Well issue 6 is at the printers! We checked the proofs last week and are watching it go on the press today. I hope you all like this issue. It’s bigger than any before it and we upgraded our paper once again. We’ve expanded the surf content, got another awesomo …
Danny Way in Las Vegas Spectacular!
As Danny stands on his broken ankle and prepares for this historic jump, he takes a moment to consider escaping the clutches of DC management before he’s forced into something life threatening… “Wait a second! I have to jump the what now!?” So, I read in the L.A Times that …
Jake Brown X-Games Stack
[gv data=”http://www.youtube.com/v/KBvCrSjpx9I”][/gv] I know we’re the last news outlet on this… But we’ve been busy OK. Sydney skater Jake Brown took a pretty heavy slam at the X-Games the other day. Watch the above YouTube to check it out – Note the shoes leaving his feet on impact. Gnarly. Jake …
Rollin’
Zanetti, makers of some kind of ridiculous ‘rims’ I can just see every wannabe gangsta racing out to buy, have enlisted the help of some high-profile skaters to sell their wheels. Obviously putting some cash into this initiative they have managed to sign P-Rod, Terry Kennedy, Stevie Williams, Jereme Rogers …
In Short: Teaser/Trailer
[gv data=”http://www.youtube.com/v/d-KQOfa6L_E”][/gv] The teaser trailer for David Benedek’s and Christoph Webers Blank Paper Studio‘s newest project, In Short:, just hit YouTube. It doesn’t give much away but I’m looking forward to this film more than anything else! The Blank Paper guys behind a compilation of consecutive short films that they’ve …
Call to Registration – Burton Australian Open
The good people at Burton have sent out their ‘call to registration‘ for this seasons richest event – the Burton Australian Open. Word is Mason Aguirre, Kevin Pearce and Danny Kass are going to be there. So is the Dingo. The event is happening at Perisher Blue on August 21st …
Holy Shit!
[gv data=”http://www.youtube.com/v/2OLkLPWKfDM”][/gv] Remember school yard fights? They were awesome – bare knuckle battles almost always ending in tears and ridicule for the loser… **breathes deeply** alas I more closely resemble the last frozen chicken in Coles than I do to any kind of street fighter – so more often than …
Fully Flared Teaser 2!
[gv data=”http://www.youtube.com/v/mIt5KyYX_JY”][/gv] The second trailer for the highly anticipated Lakai flick, Fully Flared, is out now. This is Ty Evans’ latest project after the Girl Skateboards film Yeah Right! It’s really the third clip floating around of his work on this project – there is another teaser and the other …
Dew Tour – Aww Yeeahh!
The AST Dew Tour is well underway in the USA and there are two big names contending for cups. Ryan Sheckler is looking to take out the Skate Park section and Shaun White is looking to take the Vert title. I’m not sure that this is really news because announcing …
Dragon Rail Jam.
Thriller – brought to you by Steve ‘Nosey’ Parsons. Hi guys! How was your weekend? Mine?… How about AMAZING! Dragon held their annual Rail Jam at the newly constructed park outside of Swindlers. They’ve got an awesome park crew, including Tom Pelley, working on it this year – you can …
30 Years of Radness!
This Friday the guys at Captain Billy’s Crab Shack are hosting an event showcasing BMX’s from back in the day. Captain Billy owner Jamie has something of a BMX fetish and actually owns an original PK Ripper. So naturally when DC teamed up with SE Racing, the makers of the …
ESS Romp, Stomp & Two Smoking Rails
Last Saturday night I fronted up to the first ESS Romp, Stomp and Two Smoking Rails event in Castle Hill, North Sydney. For a first event it went really well. There were teething problems with the setup (whoever the build crew were on the rail, they set the crowd fencing …
REMINDER: Baw Baw contest this Saturday!
Just a reminder kids that this Saturday will be the Forum Rail Jam at Baw Baw’s brand spanking new park. For anyone that has ridden the park you will know it’s a lot of fun. And for those of you that haven’t checked it out… What the hell is wrong …
REMINDER: Dragon Rail Jam this Saturday!
This weekend is going to be a busy one! As well as the Baw Baw Rail Jam there is also the Dragon Rail Jam happening outside Swindlers on Saturday night. Everything about this event says fun to me. And by everything, I mean especially because it’s being held in a …
Burton Cattleman’s Rail Jam Live Webcast Download
Sorry for lagging on getting the site back to normal. It was a huge weekend… The 2007 Burton Cattleman’s Rail Jam was insane! I’ll save a detailed wrap-up of the contest for the new issue of the magazine due later this week. If you were watching our live webcast you’d …
Burton’s 2007 Cattleman’s Rail Jam
This is a mini-site we made for Burton in 2007. It was for their annual Cattleman’s Rail Jam held at Mt Buller. We did a live webcast of the event, you can still view the chat transcript on the mini-site.
REMINDER: Burton Cattlemans Rail Jam
Just a reminder about tomorrow nights Burton Cattlemans Rail Jam. It’s happening at Buller, it’s starting at 6pm and is going to be sick! If you don’t have a place yet, click the graphic for details on the pre-qualifiers… It’s a good way to earn some money as the winner …
Volcom – Wild in the Parks.
