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02/09/2008

xXx: Introducing... Fake Blood (142 views 0 comments)

altWho?
'A man named Sang' according to the Myspace page, there's not much else to be gleaned about the man behind this superb racket on the internet, other than he's making a name for himself as a remixer of some repute, having his wicked way with tracks by Armand Van Helden, The Kills and Sinden amongst others.

02/09/2008

Pump it Copenhagen! (159 views 0 comments)

altCopenhagen! Check everyone is downstairs! Lock your doors! Close the curtains! Turn the TV up! The first addition to your xXx bill is ... The Wanking Experience! Really! This is not a joke! The Wanking Experience!  A girly DJ twosome (PHWOAR!) who want not...

02/09/2008

More more more. How do you like it how do you like it (165 views 0 comments)

altNewly added to the Barcelona bill are the unashamedly glam Spanish duo Hidrogenesse. Wearing their 1970's influences on their sleeves, the quirky twosome tread a fantastically bizarre line that falls somewhere between Daft Punk and The Sweet (no, we never knew that lin...

01/09/2008

xXx submissions closed, but keep on uploading! (106 views 1 comments)

altGracias. Danke. Merci. Takk deg. Cheers y'all.

We are now sifting through all the DUM profiles loaded up til last Sunday to find a trio of acts we deem worthy of a shot at the xXx live shows. The winners should be announced next week, so keep checking back.

This aint the end though. We have LOADS of op...

01/09/2008

More xXx Zurich (78 views 0 comments)

altJoining the Cubans on the Zurich line-up for xXx is DJ Rene S.  His website proudly declares him to be 'pumping up the house - a master at work': "dj rene.s started his first steps of putting pieces of music together in 1988 at the tender age of 12. his friends garage-parties ...

01/09/2008

Zuich to run like clockwork with the Cuban Brothers (110 views 0 comments)

altIt's said that Cuban cigars are rolled on the naked thighs of a virgin (or virgins... we're assuming it's not just one person who aint getting any who has to sit there during the manufacturing of Monte Cristos). The Cuban Brothers are well aware of their heritage of course...

31/08/2008

Beijing is ready to Uff (126 views 0 comments)

altIt's fitting that a London bus ended up blundering into Beijing's Olympic closing ceremony: You wait ages for a major international celebration to come along, then two turn up at once! First the Olympics reminded the world that China was alright really as long as you don't mention the T-word (as in Tibet, not Tainanme...

31/08/2008

More xXx Beijing (126 views 0 comments)

altAlso in Beijing, Steve Aoki (www.myspace.com/steveaoki) is A-OK by us. That's why we've booked him to DJ. We could tell you a bit more about him - Miami-based honcho of Dim Mak records, who helped kick off the careers of Bloc Party, MSTRKRFT and Klaxons, amongst others, proving he's got a Erol-like ear for indie-elect...

31/08/2008

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Is it Stereoheroes? (111 views 1 comments)

altYou might remember us covering Stereoheroes a while back – the Parisian ghetto-tech outfit who lead secret identities as dancefloor superheroes, with a grand plan to liven up your discotheque by drop kicking Luciano and co out of the DJ booth and banging out some...

28/08/2008

Sign up before Sunday for a chance to play xXx! (235 views 2 comments)

altJust a gentle nudge in the ribs of all you budding musicians: if you are yet to create a DUM account then do so before Sunday if you want to be in with a shout of playing a gig at our wild xXx 30th birthday celebrations on October 11th.

And if you already have creatd an account then be sure to keep it updated ...