Louie Vito competed in last nights Dancing with the Stars on ABC in America and we have the video! Check below the cut to see an amused Vito cutting up the dance floor with his partner, Chelsie Hightower.
Burton ‘The B’ Premiere Details and Tickets!
We have final dates and details for Burton’s ‘The B‘ premiere tour. The premieres are open to anyone but tickets will be supremely limited… They will be available in a few weeks for free via your local Burton dealer. However, should you want to secure a ticket early, check back …
Megaramp Construction in Brazil
If you’ve ever wondered how the Megaramp comes together, here’s some photos I came across of the Megaramp being constructed in Brazil for Oi MegaRampa. According to the text with the shots, “Assembling MegaRamp takes about one week with twenty workers rotating day and night to erect the huge structure …
Kalis Moves to DGK?
Skatedaily is reporting that Josh Kalis may have left Alien Workshop to join Stevie Williams over at DGK. They linked to a photo of the above board as further proof but as yet there is nothing on either the DGK or the Workshop site.
Megarampage Promo Video
I’ve come across another promo for Megarampage which is happening at the end of next month. The Dingo talks with Jake Brown about who’s coming along to the event and there’s a tonne of old footage from skaters – plus an appearance from Sean Sheffey! I don’t know if this …
Places to Shop: Street Machine Prahran
We mentioned back here that Melbourne’s Street Machine had opened their new 302 Chapel Street store… Julius dropped by to grab some shots of the store and the man that runs the show there, Chris McLean, answered a few questions for us. Check below the cut for a tonne of …
Last Weeks Of Winter: Lift Closing Dates
We’re into the last weeks of the season now with Hotham and Buller both stopping their lifts this coming Sunday (27th September). After that, if you’re desperate for one more run, you can hit up Falls which is finishing on October 4th or Perisher and Thredbo, which both close on …
2009 SLC Dew Tour Results
As mentioned, the Dew Tour hit Salt Lake over the weekend. On the street course, with P-Rod and Chaz Ortiz unable to hit their stride and Sheckler injured, Brazilian Rodolfo Ramos took the win. While the vert, which was held under a new format, was won by Bucky Lasek. Check …
Mike Martin’s 4 Skateboards Clip
One of Pop’s favorite skaters (and cover-man for issue 2) Mike Martin, has got a rad little clip up for 4 Skateboards. The clip is below the cut and you can check out Mike’s tam page here. Enjoy!
In The News
Shaun White 2 Snowboarding Box Art Shenanigans – Not being a ‘gaming’ sort of guy, I don’t know the whole story here but apparently Nintendo’s executive vice president of sales and marketing, Cammie Dunaway, had a spill while demo’ing the Balance Board for Shaun White Snowboarding at E3 in 2008 …
Fanning Wins Hurley Pro at Trestles
Just a quick update to let you know Mick Fanning is US$105k richer today after winning the Hurley Pro at Trestles. The win also puts him the number 2 spot for ASP rankings. Check below the cut for the full release or hit the event site here for highlights.
Boost SnoSho Airing Saturday 19th September
The 2009 Boost SnoSho will be airing on channel 9 tomorrow at 1pm. I got to see a rough cut and it’s the best half an hour of Australian snowboarding you’ll see on TV. You got to hand it to the guys at Boost, they certainly don’t hold back when …
Dew Tour in SLC This Weekend
Dyet. Backside kickflip at practice before Dew Tour in SLC this weekend. The Dew Tour hits SLC this weekend and on overall points, PLG is the man to beat on Vert whilst Chaz Ortiz is just ahead of Chris Cole in the park. For photos of practice, head over here. …
Revok at Megarampage
Megarampage is keeping the announcements coming… Revok, who is part of the L.A. graph crew, MSK will be appearing. Check this video from ASR and see what Revok is all about.
Mount Eliza Skate Park Meeting
I got an email yesterday from an old PSC friend who’s been working hard on getting a skatepark in Mount Eliza. It’s all looking good right now and they’re after input from the public to make the park as good as possible. There will be a meeting next Wednesday 23rd …
Behind the Scenes Fall 09 Catalog Shoot for HUF
Rad Collector put me onto this one… HUF have shot their Fall 09 lookbook and have a behind the scenes vid to show us. The blurb says, “Amongst the people photographed was San Francisco’s own original sick boy, Mic-E Reyes, photographer Ari Marcopoulos and his son Cairo, as well as …
Michael Jacksons ‘This Is It’ Trailer
Patrick Swayze lit a fire under 2009’s celebrity death match but MJ ain’t giving up the ‘biggest death of the year’ category that easily… Check below the cut for the trailer to the film ‘This Is It’. The film is put together from hours of footage recorded during rehearsals at …
Neff Chronicle #1 Now Available
Neff is putting out a product-zine with info about the happenings with Shaun Neff and his co-conspirators. Chronicle number 1 is now available and features a short interview with Shaun Neff, skate team happenings, celebrity Neff sightings and more. You can download it by clicking here.
