Bye bye Buster, automatic balls-strikes system and satanized presence + this day in history w/a talking gargoyle at New World Airport and our spring training song of the day by The Baseball Project on your #MorningMonarchy for March 7, 2025.
Notes/Links:
#NewWorldNextWeek: ReArm Europe!!! + Trade Wars & Campus Spies
https://x.com/shartstorm8d8/status/1897766991840022785
Stephen A. Smith Reportedly Agrees to New Nine-Figure Deal With ESPN
https://www.si.com/media/stephen-a-smith-agrees-new-nine-figure-deal-espn
Jay-Z sues ex-rape accuser, lawyer Tony Buzbee after allegedly losing $20 million due to ‘lies,’ ‘extortionate threats’
https://pagesix.com/2025/03/03/celebrity-news/jay-z-sues-ex-rape-accuser-lawyer-tony-buzbee-after-allegedly-losing-20-million-due-to-lies/
Inside the Church That Preaches ‘Wives Need to Be Led with a Firm Hand’ (Sep. 28, 2021)
https://www.vice.com/en/article/inside-the-church-that-preaches-wives-need-to-be-led-with-a-firm-hand/
2022 University of Idaho killings
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_University_of_Idaho_killings
American Murder: Gabby Petito
https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/top-10-feb-17-2025
Roy Ayers, Vibraphonist Who Injected Soul Into Jazz, Dies at 84; He helped introduce a funkier strain of the music in the 1970s. He also had an impact on hip-hop: His “Everybody Loves the Sunshine” has been sampled nearly 200 times.
https://archive.is/QIclj
David Johansen, Who Fronted the New York Dolls and More, Dies at 75; In the 1970s, he and the transgressive Dolls were proto-punk pioneers. He later refashioned himself as the pompadoured lounge lizard Buster Poindexter.
https://archive.is/XJgeN
Video: David Johansen On New York Dolls’ Confrontational Style | David Letterman // “Stranded In The Jungle” (Jan. 7, 1983 // Audio)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OewFqWI9y0
‘Everything Happens Under Rockets’: How Ukrainian Musicians Are Taking Shows Underground; For Ukrainian duo ONUKA, touring amid a warzone requires getting creative — and trying to keep things safe.
https://archive.is/ikxs1
Singer-musician Rhiannon Giddens calls off Kennedy Center show, citing Trump takeover
https://apnews.com/article/rhiannon-giddens-kennedy-center-trump-cancellation-62e8c8487b2e6432cbbe60920c98b094
Rebecca Black on 14 years of ‘Friday’ and finding ‘Salvation’: “I just hope people can see my full journey”; The viral star-turned-hyperpop queen talks about finding her own lane, fully embracing her gayness and finally learning to trust her instincts
https://www.nme.com/features/music-interviews/rebecca-black-salvation-interview-3841722
GHOST tease “new” front man Papa V Perpetua with Las Vegas billboard: “V is coming”; The latest character to lead the band was unveiled on Black Sabbath’s farewell show line-up poster last month
https://www.nme.com/news/music/ghost-tease-new-frontman-papa-v-perpetua-with-las-vegas-billboard-v-is-coming-3842804
Jon Stewart Agrees to Elon Musk Showdown, Tells Billionaire to Ditch the ‘Bullsh-t’; The Daily Show host called Musk’s bluff and said he would be “delighted” to have him on the show
https://archive.is/zT3E0
Bill Murray had a showdown with Bob Woodward shortly after trashing him on Joe Rogan’s show
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/bill-murray-had-a-showdown-with-bob-woodward-shortly-after-trashing-him-on-joe-rogan-s-show/ar-AA1A5vzM
Video: Amazing things happen when the BBC forgets to cut its reporter’s feed while covering the Trump-Zelensky fiasco 🤣 // Fact Check: This is a fake AI generated audio clip. (Audio)
https://fixupx.com/NinaByzantina/status/1897301315526729949
Video: European leaders back Zelensky after Trump clash | BBC News
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wp2d7PNECOc
Robotic Euro Leaders Post Same Weird Tweet; “Your dignity honors the bravery of the Ukrainian people.”
https://www.thefocalpoints.com/p/robotic-euro-leaders-post-same-weird
Search: oscar ratings
https://search.brave.com/search?q=oscar+ratings&source=desktop&summary=1&conversation=ef36327ab95f78da426b52
Closer Scrutiny Reveals How Close To State Power Sacha Baron Cohen Really Is (Jan. 5, 2022)
https://www.mintpressnews.com/closer-scrutiny-reveals-close-state-power-sacha-baron-cohen-really/279355/
sTOP lOOKING aT mE lIKE tHAT!! They were there, but barely: Celebs embrace naked fashion trend
https://apnews.com/article/oscars-2025-naked-fashion-afterparties-316a4f75d7f4165ade70d742e15d9c61
The Wizard of Vinyl Is in Kansas; Chad Kassem is on a mission — saving listeners “from bad sound” — at the rural factory where he pores over LPs from some of music’s most important artists.
https://archive.is/Pauoo
‘Skeptical’ Max Scherzer rips into automatic balls-strikes system: ‘Can we just be judged by humans?’
