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I hear that one or both of those studs from Justice are deejaying at Le Royale (Former Luke & Leroy, former home of the infamous Misshapes party, and now like if you took every bar in the Meatpacking District and put them on a party bus-- but less attractive.) tomorrow (Saturday) night.

SO, I figured that this is a good time to promote myself and post the article I wrote on the deejay duo for the February issue of Bust. This is the unedited version, btw. I don't have the copy of the mag here with me.

JUSTICE- Interviewed Feb 2008

It’s not every day that you get such a deal, but this month’s Boy du Jour gives you a two-for-one with electro-rock deejays Justice. Xavier de Rosnay and Gaspard Auge have spent the majority of the year traveling the globe to promote this past summer’s CROSS album, and it’s been almost impossible to catch them in one place. The group was discovered in 2003 by Pedro Winter, owner of Ed Banger Records and manager of electro-house heavyweights Daft Punk, after winning a contest remixing UK band Simian’s “We Are Your Friends.” Fast forward to now and Justice’s infectious hit ‘D.A.N.C.E.’ has been infiltrating clubs globally, as well as the mouths of teeny-boppers to those of legal drinking age and beyond. Upon their tour through the U.S., Auge noticed, “It’s different in the U.S. In France, we don’t have the 21 age limit [in clubs], so our audience is more between 14-18 years old.” De Rosnay adds, “The people were really nice [in the U.S.] Really crazy, but cool!” Using a giant glowing cross as an ongoing symbol for the group, and songs titled “Genesis” and “Waters of Nazareth”, one may mistaken the duo as a crusading Christian rock outfit. While de Rosnay was the better speaker of the two, Auge does most of the talking, evasively discussing the controversial themes behind their recent album, “Some people think we are radical Christians and some of them think we are just [using it for] marketing. It’s for everybody think what they want.” For now it seems the boys are doing what they want: Finishing up the remainder of their European tour and then settling back in Paris to prepare for the next round of elaborate light shows. If you were hoping to wrangle one of the jet-setting twosome, don’t give up hope! While Auge says he is not looking for a girlfriend upon Justice’s return to the United States, he did add with a gentle stutter, “I am just waiting for love.” His partner gives a bit too much information about his past exploits when addressing the subject, “Yes we have [girlfriends in the U.S.] But she won’t be your girlfriend unless you pee… This is something we discovered in the U.S.A. Golden showers… That’s why we love the U.S. girls.” He says this, exploding into laughter and then adding, “Oh. Don’t put that in your magazine.” I promised him I wouldn’t.

Published Feb 2008- Bust Magazine, Boy Du Jour

Cute, but filthy, those boys. I love their album, but I dunno if I can brave the circus. I'll certainly be attending the Secret Machines show tonight though.