Upon hearing that the enjoi team had landed on Australian soil, I set to work trying to pin the guys down for an interview. I made good progress, and got a time and a date locked in to give them a call. Then I got a text from Anthony Mapstone, legend of Australian skateboarding and enjoi tour manager, explaining that the guys were “horny” to answer my questions via text message, not over the phone. I was a little disappointed, but after …
Extreme Anger Over Buller Season Pass Prices
The Mount Buller facebook page has been inundated with negative comments over the last 36 hours after releasing their 2012 pricing. There’s a lot to this so stick with me here…
Wilko’s France Wetsuit
Boobs. How good are boobs?! Wilko loves ’em, loves ’em so much he got his wetsuit plastered with them.
Skrill Clinton – Snowskating at it’s best?
Ambition snowskates have released a pretty cool little video showing snowskating is still alive… Somewhere.
Kenrick Monk gets Radical!
Olympic swimmer hopeful falls of skateboard, then lies about it to the cops.
Teahupoo. It did actually happen
It’s been a busy few months in surfing … so this clip is worth a look just to remember how insane, and insanely heavy, that one day in Tahiti actually was.
Maloof Money Cup South Africa Results
The Maloof Money Cup in South Africa went down over the weekend with Tommy Fynn taking second just behind Ishod Wair. Fynn will take home $40,000 for the days work. Ryan Decenzo took the bronze. During the Mega-Mini best trick section of the comp, Elliot Sloan pulled the first ever 900 tailgrab (see video below) – it was his first 900 as well. Pretty rad. For more on the comp, you can see the full release here.
The Full Interview With Steve Berra – Part 3 of 4
It’s taken a little white to get here but it is well worth the wait! Steele Saunders has become a semi-qualified audio tech and has cleaned up all four parts of the interview with Berra to make for much easier listening. In this section Berra talks about making films, the reasons for starting the Berrics and the logistics of the park. You can read the section below or head over here to listen to it. Steele’s interviews are all available through …
Black Box Distribution Sale – Mystery, Zero and Fallen Going Cheap!
Black Box, the distributors of brands like Mystery, Zero and Fallen, are having a sale on next weekend (Saturday October 8th). Get down to the warehouse at 1/273 Boundary Rd, Mordialloc from 10am to get your self some gear at up to 70% off. Details in the flyer below.
Givin Australian Premiere – October 14th
Givin is having an Australian premiere for the film ‘One’ on October 14th at the Cherry Tree Hotel in Richmond, Victoria. The film looks like its going to be rad and features Robbie Walker, Keegan Valeika, Jake Koia and more. Check the details below and I hope to see you all there!
John Jackson Joins Burton
Burton put out a release this morning saying John Jackson has joined the team. Jackson was formerly with Forum and has won ‘Video Part of the Year’ twice and took out his second consecutive ‘Rider of the Year’ award at the TransWorld Riders’ Poll Awards this year. Check out his welcome to the team clip and the full release below.
Get To Know Quik Pro France Wildcard Marc Lacomare
Marc Lacomare is a 21 years old Frenchman and the only guy we’ve seen with a DC wetsuit. He has scored himself the first wildcard in the Quiksilver Pro, France and DC have put together a little clip introducing the kid. Check it out below!
Icon Brand Launch Party
Our friends at Lifewithoutandy caught the launch of Icon Brand at Hunky Dory the other night. Check a gallery of shots from the launch party above! For those that haven’t heard of them before, Icon Brand is a line of rad looking mens accessories that come from Byron Bay. Hit their site for more info.
Street League Donates Its Creations
You know those epic features created for each Street League stop? Well they’re being donated to create skate parks through Rob Dyrdek’s Foundation. According to this mornings post, “The Rob Dyrdek Foundation has already helped build 11 skate plazas in the last 2 and a half years, now with the Street League Course donation program local skateboarders will have a chance to skate the same contest features as their …
Get Pitted Kid Get’s Eloquent
Remember the ‘Get Pitted’ kid? If you don’t, you need to watch this. We actually have screenshots of this guy stuck around the building. US show Tosh.O has followed up to see where he’s at now and put together a pretty funny clip with him. Check it out below.
Patagonia :: Fall ’11
Patagonia, hard not to love what these guys are doing or at least respect it. This new collection is good.
éS – Bobby Vs The Edgar Video Part
éS have released an seriously tight video part Bobby Vs. The Edgar.
Amazing Spanish Skate Park
This came to me via Juxtapoz and I am pretty damn keen to move to Spain on the basis of this skate park. According to the post the park was completed this year and includes “a skatepark, concert hall, rock climbing, theatre, ballroom, and even broadband Internet. The entire building is covered under a large thermal canopy, allowing use in all weather conditions.” For more, check the photos above or head to the Juxtapoz post.
Spring Snow in NZ For Hayler And Chumpy
I got this clip of Damon Hayler and Chumpy Pullin through North Face this morning and its actually way better than I thought it was going to be. The guys have a rad time riding Temple Basin in New Zealand – check it out!
