Rough Trade

Rough Trade NYC has done a lot of cool things since opening in 2013, and this fall, it will be a space you can rent on Airbnb.

In honor of Rough Trade’s 40th anniversary, this week’s edition (8/10) of BrooklynVegan.com Blog Radio on SiriusXM is dedicated entirely to the long running label and record shop. Over the course of the two hour show, songs will be played from throughout Rough Trade’s entire 40 year run

Also: John Grant with Wrangler, Hot Chip’s Alexis Taylor with Scritti Politti, and more.

Bowery Ballroom and Mercury Lounge, which have a different owner, will continue to use Ticketfly.

It was a massive line to get in this free, sweaty, fun show at tiny Rough Trade.

Rough Trade’s magazine features an advice column by Jonathan Richman and horoscopes by Andrew Weatherall.

It’s that time of year again when folks start publishing their End of Year Best-Of lists. Almost always first out of the gates is UK-based Rough Trade Shops who dropped their 100 Best Albums of 2015 list today…

The new HBO drama created and Mick Jagger, set in the world of the 1970s NYC music industry, is in production and filming in Williamsburg…

Alex Calder hails from Edmonton, Alberta, and was a member of Makeout Videotape, aka Mac DeMarco’s old band. Like Mac, he’s now part of the Captured Tracks roster and will release his debut album, Strange Dreams, on January 20…

Dublin Ireland quartet Girl Band (all-guys, for the record) have been making a racket since 2011 and have released a handful of 7″ singles so far, most recently “De Bom Bom” which came out back in September…