Sean Malto has given a quick ‘Face Time’ interview to ESPN’s Andrew Cannon where he talks about his up coming Girl/Chocolate video, how he’s going with his pile of cash earnt at Streetleague last year and potentially an Australian tour at the …
Crailtap – Rad Raw Footage
I came across this rad raw footage from 2005 when the Lakai guys were creating Fully Flared on the Streetleague blog. According to the blurb with it, the clip features Mike Carroll, Marc Johnston, Biebel, Alex Olson, Rick Howard, Guy Mariano and more. Pretty amazing line up. Check it out!
Worlds 2nd Most Powerful Athlete: Shaun White
According to ESPN, Shaun White has been ranked as the worlds second most powerful athlete… He ranks above Tiger Woods, LeBron, Kobe, Beckham and more. The list was created using a combination of “on-field performance as well as nationwide surveys.” He …
Ashley Gilbertson: From Melbourne To Iraq
Ashley Gilbertson went from being a Melbourne based skate photographer to war photo journalist. He ended up spending four years in Iraq and has come back to produce some incredible work. If you haven’t caught the story yet, this is definitely worth a read.
Toowoomba Skate Day
The good guys at Picture Wheels are working with TheBaySkate and pretty much the entire skate industry to hold an event in Toowoomba this coming Saturday. The guys have organized to have riders like Tommy Fynn, Cale Nuske, Scott Standley, Pat Dandy, Alex Lawton, Joel Mcilroy, James Briody and …
Extra Voltage From Lakai
Lakai have put together a clip from the b-roll and behind the scenes footage that came out of their summer 2010 trip through Germany, Switzerland and France. Following on from Voltage, it’s called Extra Voltage, it features Marc Johnson, Guy Mariano, Brandon Biebel, Rick Howard, Mike Carroll, Mike …
Blake Harris For 3rd Chapter
I got this clip from Will at 3rd Chapter – this is some new footage, and a little bit of older footage, of Blake Harris put together by Gutty. Harris is definitely killing it right now!
Killian Martin For ‘Man About Town’
We’ve seen Kilian Martin in Brett Novak’s amazing camera work work back here – Now Martin has done this rad little clip for the amazing style mag, ‘Man About Town‘. For those that are interested, he’s wearing Cerruti, Dior Homme, Dolce & Gabbana, Giorgio Armani, Falke, Uniqlo and a few others… While it’s …
Thrasher ‘King of the Road’ – Nike SB in SLC
Episode two of Thrasher’s 2011 ‘King of the Road‘ comp is up and this one features the Nike SB guys hanging out in SLC. The challenges are pretty awesome with the highlight being Koston’s ‘Duffel Day’ makeover. Check it out!
Brandon Westgate Talks With Chris Nieratko
Chris Nieratko has interviewed Brandon Westgate on the back of his new Emerica shoe dropping and the full part that got released with it. The part is amazing – check it out above and you can read the full interview over here.
Chaz Ortiz Interview – WIN A Signed Deck!
One of the most impressive skaters in the new crop of pros coming up at the moment has to be Chaz Ortiz. His career took off with an approach from Harold Hunter and although his name has become synonymous with the biggest contests going, he can still nail an amazing video part as witnessed in …
Atiba And Evans For Panasonic
This is incredible… Two of the best guys behind the lens, pointing at some of the best in front of it. Atiba and Ty Evans were commissioned by Panasonic to put this clip together using the new Lumix GH2 DSLR camera. According to the blurb it was, “Originally shot 1080i for Panasonic CES 2011 show. Nostalgic …
Shecks Twitter Mishap
Ryan Sheckler’s lawyers and PR team are in damage control this morning after he tweeted a photo over the weekend of himself with pot smoking paraphernalia in the background… Instead of just owning up to it, his legal team shot out a notice to a site that had reposted the …
SURPRISE! Chris Cole Is DC’s New Team Member
Yep – it is as expected, Chris Cole has left Fallen to join the DC team. The guessing game was fun while it lasted and some forums got pretty heated on the subject… The welcome to the team commercial is rad and there’s a clip about why he made the switch below. Check em out!
DC’s New Team Member Teaser #4 – This Clears Any Doubt
If there was any debate about who the new DC team member was, this clip should clear it up. Danny Way and Colin McKay talk about the mystery guy – only person not on currently DC to win Thrasher’s ‘Skater of the Year’ twice… Got it? Official announcement coming tomorrow.
