Devastating dancing, publicly criticizing and hot August nights + this day in history w/the ecstasy of DJ Tump and our song of the day by The The on your #MorningMonarchy for August 23, 2024.
Notes/Links:
DNC in Chicago: 10 shot, 1 dead in Windy City violence on day 3 as police contain chaos near convention site; A five-year-old was shot in Chicago on DNC Day 3 Wednesday, and a 26-year-old man was killed.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/dnc-chicago-10-shot-1-dead-windy-city-violence-day-3-police-contain-chaos-near-convention-site
The Chicks ripped for ‘awful’ ‘Star-Spangled Banner’ performance at DNC
https://nypost.com/2024/08/23/us-news/the-chicks-ripped-for-awful-star-spangled-banner-performance-at-dnc-2024/
Kamala Harris caps star-studded DNC with acceptance speech big on vibes but light on policy
https://nypost.com/2024/08/23/us-news/kamala-harris-caps-dnc-with-acceptance-speech-big-on-vibes-but-light-on-policy/
James Brown Estate: Primary Wave’s Plans for Singer’s Home; Inside James Brown’s House: Can It Become the Next Graceland?
https://www.billboard.com/business/publishing/james-brown-estate-primary-wave-1235757863/
Michael Jackson Estate Wins Ruling Approving $600M Sony Sale — Over His Mother’s Objections; Katherine Jackson claimed the huge sale “violated Michael’s wishes,” but an appeals court says the superstar’s will gave his executors “broad powers” to ink such deals.
https://www.billboard.com/pro/michael-jackson-music-catalog-sale-fight-estate-wins-final-ruling/
DNC Host Tony Goldwyn Says a Taylor Swift or Beyoncé Endorsement of Kamala Harris Would Be ‘Significant’
https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/dnc-host-tony-goldwyn-taylor-swift-beyonce-endorsement-kamala-harris-significant-1235757092/
The DNC roll call featured a musical salute to each state. Here’s what your state chose
https://www.npr.org/2024/08/21/g-s1-18188/democratic-national-convention-roll-call-music-state
“One of the Worst People” – Joe Rogan Faces Enraged Fans’ Wrath After Peter Thiel’s JRE Appearance
https://www.essentiallysports.com/ufc-mma-news-one-of-the-worst-people-joe-rogan-faces-wrath-of-enraged-fans-as-peter-thiel-triggers-after-jre-appearance/
How RFK Jr.’s exit would help Trump, according to the polls; Surveys show that most of Trump’s third-party defectors have been picking Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on test ballots with more choices.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/rfk-jrs-exit-help-trump-according-polls-rcna167539
Trump accuses Biden admin of ‘MASSIVE SCANDAL’ after new jobs numbers dramatically revised downward; Monthly payroll statistics overstated new jobs by roughly 818,000 during the 12-month period that ended in March: Labor Department
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-accuses-biden-admin-massive-scandal-after-new-jobs-numbers-dramatically-revised-downward
Trump Is Mentioned Nearly 150 Times on DNC’s First Day, Campaign Says
https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/dnc-election-2024-harris-walz/card/trump-is-mentioned-nearly-150-times-on-dnc-s-first-day-campaign-says-vKHrsyeIZ7oAcShjZo7o
The Covid-19 Summer Wave Is So Big, the FDA Might Release New Vaccines Early; The latest Covid-19 surge reportedly has officials considering approval of the new strain-matched vaccine as soon as this week.
https://www.wired.com/story/covid-summer-surge-fda-vaccine-approval/
FDA approves updated COVID-19 vaccines, shots should be available in days
https://apnews.com/article/covid19-vaccines-virus-pfizer-moderna-fb542f97096e9759059c0bdd82a48a74
The beats go on: Trump keeps dancing as artists get outraged over his use of their songs; Former president Donald Trump continues to be threatened with lawsuits and cease-and-desist notices due to the Republican presidential nominee using copyright protected songs at rallies.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2024/08/13/trump-using-copyrighted-songs/74768391007/
Indie Record Store Profile: Home Rule Records in Washington, D.C.; As part of a series on independent record stores, Billboard looks at one of D.C.’s only Black-owned shops, where vice president Kamala Harris has been known to visit.
