Riley Blakeway’s 2013 Highlights Reel

Australian director/cinematographer Riley Blakeway has had a pretty killer year with some great clips coming from the guy. He’s put together a bit of a ‘best of’ from the year with snippets from his work – there’s some really nice work in here. Check it out above.

by Dave

Jenkem’s 10 Articles You Wont See In A Skate Mag

This is one of those articles I read and then cry a little wishing I’d thought of writing it first. Written for Jenkem by Christian Senrud, it is ten articles you’re unlikely to see in a skate mag anytime soon. Fights, nightmare pros, sweatshops and nice but boring guys (“I …

by Dave

Dragon’s ‘Congrats Fanning’ Pipe Clip

This clip is only 45 seconds long and only about five of that is surfing but I like seeing Mick Fanning win so here’s Dragon’s congrats clip for his title win. Nice.

by Dave

Red Bull’s Daily Grind Featuring Corbin Harris

Red Bull’s released a clip called Daily Grind a few days back. Filmed in a 23rd floor office building in Chicago that was converted into a pretty fun looking skatepark, it features Ryan Sheckler, Felipe Gustavo, Joey Brezinski, Alex Midler, Sewa Kroetkov and Australian Corbin Harris. Check it out below.

by Dave

Adidas Welcomes Kazu To The Team

Adidas has welcomed one of the best riders to watch, Kazu Kokubo to the team with a 14 minute clip all about style. It gives a bit of history too – Kazu started filming with Standard at 16 years old, he could only speak Japanese which made it pretty tough …

by Dave

Mick Fanning Claims Third World Title

Mick Fanning has claimed his third world title at Pipe over the weekend. He secured it in three-to-five metre waves in the quarter final against Yadin Nicol where he battled for 20 minutes before catching a deep backhand barrel. On the title win he said, “I was never worried myself …

by Dave

Bretz Beats White In Dew Tour Pipe

Photo: Ayumu Hirano via Dew Greg Bretz puled out a really solid first run in the Dew Tour pipe finals at Breck over the weekend earning himself a 91.4 and taking out the win over Shaun White. White’s run was only a point short of Bretz’s and included method to …

by Dave

Nyjah’s Fade To Black B-Roll

Here’s some raw footage from Nyjah Huston’s recent Fade To Black release for DC. It gives you a whole new appreciation for just how good this kid actually is. Check it out above.

by Dave

Promotional Film By Richie Jackson

Richie Jackson has released a four minute part filmed in Venice, California over the last year. This clip is, as you’d expect, full of some pretty random tricks. Am I the only one surprised the tre flip through the fork in the trees wasn’t the ender? Check it out below. …

by Dave

Billabong Presents Turn Around Strategy – Brands To Go

New Billabong CEO Neil Fiske presented his vision to shareholders yesterday for the future of the business. There’s going to be a few brands cut – RVCA, Element and Billabong were the winners selected, all others will be looked at for potential and if it isn’t there, they’re gone. That …

by Dave

Apparently Skiing Is More Fun Than Snowboarding Now?

This was an interesting little article that popped up in The Age yesterday – based on a study conducted, skiiers are getting more enjoyment out of a snow trip than those on a board are… It’s an interesting idea, and not one that makes a whole lot of sense. When …

by Dave

Rob Dyrdek Creating Show For Xbox

Rob Dyrdek is apparently creating a comedy about retired pro skaters for Xbox One. It’s yet to have a title but it will be the third series Dyrdek has on the go alongside Ridiculousness and Fantasy Factory. Ian Edelman is the writer who is best known for the mildly entertaining …

by Dave

Check Out The Burton Designed US Olympic Uniform

The guys at Dose talk to Danny Davis on the release of the US snowboard team uniform which was created by Burton. Based on a traditional quilt with some pieces of flag sewn in, it is a unique looking jacket. It will definitely stand out amongst the other uniforms. Via …

by Dave

MySURFtv – Not As Shit As It Sounds

Brand New Media have launched an IPTV channel dedicated to surfing called mySURF.tv. When I caught the press release, I was pretty excited that I was onto something terrible – the way it was written made it sound truly awful, for example, “mySURF.tv uses Brand New Media’s ChannelPLAY platform, which …

by Dave

Lakai’s Year In Review Clip

Lakai have released a year in review clip featuring Stevie Perez, Miles Silvas, Riley Hawk and Marc Johnson. It is all the awesomeness you expect from the crew – if only it came more often. Around the release of Fully Flared in 2007 (can you believe it was that long …

by Dave

Out In The Line Up Looks Awesome – Needs A Little Cash

A massive thanks to Boardistan for the heads up on this one – Out In The Line Up is a film about being gay in surfing. Two friends, Thomas Castets and David Wakefield, set out across the world to explore why being homosexual is so hidden in surfing and what …

by Dave

Felipe Gustavo Goes Pro With An Epic Clip

Plan B and DC have made Felipe Gustavo in the best possible way – an awesome clip showing what an epic talent he is set to Biggie’s ‘It Was All A Dream’. The guy has amazing style and definitely deserves this. Head over to the Berrics and enjoy this one …

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Shane O’Neill On SB Chronicles Vol. 2

