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Joshua Glazer

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Joshua Glazer is a writer, editor and DJ living la vida loca in Los Angeles. A life-long music fan who started writing about dance music in the late-'90s, Josh worked his way up from flier boy to nightclub promoter at Detroit's legendary techno spot, Motor. He began writing about is late night adventures and eventually relocated to Los Angeles to be an editor of URB Magazine, one of America's premier music and lifestyle publications.

After years spent on the dance floor, Josh finally took to the DJ booth himself, starting his professional DJ career with a residency at Hollywood's infamous Loose Tooth parties with Steve Aoki and Franki Chan. He still DJs today, on his own and as part of DJ duo Mid City West. at some of the city's favorite spots, including The Standard Hotel and Temporary Spaces, and has performed across the country—including New York, Miami, Austin, San Francisco and Chicago.

Josh wakes up early and stays out late, acting as Editor-In-Chief of URB's website and specialty publications while also contributing to LA Weekly, Shockhound.com, iTunes and Travel Wire. He'll sometimes tweet a good party at www.twitter.com/joshuaglazer

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Nov05

Justice: The New Dance Show

With two of the biggest dance hits in years, Justice gets by with a little help from their friends (by Joshua Glazer) 

Up until 1992, wolves were extinct in France for over half a century, having been hunted and poisoned until they were vanquished from the country. That year, a pair of canis lupis was spotted in the Southern Alps, believed to have traveled up from Italy. Around that same time, a writer for the British music weekly Melody Maker described a young French indie band’s music as “a bunch of daft punk,” which as we all know would become a significant point on the eventual time line of French dance music. The wolves had returned.

Fifteen years later, the core of the French dance music scene travel together like a pack of wolves. Today they are in downtown Los Angeles, DJing on a small outdoor stage at LA Weekly’s annual Detour festival. The swarthy and handsome DJ Mehdi bounces behind the decks. …

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