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Following up with last Sunday night’s standing room only crowd in the OC for the Maloof Money Cup’s street finals, CBS will broadcast the action laced with interviews and assorted imagery tomorrow, July 20th beginning at 12pm PST/3pm EST. Tune in and trip out on the richest skateboarding competition ever.
Posted by bkSitting at home today due to an injury or other commitments while your pals are out there getting their shred on? Well, we don’t intend to make the situation any worse for you, but have a look at Lance Dawes’ solid pool skating article about the parallels, facts, short stories and the status quo of skating illicit backyard pits. It’s a worthy read for sure.
Posted by bkWe’ll just let this recent posted ESPN profile/interview with Ryan Sheckler speak for itself…
“Reality TV star. Budding biz mogul. Teen skate great. Heading into X Games XIV, triple threat Ryan Sheckler leads a pack of action athletes redefining stardom.”
Posted by ChrisSkateboarder magazine has redesigned and relaunched its website with slicker navigation and a slew of new features. Have a look around!
Posted by bkBoth Ryan Gallant and Brian Wenning have disappeared from the pro team roster over at the DC site. Where they will end up is anybody’s guess. Blueprint’s Paul Shier is the newest bloke to endorse Insight apparel and its clever team of riders. Chet Childress is no longer repping Australia’s Hoon wheels and now rides the fire. After years of setting the standards and pushing street skating’s progression for the females, Elissa Steamer continues to get gnarly and has been picked up by the swoosh. Ryan Bobier has moved on up to professional status for his years of dedicated efforts on the griptape. Look for his signature stuntwood at your favorite shop now.
Posted by bkFor the launch of his Altamont collection, NYC’s famed street photographer Ricky Powell is set to illuminate the scene at The Silent Movie Theater in Los Angeles with a 45 minute slide show on Sunday, July 20, 2008. This special event will be followed by a “meet-and-greet” with Ricky and featuring free drinks courtesy of Newcastle Brown Ale and bumping Groove Jams selected by the Rickster, his bad self!
Note: Seating is limited. Admission on a first come first served basis.
Head over to the Thrasher site and check out the Burnout blog coverage of the Baker / Deathwish tour. Catch up with the madness with photos and be sure to scroll all the way down and pop the video. Pure skateboarding…
Posted by ChrisBig Bachinsky’s Big Block Huck Jam
City Skateboards is taking its newest skate flick What The F**k is A Bachinsky out east on Saturday, July 26th with a best trick contest, the video premiere and of course a crazed after party. Check it.
3rd Annual Throggs Neck Skate Jam
Get on up to the Bronx on Sunday, July 20th for another skate jam at the Throggs Neck Skatepark.
Natural Koncept’s Dysfunctional Family Vacation
The Natural Koncept team will be skating and roaming around the eastern states beginning in NYC on Thursday, July 24th. Here’s their upcoming schedule.
Winnipeg Amateur Skateboard Contest
Winnipeg’s skate plaza at the forks is hosting a best trick contest along with some appearances with the Fourstar team. The skate action takes place from August 14th-17th. Check the WAM site for more info.
10th Annual Tim Brauch Memorial Contest
The 10th Annual Tim Brauch memorial contest will take place at two separate locations over the weekend of September 27th and 28th. Staurday’s street contest returns to the Scotts Valley skatepark and Sunday’s bowl contest gathers skaters and Tim’s friends at SJ’s new Lake Cunningham skatepark. Drop on over to the Sessions and TMB sites for more information.
A huge success for the skateboarders of London and beyond occurred yesterday. The legendary South Bank has been saved due to the instrumental efforts of Toby Shuall and Winstan Whitter’s insightful film Save Southbank and the concentrated support of skateboarders around the world!
From the British Government’s official response: “The Southbank Center is an independent arts organization and decisions about the Undercroft are a matter for them. However, the Southbank Center recognizes the importance of the Undercroft in bringing together skateboarders from across the UK and the value that the skateboarding community has brought to many young people and the South Bank area itself. Any activity that engages and develops young people can have a very positive impact on society and the skateboarding community that has grown up around the Undercroft has brought together people from various backgrounds, created a vibrant public space and added real value to the lives of many young people.
The Southbank Center has said that it has no plans to redevelop the Undercroft used by skateboarders. In fact, they are in close discussions with the skateboarding community about how to improve the current skateboard area and about how the community might become more involved in the Southbank Center’s artistic program.”
Although ‘The Good Company’ (aka Bueno Skateboards) is dead, Roger is now alive and kicking. What does this all mean? Read the complete press release here.
Posted by ChrisLooks like Epicly Later’d is set to return with a Second Season featuring a new piece on NYC’s own Gino Iannucci (teaser here). But that’s just the tip of the iceberg web content wise…here’s what O’Dell has to say:
“Yes, there will be Gino Ianucci and Ethan Fowler, but we will also have Lance Mountain, James Kelch, Brian Anderson, Beauty and the Beast Tour, and more shit with Lakai team than you could possibly ever want. So everyone who ever doubted that there would be Life after Cardiel can now log back onto the Slap Message Board and post that they were sorry they ever doubted Epicly Later’d. And for those of you who believed, thank you.”
Posted by ChrisThe wait is over…the first volume of the DVD series Little Giants is now available over at Mumble Magazine. This first 40 minute film and 20 page booklet focuses on Alien Workshop and Element artist and skateboarder Don Pendleton. Click here to view the trailer and pick up your own copy.
Posted by ChrisStreet skating legend and squeeze-box artist Matt Hensley recently inked a deal with punk inspired Macbeth Footwear. According to the press release you can look forward to some signature footwear in the very near future. We’re stoked to what Matt has up his sleeve next…
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Patrick O’Dell was lucky enough to ride shotgun with the Beauty And The Beast tour this spring. He just posted a group of photos he took documenting the experience over at Vice. In his own words:
“This spring I went on probably the heaviest skateboarding tour I will ever go on, as far as the presence of legendary skaters goes. The Girl and Anti Hero teams decided to do a two-week tour of the Northwest, camping and skating every day. I went along to film it for VBS.TV. I couldn’t believe I was even there to see such amazing skating.”
Posted by ChrisA worthy topic gets the documentary treatment in ‘Sk8face’ a film that lets you ‘meet the masters who changed the face of Art History and Skateboard Evolution’. Check out the trailer which features some legendary names discussing the history and importance (or lack there of) of deck graphics. No word on a release date. (Link seen and swiped from The Skateboard Mag)
Posted by ChrisPaul Rodriguez took the historic 100K up for grabs in street while Pierre-Luc Gagnon got the 75K vert prize. Chris Cole and Nyjah Houston rounded out the top three in street while Lacey Baker took 25K in the women’s street event. More details to come.
Posted by ChrisChances are you’ve skated to the amazing sounds of DC’s punk legends, The Bad Brains. Now Vans has teamed up with the hardcore kings to release a line of signature shoes and outerwear. Now this is a pairing that makes sense. Look for these items in stores Spring 2009. (As found on Hypebeast). PMA!
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