Surfing ‘Makes it Rain’ on the Gold Coast
Surfing, once the sport of hippies, now shovels $3.3 billion into the Gold Coast economy every year. According to the report on goldcoast.com.au, “surfing is responsible for more than 21,000 jobs or 12.6 per cent of the city’s total employment.” Combined with income from major contests, the companies based in …
Dew Tour Might Add Mega Ramp Contest
Chris Prybylo, manager of the Dew Tour, has talked to the Salt Lake Tribune about potentially adding the Mega Ramp to the tour. With the success and media coverage X-Games and the Maloof Money Cup has got out of including the ramp, it’s no wonder they’d be thinking about it. …
C1rca Signs Andrew Currie
C1rca has signed on Australian, Andrew Currie to their combat team. Currie, who also rides for Hoon and Modus, will have C1rca product out soon.
One Hit Wonder at Thredbo
Andy Lloyd Yesterday – Photo by Tim Lloyd I had no idea this was happening… Thredbo are holding the One Hit Wonder contest at the moment. Oddly enough I picked it up whilst reading about Charles Bekinsale on the Free Ski site, Freeski Magazine. There’s $5,000 up for grabs and …
Louie Vito’s Latest DWTS Blog
As we mentioned back here, Louie Vito is blogging for People on his preparation for ABC in Amercia’s Dancing With The Stars. His latest entry covers his busy schedule with U.S. Olympic team meetings, dance training, travel and interviews. Check it out here.
Billabong’s ‘Still Filthy’ Aus Tour
Billabong’s homage to the 1988 cult classic Filthy Habits, called Still Filthy, was premiered in the US on September 10th. The film features Wade Goodall, Taj Burrow, Joel Parkinson, Andy Irons, Laurie Towner, Sterling Spencer, Torrey Meister, Granger Larsen and more. Simon at Billabong Aus emailed in yesterday with the …
iPhone’s GOSK8 Gets Ellington & Rowley
Jonathan at GOSK8 dropped us an email last night to let us know that Erik Ellington and Geoff Rowley are the new face of their iPhone app, GOSK8. There’s videos of Erik and Geoff battling it out over a game of S.K.A.T.E coming soon… In the mean time, check the …
Method Media Sold To UK Television Company
The rad Euro mag, Method, has sold their company to the UK television production company, Boomerang. There’s no word on the details of the deal but Method will be integrated into their ‘Boom Extreme Publishing’ unit which will expand their snowboard TV production and work with Channel 4 to create …
Jay-Z’s Blueprint III & Live Performance
This is off-topic but Jay-Z released his new album, Blueprint III, on September 11th and if you haven’t got it yet, I highly recommend you do. I’m no hip-hop/rap fan but with amazing tunes like ‘Empire State of Mind’ and ‘Already Home’ this is something I can get into. Check …
EA’s Skate 3 Due Out in 2010
According to gaming site, Kotaku, EA’s Skate 3 is due to drop in 2010. In taking on Hawk’s successful franchise they have decided to go sans-peripherals and instead go the ‘social gaming’ rout. The game requires you to team up with other crew and take over Port Carverton. This looks …
Quiksilver’s ‘The Spot’ Is Pretty Awesome!
Quiksilver worked with the California based digital creative agency, Cuker, to create a viral campaign called ‘The Spot’. I don’t want to ruin it before you’ve seen it, so click here and check it out. It features Tony Hawk, Alex Olson, Reese Forbes, Danny Garcia and Kyle Leeper.
Brandon Biebel on Red Bull Team
Brandon Biebel took to his Twitter to announce his new sponsor… Red Bull. He said, “My New Sponsor!!! I’m Stoked!! http://twitgoo.com/3ahav” Funny how releases on this sort of thing have now been reduced to 140 characters or less. Still, if Shaun White’s private Silverton pipe is anything to go by, …
L.A. Times on the Rebel Surf Tour
The L.A. Times has a feature on the progression of the rebel tour. Included are the rumors of the massive amounts of prize money on offer – over $1 million for the winner and even $40,000 for last place (where’s the registration form?!?). The most intelligent position on the rebel …
TSC’s Annual Burton Team Challenge Starts This Saturday!
This Saturday, TSC are holding their annual team challenge at Mt. Buller. The event is being supported by Burton who are putting up a load of proddy for prizes. Looks like it will be a super fun day. Click below the cut for more details on the event and go …
Neff MTV Video Music Awards Hat
Neff hooked up with MTV to create a hat for the presenters at Sunday nights Video Music Awards.The hat features the embroidered moon man and a green under brim. The inside seam has “Green is the New Black” on it, apparently as a reference to Greenhouse, the after party venue …
Busenitz Versus Cole at The Berrcis
I hadn’t checked in on the new Battle at The Berrcis for a while but I’m glad I did this afternoon! Busenitz versus Cole and it turned into an amazing battle… Check the video out here.
New Element ‘Sole’ Teaser: Fall Down With Darrell Stanton
Element have released a teaser for their film ‘Sole’ featuring the trials of filming a part with Darryll Stanton… Broken equipment, injuries, more broken equipment and more injuries. Check out ‘Fall Down With Darrell Stanton’ below the cut!