Is Billabong about to be sold? The Business Spectator is reporting this morning the private equity firm TPG has made a $3 a share bid (nearly a 70% premium on the current price) for the company which values it at $766 million. The company has $600 million in debt and has seen its share price drop 78% in the last 12 months due to …
Pennyworth Store Now Open!
Our friend Jana Bartolo who managed the fashion shoots for the magazine has opened Pennyworth. It’s described as “an online platform for customers to purchase one off vintage, rare, limited run and custom made clothing and accessories.” It’s for guys …
P.Rod V Lunarlon Commercial
Nike have released a new commercial for the P.Rod V which features the Lunarlon tech. The ad showcases P.Rod wearing the Black/Volt colorway and is pretty damn cool. Check it out!
Australian Man Found Dead In Niseko
Just a cautionary tale guys – be careful when you’re out on the town in the snow. An Australian has been found dead in Niseko after getting disoriented on his way home from the pub. The 45 year old from NSW was found in a river near Lawson convenience store after partying at the Splash Bar. You can read more on the story over here.
‘When in Whistler’ and ‘Japan Journals’ from 3CS
Jaye at 3CS just dropped me these two rad clips. The first, called ‘When in Whistler’ and the second ‘Japan Journals’. The Whistler episode is set amongst Charles Beckinsale’s handy work over in BC and features Matt Sedunary and Mat Galina. Check them out!
Jess Hart For Esquire And MIMP
Australian Seafolly (and Billabong? Anyone confirm that?) model Jess Hart has hooked up with Me In My Place in NYC to shoot a little feature for Esquire. The shoot came up great and it looks like she’s housing a couple of mint PK Rippers in the living room there. Check some shots from the shoot above and head over here for more and a video.
BATBV – First Brackets
Next weekend sees the first brackets in Battle at the Berrics 5 happen! As mentioned back here – this year it is team Koston versus team Berra and the opening round is the first step in deciding each team champion. This battle will be Shane O’Neill head to head with Ryan Decenzo for Berra, while PJ Ladd takes on Manny Santiago for Koston. They have opened the battle predictions on the site so head over here and get in your votes!
Rusty Is Still Single
It’s a day for the young guys! This clip features 11 year old Barron surfing with Josh Kerr, Jay Davies and Nate Yeomans at Rocky Point in Hawaii. This is part of the single fin features the guys have been working on and it’s a damn good watch. Check it out!
Double cork 12 at 12
Just when you get your double cork 12 down there is some kid half your age doing them bigger than you …
Billabong CEO Might Be On The Way Out
The Sydney Morning Herald is reporting rumors that the Billabong CEO could be in a bit of trouble… They are quoting sources close to the company who say that Mr. O’Neill’s troubles stem from “declining sales and rising debt.” Which of course is a completely unique situation that no one else in business is facing at the moment (read with sarcastic tone). The company is denying the rumors at this stage. He has been with the company for over 20 years …
Corbin Harris Turns Pro
Here’s a massive congrats to our friend and all round good dude, Corbin Harris, who turned pro for Element yesterday afternoon! Although he has been pro for a while he now has a couple of boards (check the flyer below) which makes it official. In addition, he’s got the cover and a massive interview in the new issue of Slam – I gotta say, that is a pretty damn amazing cover shot. It was taken by Andrew Peters and the interview …
Peetu Piiroinen’s Win In Innsbruck
Peetu Piiroinen pulled out a Backside 1260 Mute Grab for a 91.70 point run at the Innsbruck Air and Style comp. He beat out Seppe Smits on 91.13 points and Niklas Mattsson on 89.53 for the win. Check the winning trick below… Damn.
Holden’s Hand Stitched Camera Cases
Holden Outerwear have teamed up with Tanner Goods to produce these rad, hand stitched leather camera cases. According to the release, they are made with, “vegetable tanned English bridle leather selected locally from American sources” which will “age beautifully with character gaining color and distinguished marks over use.” They are designed to hold the SX-70 Polaroid camera which we mentioned back here. Check out a few more images above.
‘Mind The Video, Man’ Trailer From Think Thank
Here’s the new trailer from the guys at Think Thank for ‘Mind The Video, Man’. It’s the ninth video from the guys and features Jesse Burtner, Scott Stevens, Ted Borland, Chris Beresford, Sean Black, Sam Hulbert, Curtis Woodman, Ryan Paul, Nial Romanek, Brandon Hammid, Kyle Lopiccolo, Brandon Reis, Jaeger Bailey and more.
BATB5 – Team Koston versus Team Berra
The first (I think) clip around Battle at the Berrics 5 has gone up and this year it’s Team Koston versus Team Berra. Each of the guys gets to select their dream team with the champ from each team going into the final. Australian Shane O’Neil is second off the mark for Berra who’s team also includes Mike Mo, Chris Cole and Nyjah. Koston went with P-Rod, Morgan Smith, Davis Torgerson and Ishod Wair. Who do you think has got it?
Hypebeast Talks With P-Rod
Hypebeast took five minutes at Agenda to catch up with P-Rod who was hanging in the Primitive booth. Check it out!
Starting 2012 With The Nitro Roadwarriors
This latest clip from the Nitro Roadwarriors is definitely going to make your Monday morning… Fun, well shot and amazingly edited. It features Tobi Strauss, Benny Urban, Dominik Wagner, Basti Rittig, Max Horn, Aluan Ricciardi, Michael Macho, Thomas Hörhager, Steve Krijbolder and Thomas Feurstein. Check it out!
