Pop Magazine

June 22, 2016

Gone Snowboarding. Don't wait for us.

Pop Magazine founders Dave Keating and Rick Baker are moving on. It was a good run. Access the archives below.

by Rick

It Begins – Sydney Rail Jam June 6th

Thursday June 6th in Manly will be the Sydney Rail Jam. There’s $5,000 in cash to be won and a tonne of great sponsors for the event. No announcement on riders as yet. Check the …

Chris Cole Goes Head To Toe DC

Chris Cole has signed onto DC making him head to toe on the brand. He will be working with the designers on the signature line of clothes as well as more versions of his shoe to …

Ben Harper Records Song For Lewis Marnell

Ben Harper has got together with the Innocent Criminals for the first time since 2007 to record a song to help raise funds for Lewis Marnell’s family. It’s a rework of “Jah Work” from The Will …

‘India Within’ From Brett Novak Featuring Kilian Martin

Filmer Brett Novak and skater Kilian Martin have taken their work to the next level with this new clip, India Within. The skating and camera work, combined with the beautiful locations …

Goggles With Heads Up Display Sure To Cause Hilarity

By now you are sure to be aware of Google’s Glass project, the head mounted, voice activated display. The Age ran an article yesterday about snow goggles which have heads up display and …

Paul Naude And Billabong Continue Negosh

We were due an update yesterday on the situation at Billabong after the 10 day exclusive negotiation period ended. This morning we have word that talks between Paul Naude and Billabong …

Rome Torti – Against All Odds

Surfstitch and Element have got together to help out Rome Torti who is engaged in his second battle with cancer. The companies are raising money through a charity auction on …

Wetsocks Rad End Of Season Clip

Here’s Belmore and the Wetsocks crew’s epic end of season edit. Featuring a tonne of local talent including Jarryd Williams, Will Harris, Chris Waker, Iver Lynne, Tim Laidlaw, Nick …

Results For 2013 Street League Stop 1: Brazil

To the surprise of no one, Nyjah Huston has taken out stop one of the 2013 Street League season. Some of the other crew did give him a run, Chaz Ortiz managed an 8.5 in the Flow Section …

Fyve Shreds Boreal

A few of the guys from the Fyve team including, Ryan Linnert, Lou Macias, and Colin Clarke have been shredding Boreal with Jordan Wells, Armeen Pirooz, David Gray, Shane Sayers and …

Signal’s ETT Goes Fashion

There’s the latest Every Third Thursday from Signal Snowboards. This time they are working with a fashion and design school for a board to walk the runway with. Inspired from an old …

2013 Street League Brazil Stop This Weekend

The first stop of the 2013 Street League season is happening this weekend in Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil. I’ve looked at the ESPN 3 Australian broadcast times from this page and listed …

When In Whistler, Episode 3

The guys at Olliepop have released the latest episode of When In Whistler. It features Geoff Brown, Ryan Manning, David Kinskofer, Jeremy Melanson, Erik Gelling, Logan Farrow, Will …

Tony Hawk Interviews Louis C.K. On Ride

Tony Hawk has interviewed the awesome comedian, Louis C.K. for his Ride channel on YouTube. The guys talk about Dane Cook, Reddit AMAs and controversial material. It’s pretty cool …

Video Evidence Of Third Chapters Easter Party

The Third Chapters guys have released a clip from their Easter bash. There’s a lot going on in this… drinks, bunnies kissing bunnies, drinks, girls kissing girls, drinks and a …

Snow Fun In Russia With Ken Block

Not exactly a snowboarding video but it is Ken Block doing his thing in the Ford. This time he’s in Russia and showing off what the GoPro HD Hero …

Vestal Camping At Cochella

Vestal has had a bit of a camping ground setup near to Cochella with their own events going on. Looks like a rad place to hang out for the festival and with transport to and from the main …

