In what everyone is assuming is a PR stunt to promote the launch of the game, a clip has surfaced on YouTube showing a dog successfully negotiating Tony Hawk’s ‘Ride’ game which is being launched at the moment. The dog wanders up and down the board and spins it at …
Prevent This Tragedy Trailers
Cam Lindley at Cons sent me the trailer for the new Thrasher film, Prevent This Tragedy, yesterday. The film features Sammy Baca, Nick Trapasso, Preston Maigetter, David Gravette, Ethan Fowler, Devin Appelo, Tom Remillard and Raymond Molinar. I’ve put the teasers for Fowler, Trapasso and Appelo below this. For more …
The Berrics Unified
There is really nothing else I can add to this piece except to reiterate how awesome The Berrics is. Currently it’s only in the U.S. but has plans to make it worldwide. Truly needed and truly awesome, standing up for the little guy. Watch it now.
Berra Talks Berrics Business
The Berrics is more than just a site for videos from Koston and Berra’s private skate park… It’s a media business that has had phenomenal growth over the last few years. It is now one of the largest action sports websites in the world with over 6 million visitors and …
Ben Smith on Vox Footwear
Guy Miller at Vox Footwear hit me with the news that they have got Tasmanian, Ben Smith, on the team. Guy said, “Ben is equally at home on all terrain, from finger flip lien to tails, to this rare fandagle, Ben’s got it all.” Smith also rides for Folklore, Juice …
Tony Hawk Talks ‘Ride’ With The WSJ
Tony Hawk stopped by the Wall Street Journal to talk to Conor Dougherty about his new game, The Ride. They talk about everything from the technology of the game to how skaters should approach it… Not expecting to do the actual tricks, because the controller only requires subtle movements to …
Zero’s ‘Strange World’ Shop Premieres
Blackbox Distribution is holding a bunch of shop premiere’s for the new Zero video, ‘Strange World’ in the coming weeks. The video features Rattray, Cole, Thomas and the rest of the team. Premiere’s are being held in Melbourne, Geelong, Cannington, Adelaide, Hobart and Launceston. Check the teaser out below!
ESPN Talk to Billy Marks
ESPN has an entertaining chat to Billy Marks. They talk fatherhood, Marks’ latest shoe as well as his Battle Commander part over at The Berrics.
2009 Viva Prahran Photos
On Saturday, Julius and I headed down to the Prahran skate park for the annual Viva Prahran contest. Every year, it’s an awesome day and every year I miss the finals because I have to be somewhere else, it sucks. However I did catch some amazing action while I was …
$lave ‘Radio-Television’ Australian Premiere
It’s a busy time at Blackbox right now – $lave Skateboards is premiering ‘Radio-Television’ at the Neverland Bar in Cooangatta on November 18th. Peep the teaser and full details on the event below the cut.
Sabre Goggles Get Closer
Sabre’s Brand Manager in the U.S, Christopher Friel, has spoken to Transworld Biz about the company’s move into goggles. It’s part of a push to be a more ‘year round’ brand but also comes easily as one of the brands founders, Greg Day, has been riding for about 20 years. …
REMINDER: Viva Prahran This Saturday!
Just a quick reminder that Viva Prahran is happening this Saturday (November 14th). JK has been working hard on it and I’m sure it’s going to be as much fun as it is every year. Check below the cut for the full flyer – Hope to see you there!
Jamie Thomas on Insight
Jamie Thomas is now apparently riding for Insight. There’s an interview done by Nick Boserio over on the Insight team page, check it out here.
Tony Hawk Flying High
Not that I want to get in the habit of reporting everything from Tony Hawk’s Twitter feed but I saw this over the weekend and thought it was pretty funny… This is the Hawk family in front of a Rolls Royce Phantom and a Citation X jet – it came …
Chima Ferguson Bangin’ On The Berrics
Chima Ferguson got a Bangin’ part on The Berrics website. No snowboarder should ever try a backlip ‘pretzel out’ ever again. That is all.
Chico Brenes “Now” Video Retrospective
DVS and LRG have put together a few collab products and a video retrospective to celebrate Nicaraguan Chico Brenes amazing career so far. The video, called ‘Now’, has clips from some of Chico parts over the years from video’s like The Chocolate Tour, Yeah Right, Hot Chocolate and more along …
Zero’s ‘Strange World’ Australian Premiere
Zero’s new flick ‘Strange World’ is having its Australian premiere at Bondi on November 20th. Apparently it’s a free, all ages event. Check below the cut for all the details!
