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Interview: Rou Reynolds of Enter Shikari
Enter Shikari frontman Rou Reynolds played a short acoustic set at Rough Trade on Sunday in support of his new book ‘Dear Future...
Sean Hubbard
Jun 9, 20196 min read


Year of the Knife @ Rough Trade 17/05/19
Year of the Knife and Chamber absolutely levelled Nottingham’s Rough Trade last night as the opening show of the Ultimate Aggression...
Sean Hubbard
May 18, 20192 min read


Employed To Serve @ Rough Trade 13/05/19
Employed To Serve hit Rough Trade’s stage on Monday in support of their incredible new album Eternal Forward Motion, already hailed as a...
Sean Hubbard
May 15, 20195 min read


The Half Eight @ Rough Trade
Three weeks after the release of their EP ‘Rose Tinted Soul’, The Half Eight hosted their EP release tour at Rough Trade with support...
Abby Clarke
Mar 23, 20194 min read
In Conversation with: The Japanese House
Following on from the release of a new album, 3 intimate Rough Trade gigs and the beginnings of a tour, The Japanese House, otherwise...
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Mar 20, 20194 min read


The Japanese House @ Rough Trade
Having released 4 EPs between 2015 and 2017 the artistic vision that is the Japanese House celebrated the most recent release of ‘Good at...
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Mar 8, 20193 min read
In conversation with The Half Eight
Shortly before I sat down with The Half Eight, I got the opportunity to listen to a short preview of their new EP ‘Rose Tinted Soul’...
Abby Clarke
Feb 16, 20196 min read


Busted @ Rough Trade
This afternoon, Busted went down to Rough Trade in Nottingham to perform an intimate set ahead of the album charts tomorrow in which they...
Abby Clarke
Feb 7, 20194 min read


Album Review: Drenge - 'Strange Creatures'
Drenge’s 3rd studio album, Strange Creatures, due for release on the 22nd February is a thoroughly rambunctious affair characterised by...
Tom Evans
Jan 25, 20194 min read


Durand Jones and the Indications @ Rough Trade
Saturday night saw Rough Trade graced with the presence of Durand Jones & The Indications- a soulful five-piece from across the pond who...

Daisy Carter
Jan 22, 20193 min read


Interview with Beans on Toast
Indie folk champion Jay ‘Beans on Toast’ released his 10th studio album ‘A Bird in the Hand’ on the 1st December (an annual birthday...

Cameron Chadwick
Dec 3, 20184 min read


Interview with Primal
The Mic caught up with Primal's guitarist Dan. You’re a Notts-based and you formed in the summer of 2017. Tell me a bit about how and...
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Nov 9, 20185 min read


Black Peaks @ Rough Trade
Black Peaks’ series of in-store shows came through Nottingham’s own on Tuesday night in support of their new album “All That Divides”,...
Sean Hubbard
Oct 15, 20182 min read


Interview with Black Peaks
I interviewed Black Peaks’ frontman Will Gardner before their show at Rough Trade and spoke about their new album, their influences and...
Sean Hubbard
Oct 15, 20182 min read


Interview with Black Honey
Four years since indie-rockers Black Honey first entered our world, The Mic joins the Brighton band shooting for the stars to discuss...

The Mic Magazine
Oct 12, 20187 min read


Album Review: The Blinders - 'Columbia'
The Blinders are a three-piece alternative rock group originally from Doncaster but now based in Manchester who have been making a lot of...
Abby Clarke
Sep 21, 20182 min read


Tusk @ Rough Trade
To celebrate the release of their first single ‘Matter of Time’, Tusk played an intimate (and free) gig at Rough Trade on Friday. With...
Abby Clarke
Nov 4, 20172 min read


Swim Deep @ Rough Trade, 07/10/15
Birmingham boys return to Nottingham’s Rough Trade with new record and new sound. Since their dream-poppy first album, they have taken a...
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Oct 17, 20152 min read


Frank Iero @ Rough Trade, 26/05/15
As we sway away from the pop-punk-rock-esq My Chemical Romance days, ex-rhythm guitarist, Frank Iero has continued his music artistry...
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Jun 17, 20152 min read


Lonelady @ Rough Trade, 24/03/2015
When Rough Trade Records opened a store in Nottingham earlier this year, the city knew they would be treated to a wealth of new artists...
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Mar 30, 20152 min read
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