I just got this footage from Oi MegaRampa which is happening in Brazil at the moment. The interviews are in Brazillian but the footage of the ramp is pretty awesome – click below the cut to check them out!
Danny & Dingo Are Back For Season 2!
**UPDATE** Just got sent the promo clip for the show – check above! The Adventures of Danny and The Dingo are coming back for a second season. Kass says this time the guys purchase ‘street cred’ from MTV’s Rob Dyrdek, hire a Playboy Playmate to be their full-time assistant, pretty …
2010 Holden Outerwear Website
Mikey and the guys have put up a new website for Holden Outerwear. In keeping with their unique design and emphasis on creative use of audio and visual elements, they’ve got some fun videos up. I especially enjoyed the Who Is Darrell? piece, Shelby really knows how to make a …
Transworld Skateboarding’s Editor Passes Away
Transworld Skateboarding’s editor, Eric Stricker, passed away last night in the U.S. There’s no word as to what happened as yet but it was sudden. We didn’t know Stricker but our thoughts are with the guys at TWS and his friends and family. Check the TWS post here.
Holiday Skateboards Announced!
Josh Rio and the man behind Picture Wheels, Ben O’Neil, have announced the launch of their own wood company, Holiday Skateboards. There’s a rad press release they sent out giving us an idea of what they’re about… It finishes with, “It’s Aussie but we have big ambitions, welcome to our …
36 Skaters Make Downhill Tetris
Yep, just like the title says. 36 skaters ‘bombed’ a hill in San Fran with some Tetris-correct and some non-Tetris correct shapes on their heads. Cool idea really.
Tony Hawk in Entrepreneur Magazine
Tony Hawk has got the cover and a neat little interview about his business in Entrepreneur Magazine. He talks about success’ and failures over the years and has a great quote about doing what you love… TH says, “…follow your heart and do it because you love it. Do something …
Megaramp Construction in Brazil
If you’ve ever wondered how the Megaramp comes together, here’s some photos I came across of the Megaramp being constructed in Brazil for Oi MegaRampa. According to the text with the shots, “Assembling MegaRamp takes about one week with twenty workers rotating day and night to erect the huge structure …
Kalis Moves to DGK?
Skatedaily is reporting that Josh Kalis may have left Alien Workshop to join Stevie Williams over at DGK. They linked to a photo of the above board as further proof but as yet there is nothing on either the DGK or the Workshop site.
Megarampage Promo Video
I’ve come across another promo for Megarampage which is happening at the end of next month. The Dingo talks with Jake Brown about who’s coming along to the event and there’s a tonne of old footage from skaters – plus an appearance from Sean Sheffey! I don’t know if this …
2009 SLC Dew Tour Results
As mentioned, the Dew Tour hit Salt Lake over the weekend. On the street course, with P-Rod and Chaz Ortiz unable to hit their stride and Sheckler injured, Brazilian Rodolfo Ramos took the win. While the vert, which was held under a new format, was won by Bucky Lasek. Check …
Mike Martin’s 4 Skateboards Clip
One of Pop’s favorite skaters (and cover-man for issue 2) Mike Martin, has got a rad little clip up for 4 Skateboards. The clip is below the cut and you can check out Mike’s tam page here. Enjoy!
Dew Tour in SLC This Weekend
Dyet. Backside kickflip at practice before Dew Tour in SLC this weekend. The Dew Tour hits SLC this weekend and on overall points, PLG is the man to beat on Vert whilst Chaz Ortiz is just ahead of Chris Cole in the park. For photos of practice, head over here. …
Revok at Megarampage
Megarampage is keeping the announcements coming… Revok, who is part of the L.A. graph crew, MSK will be appearing. Check this video from ASR and see what Revok is all about.
Mount Eliza Skate Park Meeting
I got an email yesterday from an old PSC friend who’s been working hard on getting a skatepark in Mount Eliza. It’s all looking good right now and they’re after input from the public to make the park as good as possible. There will be a meeting next Wednesday 23rd …
Behind the Scenes Fall 09 Catalog Shoot for HUF
Rad Collector put me onto this one… HUF have shot their Fall 09 lookbook and have a behind the scenes vid to show us. The blurb says, “Amongst the people photographed was San Francisco’s own original sick boy, Mic-E Reyes, photographer Ari Marcopoulos and his son Cairo, as well as …
Neff Chronicle #1 Now Available
Neff is putting out a product-zine with info about the happenings with Shaun Neff and his co-conspirators. Chronicle number 1 is now available and features a short interview with Shaun Neff, skate team happenings, celebrity Neff sightings and more. You can download it by clicking here.
