Big pussy, demon hunter and the black cat + this day in history w/corporate marketing creations and our song of the day by Paul McCartney on your #MorningMonarchy for August 21, 2026.
Notes/Links:
Crypto The Monarchy!
https://mediamonarchy.com/crypto/
Monarchy Members Only Chat/Stream
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♬ 24/7 Pop Stream ♬ (Audio)
https://mediamonarchy.com/pop/
#NewWorldNextWeek: Guess Where They’re Building Data Centres Now + mRNA Flu & Fraud Gates Jr.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZRuOWdnzzY
AFL Swans Update: Dickhead gets dropped from own company, has his children books pulled from shelves & fiancée leave house.
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/aug/20/isaac-heeney-dropped-colgate-telstra-book-deal-sydney-swans-incident-ntwnfb
Video: Lefties Losing It: White liberal women raise a fortune for baby killer (Audio)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZ8tsVndvI8
At least (to our knowledge) she didn’t say the n-word. That would be a step too far
https://x.com/TheRabbitHole/status/2090523881811677602
Video: There’s something genuinely creepy about seeing a crowd of women show up like this for Lindsay Clancy after three children were killed. Look at that crowd. Almost entirely women. Of all the people you could rally around, THIS is who brings everyone out? The whole scene is bizarre and disturbing as hell.
https://x.com/ClownWorld/status/2090433352323186802
Cover Image: Lindsay Clancy’s ‘Supermom’
https://mediamonarchy.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/20260821_MorningMonarchy.jpg // https://sillylines.art/ // https://ko-fi.com/sillylines
Philadelphia police identify masked man terrorizing people in Center City as Zymire Hughes
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/masked-man-identified-zymire-hughes-philadelphia/
“We’ve taken the decision to return to Britain in order to spend more time with my father’s money”
https://x.com/TheOnlyGuru/status/2090325428502171922
Prince Harry and Meghan moving back to UK later this month
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c62ey03z9d1o
Good to see Harry and Meghan achieve 6 full tax years of non-UK residency to manage the “temporary non-resident” rules for capital gains tax 😬 ︀︀They have clearly had some good tax advice and the timing of their move back to the UK is immaculate 👌
︀︀https://x.com/nimshah14/status/2090301224046182443
In my opinion: This is the first step in the divorce proceedings. Meghan Markle is not moving back to the UK. Meghan will say after she files that she did everything to save the marriage, but Harry insisted on making them leave their home and all their friends/support system. This is a coordinated move from a narcissistic and desperate woman with a lot of collateral on Harry. She knows she can’t show her face in the UK ever again after what she did to Prince Phillip and The Queen. I wouldn’t be surprised if she pulled a “Jussie Smollett” in London and then flee back to California.
https://x.com/stephaniesidley/status/2090311575756587111
Ariana Grande Can Subpoena Instagram and TikTok to Unmask Music Leakers: Judge; The pop star won a key court order in her legal war against anonymous hackers who’ve stolen and posted her unreleased content.
https://archive.is/jgohI
Hayden Panettiere still in throes of addiction just three months ago, got whippets and booze delivered to hotel: sources
https://x.com/nypost/status/2090213511825613011
William Orbit, Madonna and Blur Producer, Dies at 69; The electronic musician had a hand in several ’90s classics, including ‘Ray Of Light’ and ’13’
https://pitchfork.com/story/william-orbit-madonna-and-blur-producer-dies-at-69/
ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard dead at 77 🕊️
https://x.com/TMZ/status/2089796036982108412
Frank Beard
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Beard_(drummer)
Vincent Pastore, mob enforcer on ‘The Sopranos,’ dies at 80; Pastore, a native of the Bronx, starred as Salvatore Bonpensiero on HBO’s “The Sopranos.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/obituaries/vincent-pastore-sopranos-dies-80-rcna590414
Video: “The Sopranos” actor Vincent Pastore dies at age 80 (Audio)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QArokbSNVzE
Snow Patrol – “These Alarms” (w/Kylie // Audio)
‘These Alarms b/w These Alarms (Roy Kerr Remix)’
BMG UK – Jul. 1, 2026
*Snow Patrol – “These Alarms” (w/Kylie) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2MURAWdTWg // https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sjyyhor-DsU (Music Video Version) // https://townsendmusic.store/product/these-alarms-snow-patrol-kylie-lp-7-inch#product-description // Limited edition yellow marble 7” vinyl. ‘These Alarms’ is an epic collaboration bringing together Snow Patrol and Kylie, two artists who have spent decades shaping the musical landscape. A special remix of song by Roy Kerr features on the B-side.*
Rod Stewart cancels tour dates after heart surgery
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/music/articles/rod-stewart-cancels-tour-dates-075030487.html
Earth Wind & Fire San Francisco Show Postponed After Medical Emergency
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/music/articles/earth-wind-fire-san-francisco-152314302.html
These dudes showed up to a WNBA game dressed as women and I can’t stop laughing
https://notthebee.com/article/these-dudes-showed-up-to-a-wnba-game-dressed-as-women-and-i-cant-stop-laughing
Miguel Eyes Another Potential TikTok-Revived Hit With ‘Damned’
https://view.email.billboard.com/?vawpToken=JLPX7E4VJLSEXBZJKFIWQDM6R4.70258
