From their meeting at Cedarbrae High School in Scarborough, Ontario, singer Carole Pope and guitarist Kevan Staples began working together as a musical team. Carole Pope won a Juno Award for 'Best Female Vocalist'. But the times were changing and what had once been cutting edge and risque on the New Wave front had been replaced by the video age and Carole Pope's 'bitch goddess' image was beginning wear thin on the less tolerant politically correct urban music scene. Rough Trade split up in 1986 following a 'Best of' which paved the way for Carole Pope's coming out as a solo performer.
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