Retro sound or early 90’s TMNT sound

Duffy, Ditto and Turtles
With Amy Winehouse going bat-shit crazy, the record companies seem to be trying to capitalize on this retro sound that is getting attention. Sharon Jones did it, but it the cd did not sell that well. XRT have been playing this new song called “Mercy”, that has this retro sound to it. The singer sounds a lot like Beth Ditto from the Gossip, a great band well worth a listen. Still not sure why they are not being played in the US, but oh well.
Anyways, “Mercy” is not The Gossip, its a singer from England called Duffy. She is getting a lot of attention lately, and rightly so, because she has got a great voice. The songs are ok, but I think the reason that I enjoy “Mercy” so much is because it reminds me of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Movie. The bass in the background of the song reminds of some part in the movie where either Danny is talking to Splinter or the Foot are sneaking up on April. I just can’t figure it out.
Hopefully I am not crazy and making this up. But if I don’t figure this out by the end of the day I am going to have to steal the Travers Family VHS copy of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
Check out Beth Ditto and her band, The Gossip, at Hype Machine or their myspace.
Check out Duffy at Hypemachine or at her myspace.
If you only read this for the TMNT content, check out this video of mistakes made in the movie.

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War kittens…

Alright, so there’s this somewhat new Capital One credit card commercial that I find absolutely hilarious that Kelly told me should be my first “post” on the bruce.  Just watch for when the creepy assistant says, “war kittens” and I think you’ll all know why….

 http://youtube.com/watch?v=yosTIwbFjzM

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Ninja Bear!

fox news blastI am probably butchering what I heard someone say (please correct me if I am wrong), but a huge criticism of Fox News is that they have a bias and report on what pertains to that bias.
Well if that is true, then they seem to be taking that to the extreme with FOXNews Blasts. Well this news is for the internet, and internet readers don’t have time to read, they just want the carnage.

They are one minute long reports that just show the three quick stories; nothing much about the story, only the interesting and line attention grabbing stuff. Every once in a while you actually might want to know more of the story, but then you get distracted by the next shot. This is like MAX-X on crack.

A great example of a video after the jump. (more…)

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Lolla

DIOYYAnyone with plans to go to Lollapalooza this summer should be excited after the announcement of the official lineup. One band that looks like it could be fun to see is a band called Does It Offend You, Yeah?. First read about them at My Old Kentucky Blog, but fell in love with them from a fan-made video thats below. Come on, sometimes, the only reason you like a song is because of the video. Right? Check out their myspace or at hypemachine. The real video is here. (more…)

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The Muslims

the muslimsThis band was featured on gorilla vs. bear not long ago and I have been enjoying them ever since.  When Stereogum put them as their new “Band To Watch“, I thought I should mention them before they became uncool.  Both those websites have prettier words to say about them than I can think of, so check them out there or at their myspace or on hypemachine.

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