I got word from Josh at Jackassworld.com on the Steve-O article- he said Steve-O is doing much better and they’ve posted a follow up article by Johnny Knoxville on the site. You can check it out here.
Koston on Chris Nieratko
I got onto Skatedaily.net this morning to find that Chris Nieratko has done a short interview with Koston over at Nieratko’s site here. The interview is pretty funny but be warned, the Nieratko site is addictive, give yourself some time to check out the pro interviews – especially the Pancho …
Big Brother Magazine returns!
For those of you that were fans of Big Brother Magazine… who am I kidding, how can you not be a fan.. you will be stoked to know that all the old issues will be available over at Jackass World soon and there will be a new section with contributions …
Steve-O committed: On suicide watch
Steve-O has been committed to a mental hospital by 7 of his friends. Reportedly suffering from Bi-Polar which was exacerbated by some serious drug use, Steve-O is on a 14 day watch for suicidal behavior. In a letter a few days before he was admitted to the hospital, Steve-O said …
Etnies/Verte Collab launch Photos!
Remember last week when I told you about the Etnies collab with Verte and the launch in New York? Well, here’s a couple of shots along with a photo of the full collaboration – the Ollie King, the Jameson and the Plether Jacket. Andre Razo, co-founder of Verte reckons that …
Loosen the pant strings sissy boy!
It’s been a while, I know. I’ve been busy! I have a life outside of this blog you know! I’ve been busy with my new collegiate lifestyle, and have spent the last few weeks sewing leather patches onto my tweed jacket, or is that tweed patches onto a leather jacket? …
15 Seconds Time Extension
The 15 Seconds of Fame contest has been extended till April 4th, so make sure you get your footage and songs submitted otherwise you will miss out on the chaance at winning a Sony HDD Handycam. Head over to www.15secondsoffame.com.au for more info. Although, if your like this guy you …
Tony Hawk Has More Money Than You
There is a pretty interesting article over at USA Today about how well Tony Hawk is doing, in case you were worried about him, what with he coming recession and all. The video they have put together shows some pretty interesting stuff and is worth watching, and it further demostrates …
Beautiful Losers film launches at SxSW
Beautiful Losers launches at the South by South West Festival tonight Australian time (1.15pm CST – which is apparently local time there). Click here for details on the showings and if you’re in the area, I highly recommend you get along and take a look. Thanks to Brock for the …
Trigger Brothers 1 Day Sale Tomorrow
The Trigger Franskton store is having a one day only super-mega sale tomorrow (March 8th)! Everything is at least 15% off, with all watches and sunnies 25% off. My guess is things will be mayhem so get in there early! With the infamous Trigger trackie going for $60 you better …
Tacky teams up with Nolla.net
Europe’s only rider owned media network, Tacky, has just bought Nolla.net – the largest skateboarding website in Finland. This means that the guys at Tacky now have over 1.4 million readers each month. The thing that impresses me most about this, is that Tacky produces each of their magazines and …
Frank 151 is awesome!
A few years back, Rick and I were wandering the stalls at SIA when we came across this little book called Frank. As amazing as it was, we were really blown away when we found that they have some pretty freaking awesome things going on in conjunction with their book …
Slaughter at the Opera
Here’s some footage from Saturdays Slaughter at the Opera. Apparently Koston, McCrank and P-Rod were missing. I didn’t get up there to see it so if you went along, drop us a message below the cut and give us a review of the day…
Bowl-a-Rama Photos
I know these are a bit late but I only received them yesterday. Check out below the cut for the full press release, results and photos from the 2008 Bowl-a-Rama in Sydney. Enjoy!
Steve Daddo practices some “extreme moves”!
Sometimes I worry that we don’t have enough news that will frustrate and annoy on this site… so to fix it, here we go: News.com.au are at it again with some more eXXXtreme for us! If you harbor some kind of secret self hate then click the above image to …
Girl Skateboards Distribution Orientation Video
Girl Skateboards have got this amazing video up about working at Girl HQ in Torrence, California. It’s called the Girl Distribution Orientation Video and features a lot of the guys and some pretty funny moments. You can see it by clicking on the above picture or get it here. It’s …
Lasek and Cab on News.com.au
News.com.au has a pretty funny and “extreme” clip on their site today with Bucky Lasek and Steve Cab who are in Sydney for yesterdays Bowl’A’Rama. The clip covers injuries, extreme close ups, some kind of weird thrash rock guitar music… Oh, and of course, the always eXXXtreme (note the additional …
Fast Times at Frankston… Shopping Centre
Mark Grayson and Andrew Tebb toasting the new look! So, today was the opening of Frankston’s newest skate shop, Fast Times Skateboarding. The guys decided on a low key opening, just inviting a few special people like Koston, Biebel, Anderson, Mike Mo, Malto, McCrank, Olson… Oh, and a couple of …
Fast Times Opening Today
We mentioned this a while back, but a new skate store is opening in Frankston today. I don’t think anyone really noticed it, but Eric Koston, Rick McCrank, Brian Anderson and the rest of the girl team are going to be there! So it’s probably worth going to check it …
Spike Jonze Film in Trouble?
