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Here’s a teaser of the upcoming Justice ‘A Cross The Universe’ tour DVD that will be released next month. The French electro duo of Xavier de Rosnay and Gaspard Auge shot to fame with their remix of Simian Mobile Disco’s ‘Never Alone Again’ back in 2006, and upon the 2007 release of their acclaimed debut album Cross, quickly became one of the genres most popular acts. Judging by this sneak preview, the DVD - directed by So Me, Romain Gavras and Justice themselves - just reeks of sex, violence and rock ‘n’ roll. We Like!

A Cross The Universe will be released on November 24th, 2008; on a side note, Simian Mobile Disco will be performing in Malaysia soon, so stay tuned for more information.

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It’s been just over a month since The Loft closed it’s doors for some major renovations, creating a Friday night void for the electro/indie/eclectic faithful that have been regularly partying there over the years. As we all eagerly wait for Barsonic - The Loft’s spiritual replacement - to open later this month, the Twilight Action Girl and Lapsap guys will be throwing an invite-only party at Palate Palette to tide everyone over. If you want in, email your name to lapsaplapsap@gmail.com to get on the list. Hurry though, only the first 300 will be entertained - the rest will politely be told to f**k off…

Twilight Action Girl VS Mr.Lapsap will be held from 10pm - 2am, October 10th, 2008, at Palate Palette, 21 Jalan Mesui, Off Jalan Nagasari, 50200 Kuala Lumpur; T +603 2142 2148. Also, there will be a Lapsap Junkyard Sale on October 12th from 1pm - 7pm.

Frames Magazine is an Indonesian art and design publication that is available at various locations around the country, as well as online at www.framesmagazine.com. The current issue has just been completed and features articles with a myriad of personalities from the local industry. Head over to check out what’s going on in our neighbour’s art and design scene.

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Diesel’s massive XXX party will be simultaneously held across 17 cities on October 11, 2008, and will boast a line-up of artists that include N.E.R.D, Mark Ronson, Busy P, David Holmes and Chaka Khan to name but a few. Unfortunately, the only Asian cities participating are Tokyo and Beijing. Well, all is not lost, there’s this highly amusing party promo that blends old porn footage with cartoon overlays. Yes it sounds bad, and we find it funny as hell!

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Belated pics from last Friday’s Lapsap party, which saw one half of German electro DJs Sexinvaders take to the decks with one half of KL’s finest for almost four hours straight. As per usual, it was packed tighter than peak hour public transport, resulting in the room getting so hot and stuffy that the bartender had to unloaded a couple of fire extinguishers out on everyone! Here’s hoping that they’ll get in some extra ventilation/fans/air-conditiong/eskimos for the next Lapsap …

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With the world’s biggest photographic and imaging trade fair, Photokina 2008, kicking off earlier this week, we have already seen numerous updgrades to cameras that have gained quite a bit of popularity with streetwear enthusiasts around the world. How much better are the new cams? Probably a bit, but if your “What you’re wearing today” self portraits looked like they were taken with a five year old webcam despite the use of state-of-the-art technology, your pics aren’t really gonna look any better this time round either.

With the cruel truth out the way, there is something that you and your penchant for snapping photos can do to make a difference, if you haven’t heard about the Canon Goes Green campaign then here’s the gist:

• 2500 trees to be planted at Padang Kota Damansara
• A tree for each picture submitted
• Over 1000 pictures so far
• All you need to do is upload your pic and they’ll plant a tree

Make a difference, since most of you on the forum are already uploading dozens of pictures anyhow, throw some over at www.canongoesgreen.com so there will be less chance that your kids will walk around this city rocking gas masks and radiation suits.

The tree planting will commence on October 19th, 2008, and they are looking for volunteers; head over to the Canon Goes Green site for more information about the campaign.

Last week, Australian DJs Bang Gang played a stomping set at The Butter Factory, Singapore. Now, our friends over at Rightclicka have just put up a downloadable mix of the Bang Gang crew spinning their eclectic mix of electronic dance tunes live at Turbospeed. Head over to here to dowload it.

If you didn’t know, Surrender has been closed for the past couple of weeks to accommodate a massive renovation. The store will re-open this Friday with an all-new look, concept and attitude. To celebrate, the guys have brought down Masatoshi Uemura, one half of DJ team Off The Rocker alongside Shinichi Osawa, to spin at their reopening party at Velvet Underground, Zouk Singapore. Entry is charged as usual, whilst the beats start at 11pm and don’t stop til 4am. Stay tuned for coverage of the party and the new-look Surrender.