On June 21st, Go Skateboarding Day, Emerica took Bryan Herman, Andrew Reynolds, Jerry Hsu, Brandon Westgate, Ed Templeton, Collin Provost, Figgy, Trevor Colden, Leo Romero and a couple of thousand of …
Jose Rojo Does Archery And Golf In Etnies
Etnies have released a rad clip for Jose Rojo’s shoe. The narrator tells me that Rojo’s shoe is perfect for archery, golf and flying model airplanes – the clip finishes with a couple of minutes of killer skating… And dancing.
DC’s Unilite Trainer Is Not A Skate Shoe
DC have released their Unilite Trainer – it is a shoe designed for people in action sports to train at the gym in… The initial commercial focuses on Travis Pastrana and the signature TP Cross Trainer. There’s also an information video which features some of the FMX guys but there’s no …
Sydney’s Surf Sucked, But Vivid Looks Cool
I’m a little slim on info for this video but it came to me from Gabe Roxburgh and I believe it was created because they were there to film surf but the waves sucked … What they turned out is a quick clip of the Vivid festival and it’s a pretty cool watch. There’s no riding in it, just a nice look at the city. Worth a watch.
Windells 2012 Camp Clips
These clips are always super fun and make me jealous – especially when it’s raining and dark outside and I’m about to hit the office for another week. This is Windells session two which sees the guys riding the biggest snow park to date and having a skate. Enjoy!
Third Chapter’s Winter 2012 Launch Party
Third Chapter have got their winter 2012 launch coming up in Melbourne – if you made it to their last launch at The Vineyard, you’ll know these things get loose. Check details on the night below.
QUIK Featuring Austyn Gillette
I’m a few days late on this one but if you haven’t seen it yet, it is definitely worth checking out. Posted on the Berrics the five and a half minute clip is called QUIK (and is supported by Quiksilver). It features Austyn Gillette and was edited by Colin Kennedy. There’s some pretty amazing film work in here …
Dragon’s ‘Frame of Mind’ With Owen Wright
Dragon have released episode two of their ‘Frame of Mind’ series. This one features Owen Wright and goes into what gets him fired up – check it out below.
Eric Koston’s Epically Later’d Teaser
Patrick O’Dell has given Eric Koston the Epically Later’d treatment and the teaser is out. This should be good – can’t wait to see it.
How To Turn Billabong Around
It has not been a good day for the Billabong guys. The share price has hit .90c – below the level most analysts expected. If you believe the Sydney Morning Herald, Gordon Merchant is in hiding over at Jeffries Bay, Chairman Ted Kunkel is on the way out and Laura Inman may end up being one of the shortest serving CEO’s of …
Awesome Teaser For Lipstick’s ‘Eurotic’
This is the teaser for the latest film by Lipstick Productions. Created by Rene Gallo and featuring Basa Stevulova, Diana Sadlowski, Julia Baumgartner, Lisa Fizmoser, Ana Rumiha, Urska Pribosic, Conny Bleicher, Suray Fernandez, Ursina Haller, Sina Candrian, Aline …
Dragon’s 2012 Jindy Party
Dragon held their 2012 Jindy party the other week at Banjo’s and it looks like things got messy… Our friend Zoe from Dragon was still only partially recovered by late Friday. Check a few shots from the night above!
Madars Apse Will Make Your Day
I got shot this clip this awesome clip earlier today of Madars Apse. I don’t think I’ve heard of the guy before but he has one hell of an ollie on him …
Abu Dhabi, models, Lambourghinis and … surf?
Fast women, fast cars, scorching sun, a few sick airs
Singapore’s Urban Playground
I got sent this amazing clip from a friend in the office. It’s not the most mind blowing skating but it is shot and edited amazingly. It features Firdaus Samsudin and was edited and filmed by Juffrie Friday. They shot it in Singapore’s CBD which looks …
New Film From Lipstick Productions – EUROtic
If there’s one thing the Euro’s do well, it’s all girl films (nudge nudge, wink wink) and Lipstick Productions have announced their latest, EUROtic (epic name!). The last film from these guys was ‘5 More Minutes Please’ which you can watch in full below – really well …
Nyjah Makes It Two for Two – Street League Ontario
Nyjah Huston must be running out of room to store his winnings after raking in another $150K for the win and $15K for best trick at Street League in Ontario, California. In the finals he was going trick for trick with Chaz Ortiz, Sean Malto and Luan Oliveira …
Dragon’s APX Jindy Party
Dragon is holding a party in Jindy on Wednesday 20th June, at the Banjo Paterson Inn. It kicks off at 9pm and if the photos from previous years are anything to go by, it will be a pretty damn good night. And to kick off the goodness – they have got Andy Lloyd to put together a quick clip featuring Cohen Davies and Tom Pelley. Check it out below and the full flyer for the night under that.
