Zoo York have posted a video edit of the 2nd Annual Harold Hunter skate jam that went down under the Manhattan Bridge back in May on their youtube channel. In other Zoo York related news, Brandon Westgate won the 2008 Active Am comp in California this weekend taking home $6000 for his troubles, not a bad weekend’s work if you can get it. Look out for the Broken Windows and Photocopy deck series on your travels.
Jake One has released the video for his single The Truth.
The track, featuring Freeway and Brother Ali, is taken from his recently released White Van Music album, released on Rhymesayers.
Battlejam have announced their Christmas line-up.
Friday 19th December will see Beardyman, UK DMC Champ JFB and Ed Solo take the stage alongside CTRL-Z & Screwface, Geoff Hearn and Foreign Beggars’ Orifice Vulgatron at Cargo in London.
As if that weren’t dope enough, the event will be completely free, so make sure you get down there and get in the holiday spirit!
Relentless Energy has announced the unveiline of The REV – The Relentless Energy Visualiser.
The REV is a software application that uses the latest data visualisation technology, taking an audio input and converting it into visuals, modified in real life. The live music version takes a feed from a microphone or a sound desk and reacts to what the band are performing on stage via venue screens, enhancing the audiences experience. The second version, available on i-Tunes to Mac and PC users, can be played over playlists.
Go to www.relentlessenergy.com to check out and download the REV.
Franz Ferdinand have announced two shows in January.
The band will be playing Edinburgh and London at the following dates, which go on general sale on November 28th:
14th – Edinburgh, The Picture House
20th – London, Heaven
Fucked Up will be playing a special Christmas show in London in December.
The Canadian powerhouse will be playing the Underworld on December 17th, bringing their unstoppable energy to the capital and will be touring next year with the planned third release in their Chinese Zodiac series, The Year Of The Rat, out on 12″ in January.
Landscape Skateboards had a good London turn out for their brand new Horizons movie at the weekend.
The Prince Charles Cinema hosted the film featuring sections from Rory Milanes whose reaction 5 seconds after his part just consisted one word which was…’Rad‘. He got the most pissed award of the night at the afterparty that’s for sure.
Joel Curtis hung up his decks to spend more time with his family so this was his last video part. Nick Stansfield and Jin Shimizu showed what’s to come for the future of Landscape and made room for the superb skills of Soy Panday whose section had more lines than Grandmaster Flash.
London riders Joleon Pressey and Snowy both had strong parts with the latter opting for a break on Brazilian beaches rather than sticking around for the premiere that was shown whilst snow fell in his Scottish homeland. Look out for Horizons this Xmas in your local SOS.
Everyone loves new decks, new griptape and the promise of fresh pop! First thing I noticed with this Element 7.80 board is how light it was, after reading the pamphlet that accompanies the deck, I learned it was due to the “Patented AirFrame Chambers“. Basically they have 5 air chambers running down the centre of the deck, and the central 3 plys are engineered in a horizontal “S” shape to firm up the deck while cutting the weight down.
The concave is deceptively deep – it doesn’t look it, but its similar to the “spoon killer” concave that Real had out and grips your feet great. As for flex, that was what worried me, it felt very rigid for something so light, but survived a few nollie to disasters and the board-snapping ollies to rock fakie. The pop is really snappy, and with a the huge nose gave me plenty of time to tweak and shifty, it’s a really functional design.
As for the Muska, dudes still out there killing it – I read a quote a little while ago that sums him up, asked him where he went “Went? I didn’t go no place dude, I was out on the streets, skating, ask the kids in Hollywood, they seen me, i’m there doing it, don’t see no other pro’s out on the streets” So, less visable, but after peeping some vid clips that are floating around, the mans still representing, and Element are firmly keeping quality lumber under his feet!
Rock on 8/10
More at www.elementskateboards.com
PP
Edited by Briony Quested
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Being a proud Londoner myself, it doesn’t take much prompting for me to prattle on about how amazing my home city is and how it is better than the likes of New York, Paris, Milan, Stockholm, Rio and Tokyo. But, believe it or not, there are some people out there who don’t know what a treasure trove of fun the English capital is and these are the people that need to pick up Pimp London: The Guide.
Separating the capital into its four geographical areas, the book takes a look at where to go in North, South, East and West for people who like music, bars, clothes shops, art and everything inbetween. The layout is easy to follow and very clear, including interviews throughout with the likes of Klaxons, The Teenagers, Sickboy, Carri and Lightspeed Champion, telling the reader where they like to go in London.
It is impossible not to find something for you in a book like this, with directions, opening times and descriptions of every entry and as such is invaluable to those not too familiar with all the haunts of the city. Even for those of us that do, there are still undiscovered gems to be found amongst the listings here.
Abjekt.
Terry Kennedy is so stoked on his feet being sown up in Supra’s he has come out with a full production along side his Fly Society crew. Watch out Snoop you got company yo… In other Supra news Erik Ellington and Danny Montoya performed a game of skate here at The Berrics. Get stuck in.