In case you’re one of the few people left on the planet that doesn’t check The Berrics website every day, there’s a 6 minute sneak peak at Rob Dyrdek’s new movie Street Dreams. From what I can tell it’s the intro to the film. Rob was a great guy to …
Ty Evans Q&A
Pierre’s blog is always a great place for me to waste a few hours. Aside from being a pretty creative dude himself, he often comes across some interesting tid-bits. Here is a great Q&A with Ty Evans about the making of Fully Flared. It includes a lot of footage from …
Zoo York State Of Mind Premiere Photos
Something’s missing from this photo? Well it’s 4:21 am and I just got home from The Astor Theatre in Melbourne for the Zoo York ‘State Of Mind’ premiere. Well actually, I missed the last half of the film because I had to go play audio visual guy at my brothers …
Zoo York State of Mind Premiere!
*REMINDER* Zoo York have got the premiere for their new film, State of Mind, happening in Melbourne and Sydney TONIGHT. The film is going to be amazing and features footage of the team hitting spots throughout China, Australia, South Africa, Europe, Canada and the US. The main gig is going …
Koston on Nike SB
We reported the rumor back in April but now it’s official… Eric Koston has signed to Nike SB. He looks pretty excited in the Berrics post (which you can see here). This is a huge addition to the already impressive roster at Nike. Thanks to Aidan for the tip off!
Bangin At The Berrics With Shane O’Neill
I’m sure most of you already check out The Berrics site often, and for those that don’t, you probably should. Anyway, Shane ‘Nugget’ O’Neill is up there today with a collection of epicness from his recent visit. Killing it.
Day In The Life
I was always a huge fan of the ‘day in the life’ segments in 411. Whether this was an actual day for said person, or they were hamming it up for the camera. Over on the Fourstar site right now is a a day in the life with Mark Gonzales, …
Jereme Rogers Takes Shrooms, Bugs Out, Is Arrested
This is the funniest thing I’ve read all year. It seems yesterday, Plan B pro Jereme Rogers took some mushrooms, ‘bugged out’, climbed out onto his roof, started talking to people that weren’t there, got naked and then got himself arrested! You couldn’t make that shit up! Go here or …
St. Kilda Skatepark Fight Continues
We’ve had quite a few articles on the St. Kilda Skatepark over the last few months and despite all logic and Renton Millar’s best efforts, there are still people making it exceedingly difficult to get the project underway. There is a new site been selected down next to St. Kilda …
R.I.P JR Neves
East Coast ripper, JR Neves passed away last Saturday. I was lucky enough to see him shred in person a few years ago at Woodward and damn did he skate hard. He had somewhat disappeared from the professional skateboarding world the past few years, but was known to regularly turn …
And The Winner Is…
…Chris Nieratko, well at least in this interview. It’s Bongo Boy, whose hobbies include style awareness, caught up with Chris Nieratko at his NJ Skate Shop to talk ‘streetwear’ and ‘sneakers’. Just like in the youtube comments, I’m not sure many understand what’s going on here, but it’s great viewing.
DC’s Auto Collection – Ken Block Can Drive
Remember the Gymkhana videos from Ken Block that we put up a while back? Well, that’s developed into a fully fledged collection under DC with the above awesome infomercial. I’m getting the Magna out onto St. Kilda Rd this morning and giving a few of these moves a go! Check …
Quickflick 3 by Michael Drake
Guy Miller at Juice shot me through the link to this awesome short film on the Slam site. The film is the third installment from Michael Drake and features the likes of Dane Burman, Geoff Cook, Danny Gluskie and more. I’d like to see a better quality version of the …
Element’s Beginnings
Pierre Wikberg has got an awesome little preview of an upcoming flick about the beginnings of Element. The film looks like it will be an interesting watch and covers the evolution of the team and the brand over the years. Check it out here.
Armourdillo Signs Duffel
This is old news but I held off on posting it because I thought it might be a hoax – I just heard much from Armourdillo in recent times and this was a pretty big announcement. They have apparently signed Corey Duffel onto their team. The brand is now positioned …
Rosebud Skatepark
Liam Robinson – Back Smith Today my friend Liam and I made the trip down to Rosebud to check out the new-ish skate plaza they have built. The park is located about an hour from Melbourne on the Rosebud foreshore. If your like me and like skating street you will …
Transworld Skate Awards Nominees Announced
Transworld have announced the nominees for the 11th annual TW Skateboarding Awards. The nominees list includes Australian Andrew Brophy – the awards night is being held on June 12, 2009, at Avalon Hollywood. Check below the cut for a full list of nominees and good luck Brophy!
