Rough Trade
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| Founders | Geoff Travis |
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| Founded | 1976 |
| Headquarters location | London, United Kingdom |
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| ID | 1252353 |
About Rough Trade
Rough Trade is a group of independent record shops in the UK and the US with headquarters in London, UK. The first Rough Trade shop was opened in 1976 by Geoff Travis in the Ladbroke Grove district of west London.
Seymour Stein dies: Music exec who signed Madonna, Talking Heads and more
... " Stein was a lover of UK music and was a partner on Fleetwood Mac s first label Blue Horizon, and signed licensing deals with UK labels like Rough Trade and Creation...
Independent Venue Week: The history of rock is written on these walls
... " Rough Trade, NottinghamSam Heaton, Events Manager: " We do about 300 shows a year and with so many high-calibre names coming into the venue, the walls are filling up pretty quick...
Maxi Jazz: Tributes hail Faithless singer as an 'incredible talent'
... Independent label Rough Trade Records said the 65-year-old played a " pivotal role in the world of British electronica"...
Queues form as Banksy Colston statue trial T-shirts go on sale
... Similar queues appeared outside Friendly Records in Bedminster and Rough Trade on Nelson Street...
Rough Trade: We sell more records than ever before
...At the Rough Trade East plate Lane, a man store in London s Brick dressed as a giant hot dog, the introduction of a song on stage...
Transgressive Records: We have never gone bankrupt, so we must be doing something right'
... Today, characterized by Transgressive Records as Britain s definitive indie label for the 21st Century - according to Rough Trade, one of the UK s biggest record stores...
Maxi Jazz: Tributes hail Faithless singer as an 'incredible talent'
By Thomas MackintoshBBC News
The Music world has been paying tribute to The Lead singer of British dance act Faithless with one iconic band hailing him as " an incredible talent".
Maxi Jazz , whose real name was Maxwell Fraser,
The musician and DJ was a core member of Faithless - A Band best known for its club classic Insomnia.
Dutch trance legend Armin van Buuren hopes Jazz's music keeps on " inspiring others".
Various aspects of the Music Industry have continued to pay tribute to Jazz since his death was announced.
Independent label Rough Trade Records said the 65-year-old played a " pivotal role in The World of British electronica".
UB40's Judge Jules described Jazz as an " incredible talent and a complete gent" while DJ and radio presenter Mistajam remarked that Jazz's " words and performances touched so many of us".
Jazz was a huge fan of Crystal Palace Football Club and became an associate director in 2012.
Crystal Palace 's first team will walk out to Faithless as they take on Fulham at Selhurst Park in the Premier League on Boxing Day , The Club 's chairman wrote on Twitter.
Steve Parish added: " Desperately sad to hear The News that we lost Maxi This Morning . He was such a huge talent, a massive supporter of The Club in every way and just a wonderful kind-hearted man.
" He made The World dance, sing and laugh and someone I was privileged to call a friend. RIP Maxi. "
The Bbc is not responsible for the content of external sites.Born in Brixton, South London , Jazz also fronted A Band called Maxi Jazz & The E-Type Boys and released music with The Group Soul Food Cafe.
DJ David Pearce said Faithless became an " iconic force in UK Dance Music from the mid-90s and touched so many lives". He Said Jazz was " Dance Music 's poet" and a " warm, cool, friendly soul".
Faithless formed in 1995 and were pioneers of stadium Dance Music . They headlined some of The World 's biggest festivals including Glastonbury, taking to The Pyramid stage in 2002. They were nominated for Best UK Dance Act at the Brit Awards in 1999 and 2002.
The Band split in 2011 but returned to release a new studio album almost a decade later, during the Covid pandemic. However, they weren't joined by Jazz, who had formed another band, Maxi Jazz & The E-Type Boys.
The Guitar band marked a new sound for Jazz, who began writing The Material in 2013, during Faithless 's hiatus.
On their website, The Band described their sound as incorporating " melodic funk and blues mixed with reggae beats, dub baselines [and] Jamaican melodies".
Source of news: bbc.com
