ThirtyTwo is launching an outerwear line for the 2009/2010 season. The project had heavy input from team rider, JP Walker, who said of the line “… the thing that sets ThirtyTwo apart is that first and foremost its technical outerwear built for snowboarding.” Walker goes on to talk about fashion …
Rob Mathis’ Photo Book SLIDE Video
You would have read our other two posts about our friend Rob’s photo book, SLIDE. I had a chance to read a friends copy last week, and holy crap it’s good. I didn’t think I was old enough to be nostalgic about snowboarding, but evidently I am. When I saw …
It’s Always Snowing Somewhere Giveaway Winners
Last week we gave away 5 copies of Burton’s newest film, It’s Always Snowing Somewhere. Well thanks to everyone that entered. In the end, the winners were: Alex Horvath of Collaroy Plateau, NSW Livio Tobler of Sunrise Beach, QLD Matt Kerr of Ivanhoe, VIC Salina Riemer of Beaumaris, VIC Jared …
Fallen Footwear’s ‘Ride The Sky’ Quick Review
So, I’ve just had a chance to watch Fallen Footwear’s flick, Ride The Sky, and I thought I’d give it a quick review. As I was sliding the DVD into the drive I had a feeling that this was going to be a pyrotechnics free, skate-purists film with no thought …
2008 SIA Australia Tradeshow
Earlier this week I caught a flight to Canberra. Why you ask? Because that’s where the Australian SIA tradeshow is. POP didn’t have a booth or anything, so for Dave and I, it was a all about the Bromance. Fine by me and fine by all the companies that were …
Trigger Bros. Double Decade Premiere
Tonight I attended the premiere for Mack Dawg’s latest, Double Decade, at Trigger Bros. in St. Kilda, Melbourne. The guys put on free hot dogs (!) and beer (!!) for during the film and I think almost everyone there was pretty stoked with the final installment from MDP. I know …
Hawk Buys Birdhouse
Tony Hawk has purchased Birdhouse skateboards outright and is now the sole owner. According to the release on Transworld Business, Hawk came to an arrangement with Blitz Distribution President, Per Welinder, to purchase the brand and be involved in design and team while leaving the distribution side of things with …
Surfing 50 States World Premiere
A while ago and school friend told me about these two guys he, Jonno and Stefan. Apparently they were making a surf movie about surfing in all 50 states of the USA. At first I was a little suspect, after all, is that even possible? But then I started seeing …
It’s Always Snowing Somewhere – 5 Copies Up For Grabs
Burton’s newest snowboard film, ‘It’s Always Snowing Somewhere’ has just been released. I’m heading up to Canberra to see a premiere Burton are doing for anyone that’s lucky enough to be attending the Australian SIA trade show. If you’re not going to SIA then don’t stress, Burton have 5 copies …
Gravis, Diamond Supply and In4mation Travel Bag
Gravis, Diamond Supply and In4mation have teamed up on a new travel bag designed for the tradeshow enthusiast. According to the official release, which you can peep here, the bag came about because of the genius (and people skills) of Gravis Footwear’s newest designer Kelly Kikuta. Supply of this bag …
Foundation Tour Footage
The above clip is a little footage from the Foundation Tour. This was taken at Riverside (in Melbourne) in the 10 minutes between the demo starting and the skies opening and flooding the park. Still, it was a fun 10 minutes and Corey Duffel, Sierra Fellers and David Reyes were …
Goin’ Ballistyx Snow Show
The Goin’ Ballistyx snowboard show is having its debut episode premiere on Channel 10 this Sunday the 12th at Midday. The show has been on Channel 31 and FuelTV for the last few seasons, but have yet to reveal their mass of footage stacked from this past year. The guys …
South Park, Oh Yeah!
Totally unrelated to anything, but I’m sure I’m not the only one that cares. It’s been nearly six months since the last episode of season 12 South Park has aired and I have been bleeding to see the rest. For some reason, Trey and Matt take a mid season hiatus …
Danny and Dingo Keeping Busy
Danny and Dingo have been keeping busy… Their show, the Adventures of Danny and The Dingo aired in the US last week (I’m waiting to hear when it will air in Australia). Although Fuel in the US have teamed with streaming site Hulu, unfortunately they have blocked people outside the …
Burton ’09 Love Boards Attract Controversy
Reading this made me so angry I had to post something up… Burton’s ’09 Love boards have appeared on CNN and in several news articles as a result of their graphics. The boards designed by Mikkel Bang and Keegan Valaika feature retro Playboy images and an amusing blurb full of …
Issue 10 On The Way To Subscribers
Well even I started to think it wasn’t going to happen, but Issue 10 finally arrived from the printers at 4pm this afternoon! Dave was able to get the subscribers packages in the mail. So subscribers, check you mail tomorrow! NSW, SA, TAS and WA will be Saturday or Monday. …
Nitro Launches Ep.1 of WatchNitro
Nitro have launched episode one of their new podcast called Watch Nitro. The podcast will follow the happenings with the team over the next few months. This episode features Andreas Wiig and the crew traveling to the Nitro park in Innsbruck… Click below the cut to check out the first …
Skull Candy on Inc. 5,000 List
Inc. Magazine have released their Inc. 5,000 List which is a list of the 5,000 fastest-growing, privately held companies throughout the U.S. Number 31 on that list is the five year old, action sports based, audio company, Skull Candy. Aparently the guys had revenue growth of over 4,077% since founding …
Transworld.com Melbourne These Days Premeire Love
Joe Carlino, the handsome man that edited These Days, was kind enough to post some exclusive photos of the Melbourne premiere on his blog over at the Transworld Snow website. So leave a comment on Joe’s blog thanking him for the Australian love. Oh and thanks to Julius Kellar for …
Melbourne These Days Premiere
*Updated! Now with 100% more reviews As you probably know, Friday was the premiere of Transworlds latest ‘These Days’, it was good, so here are some photos that took two days to post. Sometimes posting these photos (like the one above) is foolish as it would be wiser to try …
Lakai – The Final Flare
Scarter5000 posted a link to this in the shoutbox but incase anyone missed it – here’s the promo clip for the Lakai Fully Flared three disc box set being released in about 57 days! If you haven’t seen it yet, you have to watch this. It’s amazing to see the …
IFOUND Headwear – 2008/09 Website
IFOUND headwear have got their 2008/09 website online – aside from the sketchings of Matt Laroche (which I am a fan of) the site happens to feature two of our favourite Australians under the Positive Group – Tom Pelley and Ryan Tiene! I’m hoping we’ll see some pro model gear …
Rob Mathis’ Photo Book SLIDE Released
Snowboard photographer Rob Mathis has released his photo book, SLIDE. The book was produced with the help of the good guys at Podium Distribution – the guys that do DVS. The official release says “the book is a dramatic photo-journal that salutes the names that helped make modern snowboarding what …
These Days Premiere Photos!
Last night was the Australian premiere of the new Transworld flick, These Days. Rick and I have been working on this premiere for a few months now and with the help of Woody at Billabong and Linc at K2, it all came together. Thanks everyone for coming along and everyone …
RPM Photo Contest Entries
I just got an email from our friend Hamish at RPM giving me a little more info on the photo contest they’re doing at the moment. “When we shot our summer catalogue we attempted to incorporate some form of movement into most of the photos. It was fun and quite …
Snowboarding Rappers
This little doozy I stole straight of our friends at SITW, but it was too good not to repost. Mitch Reed, a.k.a Gryme Tyme has released his debut film clip. As you can see, it’s well…. umm, well I don’t even know. Make up your own mind. I just don’t …
The Quiet Life in Australia
You might have seen little bits of Andy Mueller’s brand, The Quiet Life, in some cooler stores around the country but until now it has been near impossible to get. Thankfully, our friend Linc is righting that wrong and helping bring a little bit more of the gear into the …
Burton Talks to USN
For those that like to keep up on the business side of the snow industry, I came across this great article about Burton on USNews.com. Burton CEO Laurent Potdevin talks about keeping up with changing trends and the growth in snowboarding. It’s got comment from Joel Muzzey, senior editor of …
New Zealand Wins The Bledisnow Cup
So, I was happily watching northern jokes by Hail and Pace on YouTube when I was interrupted by the shoutbox which forced my hand – there’s no way others can have an update I don’t! So, here’s the update from Stylewars NZ. For the full press release and a few …
Travis Barker Critical After Plane Crash
Former Blink-182 drummer, Travis Barker, is in a critical condition after the Learjet 60 he was travelling in crashed off the end of the runway. Aparently Barker and DJ AM jumped from the burning wreckage after the plane failed to leave the ground on take off. The planes wreckage was …
2008 Boost Sno Sho On Channel 9
As some of you might know, we’ve been involved with the production of the Boost Sno Sho for the past few years. It was something we filmed, editted and produced when we first started out. Now it’s more of a consultancy and creative thing. Whatever it is, one thing is …
The Facility
Since I posted that clip for Thomo & Coach, promo clips are coming out of the woodwork. Davie over at The Facility just sent me his new one. Edit: Ok I just watched it. Davie, you should talk to our local council. Cranbourne’s got nothing on you! You’ve got some …
Thomo & Coach Studios
When we were shooting the headwear and footwear editorials for Issue 10, Gourlay asked if I could make him a little promo clip for his studio. I had all my camera gear there for a shot in the magazine anyway, so Steve and I quickly put something together. It’s nothing …
These Days After Party…
Just wanted to drop you all an update on the These Days after party situation – it’s happening at Big Mouth just down the road from The National Theatre (click here for a map). The guys at Big Mouth have been working hard with us to get it happening and …
REMINDER: ‘That’s It, That’s All’ Premiere Tonight!
Just a quick reminder that Lib Tech’s open house premiere of Travis Rice’s film ‘That’s It, That’s All’ is happening tonight! Get yourself down to ‘The Facility’ at 31 Sackville Street, Collingwood. Doors open at 7pm. See you there!