Media Monarchy plays John Williams, Don Was, Art Blakey and more on #PumpUpThaVolume for October 23, 2025. ♬
Figure & Destryur – “I Spit On Your Grave” (Vinyl)
‘Frightmare’
NewRetroWave – Oct. 25, 2024
*Figure & Destryur – “I Spit On Your Grave” (Vinyl) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcvfpOKYjAg // https://www.discogs.com/release/34262968-Figure-4-Destryur-Frightmare // https://newretrowave.bandcamp.com/album/frightmare // Welcome to the darkness. Destryur and Figure come together to make a powerful horror-filled synth-fest. A must for all Dark-synth lovers. Listen and enjoy.*
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Nick Buckton – “Mack’s Power Theme” (Inst.)
‘Madam (Music from the Original TV Series)’
Heard & Seen – October 1, 2025
*Nick Buckton – “Mack’s Power Theme” (Inst.) https://soundcloud.com/nickbuckton/macks-power-theme-from-madam // https://open.spotify.com/album/4Yw5JOZi4laSRkWS7QPqOh // https://www.imdb.com/title/tt29338758/ // From ‘Madam (Music from the Original TV Series),’ available now via Heard & Seen.*
Sylvain Goldberg – “Hypo & Stan Opening” (Inst.)
‘Le Million (Bande originale du film)’
Curiosa – October 3, 2025
*Sylvain Goldberg – “Hypo & Stan Opening” (Inst.) https://youtu.be/PLcz0naomxk // https://open.spotify.com/album/2gAanr8gf5qxK6ArbEglWm // https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32250381/ // From ‘Le Million (Bande originale du film),’ available now via Curiosa.*
John Williams – “Preparing The Cage” (Inst. 2025 Mix)
‘Jaws (Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack – 2025 Mix)’
Geffen Records – October 17, 2025
*John Williams – “Preparing The Cage” (Inst. 2025 Mix) https://youtu.be/_ZqJmU7oE-w // https://open.spotify.com/album/4WNQy95IOsGU8Ezv2eONR6 // https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073195/ // From ‘Jaws (Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack – 2025 Mix),’ available now via Geffen Records.*
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Don Was And The Pan-Detroit Ensemble – “This Is My Country”
‘Groove In The Face Of Adversity’
Mack Avenue – October 10, 2025
*Don Was And The Pan-Detroit Ensemble – “This Is My Country” https://donwas.bandcamp.com/track/this-is-my-country // https://lnk.to/dwpde // From ‘Groove In The Face Of Adversity,’ the just-released album by Don Was And The Pan-Detroit Ensemble, available now via Mack Avenue.*
Cleaning Women – “Betelgeuse”
‘Washer’
Svart Records – October 3, 2025
*Cleaning Women – “Betelgeuse” https://cleaningwomen.bandcamp.com/track/betelgeuse-2 // https://www.svartrecords.com/en/product/cleaning-women-washer/13534 // From ‘Washer’, the just-released fifth album by Finnish fusion band Cleaning Women, who use homemade instruments to produce their music. Available now via Svart Records.*
The Allergies – “Nuff Respect” (w/Andy Cooper)
Digital Single
Jalapeno Records – October 3, 2025
*The Allergies – “Nuff Respect” (w/Andy Cooper) https://theallergies.bandcamp.com/album/nuff-respect-feat-andy-cooper // Here’s the new digital single by The Allergies, featuring frequent collaborator Andy Cooper, available now via Jalapeno Records.*
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Calibro 35 – “Harlem Nocturne” (Inst. Earle Hagen x Dick Rogers Cover)
Digital Single
Record Kicks – October 15, 2025
*Calibro 35 – “Harlem Nocturne” (Inst. Earle Hagen x Dick Rogers Cover) https://calibro35rk.bandcamp.com/album/harlem-nocturne // This soulful cover of the jazz standard composed by Earle Hagen and Dick Rogers in 1939, is the first preview of the upcoming Deluxe Edition of Calibro 35’s 2025 album ‘Exploration’. The new album drops next February, the single is available now via Record Kicks.*
Cochemea – “Ancestros Futuros” (Inst.)
‘Vol. III: Ancestros Futuros’
Daptone Records – September 26, 2025
*Cochemea – “Ancestros Futuros” (Inst.) https://cochemea.bandcamp.com/track/ancestros-futuros // From ‘Vol. III: Ancestros Futuros,’ the just-released album by California soloist, music director, composer and ensemble player Cochemea, (aka Cochemea Gastelum, longtime member of the Daptone Records collective and formerly a member of Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings), available now via Daptone Records.*
Video: The Howling (1981) end scene
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zdFQhU1fyc
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Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers – “Moanin'” (Live Inst.)
‘Strasbourg 82’
Gearbox Records – October 11, 2025
*Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers – “Moanin'” (Live Inst.) https://gearboxrecords.bandcamp.com/track/moanin // https://store.gearboxrecords.com/products/pre-order-art-blakey-the-jazz-messengers-strasbourg-82 // From ‘Strasbourg 82’, the just-released, previously unissued album by Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers, recorded on April 1, 1982 in Strasbourg, France.*
Illinois Jacquet – “Harlem Nocturne” (Inst. Earle Hagen x Dick Rogers Cover)
‘Swing’s The Thing’
Verve / Universal – November 21, 2025
*Illinois Jacquet – “Harlem Nocturne” (Inst. Earle Hagen x Dick Rogers Cover) https://youtu.be/-TvKxBD0j-g // https://www.theingroove.com/products/pre-order-illinois-jacquet-swings-the-thing-acoustic-sounds-series-lp?variant=43179841519822 // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois_Jacquet // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harlem_Nocturne // This cover of the jazz standard composed by Earle Hagen and Dick Rogers in 1939 is included on the upcoming remastered reissue of ‘Swing’s The Thing,’ the 1957 album by tenor saxophonist, Illinois Jacquet. Due on November 21st via Verve / Universal.*
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Kathy Lynn And The Playboys – “I Got A Guy” // Karen Verros – “You Just Gotta Know My Mind” (Mono Vinyls)
‘Girls With Guitars Take Over!’
Ace – July 28, 2017
*Kathy Lynn And The Playboys – “I Got A Guy” // Karen Verros – “You Just Gotta Know My Mind” (Mono Vinyls) https://open.spotify.com/track/5MRAnYVw44vmYDkMmpxVBp // https://open.spotify.com/track/2PqgVLxKuZvzyddNm0nHmd // https://www.discogs.com/release/10684678-Various-Girls-With-Guitars-Take-Over- // Buffalo, NY band Kathy Lynn And The Playboys released “I Got A Guy” on the B-side of a Swan 7″ in 1964. The band, which had cracked the Billboard top 100 with the song “Rock City” earlier in 1964, would soon move to Detroit where they performed as The LaSalles and The Buena Vistas. Singer Karen Verros was the first to record “You Just Gotta Know My Mind”, a song written by Donavan, in 1965. The song was well received by fans and critics, and was heavily promoted by Dot Records and Karen, who appeared on numerous TV shows to sing the song. Karen moved on from Dot Records in the late 1960’s, and left the music business in the early 1970’s.*