A square in a social circle, bigmouths strike again and the lore of magazines as a window on the world + this day in history w/doubts Epstein will face more charges and our song of the day by The Boatrawker on your #MorningMonarchy for December 6, 2024.
Notes/Links:
#NewWorldNextWeek: Dark Brandon Pardons His Son + Korean Martial Law & US-Funded Terrorists
https://x.com/shartstorm8d8/status/1864851268440924533
All-Christmas Music PUTV Special: December 19, 2024 @ 1PM MT ♬ ♬
https://discord.com/events/311625265627529216/1312533893731192832
#BestOf2024 Year-End Music Show: December 21, 2024 @ 1PM MT ♬
https://discord.com/events/311625265627529216/1310069015497932840
‘Breath of Fire’ – The Katie Doc: December 13, 2024 @ 7PM MT
https://discord.com/events/311625265627529216/1313693409151680552
UK band Sports Team robbed at gunpoint while getting coffee in California on first day of US tour: ‘Get down!’
https://nypost.com/2024/12/04/entertainment/uk-band-sports-team-robbed-at-gunpoint-in-california-on-first-day-of-us-tour/
George R.R. Martin and Streetlight Manifesto Team Up to Keep Fans Waiting Indefinitely
https://thehardtimes.net/culture/george-r-r-martin-and-streetlight-manifesto-team-up-to-keep-fans-waiting-indefinitely/
Liam Payne had ‘pink cocaine’ in his system at time of death – reports; An official in Argentina, where the boy band star died last week, has spoken anonymously ahead of the final toxicology results being released (Oct. 21, 2024)
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/oct/22/liam-payne-cause-of-death-toxicology-reports-cocaine-methamphetamine
Portland radio DJ survives near-death experience and loses his job before finding a better life: ‘I’m lucky’; Greg Glover has been a fixture at 94.7 KNRK for nearly 20 years. He hopes sharing his story will encourage others facing challenges similar to those he’s endured.
https://www.kgw.com/article/news/community/pacific-storyland/greg-glover-radio-dj-knrk-lost-job-life-alcoholic-pacific-storyland/283-c21c8e1c-fffc-4898-95db-7fc1c1c0f91c
Mattel Sued Over ‘Wicked’ Dolls That Included Link to Porn Website on Packaging
https://variety.com/2024/film/news/mattel-sued-wicked-dolls-porn-website-1236233693/
Mass shooting survivors turn to an unlikely place for justice – copyright law; The approach aims to ‘avoid rewarding’ assailants and prevent trauma reliving. Could it be a viable solution?
https://archive.is/ocLD9
UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson shot and killed outside Manhattan Hilton hotel
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14157375/United-Health-Brian-Thompson-Hilton-Manhattan-shot.html
Killing of Brian Thompson
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Brian_Thompson
Internet sleuths hunt for clues on murder of UnitedHealth’s Brian Thompson
https://archive.is/fnaRH
Video: The Circle (2017) – Finding Criminal Scene (Audio)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mro9RCAhvE4
Video: Betty Hutton – “A Square In a Social Circle” (Audio)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQx7YhtUkHQ // https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOTKfklITSI
“The Circle”: One Button For Your Life Online
https://mediamonarchy.com/the-circle/
Tori Amos on trauma, Trump and Neil Gaiman: ‘It’s a heartbreaking grief’
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/dec/03/tori-amos-on-trauma-trump-and-neil-gaiman-a-heartbreaking-grief
Sarah Silverman says she’s become less political because ‘no one’ wants to hear from celebrities anymore
https://x.com/foxnews/status/1864427262382145968
And the Oxford Word of the Year 2024 is… brain rot
https://corp.oup.com/word-of-the-year/
Several shows lost over 50% of their 25-54 audience. Among those shows are The 11th Hour with Stephanie Ruhle, All In with Chris Hayes, Chris Jansing Reports, Inside with Jen Psaki, The Rachel Maddow Show and Joy Reid’s ReidOut.
