The FTC Spring/Summer ’09 look book is out and we’ve got a few images from the new range. When I reported on the Girl/FTC collab the other week, I had flaked on what FTC means to skateboarding but Steele Saunders refreshed my memory – for those that don’t know, FTC …
Ashbury Australia Site Goes Live
It’s been a rediculously big couple of weeks for James of Ashbury Australia. In addition to the announcement of the Ashbury Australian skate team and the new range coming in, the Ashbury Aus website is going live today! Anyone who follows Lance and the guys via their US site know …
Former Billabong Director, Matthew Perrin, Declares Bankruptcy
A former Billabong director, Matthew Perrin, has declared bankruptcy according to the Herald Sun. After selling eight million shares for $66 million in 2002, it was estimated that Perrin was worth $200 million. All that has evaporated through a series of what would seem to be disasterous investments in China. …
Zoo York “State of Mind” US Premiere Dates and Trailer
Zoo York has got the world premiere happening for their new full length film, State of Mind, in NYC on June 6th. Although I’m pretty sure most of you wont be in the area to make the premiere, it gave me a good excuse to post the teaser for the …
Bolt Blower Invitational 2009
The Bolt Blower Invitational is on this Saturday at Gunnamatta and no matter what the forecast, the beach will be beaming because the contest is 70’s themed. This is a charity event to raise funds for One In Five, a mental illness help program. It is a team event with …
A Fly in the Champagne Premiere Photos!
Photos courtesy of TransWorld SURF. The new Transworld Surf flick, A Fly in the Champagne, premiered last weekend on the Gold Coast. Below the cut you will find a bunch of photos from the night. It looked like a rad night and according to our friend Gwenn from Lush Productions, …
Roger Skateboards
Our friend Simon emailed us about a new skateboard brand that Goliath are bringing in – Roger Skateboards. The flyer that came in the email made me laugh and the site is even funnier with lines like “this site is hosted in China to save 7% of money” and “Roger …
Mike Mo Wins Battle At The Berrics!
Lakai pro, Mike Mo Capaldi, has won the Battle at the Berrics! The final against Benny Fairfax is pretty amazing viewing. Although I wouldn’t have been as confident, Pop blogger Woody had Mike Mo pegged as a potential winner from the get-go. Click here to check out the final battle.
Billabong Announces ASP Sanctioned Pro Junior In Bali
Photo from Tim Hain/Billabong – Heath Joske (AUS) drops into a perfect Keramas right hander. Billabong’s Bali event has got itself ASP Sanctioning this year. The event, which happens in July, will have $30,000 up for grabs which makes a total of $85,000 in prize money across Billabong’s three Pro …
Nike SB Presents Custom Series Vol. 3
Grant Taylor Custom Series Ad for Nike SB. Jon Humphries has shot a new set of Custom Series ads for Nike SB. This series centers around skateboarding and cars. Humphries says in the release, “There’s always been something about skating on cars that has fascinated me. Maybe it’s from watching …
Berrics ‘Redemption Battle’ – Koston Vs. Carroll
The Battle at the Berrics finals are about to be posted but at the moment the lastest clip is a ‘Redemption Battle’ between Eric Koston and Mike Carroll. Pretty amazing clip, well worth a watch. Check it out here.
Grenade Games 5
The Grenade Games are happening for the fifth time in April. They will be happening in Whistler from April 20th to 26th. I should have registration details and a confirmed rider list soon. Click here to view the full flyer.
Man Charged After Bondi Skateboarding Brawl
According to ABC News, “a man was escorted from a skateboarding event at Bondi Beach for being drunk and swearing. A number of people began to push police and the man was able to escape from custody. During the brawl, a 23-year-old man from Northcote in Victoria was arrested and …
Shred for Shane Happening in Paddington
Ben at Picture Wheels just shot me through the flyer for the Shred For Shane happening at Paddington Skate Park in Brisbane on March 6th. Click the above graphic for all the details!
The Berrics in the Wall Street Journal!
The Battle at the Berrics finals are happening this weekend and in the lead up, the Wall Street Journal has run an article on it. You can check the article by clicking here but basically it goes into a little about the history of the Berrics, strategy of the game …
Ashbury Eyewear – Australian Skate Team!
Kurt Winter on Ashbury’s Australian skate team. James at Ashbury Eyewear shot me through a skate team list for Ashbury Australia yesterday – the team consists of Jason Sorg, Aaron Winsbery, Kurt Winter, Jack Crook and Nathan Jackson. Click below the cut to see portraits of Jack Crook and Aaron …
Transworld Tours The American Apparel Factory
Transworld have got a neat little tour video up from the Los Angeles headquarters and productions facility for American Apparel. The video shows the unusual side of Dov Charneys successful clothing manufacture and retail empire – everything from factory workers modeling for ads, benefits like healthcare (with a clinic on …
Gravis Team Tour
Gravis is bringing out Arto Saari, Dylan Rieder, Jack Johnson, Steve Forstner, Javier Mendizabal and Dominik Dietrich to tour Australia! The team will be doing a signing at the opening of the new Melbourne city Fast Times store then heading over to Riverside. In Sydney they’ll be heading to Monster …
Crailtap Talks With Spike Jonze!
