New Video - Cocknbullkid

I like to check in with my past posts to see where they are at/heading. Anita, (aka. cocknbullkid) has just posted her first video, and for a first video it ain't bad. To be honest, it has left me really excited about hearing the rest of the album, and watching all videos to come.

Purple Crush

Is pop dead? I don't think so. Purple Crush doesn't think so, and once you hear their latest tracks you won't think so either. A duo out of Brooklyn, this boy and girl team pair rich vocals with poppy beats right out of the 80s. Even when edgier beats are used, the smooth vocals make the tracks pure pop and easy to listen to. Purple Crush has found a following in Europe and have been remixed by the likes of Shir Khan pushing them even further into the world of pop stardom. Purple Crush has been working at developing their radio friendly tunes for about four years now and if they keep it up a year or so longer, they will have guaranteed success.


WRAP IT UP:
Hot Track(s): Crash
Kind of Like: Carly Simon covers early New Order and Depeche Mode.

PREDICTION:
A top 10 hit on European charts and play on North American dance radio.

LET ME LISTEN DJ:
MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/purplecrush
Website: http://www.purplecrush.com/
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olM4l5cH-B0

the 8485

Every once and a while there is a band that comes along, and you listen to them, and love the sound, a sound that reminds you of something. In this case the sound that 8485 cultivates calls on classic hip-hop, the beats make me feel like I am in middle school. Making the sound modern are the electronic blips and hums under the tracks. This is what makes the 8485 old school - new school. Then I look at the pictures of the boys behind the music, and there is a huge discrepency. They look like two of the nicest, sweetest boys, the kind that would say please and thank you, yet they are the minds behind some of the dirtiest sounding tracks. Once these boys get their image figured out, perhaps a stylist out there wouldn't mind lending them a hand, they will be on their way. The music is too good to ignore, so check it out and watch the transformation take place as the 8485 explode.

WRAP IT UP:
Hot Track(s): Forty and a Fistfight, Don't Worry Hell Below
Kind of Like: MSTRKRFT teams up with a lighter Bubba Sparxxx who is less obsessed with booty.

PREDICTION:
A solid following and perhaps even a juno nod. Great club and party tracks that will make their way around North America.

LET ME LISTEN DJ:
MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/the8485

Website: http://www.themusebox.net/8485/
YouTube: N/A

The Saturdays

Seeing that today is indeed Saturday, and from where I am writing this the sky is grey and it is pouring rain, I thought something light and upbeat would be perfect for today, so I present The Saturdays. A group made up of five young, pretty girls all with different looks (think of being in the Barbie aisle at a toy store), there is no guessing here. When you see the girls dressed in their spandex outfits, fully accessorized with hair and makeup perfectly done, you know exactly what you are in for. Sweet, palatable pop. With the support of big names like pop queens Girls Aloud, who The Saturdays will be opening for on their upcoming tour (good idea to keep your enemies closer Girls Aloud!), and the fact that part of the band come from the sort of, once, kind of famous S Club 8, these five girls are bound to become a force to contend with on the pop charts.

WRAP IT UP:
Hot Track(s): If This Is Love
Kind of Like: Girls Aloud becomes collector cards. (Each girl from The Saturday has a myspace page making them "individuals" and showcasing their "diverse" styles. You can become friends with one, three or the whole band. The tween market will eat it up!

PREDICTION:
A top 10 hit in the U.K. Unfortunately North America has not embraced U.K. girl pop bands quite yet, and I don't think this is the lot that will make it happen.

LET ME LISTEN DJ:
MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/thesaturdays
Website: http://www.thesaturdays.co.uk/
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hN0xPUyhd8