Two of Tracks Magazines employee’s are missing in Sumatra after yesterdays 7.6-magnitude earthquake. They were on a boat trip over there and are assumed to be still at sea according to Tracks acting editor Luke Kennedy when speaking to ABC’s Cassie White. Check the full story here.
Tony Hawk Show Paris
Tony Hawk is hosting a skateboarding and art show in Paris this November. I was talking to the guys at Quik in Torquay yesterday who gave me the heads up on this because TH has not just chosen any venue, he’s gone for the Grand Palais (seen above). Built in …
Amazing Vans ‘Downtown Showdown’ Clip
This ranks as the best video I have seen this morning and is another example of The Skateboard Mag doing shit right… Footage from the Vans Downtown Showdown, which happened on September 26th, is edited up on their site – you can check it out here. Props go to the …
Crazy Slovenian, Almir Jusovic Clip
I can’t decide if this is amazing or just crazy? Slovenian Almir Jusovic has definitely got some original tricks and a new approach to skateboarding – Some tricks are mind blowing (in a Gou Miyagi kind of way), others you have to ask why? Well worth a watch. Thanks for …
Forum ‘Forever’ Premiere
Ralph and the Forum guys are sticking with a winning formula… Next Thursday (October 8th) they will be holding a premiere for ‘Forever‘ at the Station Hotel in Prahran. There’s cheap drinks and pizza plus the opportunity to win a limited Forum board. Check below the cut for all the …
Erik Ellington & Geoff Rowley Go Head to Head
I mentioned back here that we’d have this video coming in and here it is… Erik Ellington & Geoff Rowley go head to head in a game of GoSk8 to demonstrate the iPhone app. Full video below the cut – check it out!
Storm Snowboards: The Aqua Skipper of the Mountain
Storm Snowboards is a ‘next generation’ snowboard company that is developing a shorter, wider snowboard that comes without bindings and has a break on it… Because that’s what snowboarders have really been after all this time, a brake?!? I have posted the promotional video (in all its wackiness) below the …
Armageddon Wasted Exhibition
Long time Pop friends Nate Gamble, Danny Young, Steve Gourlay and Tim Hillier have got together with a bunch of their friends to show some art. It’s not until next month, but I thought I’d get in early as it’s sure to be awesome. Don’t worry, we’ll remind you closer …
Rasta Attempts 700km Ocean Paddle
There’s an article in the Australian today talking about Billabong rider, Rasta, attempting to paddle 700km from Byron Bay to Sydney to raise awareness of environmental issues. At first I though they meant paddling on a surfboard but he is actually doing it on a single-seat kayak. The trip is …
Todd Richards Backstage With Louie Vito
I haven’t really managed to keep up with these but Todd Richards has been doing regular podcasts, or Todcasts as he calls them. The most recent one is called ‘Dancing With The Todcast’ and features Richards getting backstage at the premiere of Dancing With The Stars to harass Louie Vito. …
Some Type of Wonderful Party This Friday!
This is for all you beer loving, typography gurus out there. ‘Some Type of Wonderful‘ is an amazing exhibition/party happening this Friday night in Melbourne. Twelve artists get together and each do a canvas on a month of the year… For regular readers of the blog, you will know that …
Police Acting Unreasonably in the States, Again.
I saw this video on Boardistan this morning… Officer Schwab #2099 decided that common sense has no place in the law in California. So, for skateboarding, he cited a bunch of guys and arrested one who objected to the citation. Although you don’t see it on the video, several residents …
Megarampage Update: $99 Tickets Available
I spoke to the Megarampage organizers yesterday who told me that pack up at Oi Megarampa was complete and sections were now on a boat on their way to Australia. It’s only just over four weeks till the event and there’s more and more riders being added to the list. …
Flip’s ‘Extremely Sorry’ Australian Premiere
Extremely Sorry has got an Australian premiere happening! Geoff Rowley and Lance Mountain will be presenting the film at 6pm at the Astor Theatre in St. Kilda on October 27th – book it in! Check below the cut for more info and thanks to Skateboard.com.au for the heads up.
Lakai’s ‘Where the Wild Things Are’ Tee & shoe Collab
Lakai have got a new collab up to coincide with the release of ‘Where the Wild Things Are’ this spring. There’s tees and shoes in the release that look pretty rad – head over to Lakai to check em out.
