/
#MorningMonarchy: July 26, 2023 – Lana Del Rey Sings w/ Customer While Working At Waffle House
https://mediamonarchy.com/20230726morningmonarchy/
#PumpUpThaVolume: July 26, 2023 ♬ Terri Gibbs & Old Crow Medicine Show w/Sierra Ferrell
https://mediamonarchy.com/20230726pumpupthavolume/
#NewWorldNextWeek: AI Ring of Steel Descends on Paris + Biden Quits & CrowdStrike Struck
https://x.com/shartstorm8d8/status/1816615654931509319
#PumpUpThaVolume/#NewMusicFriday: #July26 w/Empire of the Sun returns with ‘Ask That God’, Ghost’s ‘Rite Here Rite Now’ Soundtrack appears, while Cults also go ‘To the Ghosts’, Bill Callahan’s first live album in 14 years + Wand, Shop Assistants and more ♬
https://www.allmusic.com/newreleases/20240726
#PumpUpThaVolume/#TruthMusic: Remy – “Because It Got High” (Audio)
https://youtu.be/4ipw68F0pEM