Remember that Off The Grid video feature with Eric Koston that was online in May?
This latest video feature has Blueprint’s Marty Murawski and Skate Mental’s John Motta on the dartboard. Watch THE best pool skating you have ever witnessed and much more. So much fun.
“We are not wrestlers or rollerbladers, we are not motorcycle riders – we are SKATEBOARDERS!” Andy Roy teaches kids to skate in this week’s Vans Off The Wall video series and it’s a classic.
Get in there for the action.
The new concrete skatepark built by Freestyle in West Ealing is underway with diggers on the scene and concrete being laid daily right now.The park will hopefully launch at the end of August depending on weather and obvious building schedules. Join the new Facebook group that has been set up this week here if you want up to date news on the build. Hit that like button.
The Lovenskate family have launched another audacious deck design today following their Royal Family design back in April. This month you can pick up a limited ‘Surely You Can’t Be Serious‘ deck as homage to the great comedian/actor Leslie Nielsen who passed last November and you can also find new ‘Rad, White and Blue‘ tees in their online shop. Treat yourself to some UK DIY goods this summer and support that scene.
The Wu-Tang are back with a skate video for new track “Diesel Fluid”. Filmed and edited by NYC skate videographer RB Umali, the footage for the Clan’s new music features Billy Rohan, Danny Supa, Eli Reed, Gino Ianucci and many more.
Watch it and click here for a review of the Wu Tang’s latest trip to the UK.
WU-TANG “Diesel Fluid” feat. Method Man, Trife Diesel & Cappadonna Skateboard Video from RB Umali on Vimeo.
Joleon Pressey and Mark ‘Fos’ Foster have launched the Stella Supply Co this week, a new hardware company that will be supplying bearings, bolts and clothing to your local skate shop.
The UK team that has been announced this week includes Joe Gavin, Nick Stansfield, Joleon Pressey, Snowy, Benny Fairfax, Karim Bakthoui, Chris Oliver, Nick Jensen, Olly Todd, Charlie Young, Louie Jones, John Tanner, Lucien Clarke, Jin Shimizu, Will Ainley, Rory Milanes, Casper Brooker, Craig Questions, Neil Smith and Dan Wileman.
Watch this brand new promo video put together by Hold Tight Henry that was released this morning.
The legendary Santa Cruz Skateboard company have teamed up with Matt Groening of The Simpsons fame to produce a one off run of SC/Simpsons set ups and stickers this month. The 5 Cruzer completes are available to buy direct from the States over at the NHS Fun Factory website so if you know someone out there then mail them to order one for you. Full set ups cost about $144 and should bring a smile to your face today!
If you were watching Slayer a week back at Sonisphere festival you would remember that they ripped the place apart with a barrage of classics. This week the internet has another classic cover of the band’s seminal Angel of Death track, this time in 8-Bit. Listen to this and look forward to somebody designing a Slayer video game soon.
Death Skateboards have released a limited edition Sexton Ming collab deck this week. Ming is a founding member of the The Medway Poets, a poet/punk band (that also has Billy Childish in their ranks) and also co founded the Stuckists art group famed for their promotion of figurative painting in opposition to conceptual art.
100 of these limited edition decks will be available so grab one quick.
Lucas Brammel from Prime sent us this clip this morning featuring a new game of street golf!
Press play for Plymouth’s scene get-together featuring a bunch of locals getting toasted on Pimm’s, scones & cream.
Prime & DC Street Golf 2011 from Ben Cornish on Vimeo.