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/end-fake-news-msnbc-hits-new-low-ratings
MSNBC ratings collapse to its lowest since July 19, 2004. 38,000 total viewers in the 24-54 age group.
https://x.com/EndWokeness/status/1863673745912561764
Gibson Hits Trump Guitars With Cease-And-Desist, While Feds Seize Thousands Of Other Fakes In LA
https://www.stereogum.com/2289189/gibson-hits-trump-guitars-with-cease-and-desist-while-feds-seize-thousands-of-other-fakes-in-la/news/
Video: Study – More Americans Buying Firearms To Defend Selves From Toddlers Who Found Their Guns (Audio)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fusjSeEJwwU
Drake Accuses UMG & Spotify of Scheme to ‘Artificially Inflate’ Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’; In a legal petition, the star’s company accuses UMG and Spotify of serious wrongdoing — a stunning twist months after his high-profile feud with Kendrick.
https://archive.is/2zMpz
Universal Music Group Responds to Drake Legal Filing Over ‘Not Like Us’: ‘Offensive & Untrue’; “The suggestion that UMG would do anything to undermine any of its artists is offensive and untrue,” said the company in a statement.
https://archive.is/fhptG
Drake Files Second Action Against UMG, Alleging Defamation Over Kendrick Lamar’s ‘False’ Song; The new filing, which claims UMG “funneled payments” to iHeartRadio as part of a “pay-to-play scheme,” sheds new light on the blockbuster dispute.
https://archive.is/E3Lph
UMG Hits Back At Limp Bizkit’s $200M Lawsuit, Calls Hidden Royalty Accusations ‘Fiction’; Responding to the band’s bombshell lawsuit for the first time, UMG says it didn’t hide anything and that Durst’s case is “based on a fallacy.”
https://archive.is/nIY8r
Exclusive: Ghost’s SISTER IMPERATOR lands at Dark Horse; Frontman Tobias Forge will create the origin story with writer Corinna Bechko and artist Puste.
https://www.comicsbeat.com/sister-imperator/
In a blistering segment on CNN News Central, anchor Brianna Keilar left no stone unturned as she confronted Rep. Dan Goldman about his prior assurances that President Joe Biden would never pardon his son, Hunter Biden.
https://www.theyeshivaworld.com/news/general/2337490/brutal-cnn-anchor-makes-top-house-dem-watch-video-of-himself-guaranteeing-biden-wouldnt-pardon-his-son-video.html
Video: CNN’s Brianna Keilar makes House Democrat watch video of himself claiming Joe Biden won’t pardon son (Audio)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HIAbDgDuh8
Guardian Journalists Strike Over Planned Sale of Sister Publication; Workers have begun a 48-hour walkout, the first in 50 years for the outlet, over a proposal to sell The Observer to Tortoise Media, a digital media start-up.
https://archive.is/7B2CT
Video: Mr. Burns and the Labor Unions (Audio)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxYm6wboGyw
Awwwww you’re cute when you act like you have a spine
https://x.com/mediamonarchy/status/1864860419006910649
Video: Journalists hold 48-hour strike over proposed sale of The Observer (Audio)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYu_SPO73F0
Placebo – “Bigmouth Strikes Again” (The Smiths Cover // Audio)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4VgEu1jkEU
#MagazineTime: MOJO 373 – December 2024: David Bowie
https://www.mojo4music.com/magazine/latest-issues/mojo-373-december-2024-david-bowie/
#MagazineTime: Cryptology #1
https://twomorrows.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=98_194&products_id=1806&zenid=3ahd22ebcthmcq9g2ibfi9sbu4
#MagazineTime: Sports Illustrated: Single Issues for Purchase 2024
https://www.si.com/issues
#MagazineTime: Tipping point in decline of magazines as one large printer remains in UK; All bar one of top-selling titles now printed by London-based Walstead after closure of rival in Liverpool (Jul. 3, 2023)
