Like Ice Cream? Like Andrew Reynolds in Stay Gold? Like this remix of Reynold’s recent b-sides by Quartersnacks from the button above.
Author: Zac
It’s not often you see footage of sessions at Mile End skate park at night time but Sam Bird has his night vision goggles on to capture this session. Felipe Dal Cin, Chris Oliver, Dan Cates, Shaun Witherup, Simon de Oliveira and many more locals were down at East London’s hot spot built by Gravity for the ride.
The East End of London has a new lock up in Mile End courtesy of the guys at the LCB skate shop.
Sam Bird took his camera down there to film a bunch of locals and visitors before they had their grand opening so enjoy this footage of Chris Oliver, Shaun Witherup, Samir Angel, Johnny Far, Bryce Campbell, Carl Richardson and Pete Buckley having fun.
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éS Daze Shirt
The spring weather and recent UK heatwave has made sweaters and hoodies redundant and replaced by the welcome addition of short sleeve shirts again. éS were one step ahead of the weather predictions this Spring though and have some fantastic new threads for you to check out at your local SOS.
Made from 100% cotton the Daze shirt is lightweight and not fitted so it allows you to move perfectly when skating. The quality of the cut is highlighted by the interior collar which gives it support so that your collars don’t drop downwards like dead flowers off your neck. This is quite handy as this problem seems to happen to a lot of shirts that are not made with any thought and after a few washes they lose their freshness.
If you are looking for some Spring/Summer shirts right now then this is highly recommended, go find one.
Zac
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Urge Overkill return with new album
Fans of the 90’s cult rock band Urge Overkill will be stoked on the news that the 4-pice are back with their first album in 15 years. Rock & Roll Submarine will be released on their own label UO Records on May 23rd and also touring again.
The reformed lineup is made up of original singer-guitarists/songwriters Eddie “King” Roeser and Nash Kato, along with drummer Bonn Quast (Polvo; The Cherry Valence) and bassist Hadji Hodgkiss (Gaza Strippers).
Listen to it in full on Spotify here.
The Western Edition crew in SF were on a mission to find anywhere on the West Coast where it wasn’t raining (welcome to our world yanks) and dropped into Los Angeles only to find more rain.
Here’s some laid back footage of Jabari Pendleton, Lavar McBride, Nate Keegan and James Capps to enjoy skating Stoner park and more.
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Band of the Day: Here We Go Magic
Influenced by progressive and psychedelic sounds of the 70’s from bands such as Arthur Lee’s Love mixed with the electronic, sampled sounds of Radiohead, Here We Go Magic are about to set off on a new journey and could well be one of the most talked about bands of 2011.
Based in Brooklyn, New York, this 5-piece signed to Secretly Canadian (home of Yeasayer, Suuns, Antony and the Johnsons and many more) have been courted by Snow Patrol and signed to their publishing company this month ahead of their new album scheduled for release this summer. Get hold of a copy of their most recent EP that was released this January, aptly titled the January EP and discover Luke Temple’s amazing songwriting and musical prowess for yourself before the masses claim it was theirs.
For fans of Radiohead, Animal Collective, Yeasayer, Body Language..
Revolution Skatepark down in Kent have managed to get their new bowl up in record time this Spring so start planning a trip to the seaside and head down there to session the new wood. It looks like this.
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Mini Mansions
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Unusual. Uncovered and Unpredictable is an understatement. Mini Mansions have dived into the scene bringing their Beatles influenced pop songs and obscure imagination behind them. The band was founded by Queen of the Stone Age bassist Michael Shuman and his overly talented longtime friends, Zach Dawes and Tyler Parkford in 2009. The band express how it wasn’t a conscious effort, their love for pop and wide range of common influences compelled the trio together. The atmospheric album has a flow through out, linked by their songs: Vintage #1, Vintage #2 and Vintage #3, a buildup of gothic melodies, trembling piano and eerie guitar, eventually leading to a heavy distortional bass. It’s no secret that each member of the band can play several instruments and swap regularly in their sets; Zach Dawes stands up for his drum parts in songs such as ‘Monk’ giving the whole stage a particular feel to it, using the floor tom as a bass pedal, juggling perfectly with his backing vocals; the band’s driven oar comes across effortless along with their talented performance.
Josh Homme said a few words about Shuman’s new project at a Mini Mansions gig in the Carson earlier this year: “This band sounds like its own entity but there were things that just sounded oddly familiar there were little pieces of things without, sort of, dry humping them you know? Because the goal isn’t to copy your favorite band, it’s to be your own favorite band.” For a Beatles influenced band, Josh Homme’s words seem wise. Somehow Mini Mansions have achieved a successful individual sound of their own, despite Zach Dawes love for the ‘Magic Mystery Tour’ record. He explains how that album was mistaken for something happy and commercial, when the songs held a much darker side to them, Michael Shuman has expressed this is what modern pop has been missing. Mini Mansions songs have such eeriness, symbolizing a sense of darkness, along with their deranged music video’s have had no intention of hiding what their music is about, making this a drastic difference between them and the Beatles.
There’s a natural ambiance about these three, something hard to find, and without trying, they are the one of the first bands in a long time to refresh us with traditional pop songs having the musical ability and using it in the right way. Beady Eye might look like the Beatles, but Mini Mansions have defiantly conquered the music side of it… sorry Liam.
Victoria McCormick
London illustrator and Witchcraft head honcho French celebrated his Birthday at Stockwell this weekend with a session at Brixton Beach but somehow didn’t make it into the video edit.
Watch some more good guys rolling South London’s crete including Nick Jensen, Jamie Arghh, Seth Curtis, Chris Pulman, Rob Mathieson, Louie Jones and Joey Pressey filmed by Mark Jackson who also celebrated a birthday this week.