Crailtap have got a neat little interview with Spike Jonze where he talks about Girl, LA and pubic hair. Click here or the above graphic to check out the video and thanks to Skatedaily for the tip!
Chris Nieratko Talks The Berrics
Chris Nieratko has written a piece for ESPN on The Berrics. The article basically talks about how rad the place is, who frequents it and what goes on there. Definitely worth a read – check it out here. Thanks to Skatedaily for the tip!
New Nitro Road Warrior Clips!
I posted the Nitro clip of the modified BMW Bike yesterday and here’s another two Nitro Road Warrior clips. These ones were filmed in China and Sweden. The one above is from China and is incredible! The editing is awesome and it’s well worth a watch. The second one (below …
More Billabong Design for Humanity Photos!
As Chunk reported here, Billabong held their Design for Humanity event last Wednesday night. I’ve got a tonne of shots below the cut with all the catwalk and party action from the night including plenty of the beautiful US model and Sports Illustrated cover girl 2007 and 2008, Tori Praver. …
New Nitro Road Warriors Clip!
Nitro have released a new Road Warriors clip with the guys hooking up a tow to a BMW bike and jumping a creek! It’s an awesome little clip – check below the cut to see it!
Bowl-A-Rama Results and Photos!
Here’s a few Bowl-A-Rama pics from last weekend. Apparently it was a great day with Bucky Lasek taking out 1st place in the pro division followed by Omar Hassan and Nathan ‘Jimi’ Beck. In the masters Cab came up trumps ahead of Nicky Guerrero and Mick Mulhall. Check below the …
Design For Humanity
Taking a leaf out of Dave’s book and loosely tying some things together as an excuse to post some bikini girls. Billabong held their Design For Humanity fashion, music, and art show in Sydney last week to raise money for Surf Aid. Not much more to say other than check …
RVCA’s Australian Site Launches
RVCA have launched their Australian site. The press release says “RVCA.COM/AUSTRALIA is a blog showcasing not only what interests us and our involvement in the arts, but also the most up-to-date news taking place within the Australian and New Zealand RVCA divisions.” Click here to view the site!
Dyrdek Launches Carl’s Jr. Collectors Cups
Rob Dyrdek has launched a line of collectors cups with American fast food chain, Carl’s Jr. I’ve never been to Carl’s Jr. so whether this is good or not is lost on me, however they do have a 100% Black Angus $6 burger deal going, which sounds pretty damn great! …
Burton Asian Open Live Webcast
The Burton Asian Open starts this Friday February 27th in ALTS Bandai resort in Fukushima. It is being webcast live via go211.com – you can click here to see the countdown or here where the action will be being broadcast.
Transworld Surf’s ‘A Fly in the Champagne’ Premiere!
Transworld Surf’s latest flick ‘A Fly in the Champagne’ is having it’s Australian premiere on the Gold Coast this Sunday! If you’re about – head on down to the Showroom at Twin Towns. Tickets are $5 and get you an entry in a raffle with all proceeds going to the …
Marti Paradisis Makes History at the Big Wave Awards!
Shipsterns local, Marti Paradisis, picked up two awards in the Surfing Life big wave awards held in Sydney on Thursday Night. The press release says “Marti won the awards for the biggest paddle in ride and the award for best overall performance. This makes him the first surfer in the …
Alien Workshop ‘Mind Field’ Winners!
Time to annpunce the winners of last weeks Alien Workshop ‘Mind Field’ contest. For those that missed the post, we needed the names of three of the AWS team. Congratulations to Peter Webster, Simon Cleary, Jackson Crowe, Scott Lai and Jack Morrison (sorry Brandan Nachtigal… you can’t win). Guys, I’ve …
‘Love The Beast’ Created With Help From Globe Owner, Peter Hill
Australian actor, Eric Bana’s, latest movie ‘Love The Beast’ was, in part, down to Globe owner Peter Hill. According to an interview in this months issue of Mens Style Magazine, “The film took shape when Bana was kicking around ideas with close mate and fellow Porsche racer Peter Hill, boss …
Shaun White Wins Winter Dew Tour
Shaun White has taken out the Winter Dew Tour finishing on 280 points. The Toyota Championship Slopestyle title decided the tour finish with Torstein Horgmo winning the slopestyle off his first-run score of 93.50. However it was White’s 89.67 points for his first run that handed him the tour title. …
In the News
Vintage Clear Lens Sunglasses for US$10! Complex put me onto this… everyone wants to get their nerd on right now and you can score a sweet pair of Vintage Clear Lens Sunglasses (pictured above) from 80’s Purple for US $10! Just like Pharrell Williams, Kanye West and Jay-Z have been …
Billabong Going Strong!
Business Spectator has an article this morning on Billabong’s first half profit announcement. Although profits have fallen 7%, earnings per share will still be between 6% and 10%. The numbers went Billabong’s way as the Aus dollar weakens and the money flows in from overseas the exchange rate can offset, …