As Moshi Moshi turns 20, Label Manager Rachel McWhinney lets us in on how they’re celebrating (there’s vinyl involved!), and shares her advice for getting into the music industry… When did you get into record collecting? Embarrassingly quite late! Not until my last year of university when I discovered some brilliant charity shop finds in …
Since the release of her 2016 debut Don’t Let The Kids Win, Julia Jacklin has gone from strength to strength. Now signed to Transgressive (Marika Hackman, Foals), Julia’s latest release Crushing is an honest and relatable account of navigating life post-breakup. I caught up with Julia to find out what she was listening to when writing the …
When it comes to self expression through vinyl, nobody does it better than Alexandria Henson. Through her music blog Glow of Sunrise, she photographs her latest finds at locations around Los Angeles. We caught up to chat about how she got into record collecting, and her plans for Glow of Sunrise… How did you get …
Sheer creative talent and an outstanding musical knowledge has helped Mio (that’s @mionyl to you and I) amass more than 41k Instagram followers, making her one of the most popular faces amongst the online record collecting community. Check out our chat below to find out where her vinyl obsession began, and the inspiration behind her …
Hannah Vettese is the sub-editor and a staff writer at Record Collector, the UK’s longest-running monthly music magazine. She is a lover of 60s girl groups, and female-fronted soul and pop records. We caught up to chat about her earliest musical discoveries, and how she’s helping Record Collector Magazine to grow its female readership. What …
In the final instalment of our Women of Rough Trade mini series, Locks from London’s Rough Trade East store tells us her tips for 2018, reveals what she loves most about the capital’s music scene, and explains how RT is welcoming more women into its stores… Tell us about your role at Rough Trade; what does your …
With the biggest day in any vinyl junkie’s calendar almost upon us, we took five minutes out of Record Store Day UK coordinator Megan Page’s busy day to chat how she landed the role, the exclusive releases on her wish list, and the stores she’ll be hitting on the day… When did you get into …
The reincarnation of Rise Records and latest addition to the Rough Trade family, RT Bristol opened its doors in December 2017. Contributing to our Women of Rough Trade series, Sales Assistant Marie talked to us about her desert island discs, dream in-stores, and gave a little insight into her eclectic music taste… Tell us about your role …
Signed to independent hip-hop, soul and electronic label Tru Thoughts (Bonobo, Quantic), London-based singer-songwriter Rhi has been dubbed ‘one to watch’ by the likes of Lauren Laverne and Toddla T. Ahead of her Record Store Day release (a limited run of her debut album ‘Reverie’ on transparent purple vinyl – dreamy), we caught up with Rhi …
Meet Emily, Social Media and Content Manager at Rough Trade’s head office in London, and the face behind the brand’s social presence. As part of our Women of Rough Trade mini-series, Emily explains how RT is encouraging a positive in-store experience for women, and reveals the female artists she can’t get enough of… Tell us …