The City of Rats London premiere this Sunday at the Prince Charles Cinema is almost with us. Watch Slam’s latest teaser featuring a couple of lines that didn’t make the final cut from Steph Morgan and Lucien Clarke that was relased last night. We will announce the winner of our ticket comp on Thursday so if you have not entered yet, now is the time.
Author: Zac
J. Mascis, Lou Barlow and Murph of Dinosaur Jr. sit down to discuss their history with skateboarding as well as the making of their video for “Over It” that came out last September. Henry Rollins and UK video director, Mike Manzoori are also involved in the discussion. Enjoy this.
Kyron Davis, Taylor Reid, Lizo Rako, Lewis Bell and Eric lennox session Clapham Common’s new concrete park in South London.
This video edit could possibly kick off with the funniest song ever. Sheffield’s locals were enjoying the Spring sunshine this weekend and smelling each other’s breath in the fresh air. Press play for footage of Dave Adlington, Henry Stables, Moggins and Alex Burrell fart-arsing about at their local DIY spot.
Alan Glass has been busy chipping away at one of of his classic edits, this time with footage of both Marc Churchill and Mark Tidbury. Yes, that’s correct, Marc Churchill is now on Witchcraft.
Concrete parks are blazed, nuns are naked, Celtic Frost is played and coping is slashed alongside cameos from Witchcraft riders Joxa, JOE HABGOOD, Jamie Morley, French and Max Roton.
Get pushing that play button.
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5Boro Join Or Die
The first time I watched 5-Boro’s new video Join Or Die I wanted to rush outside and skate. The second time I watched Join Or Die I wanted to skate even more. The third time worked a charm and so on and so on. This is a no-nonsense production; there are no slo-mos, HD effects or skits; just top-knotch skating with a banging soundtrack.
Steve Rodriguez, Tombo Colabraro and Mark Nardelli didn’t try to introduce the audience to some obscure indie bands or impress viewers with a pompous tailor-made score. They went to the source and picked music from crowd favourites: Bad Brains, Nas, Wu Tang Clan, Joy Division, Dire Straits and The Rolling Stones.
With a 25 minute runtime the editing is quick and concise. It took a few extra viewings to pick up on some truly gnarly stunts performed by the team. The newest pro’s Willy Akers and Joe Tookmanian serve as book ends with Willy’s balls-to-the-wall ATV antics opening the show and Took’s ridiculous switch skills closing off the session. Jimmy McDonald and Dan Pensyl’s sections each leap some super tight and super wide bank to bank launches. Jordan Trahan has one of the most remarkable tricks in the montage section with an asleep-at-the-wheel skid and jump going mach 10 down a hill. It was cool to see Bordeaux resident Guillaume Dulout get a section to himself. The Frenchman and his buddies have been repping 5-Boro for a few years already so it’s great to see them get their shine just as much as the resident New Yorkers.
Finally, no 5-Boro video would be complete without some lovely 8mm footage of the city streets and skylines. The DVD also has a couple of sweet web edits as bonus sections that are bite size delights. I have to take my hat off to 5-Boro for putting out a DVD and then posting its entirety on the web. Obviously the video market is slim pickings and awash with mediocrity nowadays so putting the time and effort into a small masterpiece for free is worth everyone’s support and respect.
Ralph Lloyd-Davis
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Årabrot
‘Solaranus’
Fysisk Format
It’s not often that a music video stops you in your tracks, but today we bring you one of the best seen this year. Norwegian Metal band Årabrot are made up of duo Kjetil Nernes and Vidar Evensen based in Oslo, who since 2001 have been pushing their own boundaries of black metal and leading their scene with releases that have received critical acclaim.
Produced by Steve Albini, Årabrot’s latest album Solar Anus is a work of art made up from stripped down drums, a baritone guitar and various vocal techniques from Kjetil Nernes. The end result is a dark soundscape that is relentlessly brutal and mesmeric to the ear touched by the electronic work of touring member Concept Virus, whose production adds even more depth to a broth of some of the deepest riffs out there.
The video, written and directed by Fredrik Hana is a work of art, depicting the solemn existence of Nernes and Evensen, mirthless from the annihilation of their surroundings. When speaking about the video, Hana says: “We have all seen movies where the world goes under and various Charlton Heston’s and Will Smith’s hang out and collect expensive art and drive fancy cars. In this video, we explore what happens when the only survivors are two white trash assholes who are only interested in destroying what is allready destroyed.”
Got nothing to do this weekend and have a bunch of old decks and tools laying about collecting dust? Watch this video and get inspired to turn your old wood into something memorable.
If you are looking for some crucial viewing online this weekend and like hardcore, watch this full set of songs from Black Flag playing Mabuhay Gardens in San Francisco in 1981. The video features Dez Cadena on vocals making this a rare opportunity to see some footage of the band when they were on form at the beginning of their journey.
If you want Dead Kennedy’s shows from 1978 you can find them on the same site from the links on this page or watch .
This weekend’s essential viewing starts right here courtesy of Thrasher as they have hosted the much anticipated Join or Die full length from 5Boro today.
This 5 year project includes full parts from Willy, Akers, Danny Falla, Guillaume Dulout, Jimmy Mcdonald, Dan Pensyl, Joe Tookmanian and a Flow Trash/Family Montage. Get stuck in.
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