Movie news site CHUD is reporting that Spike Jonze’s new (and eagerly awaited by me) film, Where The Wild Things Are has not been received well by the suits at Warner Brothers. There is speculation that they could make him re-shoot large parts of the film, which was originally shot …
New Zealand Bowl-O-Rama Footage
POP tipster, Shane just let me know about this footage over at 411 from the New Zealand stop of Bowl-O-Rama. It’s worth a look. Remember that the Australian stop is on the 23rd, so don’t miss it.
Stereo Video Preview
There is a teaser for the new video from Stereo Sound Agency. The video is being filmed by Dave Hoang and the teaser was put together for launch at ASR 2008. You can check out the teaser here. While you’re on the stereo site, check out the video section – …
In other internet news…
In other internet news, Pharrell Williams/Nigo brands, Billionaire Boys Club and Ice Cream, have launched a new blog. To catch up on all the news from Terry, Evan, Jacob, Kevin, Cato, Jimmy and Anthony, head over to www.teamicecream.com. Enjoy!
DC Skateboarding.TV
DC have launched their new skateboarding site over at www.dcskateboarding.tv. The new site features exclusive clips, podcasts, team information, news and of course, all the DC product info you could ever want. The new site is pretty awesome, I wonder who came up with the imagination breakthrough?
MacBeth Signs Pat Duffy!
MacBeth are expanding their skate team and have signed Plan B rider, Pat Duffy. Pat is well known for his part in the amazing 1992 Plan B movie, Questionable – his part is set to an all time favorite of mine, Primus! You can see the full release under the …
DC’s Hilltop Hoods Remix Launch
Last week, DC had a massive launch for their new Remix shoe with the Hilltop Hoods. Unfortunately I missed out on this super exclusive event because Drew wrecked his ankle shooting some baskets. Anyway, there’s a heap more photos under the cut and if you’re keen for a pair, I’d …
Fast Times Opening!
This isn’t a sentence I’m ever likely to type again… Something worth going to is happening in Frankston! There’s a new skateboard shop opening, called Fast Times. And if ever you wanted a big opening day, this is it – Koston, McCrank, Biebel, Mike Mo, Olson, Malto, Anderson and Staba …
Sheckler knows how to interview
Sheckler has definitely got some good ideas. What do you do when you’re rich, famous and in need of the perfect girlfriend? If you’re Sheckler, you write up a job description for your perfect squeeze and have it published in the appropriate journal… in this case, Seventeen Magazine. It’s a …
Chris Nieratko at the Tim O’Connor Roast
Do you ever have one of those mornings where you wake up and think “Today is going to be special… I can just feel something amazing is going to happen.” I had that this morning and I just found out why. While checking out the Skate Perception website I came …
15 Seconds of Fame
A while back we told you about a contest called 15 Seconds of Fame, a contest being run by Adio and Planet Earth. Basically you submit skate video footage you have and it goes onto a DVD that will be released this year. If your footage is the best, you win a new …
Burton buys DNA Distribution
Burton is putting some more love into skateboarding. They have thrown their support behind DNA Distribution who owns Alien Workshop, Habitat and Reflex bearings. I am stoked to hear this announcement because for my first few years of skateboarding, all I rode was super thin AWS boards… With my massive, …
Frankston… The Angry City…
One of the greatest joys in life is taking the piss out of very serious people. I discovered this when I raised the very paranoid ire of Frankston City Council with a few well placed words and pull out quotes. When Frankston Council officially opened their long awaited new skatepark …
Jason Lee Interview
Okay, so the above commercial is there purely because it has Jason Lee in it and it made me laugh. It also provided me with a smooth segue into telling you that you should go and read this interview with Jason Lee. The interview is done by Steve Berra and …
Everyone is entitled to their own stupid opinion…
I was put onto this Herald Sun article by skateboard.com.au yesterday. Robyn Riley, apparently Victoria’s most prominent newspaper columnist (according to her blog, that is) has decided that the smart thing to do is agree with Sam Newman’s comments about skateboarders. Well, as I said in the title, everyone is …
Bowl-A-Rama!
I just got this flyer from Eli at Skull Candy… It’s that time of year again! Bowl-a-Rama Bondi is happening and the guys at Skull Candy will be pitching their tent to house Caballero, Kevin Staab and Rune Glifberg! Also rumored to be attending – Bucky Lasek! Click the above …