I’m all for entrepreneurial spirit, and I thoroughly enjoyed some of the messages that made their way through my inbox over the weekend, but really… Make sure to purchase your Neff x Michael Jackson Tribute tee before they work out it was all an elaborate hoax. Maybe I’m just bummed …
In the News
Did you hear? – Apparently some guy called Michael Jackson died last week and if news reports are anything to go by, we were one of only a handful of websites not to crash from an onslaught of fans desperate for info on his demise. Google thought it was under …
Somehwere Near Tapachula & Vote For Surfing 50 States
The two guys we left hanging from Issue 12, Jonno Durrant and Stefan Hunt, are up for an award. Sort of. We need to vote for their documentry, Surfing 50 States, to be video of the year over at SurferPoll. They’ve been helping out a lot of people with their …
Lutzka on K-Swiss
I picked this up on Skatedaily, apparently Greg Lutzka is heading up the skate shoe program for K-Swiss. Check the above video to see a little about the design process and what’s going on… try to ignore some of the cheesier moments and don’t question why he would take the …
Spacecraft Profile on TW Business
Stefan Hoffman- photo from Transworld. Mark at Spacecraft just shot me through the link to a brand profile on the TW Business site. The guys talk about thier new staff members, expansion, designs and the amazing looking Bali office. Check it out over here.
Original Snurfer in the Smithsonian!
Transworld has an article that says the original Snurfer and some of the design work that went into it will be displayed in the Smithsonian! Sherman Poppen’s 1965 creation will be located in National Museum of American History. Check the full article here.
Burton 2009 Demo Tour
Burton sent through the flyer for the 2009 demo tour dates last night. Burton Aus Marketing Manager, Chris Boadle, tells me that “Burton’s full 2009 range available for testing. We even have a few 2010 models in there for those product freaks.” Hit the above graphic or head over here …
Tony Hawk Talk to Mark Hoppus
I know there’s some Blink fans out there so this would be of interest – over on Shred or Die, T.Hawk has had a sit down with Mark Hoppus from Blink 182. They talk about how the reunion came about, working on the Simpsons and Travis’ plane crash. Worth a …
Ken Block on Top Gear?
I’ve just checked out the sneak-peek reel for the new season of Top Gear (The UK one) and damned if I didn’t spot DC’s Ken Block in his Subaru tearing around. He features pretty heavily in the short clip – looks like some of the Gymkhana footage and some rally …
11th Annual TransWorld Skateboarding Awards
In case you haven’t checked TWSkate in the last day or so, the 11th Annual TransWorld Skateboarding Awards went down. The winners are below the cut but if you want them with footage, go here.
Rob Dyrdek Has Stomach Pumped
In what is purely a celebrity gossip update, TheSuperficial has a few photos up of John Mayer dragging Rob to the hospital to get his stomach pumped. Apparently the afterparty to Street Dreams was good then.
The Hangover Now Showing
If you haven’t seen this yet, it’s tight arse Tuesday’s tonight, so go. Every line is brilliant. You might recoginise the ‘leading’ man, Zach Galifianakis, who if you know your snowboard movie trivia, was the standout in ‘Out Cold‘, which also starred Todd Richards. The rest of the cast is …
6 Minutes Of Street Dreams
In case you’re one of the few people left on the planet that doesn’t check The Berrics website every day, there’s a 6 minute sneak peak at Rob Dyrdek’s new movie Street Dreams. From what I can tell it’s the intro to the film. Rob was a great guy to …
Ty Evans Q&A
Pierre’s blog is always a great place for me to waste a few hours. Aside from being a pretty creative dude himself, he often comes across some interesting tid-bits. Here is a great Q&A with Ty Evans about the making of Fully Flared. It includes a lot of footage from …
2009 Burton New Zealand Open Dates
The dates for the 2009 Burton New Zealand Open have been annouced. It’s set to go down in Cardrona’s 22 foot Olympic-size superpipe from the 10th of August (well actually that’s the opening party, the event doesn’t start until the 12th). Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you will …
Zoo York State of Mind Premiere!
*REMINDER* Zoo York have got the premiere for their new film, State of Mind, happening in Melbourne and Sydney TONIGHT. The film is going to be amazing and features footage of the team hitting spots throughout China, Australia, South Africa, Europe, Canada and the US. The main gig is going …
Koston on Nike SB
We reported the rumor back in April but now it’s official… Eric Koston has signed to Nike SB. He looks pretty excited in the Berrics post (which you can see here). This is a huge addition to the already impressive roster at Nike. Thanks to Aidan for the tip off!