https://www.billboard.com/pro/indie-record-store-profile-home-rule-records-kamala-harris-washington-dc/
Steve Martin Shares Why He Wouldn’t Host the Oscars Again; The actors hosted the Academy Awards in 2001, 2003, and 2010.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/entertainment/steve-martin-shares-why-he-wouldnt-host-the-oscars-again-5710241
Box Office: ‘Alien: Romulus’ Hatches $18 Million Opening Day
https://variety.com/2024/film/news/alien-romulus-opening-day-1236109715/
List of highest-grossing openings for films
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highest-grossing_openings_for_films
Elmo’s social media wellness check inspired a nationwide mental health survey; Sesame Workshop teamed up with The Harris Poll for a “State of Well-Being Report,” which published earlier this week.
https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/elmo-social-media-wellness-check-inspires-mental-health-survey-rcna166609
Lionsgate Pulls ‘Megalopolis’ Trailer Offline Due to Made-Up Critic Quotes and Issues Apology: ‘We Screwed Up’
https://variety.com/2024/film/news/lionsgate-pulls-megalopolis-trailer-offline-fake-critic-quotes-1236114337/
A review of the Olympics on TV; Tirico hosted for NBC; Manning and Clarkson also got visible time
https://www.sportsbroadcastjournal.com/a-review-of-the-olympics-on-tv-tirico-hosted-for-nbc-manning-and-clarkson-also-got-visible-time/
Raygun, viral Australian Olympic breakdancer, says online hate has been ‘devastating’; The 36-year-old B-girl, whose real name is Rachael Gunn, responded to the intense and relentless online criticism of her performance at the Paris Games.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/sports/raygun-viral-australian-olympic-breakdancer-says-online-hate-devastati-rcna166726
Rumors that Raygun’s husband judged her Olympic qualifier are false. Here’s how the viral Australian breakdancer actually got to Paris.
https://www.businessinsider.com/raygun-husband-olympics-committee-rumors-false-qualification-2024-8
Video: I’m 13% victim! (Audio)
https://getyarn.io/yarn-clip/e607dc0f-f56a-4d40-ba79-f5c913a5897d
Video: Viral Olympic Breakdancer Raygun Calls Online Hate ‘Devastating’ (Audio)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WI14Sy2fK3o
The Ruling Class – “Flowers” (Audio)
https://werk.re/2008/08/01/the-ruling-class-flowers-if-you-wonder/ // https://open.spotify.com/track/5p1OWlDwHG6pJ6LAqCC3vN
Inside the Complicated Past and Uncertain Future of LA’s Record Plant Recording Studio; Reports of the death of the studio — used by the likes of Beyoncé, Eminem and more — are exaggerated. But, wrapped in a multimillion dollar struggle, its fate is hanging in the balance.
https://www.billboard.com/pro/record-plant-recording-studio-isnt-closing/
Imagine Dragons Drummer Daniel Platzman Leaves Band
https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/imagine-dragons-drummer-daniel-platzman-leaves-1235758176/
The album that made George Harrison think that John Lennon was “screwed up”
https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/the-album-that-made-george-harrison-think-that-john-lennon-was-screwed-up/
Morrissey on why “The Smiths do not end”: “It was always about a refusal to surrender to enemy propaganda”; It comes after he claimed that he was being deleted from the “essence” of The Smiths earlier this year
https://www.nme.com/news/music/morrissey-on-why-the-smiths-do-not-end-it-was-always-about-a-refusal-to-surrender-to-enemy-propaganda-3783984
Paul Weller Scores A Brand New Top 10 With A Decades-Old Album
https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2024/08/21/paul-weller-scores-a-brand-new-top-10-with-a-decades-old-album/
Music Companies Are Running Into Wall Street’s High Expectations; Label and publisher stocks that soared in 2023 are mostly down this year, as some souring indicators have created uncertainty among investors.