Jeffrey Moustache Demo Reel
This clip was posted on the Grenade blog – Photographer Jeffrey Moustache has put out a demo reel featuring some skating, snowboarding and a few other sports. It’s really well put together and you get glimpses of Danny Kass, Dingo and more in there. Enjoy!
Thrasher ‘King of the Road’ 2010 Episode 1
Episode one of Thrasher’s 2010 ‘King of the Road’ comp is up and looking good. This year it features Converse, C1rca, Nike SB and Etnies. Check the first clip above – can’t wait to see more!
Matix Team In Spain
The Matix team took a trip to Spain a while back and here’s some rad footage from the trip. The clip features Flo Mirtain, Danny Brady, Ricardo Paterno, Vivien Feil and the always impressive, Torey Pudwill. Check it out!
TK Films A Few Tricks At Fantasy Factory
Terry Kennedy hit up Fantasy Factory to have a roll and film a few tricks the other day. Here’s the clip – Enjoy!
Daewon Song Full Part At The Berrics
I’m not entirely sure what I can say about this except faaaarrrrrrkkkkk… The Berrics have put together a full part from Daewon Song. It’s available for download right now – only costs US99c and it is pretty incredible. They were running the promo video the other week (check it out below). Go …
DC’s Mystery Team Member
DC are adding a new team member – they’re keeping quiet on who it is at the moment, just releasing the below clips of Dyrdek, Miller and Kalis talking about the new guy… I’m not confident enough to say I’ve solved it but I did come across the above two images in the comments on this article indicating it …
New Nike SB Site Up And ‘Around The World’ Clip
Nike SB have got their new site up and looking the goods! Check it out over here but before you do, peep the above clip put together from last years SB travels and featuring Stefan, Grant, Wieger, Lewis, Daniel, Youness Amrani, and Chet Childress. Enjoy!
Everyone Distribution Opens
Kurt Winter and Chris McLean have opened Everyone Distribution. The guys are going to be hustling for SUPERbrand Apparel, Hype! Skateboards, Heroin Skateboards, Landscape Skateboards and SML Wheels in Australia. Congrats on the new business guys!
Chris Cole Remix Clip
I came across this little vid on the Black Box twitter – it’s a compilation of shots of Chris Cole taken from an iPhone and put into a clip for Reign Skate. Check it out!
Riley Blakeway’s ‘Midday Cowboy’
Riley Blakeway took some time out of work to create this clip with Cameron Sparkes and Bjorn Johnston. Called ‘Midday Cowboy’, it’s just the guys having a roll around Sydney. Check it out!
Richard Flude On SLVDR.
Richard Flude has joined the good guys at SLVDR. In the release about the signing it says, “We would like to welcome Melbourne born skater and all round good guy Richard Flude to the SLVDR family. Richard has been a core skateboarder in Australia for well over 10 years and exemplifies what SLVDR …
DVS Presents Mongonex
This is a few days old but is pretty damn funny… DVS is producing a set of commercials to promote a contest they’re holding in the States. This one is for a Mongo cure called Mongonex and features Josh Sierra, Felipe Lima, Cosmo the dog and Frida Gurewitz. Check it out!
Eric Koston’s SB’s With ‘Lunarlon’
Eric Koston twittered on Boxing Day the above shot of his new SB’s – I’ve caught a glimpse of these around the place and you’re definitely going to want to have your wallet handy when they drop. They are amazing.
Shecks Turns 21 – Celebrates in Vegas
Ryan Sheckler turned 21 last Thursday and celebrated with style in Vegas. He, his Dad and a few friends flew from L.A. to the Moon Nightclub in the Palms Casino for a night out. And just because… Check the above clip from the Vans Park Plan B demo in December where Sheckler pulled out a few crowd pleasers.
Reda Catches Up With Shane O’Neill
Reda has put together a three part ‘Wednesdays’ with Shane O’Neill. It’s pretty rad – O’Neill is currently living in former baseball star Jose Canseco‘s home with a few friends, the place is all time. Reda is, as always, amazingly entertaining. Check out all three parts here.
The Top Stories Of 2010
Just a quick look back at 10 of the top stories on Pop over the last year… These are not calculated by any means other than my memory of what was rad and what stood out. There’s plenty more happened that deserves a mention but here’s a start…
Skater Stabbed In St. Kilda
According to an article in The Age this morning, “A teenage skateboarder was slashed repeatedly with a meat cleaver during a brutal attack on the St Kilda Beach foreshore last night.” The skater was pretty hurt but the injuries are apparently not life threatening. Check the full article …