Denying responsibility, suboptimal prime and into the great wide open + this day in history w/Carlin’s conspiracy and our song of the day by Ron Gallo on your #MorningMonarchy for August 28, 2026.
Notes/Links:
The ‘New World Next Week’ Store
https://newworldnextweek.com/
Monarchy Members Live Chat/Stream
https://mediamonarchy.com/live
♬ 24/7 Pop Stream ♬ (Audio)
https://mediamonarchy.com/pop/
#NewWorldNextWeek: Uncle Sam Wants You! … To Play GTA VI + Sacrificial Sons & Total Food Recalls
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TTGLBRl0lE
Video: He’s Finished! Reggie Watts Cut From Festivals and Comedy Bang Bang (Audio)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffhD2LnDdaA
‘Late Late Show’ Alum Reggie Watts Denies Responsibility for Ex-Girlfriend’s Death by Suicide: Report
https://www.aol.com/articles/show-alum-reggie-watts-denies-150236000.html
Lindsay Clancy trial judge denies mistrial request, but reprimands prosecution over witness testimony about religion
https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/lindsay-clancy-trial-watch-live-day-19-rebuttal/
Worldwide attention on Lindsay Clancy murder trial is latest example of “forensic fandom,” expert says
https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/lindsay-clancy-murder-trial-forensic-fandom/
Lil Durk Put a Bounty on Quando Rondo for ‘Revenge,’ Jury Told as Murder-for-Hire Trial Opens; Durk’s attorney countered that he had “nothing to do with” the shooting and said another man was the true mastermind.
https://archive.is/Y88vI
‘Transformers’ Voice Actor Peter Cullen Dead at 85
https://www.tmz.com/2026/08/27/peter-cullen-dead/
Video: The Transformers: The Movie 40th Anniversary | In Theaters September 17 (Audio)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtgnqWLYqHo
Knights of Unicron – “The Touch” (Reformatted Edition w/Stan Bush // Audio)
‘THE TRANSFORMERS: THE MOVIE: THE SOUNDTRACK – THE REFORMATTED EDITION’
Hasbro/Reigning Phoenix Music – May 19, 2026
*Knights of Unicron – “The Touch” (Reformatted Edition w/Stan Bush) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkCibntKkFo // Hasbro continues ‘THE TRANSFORMERS: THE MOVIE 1986 APOLOGY TOUR’ with ‘THE TRANSFORMERS: THE MOVIE: THE SOUNDTRACK – THE REFORMATTED EDITION’. Because after 40 years, we figured the least we could do was press the soundtrack to vinyl. Featuring a newly re-recorded version of “The Touch” by Stan Bush, the anthem that taught a generation to rise up, roll out, and emotionally recover through power ballads.*
Cover Image: Peter Cullen’s ‘Suboptimal Prime’
https://mediamonarchy.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/20260828_MorningMonarchy.jpg // https://sillylines.art/ // https://ko-fi.com/sillylines
‘It brings me joy’: how young people are making CDs cool again; Compact discs are back, with searches for players up 96% at John Lewis and popular models sold out online
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/22/young-people-buying-all-in-one-cd-players
Video: Gen Z Is Buying CDs Again… But Why? (Audio)
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/xo2CipMU_yU
Echo & The Bunnymen – “The Light That Surrounds You”
‘Apples For Isaac’
BMG UK – Sep. 18, 2026
*Echo & The Bunnymen – “The Light That Surrounds You” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGc4TMUE3AM // ‘Apples For Isaac’ is the thirteenth studio album by the post-punk band Echo & The Bunnymen, set for release on September 18, 2026, via BMG. Marking the band’s first collection of new songs in 12 years since Meteorites (2014), the album features 11 tracks and includes contributions from the late Clem Burke (Blondie), who played drums on 10 of the 11 songs before his death during production. Produced by Ian McCulloch and mixed by McCulloch, Alan Moulder, and Andrea Wright, the record is described as a bold and vulnerable return for the Liverpool-based group.*
#AlbumAnalysis: Into the Great Wide Open song
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Into_the_Great_Wide_Open_(song) // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Into_the_Great_Wide_Open
#AlbumAnalysis Video: Tom Petty & HBs on ‘Into the Great Wide Open’ album & “Mary Jane’s Last Dance” ‘Going Home’ doc. (Audio)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fRfHHbw_8A
#AlbumAnalysis: Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers – “Into The Great Wide Open” (Music Video Version // Audio)
‘Into The Great Wide Open b/w Makin’ Some Noise’
MCA – Sep. 9, 1991
*Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers – “Into The Great Wide Open” (Music Video Version) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqmFxgEGKH0 // Second single album with album cut b-side, “Makin’ Some Noise”. The next FOUR singles are all across the pond and not released in America.*
#ThisDayInHistory: Media Monarchy Episode138 – George Carlin On “Conspiracy Theorists” (Aug. 28, 2009 // Audio)
https://mediamonarchy.com/media-monarchy-episode138/
#PumpUpThaVolume/#NewMusicFriday: #August28 w/Mastodon, Dinosaur Jr., Everlast, Alabama Shakes, Allah-Las, The Linda Lindas, Bitchin Bajas & Russian Circles + Reissues and compilations w/The Muffs & A Certain Ratio ♬
https://www.allmusic.com/newreleases/20260828
Ron Gallo – “Peter Thiel” (Audio)
Digital Single
Ron Gallo – July 29, 2026
*#PumpUpThaVolume/#TruthMusic: Ron Gallo – “Peter Thiel” https://rongallo.bandcamp.com/track/peter-thiel // Here’s a little essay on the life of pesky, evil oligarch, Peter Thiel! It’s funny, Ron Gallo sure didn’t care about politricks before Orange Man was bad again. Available now via the artist, whose Scrubstack I recently unsubscribed to because they all want you to give them money all the time for making music occasionally. Back in 2017, when I bought tickets for White Reaper, Gallo was the headliner – by the time the show rolled around a few weeks later, White Reaper were the headliner lol.*