Monday 12th May 2008, 7.00pm
Dan Le Sac will be at Rough Trade East signing copies of his new album and an exclusive 7" picture disc from 7pm on Monday 12th. They play 93ft East on Tuesday 13th.

Tuesday 1st April 2008, 7pm
Following his triumphant photographic shows in Los Angeles and hometown of Coventry, Rough Trade East is proud to host an expanded version of Steve Gullick's premiere exhibition of work in London. Presented in what is surely the natural habitat for Gullick's unique body of work, this hand printed selection includes powerful images of Nick Cave, Neil Young, Cat Power, Jason Spaceman, Nirvana, Thurston Moore, Seasick Steve, Kim Deal, The Raconteurs, Mercury Rev & Jeff Buckley, amongst many others.

[All prints (limited to 25 of each image) will be available for sale throughout the period of the exhibition.]

The exhibition is open to the public from 2nd April - 13th May 2008
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ABOUT THE ARTIST:
Steve Gullick is one of the rare punk savant photographers left working in the music business. He started out taking band shots for a friend's fanzine in the early 90s, but was swiftly spotted and recruited by the weekly music paper Sounds. His first collection of photographs, 'Pop Book Number One', came out in '95.

Gullick survived the Britpop years, transforming the raw stuff of blokes in bands into gripping imagery. The Prodigy liked him so much, that he became their 'official' photographer. Gullick liked one features editor so little that he resigned twice, as he vacillated between Melody Maker and the NME. By the end of the decade he had travelled the world, flitting stylishly and sometimes drunkenly from East London, through tango bars in Buenos Aries and up to the lava slopes of Mount Etna, while clicking off enough film to fill his second book, the feisty showcase 'Showtime'.

2002 saw Gullick create the seminal 'Careless Talk Cost Lives', an unashamedly underground publication conceived to run for twelve issues only. By the time its brief life span had expired, the image-led magazine made cover stars of The Yeah Yeah Yeah's for the first time, as well as the more established Nick Cave & Bonnie 'Prince' Billy. In 2004, the ongoing Loose Lips Sink Ships' magazine project continued where CTCL had left off, advancing the visual focus even further to the fore.

Steve continues to work and mingle with the vanguard of the music world's glorious underbelly. For information on his current whereabouts, please contact:

Ray Mc Carville
07771975047
raymccarville@googlemail.com

www.gullickphoto.com

Thursday 15th May 2008, 6.00pm - 7.00pm
NO GUEST LIST OR WRISTBAND NEEDED, JUST TURN UP ON THE NIGHT.

The Ed Banger boys are gracing Rough Trade East with their presence in conjunction with The Stag & Dagger gig crawl. They'll be rocking out for an hour with all the latest Ed Banger rarities & remixes so come down & enjoy the sounds.

Thursday 22nd May 2008, 6.00pm
"We have been blessed with the oppurtunity of having the wonderfully talented Thao bless our west london sonic boutique. Some say she has the rare ability of beatboxing and humming at the same time ! some say she watched so much tv as a kid she is made up of 15 different sitcom characters ! one thing is for sure - this girl can sing and make music like an angel. she kinda' fights out of the same corner as feist but possibly with a little more grit. if you haven't heard her stunning lp on kill rock stars 'we brave bee stings and all' yet then you should pop into one of our stores and grab a copy and then get yourself down for an early evening date with this unique and wonderful lady. it's gonna be great".



according to thao nguyen, she has two talents: her first is she has a knack for beat-boxing and humming at the same time (rahzel needn't worry about any competition just yet though...) and her second, and in her opinion finest, is that she had a capacity to watch so much tv as a kid, she's convinced her personality is made up of several different sitcom characters. of course thao, the 23 year virginia-bred songwriter, is forgetting her unique voice, natural sense for a good melody, and striking lyrics, skillful guitar plucking and her deadly dry sense of humour. thao's debut for kill rock stars, showcases all these talents and more, proving she's a star in the making. sounding like (and to an extent looking like) cat power in cowboy boots, with her perky strumming guitar, bluegrass tinged banjo, giddy sense of self and uninhibited vulnerability, thao manages that rare combination of songs that sound happy but are, at times so sad. whether using an acoustic guitar strummed with a toothbrush or a sharpie pen, or employing keyboards, horns and a full rhythm section with her band the get down stay down, her songs are always buoyant, littered with catchy riffs and lyrics gripped with intimate details juxtaposed with her cheeky humour. thao's sly and mischievous sense of humour is all over this record, lightening the gravity of her words in the tradition of the very best songwriters, raising the mundane and ordinary to the extraordinary. her music comes to life during her live performances, where thao's clever, self-depricating and charming personality shines, surpassed only by her guitar picking skills.



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Monday 26th May 2008, 7.00pm
Spiritualized are delighted to announce a very special performance and signing at Rough Trade East, London E1, on Monday 26th May, 7pm.

Free admission is limited to the first 200 Rough Trade subscribers who collect a wristband from Rough Trade East, midday Thursday 24th April onward. Subscribers simply ask for a wristband at the main counter - strictly one wristband per member, allocated on a 'first-come-first served' basis.SORRY - ALL WRISTBANDS ARE NOW GONE!

Fans CAN also pre-order the album 'Songs In A&E' from Rough Trade East, including a limited edition green vinyl LP, EXCLUSIVELY AVAILABLE AT Rough Trade.

PRE-ORDER EXCLUSIVE VINYL HERE