Carole Pope and Rough Trade, known for their sexual lyrics and provocative act, ushered Canada from the punk movement of the 1970s to the new wave sound of the 1980s and catapulted themselves into the international music scene.

In her autobiography, Anti Diva, Pope offers a no-holds barred look at her adventures in the music scene - on the concert stage, in the recording studio, in the bedroom - and tells of all the mind-blowing, gender-bending parties along the way. In earlier days, Pope partied with Gilda Radner, Martin Short, Bill Murray, and Dan Aykroyd in their SNL heyday. Carole toured with the late David Bowie and played the Womyn's Festival.

Pope has earned 3 Juno Awards, a Genie Award, and 4 Gold and 2 Platinum records.