‘Paul Blart: Mall Cop‘ is a recently released(or soon to be, depending on where you are) film written by comedian Kevin James of ‘King of Queens‘ fame. What interests us here at POP is that is also features skateboarders Mike Vallely and Jason Ellis, and also BMXers Rick Thorne and …
Sheckler On MTV Cribs… Again
Sheckler has been on MTV Cribs before, but this time he is all grown up… and moved out. If you’re at all interested, you can check out his custom Ryan Sheckler balls, fight club, and a buttload of wall murals. Not a bad little spot, but I’m at a loss …
Thurston Clothing Online
I got an email yesterday from the co-founder of Thurston Clothing, Guy Miller, to tell me that they had their website up and happening. Guy’s business partner on Thurston is none other than Cliche pro, Cale Nuske! Hit up the site here to check out the gear.
New York Times on Skateistan
Photo from: Tyler Hicks/The New York Times A while ago we had a post up here about a guy from Melbourne who started a program to get kids skating in Afghanistan. Well, thing have been kicking along pretty well for Oliver Percovich and his Skatistan project. On last Sunday the …
DC Worth Half a Billion Dollars!
The rumors that VF have got their hands on one of my favorite shoe companies, DC, are hotting up. Transworld reports that Citi Group reiterated a buy recommendation on Quiksilver stating that they believed a deal was close. Quiksilver shares jumped considerably on the news however Citi Group worries that …
New DVS Pro – Andrew Brophy
It’s been a good little run for Andrew Brophy, he recently turned pro for Cliche, has a banger part in their film, and is now been upped to pro from shoe sponsor DVS. Head over the DVS site for a little interview and video. Congratulations go out to Andrew, hopefully …
Jake Johnson On Gravis
Not that the new Alien Workshop film, Mind Field, needs any more hype but a release late last week says that AWS rider and Mind Field star, Jake Johnson, has signed onto Gravis. He joins Arto Saari and Dylan Rieder as Gravis team members apprearing in Mind Field. Don’t forget …
Cliche ‘Cle: Live & Unplugged’ Video Premiere
Cliche Skateboards are running a premiere for their new film, Cli: Live & Unplugged. The premiere is happening at Revolver on Chapel St. in Melbourne on February 3rd. Doors at 8.30pm and the video will screen at 9pm. The flick features, amongst others, Brophy and Nuske. Hope to see you …
Ecothane/Biothane
Yet another product to receive the green treatment, skate wheels manufactured by Satori and also by Sector 9 are composed of Ecothane and Biothane, respectively. The manufacturing process replaces a percentage of petroleum based oils used in production with sustainable products like corn and soy based oils. Sector 9 doesn’t …
Zoo York & Ezekiel – Winter 2009 Preview!
Yesterday I dropped past the Zoo York and Ezekiel offices to get a peek at the upcoming ranges for this winter. There’s a tonne of pics under the cut from a few different items I really liked. Thanks to Gwenn, Greg and Eliza for taking the time to show me …
Folklore Australia Day Contest
Folklore have got their skate contest happening at Riverside in Melbourne again this Australia Day. As mentioned on the flyer – high ollie contest, best trick, sponsored and junior division comps and most importantly… cash prizes. Hope to see you down there!
Skate Study House
Decorating your house? Want to decorate it with something other than the Eames chairs, Eero Aarnio eggs and Barcelona lounges that litter the houses of all the designers in the world? Why don’t you check out Skate Study House. Sure the pieces are all replicas of the furniture listed above, …
Australian AWS Mind Field Premieres
Mind Field is one film that I have been hanging to see, so I was pretty excited to see that the good people Alien Workshop are throwing a pretty serious round of premieres for the country. As listed in the Flyer above, Melbourne, Sydney, Perth, and the Gold Coast get …
Avert your eyes Vermont! It’s Nudity!
Yes, nudity and boardsports have collaborated once again. After the whole Burton Love series thing, then the Vivid Boards – we’re now up to these boards from a skate store in Switzerland called Doodah. These ones feature supermodels Lara Stone, Isabeli Fontana and Toni Garrn by the photographer duo Claudia …
Greg Lutzka Signature Car
Looks as though Toyota and Greg Lutzka have teamed up to give Greg his very own signature model Toyota Matrix. I haven’t been able to find any actual details that make it signature, like a skateboard holster or gun rack. However, it does say on the above image (from Lutzkas’ …
Wild In The Parks 2009
Unlike another publicly owned company that is pulling the pin on contests, Volcom is still running their ‘Wild In The Parks’ contest tour. The next stop is at Melbourne’s Riverslide skatepark on January 31st. The top three spots from each round get a chance to get a chance to represent …
Even More Ridiculous Skateboards
It just gets better on the ridiculous skateboard front this week with the Hamboard. Designed to replicate the feeling of surfing on land, the 7 foot long monsters will set you back about $US400. I just get the feeling that falling off onto the concrete wearing nothing but your bathers …
IPSVM Skateboard?
