A chance Polaroid taken in 1980 in the Rough Trade record shop in Ladbroke Grove, this grainy image features Postcard Records supremo Alan Horne, Orange Juice frontman Edwyn Collins and Rough Trade Records press officer Chris Williams. This show explores the British independent music scene of the early 80s, focusing on record labels such as Fast Product, Rough Trade and the C81 cassette tape that was released through the NME. Featuring the music of Josef K, Strawberry Switchblade, Lora Logic, The Normal and Dean Blunt.
Sounds from the picture palace
Every picture tells a story… and for each episode of Sounds from the Picture Palace, presenters Matthew Bowen and Tom Morris hand-pick a photograph as their starting point before drawing on some of the musical connections that can be made from that image. The tracks selected form an eclectic mix of genres, obscure gems, lost classics and pop hits.