Darryl Stanton pays homage to his homeboy Slick Rick on a future board graphic for Element.
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IPATH do Arizona
The IPATH team have unleashed footage from a recent IPATH trip featuring Matt Rodriguez and Kenny Reed go and the up coming skills of Aaron ‘Jaws’ Homoki. Word has it that IPATH are now hooked up with TwoDist in the UK and that the team may well be heading towards to the UK in April for demos. Watch this space.
This week Crossfire writer Joe Moynihan has been jetted out to California to visit the the much talked about Sole Technology Institute where Emerica, éS and Etnies shoes are tested to make the highest performing skateboarding footwear around.
Joe will be covering their technology first hand and reporting on the very new G-2 Platinum and e-suede demonstrations alongside rider appearances to personally discuss their new pro models. We will bring you a feature to follow on this site very soon. For now though, here’s his Blog update from the boy wonder, expect more to be added as it comes in…
Straight into the good stuff. Sole Tech know how to live
Pierre’s Marina Lofts have a lovely area of flatland in between that’s great for quick games of SKATE. Here is Holger von Krosigk from Place bragging to Soma’s fred demard about the size of his deck.
This is how the living room looks most of the time.
Angel from Uno magazine doing another one of his incredible tourist impressions.
Having such smooth floor for walking purposes is a breach of natural law. blas for me, blas for you, blas for everybody.
Fred couldn’t wait to take advantage of the no ‘no breakdancing’ rule on mary whitehouse’s pier.
Mindfield got RINSED. and we eurofags loved every bit.
Pierre’s pad is packed with some mental furniture. All skate-related too; the dude is a serious lifer. Props on the leather skateboards that fix onto armchairs. Even more props for holger who managed to 360 flip the thing. Regoddamndiculous.
The man, the myth, the legend. Pierre’s work with soletech has essentially changed most skateboarders lives for the better, even if they didn’t know it. Give up some love for Pierre and mini-Pierre (who is apparently repping Emerica already. Don).
Pierre and Angel shooting the really fucking cold breeze on a boat ride.
Holger planting the criminal seeds in Don Brown that would be blossoming after a trip to the bars later. Check those old school rides out holding the wall up…
The calm before the blazing cupcake storm.
I’m not sure what’s worse. The fire ritual going on or the staggering waste of delicious food scattered across the carpark. I was an uncouth mixture of stoked and devastated. BUT! after the flames died down lovely girls came running in with fresh pizza for the group of sausage-wielding nutjobs who just created the mess of a lifetime for them to clean. They didn’t so much as bat an eyelid. Superheroes.
This is the definition of an intern’s nightmare.
Bobby drew first blood!
Fresh out the slammer, freestyle legend and Soletech’s other head honcho, Don Brown tells everyone to ‘stop spinning around‘ so he can give his introduction to the brand presentations to come – Etnies, éS, Emerica and Altamont.
Bobby Worrest shares – quite literally a few words about his shoe at the Soletech press day
The BOSS says the new Altamont garb is killer.
Everyone was loving the new Bobby shoe. ‘Black vulcs are a trend, they’re just a trend.‘
Inside the Etnies showroom. More on the radness of g2 and e-suede will follow in the full feature.
e-suede vs regular suede. 2500 kickflips later and here is the result.
This is a shot of Angel getting a better angle of Etnies’ new collaboration shoe with BlackLabel, due in June when the new BlackLabel video drops.
Again, Davide steams in and gets a better shot of this lovely Etnies X thunder number. The tag is a riser pad! The tag is a riser pad! The tag is a riser pad!
More whacky furniture. Here’s make your own conveyor belt sushi restaurant at home kids!
Sharing some words with Rob Carlos on the new happenings with etniesplus.
More from the new Etnies TF soon…
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Relentless ‘This is the Order’ Party
Photos: Phil Procter
It’s a freezing February (11th) evening in the East End of London where the infamous York Hall played host to the latest Relentless Energy Drink party to launch ‘This is the Order‘, their new magazine.
Shady geezers lurked in the back end of the hall, in flatcaps and tracksuits, wrapping knuckles and covered in grease. Buckets were carried to the canvas as the fighters made their way to the ring whilst rock & roll blew through the speakers before blood spilled onto the canvas.
Haunts got the Underground rocking after the blonde with the big bazooka’s rolled to ‘Girls Girls Girls’.
Was it just us or did the hangover last for 2 days after this party?! Crunch.
The Berrics owners Eric Koston and Steve Berra discuss the battles ahead of them before this this weekend’s game of SKATE.
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MJ gives game
The Berrics Game of SKATE is hotting up for this weekend where Marc Johnson and Steve Berra go head to head. See what MJ has in the mind game department here.
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Thursday Interview
Trailblazers of the now-rather-oversaturated post-hardcore genre THURSDAY release their new album Common Existance this month.
