LAST UPDATED: 12/18/08
Happy Holidays from ROIR! New album by 10 Ft. Ganja Plant out next year...
Posted in: shows, new releases, Dufus, Dub Trio, punk, Stimulators, Raz Mesinai / Badawi, dub, vinyl, Fleshtones, 10 Ft. Ganja Plant
Can you believe it's the holidays already? And it's almost 2009!?!?! We here at ROIR want to thank everyone for a great, great year and wish everybody the best holidays ever!!!
We're already super excited for next year... Along with our upcoming Stimulators & Dufus records we're also releasing Raz Mesinai's Badawi "Unit of Resistance" & V/A "So Indie It Hurts" on vinyl aaaaand we'll also be putting out our fifth album with 10 Ft. Ganja Plant, "Bush Rock". That's the awesome cover art on the side there. |  |
We also invite you to celebrate the holidays with some of our ROIR artists at the following shows:
Wed 12/17 Dub Trio @ DC9, Washington, DC
Sat 12/20 The Fleshtones @ The Bell House, Brooklyn, NY
Sat, 12/27 New York Dolls @ Fillmore East, New York, NY
Tis the season to be jolly, indeed!
P.S. We just want to remind you that ROIR is closing 12pm on Tues Dec 23 for the holidays and will reopen on Mon, Jan 5. All orders received during this period will be shipped on Tues, Jan 6.
LAST UPDATED: 12/16/08
Bad Brains hoodie contest final winners!
Posted in: Bad Brains, punk, reggae, sale, contests, shirts
The contest has ended, the winners have been drawn... congratulations to our last two winners, Connor R. of Fairbanks, AK & Chris T. of Chicago, IL!

Just kidding about the partridge. | Thanks to everyone who entered! You can still get your Bad Brains hoodie... AND now we're giving away a ROIR pint glass or 3 Bad Brains patches with every hoodie purchase.
One hoodie is $42.50 but you can now also get 2 hoodies for only $70!
So that means if you buy two hoodies, you also get:
- a ROIR pint glass
- 3 Bad Brains patches
- free shipping to the US & Canada, since we still have free shipping for orders over $50!
Check out this super mega awesome dealio! |
LAST UPDATED: 12/11/08
Loud Fast Rules! Stimulators record out next year!
Posted in: new releases, punk, Stimulators
Finally! This punk cassette gem from the ROIR vaults will be released early next year on CD & vinyl!
FROM THE ORIGINAL '82 CASSETTE PRESS RELEASE:
"One of the first & most committed punk bands on the New York scene, the STIMULATORS were regulars in the flamboyant, electric days at Max's Kansas City & CBGB's. A shifting scene of drummers, including Jerry Nolan (NY Dolls, Heartbreakers) and Johnny Blitz (Dead Boys) finally resulted in charismatic bare-chested Harley Flanagan (ed's note: you might know him from the Cro-Mags, MOI and Murphy's Law!) - then 11 years old: and a resultant rabid fan club of the youngest rock 'n 'rollers on the East Coast, who introduced slam dancing, pit slamming and punk pogoing to NYC's blase art rock community.
 | "Essentially the STIMS are to the East Coast thrash history what the Germs were to Los Angeles - one of the first influential hardcore/punk bands. However, the STIMULATORS, who originate the anthemic punk slogan "Loud Fast Rules!", have gone on to incorporate a mixture of punk/heavy metal/reggae. Featuring HARLEY FLANAGAN, the bare chested now 14 year old drummer, glamour boy bassist NICK MARDEN, PATRICK MACK - astringent vocals and songwriter-lead guitarist DENISE MERCEDES."
Two Stimulators tracks, "Loud Fast Rules!" and "M.A.C.H.I.N.E." can also be found on our New York Thrash comp! |
LAST UPDATED: 12/10/08
Bad Brains Hoodie Contest winner #2!
Posted in: Bad Brains, punk, reggae, contests
Congratulations to our second winner, Randy K. of Jerseyville, IL! You'll have received an email from us already... check your inbox or spam folder!
We're STILL not done picking out winners yet... there's 1 winner for every 250 entries, so you could still win a Bad Brains hoodie plus your choice of 5 ROIR CDs or LPs.
The more people that enter, the more chances you'll get to win, so convince your friends to sign up! Please note that if you already signed up, you don't have sign up again... you're still in the drawing.
Enter to win a Bad Brains hoodie plus your choice of 5 ROIR Records! |  |
LAST UPDATED: 12/09/08
Pat Place (Bush Tetras & Contortions) photo exhibition
Posted in: shows, Bush Tetras, punk, no wave
Cult punk-rock guitarist Pat Place, founding member of the Contortions and the Bush Tetras, is having the debut exhibition of her photographs at Jane Kim / Thrust Projects at 114 Bowery in New York, Dec. 11, 2008-Jan. 11, 2009. The photos are part of an appropriately nihilistic project titled "The End, 1981-Infinity," an archive of over 1,000 prints of end titles from movies on television, a collaboration with the art critic Linda Yablonsky. For more info, see www.thrustprojects.com

Pat Place
The End, 1981 - Infinity
December 11, 2008 - January 11, 2009
Opening reception Thursday, December 11 from 6-8 pm
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So Indie It Hurts
ROIR Rocks: Vol. 1 |
FREE compilation on e-Music feat. Bad Brains, The Styrenes, Dub Trio, Flipper, The Dickies, Johnny THunders, James Chance, Bush Tetras, MC5, Mirrors & Dictators!
The best in ROIR ROCK!
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SKATALITES
Stretching Out: Vol. One |
Hear the original Skatalites in their prime, in long extended jam sessions recorded live in Jamaica in 1983 at the Blue Monk Jazz Gallery before friends & fellow musicians.
Available for the first time on vinyl!
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THE LEGENDARY PINK DOTS
Plutonium Blonde |
The latest offering from our favorite Anglo-Dutch experimental rock band is more than an album; it's an aural and visual treat.
Catch the 'Pink Dots on their Fall Tour!
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FLESHTONES
Blast Off! |
Garage rockers, The Fleshtones' early recordings now available at a computer near you!
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Essential Dub |
14 tracks of the best dub culled from ROIR's extensive catalog. Feat Oku Onuora, Ras Michael, Bill Laswell, Alpha & Omega, Terrorists, Niney, Badawi & more... Now Available on Vinyl!
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