If an article in yesterdays Australian is to be believed, the Rebel Tour is dead. The organizers declined all requests to talk to The Australian and ASP’s CEO Brodie Carr announced in the release we posted here, “that the ASP had retained the support of the sport’s athletes and sponsors.” …
ASP Tour Changes Announced
Okay, I’m not as deep in this as I should be but for those that have been following the developments with the Rebel Tour, the ASP’s announcement of major changes to its tour would come as no surprise. Mick Fanning can say “the ASP World Tour continues to be the …
Krew Australian Tour
Just saw this on Skateboard.com.au – Krew are apparently putting on an Australian tour including Muska, Lizard King, TK, Antwuan Dixon and more. Check details on the flyer below the cut or at the Skateparx forum here.
In The News
Skullcandy iPhone App – According to the release page, the Skullcandy iPhone app can “get the latest surf report or snow conditions, find a skate park, and listen to free streaming music.” No idea if this works in Aus yet but I’ll play around and find out. Check the link …
Gang of Fourstar Trailer
There’s a teaser out for Girl Film’s latest, Gang of Fourstar. Featuring Anderson, Carroll, Gonzales, Howard, Koston, Malto, Mariano, Schaaf and more… It’s going to be amazing. Check below the cut to peep the teaser.
Behind The Scenes on DVS’s Skate & Create Entry
If you feel you’ve missed out on some awesomeness today, this should give you your fill… DVS has posted a ‘behind the scenes’ clip from their Skate & Create entry. I was really impressed with their work on this and you wont believe what went into making it happen. You …
More Forum Forever Premiere Photos
Kickback sent in a bunch of photos from last night’s Forum Forever premiere. As is the way with these things, it takes a little bit of time to get everyone’s photo together, so I’ll update this post when I get more in. I had a great night, the Forum premieres …
VRAW Intern
As I mentioned back here, we’ve got our new Fashion Editor Jana Bartolo courtesy of the good guys at VRaw… For those that haven’t checked out the site (here) the VRaw thing is basically a way of getting dream jobs at creative companies… We have neither a dream job or …
Burton’s Breast Cancer Awareness Tank
Tracy Anderson blogged over at ESPN (here) about Burton helping out with Breast Cancer Awareness Month. They have released a tank-top through their L.A, Chicago, Burlington, and N.Y.C. stores as well as online at ccs.com. The tank top, called ‘Save the Melons’, is US$19.95 and is for a really good …
See You Next Tuesday
Sam Chisholm, cover photographer of issue 4, has a photography exhibition next Tuesday. In Sam’s words, he’s getting a bit on in the legs and has been commuting by fixed gear, so he has been shooting some of the scene around Adelaide, specifically Fixed Tuesday night rides through winter. So …
Forum ‘Forever’ Premiere Tonight
Not sure what you’re doing tonight? Well you should be going to the premiere for the new Forum video, called ‘Forever‘. It’s at the Station Hotel in Prahran and there’s cheap drinks and pizza plus the opportunity to win a limited Forum board. Check below the cut for all the …
Kelly Slater Rumored For 2010 Boost SurfSho
I’ve just heard an unconfirmed rumor that next years Boost SurfSho is going to have a ridiculous line up including one Kelly Slater. The contest has moved from the Gold Coast to Bondi in Sydney (first time Bondi has had a surf event in 40 years apparently) next year and …
Spike Jones on Where the Wild Things Are
There’s an interview with Spike Jones on The Vine this morning talking about creating Where the Wild Things Are. I know we’ve posted a few of these up over the last few months but this is well worth a read – Spike talks about walking the line between pleasing studio …
Big Mountain Jeremy Jones Launches Jones Boards
I mentioned back here how big mountain Jeremy Jones was saying goodbye to Rossi – well, his plans have finally been revealed… Jeremy has a note on his site today with a press release announcing Jones Snowboards. Nidecker will engineer and manufacture the boards which Jeremy says is a “a …
Automaton Snowboards 2010 Site is Live!
Joe Polillo. Photo: Riley Proctor Brenton at Automaton emailed to let me know that their 2010 site is now live! Head over here to check it out. I’ve just noticed their awesome site tag line – “Shred today (cause tomorrow it might melt!)” Too true.
Creatures Bottle Opening Boards
I don’t know how many of you guys in reader land will be old enough to remember the original Whiskey video but this clip sent to me by Creatures brought back all kinds of nostalgic VHS memories because of the song it shared – Six Pack by Black Flag. Creatures …
Sabre Moving Into Goggles
There’s going to be a new entrant into the goggle world this northern winter as Sabre expands beyond sunnies. You can read the full article over at Shop-Eat-Surf here, but before you do that, peep the UFO video on the Sabre site here. Crazy.
Billabong Pro at Mundaka: First 8 Heats Highlights
Simon at Billabong just sent through a highlights clip from the first eight heats at the pro in Mundaka. Check below the cut to see the full clip or click here for the event site.
