I might be the only person left that doesn’t know about this. I was out for dinner last night and I saw this poster on the wall. It seems that the iconic 1972 surf film is showing again. Except this time the music is live. According to the flyer above, …
Proof Of Issue 10
Not only are these the proofs of issue 10 but it’s also proof to you that it’s coming. A couple days ago Dave and I went down to our new printers and made sure everything looked right. Who would have knew that dual covers, a DVD cover mount, a centerfold …
HOLGA… A REAL NICE PIECE OF SHIT IN YOUR HAND…
Just to tie you guys over before the amazing travel blog starts appearing on a regular basis i thought i would blog about something i have been getting right into…. Holga’s. Due to how crappy these cameras are they take amazing shots. The light leaks, plastic lens, allows you to …
Melbourne ‘That’s It, That’s All’ Premiere For Everyone
Well it seems the good dudes at Lib Tech read the shoutbox and decided a free premiere of Travis Rice’s film ‘That’s It, That’s All’ was in demand. Good thing too, even I missed out on going to those ‘industry’ premieres. So this coming Wednesday (the 17th if you can’t …
New Chelsea Ramp: What Do you Think?
On Wednesday I overheard a conversation with some people who were in charge of replacing the current Chelsea vert ramp with a new mini. Apparently the new ramp is stage one of an expansion and revamp of the local facilities. However what caught my attention was the fact that the …
08-09 Holden Outerwear Website
It’s no secret I’m a fan of Holden. In fact the only three jumpers I’ve worn in the past two years have been Holden. So I was pretty stoked to see their new website. I don’t envy the kid that had to rebuild last years site, that thing was impressive. …
All Day, Everyday Premiere Tonight!
Just a quick reminder that Sandbox’s ‘All Day, Everyday’ film is premiering in Melbourne tonight! It’s on at Loop in Meyers Place – you can check a map to the venue here. The launch has been organized and supported by DC and Season Distribution and it should be great night! …
RPM Signs on Steven Walsh
RPM have signed Lennox Head surfer Stephen Walsh to their surf team. Walsh is one of five nominees for the 2nd annual Waves “Black Knight Awards” for free surfing (so that’s competitive free surfing right?). Anyway, Walsh joins a pretty amazing roster RPM have been quietly building over in NZ. …
2008 Air & Style Canceled
The 2008 Munich Air & Style has been canceled after a major sponsor pulled out. According to the press release I saw, the pull-out was due to the poor economic conditions at the moment. The events organizers we’re not keen to compromise the quality of the event so decided that …
These Days Melbourne Premiere
That’s right, save the date! In case you missed the earlier annoucement, POP’s teamed up with TransWorld, K2, Billabong and distributor Lush to put on the Australian premiere of Robbie Walker’s breakout video, ‘These Days’. Like everything we do, it’s free and everyone’s invited. This is going to be the …
Aguirre & Teter Win 2008 Burton Open Halfpipe Titles
Mason Aguirre (USA) global Burton team rider, after winning the Australian Snowboarding Championships at Perisher on Thursday. All photos from Dan Himbrechts. Mason Aguirre has won the 2008 Burton Open Halfpipe Title on Thursday with “a run that started with a Cab 1080 mute, followed by a frontside 900 melon, …
RIP Don LaFontaine
Okay, this is slightly off beat but, as many of you would have heard this morning, voice-over king Don LaFontaine died last night. I can see a lot of people screwing up their nose and asking ‘so what?’ but check out the above video – he was a really funny …
‘All Day, Everyday’ Premieres
Sandbox’s ‘All Day, Everyday’ film is premiering in Melbourne on September 10th at Loop on Meyers Place. It’s also playing in Jindabyne tonight if you’re in the mood for a bromance. The film features DC rider Ryan Tiene and looks amazing. Word is Tiene has the ender part! The premieres …
Tony Hawks DS Game to Include Snowboarding
I was looking for a header to this article and came across the fact that T.H. had done a Sports Illustrated shoot – it made me laugh, so it made it onto the site. Tony Hawk has got a new game coming called ‘Motion’ on the Nintendo DS. It’s been …
Burton Open 2008: Day 2
Today was the second day of the Burton Australian Open at Perisher. It was men’s and women’s halfpipe qualifications. Sage Kotsenburg qualified first with a solid run that started off with a frontside 900 melon into a backside 540 mute, followed by a frontside 720 indy, into a switch frontside …
DC Running New TVC
DC Shoes have got themselves a new TVC playing on Fuel (in the US I think) at the moment. It’s a pretty cool commercial and it would be awesome to see it playing on prime time free to air – a hell of a lot better than that doors ad. …
Holden Outerwear Office Tour
Following up on their bomb shell Team Thunder interview YoBeat have done a tour of Holden’s office in Portland. Yeah, we did something like that once. If you’ve ever wanted to see genius at work, watch the above video. You can head over here and see some photos too. If …
Team Thunder Interview
Our new favorite website YoBeat did a cool little interview with Mike and Sean, the two guys behind Team Thunder. Head over here and have a read, it’s pretty funny. For me, the most interesting part is where Sean says we are premiering their video in Australia. What’s the deal …
