Osiris are back with a new edit from their Capital Tour this week. The team visited Russia, Finland, Poland, Czech Republic, Germany, Netherlands, France, England and Spain. This edit features rocking skateboarding from Jimmy Carlin, Corey Duffel, James Brockman, Caswell Berry, Shuriken Shannon, Scottish legends Stu Graham and John Rattray, Marius Syvanen, John Lupfer, Sebastian Vijverberg and Alex Mizurov. You can also watch it here in better quality.
Here’s fresh footage from Pendulum ripping up the Brixton Academy. There’s a DVD dropping in June with tonnes of behind the scenes footage of the band available for the very first time. We will bring you more on this soon but here’s a taster of what’s to come below from the show we reviewed back in December.
Rob Dyrdek‘s manic schedule managed to include opening the Lafayette Skatepark as a Safe Spot. London desperately needs a park like this. Check out his plaza in LA here.
Here’s the last in the series of Zoo York European tour videos. This edit features Donny Barley, Eli Reed, Matt Miller, Aaron Suski & Brandon Westgate whilst they shred the Swiss and French legs of their tour last year.
Death Skateboards have sent us the exclusive on their new deck range in shops this month. Check them out below. They include the Mark Nicolson’s new pro model ‘Crows’ 8″, Andy Scott’s ‘Speak Up’ 7.75″ pro model, Old English 7.5″, Stickered Skull 7.75″ and Dan Cates ‘New Wave’ 7.62″. Get your local skater owned shop to order these now.
Click here for a recent interview with Cates who also discusses his fave Death graphics of all time. Go to www.deathskateboards.blogspot.com for dead animals, hippies and extreme facial hair.
The New York Dolls‘ today confirmed the U.K. release date of Monday May 4th for their highly anticipated fourth studio album ‘Cause I Sez So’.
The band has reunited with Todd Rundgren, producer of their influential 1973 debut.
The new album will be released by Atco Records and also features new version of “Trash” which was on their 1973 debut album.
Gallows kicked off the start of the SXSW festival in Texas in true punk rock style last night. Frank Carter joined Zach Blair from Rise Against, MXPX‘s Mike Herrera, Rob Marchant from Riverboat Gamblers, Gorilla Biscuits‘ Luke Abbey and Sam Ghanbar from Complete Control for an all star Minor Threat covers set which was absolutely explosive!
Crossfire’s very own James Sherry said ‘it was a rampage from start to finish in the same venue i wet myself in 2 years ago! The Filler jam was followed by Madball who took the place apart, what a start!’
Surrey’s Tolworth bowl built by Wheelscape was sessioned last weekend and got the full thumbs up from over here.
The bowl is gnarly to skate and took out 5 of us with back, knees, thumb and bruised arses.
Expect a Spot Check with a full edit coming soon featuring footage of Habgood, Churchill, Zorlac and more. Click here for Nowik’s Trick of the Week.
Pic: Jotham City gets a front tail going on the blocks with his tongue out.
French is back with yet another gallery of his work, this time down at the Fifty Fifty Gallery on 8 Park Street in Bristol.
Apparently Humour of Initiation is an exhibition of new and previously unseen work by the artist that includes a range of original drawings, limited edition screen prints in association with Vans who French has worked with recently to provide art for Dustin Dollin’s No Skool 2 shoe.
The exhibition runs from 4th April and continues throughout the month, if you are close by go check it out.
The Independent Trucks team roll through Germany via Strangenotes, go grind it out below.