Dew Tour Might Add Mega Ramp Contest
Chris Prybylo, manager of the Dew Tour, has talked to the Salt Lake Tribune about potentially adding the Mega Ramp to the tour. With the success and media coverage X-Games and the Maloof Money Cup has got out of including the ramp, it’s no wonder they’d be thinking about it. …
C1rca Signs Andrew Currie
C1rca has signed on Australian, Andrew Currie to their combat team. Currie, who also rides for Hoon and Modus, will have C1rca product out soon.
iPhone’s GOSK8 Gets Ellington & Rowley
Jonathan at GOSK8 dropped us an email last night to let us know that Erik Ellington and Geoff Rowley are the new face of their iPhone app, GOSK8. There’s videos of Erik and Geoff battling it out over a game of S.K.A.T.E coming soon… In the mean time, check the …
EA’s Skate 3 Due Out in 2010
According to gaming site, Kotaku, EA’s Skate 3 is due to drop in 2010. In taking on Hawk’s successful franchise they have decided to go sans-peripherals and instead go the ‘social gaming’ rout. The game requires you to team up with other crew and take over Port Carverton. This looks …
Quiksilver’s ‘The Spot’ Is Pretty Awesome!
Quiksilver worked with the California based digital creative agency, Cuker, to create a viral campaign called ‘The Spot’. I don’t want to ruin it before you’ve seen it, so click here and check it out. It features Tony Hawk, Alex Olson, Reese Forbes, Danny Garcia and Kyle Leeper.
Brandon Biebel on Red Bull Team
Brandon Biebel took to his Twitter to announce his new sponsor… Red Bull. He said, “My New Sponsor!!! I’m Stoked!! http://twitgoo.com/3ahav” Funny how releases on this sort of thing have now been reduced to 140 characters or less. Still, if Shaun White’s private Silverton pipe is anything to go by, …
Busenitz Versus Cole at The Berrcis
I hadn’t checked in on the new Battle at The Berrcis for a while but I’m glad I did this afternoon! Busenitz versus Cole and it turned into an amazing battle… Check the video out here.
New Element ‘Sole’ Teaser: Fall Down With Darrell Stanton
Element have released a teaser for their film ‘Sole’ featuring the trials of filming a part with Darryll Stanton… Broken equipment, injuries, more broken equipment and more injuries. Check out ‘Fall Down With Darrell Stanton’ below the cut!
Pop Magazine – Issue 13
Issue 13 of Pop Magazine, Australia’s premier free press skate/snow/surf magazine is in stores. This issue’s themed a slightly superstitious Unlucky Issue. Someone that certainly isn’t unlucky is Tony Hawk and he is our cover feature this issue. As winter is slowly leaving us and summer is on the way, …
Street Machine Opening
Last Friday was the opening of Street Machine’s new hotness – the 302 Chapel St. store. I haven’t had the chance to visit the store yet but rest assured, we will have a full check out in the next week or so… In the mean time, peep below the cut …
Patrick O’Dell Hosts “An Evening of Skate Videos”
If you’re in New York on October 15th, you’re in for a treat! The Museum of Modern Art is hosting ‘An Evening of Skate Videos’ with Spike Jonze and hosted by Patric O’Dell from Epically Later’d. O’Dell was asked, “to assemble an evening of influential skateboarding videos from the 1980s …
Shecks MTV Contract Revealed
Apparently you can put a price on dignity… and it’s $9,617.70 an episode (for season one). According to TMZ, Ryan Sheckler made $76,941.60 for his first eight episode series – while his brothers were pulling in $1,500 a show. TMZ thinks he was overpaid – I’d say he was underpaid …
Jake Brown on 60 Minutes Tonight at 7:30pm
Tonight, 60 Minutes will be airing a segment entitled, X-Men. Reporter Michael Usher heads over to L.A. and catches up with Jake Brown and a bunch of crew from the X Games. The article will air tonight at 7:30pm on Channel 9. And while we’re talking about it – it’s …
Toys
Saw this on Boardistan. Last time I saw saw something like this was in the credits for Kingpins Afterhours. Pretty damn cool if you ask me, more people need to make stop motion like this. He must have been procrastinating from studying.
Ashbury Gets Antwuan Dixon
Ashbury skate team just gets better… Antwuan Dixon has joined Bryan Herman, Lizard King, Garrett Hill, Billy Marks, Adam Alfaro and Theotis Beasley on the team. Head over to the blog here for more.
Spike Jonze in New York Times Magazine
Spike Jonze has a great interview/write up in New York Times Magazine about Where The Wild Things Are. The story is awesome and covers everything from his start with Andy Jenkins right up to the current issues with Warner Bros over the style of WTWTA. Check it out here.
Issue 13 On Way
Yep, Issue 13 is on the way. Should be on counter tops and in letterboxes this week. Don’t forget, if you want all the free loot that comes with being a subscriber, then you gotta’ be a subscriber!
HUF Professional Skateboard Legend Series
HUF owner Keith Hufnagel has got five legends to create board graphics for a limited edition series. Lance Mountain, Natas Kaupas, Tommy Guerrero, Steve Olson and Mark Gonzales all put down black and white graphics for a run of only 100 to 150 boards each. Head over here to check …