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Sound Bits

Music post by Kjerstin Johnson, Submitted by Kjerstin Johnson on February 19, 2009 - 12:56pm; tagged babies, disco, Flight of the Conchords, music, video.

Ann at Feministing highlights the recent NY Times profile on Neko Case (badass teenager pics included) and her political side. You can also check out a song off her new album, "People Got a Lot of Nerve" on her label's website.
M.I.A's post-grammy-Valentine's-day baby announcement...via MySpace!
Pitchfork TV has some awesome video of a 21-minute set by Hercules and Love Affair. Check this out if you are into disco, the Talking Heads, Hedwig, or Brooklyn sunsets. Not to spoil it for you, but their closer ("Hercules Theme") is incredible (video after the jump).
And this one goes out to all the ex-girlfriends in the wurrrrrrrld.....

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Bitch Male Objectification Rave of the Month: John Travolta

Article by Andi Zeisler, appeared in issue Premiere; published in 1995; filed under Social commentary; tagged disco, grease, John Travolta, objectification, sex objects, sexualizing.

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We here at Bitch are in thorough approval of the post-Pulp Fiction Travolta renaissance that has awarded our favorite 1980s cinematic cheese-king some new credibility. Back in our prepubescent days, we wished we could be Olivia Newton-John in Grease, J.T.’s disco-dancing partner in Saturday Night Fever, and Debra Winger in the god-awful Urban Cowboy. Do you have to ask why?

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