Austrian House Has Basement You’d Love To Be Imprisoned In
Austrian pro Philipp Schuster has built this amazing skate villa just outside one of my favorite places in the world, Salzburg. Created from a derelict hunting lodge and decorated with curved skateable surfaces, feature walls and some pretty cool ornaments, it looks like it was something to …
BATB 5 Finals Were Freaking Amazing
Okay, if you haven’t seen it yet, you need to go here and watch the final battles from BATB5 which went down last weekend. While in some ways, it wasn’t the result I wanted to see, I was still absolutely stoked and amazed with the level of riding. Shit is getting crazy. Take 15 minutes out and enjoy them all ASAP.
Street League Stop 2 This Weekend – Ontario California
This weekend (June 15th and 16th) is stop two for season 2012 of Street League. It is being held in Ontario, California and you can see the course plans in the image above. Stop one was narrowly taken out by the 2011 champ, Nyjah Huston who took home US$160,000 for the win. A win at stop two could see him over $300,000 richer for the season. Details over here and local (Australian Eastern) broadcast times are below.
‘Shit Sales Reps Say’ Is Awesome
This has been around for a few days now but it is amazing… Of course it is, it was created by the good guys Crailtap. This is for all the sales reps starting the week. Enjoy!
Cloudbreak Give Worlds’ Best the Waves of their Lives
What Kelly Slater just claimed is one of the most historic days in pro surfing is happening right now.
Minor Celebrity Death Match
Grantland put me onto this one… Apparently Dyrdek took offense to a clip put together by Daniel Tosh on Tosh.0 lampooning Fantasy Factory. This beef has roots that go back to the beginning of Ridiculousness, which Tosh (and a few other people) claimed was a straight rip of Tosh.0. The clip is actually pretty funny but I can understand why Dyrdek wouldn’t be too …
Rodney Mullen Talks At TED
Rodney Mullen has given a TED talk at USC. His talk was called ‘How Context Shapes Content’ where he talks about things like being ‘skate famous’, where kids go nuts when you’re in the park but no one knows you five minutes down the road. He also looks at the similarities between the hacker and the skate community. Definitely worth a watch, check it out below.
Here and Now
Taylor Steele looks like he’s come up with another gem with his new flick ‘Here & Now’.
Clip 1 From The 2012 3CS Comrades
Here’s the first 2012 team clip from the good dudes at 3CS. Featuring Nick Hyne, Paz Shonleitner, Matt Galina and Dan Currie it’s a great watch. Enjoy!
An Average Size Film From Almost
Almost has released their “5-Incher” video today (June 4th). It’s available on iTunes over here. The film features Chris Haslam, Daewon Song, Lewis Marnell, Cooper Wilt, Willow, Youness Amrani and more. Check the teaser below.
Unusual Flat Ground Tricks At 1,000FPS
I got this via the social media blog, Mashable. Here’s a few unusual flat ground tricks filmed on the Redlake N3 high speed camera at 1,000 frames per second. It’s pretty rad to see. I pulled the trick list from …
Want A Pair Of Nike Air Yeezy II’s?
Sure Store have got the only 18 pairs of the Air Yeezy II’s available in Melbourne and this Saturday there’s going to be an event happening to decide who get’s to buy them. This is a pair of sneakers I’m definitely excited about… And I don’t get that into shoes at all.
Cloudbreak is Back!
One of the world’s best lefthanders is finally back on the world tour … in a big way.
Charles Beckinsale Killing It In Whistler
Here’s a rad little clip from Olliepop Films featuring DC’s Charles Beckinsale riding in Whistler and talking about his season there. Aside from his skills on a board, the guy has so much experience in building parks now… Definitely worth hitting whichever Australian mountain he is working at.
D-Way Brands Skate Double Cork An ‘Off-axis Frontside 720’
Trevor Jacob stopped off at Woodward Pensylvania while he and a friend were skating across America (as you do). While there he thought giving a double back flip, or a double cork onto the foam resi-ramp might be worth a shot and he managed to nail one. Pretty impressive. The actual trick has come up for debate – ESPN reached out to …
Ben Nordberg’s Stylish Flip Part
Here’s Ben Nordberg stylish full length part for Flip, Gravis and Analog.It was filmed by Russell Houghton, Ewan Bowman, Greg Hunt and Greg Poisionner with the edit being done by James Gardner. Making it look easy.
I Had Planned To Post Something Else Till I Saw This
I had planned on posting something completely different until I caught this video of Josh Kerr on the Gold Coast. Filmed and edited by Matt Kleiner and supported by Rusty, it is well worth a watch.