Media Monarchy plays Oasis, Black Sabbath, Osees and more on #PumpUpThaVolume for July 7, 2025. ♬
Ace Frehley – “Rip It Out” (Vinyl)
‘Ace Frehley’
Casablanca – Sep. 18, 1978
*Ace Frehley – “Rip It Out” (Vinyl) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3C_sIotnmVQ // https://www.discogs.com/release/12059296-Kiss-Ace-Frehley-Ace-Frehley // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ace_Frehley_(album) // https://norselandsrock.com/kiss-solo-albums-1978/ // ‘Ace Frehley’ was one of four albums released by each separate Kiss member as a solo act. The album would prove to be the most successful of the four Kiss solo albums. (Anton) Fig (drums) and Will Lee, who played bass on three of the album’s tracks, later gained prominence as members of the World’s Most Dangerous Band and the CBS Orchestra along with Paul Shaffer on Late Night with David Letterman and Late Show with David Letterman.*
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Guerilla Toss – “Red Flag to Angry Bull”
‘You’re Weird Now’
Sub Pop Records – Sep. 12, 2025
*Guerilla Toss – “Red Flag to Angry Bull” https://guerillatoss.bandcamp.com/track/red-flag-to-angry-bull // https://www.guerillatoss.com // The second single to preview ‘You’re Weird Now,’ the upcoming album by NYC band, Guerilla Toss. Due on September 12th via Sub Pop Records.*
SPRINTS – “Descartes”
‘All That Is Over’
Sub Pop Records – Sep. 26, 2025
*SPRINTS – “Descartes” https://sprintsmusic.bandcamp.com/track/descartes // https://www.sprintsmusic.com // The lead single to preview ‘All That Is Over,’ the upcoming album by Dublin rock band, SPRINTS. Due on September 26th via Sub Pop Records.*
Laveda – “Heaven”
‘Love, Darla’
Bar/None Records – Sep. 12, 2025
*Laveda – “Heaven” https://lavedamusic.bandcamp.com/track/heaven // https://linktr.ee/lavedamusic // The lead single to preview ‘Love, Darla,’ the upcoming 10-song album by Brooklyn band, Laveda. due on September 12th via Bar/None Records.*
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Oasis – “Hello” (Live) // “Don’t Look Back In Anger” (Live)
YouTube – Jul. 4, 2025
*Oasis – “Hello” (Live) // “Don’t Look Back In Anger” (Live) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lZNez1a7Y0 // https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJolgjngi3Q // Oasis never told me to vote or vax, unlike nearly every one of the metal rebels at the sad Ozzy spectacle. OK so I lost the first song bet, but I don’t care! And with Ride’s Andy Bell on bass and Noel on lead vox, the boys play my favorite Oasis song near the very end of the first reunion show in Cardiff, Wales.*
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Black Sabbath – “War Pigs” (Live // Partial) // “Paranoid” (Live)
YouTube – Jul. 5, 2025
*Black Sabbath – “War Pigs” (Live // Partial) // “Paranoid” (Live) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j803oFvkpSU // https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmdJ2VF-aVw // Goddamn, after hearing that I don’t think I DID lose my bet lol, he sat there and clapped while every one else did the medium to heavy lifting.*
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Papa V Perpetua (Ghost) – “Bark at the Moon” (Live Ozzy Osbourne Cover)
YouTube – Jul. 5, 2025
*Papa V Perpetua (Ghost) – “Bark at the Moon” (Live Ozzy Osbourne Cover) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOv80awu-Zg // Tobias in the unholy sunlight of the early slot at the Sabbath fest wins over the haters by the end of this solo Ozzy classic. Featuring Nuno Bettencourt, Rudy Sarzo, Travis Barker and Vernon Reid!*
Steven Tyler – “Whole Lotta Love” (Live Led Zeppelin Cover)
YouTube – Jul. 5, 2025
*Steven Tyler – “Whole Lotta Love” (Live Led Zeppelin Cover) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njq4jWhlVCo // Mr. “I Couldn’t Possibly Play Any Of The Makeup Dates For the Aerosmith Farwell” sure is singing this fuckin’ Zeppelin song at the Ozzy tribute lol. “Despite his vocal injury and Aerosmith’s retirement announcement, Tyler performed as the vocalist in a supergroup alongside rock legends such as Ronnie Wood (The Rolling Stones), Nuno Bettencourt (Extreme), Tom Morello (Rage Against the Machine), Andrew Watt, Rudy Sarzo, and Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili Peppers).” During the event, he sang “The Train Kept A-Rollin'” and “Walk This Way,” and also joined in a medley of “Walk This Way” and Led Zeppelin’s “Whole Lotta Love”.*
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Osees – “Fight Simulator”
‘Abomination Revealed At Last’
WaxFaceToys – Aug. 8, 2025
*Osees – “Fight Simulator” https://ohsees.bandcamp.com/track/fight-simulator // The lead single to preview ‘Abomination Revealed At Last,’ the upcoming album by Osees, due on August 8th via WaxFaceToys. Osees appeared at Glastonbury last week and are the only band currently on the calendar at Meow Wolf in Santa Fe that’s sold out – months in advance!*
Supersuckers – “Born With A Tail”
‘The Sacrilicious Sounds of The Supersuckers’
Sub Pop Records – Aug. 8, 1995
*Supersuckers – “Born With A Tail” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7n07SlFbPfg // https://supersuckers.bandcamp.com/track/born-with-a-tail // https://genius.com/Supersuckers-born-with-a-tail-lyrics // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Supersuckers // An old favorite from ‘The Sacrilicious Sounds of The Supersuckers,’ celebrating its 30th anniversary on Sub Pop Records. I can’t remember if I was allowed to play this on the college radio station back in the day.*