Last week we gave away 5 copies of Burton’s newest film, It’s Always Snowing Somewhere. Well thanks to everyone that entered. In the end, the winners were: Alex Horvath of Collaroy Plateau, NSW Livio Tobler of Sunrise Beach, QLD Matt Kerr of Ivanhoe, VIC Salina Riemer of Beaumaris, VIC Jared …
‘That’s It, That’s All’ on iTunes
Word on the street is that the Brain Farm crew have had some troubles with the DVD cover for ‘That’s It, That’s All’ and as result, is not available for purchase yet. Once again, the internet has come to the rescue and you can now purchase the whole movie on …
The Stash At The Remarkables
Loyal subscriber and POP friend Tamara sent through some photos of The Stash at the Remarkables in New Zealand a couple of months ago. She also sent some photos of Jye Kearney at the Parklife Rail Jam in Queenstown. Being the shit dudes that we are, we forgot to post …
2008 SIA Australia Tradeshow
Earlier this week I caught a flight to Canberra. Why you ask? Because that’s where the Australian SIA tradeshow is. POP didn’t have a booth or anything, so for Dave and I, it was a all about the Bromance. Fine by me and fine by all the companies that were …
Trigger Bros. Double Decade Premiere
Tonight I attended the premiere for Mack Dawg’s latest, Double Decade, at Trigger Bros. in St. Kilda, Melbourne. The guys put on free hot dogs (!) and beer (!!) for during the film and I think almost everyone there was pretty stoked with the final installment from MDP. I know …
Australian Snowboard History
Whilst perusing the Trigger Brothers website for info on Mack Dawg premiere and the upcoming Mt Buller BBQ, I came across this nostalgic little gem. It is a little walk down memory lane for snowboarding in Australia, or at least in Victoria. It’s pretty cool to read about some of …
It’s Always Snowing Somewhere – 5 Copies Up For Grabs
Burton’s newest snowboard film, ‘It’s Always Snowing Somewhere’ has just been released. I’m heading up to Canberra to see a premiere Burton are doing for anyone that’s lucky enough to be attending the Australian SIA trade show. If you’re not going to SIA then don’t stress, Burton have 5 copies …
Double Decade Premiere @ Trigger Bros.
The friendly folks at Trigger Brothers are kicking their annual movie premiere nights by screening Mack Dawgs long awaited Double Decade on Thursday 16th October at their St Kilda store. As always, it’s totally free and there will be beers, and even a hot dog van parked out the back …
Goin’ Ballistyx Snow Show
The Goin’ Ballistyx snowboard show is having its debut episode premiere on Channel 10 this Sunday the 12th at Midday. The show has been on Channel 31 and FuelTV for the last few seasons, but have yet to reveal their mass of footage stacked from this past year. The guys …
Cattlemans Rail Jam Edit
DLABZ from the shoutbox posted a link to this, so I figure I may as well throw it up here. It is obviously a few months after the event, but still worth a look because it was a good night and a cool little edit. Unfortunately I have no idea …
Blog Updates
Well you may have noticed Jan has been going a little bit nutso in the blog department lately, if you haven’t, it is probably because the links are tucked away in the corner. I have updated another little number from what was an epic last day from Mt Buller. As …
Buller Last Days
On the weekend I headed to Buller to enjoy the last day of running lifts for the season. It wasn’t as good as the last time I was there. Sure the snow had all but gone on Bourke st, but lift tickets were free so I took my mates who …
ATTENTION ALL TEAM FOOD MEMBERS… and anyone who likes tacos…
The Cabo Cantina…. Venice Beach CA… brings a new meaning to the word “taco tuesdays” (two words i guess) ass the sign says all you can eat delicious tacos for 4.99 and thats not all 2 for 1 drinks come get drunk and have a feast and watch …
SITW Shop
Our friends over at SITW have launched phase 2 of their world takeover bid. Now accepting money, you can purchase your snowboard related paraphenalia and help make them rich. That said, I have a paypal account, and while you probably wont get anything more than an envelope of toenail clippings, …
Bond Limited
Bond Limited is a new outerwear company slated for release next year. Founded by industry big-dogs Dan McNamara and Christian Didrichsen, Bond is offering a much needed 100% carbon neutral business model. By focusing on an environmentally sustainable business model, Dan has assured that there is no room in the …
Danny and Dingo Keeping Busy
Danny and Dingo have been keeping busy… Their show, the Adventures of Danny and The Dingo aired in the US last week (I’m waiting to hear when it will air in Australia). Although Fuel in the US have teamed with streaming site Hulu, unfortunately they have blocked people outside the …
Burton ’09 Love Boards Attract Controversy
Reading this made me so angry I had to post something up… Burton’s ’09 Love boards have appeared on CNN and in several news articles as a result of their graphics. The boards designed by Mikkel Bang and Keegan Valaika feature retro Playboy images and an amusing blurb full of …
Issue 10 On The Way To Subscribers
Well even I started to think it wasn’t going to happen, but Issue 10 finally arrived from the printers at 4pm this afternoon! Dave was able to get the subscribers packages in the mail. So subscribers, check you mail tomorrow! NSW, SA, TAS and WA will be Saturday or Monday. …
Stepchild ‘Downloaded’
For a tastly little Thursday treat, Rich in the shoutbox has let us all know that the free download of the Stepchild film ‘Downloaded‘ is now live. As a follow up to last year, when Stepchild offered ‘Child Support’ as a $2.99 lo-res download before the DVD was available, the …
Multiplayer Snowboarding
Click for video. Do you want to see what it would be like to go virtual snowboarding with your friends? If so, watch the above trailer. It’s a interview with the guys making the new Shaun White’s game for the Xbox 360. There is a stack of gameplay footage in …
Transworld.com Melbourne These Days Premeire Love
Joe Carlino, the handsome man that edited These Days, was kind enough to post some exclusive photos of the Melbourne premiere on his blog over at the Transworld Snow website. So leave a comment on Joe’s blog thanking him for the Australian love. Oh and thanks to Julius Kellar for …
Are You A Bitch?
I was just sent this i need to share it with everyone… I am not sure if I am the best person to be publishing it but I find it strangely ironic. Peep the web site… www.bitchboards.com Holy Shit.
MEET LUKE BENNETTS
Ok, before we go any further i need to introduce to you my good friend Luke Bennetts. Before the winter shows up here again we decided to take a little trip to California to get some sun and some good times… anyway… Luke here is a complete US rookie with …
Melbourne These Days Premiere
*Updated! Now with 100% more reviews As you probably know, Friday was the premiere of Transworlds latest ‘These Days’, it was good, so here are some photos that took two days to post. Sometimes posting these photos (like the one above) is foolish as it would be wiser to try …
IFOUND Headwear – 2008/09 Website
IFOUND headwear have got their 2008/09 website online – aside from the sketchings of Matt Laroche (which I am a fan of) the site happens to feature two of our favourite Australians under the Positive Group – Tom Pelley and Ryan Tiene! I’m hoping we’ll see some pro model gear …
Rob Mathis’ Photo Book SLIDE Released
Snowboard photographer Rob Mathis has released his photo book, SLIDE. The book was produced with the help of the good guys at Podium Distribution – the guys that do DVS. The official release says “the book is a dramatic photo-journal that salutes the names that helped make modern snowboarding what …
These Days Permiere Tonight!
Thats right, tonight is the night! Come down to the old National Theatre on Carlisle St in St Kilda and make some noise for Robbie Walker at the permiere of the new TransWorld Snowboarding video “These Days”. Robbie is going to give away a complete outwear and board setup, and …
Next Gen Sleding?
So this is it the future is here… We introduce to you….(Drumroll) “THE HYANIDE” It’s like a motorbike on snow, how Xtreme! Click here to read more and view a clip on “The Hyanide”
Mizu Life
Now this one is for the cutting edge white person in all of us. Brad Kremer and Jussi Oksanen have teamed up to create an enviromentally sustainable line of eco-friendly stainless steel beverage receptacles. Obviously Jussi is a serious professional athlete, so he needs to be hydrated, but we always …
Damien Sanders, Bad Boy
VBS.TV is still chugging along with their “Powder and Rails” series of snowboard webisodes, but I had to draw some attention to their latest offering. It is all about Damien Sanders, for some, you probably don’t care, but the guy was on some next level ish. His fluro wearing, hard …
Store Wars 2008
Last week I got a call from Helen at Mt Buller asking me if Trigger Brothers would be fielding a team in the 3rd annual store wars contest. It was the first I had heard, and had less than an hour to assemble a team of staffers that could travel …
Snowboarding Rappers
This little doozy I stole straight of our friends at SITW, but it was too good not to repost. Mitch Reed, a.k.a Gryme Tyme has released his debut film clip. As you can see, it’s well…. umm, well I don’t even know. Make up your own mind. I just don’t …
Burton Talks to USN
For those that like to keep up on the business side of the snow industry, I came across this great article about Burton on USNews.com. Burton CEO Laurent Potdevin talks about keeping up with changing trends and the growth in snowboarding. It’s got comment from Joel Muzzey, senior editor of …
New Zealand Wins The Bledisnow Cup
So, I was happily watching northern jokes by Hail and Pace on YouTube when I was interrupted by the shoutbox which forced my hand – there’s no way others can have an update I don’t! So, here’s the update from Stylewars NZ. For the full press release and a few …
TSC Team Challenge
Transitionist Snowboard Camp are having a team challenge starting this Saturday 20th September at Mt Buller. Like other team challenges out there, this one is going to have fancy dress, pro snowboarders, and a heap of camera lenses. Any event with Tom Pelley and Robbie Walker in attendence is always …