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Since tomorrow is the first day of advent, you can now play a christmas themed game courtesy of Sufjan Stevens and all the people at his Asthmatic Kitty label:
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Sufjan Stevens
Asthmatic Kitty
After an absence of three years The Strokes will be returning to the UK in 2010 to headline the Isle Of Wight Festival on June the 12th.
Tickets will go on sale this Friday (December 4th) from usual outlets.
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The Strokes
Frankie, the lead singer of Frankie & The Heartstrings came in to our Rough Trade office a few days ago to stamp some vinyl for the band’s debut single ‘Hunger’ which is released on Rough Trade on the 7th of December.
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Today sees the release of ‘ Moses ‘, Elizabeth Fraser ‘s enchanting tribute to her late friend Jake Drake-Brockman. Jake was the keyboardist of Echo and The Bunnymen and tragically lost his life in a motorcycle accident earlier this year. Moses is available as a limited ...
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Echo and the Bunnymen
Cocteau Twins
Micachu and The Shapes recently performed three tracks for a Bandstand Busking session. Here’s Turn Me Well :
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Turn
Baeble Music filmed Super Furry Animals ‘ recent New York show and you can watch a clip of Crazy Naked Girls here:
You can watch the entire concert over at Baeble Music
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Super Furry Animals
Naked
Highline Ballroom
Monsters Of Folk played an epic 36 set at The Troxy in London last night incorporating the songs of the member’s respective bands My Morning Jacket , M.Ward and Bright Eyes as well as the supergroup’s recent album.
Here are some photos taken by James Berry . Click here to ...
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My Morning Jacket
Conan O'Brien
Here is the new alt-sax roadhouse anthem Be Brave from Texan ruffians The Strange Boys .
Be Brave will be released on 7” on January 25th in the UK and on the 26th in the US (via In The Red ). Both the UK and the US version will have different b-sides.
An album will follow in ...
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Beastie Boys
We’re thrilled to announce that in NME ’s Best Album Of The Decade poll, The Strokes ‘ eponymous debut album “Is This It?” was voted number 1 and The Libertines ‘ raucous debut album “Up The Bracket” followed at number 2!
“It only ...
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The Strokes
The Libertines
Travis
Arcade Fire
Want to see Monsters Of Folk dressed up in World War 2 uniforms? How about a barn dance with roller skates?
Say Please:
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As you’ve probably heard Jarvis Cocker and his band are curating the Village Underground space in Shoreditch for 3 days this week (9th till the 11th of November, from 12pm to 6pm), culminating in a live show on Wednesday evening at 9pm.
We’re streaming the whole event live over ...
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Jarvis Cocker
Relatively new to Rough Trade is Joe Worricker , his husky voice and quirky lyrics make him the ideal candidate to take on this Arthur Russell classic.
Download: Pocketknife – Get Around To It feat. Joe Worricker (Ray Burst Remix)
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Arthur Russell
Phrazes For The Young – Out Now!
Julian Casablancas’ highly anticipated debut album Phrazes For The Young is released this week. The album is available on CD, LP and Download. The iTunes version of the album has 3 extra tracks including I Wish It Was Christmas Today , ...