Many of you may not believe it, but there was a time when American Apparel was relevant and meant something to the surf, skate and snow industry… If only for taking customers away in hordes and shifting fashion into a new direction that ultimately led to Quiksilver and Billabong’s near collapse. …
ETT Head To Bear On Bikes
This episode doesn’t really involve doing anything with boards (other than customising some) but is about three guys I’ve never heard of that have something to do with motorbikes. However, they do ride the bikes up to Bear Mountain and get a little riding in. If you’re not really busy, …
‘There Goes’ The Movie
John Waddell and his crew of Jye Kearney, Jake McCarthy, Harry Crean and a guest appearance by Richie Carroll have finally released the full ‘There Goes’ film to the internet. The 20 minute film takes you through the kind of unique, out of the way and somewhat ghetto spots you expect from …
BATB Pros Vs Joes Final Results
*Spoilers in here – don’t read if you don’t want to know* The ‘Battle At The Berrics: Pros Versus Joes’ finals were released last night and it was the epic Cody Cepeda that triumphed over Luan Oliveira in pretty convincing style. Only a few weeks back he was pretty much …
RK1 Spring Break Mayhem With Ståle Sandbech
This is an epic edit from the RK1 guys featuring Ståle Sandbech riding after the season end in Norway and having a blast. I think this clip alone doubles the entire worlds stock of flips footage – but in a good cause, especially coming off the roof into that little kicker. …
First Woman To Back Double 10 Is 16 Year Old Katie Ormerod
This is 16 year old British Roxy rider Katie Ormerod, who is now the first lady to stomp a back double cork 1080. She nailed it at Stubai, Austria in May after going a little too big and taking a pretty heavy slam on the first attempt. Check the video below.
Behind The Scenes Of Night Fury
We posted up the impressive teaser for Night Fury last week – check it out here. This morning I got this awesome clip which gives a bit of detail on what it actually takes to get out into the back country with the level of lighting gear this film needed. Check …
Dragon’s Winter Launch Party NZ
Photos: Jared Tonkin from RAWRPHOTO Dragon started their annual winter party tour in Auckland, NZ last week. We have a few shots from the night which was held at the Tyler St Garage where the beers flowed well into the night. Check them out above.
45 Seconds Of Felipe Gustavo
Red Bull has released a rad little clip (and by little, I mean really little) featuring Felipe Gustavo. It’s 45 seconds of bangers, and only bangers – there’s no tunes or fancy editing in here – that are definitely worth watching. Enjoy below.
Desillusion’s ‘The Other John John’
Desillusion Magazine editor Sebastien Zanella shot this clip with John John Florence. It’s all about photography and there’s not a wave in sight during the clip… Kind of a bummer. But it’s still a good watch and at the awesome level of production which Desillusion always does.
Night Fury Trailer
Here’s the teaser for a new short-snowboarding-film created by Ben Ryan and Heath Patterson called Night Fury. It was shot at night in Japan’s Niseko back country during February this year. It features Nick Brown, Connor Harding and Jake Koia. The camera work and some of the lighting looks really impressive …
Quiksilver Shares Have Been Tanking
Quiksilver delivered the results from its second quarter on Tuesday night Australian time and there were a few surprises (read: gut punches) for investors. A loss was expected but it was widely thought to be around $0.02 – $0.04 per share. In fact the company lost US$42 million (on revenues of …
Snow Craft Pioneers – Spring Break Snowboards
Transworld has posted the second episode in this rad series called Snow Craft Pioneers. This episode happens to feature Melbourne guy Alex Scott shredding some unusual shapes with Spring Break boards founder Corey Smith. The series also features (and was created by) Lucas and Jesse Huffman. It finishes this episode with …
GoPro Going Public
GoPro is preparing for its IPO which will make Nick Woodman and his investors (including Foxconn in China) a nice chunk of change. Engadget has done a neat little write up on the potential for future growth in the company. They say that while cameras will always be part of …
Diaries Downunder Welcomes Winter Back
The Diaries Downunder crew have posted a bit of a hype reel for the 2014 season after a few storms passed through New Zealand in May. It’s certainly looking better over there than it is in Australia at the moment with temperatures at Buller expected to reach 11 degrees today. It’s all …
Leica Does ‘Let Us Roam’ With Atiba
Leica have got this rad series going called Let Us Roam which has featured Arto Saari, Ray Barbee and Greg Hunt to date. The latest is with Atiba Jefferson. It’s a great look at how he got to where he is and some of his work, along with the list …
JORDY SMITH GIVING BACK
With the relentless stream of content coming at us daily, hi-fi and disposable are the reg. So it’s a nice change to see this clip from Jordy Smith that has some depth wrapped to it. Jordy lives a life that is blessed. Getting paid bank to travel the world with his super …
No Expectations In WA
This is a rad little clip put together by Smith Optics and featuring CJ Hobgood and Yadin Nicol. Taken on down days during the Margaret River Pro, it takes the guys along the coastline to some pretty epic spots. Some great footage in this too. Enjoy! Hat tip to Boardistan.
