Two Sunday’s ago Sabre had the most amazing party planned… The collaborated with a group called EVIE (more on them here) for the party which required everyone to register via email, you were then messaged an address on the day and had to turn up just before 5pm. Unfortunately, in …
In The News feat. Alessandra Ambrosio (Again!)
Everyone caught the video of the banker looking at the Miranda Kerr pics on Seven’s finance report this week, right? That story was funny on it’s own but it was made funnier by the fact that apparently it was a hoax by one of his office buddies – he emailed …
Ben Mates 7th At Canadian Open Pipe
New Zealander Kendal Brown won the Burton Canadian Open womens halfpipe yesterday. But the big news for Australia is that Olympian Ben Mates placed 7th. That’s got to be a confidence booster with the Winter Olympics only a week away. Great work Benny! You can see highlights from the halfpipe …
Jake McCarthy Ashbury Blog
My man Jake McCarthy is blogging for the Ashbury Australia site. I probably shouldn’t say ‘is blogging’, because he’s only done one post and as we all know, it’s keeping these things rolling that is the hard part. Anyway Jake has yet to get philosophical, as he is known to …
11th Annual TWS Riders Poll Awards
Our good friends over at Life Without Andy went to the 11th Annual Transworld Snowboarding Riders Poll awards night and shot a tonne of photos. There’s four whole pages over at their site if the ones above aren’t enough for you. If you can’t be bothered reading the whole post …
In The News feat. Miranda Kerr (Again!)
As mentioned in the shoutbox, Ch. 9 are off to a stellar start with their snowboarding coverage … Anyone else heard about Torah’s “double crippler” attempt? Ahaha. Awesome job guys. Also, Breaking bad, Lord Monckton is a gambler, Bucky Turco has stories to tell, Mafia profits are up and Miranda …
SIA In Denver
Hey dudes, sorry for the lag in Rob Blog updates. I went down to the SIA trade show for the night to hang out with K2 and check out the Transworld Rider Awards night… Scotty and I drove down yesterday and got a baller hotel room in the Hyatt above …
Apple iPad Announced This Morning!
This has had more hype than I can believe … Finally, Apple announced their iPad this morning. It is a 9.7-inch capacitive touchscreen running the iPhone OS (3.2). It contains a custom 1ghz Apple ‘A4′ chip and comes in 16, 32, and 64GB gig hard drive options. To be honest, …
Linc Eather Goes ‘Behind Empire Lines’
Ever wondered what happens behind the closed doors of your favorite brands? Our friend Linc Eather at the product blog, Empire Ave, has got a series of articles coming out called ‘Behind Empire Lines’. He took a trip to the U.S. and invited himself along to all the cool HQ’s …
Ken Block’s New Whip Video
Just caught this rad little clip of Ken Block and his new Ford. The video is basically an intro to Ford team sort of deal but is done in an impressive style, typical of Block and his Gymkhana series. Check it out below. (Via Boardistan)
Boom Dizzle’s Top 10 Skate Tunes
Growing up all I did was skate, watch skate videos and listen to music. As much fun as all skate videos are to watch, it is the ones with a bangin’ soundtrack that really do it for me. Back in the days of 411 I remember trawling through the website …
Dave’s doing ‘The Worlds Greatest Shave’ – Help a kid out!
Hey there guys, I’m putting aside my usual high level of narcissism and trying to do something selfless … Here’s hoping it leads to some kind of publicity, money and/or a TV career! I’m taking part in the Leukaemia Foundation’s World’s Greatest Shave 2010. The funds I raise will help …
In the News feat. Megan Fox (Again!)
Australia Day tomorrow and it’s time for the yearly debate in the tabloid media over the flag, national anthem, etc. Does it annoy anyone else that nothing new is added to this debate each year, they just rehash last years articles? Anyway, David Mitchell talks free speech, OK Go versus …
Polyphonic Spree Gig!
This is a little off topic but next month the Polyphonic Spree are doing a few gigs around Australia. They do some pretty amazing stuff and if you haven’t heard of them, you can listen to a few tracks over here. Anyway, the gigs are going to be awesome and …
Product Placement You Don’t Want
One of my guilty morning reads is the gossip website The Superficial. They’ve got a typically sleazy post up at the moment featuring the cast of shitty reality MTV show called Jersey Shore (basically Big Brother but with self proclaimed ‘guidos’). I noticed the above photo and couldn’t help but …
Vestal Vision Launching
Watch maker Vestal is moving into eyewear. Vestal Vision is launching in February at ASR in San Diego – the release says, “Vestal is proud to announce the launch of Vestal Vision at Class at ASR in San Diego, CA. This new eyewear line by Vestal will make its debut …
New Atiba Photo Site!
