Media Monarchy plays Jeff Russo, Anamanaguchi, Fatback Band and more on #PumpUpThaVolume for August 21, 2025. ♬
Johnny Mathis – “Come To Me” (Vinyl)
‘Johnny’s Greatest Hits’
Columbia – 1958
*Johnny Mathis – “Come To Me” (Vinyl) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFY8h4gAVJI // https://www.discogs.com/release/22294792-Johnny-Mathis-Johnnys-Greatest-Hits // https://search.brave.com/search?q=johnny+mathis+from+the+television+production+%27Come+To+Me%27&summary=1&conversation=07bc1db82c1c23d77bd02e // https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0622266/ // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Mathis // A 1961 still-mono repress of Johnny’s 1958 best-of collection features this creeper, “From the Television Production ‘Come To Me'”. An emotionally unstable young man brings heartache into the lives of two sisters: one is a dress shop owner and the other a singer. John Royce Mathis will be 90 next month!*
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Sherri Chung – “Welcome To Alcatraz” (Inst.)
‘Gremlins: The Wild Batch (Original Series Soundtrack)’
Lakeshore Records – July 25, 2025
*Sherri Chung – “Welcome To Alcatraz” (Inst.) https://sherrichung.bandcamp.com/track/welcome-to-alcatraz // https://open.spotify.com/album/7kBenBWm5V1P5htzPO0393 // https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9860690/ // https://deadline.com/2025/07/gremlins-3-script-waiting-steven-spielberg-approval-1236474593/ // From ‘Gremlins: The Wild Batch (Original Series Soundtrack),’ available now via Lakeshore Records.*
Jeff Russo – “Move Your Ass” (Inst.)
‘Alien: Earth (Original Soundtrack)’
FX Productions – August 12, 2025
*Jeff Russo – “Move Your Ass” (Inst.) https://youtu.be/fUIYrQ4eUqI // https://open.spotify.com/album/29rW2ZaHjqfTtHN5CbZJIN // https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13623632/ // From ‘Alien: Earth (Original Soundtrack),’ available now via FX Productions.*
Gerald Fried – “Running The Roadblock” (Inst.)
‘A Killer In The Family (Music From The Original Score)’
BSX Records – August 13, 2025
*Gerald Fried – “Running The Roadblock” (Inst.) https://youtu.be/ajWhxABvCIE // https://open.spotify.com/album/3epCwxWUa4iGscAvXTzZAI // https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085791/ // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Killer_in_the_Family // From ‘A Killer In The Family (Music From The Original Score),’ available now via BSX Records.*
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Vinyl Williams – “Beam Me Up”
‘Polyhaven’
Harmony Records – June 13, 2025
*Vinyl Williams – “Beam Me Up” https://vinylwilliams.bandcamp.com/track/beam-me-up // From ‘Polyhaven’, the just-released album by Lionel “Vinyl” Williams, available now via Harmony Records.*
Snuggle – “Playthings”
‘Goodbyehouse’
Escho – September 12, 2025
*Snuggle – “Playthings” https://snuggle.bandcamp.com/track/playthings // From ‘Goodbyehouse,’ the upcoming 10-song album by Danish duo, Snuggle. Due on September 12th via Escho.*
The Telephone Numbers – “Ebb Tide”
‘Scarecrow II’
Slumberland Records – October 10, 2025
*The Telephone Numbers – “Ebb Tide” https://thetelephonenumbers.bandcamp.com/track/ebb-tide // From ‘Scarecrow II,’ the upcoming album by San Francisco indie pop band, The Telephone Numbers. Due on October 10th via Slumberland Records.*
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Courtney Hadwin – “All The Love (Money Can Buy)”
‘Little Miss Jagged’
Courtney Hadwin – September 12, 2025
*Courtney Hadwin Music – “All The Love (Money Can Buy)” https://soundcloud.com/courtneyhadwin-music/all-the-love-money-can-buy // https://linktr.ee/courtneyhadwinofficial // From ‘Little Miss Jagged,’ the upcoming album by UK singer Courtney Hadwin, due on September 12th via the artist. Produced by Kevin Bowe, known for his work with Etta James and Joe Cocker.*
Anamanaguchi – “Rage (Kitchen Sink)”
‘Anyway’
Polyvinyl Records – Aug. 8, 2025
*Anamanaguchi – “Rage (Kitchen Sink)” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dku9A7ZrzEM // Hardly a chiptune in sight! “Rage (Kitchen Sink)” is the new single from Anamanaguchi’s just-out album, ‘Anyway’ – out August 8, 2025 via Polyvinyl Records.*
Fatback Band – “Snake” (Joaquin ‘Joe’ Claussell’s Sacred Rhythm Version)
‘Snake / Chillin’ Out (Spring Revisited Mixes)’
Acid Jazz Records – August 1, 2025
*Fatback Band – “Snake” (Joaquin ‘Joe’ Claussell’s Sacred Rhythm Version) https://acidjazz.bandcamp.com/track/snake-joaquin-joe-claussells-sacred-rhythm-version // https://www.discogs.com/master/128298-Fatback-Fired-Up-N-Kickin // This song by NYC disco funk band Fatback originally appeared on their 1978 album ‘Fired Up ‘N’ Kickin”, this new version gets the full remix treatment by Brooklyn’s Joaquin ‘Joe’ Claussell. The song is the A-side of ‘Snake / Chillin’ Out (Spring Revisited Mixes)’, a 12″ vinyl single out now via Acid Jazz Records.*
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Roy Ayers – “Coffy Is The Color” // “Pricilla’s Theme” (Inst.)
‘Coffy’
Polydor / Elemental Music – July 4, 2025
*Roy Ayers – “Coffy” // “Pricilla’s Theme” (Inst.) https://open.spotify.com/track/2LrD0ffUIfUdffoE1d2d3k // https://open.spotify.com/track/6UKBoSYS9SfXRxLAABaiFx // https://www.discogs.com/release/34536127-Roy-Ayers-Coffy // https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069897 // Here’s two tracks from the soundtrack of ‘Coffy,’ the 1973 blaxploitation flick directed by exploitation king Jack Hill and starring Pam Grier as Coffy. The soundtrack of the film by the late Roy Ayers is a highly-regarded classic and these tracks are from the new remastered reissue of ‘Coffy,’ released by Elemental Music on July 4th.*