Available 7/28 – 8/4 – Admiral Radley “Ghosts of Syllables”

After a few years of being friends – and a few drinks at lunch – Jason Lytle and Aaron Burtch of Grandaddy, and Aaron Espinoza and Ariana Murray of Earlimart, decided to join forces to become Admiral Radley, a bonafide indie rock supergroup, albeit one that’s a lot more subtle, snarky and humble than most star-studded combos. Formed between the beaches and museums of Southern California, yet heavily influenced by its members’ roots in the Central Valley towns of Modesto and Fresno, “AdRad” creates skewed indie pop that’s smart, funny and as majestic as the crashing surf. Their debut album, I Heart California, was just released on their own label. Download the single “Ghosts of Syllables” and hear what all the fuss is about!

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Everybody loves a freebie! Stop by these Roxy stores listed below beginning August 1st, 2010 and get this tee for FREE when you make a Roxy purchase. While supplies last.

Detroit, Los Angeles (The Grove, Universal, Santa Monica), Miami Beach, New York City, Orlando, San Diego, San Francisco, and Seattle are participating. Don’t know how to get there? Here’s a link to our store locator.

Here are the details behind how the free T-shirt came to be:

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Album Title: Frankie Rose and the Outs
Featured Track: Little Brown Haired Girls
Label: Slumberland
MySpace: www.myspace.com/saintoftherose

We’re super inspired by the energy, drive and enthusiasm of Frankie Rose. In the last few years she’s drummed for three powerhouse bands: Crystal Stilts, Dum Dum Girls and Vivian Girls. Now she’s struck out on her own with Frankie Rose and the Outs, an all-girl band that matches the power and intensity of her three previous bands while sounding entirely new. Taking the lead on guitar and vocals, Rose is backed bassist Caroline Yes, guitarist Margot Bianca, and drummer Kate Ryan. Together this quartet fashions hi-fi, melodic dream-pop that’s influenced by the Beach Boys and Gilbert and Sullivan musicals. The band’s self-titled debut will be released on Slumberland Records September 21^st.

Thank you to everyone who has entered Design A Bikini so far! But it’s not too late! You have until Saturday July 31, 2010 to submit your design. What’s in it for you? Except for the most amazing bragging rights to all of your friends, there are of course other prizes involved as well. Check out the complete list of prizing here. After the contest closes this Saturday, we will select the top 20 finalists, and the judges will weigh in on the winners! Finalists will be announced August 20th, 2010. Winners will be announced on September 20th, 2010.

It’s not too late: Sign up here!

Thanks again to everyone & GOOD LUCK!

We’re huge fans for Swedish dance-pop sensation Robyn, so we’re beyond excited that she’s got a new album coming out in September called Body Talk Pt. 2.  Here’s the video for the new single “Hang With Me”, which drops on August 17^th. The clip is a great peek into the hectic life of a real working girl. See our heroine on tour, hanging with her band at an amusement park, and greeting fans.  Robyn is real, and we love her for it!

Why would someone ride his bike cruiser from Hermosa Beach, CA to Kitty Hawk, NC? Kenny Livingston, whose epic ride kicked off July 24th, 2010, hopes that this bike cruisade will  call attention to inspire positive change in healthier school lunches and cancer reasearch. Wanna know how you can chip in? Keep up with him daily on his trek across America and maybe even ride with him for a bit! 5 minutes, 5 hours, whatever you can fit in.  Kenny, we wish you the best!

To see his quote see below.

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Available 7/21 – 7/28 – School of Seven Bells “Windstorm”

To avoid this page getting too dude-heavy, this month we bring you a download from School of Seven Bells, a band that features two sisters and absolutely no beards or mustaches! The band’s new album, Disconnect from Desire, is bright, airy, and beautiful, thanks to the shimmering voices of sisters and vocalists Alejandra and Claudia Deheza and their love for ’80s beats and ’90s shoegaze guitars. Also featuring ex-Secret Machines guitarist, Benjamin Curtis, SOSB has smoothed out the sound of its first record, Alpinisms, creating an album of gorgeous, personal pop songs that’s an easy listen from start to finish. Known for their graceful, theatrical live shows, the band will be criss-crossing the U.S. in September and October. Download the new single “Windstorm” and let us know what you think!

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Last month, we got to hang with PacSun at their Ballyhoo event. At the Roxy booth we offered DIY native american inspired necklaces.

Not only are they fun to wear, but they were even more fun to make! As you can see, the girls went wild over our DIY booth. Thanks to Erika Domesek from P.S. I made this, we learned step by step how to create our new favorite accessories of the summer!

Here is our step by step guide:

What you’ll need: Feathers, beads, tape, and suede string in any colors you like!

1) Measure the string to your desired length, cut it, and repeat so you have three strings that you can braid.

2) Tie the three strings into a secure knot.

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Ry Cuming releases his debut album today!

Australian heart-throb surfer, singer-songwriter has his debut self-titled album, featuring Sara Barellis and members of Maroon 5 and produced by John Alagia (Jason Mraz, John Mayer), available on iTunes, Amazon and in stores TODAY!

Born in the small coastal town of Angourie, Australia, Ry grew up with a surfboard under one arm and a guitar under the other. He was discovered playing in a hallway in Costa Rica by Roxy pro surfers and quickly fell into the LA music scene. He is Touring with Maroon 5 and Justin Nozuka this summer! Grab the album today and check out rycuming.com .
Debut music video and more coming this week.. stay tuned!

The Roxy Fall 2010 catalog is coming…sign up now!

Ever wondered what a printer looked like? Take a look below! We designed the catalog at Roxy headquarters, in Huntington Beach, and then sent the files back to our printer in Wisconsin. At the printer they perfect the color and get official proofs. Starting next week the catalog will be delivered to your doorstep!