Shaun White has got a flavor of gum out for Stride called Whitemint. Having any athlete sponsor a product like gum is, according to this article in the New York Times, unusual because the product generally sells on more tangible effects like teeth whitening. The company is hoping that White’s endorsement of the product will appeal to a younger audience … The full explanation of the commercial (see below) and its purpose can be read in …
November 11th Release For Nyjah Huston Element Part
Nyjah Huston is releasing a part on November 11th for Element. The first of seven teaser clips has dropped this morning and it’s a banger – check it out at the Element mini-site here. I’ll post more as they come out. It’ll be awesome to see Nyjah back up his amazing winning streak at Street League with an awesome video part!
Nitro Roadwarriors ‘Feels Like Home’ Full Film
Nitro have released their whole Roadwarriors ‘Feels Like Home’ film online. The film features Dominik Wagner, Thomas Feurstein, Nils Arvidsson, Tobias Strauss, Sebastian Rittig, Benjamin Urban and more. It’s well worth a watch – check it out below!
Burton’s Standing Sideways Sydney Premiere Photos
Burton had the premiere for Standing Sideways in Sydney over the weekend. It looks like the guys got an amazing space up there for it and had an awesome crowd. Lifewithoutandy were there to capture the night for all of us that couldn’t make it along – check it out above! Victorian premiere is at Mt Buller on September 24th – you can catch the details for it over here…
Thirty Two & Etnies Ammo Video
Thitry Two and Etnies release an all AM full length video …
Chaz Ortiz in Chicago for Zoo York
Chaz Ortiz has shot this rad clip in Chicago for Zoo York. He is obviously no longer riding for DC and has been spotted several times sporting Nike SB’s (but also Adidas and a few others) – be interesting to see where he lands. The clip is really well shot and edited, check it out!
Alex Scott Talks About His Method Mag Cover
Star of Baw Baw’din and all round rad guy Alex Scott has got the cover of the latest issue of Method Mag. The guys have put together a clip about shooting the cover… Check it out!
‘Four Sure’ In Singapore
The guys at Runamuk Visuals have released this 20 minute skate clip from their trip to Singapore recently. It features Tommy Fynn, Jesse Noonan, Firdaus Rahman, Geng Jakkarin and Cameron Sparkes who spent four days over there as part of Billabong’s City Squared event. Check it out below.
Bobby Martinez vs Bert vs Serena Williams
When Bobby Martinez and Serena Williams had dummy spits at the same time, the stars aligned, for the funniest surf-related clip in ages.
Burton’s The Bag Check Featured On Mashable
Burton’s rad little product tool, The Bag Check, has been featured on the social media blog Mashable. The article is about creating micro-sites to make products or offerings stand out from the rest of the site. In the article, Amanda Wormann, Burton’s social media manager says, “We’ve made a lot of these bag styles for a while now, but it wasn’t until creating the Bag Check site that users were able to discover the information and features in a fun way.” If you haven’t …
Final Teaser For Burton’s Standing Sideways
Here’s the final teaser for Burton’s 2011 film, Standing Sideways. I’m pretty excited about this one… There’s a Victorian premiere happening at Mt Buller on September 24th – you can catch the details for it over here. In the mean time, enjoy this one!
éS Spends A Week In Paris
This dropped just after the announcement that eS is finishing up and it is well worth a watch. It’s team rider John Tanner shredding the French capital and is called A Week In Paris. Really well put together, enjoy!
Julius Kellar’s New Site!
Julius Kellar has been shooting for Pop for a few years now. He does everything from action to product to social photos for us and always does an amazing job. He’s just got his new website up with some examples of his work… There’s a few of his shots above and you can head over here and check out more.
Brandon Biebel Talks Matix Split
You might not have heard but apparently Brandon Biebel got dropped from Matix for wearing a Diamond Supply tee. It’s an interesting story – he tells it to Chris Nieratko for ESPN, check it out below.
Chaz Ortiz And Gatorade – Epic Commercial
Chaz Ortiz has got a new commercial out with Gatorade. The Berrics posted a clip a few weeks ago hinting that they were working on something and this is it… There’s not a tonne of skating in it, three or four hits, but the overall production is awesome. Here’s hoping they do one with Sean Malto too. Enjoy!
Art Of Flight – Australian Release Dates
I heard back from the guys at Garage Entertainment who are distributing Art Of Flight in Australia with some details on the release. We’re going to have to wait till mid-November for an Australian release on iTunes and the DVD to be in stores. The guys are planning a cinema release from October 10th and after that, we will be able to buy it.
Owen Wright beats Kelly in NY, avenges his loss in Tahiti, wins world’s richest surf contest
Owen Wright proves he’s not actually human but a cyborg designed by some surf-mad scientist-genius type guy, beating everyone on the world’s biggest stage even though he’s only 21.
Bropros By BigHugs
The guys at BigHugs have dropped another little edit. This time they break out the GoPro for a fun little session in some average weather. The clip is called Bropro – check it out!