Hypebeast Catches Up with Eric Koston
Hypebeast has a rad little interview with Koston about designing shoes, accessories and sunglasses. It talks a bit about his return to Oakley’s team too. Check it out over here.
Lucas Puig Cliche Commercial
Cliche have got a rad little commercial out featuring Lucas Puig. Aside from the skating, the film work is awesome – it was shot and edited by Fred Mortagne, aka French Fred, who also has some epic photography up on his site. Check the commercial out here.
Tony Hawk’s Top Five Business Tips
Tony Hawk made up for the Huck Jam ‘Mad Scientist’ commercial There’s some business tips from Tony Hawk on the Business Insider website at the moment and they’re an interesting read. There’s some obvious ones like “Make Yourself Your Target Audience” or as Mapstone put in the the recent Fast …
Danny Gluskie Skates Boost HQ
Guy Miller from Kingpin sent me through this video he put together of Danny Gluskie getting to skate Boost Mobile’s headquarters… The office there looks pretty rad – table tennis, beer and TV, three things designed to keep me from doing anything productive. Check the video below the cut.
Girl adds Cory Kennedy to the team
Girl has added Cory Kennedy to the team and this is his first ad… Backtail kickflip back lip, yep. Can’t wait to see more from this guy! (Via Skatedaily)
Dragon Terror in Torquay Photos
Yesterday, Woody and I spent the day down at the Dragon Terror in Torquay event. It was a pretty loose day with plenty of drinks on hand, the BBQ fired up and a few bands playing. I was lucky enough to hear Nut Sack’s classic track, Suck Some Balls early …
The Berrics Visits Stereo
There’s a rad video up on The Berrics site with Steve Berra visiting Jason Lee and Chris Pastras at Stereo. They give him a tour of the facilities and meet with Benny Fairfax… Worth a peep. Check it out here. (Via Skatedaily)
A hoverboard can be yours!
Rock to fakie? For the low, low price of $140,000 you can take the first step towards your Marty McFly style dreams. Sure it’s a little bigger and a little less tech than the ideal hoverboard but as you can see, it will be possible to own the local skate …
Chaz Ortiz Riding for P-Rod’s Shop, Primitive
Chaz Ortiz has got an cool little clip up on Vimeo. It’s his intro to the Primative shop team – that is the P-Rod owned skate boutique in Encino. Check below the cut to peep the clip and thanks to Skatedaily for the tip!
Sinisa Egelja Dies
Airwalk Print Ad from the 90’s Until yesterday morning I was unfamiliar with Sinisa Egelja… However the comments on this article about his death left me so curious I’ve spent hours reading about this amazing guy. He was with Airwalk practically from its birth to when it died for most …
Dyrdek’s TAG Music Video
Rob Dyrdek has got a new clip out for his TAG body spray. It’s a spoof video clip that is pretty funny and over the top in a Lonely Island sort of way. Click below the cut to check it out.
Rome Torti Charity Exhibition Flyer
Some of you might know that skate photographer, Rome Torti, has been going through some pretty heavy shit. He was diagnosed with a brain tumor months ago but is steadily beating the crap out of it (check out a before and after brain scan over here). There’s a charity exhibition …
Skateboard-Inspired Wishlist
Flavor Wire has a rad post on skateboard-inspired objects which is pretty much a wishlist of things I now want… The skateboard staircase is amazing! Check the full post here.
Danny Way Celebrates Two Decades as a Pro
Photo from Jody Morris’ site – worth checking out! Plan B has got a mini site up to celebrate Danny Way being pro for 20 years. The mini site has tonnes of good stuff in there including a history of mag covers, video parts and more. Head over here to …
Viva Prahran Comp
This comp gets bigger every year! JK sent me the flyer for Viva Prahran last night. This year it’s got $6,000 up for grabs across street, mini and vert. It’s being held on November 14th – Check below the cut for the full flyer.
We Were Once A Fairytale feat. Mike Carroll and Kanye
Woody is a champ for sending this in… Spike Jonze has done a short film with Kanye West called “We Were Once A Fairytale.” It’s slightly strange and apparently about fighting inner demons but it’s also an accurate portrayal of a guy whos had too much at the club… Bravo …
Analog Halloween Jam
Friday October 30th sees Analog lay down $2,000 for their annual Halloween Jam. The comp looked like a lot of fun last year and this year is apparently going to be even better! Check below the cut for the full flyer.
Rob Dyrdek Interview on 411mania
You might remember the Dyrdek interview we did in issue 12 – a lot of people enjoyed that one and I’ve just come across this interview 411mania.com has done with the man. It covers a lot of the same ground as other interviews but is obviously is post the release …