On a recent videograss film trip to Spokane Washington Justin shot his Nike Commercial…. it made the news in Spokane….. heli’s in the streets… enough said watch it here
New Gatorade Commercial – Features Terje!
Remember four days ago when I requested a Gatorade commercial like the Lil Wayne one for their new action sports marketing push (see post here) – well, someone was listening. Check out the above commercial featuring none other than Terje! There’s been no announcement to say he’s on the G …
Photos Unlikely to Catch Good Angle
This came to me from The Smoking Gun via Transworld – I hate to make you look at ass in the morning but it was too funny to resist. A skiier at Vale, Colorado had had a bizzar accident on a chairlift where he ended up hanging pantsless for 15 …
The Adventures of Liam & Tom
Not content with the Burton team blog, Tom Pelley has joined forces with photographer extrodinaire and well known superhunk Liam Kaska to create a travel blog. I spoke to Liam yesterday, from Poland, where the handrails are apparently ridiculous. These guys are super hard workers and well motivated so expect …
Cody Comrie Re-Edit
Over at Snowboardermag right now you can watch a brand new and totally re-edited version of Cody Comries’ part from Team Thunder: Gold Country. Cody and the rest of the Comrie clan are genuine good dudes and have had cameos in most of our productions, so you don’t need to …
Green Snowboards
The New York Times has an article up that covers the ever growing ‘trend’ of green manufacturing practices in the snowboard industry. Now, I have heard that outerwear is a terrible thing to make, but the article only touches on the snowboards. Having worked in a snowboard shop, I also …
Watch Nitro – Ep. 3
Episode three of the Nitro Podcast is now up. This one features an interview with Filippo Kratter, briefly talking about filming his new part with the People crew, as well as some shots from the new Nitro photoshoot. If you haven’t seen the other episodes yet, you can check them …
Rome SDS in Burlington Free Press
The two founders of Rome SDS, Paul Maravetz and Josh Reid, have got a short interview/profile on the Burlington Free Press website. The article goes into their startup, marketing and near-future plans. Well worth a read if you have designs on starting your own brand. You can check it out …
Tim Lloyd Photography
Tim Lloyd is a photographer. Tim Lloyd contributed to issue 11 of our magazine with the above double page spread of Andy Lloyd taken from the New Zealand leg of Stylewars. Tim Lloyd also, like all good dudes these days has a website. The link is here and it’s definitely …
VIDEOGRASS WEBSITE IS UP AND GROWING
well hate to big up another website or whatever but the Videograss website is now up and has the first trip blog on it head over to www.videograss.com to see what the hell went down in Flint, Michigan…. the earths Buthole…………. check it
Mordys Neighbours Props
In related snow retailer and television news check out this sweet screencap from the nail biting season finale of Neighbours. Mordys have scored some primo screen time emblazoned across the chest of Ringo Brown. Unfortunately he wears it in the flat water rafting accident that may or may not have …
Final GBSS For 2008
Tomorrow (Sunday 28th December) sees the season finale of the Goin’ Ballistyx Snowboard Show on Channel 10 at 2pm. Head over here to see the contents of the show or simply tune in tomorrow. As you probably know, summer programming sucks nuts so this is the most likely the best …
Money To Burn?
Of course you do. So why not blow a substantial amount of said money on a shiny new Chanel snowboard. No details are available other than “The snowboard is made of fiberglass and wood which gives it a degree of flexibility whilst maintaining rigidity at the same time” which makes …
The Power Of Christ Compels You
Granted, the above teaser is a little bit old, but considering the time of year, it seemed more than appropriate to post. ‘Oneyear’ by Nations Foundation is a religious based snowboard film that lets us know how much Jesus means to snowboarders like Andy Finch, Kelly Clark, and Dave Downing. …
Gerry Lopez In The LA Times
Surfer, shaper, now snowboarder and full time legend Gerry Lopez has a nice little interest piece up for the reading over at the L.A Times website. It’s a cool little read where he discusses surfings past and present and what it’s like living nowhere near the ocean. For the record, …
Another Whale of a Problem
similar to chunks post about the problem of whaleing…. here is a little video from Oregon, back in the day when they had a ‘whale” of a problem……. Sometimes humans are just amazing….. amazing
Hump Or Dump?
