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Justice — A Cross The Universe

Justice have often said they don't listen to dance music and prefer and draw their inspiration from rock 'n' roll. That seems to have crossed (excuse the pun) over from their music to their lifestyle, because they've definitely taken a page or two from the rock 'n' roll book on A Cross The Universe. Midway through the documentary, Xavier De Rosnay...
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A Cross The Universe

Justice Make Hipsters D.A.N.C.E.

It seemed like anyone who wasn't all for getting their St. Patrick's Day drunk on at a pub while wearing too much green was at the Sound Academy to see Justice. In truth, there were few little green clothing items to be seen at this show — any green was found in the form of florescent glow sticks or neon American Apparel getup. Attendees were much...
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Justice (Photo by Jess Baumung)

Justice — †

Living up to the hype, French future house duo Justice have concocted the most impressive dance album of 2007 with †. Exploding and imploding with funked up beats and truckloads of complex rhythmic cymbal crashes, their debut walks a line only Daft Punk treaded as skillfully before them, and that's the line between pop genius and noisy, electro-...
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Video Of The Day: Justice's "Civilization"

Justice return with the clip for "Civilization," which features a shit ton of marble carvings and statues shaped like the gods and goddesses of peoples and cultures throughout history. Check out Atlas with the world on his shoulders, for instance. Things get a little crazy when everything starts falling apart and buffalo — seemingly the only...
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I Read The News Today... For March 17, 2011

How much is your band's name worth? Apparently $251,100 in this case, at least. —younameourband.com Japanese metallers Boris have released a statement about the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis in their home country, saying their families are safe. Unfortunately, both the band's upcoming new albums, Attention Please and Heavy Rocks, have...
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I Read The News Today... For March 14, 2011

Want to see a guy screaming into a microphone while a silent film plays in the background? Head to this year's Images Festival, then. 54-40 are celebrating their 30th anniversary this year by releasing a new album entitled Lost In The City. It's their 13th studio LP and it's out June 14.The Kills are offering a free download of "DNA" from their...
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Justice Remix U2's "Boots"

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Justice have remixed U2's "Get On Your Boots." Gaspard Auge and Xavier De Rosnay have made the No Line On The Horizon track ready for dance floors everywhere. They removed The Edge's guitar parts and added keyboards and French house beats to the track. Considering Bono is singing about sexy boots, we think it makes the track a bit more...
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Justice Are On Coke

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Justice, designer So Me and Ed Banger Records have created a special Coke bottle to coincide with the launch of Coca-Cola's new Club Coke marketing campaign. The bottle, which will only be available at European dance venues, will be launched on Wednesday evening at the VIP Room in Paris, France. Justice will play a DJ set at the event. This isn...
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Justice Cross The Universe

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In the late winter, Justice toured North America and brought along a camera crew to document the entire tour. They'll release a live CD and DVD, wittily titled A Cross The Universe, on Dec. 9 through Atlantic Records. The CD features songs that Justice played live during the tour. The DVD was shot by the band's friends Romain Gavras and So-Me and...
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Justice: The Hardest Rockers In Electronica

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The politics of dancing can be considered a tad sketchy when it comes to French electronic duo Justice. On one hand their Grammy Award-nominated 2007 debut album † was a smattering of loud sounds, propulsive beats and rock 'n' roll aesthetics — the precise wake-up call the world's dance floors needed. Then again, Gaspard Auge and Xavier De Rosnay...
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Justice Want To "Feed Off The Rock Energy"

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During last year's tour in support of their debut album †, French electronic duo Justice noticed that North American crowds, not unlike those on their native side of the pond, were surprisingly diverse in their make-up and unanimous in their desire to dance. Perhaps this isn't too shocking, since the band's music is a diverse array of electronic...
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Justice Get Hung Up On The Cross This Summer

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French electronic outfit Justice will release their full-length † (the Cross symbol) debut on July 10 through Vice Records/Ed Banger. The duo of Gaspard Auge and Xavier De Rosnay have previously incorporated a large, lit-up cross as stage background in their act, so the album title makes some sense. The single "D.A.N.C.E.," an album...
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Justice Blame British Airways For Abandoning Vinyl

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In the sweaty and crowded world of electronic dance music, there are rumblings of a new French house movement. It's a second wave that's been building up steam for a while now within the international dance community and the blogosphere. Leading the way and fuelling the excitement of said wave are Parisian distorted disco duo Justice. But don't...
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