This #WorldSuicidePreventionDay, we speak with @theCALMzone about suicide prevention, the pressures facing young people and those working in music, the role artists can play and why we all need to get better at asking how someone is really doing. blog.roughtrade.com/world-su…

With LP5 on the way, we're looking back on Fontaines D.C.'s journey to date. What's your favourite album by the Dublin five-piece, and why? blog.roughtrade.com/ranked-f…

Fifty years is a long time for anything to survive. For an independent record store, it borders on the miraculous. We put names to some of the faces who have made Rough Trade what it is today. When did you first discover Rough Trade? (a thread). blog.roughtrade.com/50-years…

“I think the dancefloor is dead, so now we’re making rock music.” An endless journey of innovation. We take a deep but by no means exhaustive dive into the vast umbrella of 'rock’. What's your favourite rock subgenre? blog.roughtrade.com/rough-tr…

“I will always keep coming back to Rough Trade… because it’s a place that truly understands just how important music is.” We didn't make it to fifty years alone. You got us here. So who are you, exactly? blog.roughtrade.com/faces-of…

Our celebration of music history is not the same without its LGBTQIA+ icons. This #PrideMonth, we reflect on some of our most adored queer artists and their craft (a thread). Which LGBTQIA+ artist has had the biggest impact on your music taste to-date? blog.roughtrade.com/contempo…

From forbidden desire to death, the maniacal to the macabre, we explore the Rough Trade Essential albums with a gruelling gothic vein running through them long before goths ever emerged from the black void. Happy World Goth Day 🖤 blog.roughtrade.com/gb/rough…

Today is the first day of Mental Health Awareness Week. Our UK charity partner @theCALMzone have put together 7 small actions for us that will have a BIG impact. Why? Because taking small actions now means we can all help prevent suicide in the future. thecalmzone.net/mental-healt…

10 years on from Prince's passing we reflect on his 'purple reign' with a personal curation of the genre-blurring icon's greatest songs. Did your favourite make the cut? blog.roughtrade.com/gb/princ…

What’s more recognisable, the opening riff of ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ or the iconic cover art of ‘Nevermind’? It’s very easy to take this record for granted and forget just how seismic it really is.

1980: Fugazi's 'Repeater' established the template for post-hardcore, solidifying a DIY ethic in the 1990s independent music scene (a thread) @dischordrecords #RoughTrade50 blog.roughtrade.com/gb/50-ye…

By the mid-90s, the lines between underground and mainstream had blurred beyond easy definition, with alternative rock, hip hop, ambient electronics and shoegaze all pushing into wider view... blog.roughtrade.com/50-years… #RoughTrade50

Rough Trade 50: 1986-1995 Scenes weren’t dissolving so much as bleeding into one another, creating a landscape where experimentation could travel further without losing its edge. Explore Drop 2 of our anniversary vinyl series. #RoughTrade50 blog.roughtrade.com/50-years…

Last of our Rough Trade x @StudioArhoj GHOSTS are available now online and in-store. Be gentle. UK only: roughtrade.com/product/rough…

Post-punk didn’t arrive neatly labelled. It grew out of the moment when punk’s shockwave began to settle. It’s a messy and contested term, but post-punk’s first wave left a legacy that still echoes 50 years on. What is your most essential post-punk album?

Bit of the Geese European tour for all you goslings out there 🫡

ON THE RISE ↗️↗️↗️ Chaotic charm, creative chemistry and a fearless approach that caught the attention of @RoughTradeRecs label bosses. Meet The Sophs. blog.roughtrade.com/gb/on-th…

Rough Trade in Neal’s Yard opened in 1989, in the basement of @slamcity Skates. It became a hub for London’s indie scene, hosting 90s sets from Jeff Buckley, PJ Harvey, Pavement and more, including the legendary 1994 Beastie Boys gig - moments still echoing in our 50th year.

Chaotic charm and creative chemistry. The Sophs frontman Ethan Ramon writes from the perspective of the worst version of himself, letting the music carry what real life shouldn’t. #RTOnTheRise @RoughTradeRecs blog.roughtrade.com/gb/on-th…