Tony Hawk was in town 2 weeks back for a swift visit to Laureus, a project set up to inspire kids in East London. We were invited to pop over there and say hello and returned with a video interview for you that will be running on here soon where Tony discusses the new Bones Brigade plans with Stacy Peralta, Birdhouse plans, the impressive amount of ams on the rise across the planet and much, much more.
Watch this teaser for now and spread the word.
The Dirty Ghetto Kids at DGK Skateboards have landed at Crossfire this month with a huge summer package giveaway of their latest product that are in stores right now.
You can see the huge amont of goodness on offer above, so answer the question below to be in with a chance to win all of this swag and don’t forget that you need to be part of the Crossfire Facebook page so that we can contact you through there, so like that page right now to get to the next level.
The other good news is that DGK have a FREE mixtape for you, so nobody will walk away empty handed from this comp. Click here to download it and save it to your desktop. The playlist features Wile, Eminem, Mobb Deep, Wiz Khalifa, Tyler the Creator, Rick Ross, Lil Wayne and many more.
The winner will be announced on 4th September.
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The Emerica Stay Gold footage just keeps on trucking this year. Click play below to watch the the Euro team video featuring hammers from Eniz Fazliov, Rob Maatman, Helder Lima, Pontus Alv, Vladik Scholz and Euro flow riders Thomas Nielsen, Henrique Goncalves and Ante Aiello.
Word has it that there’s another european edit from Emerica on its way so look out for that here once we get it.
Antiz are the European underground champions. No-one is rolling on energy drink money or putting their face on popular websites. The team is busy skating, travelling and pushing a skater-owned skater-run company that gets stronger with every push.
Antiz’s latest video Occasional Antiz Flashback (OAF) is testimony to the notoriety of the riders. As per usual, master lens man Paul Labadie and the team have brainstormed an original theme to run through the 58-minute screening. Probably the most recognised rider, Steve Forstner presents each of his teammates à la Spinal Tap with self-mockery. The skits are witty and short that means you won’t be stretching for the fast forward button on your controller.
Without listing endless tricks and spots, there is one common element to the skateboarding the Antiz team put on display and that is versatility. All of the skaters ride everything. Obviously some handle specific terrain better than others (e.g. Aaron Sweeney, sole UK rider and transition terrorist), but everyone is well balanced on steep banks, gaps, quarterpipes, rails or flatground alike. This also means that there are plenty of original spots on show. During the filming of OAF, the Antiz team took the unknown path and unearthed some sick locations even in a city like Barcelona that has been under intense scrutiny for a while now.
So, with the ability to skate everything and travel anywhere, it is great to see that Antiz have incorporated the talent of new riders that fit the mould very well. Michel Mahringer from Austria takes care of rolling through spots like a wrecking ball whilst Samu Karvonen from Finland shines on technicality and light footed swiftness. Finally, Dallas Rockvam from the Unites States of America comes through with all terrain vehicle skills as he tames everything from tramline spots to hair-raising roll-ins.
This truly international infusion does not take away from the original members like Julian Dykmans, Hugo Liard, Julian Furones and Julien Bachelier. Old dogs learn new tricks and age well like fine wine. In fact, the emphasis of age can be scrapped because none of the above seems to be slowing down even if the slams get harder.
OAF is very thorough video that packs a punch. At almost an hour in length and two additional sections dedicated to friends and flow riders, the video deserves your attention for the first couple of viewings. After that, you can skip to anyone’s part and get pumped to skate. The doctor recommends an occasional Antiz flashback for every skateboard addict!
Watch Michel Michel Mahringer’s section below and don’t forget you can download the full length DVD for free at the Antiz site.
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The new full length Antiz Skateboards DVD, Occasional Antiz Flashback has been released for free download this month over at the Antiz site Today you can watch Michel Mahringer’s section right here as a taster. Get some.
Jake Reuter skates the many lines of Washington Street for the latest Vox Shoes, Straight out of the Box video series. Enjoy some concrete shredding here.
Dylan Rieder is back with a new street edit filmed and edited by Russell Houghten. The footage was filmed for the X-Games Real Street video competition last week and was pipped at the post by Brandon Westgate.
Watch this amazing footage. Additional filming comes from Greg Hunt, Cody Green and Colin Evans and the music is by Dirt Dress.
Blueprint’s Nick Jensen has a video feature on the Transworld site today discussing the differences between skating London and California.
Nick Tucker drops some amazing tricks in his welcome clip for Grizzly who seem to be spreading their range of griptape in every territory right now. Watch this and weep.
Jason Dill, Kevin Terpening, Gilbert Crockett, Tyler Bledsoe, Anthony Van Engelen & Omar Salazar feature in Alien Workshop’s latest video series ‘Life Splicing‘ today.
Watch this edit and try not to go skateboarding afterwards. Great stuff.