Quiksilver Okay – Not Selling Anything
According to Shop-Eat-Surf, Quiksilver has puled back from the brink and has no need to put anything up for sale. The guys have got a new financial partner that is putting up US$150 million to solve their liquidity problems. In addition to this, the share price has risen from a …
In The News
Entourage Back In July – I’m a huge fan of this show and anyone who is hanging out for the sixth season will be stoked to know that it returns to US screens on July 12th. Can’t wait! Next Wave Has Potential – I’m very cynical about ‘action sport’ based …
Coal Australian Blog
The guys at Coal in Australia have got a blog up with all the goings on in their world as well as a list of places you can pick yourself up some Coal goodness. Head over here to check it out.
Baw Baw Photos & Footage!
The good guys at Baw Baw shot me through some more photos and footage from the Big AirBag launch over the weekend. The bag is 15 metres long, nine metres wide and two metres high and looks like awesome fun! Check below the cut for more of the day.
Pop Shop Live – Tees Available!
As noted by Rick in the Shoutbox, the Pop Shop is now live and we have our first run of tees available! These took six months longer than they were meant to but with good reason – we found the exact 100% cotton, slim-fit, tees we were after from a …
Jereme Rogers Takes Shrooms, Bugs Out, Is Arrested
This is the funniest thing I’ve read all year. It seems yesterday, Plan B pro Jereme Rogers took some mushrooms, ‘bugged out’, climbed out onto his roof, started talking to people that weren’t there, got naked and then got himself arrested! You couldn’t make that shit up! Go here or …
Jon Kooley Interview For Nitro
Andi at Nitro put together a little interview with Jon Kooley and sent me a bunch of rad photos from Mark Welsh. Check below the cut for a quick profile and some awesome photos!
St. Kilda Skatepark Fight Continues
We’ve had quite a few articles on the St. Kilda Skatepark over the last few months and despite all logic and Renton Millar’s best efforts, there are still people making it exceedingly difficult to get the project underway. There is a new site been selected down next to St. Kilda …
H-Bomb Controversy
My Dad used to know a guy that claimed to have invented the term ‘ground swell’ which always made me laugh. I mean, how can you prove that? Today’s Herald-Sun carries a story about Rob Vassallo who claims that he created and took the idea of a heated wetsuit to …
Crackpot/Porthole – Fred Ganim Show Thursday
Our good friend Fred Ganim is having an artshow opening this Thursday night from 6pm ’till 9pm. It’s at 32 Hull St, Richmond (behind the Richmond Plaza). Here’s what the press release said: In an abandoned factory destined for destruction stands a room within a room. The six-sided arena plays …
DC’s Auto Collection – Ken Block Can Drive
Remember the Gymkhana videos from Ken Block that we put up a while back? Well, that’s developed into a fully fledged collection under DC with the above awesome infomercial. I’m getting the Magna out onto St. Kilda Rd this morning and giving a few of these moves a go! Check …
Quickflick 3 by Michael Drake
Guy Miller at Juice shot me through the link to this awesome short film on the Slam site. The film is the third installment from Michael Drake and features the likes of Dane Burman, Geoff Cook, Danny Gluskie and more. I’d like to see a better quality version of the …
Death Cab For Cutie and Dakine
According to this release on Transworld, Death Cab For Cutie and Dakine are working together to promote the new Death Cab EP The Open Door. Buying Dakine gear at select retailers in the U.S. will get you a free copy of the new CD and put you in the running …
Trouble In Australia Footage
Shock Hound has got a clip from Trouble Andrew’s tour in Australia and New Zealand. The clip features gigs, the Mile High Party, behind the scenes stuff along with a distressed looking band member who was subjected to a strip search at the airport on the way in. Check it …
Nitro and the Last Spots of Snow at Arlberg
The Nitro guys have sent us a little footage from the last days of the Euro season. Andi Aurhammer tells me “we were scouting for the last spots of snow at Arlberg. After a while we found a nice grass gap. Luckily we had our BMW winch with us to …
2009 Thredbo Park Update
With the Australian season opening next weekend, news from the resorts is coming in. Pop cover-man Charles Beckinsale is once again heading up the Thredbo park and will be giving us weekly updates throughout the season. Hey wrote me this morning with some photos of the new features that had …
In The News
Fast Company Lists 100 Most Creative Business People – Being that we’ve just released a creative issue, I’m pretty sure we should have made this list (kidding). The list includes Pharrell Williams, Tyra Banks, Marc Jacobs and a heap more. Check it out. This Site Is Awesome – I came …
Lib-Tech and Spacecraft Hookup
Lib-Tech and Spacecraft have got together with Think Thank’s Jesse Burtner to create some snowboards. The above graphic is Burtner’s pro-model. They aren’t calling this a collaboration between the parties but refer to it as “a board created through mutual respect.” Have a read of what Ryan Davis had to …