So the big build up was justified. The gloves are now off and the full Blood Money promo for DGK has delivered 14 minutes of team skills with massive pop across the board.
Get stuck into this and then head over here to read Boo Johnson‘s interview with us this week.
It looks like Eastbourne locals will be treated to a new park this Autumn courtesy of CANVAS Spaces who have sent us these newly proposed designs today. The park is a collaboration between locals and Eastbourne’s Borough Council.
The location for this new build is Hampden Park situated just off Hampden Park Drive in Eastbourne and will boast a bowl that with 4.5’ tranisitons rising to 6’ at its deepest. There’s also a flat bank that has been designed with transitioned hump for the good old alley oop ollie and handrails of varying styles from large, flat, round, sloping to straight. The build is set to start next week with a view to opening this September.
More info will follow soon.
Last weekend we hit the road to Hemel Hempstead to meet up with the Death team and locals to celebrate the opening of the new shop Kvultivation at the XC skatepark. It was roasting hot, so the place was a sweat box but the jam sessions were fun, bands played, the shop opened and Matt Bain left a dent in the pool.
Death reprobates then headed out to Eaton Bray skatepark in Bedfordshire for chips, beers and to watch Doug annihilate himself on a slide. This edit is the first attemp ever at trying to piece together some phone footage with an olloclip lens for fun. Up Yours.
Russell Houghten‘s incredible camera work is highlighted yet again in this REDirect edit that will leave your jaw on the floor. Note that it also pays homage to Matt Hensley‘s timeless classic on that freeway.
This must have taken a huge amount of work but once again Houghten seems to have the knack of being patient enough to make the best skateboard videos out there. Skate Edit of the Week hands down.
Instead of following the Agenda trade show route, the top lads behind Girl Skateboards decided to host their own version of events. This looked fun as.
Brand Nubian set the pace for these rad outtakes from 5Boro’s recent trip to Paris with Jordan Trahan, Jimmy McDonald and more in the mix put together by Tombo Colabraro and Ben Chadourne.
Watch the full video:
Deathwish ripper Jon Dickson features in this latest battle with a nollie flip backside lipslide down. There was only one winner here.
The guys from Network A dropped this trick from Taylor Jett and caused a debate this week after they named this a Triple Tre Flip but the internet has been debating its name since skateboarder Christopher McClure became that guy:
“Don’t wanna be that guy but wouldn’t a “triple tre” technically be 3 kick flips with a 1080 shuv. This is more like a 360 shuv triple kick flip?
Argue amongst yourselves whilst we prep some hippy griptape and watch this.
The UK had a bunch of familiar faces that graced the pages of R.A.D Magazine on a monthly basis back in the late 80s, but one that always stood out for me personally was Don Brider. I mean, his mug is unforgettable for one, and that Tony Hawk hair faze stuff really did the rounds, but most importantly, Don’s skating did all the talking.
In August 1977, Brider’s Nan gave him his first skateboard that “looked like a piece of wood with some nails in it”. From then onwards it was plain sailing. Whether it was Portsmouth’s red brick banks, or Farnborough’s vert ramp, to the coping at Meanwhile 2, Brider ripped everything in style and pushed street skating to all sorts of levels that we could only sit back and admire.
Today, he still makes skate stickers, including our very own. He hates sports brands and chain stores, and abuses people on Facebook like no other. So raise a glass to Don today who celebrates 50 golden years on earth. May there be another 50 in the tank for those they call The Donz!
Happy Birthday!
