The Am’s list for the Maloof Money Cup is online now. The list names Chima Ferguson and Shane O’Neill as two Australian who made the cut for the invite only event. You can check the full list over here and click below the cut for a full breakdown on the …
Meet Emmanuel “E-mAn” Rodriguez at Foot Locker this May
This is an email I got this morning. Add the dates to your calendar and head down to one of the 6 Foot Locker stores listed and meet Emmanuel Rodriguez from TV’s “So You Think You Can Dance” in person! Apparently this is something Pop readers might be interested in. …
Nitro 3 Day Session in Val Senales
Andi at Nitro just sent me this clip from a three day stint the guys had in Val Senales. I’m told that there will be two more clips coming from the Nitro crew this season then they will be releasing the whole film in September. The film will be free …
Skateboarding Statistics
Shop Eat Surf has an interesting article this morning on statistics in the skateboard industry. The article is actually about the direction as an industry but covers things like: – There are 11.08 million skaters. – It is a US$4.8 billion market. – 77% of skaters say specialty skate stores …
Bastard Store in Milan
Chunk just sent me a link to this amazing store in Milan. It’s featured on Arch Daily at the moment and is a converted old cinema with a suspended bowl. The store is called Bastard and was designed by Studiometrico, you can check out photos from during the building of …
Stylewars Update
I checked in with the organiser for Stylewars, Rich Hegarty, yesterday to see if there was any more info on the contest. There’s not much to add at this stage but in the interest of keeping you all informed, Rich says, “Riders need to confirm riding spaces with rich@stylewars.com.au. Accommodation …
The Shed’s Revamp Plans
Part of my high school curriculum was skating at The Shed in Cranbourne, Victoria. I’m not kidding – for about a full school year, four days a week I was driven to skate at The Shed for an hour before lunch. It was awesome. The Shed has been a great …
Weird Al’s Van’s Collection
CNN have got an article on brand obsessed collectors on the site at the moment. The feature photo is Weird Al Yankovic and his collection of Vans shoes. He started wearing them back in the 80’s and describes one pair as “appropriately grotesque” to enhance his already wacky image. Click …
In The News
Pool Skating: The Recession Sport – I was listening to the BBC’s World Service on Sunday when I heard this story about how pool skating is taking off because of the recession. Lots of homes are vacant and guys are getting out there to make use of the empty pools. …
The Skateboarder’s Journal: Issue 12
The Skateboarder’s Journal: Issue 12 With what surely has to be the best cover ever, issue 12 of The Skateboarder’s Journal is out. And for only $12.95, you’re laughing! Gourlay sent me an email today with the below details if you’re too distracted by the 70’s babes to read the …
Tony Hawk Refuses To Dance With The Stars
Tony Hawk was offered $175,000 to be on Dancing With The Stars last week. He turned down the offer and Tweeted some pretty funny tuff about it. Things like “It is a lot of money for priceless humiliation. No thanks!” and “dignity is its own reward” were in two of …
Teaser for Nike SB’s New Film: Debacle
As we reported back in March, Nike SB has their new flick Debacle out this year. The film features Shane O’Neill, Daryl Angel, David Clark and Grant Taylor. They’ve released another teaser for the film yesterday which you can peep here. The film is looking the goods – can’t wait …
Ed Hardy Does Snowboards
Thanks to Brandon in the Shoutbox for the heads up on this… according to South of the North, Ed Hardy is doing a range of snowboards and outerwear. From the looks of things it will be as bad as their clothing. What makes a company like this decide to make …
Transworld Catches Up With T-Rice
Transworld caught up Travis Rice to talk about his latest (in a long line of recent) title – Exposure-Meter Champion. He talks about filming with Absinthe, Natural Selection and the next Brain Farm project. Check it out here.
Andrew Brophy on ESPN
Cliche pro, Andrew Brophy, has got an interview on ESPN where he talks about growing up in the country, the secret to his ollie and drinking. Check it out here.
Searching for Michael Peterson Trailer
Last night surf film director Jolyon Hoff sent me the teaser to his film, Searching for Michael Peterson. The film looks amazing, check the above teaser then hit up the film site here to buy a copy.
Nike SB Zoom Air Harbor x Fish
Nike SB have released their new Zoom Air Harbor but this time Australian Business Manager, Fish, has had some input. The shoes feature a graphic of a ‘floating head’ on the inside – this is Fish’s own work. The shoe will be on sale this month, keep an eye out …
HBO on iTunes!
Ever watched the program Oz? They should make it mandatory watching in highschool – no one is ever going to commit crime after watching that. What about Deadwood, The Wire, Entourage or The Sopranos? Most of these have only been accessible to Australian audiences via torrent – until now. Apple …
Crailtap Does Mini Top 5 With Brad Pitt!
