Bitchslap mag in Denmark went to the Spring Classic mini ramp comp hosted by Vans this month and came back with interviews with Ross McGouran, Kris Vile, Danny Wainwright and more. Press play for the goods.
Vans Off The Wall Spring Classic 2013 from Bitchslap Media on Vimeo.
Thrasher have unleashed another Converse edit worthy of your time today with our very own Ben Reamers leading the way alongside Eli Reed, Manderson, Jason Jessee, Zered Bassett, Tom Remillard, and more in Texas.
This came a shock this morning. Casper Brooker is no longer riding for the good ship Heroin Skateboards. Reasons unknown. Scroll down to watch his latest SB edit and await more info.
Ambig Clothing’s latest visual endeavour is a short promo rather than a full length with only three riders releasing full parts, others taking up smaller montage roles and a flow rider section tagging on after the credits. The length of this flick didn’t bother me though, as the 16-minutes of footage delivered banger after banger.
Clive Dixon opens the box with a wide range of skating. I was really digging his part but the wailing soundtrack almost made it unbearable. My dog wasn’t too pleased with the music selection either. However, the skating made up for it tenfold, especially his FS bigspin lipslide that came out of nowhere. JT Aultz and Sean Conover then assault anything hand rail or hubba shaped. Sean even does a 360 flip 50-50 which is a total beer spiller. Moose then follows with his third video appearance of 2013, making him a good contender for the hardest working am this year. The Deathwish ripper shows us just how good he is at flipping into grinds, and once again delivers a solid section.
Next, we witness one of Ed Tempelton’s loyal pawns, Matt Bennett, who gets tech on some schoolyard tables. He shows us his legendary Bennett grind, taking some to handrails, and doing variations on picnic tables. This part (that also has a Dan Lutheran appearance) will make most people look forward to another Toy Machine video. Fingers crossed on that, especially as they have just acquired the services of Blake Carpenter.
The ender is closed by Birdhouse’s latest pro, Clint Walker. This part actually got leaked 4 weeks ago, leaving the internet in meltdown. He skates fast as fuck to Holograms’ ‘Monolith’ track and isn’t afraid to take a full tilt slam either. His all-out approach in this video makes it an instant classic. There are a plethora of tricks to mention from this section, but a the ollie body-varial down the huge triple set and his 50-50 down the weirdest triple kinker ends this on a huge high. This part will be up there as one of the very best at the end of the year and beyond. Sick stuff.
Watch it in full here with some extra’s from Walker’s section or even better, track down the DVD as it will be one to keep forever.
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Mason Merlino and Chris Gregson shred the Spring Classic and many other Italian transitions.
Heroin have dropped the second Video Nasty trailer with Manchester’s Tom Day taking the limelight. Press play for fun.
About Video Nasty: The name Video Nasty is inspired by the banned video list in the UK in the 1980’s. A list of 39 films were deemed obscene by the Director of Public Prosecutors, and video rental stores that stocked and rented them could be fined and some shop owners actually did jail time because of them. Films like Driller Killer, Last House on the Left, I Spit On Your Grave and Cannibal Holocaust were on the list. Newspapers had a field day and video nasties were seemingly blamed for any acts of violence that occurred at that time. So there you go.
New footage of Bobby Puleo has surfaced this week. Get on this.
The guys at The Black Sheep skate park (formerly known as Central skatepark) threw a skate jam to raise awareness and £’s for cancer research on the bank holiday weekend just passed.
Check out the footage of the ‘Skate Wars’ event here. Don’t forget they have a 50% off sale on right now. Do it.
‘Skate Wars’ Cancer Research Jam ’13. The Black Sheep Skatepark. from blacksheepstore on Vimeo.
UK hardcore heads Gallows recently played the 100 Club and shot some footage for a new documentary. Watch this.
In an age where mainstream brands outside of skateboarding have come in and flexed muscles with large wads of cash with no scene history whatsoever, you have to admire the loyalty that Ryan Sheckler has shown to etnies. Fifteen years has gone by since he joined the brand and he is still one of the most consistent performers on a skateboard out there.
That loyalty is a rare sight in this corporately challenged landscape, especially in a recession, but I guess when you are dealing with a company that is 25 years young, and run by skaters who get out of bed for the right reasons everyday, it’s worth pledging your allegiance for. Take note.
So here it is, UK skate videographer Mike Manzoori and etnies have rolled out a tribute video looking back at those 15 years of service with Oliver Barton, Ricki Bedenbaugh, Atiba Jefferson, Manzoori himself and Arto Saari. Enjoy.
etnies Presents: Ryan Sheckler’s Fifteen Years Strong from etnies on Vimeo.