DC Shoes are celebrating 20 years in the game and a new pro shoe with a full section from Chris Cole this week, whose ender will have you rewinding for days.
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Launching in 2013 and changing the running trainer market for good, the adidas Boost sent shock waves through the industry. Returning with the adidas energy BOOST 2, the brand have partnered with RWD and JD to put their innovative trainers on the feet of two of the UK’s fastest emerging creative talents producer Julio Bashmore and model union Justanorm.
Snagging influential producer Julio Bashmore – whose underground smash ‘Au Seve’ achieved massive crossover success last year and of whom incredible things are expected in 2014 – adidas BOOST joined the producer and DJ in his studio, where the in demand Bristolian talked about his inspiration.
“The most important thing about music for me is creating something that just connects with people. I think that’s an amazing thing.”
Creative movement Justanorm have faces you’ll have seen every day, with the six-male models considered the leading lights in fashion. The likeminded union who call themselves a brotherhood look to change the industry by channeling their energy into music, acting, modeling and other creative ventures. The Kanye West inspired group told adidas BOOST about their plans for world domination amongst other things “[To be in Justanorm] you’ve got to be ambitious! You’ve got to want to get your dreams! That’s the motive for all of us.”
The adidas energy BOOST 2 is available now from jdsports.co.uk.
Watch the BOOST story at youtube.com/rwdmagdotcom.
Alongside earings and door knobs, necklaces, dog tags and much more, the talented lifers at Thrashion have taken broken decks and recycled them now for a while. Their latest design is this hand made chrome pen that comes with a single barrel deck offcut for a one-off treat. Recycle your old decks by sending them to Thrashion and they will turn your old wood into something new.
Grab one of these and more of their designs from here.
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RVCA: No Coast Crusade
Josh Harmony, Julian Davidson, Spanky, Nestor Judkins, and more feature in this new RVCA clip. Layback there Spanky!
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Matt Lane full VX section
Massachusetts ripper Matt Lane has a full new VX part live via Metro and Dan Stolling’s lens today. If you’ve never witnessed his battle with an ollie up 5 long old stairs before then scroll down for the fight too.
Ph: Joe Monteleone
Quartersnacks have released a remix of Antonio Durao‘s best of 2013 edit from the fingers of Joe Monteleone today. Joe Face did a top job of this too. Enjoy.
The C1RCA shoe team have new additions this weekend with Jack Olson, Taylor Kirby and Ryan Reyes to the family.
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Jacob Ovgren’s SEX Interview
If your key teenage years were spent growing up in Malmö, Sweden like Jacob Ovgren here, there’s no doubt that fun, sex and skateboarding would be on your agenda. This City (the third largest in Sweden) is awash with life due to its industrial background and university landscape, doused in artistic flair with happy people filling its clubs, skateparks and streets all over town. Jacob Ovgren’s artwork captures this spirit and adds humour and tongue-in-cheek messages in the form of cartoon influenced illustrations that all tell a wonderful story.
Since joining forces with Pontus Alv of Polar Skateboards and heading up their graphics department, Jacob’s work has finally hit a gallery for the very first time, here in London at Beach, in Shoreditch, where his Sick Emotions X-ibit (SEX) exhibition is running this month. We sat down with him for a quick chat whilst he was in town.
Let’s kick this off with some inspiration. What are your top-5 all time board graphics?
101 / Natas Kaupas “devil worship” by Marc McKee
Schmitt Stix / Joe Lopes “BBQ” by Neil Blender
World Industries / Chris “Dune” Pastras “Dune” by Marc McKee
Milk / Ron Chatman “Bike” by Ron Chatman
Blind / Jason Lee “American Icons” by Marc McKee
I can definitely see the influence on the Blind board, that’s sick…It’s a shame you don’t see more Ron Chatman graphics too, they’re dope.
Yea! I love the Chatman stuff, simple and clean – so good!
What influences your work outside of skateboarding?
Just listening to music and looking at stuff – anything that leaves me with some kind of thought or feeling. Good or bad, it don`t matter, as long as it doesn`t leaves me feeling uninspired. For my creative process, I want to be all braindead and not let any views or thoughts about right or wrong (Good or bad) come through. Just let it all out and then sort it out afterwords! Or just leave it to the beholder and let them sort it out!! Less work for me :)
I also read a lot of comics!
What comics are you feeling? Any artists in particular?
Heawy Metal and Daniel Clowes are good, but I also really love Looney Tunes as well, I think it´s an amazing format for storytelling!
Some of the stuff in the show is pretty fucked up – do you ever go too far? Sort of self-edit stuff?
I always have to remove things, Putting it in my private “not to be seen by anyone but me archive”. It’s growing larger everyday!
How much creative freedom do you have when working on Polar stuff?
Usually I just draw a bunch of stuff, always with the board shape at the back of my mind, and then we sit down now and then and talk about ideas and things that could work. Some things I have to redraw and some things are good as they are. Then if it`s a pro board you have to check with the rider and so on. I Love it! It`s a fun process!
Pontus is always good and has different views! It makes me think out of my comfort zone and surprise myself!
Has doing Board graphics influenced your work then? Like made you a better artist? Or have you always seen your work on skateboards?
I think I have improved a lot by doing skateboard graphics, Just the shape has made me start to think in new ways!
Favourite board companies (besides Polar of course!)?
I think Welcome has a good thing going, also The Highbrow company and Witchcraft!!
We heard on the grapevine that there could be a colab coming soon with Highbrow, any truth in that?
I don`t know too much about it. It´s my Friend Mike O`Shea (Mr Highbrow) who told me they were working on a colab with Polar. We will have to wait and see!
Big shout out to Charlie Hood and all at Beach. Jacob’s debut solo exhibition SEX ‘Sick Emotions X-ibit’ is open at Beach London gallery until March 27th. Alongside the original work, a selection of Jacob’s boards, tees and more for Polar will be available. For more info check out beachlondon.co.uk
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Ed Templeton Epicly Later’d 3
The third episode of this epic tale of Ed Templeton‘s skateboarding life starts with meeting his wife Deanna, hanging out and travelling with Mike Vallely, touring to Germany to the Titus competitions and blowing up. The Big Brother cover story is the best, i won’t spoil it. Just watch it. Best Later’d series yet.
If you missed episodes 1 and 2, go here before you watch this.
Lakai have issued a new bunch of rad shoes under their Anchor editions program this month, limited only to those skate shops that have been there for the brand since day one who have helped shape their local skate scene.
These Marc Johnson x Chocolate Anchor specials are indeed, special. Last year Lakai sent us his KOTR model that became the only skate shoe I could really trust to help save my heels. This year, they have taken a good look at that model and decided to trim a centimetre or so off the width, which works a treat. These thinner versions also come with the Griffin sole that was definitely one of the highlights of last summer.
The fact that Lakai are thinking how they can improve shoes for us to skate in and progressing successfully at the same time can only be good for us all in the long run. These look sick, feel ready to skate straight out of the box and although limited, worth appeciating and then stocking up on. Stores such as Parlour, Note, Scene and others have them in the UK and they retail at about £60. Oh, and they come with a free pair of Chocolate sunglasses too, nice touch.
