For some reason I had not seen this amazing little documentray that Current did on Death Cab For Cutie. It’s about thier last album Plans, so it’s a little dated but still well worth watching. In case you didn’t know Death Cab For Cutie has a new EP out called …
Grenade Apparel Preview
As pointed out by Kyneee in the shoutbox yesterday – Grenade have got an apparel preview up on Rad Collector. I am really into the above Civil War jacket and some of the new footwear is looking the goods. Check out the full preview here.
Hemleys Sale Time!
Have you got your fistful of government dollars yet? If you have, Hemleys have got a sale happening from today till Sunday April 26th which includes a “Buy One Get One Free” deal on shoes and up to 70% off on clothing! Click here for directions to the store and …
The Hangover is Good
On Saturday night I was fortunate enough to be invited to a preview screening of Todd Phillips new movie called ‘The Hangover’. Firstly, Todd Phillips was the director behind the movie Oldschool. Secondly, The Hangover stars Zach Galifianakis. Trust me when I say, this movie is one of the funnist …
Mick Fanning in Sport & Style Magazine
Mick Fanning has got a feature in the new issue of Sport & Style Magazine. The magazine, which actually has really nice design, comes free with The Age and Sydney Morning Herald. I’ve put the feature below the cut – Enjoy!
Tech Specs: Reverse Camber Snowboards
Ever wondered about the technology that goes into the sports we do? Confused about why you want a reverse camber snowboard, why US wood is better than China wood in skateboards or about the ‘surfboard theory’ between pro-finish and glass? This is going to be a series of articles about …
Obama Meets RVCA
Shop-Eat-Surf has a rad little article about Founder and Creative Director of RVCA, PM Tenore, getting to go and meet Obama at the Whitehouse. Obama got some small business people together to outline to them his plans for supporting their companies through the tough economic times. Tenore said that the …
Ride Shakedown Happens This Friday and Saturday
The 8th annual Ride Shakedown is happening on April 3rd and 4th at Mont Saint-Sauveur in Canada. The Shakedown contest, which was featured in the most recent Shaun White Snowboarding game, offers a $35,000 prize purse. For more details, check out the event site here.
In The News
Gordo the Skateboarding Parrot Stolen – The L.A. Times has an article about Frank Mirales and Gordo, his skateboarding parrot which was stolen last Wednesday. Mirales taught the parrot to skate when he was recovering from being hit by a truck and needed physical exercise – so for company he …
Nate Gamble on RoebeeH Productions
Rob Henry over at RoebeeH Productions has put a piece together on Nate Gamble painting down at Chumba. Rob has done a tonne of these epic little vid’s – everything from artist profiles to selling a watch to buy food for the homeless (which is a pretty intense vid to …
Grey Matters Exhibition
There is an exhibition happening in Melbourne on April 16th that is well worth going to… Grey Matters will feature black and white photogrpahy, illustration, painting and video art from some well known Melburnians and Sydney-siders. People like Nate Gamble, Mark Lording, Danny Young and a heap more will be …
Dan Himbrechts Photos of Hawk at Monster
One of Pop’s favourite photog’s, Dan Himbrechts, got a prime position to watch Tony Hawk do his thing at Monster in Sydney last week. Dan was stoked at the oportunity and got some great shots. Head over to Dan’s blog here to see some amazing images and read some reminissing …
Jereme Rogers Tracks on Club Mumble
A while back we posted about the beginnings of Jereme Rogers rap career… We’ll now Mumble has some tracks up for you to check out. Not being all that into the hip hop myself, it’s hard for me to give this any kind of meaningful critique, however I have to …
Sk8 Dice On Your iPhone!
I got the heads up from Skatedaily on this one… You can now get Sk8 Dice for your iPhone. It’s only AU$1.19 and will make sure you’re always ready to go! If you want to purchase the app, just click here.
Bataleon Snowboards on TW Business
Transworld Business have got a great feature on Bataleon Snowboards up this morning. It’s all about their unique shape and base technology. Well worth a read – check it out here.
Shop Stop: Skate (Hardware and Footwear)
We got a huge response to last weeks Outerwear Shop Stop – some good, some bad. This week, I thought I’d hit up a few Victorian skate stores to find out what’s working for them in hardware and footwear. Don’t feel left out if you’re in other states – I …
WTWTA Trailer
We’ve been patiently waiting for this for a while now, and even jumped the gun the other day regarding the trailer. As with most things, God knows all and dropped knowlege in the s-hate-box. The trailer for ‘Where The Wild Things Are’ is here and pretty awesome. It reeks of …
Gatorade Title Sponsor of Free Flow Tour
Gatorade have taken up the title sponsorship position of the Alli Free Flow Tour – a series of 50 Am skate events across the States. Jeff Urban, senior vice president of sports marketing for Gatorade said, “Supporting action sports at a grassroots and amateur level is where we want to …
Billabong’s New Site!
