OK peoples I know some of you care about music etc!
And as I am running the new Rough Trade Shop in Dray Walk , Brick Lane, London , England I thought some of you might like to see it ! we are due to open in a couple weeks.
It's 5000 sq ft , which makes it the largest (indie) record store in the UK, we have a permanent stage built in with its own lighting rig, a cafe, a snug/study (this is just an area to hang out in with free wireless) and a small gallery space (first show Pete Fowler) oh and of course lots and lots of lovely vinyl and cd's.
here is a little peek from the outside
, the insides are hidden from view ! They are top secret




If anyone is interested I was gonna post a few pics every couple of days till we open.......we have lots of rad stuff planned for the opening month and a ton of instores and exclusive 7" (coloured vinyl of course !)

Congrats. Sounds like things are coming together nicely, very rare for new joints of any kind. Whatcha got planned for the grand opening?

You run the shop? How very cool! Although I've not yet been to the UK (argh!) I have very fond memories of the original Rough Trade shop here in San Francisco, when it was on upper Grant Street during our original Punk heyday in the last 70s/very early 80s. It was the only place to get a lot of UK and Jamaican vinyl at the time ... I remember getting singles by the Pop Group, Cabaret Voltaire, The Slits, etc. and also rough, bubbly Augustus Pablo records of incredible Dub music. Hah ... pre-Smiths days.

Best wishes to you and your staff. It must be a very exciting time for you.

Congrats. Time to release a collab with Secret Base?

NICE!

cheers brainers, yeah very exciting, lotsa stuff going on ! cant talk about it till next week though ! as we are having a big press announcement!