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This Black History Month, we explore several key Black artists who were at the forefront of the invention of music’s greatest genres.
Who are the Black pioneers you think deserve more recognition? Tell us below (a thread).
"From the opening riff of Regular John my mind was blown. Into pieces. I'd never heard anything like it before."
Rough Trade West Bossman Chris Summers takes on the considerable task of selecting 20 essential tracks.
Should any tracks from 'Perfecth' make the cut?
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#SundayEssential
Delving into our Rough Trade Essential album range, one weekend at a time.
Take a journey through the desert, blasting your new favourite QOSTA songs. Feel the heat with guest drumming from Dave Grohl and Josh Homme's blistering riff's throughout.
'But What Time Is It Really?' by @cabaretvoltaire was recorded live in the UK in 2025 and is dedicated to the memory of Richard H. Kirk.
Pre-order at Rough Trade.
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“This was never just about Moth Club. It’s about every space like ours, in every town and city on the planet”
Thrilled to hear that after over two years of uncertainty Moth Club is “out of the woods” and remaining open 👏
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CDs are having their moment again.
Need something to play your CDs on?
NIMN Lab's LONG TIME NO SEE Bluetooth 5.0 CD Player is rooted in 90s nostalgia, combining the look of classic CD cases with a minimalist, transparent square-and-round plastic shell.
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Fresh tracks into Counter Culture, ft. @qotsa, @thebigmoon, Ex:Re, @TheSnuts, Bathing Suits, PISS, @Skinshape, The Healing Power of Horses and more.
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Whether you strongly identify as part of the ghoulish tribe or dabble in goth's rebellious, punk spirit, you can be sure there is no shortage of music moving us to embrace our 'inner goth'.
Stick this on for your spooky soirees.
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"Mad World predates this film by nearly twenty years, yet it sounds like it was written from inside Donnie's head, like an echo from an alternate universe that arrived before the story did."
We explore some of the best spooky needle-drops of all time.
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Our Rough Trade East team and Patti Smith.
The legendary queen of punk stopped by on Monday to sign copies of the new paperback version of her radiant memoir 'Bread of Angels: Patti Smith'.
A day we won't forget in a long long time.
@BloomsburyBooks
Our staff have practically died of excitement seeing the exclusive @qotsa LP and goodies we’ll have in store celebrating the release of ‘Perfecth’
Grab your exclusive goodies and purchase a VERY limited-edition ‘Perfecth’ picture disc, on sale from TODAY. In stores only.
@matadorrecords
Happy HalloQueen 🎃
To celebrate the release of their new record 'Perfecth', which is out today, we asked Chris (AKA ‘Bossman’) from Rough Trade West to blind rank five @qotsa records.
What a scary task... Sorry, Chris.
How did he do?
JUST ANNOUNCED
Join @Big_Joanie's Stephanie Phillips, @faithless guitarist Dave Randall and writer/filmmaker @TerryMac999 for a conversation on punk, politics and music’s power to change the world.
@FaberBooks @PlutoPress @PalActionBris
TICKETS
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In just 31 minutes, @mitskileaks
lays down a handful of indie rock's catchiest and most emotionally hard-hitting tracks.
Now reissued on Forest Shadow vinyl for its tenth anniversary, via @DeadOceans.
Fresh tracks into Counter Culture, ft. @qotsa, @thebigmoon, Ex:Re, @TheSnuts, Bathing Suits, PISS, @Skinshape, The Healing Power of Horses and more.
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