Countdown to xXx - No.28 (26 views 0 comments)

We were trying to find footage of Klaxon's exhuberant and rather inebriated acceptance speech from their win at the Mercury Music Prize last year.  instead we found this...  If anyone out there's got a clue what the fuck this is all about, please let us know.&n...

Countdwn to xXx - No.29 (23 views 0 comments)

Filmed at london's Fabric nightclub, this is the controversial (i.e. great) video for Soulwax's E Talking.  Soulwax will be partying responsibly at xXx Tokyo on October 11th.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lH-wuTV8TnY

Countdown to xXx - No.30 (36 views 0 comments)

Starting today, we're gonna be counting down to the baddest, psychest, illest party ever ever ever (what do you mean, which one?) with some clips of what to expect. Our headline artists in all their glory, random examples of the fun you can expect, and just general cool shit. Starting from the top then, in at number 3...

More xXx Tokyo (60 views 0 comments)

While fellow xXx Tokyo-er Sparro may be a newcomer, it's safe to say Timmy Regisford is a bit longer in the tooth.  With a career in dance music spread over 23 years and counting, Regisford and his contemporaries in the NYC house scene such as Larry Levan and ...

Pop high-fliers addes to the Tokyo bill (45 views 0 comments)

How we're gonna have time for all these people to play at xXx Tokyo is still being discussed. Presently we're weighing up whether to get them all onstage at once for a big We Are The World type singalong, or get them to perform against the clock, punching in one after the other in between performances like speed chess...

xXx: Introducing... Shinichi Osawa (24 views 0 comments)

Who?
An electro producer from Tokyo, also known under the guise Mondo Grosso, whose been remixing the likes of Felix Da Housecat and Cazals as well as manfully attempting to make The Whip sound half-decent.  Look, we couldn't resist alright, they're just rubbish.  Not so Mr Osawa, who's getting better k...

xXx: Introducing... Amanda Lepore (30 views 0 comments)

Who?
Amanda is the world's #1 transexual, according to no less an authority than... Google.  But anyone who can claim to be the muse of David LaChapelle has weight behind such a claim - Amanda has become a transgender icon in New York as a hostess, model and entertainer.  We're kinda nervous about meeti...

xXx: Introducing... Hifana (28 views 0 comments)

Who?
A breakbeat turntablist duo from Japan who make a nonsense of the notion that turntablism is outdated - it's not, it's just that nobody's doing it as well as these guys.  And their videos are utterly brilliant - check em out for yourself at their Myspace.

Where?
xXx Tokyo

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