Nottingham in 20 Songs

"I've often got the impression that people aren't aware that Nottingham (and more specifically my home town of Beeston) can claim…

Rough Trade Edit Podcast 26 with Jane Weaver

"I reckon I'm probably gonna go on stage and then cry, go off, then go back up again... I think it will be…

Rough Trade Q&A

A brand new podcast series from Rough Trade. We are excited to present Rough Trade Q&A, a brand new podcast featuring intimate Q&…

Rough Trade UK Stores To Re-Open

We are delighted to announce that Rough Trade East, Rough Trade West, Rough Trade Bristol and Rough Trade Nottingham will re-open their store doors on Monday…

End of the Needle: IWD Special

EOTN explores the records that have influenced, motivated, shaped, altered or augmented careers, projects, perhaps even lives. These are the albums that speak for a personal…

Album of the Month - March 2021

Jane Weaver Flock [https://rghtrd.co/jwfsocial] Fire Records [https://rghtrd.co/firesocial] Buy now on Rough Trade Exclusive olive green vinyl or CD [https://rghtrd.…

Rough Trade Edit Podcast 25 with Maxïmo Park

"I think, perhaps, a lot of bands on their seventh album have probably lost a lot of inspiration... I think that is a challenge for…

Recounting: Emergency Telephone by Billy Nomates

"No one's ever gonna wanna go for a walk ever again after this are they." Off the back of her critically acclaimed…

Ranked: The White Stripes' Greatest Hits

"it’s the only song of the 21st Century which Bob Dylan has covered and is yet another shattering example of Meg White’s notorious…

Rough Trade Edit Podcast 24 with Django Django

"By the fourth it feels good, you’re happy you’re still together as a band and you can start thinking about doing more self…

Recounting: Sometimes I Forget You're Human Too by Bored At My Grandmas House

"I remember Priti Patel saying some ridiculous things about refugees and it really really pissed me off so I came up with the metaphor ‘Safer…

Album of the Month - February 2021

Black Country, New Road For the First Time [https://rghtrd.co/bcnrftftsocial] Ninja Tune Buy now on LP or CD [https://rghtrd.co/bcnrftftsocial] Photo credit:…

Rough Trade Edit Podcast 23 with Goat Girl

"[Dan Carey] He’s got all this crazy equipment in his house. There’s this tangle of wires, boutique amps and pedals, vintage guitars… if…

Rough Trade Edit Podcast 22 with Black Country, New Road

"…[artists] not being able to go to Europe because they can’t afford it… think about about how that will prevent certain artistic directions that…

New York: We're Moving!

Here's a press release that we've issued today, detailing the news that we're moving from our current Williamsburg/Brooklyn location…