Quiksilver’s main man and former CEO, Bob McKnight has given an interview to The OC Register about how the company came to be what it is, his own history and some details about the painful downs and the pains of the ups too. Definitely doesn’t sound like an easy time …
Surfing At 1,000 Frames Per Second
This is an awesome edit that made Vimeo’s Staff Picks. Cinematpgrapher Chris Bryan hit the water with a Phantom Flex, Phantom Miro M-320S and the new Phantom 4K Flex with Arri Ultra prime lenses and an underwater housing. The result is amazing – the shots of the spray are awesome but …
Skating New York’s Abandoned Psych Ward
Sean Colello has created this eerie but rad little clip in an abandoned New York State psych ward. The skater is Rob Miceli and there’s an awesome set of photos by Colello to go with it, which you can see over here. In the description, Colello says, “The campus is a pretty huge …
Will Jackways Interpretation
This is amazing. Film maker Tim Pierce has worked on this ten minute short film featuring Jackways all about his interpretation of his life and how he lives. It is beautifully shot and edited, the snowboarding is awesome, the music fit perfectly and Jackways is just a good dude. The film was …
Part 3 Of Nomad From Adidas Hits Siberia
Pierre Minhondo and photographer Bob Plumb took a crew including Forest Bailey, Keegan Valaika, Artem Smolin, Alex Tank and friend Jonas Michilot across Russia for the third instalment of Adidas’s Nomad series. The guys set out for an adventure they would always remember and from the looks of it, that’s what …
Oakley’s Flying Suit Dreams
Oakley have released a clip with Scotty James talking about the future sport project – which must have been what that party was about back here. He has worked with Oakley and a design firm to create what they’re calling a ‘flying suit’ (why they didn’t just go with ‘flight suit’ I don’t know?!?). The …
Kelly Slater Repping Volcom, Electric And Cobra/Puma Golf
Kelly Slater has confirmed that he will represent a host of Kering Group brands as part of their support for his label, Outerknown. He made the announcement on Instagram and said that the deal includes, “… Volcom, Electric, Cobra/Puma Golf, and even Brioni, Balenciaga, Tretorn, Stella McCartney and others …” …
Danny Davis and Ben Ferguson Hit The Peace Park
Here’s the latest Burton Presents episode featuring mostly Danny Davis and Ben Ferguson but with a few other crew as well. The guys hit the Peace Park in Targhee which looks like the most perfectly cut park the world has ever seen. It looks incredible. The park features the pipe with a …
Surfing Life, White Horses, Smith Journal and Frankie Sold
There was an ASX release yesterday announcing the sale of Morrison Media to radio and sports publisher, Pacific Star Network. Morrison was paid $10.8 million in cash for the titles including Surfing Life, White Horses, Smith Journal, Frankie and more. This represents a multiple of 4.9 times on earnings which in …
Nitro’s ‘The Bad Seeds’ Full Movie
Nitro dropped their full film for 2014, called The Bad Seeds. The film has an insanely long riders list (below) but some highlights are crew like Austin Smith, Bryan Fox, Eero Ettala, Marc Swoboda, Justin Bennee and Benny Urban. I’ve only managed to get a few minutes in and it’s a combination of awesomeness and footage I have …
Adventuring To An Abandoned Skate Park In The Sierras
Brandon Rein has created this great clip of he and his buddies hiking up to an old, forgotten skate park in the Sierras. If you’re after some pointers, Thad in the Vimeo comments says the crew are “… hiking up from Fallen Leaf Lake up towards Angora Lake. The big mountain they pass …
CBD Surf Spot Proposed For Melbourne
This seems insane, but also a damn good idea. An engineering firm, Arup, is proposing a wave pool in Docklands. Heated year round with variable wave size up to five feet and only a short walk from Spenser Street tram and train station – and it is predicted to cost around $8 …
Snowboarding Still Rates. Still, Doesn’t Matter.
