Bad news, banned laws and Bernard Quatermass + this day in history w/dead detectives and our song of the day by Matt Finlay on your #MorningMonarchy for October 13, 2025.
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Your OTR For All Shocktober Long: ‘The Black Museum’ with Orson Welles
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Black_Museum_(radio_series)
#ShocktoberSurprise: ‘The Puppet Master III: Toulon’s Revenge’ Clip (Audio)
Shocktober Surprise V: October 6 @ 7:00 pm – October 31 @ 11:30 pm MDT
https://mediamonarchy.com/calendar/shocktober-surprise-v/
Taylor Swift has an announcement on Good Morning America tomorrow
https://fixupx.com/vigilantesht/status/1977364316534820947
The First Prequel Ever Is a Long-Overlooked Horror Classic
https://collider.com/the-golem-how-he-came-into-the-world-movie/
#ShocktoberSurprise: ‘Small Soldiers’ Clip (Audio)
In the Time of Trump, a Horror-Movie Maker Rules Hollywood (Oct. 30, 2017)
https://archive.is/NDnAS
Soul Searching Begins at Blumhouse After Cold Streak Capped by ‘M3GAN 2.0’: “Not the Sequel Audiences Wanted”; Once nearly invincible at the box office, the Jason Blum-led horror outfit is reassessing its tactics after enduring four major box office misses in a row this year. (Jul. 2, 2025)
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/m3gan-2-0-blumhouse-bomb-1236304358/
Warner Bros. Is Said to Rebuff Paramount Takeover Approach
https://archive.is/wrGmO
Bill Burr Fires Back at Critics of His Riyadh Comedy Festival Appearance: “Sanctimonious C***s”; The veteran comedy superstar “doesn’t give a f***” what anyone thinks of his recent trip to Saudi Arabia: “If it affects my career, I’ve been to LAX enough in my life, I’ll f***ing sit home for a little bit.”
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/bill-burr-riyadh-comedy-festival-saudi-arabia-controversy-1236395494/
Damn this bish still hasn’t tweeted, lol. But he called you sanctimonious cunts, forgetting his entire holier-than-thou career (that he owes to fellow Saudi sellout)
https://x.com/mediamonarchy/status/1976465910958571738
Human Rights Watch ‘Cannot Accept’ Donations From Aziz Ansari and Other Comedians Who Performed at Riyadh Comedy Festival
https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/human-rights-watch-refuses-aziz-ansari-riyadh-donation-1236544862/
NYT: Why Arguments About Free Speech Don’t Apply to the Riyadh Comedy Festival; Bill Burr, Dave Chappelle and others have framed their participation as a matter of open expression. Yet they’re maddeningly vague about how much dissent is possible in Saudi Arabia.
https://archive.is/jJyh1
Let’s Stop Pretending Politics Is the Reason People Are Angry About Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Halftime Set; Spanish is what’s got people all worked up.
https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/bad-bunny-super-bowl-halftime-show-why-people-angry-1236084209/
Lee Greenwood makes his case to replace Bad Bunny
https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/lee-greenwood-makes-his-case-to-replace-bad-bunny
System of a Down Guitarist Upsets Native Americans
https://www.alternativenation.net/system-of-a-down-guitarist-upsets-native-americans/
Search: The Washington Redskins retired their team name and logo in July 2020, following significant pressure from sponsors, including FedEx, which holds the naming rights to FedEx Field.