Supra Europe Tour Clip
Here’s the tour clip from the Supra teams trip around Europe a couple of months ago. It’s pretty awesome but isn’t quite the same as the Texas ‘Amigos’ clip we posted – that one still rates as on of my favorites for 2011. Enjoy the clip!
Melbourne rated 6th in worlds top skate cities
Transworld have released a list of the top 10 skate cities with Melbourne coming in #6.
Art Of Flight Premiere – Australia Asked To Wait
So, the new Travis Rice epic, Art Of Flight premiered in the States last night. As mentioned in previous posts, the film features Travis Rice, Nicolas Muller, Mark Landvik, Jake Blauvelt, Pat Moore, DCP, Scotty Lago, Eero Niemela, John Jackson and Jeremy Jones. You can peep the trailer below. The premiere was held in New York at the historic Beacon Theatre where T.Rice and his crew were hanging out, there was a mini-ramp and John Jackson and …
Melbourne’s Indoor Snow Park Gallery
It seems like Melbourne’s indoor snow park has opened and Bibby was there last night to grab a couple of photos to share with you guys. Check out the setup above – apparently there’s more info on its way today. I will update when it’s through.
3rd Chapter’s Winter 2011 Party Clip
3rd Chapter held a party in Melbourne for the launch of their winter 2011 range earlier in the year. It looks like it was an absolute banger party – the write up from the guys said, “All in all it was a night to remember or maybe just bits of it.. hahah. We drank the bar the bar dry, we partied like we should, the vibe was was sick and there was a good bunch of crew there to celebrate.” I highly recommend you check out the clip below …
Jerry Hsu Also Takes Photos
Jerry Hsu is a funny guy. He’s also a professional skater and photographer. Combine those three elements and you get Nazigold – his private photo blog. A chance to see the ‘real America’ through the bloodshot eyes of a man who thinks skate comps need “more weapons.”
Standing Sideways Premiere Details!
The new Burton film, Standing Sideways, is having a premiere in Sydney on September 16th. The film looks amazing – it features Terje Haakonsen, Jussi Oksanen, Jeremy Jones, Danny Davis, Mikey Rencz, Keegan Valaika, Mikkel Bang, and a tonne more of the best. Entry is free and there will be giveaways and good times! To RSVP, hit their event page here or email names to rsvp@burton.com.au. Full details are below.
Billabong’s City Squared Hits Asia
Billabong held their first City Squared event in Asia the other day and gave away the largest prize purse the contintent has seen for a skate comp. The day was won by Singapore local Firdaus Rahman who said after the win, “I was so happy the weather turned out awesome today, as yesterday was really hard for everyone … But today it was great vibes, great people, good music and amazing skateboarding!”. Second went to Tommy …
Dragon Drops A Couple Of Charles Beckinsale Clips!
Dragon has put together a couple of short clips with Charles Beckinsale. One is just a day at Mt Seymour the other is a trick tip for a gap to backlip… So much style. Check them out!
80’s Surf Advertising
As Luke Taaffe put it: “Ads in Surf Magazines do not interest me these days. Maybe I’m trying to re-live my days as a grommet because I love the over-saturated colours, art & content of 80’s/90’s advertising.”
Maloof Money Cup D.C. Won By Reynolds
Andrew Reynolds came out on top at the Maloof Money Cup in Washington D.C. over the weekend. He battled Ronnie Creager at the end and took home US$160,000 for the win. The comp now moves to South Africa at the end of September… The bigger story here though seems to be just how much head space has been lost by the MMC to Street League. In the early years, these guys were killing it but have been unable to match …
This is how we roll
J’amie Fazackerley takes you into the lives of Australian skateboarders.
Perisher’s season pass for $699
No this is not a typo. An Australian season pass for $699.
Oakley Rebellion Tour – Queenstown and Perisher
Oakley held the second and third legs of their Rebellion Tour at Perisher and in Queenstown and the Remarkables over the last couple of weeks. Looks like the guys had some crazy good times – check clips from the events below (how’s those dance moves!?!) and a gallery from the events above.
Andy Lloyd’s New Fisheye Fridays Episode
This is the best thing you will see today! Andy Lloyd released the second episode for the season of Fisheye Fridays. It features Jye Kearney and Andy Lloyd shredding Perisher’s terrain park then heading over to Thredbo to catch up with Cohen Davies and hitting the flat bar. Looks like the guys had some great weather for filming and as usual, Andy picks an awesome track for the clip. Enjoy!
Gravis Summer 2011 Launch Party
Gravis held a launch party for their summer 2011 range last week… The guys from Lifewithoutandy went along and grabbed some photos from what looked like a super fun evening. If you haven’t checked them out, you can see the Slymz Leather in brown on the wall – they look so, so awesome. All we need now is for them to bring back the rad Mac accessories they used to do – some of the best laptop cases I have ever seen.
Imaginary Foundation
First we had blank tees, then we had stripey, anchory tees. This will be next, all over image sublimated tees.