From it's earliest days Rough Trade Records has stood for everything that is great about music. Started in 1978 it has always discovered and provided a platform for some of the finest indie bands ever to grace us with their music, including;

Arcade Fire, Adam Green, Babyshambles, Belle & Sebastian, British Sea Power, Cabaret Voltaire, Jarvis Cocker, The hold steady, Johnny Flynn & the Sussex wit, The Kills, The Libertines, Little Joy, The Moldy Peaches, The Monochrome Set, Mystery Jets, Scritti Politti, The Smiths, Sufjan Stevens, The Strokes, Swell Maps, Violent Femmes, Warpaint, Wire and many, many more.

This 100% unofficial blog will celebrate the past, present and future genius of these bands, who have all at one time been a part of undeniably the greatest indie record label of them all.