Holden Outerwear’s Rad SX-70
Holden has got an awesome collab happening – I’m sketchy on the exact details but they did create this amazing SX-70 camera. According to the release, “The SX-70 delivers lovely shallow depth of field instant photos and is known for it’s collapsible design, even compact enough to be pocketable (a mere 1” thickness to be exact). The SX-70 features 116mm f8- f22 aperture lens, manual …
Supra in NYC
The Supra team hit NYC recently and have released a pretty damn rad 8 minute clip featuring Chad Muska, Neen Williams, Erik Ellington, Keelan Dadd, Spencer Hamilton, Kevin Romar, Furby, Jim Greco, Stevie Williams, Matt Mumford, Boo Johnson and Ben James. Check it out below and a few photos from the trip above.
RIP Brooko
A memorial for Shaun Brooks will be held at Bird Rock lookout today at 1pm.
Shaun White Talks Us Through The Perfect 100 Run
Sal Masekela talked with Shaun White straight after that impressive ‘perfect 100’ run at the X Games the other day. White talks us through the run and there is a passing mention to the pants but not the open regret and public promise never to wear them again that I would have liked to hear. I kid. But seriously… Check the walk through on the run below.
2012 Vans Bowl A Rama
Saturday February 25th sees the 2012 Bondi Bowl-A-Rama go down. Steve Caballero, Pedro Barros and more will be rolling around infront of massive crowds. Keep the date free and make sure you go check it out!
Haulin Ass To Hall & Oates Is Amazing
This one is a bit abstract but you may or may not know that Hall and Oates have an Australian gig coming up. Our friend Tim Fisher dropped me a note to remind me of the below skate clip called Haulin Ass To Hall & Oates. That’s my whole reason for posting it but it is well worth your 20 minutes of watching. Enjoy!
Hurley and Billabong’s Beach Bowl Comp
Hurley and Billabong are sponsoring the Australian Open of Surfing which is having a skate comp as part of the festivities. The Beach Bowl Comp is happening on February 16th to 19th and will have Renton Millar, Grant Taylor, Rune Glifberg, Curren Caples, Jack Fardell, Bucky Lasek and Bob Burnquest in attendance. Check the flyer for details below!
Oricle Premium Accessories Launches
A new accessories label called Oricle has launched. The release from the guys says that the brand aims to take “classic styling from days gone by and infuse it with contemporary production, design and functionality using premium materials.” The team behind the label has a long history in streetwear and definitely know what’s up. Keep an eye out for it instore and check a few images of the product above.
Bjorn Johnston Pro For Element
Element held a party at Ambush Gallery in Waterloo last Friday night to celebrate Bjorn Johnston turning pro. They previewed his full video part and had a few drinks. I’m yet to come across photos from the night so in place of that, here’s the original ‘welcome to the team’ clip Bjorn did in 2010. Enjoy!
43 Years Old And Killing It
More Hawk news… Here’s a video part release on the YouTube Ride Channel which Hawk has some involvement in. At 43 years of age, he is still killing it. Footage was shot recently in California, Sweden and China. The guy is amazing.
Shaun White’s Perfect 100 Run
As you may have read, X Games pipe was dominated by Shaun White the other day. Aspen saw not only the first 5-peat gold but the first perfect 100 run in the pipe. It was a repeat of the Vancouver Olympics with the win already sewn up on his first run scoring a record 94.00 and he could have sat on his board and slid down the pipe to collect the medal. Instead he outdid his first run with a huge 18-foot backside …
John Waddel In Minnesota For Go Seek
Here’s Jake McCarthy, Daniel ‘Harry’ Creen and Jye Kearney in Minnesota while filming for Reason Films, Go Seek. It was shot and edited by John Waddell. Check it out!
Ethan Deiss and Kevin Jones Join Arnette
Arnette have added Ethan Deiss and Kevin Jones to the team. According to the release, “Kevin was a key figure our early snowboard dynasty and his impact on the snow shred world is undisputed. The last 20 years saw Kevin crushing contests and bringing a skate style approach to big mountain terrain. We’re pumped he’s back in the fold. For those living under a rock, Ethan is an up-and-coming Midwest rider and simply …
Tony Hawk At Bondi By Knack Studios
Justin Barnwell from Knack Studios shot me through a heads up on this rad edit of Tony Hawk hitting Bondi Bowl the other day. Hawk is in Australia for the Big Day Out tour – I caught a few of his doubles runs with his son Riley in Melbourne on Sunday which was rad. Check the clip below and …
Opening Of The Streets at Seven Springs From YoBeat
YoBeat have created this cool little clip for the opening of Forum’s ‘The Streets’ at Seven Springs Resort. The opening was held on January 19th, 2012 with Cam Pierce, Austen Sweetin, Stevie Bell and Nico Cioffi attending. The park is apparently loosely based on some spots in downtown Pittsburgh, PA. Check out the clip below.
Johnstone, Belmore, Williams, CP and Rothy
Nathan Johnstone, Shaun Belmore, Jarryd Williams, Courtney Phillipson and Andrew Roth were having a shred at Arapahoe Basin… However the day was cut a little short by some ski patrol. Check the clip below and thanks to Belmore for shooting it through!
Shit Pro Skaters Say
I’m sure everyone has seen a tonne of those ‘shit people say’ clips and Crailtap have released one featuring Chris Roberts called ‘Shit Pro Skaters Say’. Pretty funny – check it out below.
Pop Holiday Mode – Back Soon!
Hey Guys! Pop will be in Holiday Mode (ie. nothing happening) for the next few days. I’m getting married on Saturday and I’m outta here for a week. We will resume normal service on Monday January 30th. In the mean time, enjoy this epic new clip Taylor Steele created for Corona. Amazing!