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stress.music.video.by.justice.is.lame.

nobody@vox.com(.tiff) — Wed, 07 May 2008 19:20:53 -0700

Dear Xavier,

I'm sure you've neglected to notice that it has been a long time since I've publicly fawned over you. One could say that you and Justice were my summer romance of 2007, lingering long into the autumn months but eventually falling flat as winter came and went. I might as well admit that the raining sweat of scenesters and raver kids from your MySpace concert more or less washed any remaining sentiments of affection.

Nevertheless, I felt the need to write this note to you since recently you've been acting up the part of the obnoxious ex-boyfriend, what with your irrational and non-explanatory motions of whoring yourself out while trying to maintain that cool, composed, aura of a skinny jeaned deity. This is heavily pronounced by your newly released music video for the track Stress, which has caused much astir within the French community (as revealed to me by one hungry frenchman) and Justice fans alike. For context, I've provided the video below:

Stress - Justice

To start, I'll plain admit that Stress is my least favorite track on †, but I still have a lot of questions. How do you feel after watching that video, Xavier? Do you feel dignified that your video encapsulates a set of Justice flavored miscreants that truly define the 'edgier', converse-wearing, side of electronica? I'm sure their acts of chaotic, nonsensical chic-violence will truly define the real fans from the lesser strata of MySpace buffoons in a heart beat, while simultaneously convincing the confused parties to go ahead and purchase the conveniently 'Now for Sale!' Justice leather jacket with matching jeans.

All a matter of opinion, of course, but here are two tips that I think you should focus on:

1. Stop making shitty music videos for the sake of hype. (Your last two were fantastic, so find another way to express yourself cathartically)

2. Start making music. (Touring is no excuse. You need a new album. Pronto.)

I was going to include a third tip that involved you halting your habits of making out with cute french hipster ladies instead of me, but I've grown beyond such lofty dreams. I'll give you some points for clever employment of your group's name to the extent that you have crowds of fans chanting 'Justice! Justice!' during your concert, but if modern calls for 'Justice' elicit rather blazé acts of unmotivated violence, please count me out. For the sake of comparison, see Nima Nourizadeh's video for Jamie T.'s song Salvador Version 2(go here and click on the thumbnail under Music Videos with the skull-faced children in front of the fire) So, until that next album...

Bon voyage!
<3 .tiff

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justice.@.SF.concourse.

nobody@vox.com(.tiff) — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 11:46:58 -0700

Justice

Round 2 for Justice last night at the SF Concourse. When I last saw them the scene was relatively crowded, but a bit more inimate at the Mezzanine. This time the space was brimming with ravers, hipsters, losers, and scenesters, all pummeling around to the music with their glow sticks and their † necklaces waving in the air. I spent most of my time on the floor relatively close to the front of the stage, but at one point it got so hot and sweaty that the sweat condescended on the roof and it began to drip down. A lot of fun, but that part was just straight up nasty.

the crowd

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Oh, and while we're on the topic, this would be apt time to display the typography (pardon my french) wet dream that is So Me's DVNO music video. Just take a look and see what I mean:

DVNO by So Me

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xavier.making.up.for.last.time.

nobody@vox.com(.tiff) — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 13:33:26 -0800

Xavier

Here I go again. No thanks to ee.en's referral, Xavier has made up for his lack of speech in the previous video I posted by way of this six minute interview where he lists a variety of top-5's. This includes a listing of his favorite albums, whats necessary for a successful show, and what Xavier wants to say to Kanye West.

I think you all know the rest of the story when it comes to Monsieur de Rosnay, so feel free to wrap yourself up all cozy in the mellifluous tonalities of one helluva sexy french accent while I collect my wits and try to make it through the rest of the work day without swooning myself silly.

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xavier.crush.extréme.

nobody@vox.com(.tiff) — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 12:00:36 -0700

The following video is edited terribly with one too many long shots of Wale chatterboxing about his apparent success of a rapped-over remix of D.A.N.C.E. Big whoop. I choose (and highly recommend) to focus more intently on the shots of Xavier de Rosnay glamorously smoking his cigarette on video. I am thus satisfied.

URB MAGAZINE COVER SHOOT WITH JUSTICE AND WALE

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Let it be noted that my French, hipster-boy fangirlism has now reached a new level. Xavier, you may be too good to speak in front of the cameras, but I promise I won't say a word about your unkempt black leather jacket that must swell with the rancid sweat and adoration of those throes of hipsters that carry the † in honor of you. Admittedly, this whole crush may be a bit sacrilegious, but isn't that what your whole ethnically ambiguous manga-chic ambiance is all about? Sucking in all those vulnerable psuedo-hipster-in-denial chicks to buy your album and listen to all your mixes?

/end crush gush

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d.a.n.c.e.

nobody@vox.com(.tiff) — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 17:14:06 -0700

Audio: Share the song that will get you dancing...every time!
Submitted by foxsydee.

Justice makes my feet all tingly!

03 D.A.N.C.E.

Justice

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