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Offset: Words and Pictures

Some of the crowd might look a bit glum but this year's Offset festival still had stage diving, floor wiping displays of passion. Neu Magazine reports from somewhere near the front. Read on »
Offset Festival 2010: It’s Here!

If you've ever wanted to go to a festival with a great mix of new bands to discover and established ones to say "remember when..." with, you couldn't ask for a better one than Offset. It's in Hainault Park near London, and, with only one night of camping, it's less like the Reading Somme more like an off-piste episode of Skins. Read on »
Pop Cultured: Lower Dens

Her work with Golden Apple may have woo-ed broadsheets and fashion magazines but it's Pitchfork and Stereogum that are in love with Lower Dens. As proof they've been invited to play with a host of fashionable bands, from Denver's Pictureplane (torn samples, glitterballs and very tight jeans) to glo-fi dance duo Gauntlet Hair and fellow Baltimore residents Future Islands. Read on »
Record Shopping: Dam Mantle

Pretenders beware, Dam Mantle know their shit. From the high-speed new sound of South Africa to Black Dice sideprojects, if its got beats they've heard it. Not content with just sitting and nerding their mates, they've taken this knowledge and made something pretty special of their own. Read on »
Comeback: Stereolab

If you have never listened to Stereolab before we suggest you do. Over 20 years they've made some of the best electronic albums you'll ever hear. Now they're releasing a new album. Read on »









