James Harris ends 2013 with footage of Jess Young, Ryan Chamberlain, Skelly, James Bush, Paul Carter, Rhys Meek, James Callison and many more shot throughout the year around the Bristol area.
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The Danish skate scene is about to drop a new short film that celebrates the good times that come from the The Copenhagen Pro event. The Copenhagen Project will feature many of its visitors including Shane O’Neill, SOTY Ishod Wair, Peter Ramondetta, the UK’s Sam Beckett, Arto Saari and many more and will be online on December 13th.
December always seems to bring treats to everyone and Death pro Richie Jackson here certainly packed a bunch of goodies under his tree this year. Jackson delivers tricks in and out of bushes, on tree roots, takes his firecracker bag to the next level and also pays homage to Natas and Mullen with his own nose spins and dark spin variations on rocks to the sounds of one of our favourite 60s bands, Bubble Puppy.
Click play for 4 minutes of Hot Smoke and Sassafras shot in Venice Beach that takes Skate Edit of the Week.
Zoo York‘s farewell to 2013 has dropped online this afternoon featuring a strictly New York based promo filmed and edited by RB Umali. King of New York features Brandon Westgate, Chaz Ortiz, Dave Willis, Kevin Tierney, Travis Glover, Ron Deily and even Ricky Oyola makes a special guest appearance in here too.
Face it, your skateboarding skills could be stoked with a bit more fun in 2014. Watch this for inspiration as Tim and Eric roll out their Secondhand Stoke for Roger.
Ronnie Sandoval has joined forces with Gonz and the crew over at Krooked Skateboards today. Enjoy this explosive pool and bowl clip to remind yourself what Krooked have in their tanks now. Gnarly shit.
Take in this new raw footage of Skater of the Year Ishod Wair battling with Love Park’s famous gap with a switch bigspin that broke his fingertip. It gives you an idea of just how much effort goes into one difficult trick at the highest level.
“Fucj=king A” indeed.
Now and then good things happen to people who really deserve it. This is a perfect example of how some people who are lucky enough to help others really make the difference. This note from Franklin Skateshop in the US made our day.
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Nike SB Chronicles Vol.2
I’m not even going to try and flex my « core » beliefs on Nike this time around because their latest chapter of the Nike SB Chronicles Volume 2 is pretty flawless in my opinion. In previous video productions this mainstream sports brand has tried too hard to impress the skateboard community with expensive camera equipment, fancy skits and bizarre story lines. Thankfully the message got through that all that was unnecessary and this time they put their money to good use and more importantly let the skateboarders shine bright.
Firstly, hats off to Jason Hernandez who filmed and directed this film using high definition cameras and editing equipment of an above average professional standard. Cutting shots from multiple angles, using graphical layers and taking it easy on the slo-mo switch gives this video the right amount of pace and length to actually make you sit through from start to finish and then run out the door to skate.
Secondly, hats off to the skaters on show: Donovan Piscopo, Theotis Beasley, Daryl Angel, Luan Oliveira, Justin Brock, Shane O’Neill and Ishod Wair. There is a good mix of styles here even if the transition side to skating is kept at a minimum. Some of these skaters like to keep, things simple whilst others seek technicality, but either way everyone is very smooth and stylish.
Speaking of style, it was a pleasant experience to see a proper section from Donovan Piscopo who has been floating low on the radar of late but has finally broken through to the forefront of one of the amateurs to keep a firm eye on. His greaser look is also going to appeal to the fashion crowd. Another stylish skater is Shane O’Neill who jumps, slides and grinds around with incredible nonchalance whilst his skateboard spins itself into new dimensions of technical wizardry. Sorry for the spoiler but the bigspin fakie salad grind bigspin flip out is a brain melter.
On the burly side of town, Justin Brock proves that having a kid did anything but slow him down from attempting hair-raising tricks into rough as fuck banks. Minor Threat provide the soundtrack for his annihilation. Daryl Angel takes a slightly smoother approach to wrecklessness but isn’t afraid to throw down frontside nosegrinds on nipple height hubbas and blindsided fakie attacks to handrails. Luan Oliveira proves his versatility as he takes on rails, ledges and manuals with confidence and dexterity. Theotis Beasley isn’t far behind even if his bag of tricks remains a little more limited. Backside flips and halfcab flips are a staple element to his diet and he really does them better than the rest of them.
The main stand out of Chronicles 2 is Philadelphia wonder-child and happy go lucky guy Ishod Wair who deservedly gets the curtains and a deserved SOTY award. Death’s ‘Politicians In My Eyes’ sets the tone to Ishod’s casual yet dangerous lines and flowing style. Second spoiler alert: the frontside 360 over the infamous Los Angeles triple set looks way too easy for him just as the kinked fifty to midway pop-off and quick backside bigspin down a 10 stair. Amazing section.
It would be a bit like nit-picking to say this video doesn’t deserve recognition and applause. I can’t wait for Vol. 3. Available to download now at iTunes.
Ralph Lloyd-Davis
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Lost in Transition trailer 2
Pre-orders for the Lost in Transition video are on sale from today following the release of a second trailer today. This new documentary looks into the untold backyard ramp scene in the Southern states of America throughout the years of 1984-1991 and looks likely to be a winner.
This could make for a perfect Xmas present if you order one for someone you know who would appreciate it, but note that they will be shipped early next year. Watch the first trailer here.