Ridiculous skateboards must be the flavor of the month. First off, we already saw the utterly ridiculous $8000 Louis Vuitton number last week, now this. Designer Loren Kulesus has created the IPSVM skatebord which apparently takes inspiration from NYC ‘Wild Style’ graffitti. At least this skateboard has some artistic merit, …
Black Box Warehouse Sale
For anyone that still has money to burn after the holiday period, Black Box Distribution are having a warehouse sale starting tomorrow. Not much to mention here that isn’t in the above flyer other than the earlier you get there the better. These things tend to look pretty crummy by …
Bart Simpson – Killing it
It’s been up on Skatebook.tv for a little while now but being the massive Simpsons fan I am, I felt it had to be shared with everyone. The Lance Mountain edition of Skatebook has a little video and a bunch of ‘photos’ of Bart skating some well known spots (Wallenberg, …
Loserkids Now Available for Australia!
The Loserkids website now has an Australian offshoot where you can pick up a few cooler labels that weren’t, previously, all that easy to get. For those that don’t know, Loserkids is one of the many projects Tom Delonge (of Angels and Airwaves) has going on. Check it out over …
LV Skateboard
I didn’t think it could get more stupid than the Chanel Snowboard but then Louis Vouitton had to go and prove me wrong. Aparently one of these will set you back US$8,250 at the Soho LV store in New York. There is only three of them so if you do …
Skate Inspired Architecture
Ever walked past a building or structure and thought to yourself that someone working there has to be a skateboarder (cough*St Kilda foreshore*cough)? Well according to Zaha Hadid, via this article by Wired, maybe not… but they do consult with skateboarders for certain design features. The image above is of …
Tatt-Wuan
Forget the amazing post title for a minute and focus your attention on Antwuan Dixon and his ink jumpsuit. He seems to have significantly added to his face since his arrest photo was taken a while ago. I may be late on this one but I thought it definitely deserved …
Ladd vs Bledsoe on Battle at the Berrics
Click the above graphic to peep the latest installment in the Battle at the Berrics. This one features DC rider PJ Ladd up against Alien Workshop rider, Tyler Bledsoe. You can check the current winners, old videos and upcoming rounds by clicking here.
Supra Skytop’s Get Complex’s Sneaker of the Year!
Supra Skytop’s have been awarded Complex’s Sneaker of the Year! The blurb says “Throughout the last year, Chad Muska’s high-cut silhouette was seen on everyone from Lil Wayne and Pete Wentz to Lohan’s gal-pal Samantha Ronson. Besides the heavy celebrity endorsement, consistent solid colorways like the red patents, wheat timberland …
Bondi Bowl-A-Rama Flyer!
The Bondi Bowl-A-Rama is happening again this Saturday February 21st. Sponsored by Vans, Oakley, SDS, Protec and a heap more. The day will, as it always is, be awesome. Check the site here for details and we’ll have more information on the day as it becomes available. For our NZ …
The Cuban Skateboarding Crisis
I came across this short documentary this morning on Chris Nieratko’s website. Entitled “The Cuban Skateboarding Crisis” the documentary covers the difficulties skaters in Cuba have getting the most basic equipment. Kind of makes you feel guilty for snapping/throwing/stomping and generally mistreating your deck but its definitely interesting. Check out …
TK’s New Video
We here at POP are keen followers of not only athletes, but also their budding rap careers. So in the spirit of this, I am more than happy to present to you Terry Kennedy and The Fly Society ‘Superstar’. Not much about skateboarding in this track, but plenty about money, …
DC For Sale?
A little while ago we fanned the rumor mill surrounding Quiksilver amid speculation they were being purchased by VF Corp. Well according to the all the particulars covered in the fourth quarter conference call, now DC seems the more obvious choice as far as companies being sold off is concerned. …
POP Magazine – Issue 11
Issue 11 is out now with Timmy Burdett on the cover. There’s eyewear and swimwear editorials, a balla’ car, travel bags and the usual products features. Ben Hoban covers The Smiths, Irwin Fletcher talks airports and Ali Deane gets even for the girls. Oh and the city guide is back …
DC “Live from Europe” Skate Video Online!
DC have released their “Live from Europe” film on their site – you can check it out by clicking here or the above graphic. It’s 32 minutes of free goodness edited together by John Holland. If you prefer an iPod/iPhone friendly version, you can download it by clicking here. Enjoy!
Skylarking Premiere
09 Video Factory are having not one, but TWO premieres for their film ‘Skylarking’ this week. The first is on Thursday the 18th at the Chauvel Cinema in Paddington, Sydney, while Melbourne gets the last blast on the 19th at Yellow Bird in Prahran. Obviously all the details are in …
Danny Way In WSJ
Danny Way has an interview in The Wall Street Journal that you can read here. In the interview he discusses the mega-ramp, the Olympics, and Plan B. It’s actually a pretty good little interview with nice open questions and some good answers. I’m guessing by the discussion, it was done …
Kickflip World Record
1547 kickflips is what it’s going to take to top Zach Kral’s shiny new world record of 1546. Zach set the record on his 14th birthday which is kind of cool, but wouldn’t you rather be hanging out out with your buddies and tucking in to lolly bags? There are …