Quiksilver Sells Rossignol
Quiksilver have announced that they have “a binding offer for Rossignol from Chartreuse & Mont Blanc, which is headed by Rossignol’s former CEO Bruno Cercley’s. Chartreuse & Mont Blanc is majority owned by Macquarie Group (ASX:MQG) and supported by a non-voting minority interest by Jarden Corporation (NYSE:JAH), which owns K2. …
Charles Reid Wins Sno Sho Longest Rail
Just a quick update to let you all know that Canadian Charles Reid, winner of last weeks Style Wars, has just taken out the Longest Rail section of the Boost SnoSho. Reid tied it up with a 54.8m slide – which, if memory serves me correctly, didn’t beat Nuggets it …
‘Thats It, Thats All’ Melbourne Premiere
If you were an industry guy or one of the lucky forum winners, you would have attended the Melbourne premiere for the new Travis Rice film, ‘Thats It, Thats All’. I have to say it was pretty awesome. The trailers had left me a little undecided, I was worried it …
Dustin Dollin in Mens Style Magazine
So, I was reading the latest issue of Mens Style (don’t judge me) this morning and I came across an interesting little paragraph… Dustin Dollin has been included as a ‘Man of Influence Under 45’. He joins the likes of James Packer, Kyle Sandilands and Jamie Durie. The paragraph reads …
StyleWars 2008: Day 2
Quentin Robbins with a huge one-footer. Photo: Alex Roberts. Well it was windy and flat light today, so the riders only hit the bottom gap jump. The lead swapped with Matts Kulisek in first and Charles Reid slipping to second. Matts was again throwing down all day with consistent backside …
Burton International Team at Falls Creek: Days 4 & 5
A guy at the Pizza restaurant, he was flipping on meeting Jeremy. So funny. As I wrote earlier, some of the Burton international team are up at Falls Creek shooting for their new catalog. Including mega-star Jeremy Jones. Chris Boadle has been sending me some sneaky shots to keep you …
Boost Sno Sho Reminder
With all the contests that have been going on lately, one may be forgiven for losing track. As a precautionary measure, here is a reminder that the always fun Boost Sno Sho is on this weekend (29th and 30th of August). You might have read the confirmed rider list here, …
StyleWars 2008: Day 1
Robbie Walker backside 180 Japan over the Red Bull Gap jump. Photo: Alex Roberts. Day 1 is over. It’s StyleWars and I know you all want to know what’s going on. In short, after day one Charles Reid is on top with insane frontside 1080’s and massive 90-foot corked frontside …
Skullcandy X Metallica
Headphone manufacturer Skullcandy have teamed up with Metallica to release a ‘Super Limited Edition’ collaboration headphone. Not quite sure what makes the limited edition factor reach ‘super’ level, but it must be good. Apparently Metallica are preparing to release a new album soon. So with that and the these headphones …
StyleWars 2008 Starts, Right Now!
Ryan Tiene testing out the 2008 StyleWars course. Yep, it’s on like a Klingon! StyleWars 2008 started today. What can I tell you, the rider list is probably the most impressive list of names this side of a Mack Dawg end credit. Personally I’m getting all giggly over Marco Grilic. …
Billabong’s Stock is Up!
It’s a good news week for Billabong. For those of you keeping an eye on the industry/buisness side of boardsports, you will be interested to hear that despite the gloomy economy, Billabong has managed to buck the trend and keep its fortunes up. The Australian is reporting that “Billabong has …
Hurley Hires Bar Rafaeli
First up, apologies for the ‘blokey’ post but in what is, in my expert opinion, one of the great marketing decisions made in the boardsports industry, Hurley have aparently hired the Israli Supermodel, Bar Rafaeli, to be the ‘face’ of the brand… Bar is the current squeeze of actor turned …
iPhone works with MagLink
Thanks to a euro named Stefan Hafeneger the iPhone now works with MagLink! He made an app called Barcode that can scan the barcodes used in POP and also the older style ones Telstra has been pushing. It’s free and avaible via the App store on your iPhone, so make …
Issue 10 On The Way!
Well it’s taken long enough, but issue 10 is done. Shit be happening! Oh and how does two Robbie Walker covers sound?! I figured it’s his year, we’re premiering ‘These Days’ in September (dates and information coming soon) and I couldn’t decide which photo I liked better… So two covers …
Win A Date With Dan Himbrechts
Well, I guess it’s sort of a date. The Age is offering one lucky entrant (not gender specific) the chance to hang out with Dan ‘Dreamboat’ Himbrechts at Perisher Blue on the 5-7th of September. This coincides with the end of the Burton Australian Open, so guaranteed that you will …
Forum Members Can Win Travis Rice Tickets!
We just got 100 members who’ve joined the Pop Forums! And to celebrate, we’re giving away tickets to the new Travis Rice film, Thats It, Thats All. The premieres are oddly excluding the real fans (you) so we scammed a few extras for ourselves and we’re giving them away – …
Ashbury Sunglasses Sneak Peek
Ashbury Smokestack Ashbury, who have been making moves as of late, just announced that their sunglasses range will be hitting Australian stores in the next few weeks. Included in this fine post is a few pictures of some styles that will cover your gross eyeballs this spring (if it ever …