Frank Iero, guitarist for My Chemical Romance, has put his name to a new shoe by MacBeth. The shoe is a collaboration project between MacBeth and the Syrentha Savio Endowment (SSE), a non-profit organization fighting breast cancer through innovative programs like The Shirts for a Cure Project. A portion of …
O-Shaka
Unless you have had your head in the sand, you probably know that Barrack Obama was officially inaugurated as the new President of the United States and America has been celebrating its arse off. I guess that makes Obama pretty stoked, shakas all round. Hopefully for Randy, and everybody else, …
Australian AWS Mind Field Premieres
Mind Field is one film that I have been hanging to see, so I was pretty excited to see that the good people Alien Workshop are throwing a pretty serious round of premieres for the country. As listed in the Flyer above, Melbourne, Sydney, Perth, and the Gold Coast get …
Dragon Contest Winners!
Thanks everyone for entering in the Dragon contest earlier in the week. The correct answer was the Dragon Fame (as seen on page 34 of issue 11) and there were extra points for people who put the colour (Blue Neon) in as well. Congratulations to our winners Lawrence Pigot, Harry …
Mervin’s Green Credentials
Mervin Manufacturing, the place that produces the GNU and Libtech boards, is touting their long standing commitment to the environment. You can read the whole deal by clicking here or take my word for it – these guys have gone above and beyond the call. Everything from recycling office paper …
Avert your eyes Vermont! It’s Nudity!
Yes, nudity and boardsports have collaborated once again. After the whole Burton Love series thing, then the Vivid Boards – we’re now up to these boards from a skate store in Switzerland called Doodah. These ones feature supermodels Lara Stone, Isabeli Fontana and Toni Garrn by the photographer duo Claudia …
The Stig’s Identity Revealed!
I know this doesn’t class as surf, skate or snow news but a UK paper has revealed the identity of the mysterious Top Gear character, The Stig. Apparently it is actually a former NASCAR driver (and stunt man who performed in the latest Bond film) by the name of Ben …
Nitro Roadwarriors Teaser – Sweden
Sorry for the slow updates this morning – it’s been a hectic few days. Mark ‘The Bear’ Bristow shot me through the new Nitro Roadwarriors teaser this morning and it looks awesome! Featuring Marc Swoboda, Anton Gunnarsson and Nils Arvidsson doing their thing in Umea, Sweden. Apparently the weather sucked …
WIN! Dragon Sunnies!
UPDATE: Contest is now closed. We’re getting the entries sorted out. Check back tomorrow for winners names! Who want’s free sunglasses? Dragon have been kind enough to swing us a few pairs to give away to you guys. But there is a catch – to get yourself some free sunnies …
The Big Air In The Big Apple!
One of the few contests that still has sponsorship this northern winter, Red Bull’s Big Air in The Big Apple, is happening. Confirmed riders so far are Shaun White, Travis Rice, Eero Ettala, Dustin Craven, Kevin Pearce, Mikkel Bang, Danny Davis, Terje Haakonsen, Andreas Wiig, Torstein Horgmo, Jake Blauvelt, Bjorn …
Ben Willick’s Weekend In Mansfield
The shoutbox gets what the shoutbox wants. Ben Willick in all his topless hunkiness. Benny and some of his buds made a video of them jumping off some crazy high shit in Mansfield. Yes, the man can do a ‘blackout’…
Hello Miss Lady
Issue 11 was our first attempt at putting bikini babes and surf ‘hunks’ (yeah Rhys, I’m talking about you) in the magazine. It’s was also as good a reason as any to show off some of the new swimwear dropping into stores for summer. If you can’t be bothered reading …
Ben Mates Gets On The Podium At FIS World Cup Half Pipe
As reported in the shoutbox, the latest addition to the Australian GNU team, Benny Mates, has placed 2nd at the World Cup in Japan. Although big Tone at Sidelife would love to claim this victory for Magne Traction, I’m afraid we have to give the credit and congrats to Benny …
Rhythm on Transworld
Rhythm’s General Manager, Jahmal Grey, and U.S. Brand Manager, Jye Townend, have been featured in an interesting article on Transworld Business. For those that aren’t familiar with Rhythm, it is a Gold Coast based brand founded by Peter Grey, Ryan Grey and Neal Purchase Jr. in 2003. They do some …
Donovan Frankenreiter’s Impromptu Set
Donovan Frankenreiter stopped by the SDS store in Bondi last week and put on an impromptu show for the passers by. He played for almost an hour and had collected quite a crowd by then end of it. I haven’t seen Donovan live before but I’ve heard he’s awesome (one …
The Block at Big Bear Gets the Chop
The MFM/Eneliko Smith owned hotel, The Block, at Big Bear is going to auction on January 20th. This is a forclosure auction and is an added worry for the business which has also had its Tahoe location closed due to unpaid taxes (as seen here). Eneliko Smith has a bit …
New Gatorade Commercial – Features Terje!
