Nitro Snowboards have released a micro teaser for their fall 2013 film called ‘Hyped!’. The film will feature the Nitro big guns like Bryan Fox, Eero Ettala, Jon Kooley, Austin Smith, Justin Bennee, Knut Eliassen, Markus Keller, Anton Gun, Nils Arvidsson, Sam Taxwood, Erik Botner and more. It will be available as a feww download or via a limited DVD from shops. Check it out!
Analog Design Unlikely Features AUS.
Think you can design better features than whats at your local park and change the course of snowboarding forever? Now’s your time to shine with Analog’s Design unlikely features competition. You get the opportunity to design a feature and see it come to life with the magic of Disney. Well maybe the magic of Burton? Same thing I guess… It seems to be going down at Perisher but relax Vic people you have …
Nike’s ‘Mr. Control it all’ Koston Commercial
Nike have released a new Koston Lunarlon commercial called ‘Mr. Control it all’ featuring Sean Malto, Justin Brock and Koston. It’s pretty amazing – some great skating in it… I’m guessing that the cheesy, slightly awkward acting is deliberate. Anyone confirm that? Worth a watch – check it out below!
12 Year Old Stomps Skateboardings First 1080
Tom Schaar becomes the first person to stomp a 1080 on a skateboard on the mega ramp he’s 12…
Josh Swindell Out Of Jail
I saw Boardistan tweet the rumor yesterday afternoon and now we have the below tweet from Danny Way… Apparently Josh Swindell is out of jail. For those that don’t know the story, Swindell was in jail for second degree murder after leading Keith Ogden out of a bar and kicking him three to five times in the face. There are plenty of rumors about that night – I’m struggling to find printed versions of them but they run along the lines that …
Transworld’s Cinematographer Project
Transworld have been announcing the winners from their Cinematographer Project – number one went to Dan Mizicko who created this incredible clip. Amazing settings, skating and camera work. There’s nine other winners that will each get a ‘part’ in the new Transworld film. Such a rad idea. You can check the winner out below and view the rest over here.
The Big Birthday Barry From Mitch Ayres
Mitch Ayres shot me through this quick little birthday clip… Check it out, looks like there was some fun had.
Nitro Roadwarriors Chasing Pow
You might not have heard the names Michael Macho, Basti Rittig, Max Horn and Steve Krijbolder as yet but you’re going to want to remember them. As part of the Nitro Roadwarriors they’ve created this clip called ‘Chasing Pow’ which looks like some pretty epic fun. Enjoy!
Grenade Games 2012 Gallery
The good dudes at Lifewithoutandy have been circling the globe recently catching some pretty damn epic occasions… from parties in Sydney to Perez Hilton in Texas and Danny and Dingo at the 2012 Grenade Games. They sent me through a few shots from the day to share with you and there is a TONNE more over here. Looks like it was a bit of fun – I hope those stickers had some kind of thermal tech in them!
LA Woman With Anderson, Olson and Szafranski
Whilst not the gnarliest skate clip you’ll see today, it is definitely well edited and to a rad song. The creators describe it as “a “Doors-centric” skateboarding tour of Los Angeles” and it features Kenny Anderson, Alex Olson and Braydon Szafranski cruising some of the most iconic spots around LA and meeting a few of the local characters. Definitely worth a watch.
Grilc and McMorris In Grilosode
A massive thanks to the Burton Aus twitter feed for this one… This is episode seven of Grilosode featuring Marko Grilc and Mark McMorris riding Arlberg and Flachauwinkl, Austria. Awesome clip!
Jason Maxfield Hits Nozowa Onsen
Jason Maxfield has sent through a second clip from his Japan trip. This time he’s in Nozowa Onsen and the blurb says, “Nozowa was my favorite resort super long runs, a great variety of terrain, steeps cliffs and pillow lines.” Check it out!
Kate Upton Joins Skullcandy – Cans Puns A Plenty!
Kate Upton is on a mission in action sports at the moment. After last weeks appearance in this banned commercial for Zoo York, this week Skullcandy announced that she is the first signing to their supermodel crew. “I’m looking forward to working with the R&D team on developing some really amazing new and innovative technologies. I’ve got some ideas around some closed back designs to assist with noise attenuation – it’s not something I’ve seen …
Enter The Daewon
It’s Daewon Song, he needs no introduction.
Part 2 Of Shit Skate Photogs Say
We posted part one back here and now there’s a sequel… Crailtap’s ‘Shit Skate Photogs Say’ only get’s better with the new installment.
Holy Shit This Video Is Good!
Lrg have released an epic tour video from their trip to Japan in 2011… And I mean epic. Featuring Rodrigo TX, Chico Brenes, Karl Watson, Kelly Hart, Felipe Gustavo and Masataka Yamashiro, this is mind blowingly good for a tour clip. Grab a coffee, kick back and make it full screen.
Iver Lynne’s Breckenridge Season 2012 Clip
Iver Lynne shot me through this quick clip of his 2011/2012 season in Breckenridge. Rad little clip and amazing song choice – one of my all time faves from H.O.V.A.
Banned Zoo York Commercial Featuring Kate Upton
This commercial for Zoo York was apparently banned… Not sure if it was a language or sexy-content issue, but it features model Kate Upton as well as the voices of Giovanni Reda and Felix Arguelles. I actually think this is pretty rad.
Shit Skateboard Photographers Say From Crailtap
Another in the series of Shit People Say clips but this one comes from Crailtap and is pretty damn funny.
