Author: Crossfire

Journal of Adolescent Research reports that Skateboarding ‘helps boys socialise’

Post author By Crossfire
Post date February 16, 2010

Skateboarding has been painted as a punk sport, a rowdy, negative past-time for many centuries but a new report published recently in the Journal of Adolescent Research contains information that us skaters are very aware of but is now new to the figureheads who have conducted the report on the stereotypical activities of skateboarders. Listen to locals from Southbank below from an recent article on the BBC World Service site this week where their findings discover that skateboarding ‘helps boys socialise’, which of course is very true.

Interview with skaters

Words from Dr Graham Bradley, the author of the report.

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New ‘Skate Daily’ layout

Post author By Crossfire
Post date February 15, 2010

The Skate Daily website in the US has just been re-launched with a new facelift this week. Get over there and celebrate 6 years of skate news and more with Bryce Kanights and the crew.

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Introducing Mother Mother

Post author By Crossfire
Post date February 15, 2010

Canada’s Mother Mother will start their UK assault this year with releases dropping on Last Gang Records who brought us the likes of Crystal Castles, Mstrkrft, Death From Above 1979, Tiga and many more. This 4-piece are meant to be amazing live so let’s hope they visit to support their 2nd album O My Heart released in April this year here in the UK. Here’s a sneak peak at what’s to come with forthcoming single ‘O My Heart’.

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World Cup Skateboarding iPhone app

Post author By Crossfire
Post date February 15, 2010

It’s that time of the year again when skate comps are being put together all over the World for 2010.

Catch up with all the latest World Cup Skateboarding events worldwide with the new iPhone app to get access to all the latest news and information from World Cup Skateboarding and get activated to share stories by email or Twitter.

Click here for the sweets.

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East London brings home the Bacon

Post author By Crossfire
Post date February 15, 2010

Last week Londoners gathered round the LCB Skatestore over East to watch the premiere of the Bacon Skateboards video “unheard.” It was a good turn out for a relatively unknown company within the UK and people were stoked on the video. Amazing parts from Kevin Kowalski and the rest of the team fueled a street session afterwards and a product toss from Duffs and Bacon whose decks will be hitting the shops for this Summer.

For one week only you can go to www.baconskateboards.com and view the Video in its enteirety. You will have to register with your email and live with the spam but it will be worth it.

Pics: TH

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Enis at Simpel

Post author By Crossfire
Post date February 15, 2010

Emerica Europe rider Enis Fazliov says hello from this year’s Simpel Session. Apparently there are rumours that the Urban Games may be coming back to London, they ought to have a butchers at this street course in advance of the usual standard UK effort.

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Smoking Hearts Tour Dates

Post author By Crossfire
Post date February 15, 2010

As previously reported, The Smoking Hearts are set to release their debut album next month, and they have now announced a string of UK dates to go with it.

Their record, Pride of Nothing, will be released on 8th March, and the band is set to play the following dates;

Feb:
13th – Peter Parkers Rock N Roll Club, Denmark Street, London
23rd – Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff
27th – The Nags Head, High Wycombe

March:
4th – Red Lion, Stevenage
6th – Man On The Moon, Cambridge
8th – South Of The Border, Old Street, London (ALBUM RELEASE SHOW)
11th – Upstairs at The Garage, Highbury, London
12th – The Marquee, Norwich
13th – Club Revolution, Peterborough
14th – The Central, Nottingham
15th – The Freebutt, Brighton
19th – Goblets, Southampton
26th – Esquires, Bedford

April:
1st – The Hat Factory, Luton
3rd – Club 85, Hitchin

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Sole leaves anticon

Post author By Crossfire
Post date February 15, 2010

Sole has left anticon Records.

The rapper/producer, who set up the label in the 1990s recently wrote on his siet that he was ending his relationship with anticon after finding himself “increasingly at odds with the business end of anticon”.

He insists there is no bad feelings between him and the rest of the artists, but wants to concentrate on his solo career and Black Canyon label. This comes a week after Def Jux went on indefinite hiatus as a label.

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Suicidal Tendencies Live DVD Incoming

Post author By Crossfire
Post date February 15, 2010

Influential skate punks Suicidal Tendencies are to release their first ever live DVD next month. The footage is taken from the band’s performance at Los Angeles’ Olympic Auditorium, featuring classic ST tracks ‘Institutionalized’, ‘War Inside My Head’ and ‘Possessed To Skate’.

Meanwhile, the band is set to headline Hammerfest 2 in Prestatyn ahead of the release of a brand new album in September.

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Jay Z to headline Wireless

Post author By Crossfire
Post date February 15, 2010

Jay Z has been announced as the headliner for the final night of this year’s Wireless Festival.

Headlining the event at London’s Hyde Park on Friday (June 4th), Jay Z will go on to play further UK dates in Birmingham and Manchester. Joining Jay Z at Wireless will be Mr Hudson as well as a full line-up of yet to be revealed acts.

Meanwhile the opening night of the festival will be headlined by Pink, with support from The Ting Tings, The Gossip and The Temper Trap, among others.

Don’t miss Jay Z playing the following;

June:

4th – London, Wireless Festival (Hyde Park)
7th – Manchester MEN Arena
9th – Birmingham LG Arena