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  • COCTEAU TWINS’ SIMON RAYMONDE: ‘WHAT A BRILLIANT BAND TO BE A PART OF’
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    COCTEAU TWINS’ SIMON RAYMONDE: ‘WHAT A BRILLIANT BAND TO BE A PART OF’

    Nov 11, 2025 0

    In Simon Raymonde's autobiography "In One Ear: Cocteau Twins, Ivor and Me," the development of post-punk music and culture in the late '70s and early '80s into what would become known as "alternative"...

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  • AT ROUGH TRADE, SLOTHRUST’S MASTERFULNESS ON DISPLAY
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    AT ROUGH TRADE, SLOTHRUST’S MASTERFULNESS ON DISPLAY

    Mar 9, 2017 0

    Photos and words by Angelo Santoro BROOKLYN, NY — The last time we saw Slothrust here in New York was for the debut of their killer new album "Everyone Else," which many — rightfully so – have exclai...

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  • JOSIENNE CLARKE & BEN WALKER PLAY ROCKWOOD, TIN ANGEL IN ADVANCE OF ROUGH TRADE DEBUT
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    JOSIENNE CLARKE & BEN WALKER PLAY ROCKWOOD, TIN ANGEL IN ADVANCE OF ROUGH TRADE DEBUT

    Sep 5, 2016 0

    British folk due Josienne Clarke & Ben Walker, the latest signing by the Rough Trade label, will play a pair of shows at Rockwood Music Hall in New York City this week in advance of its debut albu...

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  • CASS McCOMBS, MEAT PUPPETS RELEASE 7-INCH, HIT ROUGH TRADE THIS WEEKEND
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    CASS McCOMBS, MEAT PUPPETS RELEASE 7-INCH, HIT ROUGH TRADE THIS WEEKEND

    Oct 31, 2014 0

    Cass McCombs has teamed with the Meat Puppets to release a split 7-inch, featuring two new McCombs songs ("Night of the World" and  "Evangeline"), while the Meat Puppets tackled a version of the Everl...

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  • PAINS OF BEING PURE AT HEART SHARE SINGLE, PLOT TOUR
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    PAINS OF BEING PURE AT HEART SHARE SINGLE, PLOT TOUR

    Feb 27, 2014 0

    The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart have shared "Simple and Sure," the new single from the Brooklyn band's upcoming album "Days Of Abandon," which will be released April 22. According to a press release...

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SXSW ROAD REPORT: COMMON, JAPANDROIDS, WYE OAK, LUCY DACUS

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ESTA CODA BLENDS THE BITTER AND THE SWEET ON NEW EP

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ELIZABETH & THE CATAPULT ADDRESSES LIFE’S CONTRADICTIONS ON NEW ALBUM

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FUNKY DENVER BAND WANTS TO ‘GIVE YOUR HIPS A SNACK’ AT THE BITTER END
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FUNKY DENVER BAND WANTS TO ‘GIVE YOUR HIPS A SNACK’ AT THE BITTER END

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VENOM CELEBRATES ‘DANGEROUS’ NEW ALBUM; LISTENING PARTY SET FOR BROOKLYN
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VENOM CELEBRATES ‘DANGEROUS’ NEW ALBUM; LISTENING PARTY SET FOR BROOKLYN

Apr 29, 2026

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