Robbie at Volcom emailed us some pics from stop #3 on the Volcom Wild in the Parks event. This one was at the Weston Creek Skate Park in Canberra. Click ‘read more’ to peep some more photos and all the results. And if any of you are wondering when you …
REMINDER: Romp Stomp & Two Smoking Rails
This is just a reminder to all the Sydney kids that the Tav in Castle Hill will be the funnest place to be this Saturday night! The guys at ESS have organized some of Australia’s best riders to come along and compete for money cash. There will be product giveaways …
10 Days Exhibition.
OK, I’ve lagged badly on this… I was meant to do it Sunday but Sunday’s are my internet porn night. Yesterday an exhibition called 10 Days opened at the Fresh Gallery on Brunswick Street, Fitzroy (VIC). It features artists like Peter Webb, Wade Lewis, Greg Kapplin, Oli Wilson, Ryan Haywood …
Burton Cattlemans Rail Jam
This Saturday night (the 14th) is the Burton Cattlemans Rail Jam at Mt Buller… Probably the funnest event of the 2006 season and this year it promises to be even better! Click the above photo for all the details. If you can’t make it to the mountain, don’t worry – …
Baw Baw Park is Open!
Jamie at Cactus Black emailed us this morning to let us know that the Baw Baw park is finally up and running! With another 7cm falling last night on top of their already substantial cover and with more snow on the way… I’m racing to get this new mag out …
Pink Flamingos: 20″x24″ Polaroid Portraits
If you remeber back too Issue 4 you’ll remember the amazing 20″x24″ polaroid portraits from Tristan Still. Well he’s finally got his act together and putting them up for public display! So if you’re in Sydney make sure you’re at the opening on Thursday the 12th of July at the …
Volcom Let’s Live Premiere
From July 8th to July 20th Volcom are holding premiere’s across Australia and New Zealand for their new film Let’s Live. The film is dedicated to Shane Cross and features his friends Dustin Dollin, Jake Duncombe, Lewis Marnell, Chima Ferguson, Chris Wood, Joe Pease and Shane Azar. You can check …
Burton Falls Creek Demo Day
Burton are holding a demo day and Am contest this Saturday at Falls Creek. Click the graphic for a larger flyer. The Am comp has no format, you just need to register by 11am and ride the Ruined Castle Terrain Park between 12pm and 2pm… Easy! The winner will walk …
Birdhouse Fall ‘07 Trailer
I’ve had this new Birdhouse Trailer sitting here for a few weeks, so it’s something you may have already seen. The new video features Tony Hawk, Brian Sumner, Willy Santos, Ragdoll and heaps more. For those of you who remember the release of Birdhouse’s amazing film The End, telling you …
Dragon Rail Jam!
Mark this down… July 21st – Aside from being 20 years since Guns ‘n Roses released their debut album… It’s also the Dragon Rail Jam at Hotham! It’s happening in the park right outside Swindlers, there will be a DJ on the deck and I’m guessing crowd favorite’s like Dragon’s …
Romp, Stomp and Two Smoking Rails!
Sydney-siders are not to be left out of the Rail Jam fun! ESS Boardstores are hosting Romp Stomp and Two Smoking Rails. It’s happening at 8pm on July 14th at The Tavern in Castle Hill. From my time living in ghetto fabulous Castle Hill I know this to be a …
Simpsons Website
I was meant to do a bunch of work today. Instead I’ve been playing around with the new Simpson’s website. You can create your own character, look around Moe’s Tavern and play some pretty funny games. Try the Homer Game Of Death one, it’s haliarious.
Sessions Get Up Comp – Last Chance!
Who wants an amazing T.J Schneider jacket from Sessions? This is a final call for entries into the Sessions Get Up contest – we will be drawing the winner next week! Don’t let the above photo fool you, this is just Jan on an average Saturday night. Right now, if …
Forum/Cactus Black Rail Jam Postponed
Bad news… Due to the crazy storms that have hit the Gippsland area over the last 48 hours and the predicted out-of-hand snowfall’s for this weekend, the Forum/Cactus Black Rail Jam will be postponed until a later date. Oh boy, it looks like it’s suicide for me again… At present …
Globe sells World Industries.
As the title suggests, Globe have sold World Industries to i.e. Distributions. This follows the sale of their streetwear labels such as Paul Frank and Mooks to Pacific Brands earlier in the year. The pre-tax profit on the sale is expected to be around AU$6 million dollars. It looks as …
Scary Movie.
OK. This is a scary video. Can anyone spot the bald, ugly, middle aged guy on a power trip? Aside from strangling a 13 year old kid and grabbing a girl around the neck he’s a complete jerk. What can you say? WMC-TV ACTION NEWS reports that the officer in …
Trigger Team Movie Online
Yes, yes, yes! The Trigger Brothers Snowboard Team Movie DVD is available at the Frankston and St Kilda stores later this week right now! But if you can’t get into the shop you can download the entire movie via standard download here or in torrent form here, here or here! …
Where The Wild Things Are
Spike Jonze (yeah the guy from all those Girl Skateboard videos) was down here in Australia a few month ago shooting for a film version of Where The Wild Things Are. I wasn’t sure how he was going to handle it. Well it looks like ‘geniusly’ now needs to be …