https://archive.is/taHA7
A New Era: Inside Warner Music Group As Elliot Grainge Prepares to Take Charge of Atlantic; Elliot Grainge, who has publicly criticized major labels, will now helm Atlantic Music Group. Those who have worked with him predict how that change may go.
https://archive.is/YU3n0
Video: #raydaniels Its nepotism that Elliot Grainge keeps 10k & is the CEO of Atlantic🎥@joebuddentv (Audio)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjiFNTtCm_Q
Fo’Sho – “Creep” (Vinyl // Audio)
https://www.discogs.com/release/2383555-FoSho-Situations // https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aS2RdRDapM
Elliot Grainge
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elliot_Grainge
#AlbumAnalysis: Neil Diamond – ‘Hot August Night’
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_August_Night
#AlbumAnalysis/Video: Neil Diamond On A Hot August Night Radio Special 1973 (Audio)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZPg7ADfT10
#AlbumAnalysis: Neil Diamond – “Cracklin’ Rosie” (Live // Vinyl // Audio)
https://www.discogs.com/release/7464602-Neil-Diamond-Hot-August-Night // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cracklin’_Rosie // https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wF-CV6V-l5c
Neil Diamond
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Diamond
#MorningMonarchy: August 23, 2016 – White House Official Cozied Up to Google Before Antitrust Lawsuit Was Shelved
https://mediamonarchy.com/20160823morningmonarchy/
#PumpUpThaVolume: August 23, 2016 ♬ BDAY BOYS Gene Kelly & Brad Mehldau
https://mediamonarchy.com/20160823pumpupthavolume/
#ThisDayInHistory/#MorningMonarchy: August 23, 2017 – Ecstasy Pills Shaped Like Donald Trump Found by German Police (Audio)
https://mediamonarchy.com/20170823morningmonarchy/
#PumpUpThaVolume: August 23, 2017 ♬ Sam Coffey & Trouble
https://mediamonarchy.com/20170823pumpupthavolume/
#MorningMonarchy: August 23, 2018 – Santa Fe police reports say Montoya armed herself with hypodermic needles and chased a security guard into the parking lot
https://mediamonarchy.com/20180823morningmonarchy/
#PumpUpThaVolume: August 23, 2018 ♬
https://mediamonarchy.com/20180823pumpupthavolume/
#MorningMonarchy: August 23, 2021 – The same people that took 20 years to replace the Taliban with the Taliban are now fighting a war with Covid.
https://mediamonarchy.com/20210823morningmonarchy/ // https://x.com/mediamonarchy/status/1429572267269267459
#PumpUpThaVolume: August 23, 2021 ♬ The Control Freaks & The Beths
https://mediamonarchy.com/20210823pumpupthavolume/
#MorningMonarchy: August 23, 2022 – Starlink Successfully Hacked Using $25 Modchip
https://mediamonarchy.com/20220823morningmonarchy/
#PumpUpThaVolume: August 23, 2022 ♬ The Vaccines & Four Tet
https://mediamonarchy.com/20220823pumpupthavolume/
#MorningMonarchy: August 23, 2023 – Would you like the “Maui Fire” sauce with your poke bowl?
https://mediamonarchy.com/20230823morningmonarchy/
#PumpUpThaVolume: August 23, 2023 ♬ Conway Twitty & Charley Crockett
https://mediamonarchy.com/20230823pumpupthavolume/
Mercury Retrograde August 4 to August 27
https://www.almanac.com/content/mercury-retrograde-dates
#PumpUpThaVolume/#NewMusicFriday: #August23 w/Fontaines DC, Kishi Bashi, Magdalena Bay, Chime School, Malice K, Geneva Jacuzzi, The Softies & Spirit of the Beehive ♬
https://www.allmusic.com/newreleases/20240823
#PumpUpThaVolume/#TruthMusic: The The – “$1 One Vote” (Audio)
https://youtu.be/6XY_KYcxGec