In Conversation + Book Signing

Rough Trade East is very excited to present an event and signing from Stephanie Phillips (Big Joanie), in conversation with Gary Powell (The Libertines) and Michelle Kambasha. This unique event celebrates the release of their new book 'We Were Here:A History of Black People and Alternative Music' published by Faber and Faber.

Tickets for this event also include a physical copy of the fantastic new book to be collected from Rough Trade East on the day of the event.

More product information can be found HERE >> https://www.roughtrade.com/product/stephanie-phillips/we-were-here-a-history-of-black-people-and-alternative-music

We Were Here promises to rip up our received history of rock ’n’ roll and alternative music and repopulate it with the extraordinary Black artists and influential figures who helped steer its course from the 1930s to the present day, including vital figures Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Little Richard, Jimi Hendrix, Tina Turner, Betty Davis, Poly Styrene, Bad Brains and beyond. As well as reflecting on why Black people have continued to be drawn to alternative music despite their ongoing ostracization from it by the white mainstream industry, Phillips argues that there would be no alternative music without Black artists, and that its future lies in the hands of Gen Z Black musicians experimenting with the boundaries of what punk, metal, hardcore and indie could be.

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