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Rough Trade Inducted into the Canadian Indie Hall of Fame

By Junos 2008 on Wed, 06/11/2008 - 02:48

Born of the new-wave movement of the late '70s, Kevan Staples and Carole Pope of Rough Trade altered the cultural landscape in Canada with their political, sexual, poignant and fucking-funny look at '80's life. Carole Pope is a three-time Juno winner and in 2007, The band was inducted into the Indie Hall of Fame during Canadian Music Week. IndieCan.com was there. Carole Pope continues her life in indie music and you can hear what she has to say about her life in music at http://www.indiecan.com/toronto_indie_scene10.mp3 or at indiecan.com/radio.htm

Author: IndieCanJoe
Keywords: Indie Can Carole Pope Kevan Staples Rough Trade awards Chisholm High School Confidential
Added: June 10, 2008