The highly anticipated LRG video is about to drop Stateside in April featuring parts from Chico Brenes, Kelly Hart, Jackson Curtin, Karl Watson, Adelmo JR, Rodrigo TX, Rob Gonzales, Rodrigo Peterson, and Andrew Langi. Watch the trailer for Give Me My Money Chico here.
World Premiere: Give Me My Money Chico Trailer from LRG on Vimeo.
Plan B Skateboards have announced they have joined forces with Element after agreeing an exclusive 10-year agreement with Billabong International for distribution under a new company named Branch Skateboarding Distribution.
We are very excited to bring the Plan B family to The Billabong group and form this new skate distribution with Element,” says Colin McKay on the Plan B blog. “Billabong and Element clearly understand brand building. Danny, the team and I couldn’t be happier with the opportunity to leverage their strengths and help Plan B reach its full potential.”
Watch a new trailer here of Know Future a new Plan B video coming soon featuring Paul Rodriguez, Ryan Scheckler, PJ Ladd, Pat Duffy, Collin McKay, Danny Way, Scott Decenzo and new comer Felipe Gustavo.
It’s a sad day when any skate spot gets shut down, especially if it’s the Vans Combi-Pool in California. Christian Hosoi filmed the last roll around it’s famous tiles and tweeted this video 2 hours ago from a soon to be building site. The surface and coping is being replaced right now and set to re-open on April 1st.
Flip ripper Louis Lopez has joined Ashbury Eyewear this week alongside new team mates Bryan Herman, Antwuan Dixon, Billy Marks, Garrett Hill, Lizard King and Theotis Beasley. Enjoy his welcome video skating a park with Theotis here.
WELCOME LOUIE LOPEZ from Ashbury Eyewear on Vimeo.
Crayon Skateboard’s head honcho Matthew Ryan and Dirty Sanchez and Death rider Matt Pritchard are both currently in training to run from John O’Groats in the Scottish Highlands to Lands End in Cornwall.
The charity run will raise money for the Elodie Wilton appeal fund, a 3 year old who is in need of a long and complex neurosurgical procedure that tackles cerable palsy that is not available on the NHS that will help her to walk.
The mammoth distance of 900 miles by foot starts on May 7th. Please support your scene and donate to the cause at www.elodieappeal.co.uk
Pendulum will release their new single on May 3rd.
Watercolour is the first single to be taken from their upcoming album Immersion which is due for release on May 24th. Fresh from the carnage of their Earstorm night at Matter, they will also play the following massive dates in May:
17th – Belfast, Ulster Hall
18th – Dublin, Olympia
20th – Edinburgh, Corn Exchange
21st – Blackpool, Empress Ballroom
22nd – Doncaster, Dome
25th – Brighton, Centre
26th – Birmingham, Academy
28th – London, Wembley Arena
29th – Cardiff, Arena
30th – Plymouth, Pavillions
31st – Swindon, Oasis Centre
Bonobo is back with his fourth album and it promises to be a banger. Having hear a six track sampler of the album, it is obvious that Simon Green wants to float the listener away whilst they’ve got Black Sands on, with strings supplying the melody and hand claps adding more percussion to the already vibrant drums.
Whilst Black Sands might not be many people’s album of the year, his abilities to make beats are never to be sniffed at. The layers that his music always provides are here once more, in scores. Whether that’s using guitar licks and flutes as he does in Kong or the glockenspiels showcased in The Keeper, he always has that hook that grabs you and has you singing it subconsciously hours later.
Below is the brilliant video for The Keeper, featuring the vocal talents of Andreya Triana. If this doesn’t leave you wanting more, nothing will. The album is out on March 29th and will be the latest record in a long line of great releases from both the Ninja Tune label, and the man himself. Get on it.
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OJ Simpson, the long awaited full length collaboration between Madlib and Guilty Simpson, will be released on 18th May.
The record is set to be released through Stones Throw, and will be Guilty Simpson’s official follow up to 2008’s Ode to the Ghetto.
Sparklehorse’s Mark Linkous has committed suicide, his family have confirmed.
The songwriter, just 47, died on Saturday with a gunshot wound in his heart.
As reported last week, plans had recently been put in place for the physical release of Dark Night of the Soul, his collaboration with Danger Mouse and David Lynch.
Sparklehorse, meanwhile managed three critically acclaimed albums and had nearly completed another, which was set to be released on Anti- in the near future.
Our hearts go out to Linkous’ family and friends during this difficult time.