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Introducing Canadian trio Les Gars and their debut EP La Physique

…Les Gars (“the guys” in French) embrace the low budget, fuzzed out production values that made The Libertines seem like a rough stone…

A review of Friendly Fires recent gig at Kings College, London

Never once allowing the momentum to drop, Friendly Fires masterfully play the crowd from start to finish and it’s difficult to imagine how they could top the wave of euphoric brilliance that is signature track Paris

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A review of Funeral For a Friends new single Kicking and Screaming, the second single to be taken from their fourth album Memory and Humanity

…a reasonably gruff riff, that virtually survives the mauling thrown at it …a rolling toe-tapper of a bassline, and a vaguely Foo Fighter-esque aura

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A review of Little Man Tate's second album Nothing Worth Having Comes Easy

Rattling along at enjoyable pace it forms an admirable follow up to About What You Know demonstrating a modest lyrical progression whilst maintaining the boyish charm and upbeat energy that won the band a cult following

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A review of Royworld's new single Brakes…..

is the fourth single to be officially taken from June’s debut LP Man in the Machine, and like their previous releases this is keys heavy, synth laden pop owing to the likes of Keane or Ghosts

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A review of Estelles new single Pretty Please (Love Me)

sun-drenched, Motown-stlye production and soul-lifting harmonies

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A review of The Streets new single Everything is borrowed

…These are the more poignant thoughts of a more mature lyricist, ready to move on and wondering if he’ll be able to do so happily…

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A review odfThe Shock Of The Lightning by Oasis taken from the forthcoming album Dig Out Your Soul

…rolling drums, growling bass lines…Definitely Maybe style hook…it’s a pure bred rock monster…

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A review odfThe Shock Of The Lightning by Oasis taken from the forthcoming album Dig Out Your Soul

…rolling drums, growling bass lines…Definitely Maybe style hook…it’s a pure bred rock monster…

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Last month Winston's Zen blogged Sat 30 Aug – Offset Festival LIVE from the Hainault Forest site, uploading photo's, videos and commentary throughout the weekend.

Check out the full coverage HERE

Or pick and choose you're set-by-set coverage from the following bands…

Metronomy —– HERE
The Maccabees —– HERE
Blood Red Shoes —– (FULL SONG) HERE
So So Modern —– HERE
Hatcham Social —– HERE
Merz —– HERE
Toy Toy —– HERE
Official Secrets Act —– (FULL SONG) HERE
The Young Knives —– (FULL SONG) HERE
Johnny Foreigner (FULL SONG) —– HERE
Die Die Die —– HERE
Thomas Tantrum…