Nike is due to release volume two of the SB Chronicles on December 10th and in the lead up they have put out a microsite with a few interviews with the riders, some photos and more. You can check the interview with Australian Shane O’Neill below – he talks about …

by Dave

Nyjah Huston’s Fade To Black Clip

DC and Thrasher released Nyjah Huston full Fade To Black part last night and you’ll need to prepare yourself for watching it cause this is pretty huge. Directed and edited by Chris Ray and set to Metallica’s Fade To Black, there is just 6:23 minutes of incredible-ness. The only bad …

by Dave

SurfStitch Readying For IPO

There are reports that SurfStitch are getting themselves ready for an initial public offering in the near future. The online retailer, which is 51% owned by Billabong, has an annual turnover of around $80 million and in the previous financial year suffered a $7.6 million loss but only due to …

by Dave

Action Sports Athletes And Cars

Despite the dire economic conditions and the poor state of several flagship brands, surfers, skaters and snowboarders are earning more than ever before. And all the evidence you need is on facebook and Instagram. Over the weekend, Nyjah Huston posted a photo of himself posed with his new Audi R8 …

by Dave

New 2013/14 Holden Outerwear Site Live

The new Holden Outerwear site is live for the 2013/14 northern hemisphere. It features all the new hottness from the brand along with a videos section and online store. It is living at a new URL – you can now find them at craftedouterwear.com. I’m told this is to do …

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ESPN Face Time With Brian Anderson

 Chris Nieratko has interviewed Brian Anderson for ESPN’s Face Time. The interview covers his split from Girl, his new shoe for Nike and his new venture, 3D (worth checking out the website, pretty awesome), which Alex Olson was a part of, and then wasn’t. Also talks about being openly tall.

by Dave

Signal’s ETT Makes Something A Bit Interesting

Signal has released the latest Every Third Thursday and this time there’s a bit of interesting info both in the board creation and the result. The guys set out to make a sandboard that can effectively do turns in the Californian dunes. While that may not have been a roaring …

by Dave

Seb Toots And Mark McMorris Locked In For Canadian Olympic Team

Photo: Frode I haven’t really kept up with who is in and out of the various Olympic teams at the moment but I did get a note saying that Seb Toots and Mark McMorris will be appearing. Toutant is likely to be a very strong contender in slope, with Sochi …

by Dave

Distorted Reality VFX Teaser

Pirate Films latest, Distorted Reality, is out on iTunes now but the guys released a new VFX teaser for fun. Ever wanted to see Gigi Rüf fly a space watering can out to water some plants? The film also features  Marco Feichtner, Kalle Ohlson, Elias Elhardt, Fredrik Evensen, Sami Luhtanen, …

by Dave

IVI Vision Australian Launch Party

IVI Vision has launched in Australia with a bit of a party held last week. The company, which is part owned by the entrepreneurial Rob Dyrdek, is releasing its first line at the moment. They even got their brand ambassador Keith Hufnagel to attend the party! Check the shots from the …

by Dave

Rip Curl’s ‘Cause We Can’ Clips

Rip Curl have released a series of clips to promote their new My Bikini range called Cause We Can. The clips feature Pauline Ado, Alana Blanchard, Nikki van Dijk, Tyler Wright and Bethany Hamilton. There’s individual clips for each of the girls which you can check out here, or the …

by Dave

Billabong Deal Delayed By ASIC

Billabong is having to delay their vote on the refinancing proposal from Oaktree after the Australian regulator, ASIC, rejected an independent report. ASIC requests these reports in cases where a transaction is large enough and will have a substantial effect on shareholders in the company. In this instance, they claim …

by Dave

Billabong’s Cash Is In And West 49 Is Sold

Is it time to start looking at buying Billabong shares again? The initial cash injection is in – $300 million to repay a line of credit and they have offloaded the West 49 retail chain. The sale was a little painful because they received only $9 million for them after …

by Dave

Rodney Mullen Talks TED Again

Rodney Mullen has given another TED talks – this time on the learning curve and language of skateboarding. There’s a lot on overcoming injury and changing what you do for the better because of obstacles. He genuinely seems like the nicest dude, ever. Watch it above. Via Boardistan.

by Dave

Nike x Poler With Alex Olson

Nike has hooked up with Poler to put out some shoes and apparel. To promote the collaboration, they got Alex Olson to skate New York then adventure somewhere in Iceland. You can’t really see much of the gear, a lot of the shots are really dark and they only turned …

by Dave

Jerry Hsu, Austyn Gillette And Josh Harmony Get Fashion

Founder of Alleged Gallery, Aaron Rose, has worked with a suited Jerry Hsu, Austyn Gillette, and Josh Harmony for this fashion-y slow mo clip. Set in a New York set at Paramount Studios, the guys dressed in Dior Homme, Saint Laurent, and Prada, cross paths with three models in their …

by Dave

Mt. Baw Baw Management Out For Tender

Mt. Baw Baw has put up its management and operations for tender. They are looking for a private operator “… to grow revenues and reduce costs, make an initial investment to refresh the resort and have the potential to more materially invest in the mountain over time to ensure its …

by Dave

2013 Spring Riding With Diaries Downunder

Here’s some 2013 spring riding with Nick Hyne, Jake Koia, Mitch Brown and Nick Brown. There’s a bit of a recap from the rest of the season of Diaries Downunder along with a few new bits. I’m assuming this is the end for this season so I’d love to give a …

by Dave