Favorite Events of 2024
From kicking off the year with a Green Day performance to hosting our third annual iNDIEPLAZA festival plus a Brat signing with Charli XCX in the…
In Conversation with Will Hodgkinson, author of Street-Level Superstar
“I can't imagine Bruce Springsteen telling you about how he prefers to wee in the open rather than in a urinal. It's…
Label Focus: [PIAS] Group
[PIAS] has a longstanding history of serving the music community. Michel and Kenny met circa September 1981 at Michel's record store then called "…
Album of the Month - November 2024
THUS LOVE - All Pleasure Captured Tracks THUS LOVE unleash anthems for a new age, spiky and stomping with hints of retro-glamour. A dynamic and defiant…
MF DOOM's 20 Greatest Songs
"A one-man Hanna-Barbera of the hip-hop world, the genre's Stan Lee, a self-proclaimed Doctor Doom - but just as much a master engineer…
Rough Trade x Marshall
"...This newly forged alliance continues our commitment to nurturing and supporting emerging artists and enabling a new generation of musicians." Rough Trade US announces…
Label Focus: Sonic Cathedral
"Shoegaze was the starting point for this whole thing. Everything we release obviously comes from that place and is linked to it in some way.…
On The Rise: Slippers
A debut album that encapsulates the idea that so many things in life can become complicated. So You Like Slippers? Is the debut record from Slippers,…
The Cure's Greatest Deep Cuts
"It propels like a great Cure single, careering through high notes before telling us we're loved at the end. The feeling is completely…
A Rough Guide To: The Best Gift Ideas for Vinyl Lovers
Vinyl record sales have been on the rise for the last 15 years, even overtaking CD sales. A combination of OG collectors adding to their stash…
Rough Trade Essential: Great British Bands
"It’s the sound of a gang meeting life’s slings and arrows with a unanimous grin." With contribution from Huw Thomas, Rough Trade…
In Profile: Trace Mountains
As Trace Mountains' Dave Benton found himself among a major life shift, he found refuge and revelation in his songwriting. Photos by: Sam Soard Trace…
Rough Trade Vintage
Rough Trade Soho to rebrand to Rough Trade Vintage. After two years trading as Rough Trade Soho, the store in the basement of rag and bone…
Label Focus: City Slang
"As an independent label in this day and age, we have to stay innovative in that sense that we try and help our artists to…
Album of the Month - October 2024
Caribou - Honey City Slang A hi-NRG sonic shift from downtempo dream pop to a buoyant blend of hip house, speed garage and techno, all pulling…