Billabong has got their new website happening. The new site makes use of the usual social networking thingy-whatsits and has way better navigation and a cleaner layout than the old site had. Plus it loads million tims faster than the old one. Check it out here.
Analog Team Surfs North Stradbroke Island
Trines at Analog just shot me through this awesome little clip of the Analog team surfing North Stradbroke Island. It features Ben Godwin, Jock Barnes and Jordi Watson tearing it up! Enjoy.
Zoo York 2008 Euro Tour Final Podcast
Zoo York have released the final podcast from their European tour where they have been frantically filming for their upcoming feature, State of Mind. Check below the cut to see the full podcast featuring Donny Barley, Eli Reed, Matt Miller, Aaron Suski & Brandon Westgate. Alternatively, you can download a …
Eddy Current Suppression Ring Wins 2008 Australian Music Prize!
If you read any papers since Friday you might have seen that Frankston band, Eddy Current Suppression Ring, has won the 2008 Australian Music Prize. The above video is from a show Rick went to back in 2006. They won themselves $30,000 cash prize for their second album Primary Colours. …
In the News
New Zealander Declares World Travel on a Skateboard ‘Efficient’ – Yep, you read right. New Zealand man, Rob Thomson, spent 850 days and $15,000 skateboarding around the world. He set a Guinness World Record, met red necks and ate horse penis salami – however his statement that traveling 12,159km by …
Nate Johnstone Takes Second In World Cup Halfpipe!
As Radman noted in the Shoutbox… Rip Curl rider, Nate Johnstone has taken second place in the halfpipe event in Valmalenco, Italy yesterday. The podium finish places him second in the overall ranking for the FIS World Cup Halfpipe. Good work Nate!
Burton US Open Results
Danny Kass wins his 5th US Open halfpipe title. Photo by Jake Stangel. The Burton US Open happened over night and Danny Kass took home his record-setting fifth US Open halfpipe title! In addition to that, Australian Torah Bright earned her third US Open halfpipe title plus $3,000 for the …
Control Skateboards: Casey Mcdonald Footage
Canadian skateboard company, Control sent me through some footage of Casey Mcdonald. It’s a bit of a teaser for their upcoming video and so far it looks awesome. Whenever I hear of a Canadian video, I automatically think of the Whiskey series with their sketchy filming and editing (I wish …
Burton US Open Live Webcast Starting Soon!
Just a quick reminder that you will be able to watch the Burton US Open live via goto11’s webcast. Men’s and Women’s Halfpipe Semi Finals start at 8:30am Vermont time which is 11.30pm Saturday in Australia (provided you’re on the East Coast – if not, adjust accordingly!). When you’re ready …
DC Flagship Store on The Strip!
Dyrdek’s Fantasy Factory – If Pop ever makes money… I want Dyrdek to design our office! This place looks amazing! DC have opened an amazing looking new store in the Miracle Mile Shops in Vegas. I’m still waiting on more photos at the moment but you can see one shot …
Element Supporting Earth Hour
Troy at Element just shot me through this little info flyer for Earth Hour. I always think it’s nice to know that, should I ever become concerned with other people, I have the option of doing good things like this. Fortunately for me, my conscience has long been silent allowing …
Dragon Mystery Tour: Fame Light Bright
Dragon have got a Mystery Tour stop happening in Torquay, Victoria on April 11th. This one is to launch the new Fame Light Bright sunnies and is happening at Left Of The Rocks on Bell St. See you there!
Create a TV ad for GetUp.Org’s Save The Net Campaign!
GetUp.Org – the website/community action group who are doing great things, have got a contest running on their site for the Save The Net Campaign. For those that are unfamiliar, the Save The Net Campaign is about stopping the governements introduction of a mandatory internet filter – according to Wikileaks, …
Dyrdek and Carls Jr. in the N.Y. Times
This is for anyone interested in a little markeing info. Carls Jr. and Rob Dyrdek are in the New York Times at the moment talking about their partnership. The article mentions that having Dyrdek involved has been great for Carls Jr. with the restaurant selling out of 3.5 million Dyrdek …
Bastien Salabanzi on Rusty
Rusty have a history with skate gods – they have supported Ed Templeton, Arto Sari and Tosh Townsend back in the day. Now, Bastien Salabanzi has emerged from semi-retirement to sign onto Rusty. Late last year Bastien won the Copenhagen World Cup and the Globe Metz Masters – this has …
Zoo York’s AM Getting Paid Contest, Montreal
Zoo York has got their ‘AM Getting Paid’ contest happening in Montral, Canada this July. The contest, which has been running since 2004, puts a $10,000 prize purse up for some of the worlds best Am’s to battle over. We’ll post updates on the contest as they flow in – …
National Youth Week Skate Comp – Pakenham
James from Cardinia Shire Youth Services emailed me about a skate comp happening at the new park in Pakenham, Victoria on Sunday April 4th. There is a flyer below the cut with all the details on it. Our friends at Cactus Black are sponsoring the day and there will be …