2013 Hype Clip From Diaries Downunder

The guys at Diaries Downunder have released a hype clip for the 2013 season. Apparently there’s already snow on the ground and they’re gearing up for a big one. Featuring a bit …

A Weekend With Torey Pudwill, Part 1

Network A are screening a two part series with Torey Pudwill. The clip is basically a ‘day in the life’ type thing and part one has Pudwill skating with the Plan B team and Ryan Decenzo at a few …

Nike SB Sponsors Street League

Nike SB has replaced DC Shoes as the title sponsor of Street League for the 2013 season. The announcement said that the company has signed a multi-year deal to support the tour. For …

Job Seekers In The Surf Industry, Look Here

A dedicated employment site for careers in the surf industry has launched. Troy Roennfeldt founded the site which allows companies to list jobs and job seekers to create resumes and set up …

13 Days In Hel With Macindoe, Williams, Crean and Reilly

Big Hugs have released this rad edit called 13 Days In Hel. It features Louis Macindoe, Beau Williams, Dan Crean, Tom Reilly and was filmed by Matteo Maggi as the guys toured …

Third Chapter Easter Bash

Third Chapter held a party on Good Friday at Inflation in Melbourne. Attended by a lot of the usual crew, plus a few bunnies, it looks like the night was pretty loose. Check a tonne of shots …

Billabong, Where To From Here?

Billabong has entered exclusive negotiation with Paul Naude and, all going well, he is likely to begin the unenviable task of trying to return the business to the powerhouse …

There Is No Better Way To Start Friday Than This

This is fantastic – an awesome remix of a clip of Norwegian skier Sebastian Olsen hitting a huge jump for the first time. Sure he broke his leg, but that does not stop this remix of the …

Dragon’s Mansfield Launch Party

Last Saturday Dragon held a launch party for their new Mansfield frame. Held at Left of the Rocks in Torquay and with Ace Buchan and Taylor Knox along for a few beers, it looks like things …

Paul Naude Frontrunner In Billabong Talks

The Financial Review is reporting that Paul Naude backed by Sycamore Partners is the frontrunner in the bid to buy Billabong. They are reported to be looking at 73c a share, over …

Billabong Receives Low Bids, Close To Deal

Billabong shares are back in a trading halt pending an announcement from the company about the two offers it has received. One from former Billabong US boss Paul Naude and backed by Sycamore …

Episode 3 Of Under The Weather From Nitro

Here’s episode 3 of Under The Weather from Nitro. This one was filmed in East Vail, Peak 6 Breck and Baldy Mountain. It features Shaun Belmore, Malin Johansson, Dan Gibney, Andrew …

Daewon Song’s Repetitive But Addictive Blunt Flips

Almost have released this repetitive but addictive clip of Daewon Song doing blunt flips. Damn that guy is consistent. Check it out.

Oahu Training & Surfing With Kelly Slater In the Latest Alana Blanchard Ep

Here’s the latest episode of Alana Blanchard Surfer Girl, this time featuring a little of her training regime and a bit of a surf session with Kelly Slater… Or at least, Kelly Slater is nearby while …

Rad Nike SB Eric Koston 2 Commercial

Nike SB have released the new shoe for Eric Koston. The Eric Koston 2 is a similar clean style to the EK1 and contains a lot of similar features – chek the product photos above. The commercial …

Snowboard Magazine (U.S.) Is After An Online Editor

This is one for the nerds… Is your snowboard knowledge good enough, and your internet skills awesome enough to be the next Snowboard Magazine (U.S.) online editor? Cause they’re …

145th Street Subway Station Ollie Is Awesome

I came across this rad photo this morning. A skater identified as Koki has been snapped clearing the tracks at the 145th Street Subway Station in New York. The photo was taken for the third issues of 43 Magazine by photographer …

Billabong Shares In Trading Halt After Steep Decline

Billabong put a trading halt on its shares yesterday after the company saw 20% of it’s price disappear in the morning. Starting at 81c, it got down to 63c before rebounding to 69.5c just …

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