Remember four days ago when I requested a Gatorade commercial like the Lil Wayne one for their new action sports marketing push (see post here) – well, someone was listening. Check out the above commercial featuring none other than Terje! There’s been no announcement to say he’s on the G …
Simply Bread – Street Culture Celebration
I’m not entirely certain what will happen at these events but because Hemley’s and Robio are supporting it, I’m happy to give it a post. Simply Bread is going to be a bi-monthly celebration of street culture and there will be a $500 prize pack for whoever wears the best …
Black Box Warehouse Sale
For anyone that still has money to burn after the holiday period, Black Box Distribution are having a warehouse sale starting tomorrow. Not much to mention here that isn’t in the above flyer other than the earlier you get there the better. These things tend to look pretty crummy by …
NCAC Style Riot ’09
NCAC Jeans have got a three day event happening this weekend in Forster. Called ‘Style Riot ’09’ it will feature parties, art exhibitions and a surf contest. In addition, there is a film premiere for ‘This is Your Life‘ happening at the Coogee Bay Hotel on Saturday night (details below …
Ian Regnard Photographers Blog
‘Son of Beach’ photoshoot by Ian Regnard The amazing surf photog, Ian Regnard, of Tungsten Photo has got a blog happening. Above is one example from a recent shoot he did for Son of Beach – this became a series of billboards in Mauritius. The blog is especially good because …
Loserkids Now Available for Australia!
The Loserkids website now has an Australian offshoot where you can pick up a few cooler labels that weren’t, previously, all that easy to get. For those that don’t know, Loserkids is one of the many projects Tom Delonge (of Angels and Airwaves) has going on. Check it out over …
LV Skateboard
I didn’t think it could get more stupid than the Chanel Snowboard but then Louis Vouitton had to go and prove me wrong. Aparently one of these will set you back US$8,250 at the Soho LV store in New York. There is only three of them so if you do …
Photos Unlikely to Catch Good Angle
This came to me from The Smoking Gun via Transworld – I hate to make you look at ass in the morning but it was too funny to resist. A skiier at Vale, Colorado had had a bizzar accident on a chairlift where he ended up hanging pantsless for 15 …
Gatorade on Action Sports Bandwagon!
Gatorade has signed on 14-year-old skater Chaz Ortiz and snowboarder Ellery Hollingsworth to begin its move into action sports. The release tells me that they will be “…the first isotonic beverage in a sports landscape dominated by energy drinks and soda brands.” I’m stoked that they’re getting into this and …
Ladd vs Bledsoe on Battle at the Berrics
Click the above graphic to peep the latest installment in the Battle at the Berrics. This one features DC rider PJ Ladd up against Alien Workshop rider, Tyler Bledsoe. You can check the current winners, old videos and upcoming rounds by clicking here.
Supra Skytop’s Get Complex’s Sneaker of the Year!
Supra Skytop’s have been awarded Complex’s Sneaker of the Year! The blurb says “Throughout the last year, Chad Muska’s high-cut silhouette was seen on everyone from Lil Wayne and Pete Wentz to Lohan’s gal-pal Samantha Ronson. Besides the heavy celebrity endorsement, consistent solid colorways like the red patents, wheat timberland …
Watch Nitro – Ep. 3
Episode three of the Nitro Podcast is now up. This one features an interview with Filippo Kratter, briefly talking about filming his new part with the People crew, as well as some shots from the new Nitro photoshoot. If you haven’t seen the other episodes yet, you can check them …
Bondi Bowl-A-Rama Flyer!
The Bondi Bowl-A-Rama is happening again this Saturday February 21st. Sponsored by Vans, Oakley, SDS, Protec and a heap more. The day will, as it always is, be awesome. Check the site here for details and we’ll have more information on the day as it becomes available. For our NZ …
Rome SDS in Burlington Free Press
The two founders of Rome SDS, Paul Maravetz and Josh Reid, have got a short interview/profile on the Burlington Free Press website. The article goes into their startup, marketing and near-future plans. Well worth a read if you have designs on starting your own brand. You can check it out …
The Cuban Skateboarding Crisis
I came across this short documentary this morning on Chris Nieratko’s website. Entitled “The Cuban Skateboarding Crisis” the documentary covers the difficulties skaters in Cuba have getting the most basic equipment. Kind of makes you feel guilty for snapping/throwing/stomping and generally mistreating your deck but its definitely interesting. Check out …
Happy Holidays
Whether it be Christmas, Hannukkah, Kwanzaa, or nothing at all, we here at POP want to wish you a happy and safe holidays. The posts will most likely be pretty slow this week as I am going away with my family for a few days. Hopefully you guys are also …
Brew-Ha-Ha On The High Seas
There is a fair bit of action happening way down south at the moment. The Japenese whaling whale research vessels have begun their harvest research trip for the season and were recently intercepted by Paul Watson and the rest of the Sea Shephard crew. According to the Sea Shephards, conditions …
Stifler’s Mom!
Well Linc, you asked for it and you’re going to get it. Last night I took Marc and Rick out on the town in L.A and as you can see from the above shot, it was a good night out. Yes, that’s Stifler’s mom with Marc, Woodhead and Karl. Woodhead …
Nitro 2010 Sub Pop
Mark at Nitro shot me through some info on their new reverse camber board, the Sub Pop, that is going to be in stores soon. I’ve got the full info sheet below the cut but the basics of it are that the Sub Pop is going to be a true …