Guy Miller just emailed me with this awesome short video of Danny Gluskie. It’s to announce his appointment to the Boost Mobile team. Check it out below the cut!
Alife styles dropping in stores this month!
Steele just hit me with the Alife styles dropping in October and they look amazing. Personal favorites have to be the Mono Hiker in wheat, the Everybody Flood in wine and the Everybody Core in black. Check below the cut for all the styles and colours.
Darrell Stanton on Karmaloop
Darrell Stanton has a short interview on Karmaloop at the moment. He talks about Element’s new video, Sole and about something called a ‘ballcuzzi’. It’s not what you think… Unless you think it’s something to do with a spa for your balls – then it’s exactly what you think. Check …
Globe’s Bali Skatepark Construction
Mike Xavier from Globe sent me some shots and a little story on the construction of their new skatepark in Bali. The park looks pretty awesome and is lit till 9pm every night. Check below the cut for words and photos by Gregor Rankin.
Huf x Vans Collab
Huf have released another rad collaboration, this time with Vans. It’s a Huf version of the Vans Old School – Not sure if this will be available in Australia but you can peep the shoe on the Huf site here.
Celeb-Friendly Sidekick Lost in the Cloud
This has been going on for a week or more but is pretty crazy… Users of the celeb-popular Sidekick in the U.S. (not sure if Aus users are affected) are in a sticky situation where they can not power down their device otherwise they will lose all their data. The …
Diamond Supply Co. and Christian Hosoi Collab
Diamond Supply Co. has got some collab decks and tees coming out with Christian Hosoi. Above is the Hosoi and the Andre Genovesi deck. No word on availability at this stage but I’ll update when I find out. Thanks to Skatedaily for the tip!
Dragon’s Terror in Torquay Comp
Dragon is holding an event on the vert ramp at their HQ on November 1st… Should be a good day with a BBQ and drinks happening alongside the $5,000 comp. Details on the flyer above – hope to see you there!
Tony Hawk on Most Admired Entrepreneurs List
Photo by Daniel Månsson – Visit facesofskateboarding.com Out current cover guy, Tony Hawk, has appeared on a list of young people’s most admired entrepreneurs. Unfortunately he didn’t top the list with the most admired entrepreneur for young people aged 12 to 17 being Apple CEO Steve Jobs – he took …
Fuel’s “Built To Shred” Online Skate Game
Fuel TV has put an awesome little skate game on their site. The game is linked in with the “Built To Shred” show and is a side-scrolling thingy where you have to drop ramps and obstacles in the skaters way to keep going… I can see Rick’s work day disappearing …
Behind the Scenes of Shecklers Red One Shoot
I’ve just come across this awesome behind the scenes clip from filming the promo video for RyanSheckler.com. Filmed on the Red One, there’s some amazing shots in there – interesting to see how they brought it all together. Check the full clip below the cut.
DC’s ‘King of Chicago’ Results
DC’s King of Chicago happened on the weekend and the main prize was taken out by C.J. Tambornino – head over to the mini site to peep videos and photos from the contest. In addition to holding the event, Skatedaily tells me that DC “also made capital improvements to Roberto …
Analog’s ‘Permanent Light Archive’ Series 5
Trines at Analog sent me this last night – it’s the 5th year of Analog’s ‘Permanent Light Archive’ which is “designed to showcase the artwork of Analog artists, team riders, photographers, and friends.” Featuring photographers like Bill Romerhaus, Tobin Yelland, Arto Saari, and Mind Field director, Greg Hunt, the shots …
A Gang Of Fourstar Out Now!
Fourstar’s new tour video, which we posted the teaser to back here, is out now! Called ‘A Gang Of Fourstar’ it features Anderson, Carroll, Gonzales, Howard, Koston, Malto, Mariano, Schaaf and more… Check it out below the cut. Thanks to Skatedaily for the heads up!
Strapper Skate Series 2010
I just spotted this – Strapper Surf in Torquay (VIC) have a flyer out for their Skate Series 2010. There are divisions for Under 13’s, Under 16’s, an Open and a Best Trick comp. Entry is $10 per event or $30 pre-entry to the whole series. You can get entry …
Krew Australian Tour
Just saw this on Skateboard.com.au – Krew are apparently putting on an Australian tour including Muska, Lizard King, TK, Antwuan Dixon and more. Check details on the flyer below the cut or at the Skateparx forum here.
Gang of Fourstar Trailer
There’s a teaser out for Girl Film’s latest, Gang of Fourstar. Featuring Anderson, Carroll, Gonzales, Howard, Koston, Malto, Mariano, Schaaf and more… It’s going to be amazing. Check below the cut to peep the teaser.
