(Photography by Julius Kellar) Converse are launching a new line this month called Black Flag. They will be out for this winter and the line includes two new styles, the CVO (pictured above) and the Sea Star. The sea star is a vintage looking suede boat shoe with a padded …
Muse Audio Teams With Spire Distribution
Muse Audio has teamed with Spire Distribution. Spire, which also handles Alife, HUF and 10 Deep for Australia is bringing it’s extensive retail connections and distribution experience to the new audio brand so we can catch Muse at more outlets. For more on Muse, hit up their site here.
2010 Hotham Banked Slalom
The Mt Hotham Banked Slalom is happening again this winter on Saturday 14th of August. There’s mens, womens and under 16s. Like last year, the fastest down the Gunbarrel course will score a flight to Mt Baker in the USA and entry into the Legendary Baker Banked Slalom. Check the …
iPad Pre-Order For Australia Is Up!
Not surf, skate or snow related but I just wanted to drop you all a little note to say that the Apple iPad pre-order for Australia is live now. Pricing starts from AU$629.00 for the 16gig Wi-Fi version and goes up to $1,049.00 for the 64gig Wi-Fi + 3G model. …
YES Team Instore
The YESNOWBOARD team are doing an instore signing and skate comp out at the new Ballistyx store this Monday night. It’s a door listed event so if you want to go, hit them up with the details here. Or read more for the flyer.
Top 10 Most Ridiculous Fight Scenes
We’re going to try and find some top 5’s and top 10’s for your Saturday morning weekend reading. This one comes from Luke Ryan and our friends at TheVine. Enjoy. For an otherwise pretty placid and calm-natured guy, I do get an awful amount of enjoyment from watching humans punch …
Nike 6.0 Women’s Apparel For Late 2010
Kailee Bradstreet over at Transworld Business has a rad article up on the launch of Nike 6.0’s women’s apparel range coming later this year. The Nike 6 gear has been consistently impressive so far and if the early images of this range are anything to go by, there’s no change. …
Congratulations Robbie!
Rick and I just wanted to give a huge shoutout to Alice and Robbie who welcomed a little baby boy into the world this morning! No name as yet but Robbie sounds SO stoked. Mum and bubs are doing well… I’m sure Robbie will have an update for us all …
Exacto Is Back!
I’ve been meaning to put this up for a few days now – there’s an Australian brand from back in the day relaunching at the moment. Called ‘Exacto’ the brand got famous off a windcheater and was pumping out of Collingwood from 1925 till about the 70’s when it faded …
In The News Feat. Jessica Gomes
This week in the news we have 4Chan and the Time 100, Brooklyn’s Finest, the UK elections, the new LG wrist phone and the lovely Jessica Gomes… Have a great week!
The Standard Hotel’s Latest Hotness
The Standard Hotel has got its latest project underway creating a set of summer scarves with three artists. The release says, “The Standard has commissioned three artists representing LA, NY and Miami —Thomas Campbell (for CA), José Parlá (for Miami), and RoStarr (for NY) to design art printed on a …
Urban Outfitters Shipping Free to Australia
America’s favorite hipster supermarket Urban Outfitters is offering free shipping to Australia on orders over $100. Just enter the promo code ‘shipaus2’ at checkout and you’ll have your new fixie here before you know it. The offer only lasts until the end of may, so if you want to get …
Eminem’s New Single ‘Not Afraid’
I know there aren’t many rap fans on here but I just came across the first single off Eminem’s new album, Recovery. Called ‘Not Afraid’ the song is getting some pretty epic reviews on the web and definitely has an anthem feel about it thanks to Canadian producer, Boi-1da. Read more to have a listen!
Nikita Photoshoot Contest Winners
I love photo contests… Nikita held one recently with the winners getting a trip to Mexico to be one of the faces in the 2011 catalog – a pretty rad prize. The comp was won by Laura Diehm from Munich, Germany and Lynn Vanderhallen from Maasmechelen, Belgium. Keep an eye …
In The News feat. Olga Kurylenko
This week, in the news, the Wikileaks video scandal gets bigger with soldiers involved apologizing to the kids caught in the battle, Gizmodo get a visit from the po-po after breaking the iPhone 4G (or whatever they’re calling it) story, get better sleep through limiting electronics at night, some rip-offs from the China Auto show and Bond girl, Olga Kurylenko. Have a good week!
