Remember back to issue 8 when we spoke to Ben O’Neill about Picture Wheels? Well, things are going great over …
No News But Things Get Worse For Billabong
There’s still no news on progression of the talks between Billabong and it’s potential buyers. But the news around the brand isn’t improving. Three news items in the last week …
Dedicated To The Shot
It is not a stretch to say that photographers are the backbone of the action sports industry. Not only do skate, surf and snow mags live and die on the strength of their images, none of the athletes would have profiles, and none of the brands would have exposure, without photographers. And none of the rest of us would have anything to put on our bedroom walls.
Snowboard Slopestyle Results From The Winter Games
On Sunday I went along to the Winter Games Slopestyle at Snow Park. I will have more on Snow Park and some photos in the morning but here’s some photos and the results from the comp. The win in the mens was taken out by Norwegian Torgeir Bergrem who won over Canadians Antoine Truchon and Maxence …
Quiksilver Pro At Snapper Is On
Just a quick note to let you know that the Quiksilver Pro is on this morning. Check below the cut for the full press release and head over here for the live webcast.
10 Greatest Skate And Snow Clips
This is the most argued topic in surf, skate and snow… What are the best parts ever created? As part …
Ashley Gilbertson: From Melbourne To Iraq
Ashley Gilbertson went from being a Melbourne based skate photographer to war photo journalist. He ended up spending four years in Iraq and has come back to produce some incredible work. If you haven’t caught the story yet, this is definitely worth a read.
Toowoomba Skate Day
The good guys at Picture Wheels are working with TheBaySkate and pretty much the entire skate industry to hold an event in Toowoomba this coming Saturday. The guys have organized to have riders like Tommy Fynn, Cale Nuske, Scott Standley, Pat Dandy, Alex Lawton, Joel Mcilroy, James Briody and …
Panasonic HPX-172 And 16×9 Inc Super Fisheye Lens For Sale
We’re selling our current camera setup at the moment – it’s a lightly used, near mint condition Panasonic HPX 172 …
The Chad Muska Interview
Few skateboarders have had the cultural impact on the sport like Chad Muska. And few skateboarders have not been caught up in at least one Muska-ism. Try these ‘tags’ in the blog of The Muska’s career; huge handrail 50-50s, peaked beanies, cargo pants, T.S.A., frontside flips, Shortys …
Paddle Out In Puerto Rico For Andy Irons
Competition at the Rip Curl Pro Search Puerto Rico has been canceled today out of respect for the passing of Andy Irons yesterday. According to the ASP release, “A paddle out memorial service was held on-site in Porta Del Sol, attended by the world’s best surfers and …
Toyota One Hit Wonder Underway
The Toyota One Hit Wonder event is in it’s final day at Thredbo. The video and photos so far have …
Nitro Team At Mt. Hood And HCSC
Nitro hit me with a tonne of rad photos and a story from the team trip to Mt Hood and their visit to High Cascade. Tobi Strauss from the Nitro Europe team has the run down on the trip below! Check it out!
F It Teaser Is Amazing!
Ralph just sent through the teaser for the new Forum, Special Blend and Foursquare film, F It. The teaser is …
Oakley Holbrooks
(Photos by Julius Kellar) The Oakley Holbrook is the latest creation of Jesse and Shaun White. I spotted these on …
Nikita Chickita Europe 2010 Results
Nikita Chickita went down last Saturday at Serfaus, where at the end of a fun day, Elena Könz walked away the winner. Read more to peep some rad photos and a great story on the day written by event organizer Pia Kaipainen. Enjoy!
Rip Curl Pro Women’s On, Men’s On Standby
The Rip Curl Pro Women event is on today. The release says it’s happening in “two foot (0.75 metre) surf at Bells Beach with the first heat of Round 3 hitting the water at 8:45am.” The men’s contest is on standby and might happen after the women’s round three. Read more for the full release.
Rip Curl Pro: Womens Event Starts This Morning!
The Rip Curl Pro at Bells kicks off this morning at Bells at 8am. Contest Director Damien Hardman said, “We have clean little waves on offer this morning and we’ll be commencing women’s Round 1 at 8am …” Read more for details.
Taj Burrow Wins 2010 Quiksilver Pro
UPDATE: Full press release on Taj’s win now under the cut with rankings, points and details.
The Quiksilver Pro finals just finished and Taj Burrow beat out Jordy Smith for the win. Taj Burrow finished on 15.57, while Jordy came out with 12.56.
Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast Round Three Happening Today!
Round three of the Quiksilver Pro on the Gold Coast is set to kick off this morning! According to the release the swell is at three-to-four foot (1 – 1.5 metre) with the opening heat hitting the water at 7:30am. Read more for details.
In The News feat. Alessandra Ambrosio (Again!)
Everyone caught the video of the banker looking at the Miranda Kerr pics on Seven’s finance report this week, right? …
Sam Winter on Destructo Trucks
Sam Winter is now riding for Destructo Trucks. Arto Saari said of the signing, “Sam Winter is one of the …
Mt. Dew Fed Square Course Layout
I’ve just got a hold of the course layouts for the Mt. Dew comp happening at Fed Square in Melbourne …
Boost Mobile SnoSho Finals Results!
Mark Sollars has taken out the Boost Mobile SnoSho and is heading back to Canada $20,000 heavier than he arrived. …
Rob Dyrdek Get’s His Own Scent
We spoke about Sheckler and his double-pits-to-chesty commercial a while back… Now Rob Dyrdek has got a scent out with …
Matt Mumford on Adio
This has been around for a couple of days now… Matt Mumford has left Globe and moved to Adio. Mumford …
Bear Gets Stuck in Bowl
I’ve skated some bowls that were pretty deep and deadly, but never with a fucking bear in the bottom of …
WIN! Anon’s New Sunnies!
Anon’s got a bunch of new styles out at the moment and Trines was good enough to swing us a …
Snow Jam Repeat on MTV Tonight
In case you missed the first showing or you just can’t get enough, MTV will be replaying the Snow Jam …
ESPN Previews Burton’s 2010 Consumer Catalog
Tim Brodhagen has previewed Burton’s 2010 consumer catalog for ESPN. Titled The Good Book, Brodhagen says it, “is definitely doper …
Louie Vito to be on ‘Dancing With the Stars’
In what has been a week of headlines for the Grenade crew, Louie Vito is apparently set to be on …
Falls Creek Big Air Results
Okay, I haven’t yet got this confirmed but I believe that the Falls Creek Big Air results from yesterday are …
Burton NZ Open: Halfpipe Results
Just a quick update with the half pipe results from the Burton NZ Open – Shaun White won the event …
Lucas Magoon Suffers Head Injury
According to ESPN, Lucas Magoon is currently in Intensive Care at Renown Hospital in Reno, Nevada. He reportedly suffered a …
Robbie Walker: ‘Nice Try’ Behind the Scenes
As reported by Chris in the Shoutbox – Robbie Walker has a behind the scenes vid from Nice Try up …