This special birthday issue contains an interview with Rough Trade Album of the Month artist Holly Macve about her incredible new record Golden Eagle, an in-depth look into the wardrobe of Alexis Taylor, a recording studio photo diary from Real Estate, and Laura Marling in conversation with the students of Goldsmiths University. Elsewhere in this issue find a horoscope by Adrian “Sexeh” Flanagan from The Moonlandingz, Jonathan Richman explaining how you can get noticed as a fledgling artist and reams and reams of tributes to the legendary Rough Trade East manager Noreen McShane as she steps down and moves on to pastures new.

This special birthday issue contains an interview with Rough Trade Album of the Month artist Holly Macve about her incredible new record Golden Eagle, an in-depth look into the wardrobe of Alexis Taylor, a recording studio photo diary from Real Estate, and Laura Marling in conversation with the students of Goldsmiths University. Elsewhere in this issue find a horoscope by Adrian “Sexeh” Flanagan from The Moonlandingz, Jonathan Richman explaining how you can get noticed as a fledgling artist and reams and reams of tributes to the legendary Rough Trade East manager Noreen McShane as she steps down and moves on to pastures new.

This special birthday issue contains an interview with Rough Trade Album of the Month artist Holly Macve about her incredible new record Golden Eagle, an in-depth look into the wardrobe of Alexis Taylor, a recording studio photo diary from Real Estate, and Laura Marling in conversation with the students of Goldsmiths University. Elsewhere in this issue find a horoscope by Adrian “Sexeh” Flanagan from The Moonlandingz, Jonathan Richman explaining how you can get noticed as a fledgling artist and reams and reams of tributes to the legendary Rough Trade East manager Noreen McShane as she steps down and moves on to pastures new.