ROLLERCON. The very name strikes excitement and trepidation into my rookie heart. Once a year thousands of rollergirls converge on a hotel/casino in Las Vegas for a full five days of hard-skating, hard-partying fun. As a Rollercon virgin, I didn’t know what to expect, but I expected to be blown away,[...]
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In Autumn 2011, our head of PR was approached by the London Olympics committee. They wanted skaters in the opening ceremonies, and we were apparently a perfect choice due to the fact that we can already skate and are heavily based in East London where the Games were to be[...]
Over the years it has been suggested a number of times that we host a bootcamp led by our very own London Rockin’ Rollers’s coaches. Finally last year we decided to do it, and if we were going to do it at all, then we had to do it properly.[...]
After hearing that Aerosmith were using rollergirls for their ‘Legendary Child’ video, it got us thinking about our favourite videos featuring derby skaters. Here’s the Aerosmith video featuring the LA Derby Dolls making a getaway on skates – we definitely think the FBI should employ more rollergirls for national security.[...]
It’s been a busy few weeks for the London Rockin’ Rollers. On 9 and 10 June, we hosted our first Bootcamp and, even if we say so ourselves, it was a massive success all round. Skaters from all over the country came down to attend, including rollergirls from Big Bucks[...]
In May we had the privilege of meeting the lovely Chris Brock and posing for a good old-fashioned backyard brawl.We loved it! Hope we didn’t scare Chris too much though. “I’ve never been so frightened on a photoshoot, yet somehow I managed to overcome the fear just enough to avoid[...]
Being London Rockin’ Rollers, we live to skate and although we always feel most at home on the derby track some of us decided to take part in a very different challenge – a 90 minute outdoor quad endurance race held as part of the London Skating Tournament organised by[...]
Our very own Deadly DeVito, Disorderlee, Fonda Kaos, Sin D Doll, and Despiser Minnelli chat with Jan Gilbert at the Kapow Comic Convention about superhero names, the early days of roller derby and our upcoming bout against Dublin on 9 June. And here some more pictures of us having fun at[...]
The London Rockin’ Rollers know a thing or two about kicking arse on the track, which is why the Maxim backed True Gits team recruited us to review the brand new 2D fighting game for the PlayStation3 and Xbox 360, Skull Girls. Presenters Neil and Tom came to visit Betty Swollox, KayC/DC and[...]
Alternative life drawing class organisers Art Macabre invited London Rockin’ Rollers’ KayC/DC and DisorderLee to take part in their Death Becomes Her: Roller Derby special last month, held at Islington’s Cass Art. Focused on the fine sporting physique of roller girls in their war paint and boutfits, the girls held a whole[...]
Saturday 18th February saw the London Rockin’ Rollers B Team, affectionately known as the Badasses, take on the Dolly Rockit Rollers from Leicester in the second bout at our new home venue, Newham Leisure Centre. After the LRR Allstars took home the Tattoo Freeze trophy last month, the Badasses were[...]
Here’s a trailer for Punch and Booty, a new documentary about British roller derby soon to be screened at film festivals across the nation and which stars us… being awesome… result! Watch the Punch and Booty trailer here!
As part of the Undiscovered London series for Sony Ericsson, photographer Jasper White gets up close and personal with the distinctive London Rockin’ Rollers to showcase the Sony Ericsson C905 Cyber-shot.
Over a three month period in the later part of 2008, David Coxsell travelled up and down the UK visiting groups of rollergirls. His aim was to capture images to help illustrate the wonderful world of roller derby for all those who are new and old to it. The result[...]