Media Monarchy plays Poppy, Supersuckers, Blondshell and more on #PumpUpThaVolume for December 1, 2025. ♬
Van Halen – “Top Jimmy” (Vinyl)
‘1984’
Warner Bros. – Jan. 9, 1984
*Van Halen – “Top Jimmy” (Vinyl) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssi9du5lUpA // https://www.discogs.com/release/949843-Van-Halen-1984 // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1984_(Van_Halen_album) // https://genius.com/Van-halen-top-jimmy-lyrics // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_Jimmy_%26_The_Rhythm_Pigs // Music writer Chris Morris dubbed Top Jimmy & The Rhythm Pigs “L.A. punk’s house band.” They had a residency playing “Blue Mondays” every Monday night at the Cathay de Grande nightclub at the corner of Argyle and Selma in Hollywood, California. An admirer and Cathay guest star was David Lee Roth of Van Halen. Thanks to Roth, the band and its frontman in particular were saluted in the song “Top Jimmy” on the album 1984. Roth frequented the Zero Zero club, where Jimmy tended bar. Track four side one on my Winchester (VA) pressing with printed inner sleeve!*
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Poppy – “Bruised Sky”
‘Empty Hands’
Sumerian Records – January 23, 2026
*Poppy – “Bruised Sky” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvaPXCV4cVc // https://soundcloud.com/poppy/bruised-sky // https://sumerian.lnk.to/emptyhands // Here’s the second single to preview ‘Empty Hands,’ the upcoming album by Poppy, due on January 23, 2026 via Sumerian Records.*
The Devil Wears Prada – “When You’re Gone”
‘Flowers’
Solid State Records – November 17, 2025
*The Devil Wears Prada – “When You’re Gone” https://soundcloud.com/tdwp/when-youre-gone // https://tdwpband.com // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Devil_Wears_Prada_(band) // From ‘Flowers,’ the just-released album by Dayton, Ohio metalcore band founded in 2005, The Devil Wears Prada. Available now via Solid State Records.*
Turbo Lovers – “Black & Blue”
‘Working Blue’
Turbo Lovers – November 21, 2025
*Turbo Lovers – “Black & Blue” https://youtu.be/92ycos7zB40 // https://turbolovers.net // From ‘Working Blue,’ the just-released album by Youngstown, Ohio band, Turbo Lovers. Available now as an independent release via the artist.*
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Supersuckers – “Volunteer”
‘Liquor, Women, Drugs & Killing’
Hardcharger Records – October 3, 2025
*Supersuckers – “Volunteer” https://open.spotify.com/track/1a1BZEjzu57KY1II8l6SyG // https://supersuckers.lnk.to/lwdk // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Supersuckers // From ‘Liquor, Women, Drugs & Killing,’ the just-released album by Supersuckers, available now via Hardcharger Records.*
Bobby Mahoney – “Smoke and Drive”
‘Smoke and Drive b/w Machine Gun Blues’
Wicked Cool Records – November 14, 2025
*Bobby Mahoney – “Smoke and Drive” https://soundcloud.com/bobbymahoney-music/sets/smoke-and-drive-3 // https://orcd.co/bobbymahoneysmokedrive // Here’s the A-side of the just-released single by Asbury Park singer-songwriter, Bobby Mahoney, available now via Little Steven’s Wicked Cool Records.*
Hot Face – “Pink Liquor”
‘Automated Response’
Speedy Wunderground – January 23, 2026
*Hot Face – “Pink Liquor” https://youtu.be/lHtzkc0eFjc // https://speedywunderground.ffm.to/hotface-automatedresponse // Here’s the lead single to preview ‘Automated Response,’ the upcoming debut album by London psychedelic punk trio, Hot Face. Due on January 23, 2026 via Speedy Wunderground.*
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Lime Garden – “Maybe Not Tonight”
Digital Single
So Young Records – November 12, 2025
*Lime Garden – “Maybe Not Tonight” https://limegarden.bandcamp.com/track/maybe-not-tonight // Here’s the new single by British indie-rock band, Lime Garden, available now via So Young Records.*
New Crises – “Lost”
Digital Single
Savage Magic Records – November 9, 2025
*New Crises – “Lost” https://savagemagicrecords.bandcamp.com/album/lost // This new single by Gothenburg, Sweden band, New Crises is the third single to preview their forthcoming album, ‘Bad News Bureau’ (TBA). The single is available now via California-based label, Savage Magic Records.*
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Avalon Emerson – “Eden”
Digital Single
Dead Oceans – November 13, 2025
*Avalon Emerson – “Eden” https://avalonemerson.bandcamp.com/track/eden // Here’s the new single by NYC singer-songwriter, Avalon Emerson, available now via Dead Oceans.*
Blondshell – “Berlin TV Tower”
‘Another Picture’
Partisan Records – November 14, 2025
*Blondshell – “Berlin TV Tower” https://soundcloud.com/blondshe11/berlin-tv-tower // https://www.blondshellmusic.com // From ‘Another Picture,’ the just-released album by California indie-rocker, Sabrina Mae Teitelbaum – aka Blondshell. Available now via Partisan Records.*
Optic Sink – “Laughing Backwards”
‘Lucky Number’
Feel It Records – October 31, 2025
*Optic Sink – “Laughing Backwards” https://opticsink.bandcamp.com/track/laughing-backwards // From ‘Lucky Number,’ the just-released album by Optic Sink, the synth-punk project of Natalie Hoffmann (NOTS). Available now via Feel It Records.*
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Davey Lane – “Not Expecting To Fly”
‘Finally, A Party Record.’
Cheersquad Records & Tapes – August 15, 2025
*Davey Lane – “Not Expecting To Fly” https://cheersquadrecordstapes.bandcamp.com/track/not-expecting-to-fly // Here’s the new radio single from ‘Finally, A Party Record.,’ the recently-released album by Aussie singer-songwriter, Davey Lane. Available now via Cheersquad Records & Tapes.*
The Monkees – “Love Is Only Sleeping”
‘Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd.’
Rhino Records – October 3, 2025
*The Monkees – “Love Is Only Sleeping” https://open.spotify.com/track/4Fw9EdtFgr2XTZWj28uQof // https://www.discogs.com/release/35342113-The-Monkees-Pisces-Aquarius-Capricorn-Jones-Ltd // From the just-released reissue of The Monkees’ 1967 album, ‘Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd.’. This album is the first vinyl pressing sourced directly from the unaltered 1967 stereo master tape. Cut by Kevin Gray at Cohearant Audio, the album is available now via Rhino Records as part of the Rhino High Fidelity Series.*