Crailtap has got a Mini Top 5 on their site with Brad Pitt. Brad basically gives gives shit to Mike Carroll and it’s pretty funny. Check the clip here.
Mt Buller Early Opening Photos
I just got home from a nice little Sunday up at Buller. Even if Buller weren’t ready for it (two small staff buses to shuttle a whole parking lot worth of people up to two ticket sales desks and an unorganised lift que, come’ on!), the snow certainly was! I …
Grey Matters Photos
This is a bit late. But I was waiting for curator Mark Lording to send me a few MP3’s of his band, Late Arvo Sons, to put in the Pop Player to go along with this post. In the end Mark told me he was crap with this sort of …
In The News
Shecklers Executive Tendencies -Shecks has obviously been talking to Bernie Fraser and is planning for his future. MSNBC has an article cleverly titled ‘Chief Adrenaline Officer’ on its site at the moment which talks about the big commercial guns of action sports including P-Rod, Tony Hawk and more. More Shaun …
Drawing Boards Team Hooked Up With Palm
Drawing Boards announced their team today which consists of Ivan Vargas, Darth, Chris Baldwin, Mikky Josephson and Jack Ward. However the interesting note in the team announcement was that all the team are also hooked up with Palm. For those unfamiliar, Palm is a Blackberry/iPhone type smart phone (their upcoming …
YES! Snowboards in Australia
I just got an email from our friend Amine at Rush Distribution who tells me that they will be bringing YES! Snowboards into Australia. YES is the creation of Romain, JP Solberg and DCP. The guys are keeping us in mind when designing their new boards too… They will be …
Baw Baw Opening Early Rumour
Our awesome new photographer friend B-Rad sent through some more photos. This time from a trip to Baw Baw a day or two ago. I wonder if it was on the same day as the Burton guys? Anyway Brad says the snow is even better there than at Buller. These …
Mt Buller Opening This Weekend!
Sorry, I ‘m a day late on this. I was waiting for some interesting photos as the Buller press release only had a pathetically small one. Brad McEwan came to the rescue. So Buller is opening the earlier than it ever has this weekend. They’re running the 6-seater Holden Express …
Maloof Money Cup Riders Announced
Alli has got a list of riders for the street section of the Maloof Money Cup up on their site. The list includes Mike Carroll, Mike Mo Capaldi, Marc Johnson, Nick Dompierre, Heath Kirchart and a tonne more – you can see the full list below the cut. Check out …
U.S. Snowboarder Magazine’s Parent Company Files for Bankruptcy
Shop-Eat-Surf reports that, “Source Interlink, the company that publishes Surfing, Surfer, Skateboarder, Snowboarder and five other action sports magazines and web sites, said today that it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.” In the court filing it said that it had between US$1 million and $10 million in assets but …
In The News
Stories from the previous week that weren’t good enough for their own post… and Cameron Diaz. Channel 10 May Drop The Simpsons – Although I haven’t been a regular watcher of the Simpsons in a while it is still the best thing Channel 10 currently has on offer. So their …
Battle At The Berrics Round 2 Voting!
Voting for round two at Battle at the Berrics is now open! Head over here and vote for 32 skaters you want to see compete – there’s plenty of Australian’s to choose from too. Names like Dollin, Marnell, Brophy and Duncombe are all on the list, so get voting!
Sam Winter Signs with Gravis and Analog
I know I’m the last on this news but just so you know again, Sam Winter has signed with Gravis and Analog. Mark Oblow, the Gravis Global Team Manager, said, “I’m very excited that Sammy Winter is the first Gravis rider signed in Australia. He brings style, skill and above …
Ryan Gallant Joins Circa
Ryan Gallant has joined the guys at Circa. They’ve got a neat little flip book mini site thing happening which you can check out here. Thanks to Skatedaily for the tip!
Jan Snarski at Grenade Games
This post comes due to popular demand – Jan Snarski has appeared in a video from the Grenade Games. Looks like he’s been enjoyng the V-Juice again. Oh and Jan, can your skills back that tennis trash talk?
Shock Mansion Interviews Mad Child from Swollen Members
I got an email from Sean at a website called Shock Mansion the other day. The guys there have run an interview with Mad Child from Swollen Members. Normally this kind of thing isn’t something I would post up (I’m not up with the whole hip-hop/rap thing enough to write …
Michelle Williams & Spike Jonze Marriage Rumors
I’m wanting to add a bit of TMZ flavour to the site and I’ll start with a rumor. One of our favourite directors, Spike Jonze, is rumored to be marrying Heath Ledgers former squeeze Michelle Williams this summer. I’m Not Obsessed has the full ‘story’ over here. Of course, the …