Phil Harvey returns with a fresh web edit this week since the release of Keep Keen. This new cut features Joe Marks, Mark Pritchard, Craig Smedley, Will Golding, Joshua Young, Alex Burrel, Nathan Morris, Liam Sproat, Mitch Faber and many more filmed in England, Spain and beyond.
Get on this edit and look out for more this summer now that Phil is back in the editing chair. Pick up Keep Keen for just £5 from Note.
Nirvana’s 20th Anniversary of Nevermind will be celebrated on September 19th with the release of a Super Deluxe Edition box set from Universal. The 4-CD/1-DVD package will include previously unreleased tracks, rarities, b-sides, BBC radio appearances, alternative mixes, rare live recordings and an unreleased concert in its entirety on DVD.
Even though this was Nirvana’s most pop moment, Nevermind put a swift end to cock rock and blew the faggots out of the rock music zine almost overnight. Bands left, right and centre were running around cutting their hair, buying lumberjack-off shirts and cutting holes in their jeans whilst pretending to know who The Melvins were when this was being played on every radio station around the world.
The only negative from this news today is that I have just remembered how old I am. Press play on this for some good, old fashioned memories and get hyped on Nirvana’s most punk moment from Nevermind with Territorial Pissings.
Manchester Leo’s Southern Vacation video makes me jealous that i’m sitting here typing this and not on the road.
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Over 180 kids of Kabul, Afghanistan enjoyed their 3rd organised Go Skateboarding Day yesterday.
Reading updates from their blog last night, the organiser noted that; “Some skated, some sat and were pushed by a friend and others ran, awaiting their turn. Regardless of how they negotiated the 1.6km route, over potholes in the fiery sunshine, they smiled and laughed all the way. It was difficult to tell what surprised onlookers more, the magical wheeled boards or simply the speeding clusters of boys and girls dressed in flowing, coloured rainbows of Afghan clothing. Gentle nods sent the happy spectacle on its way, as life returned to normal in its wake.”
It’s amazing to see this happening. Watch the trailer for the full Skateistan: Four Wheels and A Board in Kabul film and note that it has been selected for inclusion in this year’s Los Angeles Film Festival that is running right now. If you are a skate distributor reading this, then donate some product to their cause. Let us know and we will run some news for you. All details here.
Courtney Love is Caught in the Crossfire this week as she appears on video singing at a private function in Venice, Italy. She is filmed singing a Rolling Stones cover after being introduced by some fat twat who doesn’t even know who she is!
The footage was recorded with The Orchestra del Teatro Olimpicoat a major contemporary art exhibition that takes place once every two years called the Venice Biennial. Beware, this is one of the saddest videos you will ever see for so many reasons if you are Hole fan.
The Nokia Push project have released a new advert featuring skating from Southbank ‘s Karim Bakhtaoui and Akim Cherifis this week. It’s not the first time that Nokia have got behing skateboarding in the UK. Remember the Danny Brady advert that lit up the internet last September?
The technology takes the world of skate games away from the games console and back to the streets by allowing skaters’ boards to communicate with their N8 to score every single little move they make. Look out for 7 more films based on this technology to be released soon.
Skater of Los Angeles took to the streets and got wild for Go Skateboarding Day yesterday but met the fuzz on route where arrests were made. Watch this video for the full story.
New footage of Andrew Reynolds skating his backyard went online today from his sock sponsor. Press play.
The guys at Maverick Industries have been super busy of late finishing off the new concrete skate park at Victoria Park, Newbury, West Berkshire. The park is now complete and will open officially on Sunday, July 3rd with a big jam so if you are down that way, get yourself there and join in the celebrations.
The park has a deep bowl, a pocket bowl, tombstone, flatbank, jersey barrier, quarterpipe hip, brick half penny, manny pad, curved ledge, gap and much more. Check the photos and layout below and click here for directions of the location on Google maps.
Drinking tea will never be underestimated in the United Kingdom. Our nation craves the leaves, worships them and drinks over 165 million cups of the stuff and each year. Lovenskate started making mugs last year and since then, the urge to drink from a branded pint sized mug is catching on nicely with SW and now Slam getting the teas on.
Kick your morning off with a new Slam City Skates tea mug today for just £6.50. They have just been released this week and come with logos either side of the handles and are also available in black. Click here to buy one.
In the words of Jake’s Alley– “blog on you mug…”