Dragon Webgame Winners – Day 3
The Dragon Webgame guys are still over in Whistler killing it. Winner Ben gave us an update “Last night we met Jamie Lynn and had dinner with him and then we went to a Volcom Party where Jamie’s band, Kandi Koded played. It was awesome. Gigi came with us and …
LWA At Coachella Gallery
Thomo from Lifewithoutandy has ben busy – he has been hanging out at Coachella and taking some shots. The festival looks amazing! Peep all the shots above including some from Jay Z’s set! (All photos by Lifewithoutandy)
‘Photography Hijacked’ Is Going To Be Awesome
Photographer Jack Pam has got a film coming out called ‘Photography Hijacked‘. The film follows twelve photographers like Graham Miller, Dean Karr, Shen Wei, Jennifer Juniper Stratford, Sarah Small, Toni Wilkinson, Gareth Willis, Brad Rimmer, Amy Stein, Karron Bridges, Angela Boatwright and Bill Sullivan. The description says that the film, …
Sweaty Betty Turn’s 6 And Parties
The Sydney based PR firm Sweaty Betty held a party for their 6th birthday last week and the good guys at Lifewithoutandy went along to get some shots. It looks like it was a rad night and there’s quite a few familiar faces in the crowd there – check em …
The Block’s Eneliko Smith Makes A New Purchase
The guy who started the short lived hotel chain, The Block, is getting back into the game after making a resort purchase. Eneliko Smith plans to put US$10 million into the Sugar Loaf Ski Resort located in Michigan. The controversial business man has been forced to defend his past dealings …
Nikita Shoot In New Orleans
Nikita recently did their catalog shoot for their gear dropping this November. The shoot happened in New Orleans in some impressive locations – the shots look great! Read more for all the happenings on the shoot.
Ken Block’s Gymkhana Ford Fiesta Revealed
If you’re into this sort of thing, you may have heard DC Shoes owner Ken Block ditched his old Subaru Impreza WRX STI for a a rallified 2011 Ford Fiesta. Given Ken’s perchant for sliding sideways, it was only a matter of time until we saw a Gymkhana variant. Yesterday …
The Get Up Kids To Release New EP’s
I know this isn’t for everyone, given the rap music that today’s youngsters are all listening to. But once upon a time I was 16, on a bus heading to school with a mini-disc player full of what was then called ‘emo‘ music. Well after four albums, a break up, …
Corey Smith’s ‘Experiments in Occultism & Parapsychology’
Corey Smith and COMUNE are holding an exhibition to launch Drop City gallery this weekend in L.A. Drop City is inspired by the early 1960’s artist commune in Colorado and the exhibition, all based on the theme of Occultism which is “the study of occult or hidden wisdom that has …
Oakley Holbrooks
(Photos by Julius Kellar) The Oakley Holbrook is the latest creation of Jesse and Shaun White. I spotted these on Shaun in Vancouver the other week and aside from the standout styling they also have quite a story to go with the design. First up, the name Holbr0ok comes from …
NBA Jam 2010
If you’re like me and have been following the start of the 2010 NBA playoffs like crazy, then you’ll be wishing you could play a little NBA Jam again. Well you won’t have to wait much longer. EA Sports have teamed up with the original NBA Jam creator Mark Turmell …
Nike Music Shoe Commercial
Nike has clearly invested heavily in the ‘Do Cool Shit’ line item in the budget this year – following on from the new commercial (featuring David Koechner) that we highlighted the other week and the P-Rod/Ice Cube commercial from last year, we have the new free run commercial featuring some …
In The News Feat. Eva Longoria
A less tech heavy week this week – an epic film worth seeing, the first leak on the new iPhone, suicide art in NYC, Goldman Sachs is in a world of hurt, 10 ways to see restricted sites online and Eva Longoria… Enjoy!
In The News feat. Rosie Huntington-Whiteley
In this tech heavy edition we have 10 ways to declutter you digital life, the new Google Docs, the first iPad car install, Palm is looking for a buyer and the gorgeous Rosie Huntington-Whiteley. Have a great week!
Dragon Web Game Winner… Where Are You?
The winner for the Dragon Webgame has been announced… But they’re yet to check in and get their flight booked! Luke Rayner, you best be checking your email cause there’s an all expenses paid trip to ride with Gigi Rüf in Whistler waiting for you there!
In The News feat. Kelly Brook
This week, in the news, we have a vast array of geek pranks, Apple’s iPad launch and the iPhone 4.0 OS, a Geelong group scaring the shit out of kids for Easter, California on legalizing pot and one Kelly Brook… Have a great week!
Excerpt From ‘Salts And Suits’ by Phil Jarratt
(Photo by Chris Boadle) I came across this on the weekend… Books on the surf industry companies are hit and miss (mostly miss) but Phil Jarratt seems to have hit on a great story here about the success’ and disasters that have happened at Quiksilver over the last few decades. …
Happy Zombie Jesus Day
As most of you are aware, this weekend is about celebrating the day Jesus was rumored to have come back from the grave to feast on the flesh of the living. Of course they don’t tell it to kids like that, but then again there is a lot those guys …
The Happening 2010 – Melbourne Show Review
So Wednesday night I was fortunate enough to be given a couple of tickets for The Happening art show, movie premiere and live music at The Espy. As I was to find out, I’m glad I didn’t have to buy a ticket as it wasn’t worth the $45 it would …
Pop Magazine: Swimsuit Shoot Video!
We’ve had this kicking around for a bit – a few crew have seen it but we thought it was time to share it with you all. You might remember the last issue had a full swimwear editorial shoot in it. It took a tonne of work from a massive …