Search: Miguel 2 lovin u and damned are they the same song
https://search.brave.com/search?q=Miguel+2+lovin+u+and+damned+are+they+the+same+song
“Lust For Life” and the #BestOf2017 ♬
https://mediamonarchy.com/best-of-2017/
Renaissance masterpieces stolen during religious festival in Italy
https://www.newsnationnow.com/religion/st-gregory-polyptych-renaissance-masterpiece-stolen-italy/
PBS broadcaster loses access to 50TB of data comprising 70 years of TV history after contracted cloud storage vendor goes defunct — public TV channel sues Iron Mountain data center, which hosts archival materials, to ensure preservation
https://x.com/tomshardware/status/2087852529262747955
Christian metal band sues Netflix over KPop Demon Hunters name; 25-year-old band Demon Hunter says name of streamer’s hit movie creates ‘substantial confusion’ among consumers
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/aug/19/kpop-demon-hunters-netflix-lawsuit
“we knew something was wrong bc people were buying tickets” is funny idc
https://x.com/collectdust/status/2090101624475689278
Video: KPop Demon Hunters SUED by Christian Heavy Metal Band?! (Audio)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojKyS5tpMqQ
Jesus Jones – “All Falls To Me” (Audio)
Digital Single
Jesus Jones Recordings – Sep. 18, 2026
*Jesus Jones – “All Falls To Me” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3nlUyXa9Es // Video for the second track to be released (so far!) from the new Jesus Jones album, ‘Twilight’. The video sees Mike [Edwards] diving into the idea of Solipsism – the thought that the only thing which truly exists is oneself. And if that’s the case, and Mike is therefore in charge of everything that’s in the Universe, he seems to be making a pretty bad job of it.*
Video: Living In The 90’s CD Commercial (Audio)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAina4g3xkU
St. Paul & The Broken Bones – “Loving Wrong” (Audio)
Digital Single
Oasis Pizza Records/Thirty Tigers – Aug. 13, 2026
*St. Paul & The Broken Bones – “Loving Wrong” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhjSZiAb_zU // https://spbb.ffm.to/lovingwrong // “Loving Wrong” is the latest single from St. Paul & The Broken Bones, released on August 14 and serves as a preview for their forthcoming four-song EP titled, ‘Proxy,’ which is scheduled for release on September 18, 2026. The song features the band’s signature soulful sound with a prominent horn section and transitions from a standard 6/8 ballad into an epic outro.*
St. Paul & the Broken Bones at the Santa Fe Railyard, the thing that used to be free
https://tickets.lensic360.org/tickets/462774
#BookSmarts: ‘The Invisible Hand in Popular Culture – Liberty vs. Authority in American Film and TV’ by Paul A. Cantor
https://www.kentuckypress.com/9780813140827/the-invisible-hand-in-popular-culture/
#BookSmarts Video: Why You Should Watch The Black Cat (1934) | Film Review (Audio)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIKR5FV4MBQ
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – “Learning To Fly” // “Too Good To Be True” (Audio)
‘Into The Great Wide Open’
MCA – Jul. 2, 1991
*Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – “Learning To Fly” // “Too Good To Be True” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5BJXwNeKsQ // https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ek2_lOix9zI // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Into_the_Great_Wide_Open // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Learning_to_Fly_(Tom_Petty_and_the_Heartbreakers_song) // ‘Into the Great Wide Open’ is the eighth studio album by American rock band Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers but ninth overall for Tom Petty. “Learning to Fly”, the first single from the album, spent six weeks at No. 1 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, tying “The Waiting” (1981) for the band’s longest run atop the chart. The music video for the title track stars Johnny Depp as “Eddie”, who moves to Los Angeles as a teenager to seek rock stardom, and also features appearances by Gabrielle Anwar, Faye Dunaway, Matt LeBlanc, Terence Trent D’Arby, and Chynna Phillips. Album cut b-side, “Too Good To Be True”.*
#ThisDayInHistory: Media Monarchy Episode137 – John Pilger: Obama Is a Corporate Marketing Creation (Aug. 21, 2009 // Audio)
https://mediamonarchy.com/media-monarchy-episode137/ // https://archive.org/details/MediaMonarchyEpisode137 // https://dandelionsalad.wordpress.com/2016/08/17/pilger-obama-is-a-corporate-marketing-creation/
John Pilger
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Pilger
#PumpUpThaVolume/#NewMusicFriday: w/#August21 w/Black Marble, Weezer, Twenty One Pilots, Anderson .Paak, Sondre Lerche, Brandon Flowers + Reissues & compilations w/The B-52s, Rush, GZA and The Allman Brothers ♬
https://www.allmusic.com/newreleases/20260821
Paul McCartney – “Pipes Of Peace” (Audio)
‘Pipes Of Peace’
Odeon/MPL – 1983
*#PumpUpThaVolume/#TruthMusic: Paul McCartney – “Pipes Of Peace” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3q4Up5ugTc // https://www.discogs.com/release/3628321-Paul-McCartney-Pipes-Of-Peace // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pipes_of_Peace // Here’s the classic title track of the 1983 album by Paul McCartney, his fifth solo album and the follow up to 1982’s million-selling LP, ‘Tug Of War’. ‘Pipes Of Peace’ featured two songs with Michael Jackson and one of those, “Say Say Say,” was the album’s lead single and became Jackson’s seventh top ten hit inside of a single year. Ripped from Producer Shawn’s near-mint Japanese pressing, released on the Odeon label in 1983.*