2010 March

Lost Days And Throwaways

Lost Days and Throwaways have returned.  In the latest chapter you’ll find the exploits of Ramondetta, Torres, Aultz, Hardy, Donnelly, Perelson, Torgerson, and Robbi Brockel in Arizona. Check out the new archive with all of the previous chapters ready to view.

 

New York Times

NYSkateboarding.com has updated its directory of New York’s finest skate companies…actually all of them. Check out what’s in stores and online coming out of the city this season. Over at Volcom’s site you can see 5 Boro’s Akers, McDoogal and Pensyl on Mike Sieben’s Internet Shack Episode 2. Zoo York posted the first installment of a new weekly feature called The Cronan files. Each Friday you can take a behind the scenes look at the photo shoots, tours and trips from Zoo’s staff photographer Sean Cronan. Lastly, if you are around New York’s Lower East side this Wednesday, The Shut Shop and Epstein’s Bar have teamed up for an afternoon of shopping and happy hour festivities.  Click through for all the details.

 

Paper Dolls…um, Dudes

If you’ve given thought to tossing out your old skate mags — hold up! There’s plenty of ways to use ‘em to your creative advantage. For example, check out this clever and unique animation piece from the brain of Tilman Singer via the theboardmen.com. Recycle, reuse…good to go!

 

Skate Acronyms

  • 1. EMB
  • 2. DGK
  • 3. SLB
  • Animal Chan

     

    Tilt Mode Zine #1 Online

    The Tilt Mode Army has just dropped the premiere issue of its TMA Zine online loaded with 70 pages of goodness. Flip through the pages to experience  a “Now and Then” look at Caswell Berry, Art Class with Luda Crooks, an interview with Jerry’s gal April, photos and video from San Jose’s Red Park, a lost/stolen photo from Glen E. Friedman’s photo archive and much more.

     

    Freestylin’ Punk

    Always ready to bend the rules, Owen Neider takes care of business in a freestyle competition at Del Mar’s Skate Ranch.  Summer 1984.

    photo by Bryce Kanights

     

    WiSkate.com

     

    Darrell Stanton Joins Theeve

    In a move suggested by the Birdman, Theeve trucks has grown its professional team with the addition of Darrell Stanton to its team roster.

     

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  • 1. Chris Cole
  • 2. Brandon Biebel
  • 3. Lance Mountain
  • Wendy O. Williams

     

    Skate Rock Tour to Hit the East Coast

    Two bands, two vans, five shows, the Altamont skateboard team and 10 or more of the world’s most-skilled skaters, plus one baby all ads up to one insane SkateRock tour. That’s right, Bad Shit and the Goat & The Occasional Others are getting ready to blast your eardrums on a tour that will travel along the east coast from April 25th through May 4th, 2010. Stay tuned for dates, venues and a rundown of the skaters that will be in the mix!