Bellroy have release their new Midnight Travel Wallet. It’s basically the same as the cocoa one, but black. For those that haven’t held the goodness that is Bellroy in your hands, you need to know just how good this gear is. Super high quality materials, minimal branding and awesome styling combined with comprehensive functionality. It is the Coal or Holden of wallets. This is one of the only travel wallets around that can fit in a pocket and it also comes with a Japanese…

Two of our favorite brands, Herschel Supply and Holden have got together to create come collab bags. Both have a similar aesthetic shooting for classic, well designed pieces that use premium materials so this should be one to keep an eye out for. There are four bags in the range; a classic school backpack, a duffel bag, a vintage-inspired scouting bag, and a technical backcountry backpack. I’m not sure on …

This is a completely unconfirmed rumor scraped from the Slap boards this morning but someone on there is claiming to have spoken to Dyrdek who is talking about having purchased Alien Workshop from Burton. While I wouldn’t normally post a rumor this vague, it’s Dyrdek which means its entertaining… AWS has seen a bit of a resurgence since Burton took over a few years back and it would be an interesting turn if they chose to sell …

A good friend in Sydney sent this through to me yesterday – the guys at Beach Burrito have done a little arts and crafts with one of our old covers for their tip jar. The model who appeared on the cover and in that issues swim guide definitely looked the goods. Check out some of her other shots from the mag in the gallery above! And if you’re in Sydney, make your next Mexican stop at Beach Burrito.

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Here’s the top 10 articles from the last year on Pop as voted by your mouse clicks. There was a few favorites from previous years that I’ve excluded but they deserve a mention – our interview with internet prankster David Thorne was right up there as well as last years swimwear issue. Anyway, here’s the top stories we …

I appears Rob Dyrdek has gone crazy but in a good way not in a J Casanova way.

The media and advertising blog, Mumbrella, has ranked some of the best outdoor ads from the last year and the guys at Evolve got a mention for their rad Ballroom ad. It was part of a series, you can check the others above. Mumbrella said, “A room flipped upside down shows how a skateboarder sees the world – as a playground of ramps, jumps and half pipes. That it’s a ballroom is a playful poke at the snobbery directed towards …

How’s the week leading into Christmas been for you? Something tells me it’s would have been better than it has for the management at Billabong. You might have heard in the news that their stock took a hit… And by hit, I mean it dropped to record lows losing 44% over a couple of days. Wednesday saw a 10% bump as everyone calmed down a little but it has led to questions about Billabong’s strategy. A lot articles have blamed the profit …

It is not a stretch to say that photographers are the backbone of the action sports industry. Not only do skate, surf and snow mags live and die on the strength of their images, none of the athletes would have profiles, and none of the brands would have exposure, without photographers. And none of the rest of us would have anything to put on our bedroom walls.

I hate overly positive reviews – telling people only the good about anything doesn’t help. A real review has to give you the niggling little problems that you’re going to experience once you’ve bought the product, otherwise you haven’t really gained anything from reading it. I mean, no one sets out to make a bad product so you have to assume that 90% of what’s in it is going to be good and then weigh up whether the remaining problems …

It is definitely the party season – Lifewithoutandy hit up East versus North, a get together on Sydney Harbor where two ships sailed to meet each other and party, which then carried on to the Cargo Bar after. Looks like it was an amazing day! Check some of the shots above.

The guys at Lifewithoutandy hit up what looks like a pretty fun night at Bondi’s Buckler’s Canteen. Buckler’s is a nautically themed joint that resides where Hogs Breath used to exist. The palce looks amazing – I can’t wait to hit it up next time I’m in Sydney. Check out some shots from the night above!

General Pants held their Christmas Party the other night and damn, they did it well. Obviously with some kind of musician theme going the crew went to town with the costumes – Kanye, Lady Gaga, John Lennon, Katy Perry, Justin Bieber, Marlyn Manson, Victoria Beckham, Freddie Mercury, Weird Al Yankovic (Godamn Weird Al!) and tonnes more. Everyone looked awesome and the night looked epic – check the shots above for more.