**Win** Grenade Shoes!
Photo by Julius Kellar As we mentioned a while back, Grenade have been working on a footwear range. It’s finally reaching Australian shores next Autumn but it will be in super limited numbers… I got my pair of Halfer’s in black (pictured above) the other day and they’re rad. The …
Skullcandy CEO Rick Alden up for Entrepreneur Award
Entrepreneur Magazine has got Skullcandy CEO Rick Alden shortlisted for their Entrepreneur Awards. I always like to see ‘industry’ people take these out so if you have two minutes, hit this link and vote. The above video is a little about Skullcandy… Worth a watch! Thanks to TWBiz for the …
Wild and Weird Weather Extends The Season
Significant snowfalls on the weekend have extended the season for a few of the mountains. Buller is claiming an additional 60cm over the weekend, Falls reckons they got an additional 35cm. I’m waiting for actual reports from people who are on the hills – hit the Shoutbox if you’re up …
In The News
Dan Murphy’s Takes the Thinking out of Drinking – Check out their site for an event calculator that takes the guess work out of buying for a party… For instance, were we to hold a snow video premiere we would need 26 cases of beer, 22 bottles of white wine, …
Mick Fanning Wins Quik Pro France
Mick Fanning has seized back to back wins on the ASP tour taking out the Quik Pro in France on the weekend. He was in the final with Bede Durbidge competing in three foot waves at Les Bourdaines. There’s now only 146 points between Fanning and top of the board, …
Oi MegaRampa Footage
I just got this footage from Oi MegaRampa which is happening in Brazil at the moment. The interviews are in Brazillian but the footage of the ramp is pretty awesome – click below the cut to check them out!
Danny & Dingo Are Back For Season 2!
**UPDATE** Just got sent the promo clip for the show – check above! The Adventures of Danny and The Dingo are coming back for a second season. Kass says this time the guys purchase ‘street cred’ from MTV’s Rob Dyrdek, hire a Playboy Playmate to be their full-time assistant, pretty …
Justin Hostynek Talks About Filming ‘Neverland’
The Juneau Empire has an article up called, Filming Neverland. They talked with Justin Hostynek about filming for Absinthe’s latest epic, Neverland. It’s definitely an interesting read and Hostynek seems to be following the trend away from polished, well produced films to a more raw looking ‘skate video’ feel. Click …
2010 Holden Outerwear Website
Mikey and the guys have put up a new website for Holden Outerwear. In keeping with their unique design and emphasis on creative use of audio and visual elements, they’ve got some fun videos up. I especially enjoyed the Who Is Darrell? piece, Shelby really knows how to make a …
Transworld Skateboarding’s Editor Passes Away
Transworld Skateboarding’s editor, Eric Stricker, passed away last night in the U.S. There’s no word as to what happened as yet but it was sudden. We didn’t know Stricker but our thoughts are with the guys at TWS and his friends and family. Check the TWS post here.
Holiday Skateboards Announced!
Josh Rio and the man behind Picture Wheels, Ben O’Neil, have announced the launch of their own wood company, Holiday Skateboards. There’s a rad press release they sent out giving us an idea of what they’re about… It finishes with, “It’s Aussie but we have big ambitions, welcome to our …
Billabong’s 2009 Innsbruck Air & Style
This has been a contest I’ve always wanted to make it along to see – I’ve been close but never quite got there. The Billabong Innsbruck Air & Style is always a pretty amazing spectacle and they’ve started announcing riders and acts for it… So far, if you’re in the …
Robbie Walker’s ‘Play of the Day’
Anyone watching Sports Tonight on August 30th? If you were you would have seen Robbie Walker getting ‘Play of the Day’ for his winning rail at the SnoSho. Good work Robbie! I had our AV Dept. (Rick) put together a short clip of the winning rail. Check it out below …
36 Skaters Make Downhill Tetris
Yep, just like the title says. 36 skaters ‘bombed’ a hill in San Fran with some Tetris-correct and some non-Tetris correct shapes on their heads. Cool idea really.
Bataleon TBT Videos
Bataleon have got three funny short video clips out about their Triple Base Technology. Check below the cut to see them – all about how TBT differs from reverse camber. Worth a watch!
**WIN** Passes to ‘The B’ Premieres!
As mentioned here yesterday, the premiere dates have been announced and tickets will be available free via your local Burton dealer – However to guarantee you’re going to get in, Burton have given us some tickets to each premiere to give away. Click below the cut for entry details – …
Tony Hawk in Entrepreneur Magazine
Tony Hawk has got the cover and a neat little interview about his business in Entrepreneur Magazine. He talks about success’ and failures over the years and has a great quote about doing what you love… TH says, “…follow your heart and do it because you love it. Do something …
Playboy Model & Bra Boys Caught in Cocaine Bust
Playboy’s Miss October 1987 has been caught shifting cocaine with a couple of Bra Boys. Wow… I have so many ‘bust’ jokes to make right now I don’t know where to start. Apparently the big raids in Sydney last week were related to a flight that Miss October was traveling …
Clay Marzo and Aspergers
Most of you will have heard of Quiksilver rider Clay Marzo… It’s unlikely that a surfer Kelly Slater has described as ‘intimidating’ is going to escape your notice. The youngest ever to score a perfect 10 wave and he has Asperger’s Syndrome. But it’s this condition that probably contributes to …
Nitro 2010 Teaser
Andi at Nitro just shot me through the new teaser for Nitro’s 2010 video. If you’ve been following their Road Warrior clips as closely as I have you’ll be anticipating this video. Check below the cut for the teaser.