[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YaMD0JQYkoQ] You can watch a full documentary on the legendary Rough Trade Records here. The independent Rough Trade Records carries/carried artists like Arcade Fire, Babyshambles, Belle & Sebastian, Butthole Surfers, Cabaret Voltaire, Jarvis Cocker, Cornershop, Die Krupps, The Libertines, Pere Ubu, The Smiths, Sufjan Stevens, Stiff Little Fingers, The Strokes, Super Furry Animals, The Virgin [...]
Rough Trade Records Documentary
April 8, 2009
Martyn Rough Trade dubstep mix
February 10, 2009
With fans like Francois K Martyn is the rising star of the Dutch Dubstep scene. Check his newest Rough Trade mix over here.
Hokaben review
November 11, 2008
This weekend we went to the excellent Hokaben festival in London. It was a small scale ZXZW with artists like Sun Ra Arkestra, Chops, Dethscalator and Zun Zun Egui playing. The festival was held in 93 Feet East, a nice venue with 3 halls close to the Rough Trade record shop, in a cool part [...]
Too Pure And Beggars Banquet Labels Both Closed Down
May 2, 2008
Maybe it’s no news and just some “industry restructuring:” Maybe it’s just a business move from people with a lack of musical history. The Beggars Group have made an announcement today – they are to close two of its imprints – the influential Too Pure and Beggars Banquet. The Beggars Group until today, consisted of [...]
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Exitmusic – Passage This duo consists of husband and wife Devon Church en Aleska Palladino, from (Shit, again?!) Brooklyn, New York. With EP From Silence, which they released a year ago Exitmusic showed us their first sign of life.. Passage, their debutalbum, is a bit more bombastic, but still got the sultry sound. Next to this sultry [...]