Rumor Fuel: VF Corp. in Discussion on Acquisition
Several sites were reporting yesterday afternoon about VF Corp CEO, Eric Wiseman’s disclosure that they were in “active discussion’ on possible acquisitions to increase revenue from outdoors and action-sports brands.” Of course, this adds to the strong rumors about VF and DC hooking up but there are a million opportunities …
Sydney Lads
Robert Macalister – Switch flip A few weeks ago I went skating with some guys from Sydney who were down doing some filming. We started off at Rialto and then to this church in the suburbs. The tricks are well worth checking out! Click “more” to have a look at …
Tony Hawk PS2 for iPhone?
There’s a post up on Slide to Play claiming that Tony Hawk Pro Skater 2 might become available for the iPhone in the coming months. According to the article, Lti Gray Matter have already sucessfully ported the game across to the iPhone platform and is just waiting for Activision (the …
Maloof Money Cup Wild Card Winners Announced
The wild card winners for the Maloof Money Cup have been announced. The winners include: – Adam Dyet – Bobby Worrest – Brandon Westgate – David Gonzales – Kurtis Colamonico – Lizard King – Mike Vallely – Mikey Taylor – Billy Marks – Rodrigo TX – Spanky – Stevie Williams …
Tony Hawk Ride
Engadget has a great little post on the new motion control board being developed by Tony Hawk. This board allows you to grab by actually touching the side of th board, you push by draging your foot along the edge and if you 180 the board knows it. Pretty cool …
Shake Junt on Berrics
Jim Greco’s latest edition to his empire is the accessories company, Shake Junt. The Berrics has a little video feature on Shake Junt where you see how the guys make thier grip and find out a little about how they work. Check it out over here.
Street Dreams Teaser and Dyrdek’s Interview
The teaser for Rob Dyrdek’s film, Street Dreams, has been out for a while. For those that missed the first two posts on this, the film features Rob Dyrdek, Paul Rodriguez, Terry Kennedy, Ryan Sheckler, and others – in the new issue of Pop, Steele Saunders quizzed Dyrdek on the …
Maloof Money Cup Am’s List Out Now
The Am’s list for the Maloof Money Cup is online now. The list names Chima Ferguson and Shane O’Neill as two Australian who made the cut for the invite only event. You can check the full list over here and click below the cut for a full breakdown on the …
Skateboarding Statistics
Shop Eat Surf has an interesting article this morning on statistics in the skateboard industry. The article is actually about the direction as an industry but covers things like: – There are 11.08 million skaters. – It is a US$4.8 billion market. – 77% of skaters say specialty skate stores …
Bastard Store in Milan
Chunk just sent me a link to this amazing store in Milan. It’s featured on Arch Daily at the moment and is a converted old cinema with a suspended bowl. The store is called Bastard and was designed by Studiometrico, you can check out photos from during the building of …
The Shed’s Revamp Plans
Part of my high school curriculum was skating at The Shed in Cranbourne, Victoria. I’m not kidding – for about a full school year, four days a week I was driven to skate at The Shed for an hour before lunch. It was awesome. The Shed has been a great …
Weird Al’s Van’s Collection
CNN have got an article on brand obsessed collectors on the site at the moment. The feature photo is Weird Al Yankovic and his collection of Vans shoes. He started wearing them back in the 80’s and describes one pair as “appropriately grotesque” to enhance his already wacky image. Click …
Chris Nieratko Goes Cuban
It’s no secret that we are massive fans of Chris Nieratko here at POP. Behind all the smack talk talk, he seems like a pretty decent guy, and his recent trip to Cuba is a prime example. Due to a US embargo, Cuban skateboarders are unable to purchase goods they …
The Skateboarder’s Journal: Issue 12
The Skateboarder’s Journal: Issue 12 With what surely has to be the best cover ever, issue 12 of The Skateboarder’s Journal is out. And for only $12.95, you’re laughing! Gourlay sent me an email today with the below details if you’re too distracted by the 70’s babes to read the …
Tony Hawk Refuses To Dance With The Stars
Tony Hawk was offered $175,000 to be on Dancing With The Stars last week. He turned down the offer and Tweeted some pretty funny tuff about it. Things like “It is a lot of money for priceless humiliation. No thanks!” and “dignity is its own reward” were in two of …
Teaser for Nike SB’s New Film: Debacle
As we reported back in March, Nike SB has their new flick Debacle out this year. The film features Shane O’Neill, Daryl Angel, David Clark and Grant Taylor. They’ve released another teaser for the film yesterday which you can peep here. The film is looking the goods – can’t wait …
Andrew Brophy on ESPN
Cliche pro, Andrew Brophy, has got an interview on ESPN where he talks about growing up in the country, the secret to his ollie and drinking. Check it out here.
Nike SB Zoom Air Harbor x Fish
Nike SB have released their new Zoom Air Harbor but this time Australian Business Manager, Fish, has had some input. The shoes feature a graphic of a ‘floating head’ on the inside – this is Fish’s own work. The shoe will be on sale this month, keep an eye out …