Nothing but noise
12.10.2010 by Randa Wazen
When Genesis P-Orridge and his band Throbbing Gristle founded Industrial records back in ’76, their aim was to create an alternative to mainstream rock by standing against the cultural hegemony… Continue
Browsing articles tagged with The Rough Edges Issue
The paper box
23.09.2010 by Jack Moyersoen
Before Press Shops and the ubiquitous free paper stand, downtown dwellers used to go to cubed newsagent booths for their daily news needs. Scruffy and shabby, these kiosks often enjoyed… Continue
The Special Showstoppers: The Goods
21.09.2010 by Renasha Khan
We touch upon all aspects of design – from creation through to completion and reparation – in this month’s selection of special show stealers. We’ve got the software to prototype… Continue
Wonder construction
21.09.2010 by Rozan Jongstra
Take a mental cruise across Belgium’s modest territory; go for a quick imaginary spin along its motorways, through the bigger cities and down the country lanes. Notice any recurring features?… Continue
The colour blue
21.09.2010 by Ulrike Biets
We entertain somewhat of a disturbingly unhealthy obsession with the colour blue, but talk about it against a backdrop of distraught flesh and, well, we might just adopt you. Photography… Continue
We own the night
17.09.2010 by Randa Wazen
“All the animals come out at night. Whores, skunk pussies, buggers, queens, fairies, dopers, junkies. Sick, venal.” Such is how a jaded Travis Bickle, played by De Niro, describes the… Continue
The Word on rough trade
17.09.2010 by Sarah Eechaut
Big, coarse, callused hands have forever been the attribute of the virile and robust. Rachmaninov had them, and so do these four men. A gift of nature for some, but… Continue
Some like it rough
14.09.2010 by Renasha Khan
Unpolished, stiff, battered and worn-out, you’d be forgiven for thinking that this month’s showstopper selection was handpicked by a bunch of brutes. A far cry from the smooth and flashy… Continue
The unprintables: road rage
14.09.2010 by Ulrike Biets
A woman once told me she accelerates every time she sees a cat crossing the road, going for the kill. It’s hard to believe that this goes on in people’s… Continue
My other car’s a dump
09.09.2010 by Randa Wazen
There are certain cars you give names to. Certain cars you speak to. Certain cars you’d be capable of building streets for. Certain cars you do not take to the… Continue
The Shelf: rough, rugged and raw reads
08.09.2010 by Renasha Khan
These are some of the novels and photo-books we had lying about the pool house over the summer. Some were good reads, some were immersing reads, whilst others just made… Continue
Label legend
08.09.2010 by Randa Wazen
Profiling Rough Trade had been on our wish list for quite a while. Call us uninspired or lazy, but doing it for our Rough Edges Issue felt like an obvious… Continue