Behind The Scenes Of The Billabong Hi Summer Swimwear Shoot
Billabong Girls posted some photos on their facebook page from behind the scenes of their hi-summer swimwear shoot. The shoot featured pro-junior Ellie-Jean Coffey and Billabong Girls US Lifestyle Ambassador Catherine Clark and was shot in Noosa. Check out a few of the shots above!
Givin ‘One’ Premiere New Zealand
The first Givin film, One, was premiered in Queenstown, New Zealand and Jake Koia was in attendance. The guys look like they had a rad night – check a gallery of the happenings above and a clip from the party below. Props to the photographer too – these are some great party shots!
What Bo Knows, Danny Don’t
Maybe you needed to be older, or grew up in the U.S. but until this morning I don’t think I’d seen the Bo Knows Nike commercials before. Danny Kass has put together a tribute ad called Danny Don’t Know and it also features the editor of the U.S. Snowboarder Magazine Pat Bridges. Check it out below and peep one of the original Bo Knows spots right here.
DC Team Riots In Europe
The DC team took a tour through Europe recently and here’s the clip. Chris Cole, Mikey Taylor, Nick Dompierre, Wes Kremer, Davis Torgerson, Josef Scott, and more were there for the trek through Copenhagen, Rotterdam, Cologne, Helsinki and Malmo. Check it out!
Isenseven Teaser For Kaleidoscope – Premiere Happening!
Somehow I missed the release of the 2011 teaser for Isenseven’s Kaleidoscope. Created by Alex Schiller, Tom Elliott and Vincent Urban the film features a lot of the usual crew like Alex Tank, Fips Strauss, Fredrik Evensen and Tobi Strauss as well as a bunch of new names. There will be a premiere for the film in the coming weeks – I’ll post more details as soon as they are available. Isenseven have put out some of my favorite snow …
Standing Sideways Buller Premiere Gallery!
The Mt. Buller premiere for the 2011 Burton film, Standing Sideways happened in a packed cinema last weekend. According to the release from the guys, “The day started with the TSC Snowboarding Burton team Challenge which saw the TSC crew making the most of the features that Mt Buller had set up for their final weekend of the season. Once the action had ended on the hill, it was on to the Mt Buller Cinema where the crowd gathered in their masses, hungry …
Jake Burton Diagnosed With Cancer
Jake Burton has informed his employees and riders that he has cancer.
Dragon Viceroy Launch Party Photos
Dragon held a bit of a launch party for their newest style, the Viceroy. The event was at La Di Da in Melbourne and the dress code was vintage L.A. Looks like it was a rad night – check some shots above!
Holden Outerwear’s New Site!
Holden Outerwear have launched the new hottness this morning. As usual, the guys have killed it – every year their site is so rad. Check out the latest lookbook in the photos above then head over here to view the site!
You Think He’d Be Getting Better At This By Now…
JR Blastoff, AKA J.Casanova, AKA Jereme Rogers, has release his latest “song”. And by song I mean whatever it is you’re hearing below. If you check The Berrics, you would have seen his Bangin earlier in the week – we know he can still skate, he just needs to stick to that and give up on this rap thing. If you hate yourself, watch away.
Kelly Slater beats Owen Wright after facing off in their third straight final
By making history with their third straight final against each other, Kelly and Owen Wright’s rivalry is shaping up as one for the ages, and we say that literally: when Kelly won his first world title, Owen was two-years-old.
Behind The Scenes Of Ortiz’s Gatorade Commercial
We mentioned the rad new Gatorade commercial featuring Chaz Ortiz back here – a single shot with a few little hits in a school hallway through to a huge 15 stair rail. The commercial is awesome and the guys have released a clip going behind the scenes. They had some serious equipment and put a tonne of effort into making it, it’s a really interesting watch… Check it out over at The Berrics.
DC Opens Its Awesome Embassy Facility In Barcelona
DC have opened their epic new 12,000 square foot indoor skate park in Barcelona. Called the DC Embassy, the park has been three years in the making and it will feature weekly videos from both the DC team and others passing through Spain. You can head to the DC Embassy site to catch a video of the park on opening day and head to the facebook page to catch video updates and more from there. We’ve got a few photos from the opening above to check out too!
Diaries Downunder – Season 2 Episode 4
Diaries Downunder have released their fourth episode for their second season. This time they “head up to Temple Basin in the club fields. It’s a must for anyone coming to NZ to ride and one of the more unique experiences around. A 45min hike up to the lodge and you have some of the best terrain in NZ at your fingertips. After a few days riding spring like snow we head back to QT for a park session at Remarkables.” The guys have killed it again – well worth a watch!
Aarto Saari’s Pool Party
Aarto Saari built a pool then has a party with some of the greatest pool skaters of all time.
Working For The City – Full Movie
The City and Jon Stark drop a full length movie ‘Working For The City.’