Stern looks, cassette preservation societies and confidential reports + this day in history w/migrant mobs and our song of the day by “Weird Al” Yankovic on your #MorningMonarchy for August 8, 2025.
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#NewWorldNextWeek: UK Gov Fears Migrant Protesters + Defense Contracting Royalty & Reverse Emission Standards
https://x.com/shartstorm8d8/status/1953635645139964289
Laura Jane Grace – “Your God (God’s Dick)” (Audio)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSmYxKIs3PI
Trevor Moore – “God Hates the Tips” (Audio)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmfdNM8KAG4
Video: Hoboetiquette – “Houseless People” (Pulp Parody // Audio)
https://rumble.com/v5ae7h1-pulp-parody-houseless-people..html
BYE-BYE BOOEY The Howard Stern Show ‘to be canceled’ after nearly 20 years on SiriusXM as ‘$100m’ contract is up later this year; The King of All Media’s lucrative deal ends in late 2025
https://www.the-sun.com/entertainment/14910416/howard-stern-show-canceled-contract-up/
Video: A new case of go woke, go broke: Howard Stern’s going to be cancelled at SiriusXM when his contract ends. In recent years Stern said he hates Trump voters, that he thinks we’re stupid and that he would deny unvaccinated people hospital care if it was up to him. FAFO @HowardStern! (Audio)
https://x.com/robbystarbuck/status/1952893660787556658
Video: Is The Howard Stern Show Getting Canceled? Here’s What We Know (Audio)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZtsbSECMp8
Vampire Weekend – “Gen-X Cops”
‘Capricorn’ / Gen-X Cops’
Columbia – Feb. 15, 2024
*Vampire Weekend – “Gen-X Cops” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kW9Qk00693c // https://genius.com/Vampire-weekend-gen-x-cops-lyrics // “The curtain drops, a gang of Gen X cops assembles/Trembling before our human nature // It wasn’t built for me/It’s your academy/But in my time, you taught me how to see/Each generation makes its own apology”*
Vampire Weekend – “Gen-X Cops”; The band returns and stares into the void on one of the curious lead singles from the upcoming album Only God Was Above Us. (Feb. 16, 2024)
https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/vampire-weekend-gen-x-cops/
Stephen Colbert’s new gig revealed following ‘The Late Show’ cancellation: report
https://nypost.com/2025/08/04/media/stephen-colberts-new-gig-revealed-following-the-late-show-cancellation-report/
Last Call for Late Night; After 70 years of tucking America into bed, it looks like the curtain is about to come down on the late night genre. What’s being lost is more than a TV tradition but a backdrop for some of America’s most memorable moments
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/stephen-colbert-exit-late-night-tv-over-1236338093/
Paramount Golden Parachutes: Co-CEOs Chris McCarthy, Brian Robbins to Get $18 Million Payouts; Shari Redstone will receive $1.75 billion for her stake while her exiting C-suite executives will get eight-figure termination awards in addition to their annual salaries.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/paramount-chris-mccarthy-brian-robbins-pay-1236339354/
Brian Robbins
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Robbins
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https://www.ebay.com/itm/326191244808
Superdrag announce first NYC & LA shows in 15 years
https://www.brooklynvegan.com/superdrag-announce-first-nyc-la-shows-in-15-years/
My Bloody Valentine @ 3Arena Nov 22, 2025 – Dublin, Ireland
https://www.bandsintown.com/e/106177922
Video: Loveless: How One Album Nearly Killed a Band and Changed Music Forever (Audio)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhD2XChkkBI
MTV VMAs Finally Add a Country Category for 2025: Here’s When Other Genres Got Their Own Categories; Morgan Wallen and Jelly Roll also pop up in other categories on the nominations list
https://www.billboard.com/music/country/mtv-vmas-add-country-category-for-2025-1236035894/
The State of Physical Music in 2025: Vinyl’s Share Increases, R&B/Hip-Hop Rises, Taylor Swift’s Effect & More; During a presentation at Record Store Day Summer Camp in New Orleans, Luminate’s Chris Muratore also announced an initiative to track vinyl manufacturing data against sales data.
