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

DC Reveals New Logo And Signs Mikey Taylor

DC have unveiled their new logo last week. The flag design was a huge change for the brand and anyone who’s seen footage from Street League last weekend can see how well this is going to work for them – the crowd was filled with crew waiving the flag! In addition, Mikey Taylor has been signed to the team. Check a few photos of Mikey at Street League above and the launch commercial for the new logo below!

Billabong’s City Squared – Super Slow Mo Clip

Billabong have released the main clip from the City Squared event the other month. The clip features a tonne of super slow motion footage courtesy of the Phantom camera they had on hand as well as some great shots from the crane they had going. Enjoy!

Seattle Street League Press Conference With Pudwill

Here’s a quick clip of Torey Pudwill running things at the Seattle press conference after Street League last weekend. He’s pretty damn good on the mic and gets some interesting answers from the crew. Check it out!

HUF Summer ’11 Footwear Look Book

Huf have been doing rad things in footwear for a little while now and they have just released their summer 2011 look book which was shot by Dennis McGrath. Check out the new hottness above!

Art Of Flight Aspen Shoot And Injury

Travis Rice is working hard on the final few shoot for his next release, Art Of Flight. Recently, the crew hit a closed section of Aspen to fire up Brain Farms absolutely awesome arsenal where they had plans to get some bangers from the likes of Scotty Lago, Danny Davis, Jack Mitrani and Luke Mitrani. Apparently there’s a 90 foot kicker they’re going to be hitting – I’d love to be there for it! More on that …

Rip Curl Buys Ozmosis Stores

Rip Curl announced they had purchased the 19 store Victorian chain, Ozmosis. This is the second major retail acquisition for Rip Curl and follows a big industry push into retail over the last few years led by Billabong who has purchased major chains world wide over the last year and a bit. I’m not sure how long this trend can last but I would suggest to any small to medium size chain stores – now is the time to sell up. I don’t see this kind of battle over floor space lasting …

Street League – Seattle Stop Results

2010 series winner Nyjah Huston had quite a pay day on the weekend taking both the win at the Street League Seattle event as well as the best trick award netting a total of US$165 thousand for the days work. He managed the highest single trick score in the series history with a backside 270 nose bluntslide on the big section rail. Shane O’Neill came in second followed by Chaz Ortiz and Sheckler – the domination by these guys throughout the …

The Berrics Goes Snowboarding

I got a surprise this morning when I hit up The Berrics… Steve Berra had an announcement up saying “If the Alien Workshop can be owned by a snowboard company, there shouldn’t be any hiccups in our transition into the more popular, more respected, more hot chicks, more everything Olympian sport of snowboarding.” I’ll let you find out what it’s all about by heading over here.

Carissa Moore wins Beachley Classic, takes world No.1 from Sally Fitz

In what’s shaping up to be a ding dong world title battle, Carissa Moore won the Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic at Dee Why, Sydney, today.

Can’t we all just get along? Part 647 in an ongoing series.

The Burleigh Heads local involved in a fight with Sunny Garcia and Jeremy Flores at the Breaka Pro back in February has decided to take the matter a step further …

Nike Snowboarding – Launch Party Video

Here’s a clip Chris Middlebrook put together for us of the Nike Snowboarding launch party from last week… If you didn’t make it along, it gives you a good idea of the setup and the fun that was had. Check it out!

Rusty’s ‘Single Life’ Teaser

Rusty have released a short little teaser for a new film called Single Life. I have no details on this at all – other than, it’s coming soon and it looks awesome. Check it out and we’ll update when we know more!

Dragon ‘Shield’ Launch Party Photos

Dragon held a launch for the new Mick Fanning signature sunglass, the Shield, down in Torquay a couple of weekends ago. Fanning came along to hang out and there was a tonne of crew there to check out the new hottness (and the beer too!). Check a few photos from the night above!

Tyy Clarke And Adam Whitehead In Whistler Park

Here’s a quick clip from the guys at 3CS featuring Tyy Clarke and Adam Whitehead doing a few laps of the park at Whistler. Clarke and Whitehead are both on 3CS’s growing Canadian team – Check em out!

Supra’s Amigo Tour Of Texas

Supra took a tour through Texas recently to promote the release of the new team shoe, the Amigo. Featuring Furby, Spencer Hamilton, Horsey, Boo Johnson, Keelan Dadd, JS Lapierre and Cody McEntire the clip is awesome. Check it out below!

Dragon Marketing And Sales Assistant Jobs

Dragon Australia is after a sales and administration assistant along with a new markerting coordinator. I have known the crew at Dragon for years now and it seems like an awesome crew to work with. The roles are based in Torquay – see below for all the details and where to send your CV!

