Rough Trade was a Canadian rock band in the 1970s and 1980s, centred on singer Carole Pope and multi-instrumentalist Kevan Staples.
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- Jan 30, 2021
22:32 PMTheir 1981 hit "High School Confidential" was one of the first explicitly lesbian-themed Top 40 hits in the world.Dr. West - May 29, 2019
1:46 AMGreatly underrated duo from Toronto centred on singer Carole Pope and multi-instrumentalist Kevan Staples - Jun 25, 2014
22:35 PMVocalist Carole Pope and guitarist Kevan Staples make up Rough Trade, the name deriving from Carole's fascination with gay male iconography and all things sexual.