Fancy participating one of the lamest things will ever catch yourself doing on the internet? Yes? Head over to Complex and cast your vote on whether you would hump or dump Lil Jon and The Dingo. Luckily it has nothing to do with anything sexual and only to with colorful …
See My Method
It’s warm today and I feel like looking at something cool to ease the burn. Chris Boadle shot me through an email reminding me of the Australian Burton team and their group blog, See My Method. There are currently some photos from the past season, some amazing ones of Chris …
Nitro 2010 Sub Pop
Mark at Nitro shot me through some info on their new reverse camber board, the Sub Pop, that is going to be in stores soon. I’ve got the full info sheet below the cut but the basics of it are that the Sub Pop is going to be a true …
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 …
Torstein Horgmo Wins Big Air Event at X-Trail Jam
Photo of Torstein from 2007 Air&Style. DC rider, Torstein Horgmo, has had a win at the X-Trail Jam in Japan. Torstein took out the Big Air event with a switch backside 1080. This, combined with his other wins through the season, have given him enough points to hold third place …
Jeff Brushie; Powder & Rails
Just when I thought the Damien Sanders episodes of VBS.TVs’ Powder & Rails were the absolute business, they go and get started of covering the legendary Jeff Brushie. I mean, the guy blasted a method in the middle of a slalom race. The first part is up for viewing now, …
MFM Vs. the IRS – Acronym’s a plenty!
Marc Frank Montoya’s hotel, The Block, in Tahoe is currently closed due to a brew-ha-ha with the tax office. Aparently an accounting error in their favor meant that they kept $200k that was meant for Uncle Sam. It appears as though the tax man is not being all that sensible …
Snowpark For Sale
Got a spare few million bucks lying around? Why not have a crack at becoming the new owner of Snowpark NZ. The asking price is negotiable but my superior knowlege of the real estate marketplace in current times makes me believe the final price will be an absolute shitload. Quiksilver …
TTR Site Update
Even though they are already a few events into the 2008/2009 season, the TTR World Tour has unveiled a new website for your enjoyment. According to this press release, the new site is chock full of new audio visual delights and is much easier to navigate. In my unbiased opinion …
THE BEST THING CANADA HAS EVER COME UP WITH
It was so obvious all this time… just put sleeves in it…. all it needs to do is come in white and maybe a hood or something…. what….
AIR CANADA… In a league of their own…
So i get on the flight from Vancouver to Quebec…. not expecting much for “entertainment” ( something something something something) so entertainment on a domestic flight but i was shoked to see what was embeded in the headrest of my fellow passenger infront of me… not only did i have …
DEF JAM Photos
The first annual DEF JAM sponsored by Definitely Snow and Speakys Surf Skate and Snow happened last weekend. The guys trucked in six tonnes of ice and got themselves a rail setup on the Geelong foreshore. Riders included Tom Pelley, Jason Currie and Alex Scott. Rick and I were recovering …
Badass Kid Kicks Coyote In Face
Besides being the subject of the best post title ever, Tony is the raddest 9 year-old that I have ever heard of. In this video he hums the Indiana Jones title tune, recounts the story of fighting off a wild coyote, and tells everyone at home to peace out. He …
Not Another Login
If you are reading this blog post most likely you have a Facebook, Myspace or even a Snowboard.com login profile. Internet profiles are a dime a dozen these days and it is hard to keep track of all your passwords I know. But there is one more that I think …
Yes! Snowball Gun
If you watch as much late night television as I do, chances are you have glanced over a show by the name of ‘Gear‘. It is pretty much an infomercial for a big boy toy store in NYC named Hammacher Schlemmer. The store is full of shit that you look …
THE GRASS IS GROWING
Snow has finally hit the major rail cities on the East Coast of Canada and we are about to head out and start piling that footage up. Anyway i will be blogging here and on www.videograss.com, and www.ashburyeyewear.com but all my first post will be going to POP …
David Benedek Interview
The honors for this one go to Snowboard Revolution because we did ours a little while ago (issue 3 for those keeping score). It’s no secret we here at POP are massive fans of David Benedeks‘ work, so it’s always good to hear what he has been up to and …
Complex Outerwear Feature
Complex currently has an outerwear style guide happening on their website featuring some of the new hotness from some of our favourite brands (and some not so favourite ones too). You can check out the feature here.
Me, Myself, And I
I was pretty interested when I saw this trailer for Todd Richards upcoming autobiographical movie. He already has a book, which I have read, so I was wondering what I missed in the book that could make up an entire film. He did invent the mctwist 900 and has a …