If massive stalefishes in bowls (the trick, not dead pets) gets you going on a Friday, then go check out part 3 of the Vox Black & Blue video.
This episode focuses on Justin Strubing, a DIY session at 3rd & Army, and sixty seconds with Peter Hewitt. Hell yes.
Click here for the video, and beat yourself black and blue at www.voxfootwear.com
Es Shoes pro Rick McCrank has recently done an advert with animal rights group Peta, with his thoughts on being vegetarian.
An amazing skate sequence stands beside his quote that eating meat feels “unnatural”, but what does strike us as odd is McCrank’s pro shoe the Anti-Social comes in leather and suede. Interesting.
Crossfire mate and illustrator extraordinaire French has had his work plastered all over the inside of Does It Offend You, Yeah?‘s album, which was released this week. So some amazing art combined with one of our favourite bands of the moment to make one great package.
If you haven’t already, definitely go check out the music at www.doesitoffendyou.com and French’s artwork at www.tapedcopies.com
Before the invention of electronic cutting equipment, the lumberjack used handsaws and axes to fell wood wherever the harvest took him. The hooch drinking loggers would lift large trees onto trucks headed for sawmills and once cut into strips, the wood travelled far and wide to be used for various goods. One day back in time, some bright spark decided to bolt some trucks and wheels on the bottom of a piece of this stuff and skateboards were born. But take note, the Hella Flannel came first…
Flip Skateboards joined the chain of wood loving in 1991 and probably know more about lumberjacks than most others. Flip pro and part owner Geoff Rowley loves spending his time camping out in bear country with his tache and thunderbluster for company so if there’s anyone on board the good ship Flip that knows what a lumberjack shirt needs, then its him. I’m sure he would be the first to tell you that these new 100% cotton threads are soft, warm and are instantly likeable, partly because they come with no unnecessary overbranding that seems to wreck most skate companies’ clothes these days and also the fact that you can wear them into the ground.
These shirts are rocking, expect Flip to be giving you good wood for a few more years to come…
Chuck Bangers is ‘extremely sorry’ that you don’t have one of these shirts yet…
The obtaining of this board was met with slight trepidation due to being a whole1/4 in slimmer than my usual 8in rig, this concern was heightened as this was around the time I was mid process of hording for the winter hibernation; if you don’t get the right rig for the English winter months your left out to the elements. Like entering the jungle without a suitable 28in knife ~ (the viewing of Rambo this weekend seems to have made an impression).
I had, in my questionable skateboarding career ridden a couple of those Speed Demon blanks, which correct me if I’m wrong, come from the same tree and I remember these being strong as hell, light and had an awesome ability to maintain pop. The Darkstar ‘Paul Machnau’ did not fail to impress.
I seriously rode (and still am) this rig for months, granted I’m no stair or rail guy but I like to think I can put a board to the test with a large array of sloppy landings, heal drags and monoski foot landings!
Not to mention the vast selection of liquids that came into contact with it…..no delams, stress cracks, softness or warts. Still great pop too.
I would not hesitate to recommend to those who like mellowish nose and tail, nothing too aggressive, like a football to the face on a cold Easter weekend, and weighing in with a 31in length you just can’t go wrong.
So, go on treat yourself to a post Easter peep at www.darkstarwood.com
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Robin Hayes
Ever stopped to think, “I wonder what Steve Caballero is doing right now?”.
Well now you can find out, as Cab has his own Blogspot updating you on everything he is doing, to the weird stuff that everyone posts on their blog. ave a read at http://steviecaballero.blogspot.com/
Magic Bullet Records have annouced that screeching Japanese rockers BORIS will tour with a bunch of limited edition decks up for grabs.
Designed by Stephen O’Malley (SUNN O))), KTL, Khanate, etc.) will come with 3 different graphics in time for the bands June 2008 US tour.
Tony Hawk recently got his Loop out the garden shed to let a few specially invited skaters have a go.
With only 13 people in history ever to have completed the loop on a skateboard, up stepped Alex Chalmers and Josh Borden and got over-vert and back again safely to become the 14th and 15th people. Check the video below, Chalmers looks like he was alseep, he’s that relaxed.
Toby Shuall and Winston Whitter’s Save The Southbank film, which premiered a few months ago, is now available to watch online by clicking here.
The petition to save the undercroft area of Southbank is still open so show your support and sign to help save this piece of British skate history.
Drum and Bass kingpins Pendulum are back with a new single, Propane Nightmares, on April 21st (download) and April 28th for the physical release.
To give you a preview of what to expect from the single and upcoming album ‘In Silico’, El Hornet from the group has put together a mini-mix with tracks featured on the release.
To get the new mix, head over to www.pendulum.com and you’ll be able to hear it yourself.
Pendulum ‘In Silico’ (El Hornet Mini-Mix)
1. Showdown
2. Granite
3. Granite (Dillinja Mix)
4. Granite (Breakfastaz Mix)
5. Visions
6. The Other Side
7. Propane Nightmares (Van She Mix)
8. Different
9. Mutiny
10. Propane Nightmares
11. Propane Nightmares VIP
12. Propane Nightmares (Cell Dweller Mix)
13. Midnight Runner 1
14. 9000 Miles
15. The Tempest
‘IN SILICO’ AVAILABLE WORLDWIDE MAY 12TH