Media Monarchy plays The Lemonheads, Suede, Sleep Token and more on #PumpUpThaVolume for May 23, 2025. ♬
The Temptations – “Standing On The Top” (Part 1 w/Rick James // Vinyl)
‘Standing On The Top’
Gordy – April 7, 1982
*The Temptations – “Standing On The Top” (Part 1 w/Rick James // Vinyl) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccEPQWlhFD0 // https://www.discogs.com/release/11083777-The-Temptations-Featuring-Rick-James-Standing-On-The-Top // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reunion_(The_Temptations_album) // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standing_on_the_Top // Written, produced and arranged by Rick James, this late-era Temptations single shows the exact moment when the student surpassed the teacher. Gifted by Jude Cole!*
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The Lemonheads – “Deep End”
‘Deep End / Sad Cinderella’
Fire Records – May 14, 2025
*The Lemonheads – “Deep End” https://thelemonheadsmusic.bandcamp.com/track/deep-end // https://thelemonheads.lnk.to/DeepEnd-SadCinderellaWE // The A-side of the new 12″ single by The Lemonheads, released as they announce their upcoming first album of new music in 20 years. ‘Love Chant’ will be released on Fire Records this fall, the single is available now.*
Suede – “Disintegrate”
‘Antidepressants’
BMG – September 5, 2025
*Suede – “Disintegrate” https://soundcloud.com/the-london-suede/disintegrate // https://suede.lnk.to/AntidepressantsTW // The lead single to preview ‘Antidepressants,’ the upcoming 10th album by Suede, due on September 5th via BMG.*
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The Black Keys – “No Rain, No Flowers”
‘No Rain, No Flowers’
Easy Eye Sound / Warner Records – August 8, 2025
*The Black Keys – “No Rain, No Flowers” https://soundcloud.com/theblackkeys/no-rain-no-flowers // https://theblackkeys.com/collections/all-products // The lead single and the title track of the upcoming album by The Black Keys, due on August 18th via Easy Eye Sound / Warner Records.*
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – “Grow Wings And Fly”
‘Phantom Island’
p(doom) – June 13, 2025
*King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – “Grow Wings And Fly” https://soundcloud.com/king-gizzard-the-lizard-wizard/grow-wings-and-fly // https://pdoomrecords.com // From ‘Phantom Island,’ the upcoming album by King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, due on June 13th via the band’s label p(doom).*
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Valerie June – “All I Really Wanna Do”
‘Owls, Omens and Oracles’
Concord Records – April 11, 2025
*Valerie June – “All I Really Wanna Do” https://soundcloud.com/valeriejune/all-i-really-wanna-do // https://found.ee/VJ-OwlsOmensOracles // From ‘Owls, Omens and Oracles,’ the just-released album by Valerie June, available now via Concord Records.*
Grace Potter – “Oasis”
‘Medicine’
Hollywood Records – May 30, 2025
*Grace Potter – “Oasis” https://soundcloud.com/grace_potter/oasis // https://7smgmt.ffm.to/gpoasis // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grace_Potter // From ‘Medicine,’ the upcoming album by Grace Potter, due on May 30th via Hollywood Records.*
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Iggy Pop – “Home”
‘Brick By Brick’
Virgin – June 1990
*Iggy Pop – “Home” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0A9binTPMKU // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brick_by_Brick // Another killer cut from Iggy’s 1990 banger album with Charles Burns’ art. I got it from BMG, not Columbia House, because that’s who Virgin had their distro deal with then. Slash and Duff on this one!*
White Trash – “Apple Pie”
‘White Trash’
Elektra – 1991
*White Trash – “Apple Pie” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMxJFs38QQk // https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8sw5F0lvhw // https://www.discogs.com/release/4279500-White-Trash-White-Trash // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Trash_(American_band) // White Trash is a funk/hard rock/soul band from Queens, New York, billed as “Four college dropouts with an attitude … and a horn section”. They signed to Elektra Records in 1991 and released their self-titled debut album that same year, which was produced by George Drakoulias and engineered by Brendan O’Brien. I bought the tape as soon as I saw the music video!*
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Krowe – “Past Self x Careless Whisper” (Sleep Token x Wham!)
Digital Single
Krowe – May 19, 2025
*Krowe – “Past Self x Careless Whisper” (Sleep Token x Wham!) https://youtu.be/sZZG4oAg6Yg // Here’s a mashup of the biggest band in the world right now and the greatest song in the world ever by the artist known as only as Krowe, available now via YouTube.*
The Temptations – “Standing On The Top” (Part 2 w/Rick James // Vinyl)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wt8u-xkFLeg
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Ramones – “Rock ‘N’ Roll High School” (Stereo Movie Mix // Vinyl) // “Do You Wanna Dance” (Live)
‘Rock ‘N’ Roll High School b/w Do You Wanna Dance? (Live Version)’
Sire – June 1, 1979
*Ramones – “Rock ‘N’ Roll High School” (Stereo Movie Mix // Vinyl) // “Do You Wanna Dance” (Live) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oz7KYUkdlvE // https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QU3dsgw_NQg // https://www.discogs.com/master/39381-Ramones-Rock-N-Roll-High-School // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It%27s_Alive_(Ramones_album) // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_%27n%27_Roll_High_School_(song) // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Do_You_Want_to_Dance // A-side release is the “Phil Spector Single Mix” (but we just heard the “Stereo Movie Mix” version from my ‘Ramones Mania’ vinyl) and the b-side from their first live album. And tonight we’ll watch the cult classic film with PJ Soles, Paul Bartel, Mary Woronov, Clint Howard and more – another early VHS favorite!*