Cody Cepeda Is A Name To Remember
Shane O’Neill had his latest turn in the new BATB Pros versus Joes comp with some surprising results… See the ‘Joe’ in the photo above? That’s Cody Cepeda and you’re going to want to remember him. The battle rages for quite a while and swings between ridiculously difficult and back …
‘There Goes’ Australian Premiere Dates
John Waddell’s project, There Goes, is premiering over the 2014 season opening weekend. There will be events held in Jindabyne, Melbourne and Sydney. Check out the rad Alberta webclip here – if the full film is in the same league as this, it’s going to be a must see. Details on …
When in Whistler’s Last Episode For The Season
Here’s the final episode of When in Whistler, filmed over April with Geoff Brown, Shaun Belmore, Nic Harvey, Andrew Burns, Dan Currie, Charles Beckinsale, Maria Thomsen and more. Check it out.
Jamie O’Brien’s ‘Day Like This’ From Desillusion
Desillusion Magazine have released a rad short film with Jamie O’Brien. It’s more like a little interview about a day in his life and where he lives. It is, as you’d expect from these guys, beautifully shot and really well edited. The soundtrack was a great choice. Check it out above.
Boston Celtics Owners Put US$5mil Into Street League
The owners of the Boston Celtics, Wyc Grousbeck and Causeway Media Partners, have taken a stake in Street League skateboarding. From the article published by Washinton Post, it sounds like investment was sought by the league for further growth. It would be an attractive investment to a group of people used …
‘All This Mayhem’ Trailer – The Pappas Story
Vice films have released the trailer for ‘All This Mayhem’, a film about the life of Ben and Tas Pappas. For those too young to know, the Pappas brothers came from Melbourne and were phenomenal vert skaters. After reaching high in the rankings their lives fell apart as a result of …
Street League Pro Open 2014
Last weekend saw the Street League Pro Open go down at Nike SB’s Sixth and Mills park in Los Angeles. There were 16 skaters competing for a spot on the rest of the tour and then competing against the current pros who were all after a wild card through to the finals …
Baldface Under Lights With Signal
It’s another Every Third Thursday with Signal Snowboards and in the episode the guys mount a few lights on some boards and ride Baldface at night. It’s worth checking out for the riding at the end but there isn’t much in the way of a wow factor with the build …
2014 Street League Pro Open List
This weekend (May 17th and 18th, 2014) the first Street League Pro Open goes down in L.A. It’s a two day event where a second tier list of riders will compete for three spots on the tour. Then on day two, all will compete for a wild card entry to …
Whistler Crew ‘Manboys’ 2014 Teaser
The Manboys have released their teaser for the 2014 web series with Transworld and it’s funny. The team consists of Mark Sollors, Rusty Ockenden, Jody Wachniak, Robjn Taylor, Matt Belzile, and Chris Rasman. The teaser is set to Aussie John Farnham’s ‘You’re The Voice’ and finishes with a great quote from …
Another Every Other With Jackson “Getrad” Buhck
Here’s Jackson “Getrad” Buhck’s part for Sydney film, Another Every Other. It’s really hard to know what to say about this but YouTube commenter Tomokithejackson kinda covered it with, “this would be gou miyagi if he filmed drunk”. There’d be some other details I could add to it but best you just watch for yourself.
Someplace Else Trailer By Riley Blakeway
Ozzie Wright, Andrew Brophy and a few artists feature in this trailer for a film created by Riley Blakeway for Corona. It is all about a seven-day road trip in Mexico and it continues the beer brands association with some cool surf, skate and snow film makers. Taylor Steele created the From Where …
2014 Street League Tour Dates
The 2014 season of Street League will include Chicago and Los Angeles stops along with the finals being held in New Jersey again. This year, the season opener will be a private event where 20 pros not currently on the Street League list will compete for a spot in the …
Skating In Ethiopia
I came across this rad follow on video of some guys skating in Ethiopia. Shot and edited by Sean Stromsoe and Thom Estifanos, this is a follow on from the initial clip released in October last year, we spoke about it here. There’s not a whole lot of information about the progress on the …
Jamie Anderson Scores A Nod From Obama
The 2014 White House Correspondents dinner went down the other night and Jamie Anderson was not only in attendance, she had a name drop in a RandPaul gag from President Obama. Hit play about – the video is queued at the right point to hear it. But the whole thing …
This Is Actually Worth Watching
Spring Break The Movie 3 is out and features Max and Gus Warbington, Sage and Blaze Kotsenburg, Zak Hale, Tucker Andrews, Jack Dawe, Nick Julius, Grant Giller and a tonne more. It’s initially a confusing clip – the footage is terribly shot and edited, the music is awful and it …
Tony Hawk’s – Sync
Boards on Board action in Tony Hawk’s Ride Channel Latest video Sync. Most the footage is with his long time doubles partner Andy MacDonald but it also see him teaming up with people like Corbin Harris, Chris Cole, Jaws and Rodney Mullen. The 3 way board varial is super impressive.