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Jeff Grosso’s Loveletters to The Backside Air

Ph: Steve Caballero, method air at Skilly’s Westminster Ramp, 1985. Source: SkatePunk.

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Who has the best backside air? Who has the best method air? Blender, Hosoi, Caballero? Who invented it?

Jeff Grosso may have been called out and criticised for his gnarly commentary at this year’s Vans Pool Party this weekend, but as usual, his honesty was arguably spot on. His infamous Loveletters series just re-started this weekend too, so get stuck into the history of the backside air and how they evolved into methods with Dave Andrecht, Billy Ruff, Tony Hawk, Kevin Staab and more on the history of a classic skateboard trick.

“Hippies were the first one’s to take to the air, right?”. This is gold right here. Send it someone who skates, it will be like a Christmas present.

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Matt Bennett’s True Blue Retrospect video

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You pay to play in this game as you can see from this b-roll footage behind the scenes of Matt Bennett‘s True Blue part for Dekline. Remind yourself of the pain and time that goes into making a section.

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Skreech backyard pool annihilation tee

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Help Skreech raise money to buy a plane ticket to Europe and get him to UltraBowl in Malmö, Sweden this July. Buy a Skreech “Please Kill Me” shirt from Muckefuck Urethane. All profits go towards buying Skreech a plane ticket.

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Scott Oster for Bianca Chandon

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Scott Oster’s style has been captured by Bianca Chandon in their latest promo. That last carve.

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Spitfire’s first full length video released online

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Spitfire’s 1993 VHS video has been re-upped to web overnight after years of being held hostage in a video cover. Get the teas on for this 21 minute classic that has footage of Ed Templeton, Jamie Thomas, Jason Dill, Jeremy Wray, John Cardiel, Julien Stranger, Max Schaaf, Ricky Oyola and many more.

We reckon it’s about time that Spitfire released another full length. Picture the team they have and salivate.

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Pedro Barros not the only transfer at Combi Bowl

Ph: Matt Boyster transfers the combi pool shot by Abe Linders

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Over the past 48 hours social media has feasted on the ridiculous NBD transfer from the combi bowl pool part in California from Pedro Barros and rightly so. But Pedro was not the only person to take an air over the platform for the first time, Matt Boyster also took one on the day that has not been covered anywhere, until now.

Props to both skaters.

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Gilbert Crockett’s Will Rosenstock Propeller footage

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Even more of Gilbert Crockett‘s unseen footage and alternative angles from his Propeller part dropped online overnight, this time from Will Rosenstock’s archives. If you want more raw footage from Greg Hunt’s lens then head here.

Interview coming soon.

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Chris Cole is on Plan B

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Following many rumours online Chris Cole is finally announced as the new pro over at Plan B Skateboards this morning. Any word on that Danny Way video part yet folks?

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Liam Teague Churchill Square 5050 battle

Ph: Teague’s frontboard captured by Rich West. Now watch the footage of the 5050.

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Liam Teague‘s 5050 battle at Brighton’s Churchill Square rail is now viewable. Knowing that this rail is untouched his NBD remains, for now, in the West Sussex history books, so watch this painful, public showing of a man possessed ahead of the weekend for inspiration.

Teague’s film making malarkey has spawned another production this month called Acquisition that you can pick up online over at Drawing Boards where you can also find new wheels and decks this month.

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Bones Swiss’ European Vacation video

bonesWorrest, Loy, Strubing and a bunch more Bones bearings team riders hit up Europe for plenty of park, bowl and street sessions.

As a Brit, even though I’ve had Bones Swiss in my wheels for life, I could never take their logo seriously, as it just reads Boner to me.