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South of Halloween

Tomorrow is Halloween, a good excuse to listen to loads of novelty music, rock & roll one-offs, and general schlocky nonsense.  So, we made an hour long mix of it!...

Life tip #1- Get a saturday job in a record shop.

As a young girl growing up with a love for music, it was always a dream to work within the music industry, whether it be touring in world famous...

The Pink Toothbrush is 30

This month The Pink Toothbrush, the UK's longest running alternative club, celebrates its 30th anniversary and they've got some celebrity DJs (and some others) to help the party along -...

Ultramarine - Live at South

On 3rd November, 2014, Rough Trade will reissue Ultramarine's pioneering 1991 album Every Man And Woman Is A Star.  To coincide we have them playing live on Saturday 15th November...

New releases - 22nd September

Some highly anticipated albums out this week - the return of Aphex Twin after 13 years, the new one from Leonard Cohen (on his 80th birthday), Swedish psych rockers Goat,...

New releases, pre-orders and recommendations

  Lots of new records out this week, including the new one from US indie darlings Spoon. Southend's own David Woodcock releases his debut on Blow Up. The soundtrack to...