Nicaraguan Volcano Boarding
Snowboarding not extreme enough for you anymore? Camera dutching and gang signs not having the effect they used to? Maybe Nicaraguan volcano boarding is for you. For around US$30 you can enjoy a ride down Cerro Negro, which is a 2400-foot peak that last erupted in 1999, and then a …
Somerville (VIC) Skate Park Opening This Saturday
The new skate park in Somerville, Victoria is opening this coming Saturday (October 10th). Long time PSC guy (now Peninsula Shire guy), Andrew Joseph has organized the likes of Geoff Cook, Stevo Dugec, Joel Whitling and possibly Snappa from the Fast Times team to demo plus a few local bands …
Erik Botner Talks Nitro
Andi at Nitro just shot me through a quick chat he had with Norwegian Erik Botner and threw in some some rad photos with it. Check below the cut for more goodness!
Coal 2010 Website is Up!
It’s no secret that I’m a massive fan of everything these guys do and they haven’t disappointed with the 2010 range. The new Coal site is live and aside from the awesome photography they’ve got some amazing new pieces up… Personal favorites would be the Kipp in Black, the Preston …
Megarampage Ramp Session Canceled – Music Festival to Continue
Unfortunately Australia is going to have to wait another year to see the Mega Ramp. The organizers behind Megarampage announced today that “Due to unexpected complications it has been agreed that the event in its current format is not viable at this time. However, new dates and locations are being …
V-RAW Winner & Pop’s Issue 14 Fashion Editor
Remember the V-RAW contest we had up a while back for the Fashion Editor’s position at Pop? Well we got our winner – Jana Bartolo. Jana, who is a Sydney based stylist, has been working with us since last Friday and is producing some amazing work so far – I …
DC’s RD-0915AW Collection
I caught sight of this on the weekend – DC have released Dyrdek’s latest collection and it is, in my opinion, amazing. Called the RD-0915AW Collection it features two colour-ways of perforated leather shoes, custom-fit denim, lightweight zip fleece, t-shirts, hats, wallets, and a leather jacket. You can check a …
Sheckler Stars Alongside ‘The Rock’ in Tooth Fairy
I didn’t know this was coming up but apparently Shecks is starring alongside Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, Ashley Judd, Julie Andrews and Stephen Merchant in Fox’s latest cinematic master piece, Tooth Fairy. I didn’t believe it till I saw the trailer (which is all I will ever see of this …
Places to Shop: Fast Times Skateboarding
All photos by Julius Kellar. Fast Times is a new shop brand for a team of guys that have a long history in skateboarding. Founded by Andrew Tebb and Mark Grayson; and with Anthony Mapstone recently joining the ownership team, the chain of three stores in Victoria has only been …
In the News
Burton’s ‘Get Lifted’ Program – Burton has a great program running in North America at the moment where you get a free lift ticket with every board purchase! This is an awesome addition to their current program called ‘Go Snowboarding’ that get’s a lift ticket and a lesson for people …
Flip’s Extremely Sorry – David Gonzalez Mini Ramp
Guest_3832 is a legend for pointing this out in the Shoutbox! Mini ramp clip that didn’t make the Flip video featuring David Gonzales… Amazing! Don’t forget – the Australian premiere for Extremely Sorry is happening October 27th at The Astor. Go here for details.
Dew ‘Battle for Supremacy’ on Fuel
Dew’s ‘Battle for Supremacy’ which happened at Mt. Buller a few months back is going to be aired on Fuel TV next Monday (October 5th) and Thursday (October 7th). Tune in at noon to catch some footage which was captured under extremely difficult conditions. The show was filmed and produced …
Karlson Tea Party @ COMUNE
Last weekend, LA clothing label COMUNE held a motorcycle and Adam Wright photography exhibition called, the ‘Karlson Tea Party’. The exhibition, curated by Nelson Kanno, featured bike builders Shinya Kimura, Brawny Built, Trevelen of SuperCo, Chopper Dave, JoMo Racing and Lossa Engineering with photography by Adam Wright and a custom …
Mike Martin on HUF
HUF have added the first team member to their Australian operation and they’ve started strong – joining such amazing skaters as Dennis Busenitz, Julien Stranger, Alex Olson, Zered Bassett and fellow Australian Andrew Brophy will be Mike Martin! HUF owner, Keith Hufnagel said, “Yeah we’re stoked to have Mike on. …
Burton’s ‘The B’ Packaging
Chris at Burton shot me through some images of them unpacking the first copies of ‘The B‘ movie. It looks like it comes in a rad old VHS style box and is packed with a few goodies. Check below the cut for a few more images and don’t forget the …
Big Mountain Jeremy Jones Off Rossignol
Big mountain Jeremy Jones left a blog post on Wednesday to let everyone know he was saying goodbye to Rossi. In the post he says, “As of today I am no longer working with Rossignol Snowboards. It has been an amazing experience and I want to thank everyone at the …
Reminder: Some Type of Wonderful in Melbourne Tonight!
Just a quick reminder that tonight is Melbourne’s turn to see ‘Some Type of Wonderful‘. It’s a typography exhibition being held by our friends at Lifelounge but more importantly… It’s going to be well stocked with free Kirin! Hit up the No Vacancy gallery on Little Lonsdale St after 6.30pm. …