Four years on from Vancouver when snowboarding killed in the ratings, we’re back at the discussion over what kind of power that success buys the sport. The Olympics earns eye watering sums of money for the TV rights of the games and based on the success of both slope and …
Yom Kipor Turns Israel Into Giant Skatepark
Photographer Amit Schwachter and skater Tamuz Rachman have filmed an amazing clip in Israel on the Jewish holiday of Yom Kipor. I have little to no knowledge of this holiday but apparently you can use motorised craft of any kind so the roads empty out and you’re left with a whole tonne …
Rip Curl Search GPS Gets Awarded
I spend my days creating advertising. Last week, I got treated to a gala dinner (and all I could drink!) in Sydney for the ADMA awards. One of the very interesting things from the night was Rip Curl’s ad agency, VML, picking up a couple of awards for their work on …
Miss Reef 2015 Calendar
Apparently it’s time for Miss Reef again – the 2015 calendar has dropped now (only 58 days till the new year) and they have released the above clip for it. Which is available in 4K should you need that level of detail. If you can drag your eyes a little off …
Burton’s #Whatipack Is Back
For the third year running Burton is making like the worlds most friendly airport security agent and getting you to unpack your bags. #Whatipack is back and you can win $200 worth of Burton goodness a week between now and the end of November. Part of the launch of the comp …
Review: Oakley’s ‘For Me’
This is a hard film to review – I would be either reviewing the top pros opinion of snowboarding and what it means to them, or archive footage from some of the most awesome snowboard films ever made. And neither is useful in actually assessing if you want to buy For Me. …
It’s Official – Nike Bails On Snowboarding
The Holiday 2015 will be the last season of Nike Snowboarding gear according to a company statement reported on the Oregon Live site. This is the second fail in snow for Nike (following their ACG brand) and leaves the likes of Sage Kotsenburg, Louie Vito, Danny Kass, Austin Smith and more …
Burton Presents Mark Sollors and Alek Oestreng
Burton has released the Mark Sollors and Alek Oestreng edit for their Presents series. Also featured in here is Roope Tonteri and Ben Ferguson. It’s an impressive edit but maybe not on the level of the Jeremy Jones and Mikkel Bang one. The guys hit everywhere from the streets of Oslo …
DC’s Full Part For Matt Miller
DC have released a full part for Matt Miller’s new shoe. This is not your average product-shot-logo-gasm that a clip for a new line would normally be. Instead it’s an awesome and very watchable 3:21 minutes of Miller killing it to Hustlaz Ambition by Young Jeezy. As a side note to this, …
Rome’s FIND in Norway
Here’s the third and final instalment of Rome’s FIND series. This one features a summer road trip with Will Lavigne, Thomas Delfino, Stale Sandbech, Toni Kerkelä and Len Jorgensen. The guys travel from Munich to Oslo then up to the Fonna glacier. This is a fun edit but is nowhere near …
Oakley Future Sport Party
Massive thanks to Little Red Jet for the shots. Oakley held a damn big party in Sydney last week with a host of big names and the theme was Disruptive by Design. All about the future of sport (or something – everyone is posting photos but there’s very little information about the actual event) …
Review: Shred Bots The Movie
As mentioned yesterday, Shed Bots have released the full version of their movie through Vimeo VOD. The film features Torstein Horgmo, Andreas Wiig, Craig McMorris, Anto Chamberland, Stale Sandbech as well as friends like Mark McMorris, Terje Håkonsen, Charles Reid and more. I have to start with kudos to film creator Leo …
Shredbots Available Now
Shred Bots have released their full film through Vimeo’s VOD service. It will cost you US$12.99 for the 45 mins – but going off the teaser above, that’s a bargain. The film features Torstein Horgmo, Andreas Wiig, Craig McMorris, Anto Chamberland, Stale Sandbech and more. We will check it out …
Episode 5 Of Diaries Downunder 2014
This is my favourite Diaries episode for the 2014 season – Nick Hyne, Nick Brown and Mack James set out for some spring time riding deep in the mountains. The guys helicopter out to Deep White Hut and head off to ride the chutes of Mount Alaska. There’s some great riding in a …
Rome’s FIND Norway Teaser
We’re only three days away from the Norway edit in the FIND series by Rome Snowboards. This one features Thomas Delfino, Will Lavigne, Stale Sandbech, Toni Kerkela and Len Jorgensen. This one is focussed on a European road trip through Bispingen, Hamburg, Sweden and Folgefonna. Check it out – looking forward …
Shaun White Announces Air and Style For LA
Thumbnail: Mike Yoshida for Snowboarder Shaun White is bringing the Air and Style to the U.S. for the first this February. It’s happening at the Rose Bowl and has confirmed Mark McMorris, Eric Willett, Kim Rune Hansen, Maxence Parrot, Antoine Truchon, Sven Thorgren and Sage Kotsenburg on the riders list so far. So the tour schedule for this …
‘For Me’ Trailer Looks Epic
Your Friday is about to be made… Oakley, who haven’t had me stoked since the release of the Koston Frogskins, have knocked it out of the park with this teaser. The film, For Me is being released on November 4th and features an awesome lineup including JP Walker, Terje Håkonsen, …
ETT Creates An Earth Pressed Board
Hard to believe that we’re actually getting back to the time of year when ETT episodes are being released. Here’s the first one for season five (!) of the show – this time, the guys test out pressing a board with dirt. There’s a tonne of fun snowboarding in this …
Modest Minute Episode 3
Here’s the latest Modest Minute featuring Tenzin Butt, Luke Harvey, Rainer Occhilupo, Harry Sorensen and Pete Long hitting the Perisher park. And I hate dub-step, this song absolutely reinforced just how much I hate it.
Bob McKnight Retires As Quiksilver’s Executive Chairman
Image via Transworld Business Bob McKnight is retiring from Quiksilver as Executive Chairman and will now just serve on the board. McKnight gained the rights to Quik in the U.S. back in 1975 and has grown the company over the last 39 years. It is the one and only job …
Whistler – XXX (SFW)
Don’t let the title fool you, there’s nothing you can’t be viewing in the office here (damn it!). Featuring Luke Gonty, Daniel Kneubuhler, Blake Dickson and Rylan Pickett, the short film is supported by the crew at Boardworld. Unusual music selection for it (but it works really well in the …
Burton Presents Mark McMorris’ Full Part
There’s no hype in this clip at all, it’s just an awesome story from Mark McMorris’s 2014 season. It takes you through the Dew Tour, X Games, Sochi Olympics, U.S. Open and a trip to Baldface with Travis Rice and Eric Jackson. His injury recovery in the weeks before Sochi …
GoPro Linked With Schumacher’s Brain Injury
French journalist, Jean-Louis Moncet, has claimed that the GoPro mounted on the helmet of F1 driver Michael Schumacher may have been the cause of his traumatic brain injury. There are claims that tests have shown that the solid camera structure mounted to the helmet changed how it absorbed the impact – adding the …