https://archive.is/hbnUJ
#MagazineTime/Video: The lore of magazines as a window on the world (Jun. 13, 2021 // Audio)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ce7O6XTwgyA
#MagazineTime/Video: Glasvegas – “Magazine” (Audio)
https://open.spotify.com/track/1CSaCDY4crDJXTxGT0IFZC // https://genius.com/Glasvegas-magazine-lyrics
December 2014 – Page 2 – Media Monarchy
https://mediamonarchy.com/2014/12/page/2/
Flashback: #NewWorldNextWeek: Episode212 – Police State Paranoia, Ukrainian American, Oregon Organic (Dec. 6, 2014)
https://mediamonarchy.com/nwnw212/
#ThisDayInHistory/#MorningMonarchy: December 6, 2016 – Introducing Amazon Go and the world’s most advanced shopping technology (Audio)
https://mediamonarchy.com/20161206morningmonarchy/
#PumpUpThaVolume: December 6, 2016 ♬ PIXIES & Caribou
https://mediamonarchy.com/20161206pumpupthavolume/
#ThisDayInHistory/#MorningMonarchy: December 6, 2017 – #CVS to buy insurance giant #Aetna (Audio)
https://mediamonarchy.com/20171206morningmonarchy/
#PumpUpThaVolume: December 6, 2017 ♬ Nicole Atkins & Lee Ann Womack
https://mediamonarchy.com/20171206pumpupthavolume/
#ThisDayInHistory/#MorningMonarchy: December 6, 2018 – Attorney for sex abuse victims doubts #JeffreyEpstein will face more charges (Audio)
https://mediamonarchy.com/20181206morningmonarchy/
#PumpUpThaVolume: December 6, 2018 ♬ Lucy Wainwright Roche & Carter Burwell
https://mediamonarchy.com/20181206pumpupthavolume/
#NewWorldNextWeek: Scientist Announces Gene-Edited Babies, Goes Missing + DNA Database & Poo Prints
https://mediamonarchy.com/nwnw359-video/ // https://mediamonarchy.com/nwnw359-audio/
#ThisDayInHistory/#MorningMonarchy: December 6, 2019 – This new film, Dusty Groove: The Sound Of Transition, travels with a record shop owner as he buys peoples’ collections (Audio)
https://mediamonarchy.com/20191206morningmonarchy/
#PumpUpThaVolume: December 6, 2019 ♬ Mudhoney & The Darkness
https://mediamonarchy.com/20191206pumpupthavolume/
#ThisDayInHistory/#MorningMonarchy: December 6, 2021 – Former Senator Bob Dole Dead At Age 98 (Audio)
https://mediamonarchy.com/20211206morningmonarchy/
#PumpUpThaVolume: December 6, 2021 ♬ Sepultura & Grade 2
https://mediamonarchy.com/20211206pumpupthavolume/
#ThisDayInHistory/#MorningMonarchy: December 6, 2022 – Mika Brzezinski Our Job Is to Control Exactly What People Think (Audio)
https://mediamonarchy.com/20221206morningmonarchy/
#PumpUpThaVolume: December 6, 2022 ♬ Corlyx & Danny Elfman
https://mediamonarchy.com/20221206pumpupthavolume/
#ThisDayInHistory/#MorningMonarchy: December 6, 2023 – Ex-Obama official charged with hate crime in alleged harassment of halal food cart worker
https://mediamonarchy.com/20231206morningmonarchy/
#PumpUpThaVolume: December 6, 2023 ♬ Lana Del Rey & Reba McEntire
https://mediamonarchy.com/20231206pumpupthavolume/
#PumpUpThaVolume/#NewMusicFriday: #December6 w/Tori Amos, Lucinda Williams and Angel Olsen all have pumpkin spice Beatles remake bullshit, while CHVRCHES’ Lauren Mayberry has a brand new solo debut! Plus some men were allowed to release albums today like new White Denim! And Rolling Stones live in 1999, Sun Ra live in 1978, B.B. King live in 1977! ♬
https://mediamonarchy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/20241206_NewMusicFriday.png // https://www.allmusic.com/newreleases/20241206
The Boatrawker – “Taking Their Existence” (Audio)
YouTube Video
The Boatrawker – October 15, 2024
*#PumpUpThaVolume/#TrutmMusic: The Boatrawker – “Taking Their Existence” https://youtu.be/Toe_iXiGDF4 // https://www.patreon.com/boatrawker // This parody of Bachmann Turner Overdrive is the latest #TruthMusic from The Boatrawker, available now via YouTube.*