TJ Schneider Hits Baldface Nelson, BC For Realms
With an episode titled “My Best Shred Ever” you know this episode of Snowboard Realms from TJ Schneider is going to be good. He hits Baldface Nelson in BC with a group from Coal, Capita, Union, C3 and Home. Check it out!
Grenade Games 2012 Teaser
Grenade Games 8 is happening on March 24th and 25th at Bear Mountain and they’ve released a trailer for it. Aside from the obvious eye candy, the trailer is actually really well pieced together – check it out below!
Hit the Road With When in Whistler
Here’s episode three of When in Whistler brough to us by the good dudes at 3CS Outerwear. This time the guys take a trip to do a bunch of urban riding in Rossland and compete in Rossvegas Boardstore’s ‘The Game’ Rail Jam before heading to Red Mountain. The series features Mat Galina, Tristan Hansen, Troy Lawrence, Cavin Donald, David Kinskofer, Erik Gelling, Eric Turgeon and Jamie Corneal.
Fantasy Factory Season Five Teaser
Fantasy Factory is coming back for season five and they’ve released a trailer. Looks like it’s going to be pretty funny – has anyone been watching this? Thoughts?
Billabong City Squared 2012
Billabong have shot out some details on the 2012 City Squared comp in Melbourne. The $10,000 invitational has been running a few years now and is always an awesome day. It’s happening on Saturday April 14th at Queensbridge Square in Melbourne. There’s a promo clip below and the full flyer beneath that – hope to see you there!
Steph Gilmore Stars For Nikon
Steph Gilmore is the face of a new Nikon campaign for their Coolpix AW100. Its part of some partnership with Surfing Australia – the 16MP camera can record 1080P full HD video and is waterproof, shock proof and cold resistant. No idea what the actual photos quality is like though …
P-Rod, Torgerson, Walker and Carlin Battle
Last weekend over at The Berrics, P-Rod took on Davis Torgerson for team Koston – P-Rod was the safe option to go with for the prediction and he didn’t disappoint. They also managed the most exciting ro-sham-bo I think I’ve seen on there. Sebo Walker came out of the gates strong against Jimmy Carlin but couldn’t quite hold it to the end. Both battles are …
A Night Of Fun Costs Shecks $100K
TMZ is reporting that Ryan Sheckler is pressing charges against a lady friend who he alleges walked off with $100K worth of his jewelery… This included a Rolex watch, diamond necklace, diamond bracelet and a whole bunch of other stuff that no one else in the world would think is cool and/or fashionable (Rolex excluded from that – everyone loves Rolex). Apparently Shecks had lured the acquaintance back to his hotel room in Vegas, presumably …
The Onion On Loangboarders
I caught this via the Slap message boards this morning and it has so far made my day. The Onion has posted an awesome article on longboarders – read the ahole thing below then head over here to read more of the Onion’s gold.
Street League Skateboarding 2012 Tour Dates
The tour dates for season 2012 of Street League Skateboarding have been announced. This season, Kansas City, Ontario, Glendale and Newark and the stops between May 18th and August 26th. According to the release, this year, “… the one-of-a-kind skate plazas built in each arena will expand the number of features in its design, allowing full timed-runs on every obstacle of the course for the Line Section. The Tech Section will highlight the …
The Berrics This Weekend Is Going To Be Amazing
This weekend over at The Berrics is looking damn good. P-Rod is taking on Davis Torgerson for team Koston and Jimmy Carlin versus Sebo Walker for team Berra. Head over here and get your strategic predictions in – I’ve picked P-Rod and Sebo to take the wins. What’d you think? Am I on the money?
DC’s Australian Tour Park Footage
We’ve already seen some awesome footage from the recent Australian DC tour but here’s a little more taken at Nerang, Waterloo and Riverside parks. The clip features Mike Mo, Chris Cole, Mikey Taylor, Matt Miller, Nyjah Huston, Wes Kremer, Evan Smith, Kyle Frederick, Kieran Reilly, Bugs Fardell, Casey Ainsworth, Marty Girotto, and Jake Hayes. Check it out!
Fast Times Highpoint – New Store Opening!
For those of you in Victoria, this Saturday March 17th is the official reopening of the revamped Fast Times Highpoint store. From what I’ve heard, the new fit out looks incredible with an amazing wall of hats and some pretty damn cool little design elements in the store. I’ve got some photos of the new hottness coming soon but if you’re about this weekend, make sure you get down and check it out!
MFM And Stevie Bell Shredding
Marc Frank Montoya and Stevie Bell got some good days at Snowbird recently and captured it on their GoPro. Check the footage below – looks like an epic day!
Burton US Open – White and Hight
Shaun White hit his first Burton US Open in a few years over the weekend in Stratton and it was a worthwhile trip wth him taking away US$25,000 for the halfpipe win. White’s first run included a method, front double cork 10 stalefish, cab double cork 10 melon, front inverted 540 stale, backside double McTwist 12 and an alley oop backside rodeo which was enough to secure the win. Louie Vito and Benji Farrow too the other places on the podium.
Berrics BATB V Week 4 Update
Local Tommy Fynn took on Keelan Dadd over the weekend for Koston’s team in the Berrics BATB V. Fynn starts slow but warms up quick and puts on a great show. While Nyjah Huston took on Kevin Romar for team Berra. It was a tough bracket to start with for Romar and Nyjah was pretty solid. Check the battles over here. How did you go with your strategic predictions this week?