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mlb/skeptical-max-scherzer-rips-into-automatic-balls-strikes-system-can-we-just-be-judged-by-humans/ar-AA1zRRNY
Video: MLB automated ball strike system  (Audio)
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/tJs5WtSM5NY
Jose Jimenez – “The Baseball Star” (Vinyl // Audio)
https://www.discogs.com/release/11549161-Jose-Jimenez-Jose-Jimenez-Talks-To-Teenagers-Of-All-Ages // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Jim%C3%A9nez_(character) // ANOTHER MONARCHY EXCLUSIVE!
Jose Jimenez character
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Jim%C3%A9nez_(character)
A baby bonus is a government payment to parents of a newborn baby or adopted child to assist with the costs of childrearing.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baby_bonus
#MagazineTime: MOJO 376 – March 2025: Paul Weller; The Jam, Style Council and solo years celebrated, plus exclusive Weller interview, pumping soul CD covermount, Ringo Starr interview and more in new magazine.
https://www.mojo4music.com/magazine/latest-issues/mojo-376-march-2025-paul-weller/
#MagazineTime: Sports Illustrated March 2025; Jaylen Brown on the Cover of March Sports Illustrated Edition
https://www.si.com/college/cal/basketball/jaylen-brown-on-the-cover-of-march-sports-illustrated-edition-01jm0f38y9vb
#MagazineTime: Fangoria Vol. 2 #26
https://shop.fangoria.com/collections/single-issues/products/fangoria-magazine-vol-2-issue-26-jan2025
#MagazineTime/Video: Chris Stuckmann: Presence – Movie Review (Audio)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8H6JWXbJI4
Video: Ghost – “Satanized” Official Music Video (Audio)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGR2M2mBJXU
#MorningMonarchy: March 7, 2016 – Mayor Mozzer? #Morrissey considers running for the London mayoralty
https://mediamonarchy.com/20160307morningmonarchy/
#MixlrMusic: March 7, 2016 ♬ Black Grape & MXPX
https://mediamonarchy.com/20160307mixlrmusic/
#GoodNewsNextWeek: Legal Weed Wins the Illegal Drug War + Fair Use Rauschenberg & Positive Polls
https://mediamonarchy.com/gnnw009-video/ // https://mediamonarchy.com/gnnw009-audio/
#MorningMonarchy: March 7, 2017 – WikiLeaks releases ‘Year Zero’ largest ever publication on CIA hacking tools
https://mediamonarchy.com/20170307morningmonarchy/
#PumpUpThaVolume: March 7, 2017 ♬ Les McCann & Amon Tobin
https://mediamonarchy.com/20170307pumpupthavolume/
#ThisDayInHistory/#MorningMonarchy: March 7, 2019 – There’s a talking gargoyle that is surprising visitors at DIA (Audio)
https://mediamonarchy.com/20190307morningmonarchy/
#PumpUpThaVolume: March 7, 2019 ♬ The Jesus and Mary Chain & B.B. King
https://mediamonarchy.com/20190307pumpupthavolume/
#MorningMonarchy: March 7, 2022 – Order Out Of Chaos: How The Ukraine Conflict Is Designed To Benefit Globalists
https://mediamonarchy.com/20220307morningmonarchy/
#PumpUpThaVolume: March 7, 2022 ♬ Hillbilly Moon Explosion & Naked Gypsy Queens
https://mediamonarchy.com/20220307pumpupthavolume/
#MorningMonarchy: March 7, 2024 – NY Gov. Hochul sending National Guard to subways to combat ongoing crime
https://mediamonarchy.com/20240307morningmonarchy/
#PumpUpThaVolume: March 7, 2024 ♬ Hans Zimmer & Richard Thompson
https://mediamonarchy.com/20240307pumpupthavolume/
#NewWorldNextWeek: The Flour Massacre and the Gaza Holocaust + Unvetted Migrants & Gender Affirming
https://mediamonarchy.com/nwnw547-video/ // https://mediamonarchy.com/nwnw547-audio/
#NewWorldNextWeek: ReArm Europe!!! + Trade Wars & Campus Spies
https://x.com/shartstorm8d8/status/1897766991840022785
Friday March 7 Is a Bandcamp Friday
https://daily.bandcamp.com/features/bandcamp-fridays
Bandcamp sold to Songtradr – 50% of employees laid off after second acquisition in 18 months (Oct. 17, 2023)
https://www.gearnews.com/bandcamp-sold-to-songtradr-what-does-it-mean-for-musicians/
#PumpUpThaVolume/#NewMusicFriday: #March7 w/Caylee Hammack, Bob Mould, The Death Wheelers, Hamilton Leithauser & more! ♬
https://mediamonarchy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/20250307_NewMusicFriday.png // https://www.allmusic.com/newreleases/20250307
The Baseball Project – “The Voice Of Baseball” (Audio)
‘Grand Salami Time!’
Omnivore Recordings – June, 2023
*The Baseball project – “The Voice Of Baseball” https://youtu.be/Wo3_IHGhri0 // https://www.discogs.com/release/27548565-The-Baseball-Project-Grand-Salami-Time // Here’s a tribute to the late, great Vin Scully from supergroup [composed of Peter Buck, Mike Mills (R.E.M.), Scott McCaughey (The Minus 5, Young Fresh Fellows), Steve Wynn (Dream Syndicate) and Linda Pitmon (Golden Smog, another supergroup!) formed in 2007] The Baseball Project’s 2023 Omnivore Recordings album, ‘Grand Salami Time!.*