Deception of a generation, tone deaf goop and the searcher + this day in history w/Dando sues General Motors and our song of the day by Paul McCartney on your #MorningMonarchy for June 12, 2026.
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#NewWorldNextWeek: Is Your iPhone Birth Control? + Screw World Next Week & Hidden Viral Influencer
https://x.com/shartstorm8d8/status/2065200934826000767
Video: Resident Evil Teaser Trailer 2026 (Audio)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZ-NtLPl7sM
Search: Academy Award winning Zach Cregger
https://search.brave.com/search?q=Academy+Award+winning+Zach+Cregger
The Ridiculous Sketch Comedy Reference Hidden In Weapons
https://www.giantfreakinrobot.com/ent/weapons-hot-dogs.html
Nick Reiner seeks access to the trust fund his parents left to pay for his defense in their killings; Rob and Michele Singer Reiner’s son has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder in connection with the December double homicide.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/nick-reiner-seeks-access-trust-parents-left-pay-defense-killings-rcna349160
Video: He-Man Causes Demon Worship – Deception of a Generation (Audio)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtlNEZqvMhg
The Darkness – “The Masters Of The Universe” (Audio)
Digital Single
Lakeshore Records – May 22, 2026
*The Darkness – “The Masters Of The Universe” https://youtu.be/b47Gh1O9tF0 // https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0427340/ // From the upcoming Travis Knight-directed film, ‘The Masters Of The Universe,’ due in theaters on June 12th. The single is available now via Lakeshore Records.*
Travis Knight
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travis_Knight
Snake Mountain
https://he-man.fandom.com/wiki/Snake_Mountain
Image: Netanyahu To Fight Defenseless Little Palestinian Girl In UFC Opener
https://x.com/BabylonBiBi/status/2065048375142023449
5 Musicians You Didn’t Know Were Right-Wingers
https://crackmagazine.net/article/lists/5-musicians-right-wing/
Digital Surveillance, Threat Assessments, Lethal Force: How Security Teams Keep Artists Safe in the Age of Social Media; As our bonds with musicians strengthen through social platforms, so too do threats against them increase. Meet the people who protect your favorite artists.
https://archive.is/uHqq4
Lizzo, Bitch review: The poster girl for empowerment sounds lost on her new album; The former queen of confident pop anthems delivers an anonymous record that’s full of mixed messages
https://www.the-independent.com/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/lizzo-review-bitch-tracklist-lawsuit-b2989662.html
I saw her do a show with Har Mar Superstar and Culkin’s PIZZA Underground – a trafficking trifecta! lol it was at Dantes in PDX, too. What do I win?
https://x.com/mediamonarchy/status/2064044055500325099
Lizzo says that the industry shift from radio to streaming affected her popularity and career.
https://x.com/PopCrave/status/2063892990691582354
Streaming’s an excuse, her fans bailed after the harassment and body-shaming lawsuits, then she got skinny and torched the body-positivity brand she built her career on
https://x.com/lobocashflow/status/2063922447783539098
Image: I like when a girl has unmistakable Jewish features that it almost borders on looking like Down syndrome.
https://x.com/casternl/status/2065142093522104590
Gwyneth Paltrow faces backlash over Israeli luxury real estate campaign; Critics say the actress is helping market luxury homes in Israel while Palestinians face genocide, displacement and escalating settler violence
https://www.middleeasteye.net/trending/gwyneth-paltrow-faces-backlash-over-israeli-luxury-real-estate-campaign
Video: Gwyneth Paltrow promotes $10M penthouses in Herzliya while Gaza burns and Lebanon bleeds. While children are buried under rubble in Gaza, while Lebanese families flee Israeli airstrikes, while Gazans starve under total blockade, she is is fronting an ad campaign for “51 Park,” a luxury apartment complex in Herzliya, Israel. (Audio)
https://x.com/DD_Geopolitics/status/2064371416628420608
Inspiral Carpets – “Drag The Bag” (Audio)
‘Burn Like The Sun’
Scruff Of The Neck – January 29, 2027
*Inspiral Carpets – “Drag The Bag” https://youtu.be/LtpulFxEoTg // https://inspiralcarpets.com/collections/all-products // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inspiral_Carpets // The lead single to preview ‘Burn Like The Sun,’ the upcoming album by English rock band, Inspiral Carpets. Due on January 29, 2027 via Scruff Of The Neck.*
#DeepFocus: The Searchers 7PM MT Fri Jun 12
https://discord.com/events/311625265627529216/1513340563766771802
#DeepFocus Video: The Searchers 1956 Siskel and Ebert (Audio)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHrUR1eHpuo
#DeepFocus: The Searchers 1956 Approved 1h 59m
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Searchers // https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049730/
#DeepFocus Video: Martin Scorsese on Watching THE SEARCHERS for the First Time
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlWT8kTccHw
#DeepFocus Video: Leonard Maltin On THE SEARCHERS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTEZ-vncF_k
#DeepFocus Cover Image: Ethan Edwards’ ‘The Searcher’
https://mediamonarchy.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/20260612_MorningMonarchy.jpg // https://sillylines.art/ // https://ko-fi.com/sillylines
#DeepFocus Video: The Searchers 1956 Official Trailer (Audio)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ii_7QnXPQxA
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – “Make It Better (Forget About Me)” // “Cracking Up” (Nick Lowe Cover) (Audio)
‘Make It Better (Forget About Me) b/w Cracking Up’
MCA – Jun. 3, 1985
*Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – “Make It Better (Forget About Me)” // “Cracking Up” (Nick Lowe Cover) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnD83x26zFA // https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnztiaAilWo (Music Video Version) // https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJyfldppuas // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Make_It_Better_(Forget_About_Me) // “Make It Better (Forget About Me)” is a song written by Tom Petty of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and David A. Stewart of Eurythmics. Billboard called it “jittery, uptempo, horn-based Memphis soul.” Non-album b-side Nick Lowe cover that was only available on the 7″ and 12″ singles until the Playback box set was released.*
#ThisDayInHistory: Media Monarchy Episode127 – Lemonheads’ Dando Sues General Motors Over Alleged Song Copy (Jun. 12, 2009 // Audio)
https://mediamonarchy.com/media-monarchy-episode127/ // https://archive.org/details/MediaMonarchyEpisode127
#PumpUpThaVolume/#NewMusicFriday: #June12 w/Jon Spencer, Olivia Rodrigo, Fruit Bats, The Doomstompers, Mike Campbell & The Dirty Knobs, Alex Amen, Mono, Guitar Wolf & Anamanaguchi + Reissues and compilations by Roy Ayers Ubiquity & Cream ♬
https://www.allmusic.com/newreleases/20260612
Paul McCartney – “Salesman Saint” (Audio)
‘The Boys Of Dungeon Lane’
MPL / UMG Recordings – May 29, 2026
*#PumpUpThaVolume/#TruthMusic: Paul McCartney – “Salesman Saint” https://youtu.be/eP3w9eY4Xp0 // https://paulmccartney.lnk.to/TheBoysOfDungeonLane // Paul McCartney explains the importance of carrying on with life via this story of how his mum and dad kept their family together and moved on through hard times in post-World War II Britain, from the just-released ‘American Recordings’-wannabe album, ‘The Boys Of Dungeon Lane’. Available now via MPL / UMG Recordings.*