Photography fans, I highly recommend you visit this … Atiba Jefferson has a new website up with more of his work on there and a bio section by none other than Chris Nieratko. Aside from shooting some of the most amazing skate photos you’ll see, Atiba is also the guy …
In the News feat. Audrina Partridge
New York’s a saucy place to be governor …. David Patterson, the replacement for Eliot Spitzer who’s career ended after he was caught with high priced hooker, Ashley Alexandra Dupré, has been caught enjoying a steak dinner whilst nuzzling with a mystery “leggy Latina in her 20s“. Be interesting to …
Machotaildrop Trailer feat. Rick McCrank
Chunk just shot me through the below trailer for the film Machotaildrop. The film is by Corey Adams and Alex Craig. It features Rick McCrank, John Rattray, Anthony Amadori, James Faulkner, Lukacs Bicskey, Vanessa Guide, Fred Mortagne, Frank Gerwer, Steve Olson and more. It looks a little crazy … Like …
We’re with Coco
A tall redheaded man needs your support and we just wanted everyone to know where we stand. You don’t stand alone my friend! Are you with Coco!?
Spike Jonze Gets Pranked
Skatefairy has this cool little clip from behind the scenes of Where the Wild Things Are. It’s basically the crew pranking Spike Jonze and it’s pretty funny. Check it out below. [quicktime]https://popmag.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/WTWTA_behind_the_scenes.mov[/quicktime]
In The News feat. Leighton Meester
Most people are finally back at work this week and the real post-Christmas hangover begins… Yes, it’s another year of work. And yep, that credit card bill is going to hurt come January 20th … On the upside, we have the Winter Olympics coming up, plenty of sun happening and …
DC’s Ken Block on Ford
Ken Block’s ridiculous success in everything continues with him signing up to Ford for for the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC), Rally America and X Games. Block will be driving the Focus for the WRC and the Fiesta for the X Games. For those that don’t know, Ken Block was …
Tim Lloyd’s Year In Pictures
Photographer Tim Lloyd sent me a link to his gallery documenting his year in pictures. Tim said “2009 was a crazy roller coaster of a ride for me. Somethings worked well and others didn’t but there was never a dull moment to be had. Over the last couple of days …
In The News feat. Kylie Bisutti
Thanks Melbourne for an awesome New Years Eve – the outdoor bar I was at was the perfect place to watch the rain falling. And to the douche bag who was trying to fight the bartenders … seriously that tee shirt must have been so tight you’d lost blood flow …
In the News feat. Doutzen Kroes
Hope you all had a great break over the last few days – I’ve done the usual Christmas thing, that is I ate too much at home and then went to the local pub with a mate to spread the cheer … by which I mean we drank beer of …
Happy Holidays From Pop!
Happy holidays from all of us here at Pop! Hope all you guys have a great day today and enjoy a bit of a break over the next week. Thanks for checking in on the site over the last year, I hope you’re all happy with the changes and will …
Billabong buying part of Surfstitch
According to this article in the Sydney Morning Herald, Billabong is buying a stake in the online surf apparel retailer, Surfstitch. There’s no word on what they’ve paid or how much they’ve bought but apparently there is a provision for Billabong to acquire 100% of the company in the future.
Sure Store Opens In Melbourne!
Melbourne has got an amazing new store owned and run by one amazing guy. Pop writer, comedian and Laces Tsar of Melbourne, Steele Saunders opened Sure Store on Manchester Lane over the weekend. The shop is a mix of hard to get labels like Alife, Huf, 10 Deep and Benny …
Skullcandy CEO Named ‘Entrepreneur Of The Year’
Skullcandy’s Founder and CEO, Rick Alden, has been named ‘Entrepreneur of the Year’ by Entrepreneur Magazine. We mentioned the voting process back here and showed you Alden’s video entry. The guy has done ridiculously well having massive year on year sales growth and it’s great to see the guy getting …
In The News feat. Victoria’s Secret Coffee Table Book!
So, the climate summit has failed which has given the likes of Abbott and Joyce license to stand up and say that their option of trying nothing was by far the best idea. Way better than hedging our bets and doing something on the off chance that those wacky scientist …
The Rob Blog
After a lot of back and forth, I finally dropped in and started my own blog. Pop have always been so supportive of me, so I figured this would be a good place to start. Plus they’re super nerds (I mean that in the best way), so I’ll need that, …
Heist x Nate Gamble Exhibition
Our favorite art pal Nate Gamble has a show on tonight. His drawings will be shown along with some limited edition t-shirts. It’s happening at The Heist Store tonight from 6:30pm. That’s at 33 Little Latrobe St, Melbourne for anyone thinking of going.
‘Pure Vision’ Photo Exhibit in Melbourne Tonight
As I mentioned back here there is a photography exhibition happening in Melbourne tonight featuring surf photog, Trent Mitchell. The exhibition is being generously supported by Boags beer (we’ve got a store room full of tonight’s supplies at the office!) and is being put on by our friends at Lifelounge. …
A Win For Foam Pit Haters!
This is not a snow foam pit but I saw it and thought it would please a few shoutbox users to see it alight … Apparently this was one of the best built foam pits located in the Red Bull Compound in Wyvern, California, and it was used for FMX …