It’s been a long time coming but boy was it worth the wait. Searing guitars, lush drumming, carefully placed electronic elements and sheer terrifying vocals make this record a must-hear. This much-loved band have paved the way for many bands and given a vital helping hand to more than a few acts who are now insanely huge (My Chemical Romance anyone?).
Thursday continually improve upon their art, even having been at it for over a decade and nothing seems to phase them or prevent the heart-stopping music from flowing. High time for a chat with Crossfire then. Winey G caught up with keyboardist Andrew Everding before the new record’s release…
What thoughts and events led to your unusual approach to releasing new material between ‘A City By The Light Divided’ and the forthcoming ‘Common Existence’? Why did you decide to release ‘Kill The House Lights’ and the Split with Envy before moving onto the next studio full-length?
After parting ways with Island/Def Jam there was somewhat of a golden opportunity to remain unsigned and release both the split and DVD before we put out the next full length. The writing for the record was unfolding into what we knew was going to be a long process, it seemed natural for us to release the DVD and the split in that time. We wanted the split record to be a strict vinyl release and Jeremy at Temporary Residence is very good at this, and he’s involved with Envy, everything seemed to just fall into place.
Are there any (new or old) musical formats that you haven’t had a chance to utilize yet but would like to at some point?
I used to record music at the Belfer Audio Archive in Syracuse, NY. They had the second largest institutional collection of wax cylinder and phonograph recordings. I wouldn’t mind releasing a song on a wax cylinder. Maybe the next film about Thursday should be on laserdisc or beta-max?
Do you think music will ever come to exist in digital form only?
God I hope not. There is a new generation of music listeners that have missed out listening to analog recordings, which is an entirely different experience. It’s not convenient, but it’s a little more soothing to the ears. The charm of listening to a full record front to back is slowly disappearing.
Would you say that there has been a shift in your approach to songwriting over the past two years? How would you describe the change, if so?
I think we scrapped some of the experimentation in exchange for the roots of what we used to do. And we also tried to write the songs with our live performance in mind, since most people know us as a live band.
Your video for ‘Ladies And Gentlemen…’ had a very interesting and original concept. What can we expect from the forthcoming video for ‘Resuscitation of A Dead Man’?
Travis (the director for Ladies and Gentleman) torturing us. I saw the first cut a few days ago. It might be the best video we’ve ever done. It’s crazy, and it was crazy to make. I can’t really give away anything.
What are your favourite tracks on the new record and what do they mean to you?
My absolute favorite is “Circuits of Fever”. It has more to do with the process of writing and recording it than any actual literal meaning. It just hits me in the stomach when I hear it, every time.
Were there many more songs written that didn’t make the record?
Yes quite a few, they will probably be released within the Doves Club which if you sign up for it gives you a new Thursday song or unreleased track every month for a year.
Are you looking forward to getting back to the UK? What are your favourite memories of playing over here?
Yes I am, My favorite memory is flying over for the first time. It was such a big deal for me, to realize that playing music was allowing me to travel all over the world. I still get excited by it.
Is there any particular setting or festival in the UK that you’d like to play but haven’t yet?
Yeah, Glastonbury.
What do you think about the rise of newer British bands to notoriety in the States? Particularly your labelmates Bring Me The Horizon and Gallows?
I’m awaiting to meet Bring Me The Horizon, I heard they are young and kids get all hot and bothered for them. I’ll let you know after I see them live.
Which new bands coming from New Jersey should we be keeping an eye out for?
“Holler, Wild Rose!”
What can we expect from Thursday in terms of live performances and new material over the next year or so?
We’re going to tour as much as we can, playing plenty of new songs as well as the old ones. Maybe Chronological set lists?? New material will be released within our singles/doves club, but you need to sign up for that. Hopefully spending more time in the UK!!
Thursday release their new album Common Existance on Epitaph Records on Monday 16th February.
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Volcom Stones Your TV
Volcom have launched a new video channel for your perusal this week.www.stoneyourtv.com is fully live. Check it out.
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The OG-1 returns
One of Emerica‘s most classic shoes is returning to the shelves of skater owned shops this month. Limited supplies of the OG-1 will be up for grabs in Black/White and Black/Yellow colourways.
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ETID sign to Epitaph
Every Time I Die have signed to Epitaph Records.
Keith Buckley and co. are working on new material at the moment and said of the new deal:
“We are extremely honored and humbled by the faith that our new family at Epitaph has placed in us to continue writing music that is true to ourselves and true to our supporters. While most bands are looking for their 15 minutes of fame, Every Time I Die knows that Epitaph is the ONLY label where the soil is fertile enough for punk/rock bands to thrive on the ethics that got them started and we are proud to hang our hats within their walls. Our first Epitaph release will be recorded this spring with Steve Evetts and thus far is proving to capture the excitement of our new lease on life and the aggressive energy we are notorious for. See you in hell, otherwise known as the road.”
Have some ETID goodness below: