Rough Trade Records

Cassette-Only Labels Are Thriving, But Is It Just a Fad?

In Print: Is the Local Cassette Label Revival Just a Fad?

From SF Weekly's latest print music section: Billy Sprague​Cassette-only labels are back: With vintage tape duplicators whirring beneath a dizzying backdrop of art supplies, busted keyboards, and shelves of tapes, Billy Sprague describes his long-term relationship with cassettes and the outl ... More >>

Producer Adrian Sherwood Helps Celebrate Dub Mission's 15th Anniversary

From SF Weekly's latest print music section: Billy Sprague​Cassette-only labels are back: With vintage tape duplicators whirring beneath a dizzying backdrop of art supplies, busted keyboards, and shelves of tapes, Billy Sprague describes his long-term relationship with cassettes and the outl ... More >>

Meet R. Stevie Moore, the Original Bedroom-Pop Savant

From SF Weekly's latest print music section: Billy Sprague​Cassette-only labels are back: With vintage tape duplicators whirring beneath a dizzying backdrop of art supplies, busted keyboards, and shelves of tapes, Billy Sprague describes his long-term relationship with cassettes and the outl ... More >>

Matt Black, Founder of Indie Eletronica Label Ninja Tune, Compares Major Labels to Nazis

Ninja Tune founders Jonathan More and Matt Black​Nowadays, long-term success in the record business has become so elusive and so revered that when that rare piece of good news does arrive, you better celebrate the hell out of it. Ninja Tune gets this. The international electronica-leaning indie l ... More >>

Pantha Du Prince: Show Preview

Ninja Tune founders Jonathan More and Matt Black​Nowadays, long-term success in the record business has become so elusive and so revered that when that rare piece of good news does arrive, you better celebrate the hell out of it. Ninja Tune gets this. The international electronica-leaning indie l ... More >>

New Pantha du Prince Doc Reveals Secrets Behind 'Black Noise'

Pantha du Prince's Black Noise is one of the most perplexing and gorgeous electronic albums released this year. Back in February, the German producer, born Hendrick Weber, unleashed his third full-length as Pantha on Rough Trade, captivating his audience with a distinct style that pairs ... More >>

The Morning Benders head east and pair with a Grizzly Bear

Pantha du Prince's Black Noise is one of the most perplexing and gorgeous electronic albums released this year. Back in February, the German producer, born Hendrick Weber, unleashed his third full-length as Pantha on Rough Trade, captivating his audience with a distinct style that pairs ... More >>

Track of the Day: Pantha Du Prince

​Anyone who has guests Noah Lennox of Animal Collective and Tyler Pope of !!! and LCD Soundsystem on an album is worth a listen. But even without the indie extras, Pantha Du Prince weaves a beautifully complicated web for the ears.  Hendrik Weber, a Paris- and Berlin-based DJ and producer who ... More >>

Listomania 2009: College Records of the Year

​Anyone who has guests Noah Lennox of Animal Collective and Tyler Pope of !!! and LCD Soundsystem on an album is worth a listen. But even without the indie extras, Pantha Du Prince weaves a beautifully complicated web for the ears.  Hendrik Weber, a Paris- and Berlin-based DJ and producer who ... More >>

The Morning Benders

​Anyone who has guests Noah Lennox of Animal Collective and Tyler Pope of !!! and LCD Soundsystem on an album is worth a listen. But even without the indie extras, Pantha Du Prince weaves a beautifully complicated web for the ears.  Hendrik Weber, a Paris- and Berlin-based DJ and producer who ... More >>

A new postpunk festival highlights a genre's revival

​Anyone who has guests Noah Lennox of Animal Collective and Tyler Pope of !!! and LCD Soundsystem on an album is worth a listen. But even without the indie extras, Pantha Du Prince weaves a beautifully complicated web for the ears.  Hendrik Weber, a Paris- and Berlin-based DJ and producer who ... More >>

Kinda Like Hair Club for Men

​Anyone who has guests Noah Lennox of Animal Collective and Tyler Pope of !!! and LCD Soundsystem on an album is worth a listen. But even without the indie extras, Pantha Du Prince weaves a beautifully complicated web for the ears.  Hendrik Weber, a Paris- and Berlin-based DJ and producer who ... More >>

Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros

​Anyone who has guests Noah Lennox of Animal Collective and Tyler Pope of !!! and LCD Soundsystem on an album is worth a listen. But even without the indie extras, Pantha Du Prince weaves a beautifully complicated web for the ears.  Hendrik Weber, a Paris- and Berlin-based DJ and producer who ... More >>

Torrini on Ice

​Anyone who has guests Noah Lennox of Animal Collective and Tyler Pope of !!! and LCD Soundsystem on an album is worth a listen. But even without the indie extras, Pantha Du Prince weaves a beautifully complicated web for the ears.  Hendrik Weber, a Paris- and Berlin-based DJ and producer who ... More >>

The business of selling used MP3s

​Anyone who has guests Noah Lennox of Animal Collective and Tyler Pope of !!! and LCD Soundsystem on an album is worth a listen. But even without the indie extras, Pantha Du Prince weaves a beautifully complicated web for the ears.  Hendrik Weber, a Paris- and Berlin-based DJ and producer who ... More >>

The Joy of Cookin'

​Anyone who has guests Noah Lennox of Animal Collective and Tyler Pope of !!! and LCD Soundsystem on an album is worth a listen. But even without the indie extras, Pantha Du Prince weaves a beautifully complicated web for the ears.  Hendrik Weber, a Paris- and Berlin-based DJ and producer who ... More >>

Pretty, Tough

​Anyone who has guests Noah Lennox of Animal Collective and Tyler Pope of !!! and LCD Soundsystem on an album is worth a listen. But even without the indie extras, Pantha Du Prince weaves a beautifully complicated web for the ears.  Hendrik Weber, a Paris- and Berlin-based DJ and producer who ... More >>

Scissors for Lefty bring back the fun

​Anyone who has guests Noah Lennox of Animal Collective and Tyler Pope of !!! and LCD Soundsystem on an album is worth a listen. But even without the indie extras, Pantha Du Prince weaves a beautifully complicated web for the ears.  Hendrik Weber, a Paris- and Berlin-based DJ and producer who ... More >>

It Was a Year Of ...

Well, lots of things, actually

Hip Hop 101: the Underdogs/Alt-Rock 101: the Secret of Their Overseas Success/ DJ Culture 101: the Critical Mash Honors Club

Well, lots of things, actually

Misc. Reviews

Well, lots of things, actually

The Icelander Cometh

For a few years, Emiliana Torrini wasn't sure she'd ever make music again. Then the phone started ringing.

Divide and Convolute

The Fiery Furnaces' Blueberry Boat has indie rockers confused: Are the brother-sister pair hacks, geniuses, or somehow both?

The Hunt Is On

The clues to Belle & Sebastian's treasure hunt

Cabaret Voltaire

The Living Legends
Mix-Up
The Voice of America
Red Mecca (Mute)

Scott Tuma

Hard Again (Truckstop)

Pop Philosophy

The difference between "naff" and "wack"

LiLiPUT/Kleenex

LiLiPUT (Kill Rock Stars)

The Lesser of Two Evils

Somewhere between twisted electronica and cacophonic noise lies the challenging work of J Lesser

Pop Goes the Formula

The Knit Separates have audiences asking: What was that?

Various Artists

Gimme Indie Rock
(K-Tel International)

Night & Day

Gimme Indie Rock
(K-Tel International)

Reviews

Gimme Indie Rock
(K-Tel International)

Riff Raff

Gimme Indie Rock
(K-Tel International)

The Lonesome Death (and Life) of Souled American

Dank, dark, and sad with Chicago's weird country band

Night+Day

Dank, dark, and sad with Chicago's weird country band

The House of Tudor

Dank, dark, and sad with Chicago's weird country band

Recordings

Dank, dark, and sad with Chicago's weird country band

Slap Shots

Dank, dark, and sad with Chicago's weird country band

Recordings

Dank, dark, and sad with Chicago's weird country band

Graveyard Shift

Unearthing the Southern Gothic feel of Tarnation

Samples

Unearthing the Southern Gothic feel of Tarnation

Samples

Unearthing the Southern Gothic feel of Tarnation

Night+Day

Unearthing the Southern Gothic feel of Tarnation