https://www.billboard.com/pro/physical-music-2025-vinyl-hip-hop-up-taylor-swift-effect/
Target Stocks ‘Tiny Vinyl’ 4-Inch Releases Including Kacey Musgraves, Rolling Stones, Doechii, Chappell Roan
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/08/05/target-stocks-tiny-vinyl/
Cassettes make unexpected comeback in the age of digital downloads (Dec. 26, 2016)
https://globalnews.ca/news/3103557/cassettes-make-unexpected-comeback-in-the-age-of-digital-downloads/
The Calgary Cassette Preservation Society is expanding its offerings for aficionados (Apr. 6, 2024)
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/calgary-cassette-preservation-society-expanding-110000317.html
Video: One man’s mission to preserve almost-forgotten music scene (Jul. 25, 2025 // Audio)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbGaiaFq_zU
Bill McClintock – “Killing in the Name of a Terrible Holy Lie” (Audio)
Digital Single
YouTube – Jul. 21, 2025
*Bill McClintock – “Killing in the Name of a Terrible Holy Lie” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSn5c8HArw4 // This thing had me listening to ‘Pretty Hate Machine’ for the first time in awhile! Music used in this mashup: Nine Inch Nails – Terrible Lie, Rage Against the Machine – Killing in the Name, Dio – Holy Diver, Soundgarden – Outshined, Judas Priest – Hot Rockin’ and much, much more!*
#DeepFocus Double Feature: ‘Othello’ // ‘Mr. Arkadin’ @ 7PM MT on MNRCHY TV
https://discord.com/events/311625265627529216/1403398724146692096
#DeepFocus/Video: 1951 – ‘Othello’ Trailer – Orson Welles (Audio)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=biLgzSxK_KY
#DeepFocus: ‘Othello’ 1951 film
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Othello_(1951_film)
#DeepFocus: ‘Mr. Arkadin’
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Arkadin
#DeepFocus/Video: Trailers From Hell – Joe Dante on ‘Mr. Arkadin’ (Audio)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ShxkhB8IRA
Video: WTFBrahh – “Orson Welles Drunk AUTOTUNE REMIX” (Audio)
Digital Single
The Remix Bros – Jan. 10, 2012
*WTFBrahh – “Orson Welles Drunk AUTOTUNE REMIX” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyGRSYlAD5c // “This video has always been celebrated for it’s excellence.”*
August 2015 – Page 2 – Media Monarchy
https://mediamonarchy.com/2015/08/page/2/
Flashback: @PumpUpThaVolume: Episode170 – This Is The News (Aug. 8, 2015)
https://mediamonarchy.com/putv170/
Flashback: Understanding the Traditionalists (Aug. 8, 2015)
https://mediamonarchy.com/understanding-traditionalists/
#MorningMonarchy: August 8, 2019 – Social media explodes after Galveston officer on horseback escorts cuffed man with rope
https://mediamonarchy.com/20190808morningmonarchy/
#PumpUpThaVolume: August 8, 2019 ♬ Clinic & Seratones
https://mediamonarchy.com/20190808pumpupthavolume/
#NewWorldNextWeek: Scientists Announce Human-Monkey Hybrids + Amerikkka & Kashmir Krisis
https://mediamonarchy.com/nwnw382-video/ // https://mediamonarchy.com/nwnw382-audio/
#ThisDayInHistory/#MorningMonarchy: August 8, 2024 – Sky News UK ABRUPTLY cuts LIVE feed as MOB of migrants surround reporter covering “FAR-RIGHT” riots (Audio)
https://mediamonarchy.com/20240808morningmonarchy/
#PumpUpThaVolume: August 8, 2024 ♬ Father John Misty & Valerie June
https://mediamonarchy.com/20240808pumpupthavolume/
#NewWorldNextWeek: UK Gov Fears Migrant Protesters + Defense Contracting Royalty & Reverse Emission Standards
https://x.com/shartstorm8d8/status/1953635645139964289
#PumpUpThaVolume/#NewMusicFriday: #August8 w/BABYMETAL, mgk, Osees, The Black Keys, Charley Crockett, The Fathoms, Anamanaguchi, Big Freedia, The Royston Club, Field Medic, Greta Isaac and Burnt Tapes + Reissues and comps by Lee “Scratch” Perry, Daniel Johnston and A Certain Ratio ♬
https://www.allmusic.com/newreleases/20250808
“Weird Al” Yankovic – “Party In The CIA” (Audio)
‘Alpocalypse’
Jive / Way Moby / Volcano – June 21, 2011
*#PumpUpThaVolume/#TruthMusic: “Weird Al” Yankovic – “Party In The The CIA” https://youtu.be/C-CG5w4YwOI // https://www.discogs.com/master/346269-Weird-Al-Yankovic-Alpocalypse // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpocalypse // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Party_in_the_U.S.A. // Yank is tapping phones, shredding docs and terminating heads of state on this track from his 2011 album, ‘Alpocalypse’. This parody of Miley Cyrus’ “Party In The U.S.A.” would foreshadow more conspiracies from his follow-up album with the song “Foil”*