Author: Crossfire

Well the dust has settled on what was another legendary and messy Crossfire Southbank Jam. Sore heads all round from the Koko after party, and some fucking ridiculous tricks thrown down the old concrete next to the Thames.

If you weren’t there, you’re gay, and if you were there then you probably got called gay by some pisshead with a loudspeaker. There was skateboarding like you’ve never seen, booze, milfs, Czech schoolgirl sluts, naked men ollieing stairs, piranha kids fighting for clothes, and loads more.

The Darkstar team came and won themselves a lot of money by landing trick after trick- Adam Dyet seemed like he was skating as though it was his job or something because he pocketed over £200, not bad for a days work. But Blind’s Kris Vile was man of the day by completely shutting down the place in minutes with a backside 360 kickflip down the 7, then cracking out a kickflip frontside blunt 180 on the cheeseblock to earn himself a whopping £250!

Big thanks to Globe Shoes, Darkstar Skateboards, The Harmony, Heroin, Blueprint, Death, Independent, Creature, Karma, Creme, 50-50, Plan B, Landscape, Heathen, Casual, Document Skateboard Magazine and Sidewalk Skateboard Magazine and Kevin Parrott from the UKSA.

Get ready for a full feature coming very soon but in the meantime, the almost forgotten results of the Jam were:

Stairs
1st Kris Vile – bs 360 kickflip – £200
2nd Adam Dyet – nollie cab heelflip – £100
3rd Marley – 360 flip – £50

Ledge
1st Adam Dyet – kickflip frontside noseslide – £100

Cheeseblock
1st Kris Vile – kickflip frontside blunt 180 – £50

Photo: Ben Norton

Pushy parents trying to get their kids to be the best at whatever sport they choose has gone too far. Just because they failed at it, or got a ‘career ending injury’ doesn’t mean you have to make your kids live out your dream. But if it gets them sponsors then who cares?

Michael Puehse has gone beyond the dreaming scenario with his nine-year old twin sons Nic and Tristan, who are now rocking sponsors from all over the place and actually kill it. Seems like they are doing it because they want to as well.

“Do that frontside indy to fakie again, that was sick!”

Updated 14th September

SB IS GO..

OK, it’s finally here. One of Londons finest skateboarding get togethers is amongst us. One shitty stereo, a crappy megaphone that doesn’t work (in fact the new one still has not been delivered to HQ yet) a couple of hundred top geezers and a crate of 1664 should do the trick followed by a cracking party in Camden.

One change to the info below is that Paul Machnau is injured and did not make the flight

This years’ Crossfire Southbank Jam in association with Globe Shoes has been officially scheduled for Saturday 15th September underneath the Queen Elizabeth Halls in London.

This years first confirmed guests will include Paul Machnau, Adam Dyet, Gailea Momolu and Terell Robinson from the US Darkstar Skateboards team, plus UK riders from The Harmony, Death, Blueprint, Heathen, Independent Trucks, Plan B, Creme, Casual, 50-50, Heroin, Karma, Spitfire Wheels, Independent Trucks, Creature, Landscape and the UK Globe Shoes Team.

The after party will be held at Klub Kerrang! in the Crossfire Room from 10pm-late. Get tickets at www.aloud.com and search for Klub Kerrang! Tickets are something silly like £4 each on there.