Media Monarchy plays Joshua Moshier, Smoove, The Starlight Set and more on #PumpUpThaVolume for March 27, 2025. ♬
Jo Stafford – “Bells Are Ringing” (w/Paul Weston And His Music From Hollywood // Vinyl)
https://www.discogs.com/release/4323579-Jo-Stafford-With-Paul-Weston-And-His-Music-From-Hollywood-Bells-Are-Ringing // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jo_Stafford // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Weston // https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zge_BvwWCkg
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David Fleming – “Apple Picking” (Inst.)
‘The Alto Knights (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)’
WaterTower Music – March 14, 2025
*David Fleming – “Apple Picking” (Inst.) https://youtu.be/djpoLtwwWgg // https://open.spotify.com/album/0cA3U7WhfdUXKNWt8mwYDq // https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21815562/ // From ‘The Alto Knights (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack),’ available now via WaterTower Music.*
Joshua Moshier – “Caught Gum Handed” (Inst.)
‘The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)’
WaterTower Records – March 14, 2025
*Joshua Moshier – “Caught Gum Handed” (Inst.) https://youtu.be/INpqx8vuGV8 // https://open.spotify.com/album/7eYPGwn5nvR6ZntTknTt19 // https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15352542/ // From ‘The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack),’ available now via WaterTower Records.*
Andrew Lockington – “Faster Ways To Die” (Inst.)
‘Landman (Original Series Soundtrack)’
UMG Nashville – March 14, 2025
*Andrew Lockington – “Faster Ways To Die” (Inst.) https://youtu.be/ILKcJv8Oi0o // https://open.spotify.com/album/7hTNlGXtjbDjQYdJghBUxB // https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14186672/ // From ‘Landman (Original Series Soundtrack),’ available now via UMG Nashville.*
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Smoove – “King Bee – Bee to the Flower” (Smoove Remix)
‘Heavy Goods’
Jalapeno Records – April 4, 2025
*Smoove – “King Bee – Bee to the Flower” (Smoove Remix) https://smooveturrell.bandcamp.com/track/bee-to-the-flower-smoove-remix // https://smooveturrell.bandcamp.com/album/heavy-goods // From ‘Heavy Goods,’ the upcoming album by Smoove (of UK duo Smoove & Turrell), due on April 4th via Jalapeno Records.*
The Invaders – “Spacing Out” (Inst.)
‘Spacing Out’
Now-Again Records – February 18, 2025
*The Invaders – “Spacing Out” (Inst.) https://nowagainrecords.bandcamp.com/track/spacing-out // https://nowagainrecords.bandcamp.com/album/spacing-out // https://www.discogs.com/release/929418-The-Invaders-Spacing-Out // From the just-released reissue of ‘Spacing Out,’ the 1970 instrumental album by Bermuda band, The Invaders. Available now via Now-Again Records.*
Original Gravity Allstars – “Get Ready To Rumble”
‘Get Ready To Rumble’
Original Gravity – January 16, 2025
*Original Gravity Allstars – “Get Ready To Rumble” https://originalgravityrecords.bandcamp.com/track/get-ready-to-rumble // https://originalgravityrecords.bandcamp.com/album/get-ready-to-rumble // The A-side and title track of the just-released 7″ by the band led by Original Gravity owner, Neil Anderson, available now via Original Gravity.*
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The Saxophones – “Burning With Desire”
Digital Single
Full Time Hobby – February 12, 2025
*The Saxophones – “Burning With Desire” https://thesaxophonesus.bandcamp.com/track/burning-with-desire // https://www.thesaxophones.com // The new single by The Saxophones, aka husband & wife duo Alexi Erenkov & Alison Alderdice of Oakland, California. Available now via Full Time Hobby.*
The Starlight Set – “Hungry for Love”
‘More than a Touch of Class’
The Starlight Set – March 21, 2025
*The Starlight Set – “Hungry for Love” https://philgammage.bandcamp.com/track/hungry-for-love // https://philgammage.bandcamp.com/album/more-than-a-touch-of-class-album // From ‘More than a Touch of Class,’ the just released album by The Starlight Set, the project of NYC singer-songwriter, Phil Gammage. Available now via the artist.*
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Sime Nugent and The Capes – “The Crow”
Digital Single
Cheersquad Records & Tapes – March 21, 2025
*Sime Nugent and The Capes – “The Crow” https://simenugent.bandcamp.com/track/the-crow // https://simenugent.bandcamp.com // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sime_Nugent // This single is the first preview of a forthcoming album (TBA) by Sime Nugent and The Capes, the project of Australian singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Sime Nugent, available now via Cheersquad Records & Tapes.*
Brian Bilston and The Catenary Wires – “Alexa, What Is There To Know About Love?”
‘Sounds Made By Humans’
Skep Wax – May 9, 2025
*Brian Bilston and The Catenary Wires – “Alexa, What Is There To Know About Love?” https://brianbilstonandthecatenarywires.bandcamp.com/track/alexa-what-is-there-to-know-about-love // https://brianbilstonandthecatenarywires.bandcamp.com/album/sounds-made-by-humans-2 // A song-poem by Brian Bilston and The Catenary Wires, the project of popular UK poet Brian Bilston, from the upcoming album ‘Sounds Made By Humans’, due on May 9th via Skep Wax.*
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Count Five – “Pretty Big Mouth” // “They’re Gonna Get You”
‘Psychotic Reaction’
Craft Recordings – March 30, 2018
*Count Five – “Pretty Big Mouth” // “They’re Gonna Get You” https://open.spotify.com/track/2rzsi8v63YA1LGJE4yLRBQ // https://open.spotify.com/track/013WL56hj5pJxYRLzKXmK3 // https://www.discogs.com/release/11815161-Count-Five-Psychotic-Reaction // From the 2018 Craft Recordings reissue of ‘Psychotic Reaction,’ originally released in 1966 by San Jose garage rock band, Count Five. Out on Double Shot Records.*