https://search.brave.com/search?q=redskins+name+retiued+after+fedex&summary=1&conversation=8e16f61d01f4f63c6d9df3
Neko Case Walks Off Stage After Dispute with Venue Over Armed Guard: Reports; According to multiple fans, the New Pornographers member said she had once been “raped at gunpoint” before leaving
https://consequence.net/2025/10/neko-case-the-caverns-show/
Zach Bryan faces country music backlash over ‘Bad News’ song targeting Trump’s ICE operations; Lee Greenwood says he never thought of using music to divide Americans after Bryan’s ‘Bad News’ preview
https://www.foxnews.com/media/zach-bryan-faces-country-music-backlash-over-bad-news-song-targeting-trumps-ice-operations
CNN: OK, Zach Bryan, now you’re a conservative target. Here’s what you can learn from history
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/ok-zach-bryan-now-you-re-a-conservative-target-here-s-what-you-can-learn-from-history/ar-AA1O8t8a
Department Of Homeland Security Trolls Zach Bryan With Video Of ICE Raids Set To “Revival”
https://www.whiskeyriff.com/2025/10/07/department-of-homeland-security-trolls-zach-bryan-with-video-of-ice-raids-set-to-revival/
Can Zach Bryan Sue the Feds For Using His Song ‘Revival’ In Trolling Social Media Video?; The video, posted to X, featured Bryan’s signature hit ‘Revival’ over footage of masked federal agents arresting people
https://archive.is/Q2f1K
Video: Singer Zach Bryan Speaks Out After Backlash Over ICE Lyrics (Audio)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSY2TI5iTl8
Dead Kennedys – “I Fought The Law” (Bobby Fuller Cover // Audio)
‘Give Me Convenience or Give Me Death’
Alternative Tentacles – Jun. 1987
*Dead Kennedys – “I Fought The Law” (Bobby Fuller Cover) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_6USrg4p4A // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Fought_the_Law // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Give_Me_Convenience_or_Give_Me_Death // “The law don’t mean if you’ve got the right friends.” Ha! The Clash were covering it at eh exact same time! Dead Kennedys adapted “I Fought the Law” shortly after San Francisco politician Dan White murdered city Supervisor Harvey Milk and Mayor George Moscone in 1978. Green Day’s version of the song was used in 2004 for a Pepsi/iTunes commercial that premiered during Super Bowl XXXVIII.*
State Department Fires Diplomat Over Relationship With Woman Accused of Ties to CCP; The department did not reveal the identity of the foreign service diplomat
https://archive.is/eExVg
Gold Hits $4,000 For The First Time Ever And Silver Is Closing In On $50 As The U.S. Dollar Collapses
https://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/gold-hits-4000-for-the-first-time-ever-and-silver-is-closing-in-on-50-as-the-u-s-dollar-collapses/
What happens next in Gaza ceasefire plan after hostage release?
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgqx7ygq41o
An underrated aspect of the peace deal is that, if it succeeds, it removes much of the underlying justification for protest anger. Palestine was supposed to serve as the rallying point for color-revolution movements. Now, all these NGOs involved will need to find a new cause to mobilize around. They’ll probably double down on ICE.
https://x.com/DataRepublican/status/1976390537142993298
Tuberville call to ban ‘sharia law’ shows ‘dangerous hatred against American Muslims,’ advocate says
https://www.al.com/politics/2025/10/tuberville-call-to-ban-sharia-law-shows-dangerous-hatred-against-american-muslims-advocate-says.html
Video: 🚨 UPDATE: Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) is pushing to BAN Sharia Law nationwide, calls out the GENOCIDE of Christians by Muslims (Audio)
https://x.com/EricLDaugh/status/1976259361325334620
Vernon Reid – “Beautiful Bastard” (Audio)
‘Hoodoo Telemetry’
Artone Label Group / The Players Club – October 3, 2025
