Media Monarchy plays Cheap Trick, Kings Of Leon, De La Soul x Q Tip and more on #PumpUpThaVolume for November 21, 2025. ♬
Poison – “Fallen Angel” (Vinyl)
‘Open Up And Say …Ahh!’
Enigma/Capitol – Apr. 27, 1988
*Poison – “Fallen Angel” (Vinyl) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vn_rivf-VhY // https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AelpbAegA-4 (Music Video version) // https://www.discogs.com/release/6363825-Poison-Open-Up-And-Say-Ahh // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Up_and_Say…_Ahh! // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fallen_Angel_(Poison_song) // ‘Open Up and Say… Ahh!’ is the second studio album by American glam metal band Poison, released on April 27, 1988, through Enigma Records and Capitol Records. It proved to be the band’s most successful release, and spawned four hit singles: “Nothin’ But a Good Time”, “Fallen Angel”, “Your Mama Don’t Dance” (a Loggins and Messina cover) and their only number one single to date, “Every Rose Has Its Thorn”. The album peaked at number two on the US Billboard 200.*
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Cheap Trick – “Bad Blood”
‘All Washed Up’
BMG – November 14, 2025
*Cheap Trick – “Bad Blood” https://soundcloud.com/cheaptrickofficial/bad-blood // https://cheaptrick.lnk.to/AllWashedUp // Here’s a Cheap Trick rock ballad for the ages, from ‘All Washed Up,’ available now via BMG.*
Blackwater Holylight – “Heavy, Why?”
‘Not Here Not Gone’
Suicide Squeeze Records – January 30, 2025
*Blackwater Holylight – “Heavy, Why?” https://blackwaterholylight.bandcamp.com/track/heavy-why // https://store.suicidesqueeze.net/products/blackwater-holylight-not-here-not-gone-pre-order // Here’s the lead single to preview ‘Not Here Not Gone,’ the upcoming album by Los Angeles-based hard rock trio, Blackwater Holylight. Due on January 30, 2026 via Suicide Squeeze Records.*
Kings Of Leon – “All The Little Sheep”
‘EP #2’
Love Tap Records/Capitol – November 7, 2025
*Kings Of Leon – “All The Little Sheep” https://soundcloud.com/kingsofleon/all-the-little-sheep // https://kingsofleon.komi.io // From the just-released four song ‘EP #2’ by Kings Of Leon, available now via Love Tap Records.*
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De La Soul – “Day In The Sun (Gettin’ Wit U)” (w/Q-Tip x Yummy Bingham)
‘Cabin in the Sky’
Mass Appeal – November 21, 2025
*De La Soul – “Day In The Sun (Gettin’ Wit U)” (w/Q-Tip x Yummy Bingham) https://youtu.be/VqDyTvMwpFg // https://de-la-soul.sng.to/cabin-in-the-sky // From ‘Cabin in the Sky,’ the just-released album by De La Soul, available now via Mass Appeal.*
Holly Humberstone – “Die Happy”
Digital Single
Universal Music – November 5, 2025
*Holly Humberstone – “Die Happy” https://soundcloud.com/hollyhumberstone/die-happy // https://hh.lnk.to/bio // Here’s the new single by UK pop star, Holly Humberstone, available now via Universal Music.*
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Louis Tomlinson – “Palaces”
‘How Did I Get Here’
BMG – January 23, 2026
*Louis Tomlinson – “Palaces” https://soundcloud.com/louistomlinsonofficial/palaces-1 // https://louist.lnk.to/LT-bio // Here’s the new single to preview ‘How Did I Get Here,’ the upcoming album by Louis Tomlinson, due on January 23, 2026 via BMG.*
Six Going On Seven – “Jack Jones”
‘Human Tears’
Spartan Records – January 9, 2026
*Six Going On Seven – “Jack Jones” https://youtu.be/GiWnntBAYYQ // https://spartanrecords.com/collections/6go7 // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six_Going_On_Seven // From ‘Human Tears,’ the upcoming first new album in over twenty years by Boston indie-rock band, Six Going On Seven. Due on January 9, 2026 via Spartan Records.*
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Trevor Something – “The Way I Love You”
‘The Anima’
In Your Brain LLC – November 7, 2025
*Trevor Something – “The Way I Love You” https://trevorsomething.bandcamp.com/track/the-way-i-love-you // The continued evolution of Trevor Something brings him back to the #MediaMemes show! From the eleven-song album, ‘The Anima,’ available now via Trevor’s label, In Your Brains LLC.*
Blur – “Top Man”
‘The Great Escape’ (30th Anniversary Edition)’
Parlophone Records – December 12, 2025
*Blur – “Top Man” https://youtu.be/eUodQ5fD2B4 // https://townsendmusic.store/products/artist/Blur // “He’s naughty by nature”! From ‘The Great Escape (30th Anniversary Edition),’ due on December 12th via Parlophone Records.*
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Ramones – “Strength to Endure” // “Anxiety” // “The Job That Ate My Brain”
‘Mondo Bizarro’
Radioactive – Sep. 1, 1992
*Ramones – “Strength to Endure” // “Anxiety” // “The Job That Ate My Brain” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Qf2QTaA-7A // https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iY0-1M21Tvk (Music Video Version) // https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mty34Y6Ht9w // https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5JIUkZouKI // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mondo_Bizarro // ‘Mondo Bizarro’ was the Ramones’ first studio album in three years, after the band left Sire Records for a new contract with Radioactive Records. The title was taken from the film of the same name, a 1966 sequel to the film Mondo Cane. In his 1998 autobiography, Dee Dee Ramone noted that, while he had left the band, he sold them the publishing for three new compositions — “Poison Heart”, “Main Man” and “Strength to Endure” — to pay for a lawyer to help get him out of jail, following an arrest for possession of marijuana.*