Behind The Scenes on DVS’s Skate & Create Entry
If you feel you’ve missed out on some awesomeness today, this should give you your fill… DVS has posted a ‘behind the scenes’ clip from their Skate & Create entry. I was really impressed with their work on this and you wont believe what went into making it happen. You …
Creatures Bottle Opening Boards
I don’t know how many of you guys in reader land will be old enough to remember the original Whiskey video but this clip sent to me by Creatures brought back all kinds of nostalgic VHS memories because of the song it shared – Six Pack by Black Flag. Creatures …
Somerville (VIC) Skate Park Opening This Saturday
The new skate park in Somerville, Victoria is opening this coming Saturday (October 10th). Long time PSC guy (now Peninsula Shire guy), Andrew Joseph has organized the likes of Geoff Cook, Stevo Dugec, Joel Whitling and possibly Snappa from the Fast Times team to demo plus a few local bands …
DC’s RD-0915AW Collection
I caught sight of this on the weekend – DC have released Dyrdek’s latest collection and it is, in my opinion, amazing. Called the RD-0915AW Collection it features two colour-ways of perforated leather shoes, custom-fit denim, lightweight zip fleece, t-shirts, hats, wallets, and a leather jacket. You can check a …
Sheckler Stars Alongside ‘The Rock’ in Tooth Fairy
I didn’t know this was coming up but apparently Shecks is starring alongside Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, Ashley Judd, Julie Andrews and Stephen Merchant in Fox’s latest cinematic master piece, Tooth Fairy. I didn’t believe it till I saw the trailer (which is all I will ever see of this …
Places to Shop: Fast Times Skateboarding
All photos by Julius Kellar. Fast Times is a new shop brand for a team of guys that have a long history in skateboarding. Founded by Andrew Tebb and Mark Grayson; and with Anthony Mapstone recently joining the ownership team, the chain of three stores in Victoria has only been …
Flip’s Extremely Sorry – David Gonzalez Mini Ramp
Guest_3832 is a legend for pointing this out in the Shoutbox! Mini ramp clip that didn’t make the Flip video featuring David Gonzales… Amazing! Don’t forget – the Australian premiere for Extremely Sorry is happening October 27th at The Astor. Go here for details.
Mike Martin on HUF
HUF have added the first team member to their Australian operation and they’ve started strong – joining such amazing skaters as Dennis Busenitz, Julien Stranger, Alex Olson, Zered Bassett and fellow Australian Andrew Brophy will be Mike Martin! HUF owner, Keith Hufnagel said, “Yeah we’re stoked to have Mike on. …
Third Chapter Kingvale Sessions
Will Kendall’s apparel company, Third Chapter, have been busy logging footage over the last few months. If you haven’t heard of Third Chapter, they’re Australian based and are putting together a solid team of snowboarders, skaters and artists. I for one am just glad to see some nice people producing …
Tony Hawk Show Paris
Tony Hawk is hosting a skateboarding and art show in Paris this November. I was talking to the guys at Quik in Torquay yesterday who gave me the heads up on this because TH has not just chosen any venue, he’s gone for the Grand Palais (seen above). Built in …
Amazing Vans ‘Downtown Showdown’ Clip
This ranks as the best video I have seen this morning and is another example of The Skateboard Mag doing shit right… Footage from the Vans Downtown Showdown, which happened on September 26th, is edited up on their site – you can check it out here. Props go to the …
Crazy Slovenian, Almir Jusovic Clip
I can’t decide if this is amazing or just crazy? Slovenian Almir Jusovic has definitely got some original tricks and a new approach to skateboarding – Some tricks are mind blowing (in a Gou Miyagi kind of way), others you have to ask why? Well worth a watch. Thanks for …
Erik Ellington & Geoff Rowley Go Head to Head
I mentioned back here that we’d have this video coming in and here it is… Erik Ellington & Geoff Rowley go head to head in a game of GoSk8 to demonstrate the iPhone app. Full video below the cut – check it out!
Armageddon Wasted Exhibition
Long time Pop friends Nate Gamble, Danny Young, Steve Gourlay and Tim Hillier have got together with a bunch of their friends to show some art. It’s not until next month, but I thought I’d get in early as it’s sure to be awesome. Don’t worry, we’ll remind you closer …
Police Acting Unreasonably in the States, Again.
I saw this video on Boardistan this morning… Officer Schwab #2099 decided that common sense has no place in the law in California. So, for skateboarding, he cited a bunch of guys and arrested one who objected to the citation. Although you don’t see it on the video, several residents …
Megarampage Update: $99 Tickets Available
I spoke to the Megarampage organizers yesterday who told me that pack up at Oi Megarampa was complete and sections were now on a boat on their way to Australia. It’s only just over four weeks till the event and there’s more and more riders being added to the list. …
Flip’s ‘Extremely Sorry’ Australian Premiere
Extremely Sorry has got an Australian premiere happening! Geoff Rowley and Lance Mountain will be presenting the film at 6pm at the Astor Theatre in St. Kilda on October 27th – book it in! Check below the cut for more info and thanks to Skateboard.com.au for the heads up.
Lakai’s ‘Where the Wild Things Are’ Tee & shoe Collab
Lakai have got a new collab up to coincide with the release of ‘Where the Wild Things Are’ this spring. There’s tees and shoes in the release that look pretty rad – head over to Lakai to check em out.