*Vernon Reid – “Beautiful Bastard” https://soundcloud.com/vernonreid/beautiful-bastard // https://lnk.to/vernonreid // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vernon_Reid // A great follow-up from his gunslinging appearance at the Ozzy farewell! A single from ‘Hoodoo Telemetry,’ the brand new solo album by Living Colour’s Vernon Reid, out now via Artone Label Group / The Players Club.*
#ShocktoberSurprise/Video: The Quatermass Phenomenon: A British Sci-Fi Legacy (Audio)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAijLPntwqU
#ShocktoberSurprise: ‘The Quatermass Experiment’
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Quatermass_Experiment
#ShocktoberSurprise/Video: John Carpenter discusses the Quatermass Xperiment (Audio)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eio-MGC8YCw
#ShocktoberSurprise: The Ventures – “Telstar” (Vinyl // Audio)
‘Telstar b/w Jungle Fever’
London Records – Aug. 17, 1962
*The Ventures – “Telstar” (Vinyl) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N11I543_0n4 // https://www.discogs.com/release/4546601-The-Tornadoes-Telstar-Jungle-Fever // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telstar_(instrumental) // “Telstar” is a 1962 instrumental by the English band the Tornados, written and produced by Joe Meek. “Telstar” was named after the Telstar communications satellite, which was launched into orbit on 10 July 1962.*
#ThisDayInHistory/#MorningMonarchy: October 13, 2016 – LAPD Detective Investigating Derrick Rose Rape Allegations Is Dead // Detective That Investigated Derrick Rose is Found Dead (Audio)
https://mediamonarchy.com/20161013morningmonarchy/ // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derrick_Rose
#PumpUpThaVolume: October 13, 2016 ♬ BDAY BOYS Lee Konitz & Art Tatum
https://mediamonarchy.com/20161013pumpupthavolume/
#NewWorldNextWeek: Scientists Engineer Robo-Bees To “Solve” Colony Collapse Problem + I Predict A Riot & Car World Order
https://mediamonarchy.com/nwnw287-video/
#MorningMonarchy: October 13, 2017 – Weinstein’s contract allowed for harassment
https://mediamonarchy.com/20171013morningmonarchy/
#PumpUpThaVolume: October 13, 2017 ♬ Van Halen & Sloan
https://mediamonarchy.com/20171013pumpupthavolume/
#MorningMonarchy: October 13, 2020 – “The Yelper Special”: Antifa begins compiling lists of businesses to add to Yelp’s ‘racism’ blacklist
https://mediamonarchy.com/20201013morningmonarchy/
#PumpUpThaVolume: October 13, 2020 ♬ Fury Weekend & Anamanaguchi
https://mediamonarchy.com/20201013pumpupthavolume/
#MorningMonarchy: October 13, 2021 – Eminem’s ‘Mom’s Spaghetti’ restaurant opens in Downtown Detroit
https://mediamonarchy.com/20211013morningmonarchy/
#PumpUpThaVolume: October 13, 2021 ♬ Harry Chapin & Ray Stevens
https://mediamonarchy.com/20211013pumpupthavolume/
#MorningMonarchy: October 13, 2022 – Testimony begins in Kevin Spacey sex abuse civil trial
https://mediamonarchy.com/20221013morningmonarchy/
#PumpUpThaVolume: October 13, 2022 ♬ Nation Of Language & Man…Or Astro-Man?
https://mediamonarchy.com/20221013pumpupthavolume/
#NewWorldNextWeek: People Strike Back Against PayPal and Alt Media + Connecting Digital Islands & Lowering Fluoride Levels
https://mediamonarchy.com/nwnw497-video/ // https://mediamonarchy.com/nwnw497-audio/
#MorningMonarchy: October 13, 2023 – LAPD stepping up security amid Global Day of Jihad
https://mediamonarchy.com/20231013morningmonarchy/
#PumpUpThaVolume: October 13, 2023 ♬ Olivia Rodrigo & The Linda Lindas
https://mediamonarchy.com/20231013pumpupthavolume/
Matt Finlay – “Grow A Pair” (Audio)
‘Government Approved’
Matt Finlay – October 3, 2025
*#PumpUpThaVolume/#TruthMusic: Matt Finlay – “Grow A Pair” https://mattfinlay.bandcamp.com/track/grow-a-pair-606hz // The enemy is abusing you and if you want to fight back – you’ll need to grow a pair! From ‘Government Approved,’ the upcoming EP by Australian singer-songwriter, Matt Finlay. This single is available now, the full four-song EP is available for name-your-own-price pre-order on Bandcamp – so go get it!*