This Is A Standoff have announced some UK dates.
The band will hit the road in April, with support from Failsafe who are currently on tour with A Wilhelm Scream:
1st – GLASGOW – The Barfly
2nd – EDINBURGH – Cabaret Voltaire
4th – LONDON – The Underworld
5th – MILTON KEYNES – The Pitz
7th – PLYMOUTH – White Rabbit
8th – MANCHESTER- Star and Garter
Check out their video to You Won’t Pass
Two rappers have been involved with the law lately.
Busta Rhymes escaped a prison sentence after assaulting his former driver and a fan in separate incidents. Rhymes was given 3 years probation and community service after having rejected a deal of 2 years in prison and a $500 fine.
The other rapper in trouble is Lil’ Wayne who was arrested for drug-related charges. He was found in possession of “dangerous drugs, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of narcotics.”
Naughty boys.
Chimaira have announced a European Tour.
The band will hit the UK for some dates which will see Marron and The Sorrow supporting. The UK dates are in April:
3rd – Norwich, Waterfront
4th – Sheffield, Corporation
5th – Glasgow, TBA
6th – Bristol, Bierkeller
8th – Nottingham, Rock City
9th – London, Carling Academy Islington
The Stereo Sound Agency have just released their Spring/Summer catalogue, and boy, is there some nice stuff in there!
See what Jason Lee and Chris Pastras have come up with by clicking here for the catalogue, and visit www.stereosoundagency.com for more
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As VICE magazine founder Shane Smith explains in the introduction to the VICE Guide to Travel, they have traveled to the strangest, scariest and most bizarre places so you don’t have to. Just slip this DVD into your player and watch David Choe search for the last dinosaur deep in the Congolese jungle. Experience life in the City of God Favela, Rio, with Trace Crutchfield. Pay a visit to the last two remaining souls of an Aryan utopia in Nueve Germania, Paraguay, with Derrick Beckles. Witness the devastation of Chernobyl with Pella Kagerman and Shane Smith. Browse the illegal arms market with Suroosh Alvi in Pakistan. See what has happened to the youth of Beirut with Shane Smith since the 15 year civil war. And finally, let your jaw drop as Shane Smith and Eddy Moretti meet a criminal turned real estate entrepreneur in Bulgaria who can supply them with a dirty bomb. Shit gets heavy.
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Ralph Lloyd-Davis
Footage of the Irish King of the Craic get together has been unleashed.
The weekend was spent bombing hills in baths, drinking puke and chasing cows. Chuck in 40ft grinds, tres flips in the buff, double hardflips in a line and 25ft fullpipes and you are almost there.
Click the full pipe to get the full Craic edit..
This weeks skate interview is with French female skater Claire Alleueme.
Words and pics come from Jenna Selby, click here to get there as she rips. Next weeks’ interview is with Vans rider ‘Gorgeous’ Dave Watson..
The new World Cup Skateboarding website has been launched, and has all the dates for events in 2008 posted in their schedule.
The site also features photos, bios, news, and all the results from comps around the world so head over to www.wcsk8.com for all the info.
A Third Foot have relaunched their website with some great features and lots of footage from the team and also their factory, with updates happening daily from the hands of Tom Gnargore
In team news, Dougy has been killing it with his band, Tom Brown has been doing lots of hill-walking and rumours of a pro hiking boot are rife. Whilst Woody has been hawking goods across the country, Joey Lynskey has been chillaxing in Leeds and Ben Blake has been digging gardens, apparently. In between this, they have been skating a lot, don’t worry.
You’ll have to wait until March for the 3 new graphics ranges, but until then you can still get hold of the All Days, Factory Issues, Crowns and Black Love Its. Check the ATF brochure here, and keep you eyes peeled at www.athirdfoot.co.uk
The Crème Skateboards website has been fully overhauled with some great new features in there, including a field log updating you on all the team shenanigans, as well as the rider pages having new photos and videos uploaded.
The Creme Life section has also been updated, so head over there to get the latest videos and other media, and get your mitts on stickers and whatnot. Not forgetting to mention the new shop section, which has moved to its own little micro site at www.cremedirect.com where you can browse the goods at your leisure.
Head over to www.gotcreme.com for all this and more, get on it.