Nike6’s ‘The Chosen’ Trailer

Nike6 have released a trailer for a film called The Chosen. The film features Julian Wilson, Kolohe Andino, Michel Bourez and Laura Enever. The film is being released on June 2nd – check out the teaser below and head over here for more info.

What About The Chicks?

The new female crew are surfing at a level way beyond girls just a few years older than them. Most of ‘em are whip smart and look great in their bikinis. Yet despite some great sponsorship opportunities (and Nike 6.0’s forthcoming movie), they’re still being overlooked.

Nike Snowboarding Launch – Danny Kass Horror Table Photos

At the Nike Snowboarding launch last week, we worked with Amie Frances to recreate the gothic/horror table setting from the Danny Kass commercial (which you can see here). Amie did an INCREDIBLE job – the table looked amazing. As people entered into the top room at the venue, they could jump in for a photo from Steve Gourlay… So rad. All the photos were posted to Facebook during the night but for anyone who missed seeing them, I thought I’d …

Single Twin Album Launch – May 15th

Our friend Marcus Teague is the guy behind Single Twin who have their new album release happening on May 15th. You need to be at The Toff In Town for this – it’s going to be a great night!

DC Torquay Store Opening

DC has opened its second flagship store in Australia. With a rad design and fit out (props to VB man for the ramp build!) lets hope there is more to come like this from retailers, check the press release and pics for more info…

Jake McCarthy Now On Capita And Union

Jake McCarthy has been doing his thing overseas this northern winter on Capita boards and Union bindings. They guys are stoked to have him on board and had this to say…

Ben Alexis At Mammoth Clip

Ben Alexis has just sent through this cool little clip of him shredding in the Mammoth Park. Looks like a lot of fun, and kinda makes me happy that winter is coming down under! Check it out!

Behind The Scenes Of The Dragon Campaign Shoot

A few weeks back, Dragon had their Indonesian and New Zealand advertising shoot with Oney Anwar and Rangi Ormond. The guys shot a quick clip of what happened – I can’t wait to see what the final shots look like… I’m not sure what effect that kind of work with the flash will have. The photos were taken by Todd Glaser and the clip was put together by Nicholas Damen. Check it out!

Waiting For Lightning: The Danny Way Biopic

Pretty damn excited to read this news this morning. “Waiting For Lightning” is the title of a new documentary by Jacob Rosenberg following Danny Way’s life on the board. With a tentaive relase date of 2012, we still have a bit of waiting to do…

French Fashion House Buying Volcom

The French owners of brands like Puma, YSL and Gucci look set to buy Volcom in a deal worth US$607.5 million. PPR have offered US$24.50 per share for 100% of the company – the deal has been unanimously recommended to shareholders by the Volcom board. The deal values founder and CEO Richard Woolcott’s piece of the company at over US$60 million – not bad at all! There is more information due this afternoon but the press release announcing the merger is below the cut.

Tom Pelley At Grenade Games!

A few weeks ago the annual Grenade games was held at Bear Mtn, California. They have put together this rad little clip of the festivities featuring our very own Mr Tom Pelley shredding in the park. And what would a few park laps be without Mr Pelley performing a few of his signature tame dogs….

Nike Snowboarding Launch – More Party Photos!

Here’s a few more photos from the Nike Snowboarding launch held at Easey St. Agencies in Collingwood last Thursday night. These were taken by Robbie Warden – it was definitely a fun night! Check em out!http://robbiewarden.tumblr.com/

Lifewithoutandy Jams In Japan

The Lifewithoutandy guys were on an MTV trip earlier in the year to Japan for the Japan Jam – just ten days before the earth quake and tsunami hit. The trip is being released as a series and here’s is episode one. Check it out!

Billabong And Sony Competition Winner!!!

Sorry for the delay in this announcement guys but we have a winner for the Sony and Billabong competition from City Squared. For those that didn’t catch the original post, it was a competition for over $3,000 worth of gear from Sony and Billabong including the new Sony A55 – A 16.2 megapixel camera that can shoot at 10fps and has full HD filming capability. Along with tonnes of shoes, clothes and accessories from the good guys at Billabong and DVS as well as …

Bells Ends, Pros Flee Vicco for Points North

An orgy of photos and video from pumping Snapper Rocks, all shot yesterday. If you’ve got a spare couple of hundred and a free weekend – get up there! It’ll be pumping.

Nike Snowboarding Launch – Party Photos!

Last night we had the launch of Nike Snowboarding in Australia. It was one pretty amazing night – the place was packed and many, many drinks were enjoyed. Check out a few shots from the good guys at Lifewithoutandy above! Thanks to Nike Snowboarding for getting Pop involved and to everyone who came along. There will be more photos over the coming days.