A Rough Guide To: Contemporary Irish Alternative Music
"Nobel prize-winning poets and writers, world-conquering rock bands, and artists who seemingly invented genres of music, and all that was just in the last 100…
Rough Trade Bristol Vintage Vinyl Garage Sale
We've been on our travels, seeking to find the best Vintage Vinyl to celebrate our new Rough Trade Vintage offer. We were lucky enough…
Rough Trade Edit Podcast 18 with IDLES' Joe Talbot
"I knew we were gonna get to a point where we'd be like this, it was heading this way, incremental growth. And you…
We're Tweaking our UK Shipping Prices...
We hope everyone enjoyed the recent Record Store Day Drop #2 online experience… A BIG thank you to everyone who shopped with us, we really appreciate…
End of the Needle with Paul Morley
"It makes more sense the older you get, and can take you away a little from Iggy and the Stooges, as divine as that can…
Album of the Month - October 2020
Joe Talbot Who Bristol-based IDLES features Joe Talbot (vocals), Mark Bowen (guitar), Lee Kiernan (guitar), Adam Devonshire (bass) and Jon Beavis (drums). The band's…
Record Store Day Drops UK 2020
Everything you need to know about Record Store Day Drops at Rough Trade! As with 99% of 2020, Record Store Day looks a little different this…
End of the Needle with Skin
"How does a black skinny girl from Brixton get into rock music? The Specials were that bridge from Blue Beat, to Ska, to Two-Tone, to…
Album of the Month - September 2020
JPD Lead photo credit: Oliver Halfin Who Based in Los Angeles, Osees are fronted by John Dwyer (vocals, guitar), Tim Hellman (bass), Dan Rincon (drums), Paul…
Shipping More Records Than Ever!
New Rough Trade UK Warehouse Space Open for Business. We have made some big improvements to our warehousing, availability and fulfilment in recent months and wanted…
Rough Trade Edit Podcast 15 with Bob Vylan
"We live with the fear of not only being unlawfully stopped and searched or harassed by police, but even if we are innocent of whatever…
Rough Trade - Our Stores
We first opened in 1976, west London, on the doorstep of punk. Forty-four years later, we're still celebrating the most exciting new music. CLICK…
Rough Trade Edit Podcast 14 with Jarvis Cocker
Am I Missing Something Jarvis Cocker Ahead of the release of Rough Trade Records), Jarvis Cocker chats to Emily about how a gig in Iceland kicked…
Album of the Month - July 2020
A confident and utterly engrossing record from a band firmly at the helm of their own creative calling. Who The dream TEAM of Rakel Mjöll, Alice…
Albums of the Year 2020...So Far
2020 is a year like no other before it. Music has been denied much of what it holds dear; live performance, congregation and an artist'…