Tattoos & rum are two things that many of us here are personally fond of. So that’s why we’re stoked the masters of both, Sailor Jerry, are fond of us too. By us, I mean Bad Cop’s new album, but close enough?

What makes this debut such a keeper? Well, it’s a bit hard to put my finger on, as is the band’s music. Songs alternate between dept store guitar-drenched, moody, post-punk snippets and balls-out, 70’s rock n’ roll riffs. It’s these interesting juxtapositions of seemingly incompatible styles and techniques that lift this record out of the genre dumpster and place it up on the repeated listens shelf.

Read the rest of the review here

Catch Bad Cop tonight at Kung Fu Necktie in Philadelphia, PA with Thomas Function and Moon Women (a member of which we hear is a Sailor Jerry blogger). We’re stoked that they’re finally coming to NYC tomorrow (at Lit Lounge)!

Both Univox & Fang Island are going to be performing live on WKDU right before their show at The Barbary in Philly this Thursday!

Tune in at 1pm on Thursday May 27 at www.wkdu.org or 91.7FM if you’re in the Philadelphia area.

Our boys, UNIVOX are playing two shows with Fang Island this week!

Fang Island & Univox @ The Barbary Thurs May 27 951 N Frankford Ave, Philly $10 / 7pm / All Ages Fang Island & Univox @ Cake Shop’s 5th Anniversary! Sat May 29 152 Ludlow St., LES, NYC $10 / 8pm / 21+

Univox’s debut self-titled album OUT NOW. Download a track at their website or just buy the damn thing here. It’s only $9.99 and you get a FREE 7″!

Univox were just voted The Deli Philadelphia’s Artist of the Month. The Deli also interviewed singer/guitarist Josh Jones… read this riveting piece of journalism over at The Deli Philly’s website.

Hear Fang Island talk about the crazy night in Greenville where they first met Univox in an interview with 402 Productions! Keg parties, grizzly looking moms, furniture bonfires?

Then check both bands out on May 27 at The Barbary in Philly. We caught them last month at Maxwell’s in Hoboken (no jokin’) and let’s just say that you cannot afford to miss this show, Philadelphia! Duuuuuuuuude.

Details after the jump… (more…)

Bad Cop are ripping up Brooklyn this February, living inside Pass Out Record Shop and playing every Wednesday at Don Pedro!

Living in a record store? C’mon, seriously how awesome is that?? Bad Cop’s blog will probably answer that question for you: http://badcopnashville.blogspot.com

Bad Cop NYC Shows:
Wed 2/10 @ Don Pedro w/ Highway Gimps & Lost Boy ?
Thurs 2/11 @ Coco 66 w/ Dead Phones & The Highway
Sat 2/13 @ House Party in New Brunswick, NJ
Wed 2/17 @ Don Pedro w/ Electric People
Thurs 2/18 @ Trendkill (other acts TBA)
Wed 2/24 @ Don Pedro w/ Electric People

While they’re in the East Coast they’re also driving all the way to Philly every Monday to play at National Mechanics!

http://myspace.com/badcopnashville

UNIVOX will be appearing as a guest on WKDU’s ‘Dead Arm’ show hosted by Meghan. UNIVOX will be performing a live set, guest DJing, and perhaps a little Q&A with each other, not with you.

Tune into 91.7 FM or www.wkdu.org at 9pm on Tuesday Feb. 9th for the most effective aural experience you will ever experience.

Got a lot of new stuff in at ROIR… our very newest band, Univox have just put out their newest record, the Lying Fuck 7″! We’re celebrating all this newness with not one but (count ‘em!) TWO record release parties!

Mon 8.24 / PHILADELPHIA: ********************** Univox : Jemina Pearl (ex-Be Your Own Pet) :: Anders Manly ::: Bad Cop @ NATIONAL MECHANICS 22 S. 3rd St., Philadelphia, PA 19106 8pm / 21+ / FREE!!!!!! Wed 8.26 / BROOKLYN: ******************* Univox : Akudama :: Ex-Humans ::: White Noise Supremacists FIRST 25 PEOPLE AT THE SHOW GET A FREE BEER! There will also be a raffle! Win ROIR vinyl! @ DEATH BY AUDIO 49 S. 2nd St. Brooklyn, NY 11211 8pm / $8 / ALL AGES

–> DOWNLOAD THE TRACK “PI” & ALSO STAND TO WIN 2 TIX TO THE BROOKLYN RECORD RELEASE PARTY HERE!

The first record, “Lying Fuck“, by our newest signing, Univox, is now available! Buy it directly from us here for $7.50 ppd or pre-order it from Insound here. Use the promo code LMagAug10 for a 10% discount at Insound!* Download an mp3 of the song “Pi” from Univox’s debut single here. People in the New York City area will also be entered to win a pair of tickets to the Brooklyn record release party at Death by Audio on 8/24. *code is case sensitive, expires 9/1/2009

If you’ve already bought the Lying Fuck 7″, email catalog@roir-usa.com with either a copy of your reciept or a photo of you with the 7″ for a FREE digital copy of the single!

Click here to check out ROIR’s Univox mini-site for Univox photos, news, sounds & more!

Photos from Univox’s last Brooklyn show at Don Pedro’s: