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Punk rock in the late 70’s was said to have come from the UK. The Sex Pistols claimed the tag at that time and propelled the image of bored, rebellious youth as we know it. Looking back to the roots of this anarchic disposition it’s easy to pick up on the fact that their influences and many other household names we know today from the punk genre such as Iggy Pop and The Ramones to name just two, took their inspiration from the garage rock scene that spread through the suburbs of American youth culture in the early 1960’s.
Back then rehearsal rooms and studios were not a luxury like in today’s cities, so setting up your gear in the family garage, shouting the odds through a microphone and making as much noise as possible was the order. That spark, that uprising brought Garage Rock (also known as Garage Punk) into the underground, ignited by a network of bands taking their pre-rehearsed tracks into local venues and releasing 7″ records to reach others in different areas and quite literally exploded as the sound of teenage rebellion.
This sonic throwback of the surf rock scene spawned one of the best bands of all time from Tacoma, Washington called The Sonics and knowing that they were in town for the Meltdown Festival curated by The Kinks frontman Ray Davies, Alex Penge hooked up with Rob Lind (saxophone and vocals) and Larry Parypa (lead guitar and vocals) before the show at the Mint Hotel in London to find out more about the band who are said to have kick started the ‘punk’ movement.
Welcome to London. Are you looking forward to your upcoming show at Meltdown with Wire?
Rob: Very much so, yes. It’s going to be a lot of fun.
Have you met Wire before? Have you played any gigs with them in the past?
Rob: No, we’re aware of Wire’s great reputation, but we have not heard of them.
Larry: …which is why when we went in there (for the sound check) and adjusted all our amps for them. So it wouldn’t sound like crap!
Tell me more about the Washington garage rock scene where it all started off. Apart from The Wailers (your manager, Buck Ormsby’s band), were there any other bands that fell under the radar?
Rob: The Pacific Northwest which that area is called was a real a hotbed for rock and roll bands. There were lots of good bands. Lots of good people came out of there.
Larry: Like Jimi Hendrix?
Rob: Well The Ventures did have a great reputation and a lot of worldwide hit records when we were young guys starting out. We liked their music. There was another band called The Frantics.
Larry: Uhh ho, gee!
Rob: They were killers. They were real good. But they didn’t really get much notice outside the local area.
You were famous for your pioneering recording techniques and arguably influenced a generation of garage rock revivalists. Did you at the time think that this technique was going to catch on and influence a lot of people?
Larry: There was no choice. We didn’t have any choice at the time. There was only two-track recording available. Mono sound on the first record. We didn’t have four-track until the later albums.
So it all started off just trying to get the record out in the first place?
Larry: Well it’s a standard, you know. We played live essentially. It wasn’t like each person had their own track and if they made a mistake they could redo their bits. We just went in there and usually did the band all at once. Then the vocals would top it off later.
Rob: It was a two-step recording process. Step one would be to roll the tape. Step two would be to play.
Rob: Those recorders were in a variety of different recording facilities. We’d go in the studio and whatever was in there we’d use.
Larry: I think (the recording) of ‘The Witch’ was in a radio studio where they cut the ads and somehow gave us the room to record. It wasn’t in the real recording studio I remember?
Rob: “Go in here boys and knock yourselves out!”
Were there any other cover songs that you were thinking of covering for the ‘Here Are The Sonics’ album that eventually never made the cut?
Rob: No, I don’t think so. ‘Leave My Kitten Alone’ (by Little Willie John) wasn’t on that album but we liked that song a lot. We don’t play that song anymore. Half a dozen songs that we played regularly on those albums we don’t even play now. We also have a new record with four original songs and we’re playing those in our sets now.
What was it like sharing stages with bands such as The Beach Boys and The Shangri-Las?
Larry: It would be interesting if you asked The Shangri-Las what they thought it was like sharing the stage with us. We really screwed them over. They were doing their own tour and we were doing our own tour. Somehow an agreement was made that we were going to back them up in their songs. I don’t know why, but we didn’t learn their songs and it didn’t turn out too well! They still remember that.
Rob: We probably appeared with The Beach Boys more than any of the other big acts. We got to know them pretty well and saw them a lot when they came to the Northwest.
Larry: I think The Kinks was my favourite act to play with. I was most impressed with them.
Rob: I’d have to agree with that too.
Larry: I remember they were wearing a lot of black, they had a sinister sound and they were moving. Those guys were really something!
Rob: Back then the state of popular music in the States was really anaemic. We were up in the Northwest playing hard. I remember one day I was in my car driving down the street, I didn’t know who The Kinks were as they weren’t famous at the time and someone on the radio said, “…here’s a new record from England”. [Rob reinacts the opening of ‘You Really Got Me’]. I heard that and almost ran off the road! We all got on the phone together, “…did you hear what those guys from England are doing?! Holy cow!” After that we learnt a bunch of their songs. We loved them.
So, was it an honour meeting Ray (Davies)?
Rob: It was. We did a short tour with them when they came to the Northwest and met them at the Spokane Coliseum back in the dressing rooms. I want to choose my words carefully here. There were a numbers of large acts (and we played with most of them at one time or another) that were good in the studio but when they played live they couldn’t hold their end up like they could in the studio. The Kinks were probably even better live than they were in the studio. That’s why we liked them so much. They were great. We thought that “those English guys are just like us”!
Over the years there have been many covers of your song ‘Strychnine’ ranging from the likes of The Flaming Lips to The Cramps to The Fall. Which cover would you say is your favourite?
Rob: To be honest, I have not heard many. Actually the best version of ‘Strychnine’, the absolute best version of ‘Strychnine’ that’s out there is by this band called The Sonics! (laughs)
How was the recording process for your new EP ‘8’? Are there any plans for any more future releases? An album release maybe?
Larry: All we have to do is get together and work them out in one recording, we just haven’t done it yet and haven’t tendered to business really. We used that particular studio (Sound House studio, Seattle) and recording engineer (Jack Endino, who worked with Nirvana, Mudhoney and Soundgarden) for the EP because we wanted something that was unprocessed, by going in and getting that one-take type of song. We didn’t want to overdo it. In fact, we play the new songs differently now to how we recorded them. We wrote the songs, went in to record at the studio and now play the songs live a little differently.
Rob: The live performances have definitely adapted those new songs from the studio. We are definitely planning on making a new full length album. We’ve been on the road almost constantly during the month of June. We’ve spent three weeks in France and Belgium and then ran back across the States to Long Beach, California for the Ink & Iron Show, which was a really big show. Then we had two days to wash clothes and come back to London.
Larry: Then we come over here and the weather’s exactly the same as it is in Seattle!
Rob: If you want to know what the weather’s like in Tacoma and Seattle, it’s just like this!
Are there any tours or festival appearances planned for the future?
Rob: We actually had a tour set up this past April in Japan, starting in Tokyo, but they had that unfortunate disaster over there and the tour got pushed back. What we’re understanding now from the Japanese promoters is that we’ll be back over there for late Winter or early Spring time. We’re sad about that as we have a big fan base in Japan and are all looking forward to going over there.
Finally, what music are you guys listening to at the moment? Do you like any current British music?
Rob: I like all different kinds of music. There are bands that we play together with at these shows that we’ve never met before and become friends with. One I can name in particular is The Detroit Cobras. They’re great guys and girls and we had a great time working with them! I worked out a t-shirt swap with the bass player, so I’ve got a Detroit Cobras t-shirt and he’s running around Detroit with a Sonics t-shirt. We know The Fuzztones quite well and have performed with them in the past.
We’ve become friends with a number of different groups. In my case, most particularly The Hives from Sweden. We’re pretty good friends with them. I exchange emails with one of the guys. When we played Stockholm a year ago they surprised the crowd and came out and did the encore with us. Pelle (Almqvist) sang ‘The Witch’. Rock musicians aren’t supposed to say they like anything apart from rock music but I love Cajun music. I also love listening to Bluegrass.
When we were here the time before last, one of the groups that opened for us was The Horrors. As a matter of fact, I think they’re even more popular now than they were a couple of years ago. They had a big record out I understand? Nice lads.
Larry: Yeah, nice guys. Pete Doherty was supposed to make an appearance also. But he shunned us off! Everyone expected that though!
Read a review from the Meltdown Festival here and find The Sonics at www.thesonicsboom.com
Portrait by Davy Van Laere
Yves Marchon is one of Europe’s hardest working skateboarders. Last year he managed to finish and release the Element Europe video after months of filming and editing which showed the World that European teams can produce the goods when it matters.
Stanley asks the questions in this interview with Yves covering filming techniques, the Element team and much more.
Good to have you here Yves, how are you and what have you been up to since you completed your work on Element’s Get Busy Living?
Hi! First off I wanna apologies for my poor English skills, I hope it will not sound too simplistic. I am doing very well, thank you. After finishing Get Busy Living I moved back from Barcelona to Switzerland. I lived there for a year, it was a great experience. For now I live in my good old hometown in Fribourg. It is very small and boring comparing to a big city like Barcelona but I enjoy doing stuff here with my buddies; it is mellow. I am renting this studio to work and I opened up a little skateshop there. I am trying to help the scene as much as I can, as it is very much needed over here.
Let’s talk about the film. Now, what immediately struck me as unique in Get Busy Living was that not only was the entire film shot in HD, but it was the first not to be filled with slow motion clips and over-the-top music. For something so rich, it maintained that raw vibe that skate videos thrive on. As a skateboarding filmmaker in an increasingly strange climate, what decisions did you find most challenging when deciding how you were going to present the film to people?
Well thank you. So I thought about this quite a lot and I came up to conclusion that what I wanna do as far as making skateboarding videos is that I wanna make skateboarding videos with skateboarding in there. That might sounds a bit silly but my idea of a good skateboard film is a film featuring good skateboarding that is well documented. Actually, I have been trying for a while to make a video using strictly action footage, no intro’s, no portraits, no lifestyle shots. This being said, I am really happy with the Intro of Get Busy Living- it is straight into action. It is funny how the riders were asking me about how the intro of the video was going to be and would was telling them there was not any intro, there were looking at me all weird thinking I was shitting them or just plain stupid. “What do you mean no intro?!” It is my job to keep the video balanced to make the best effect possible at the end, trying to make it feel natural.
Nassim Guammaz hucks a perfect bs tail. Photo: Marcel Veldman
Was it an intentional director’s decision not to fill the film with slo-mo?
Absolutely. I wanted to get away from the cliché of high definition video productions filled with run-up shots, birds flying by in slow motion, time lapses and stuff like that. Slow motion is great when it is used at the right moment, when it is over-used it gets really boring and cheesy. It’s the same with time lapses.
The feedback was overwhelmingly positive, were you personally pleased with the final result?
I am not fully satisfied with it; I wanted some parts to look different. The first edits I did, I made longer parts. Element was very specific with what they wanted and made me cut a whole bunch of stuff, which is fine; I had to stick with their directions, it is my job. So I am not totally satisfied with the video, but I am very proud that I achieved it; it was hard to film it all on HD. I had a lot of doubt throughout the project. I shot it all with the HVX200 which is a hard camera to operate for skateboarding I think: it is bulky and heavy and not well balanced with the fisheye.
It was a real challenge to make the footage look dynamic, especially when filming lines… I am proud I achieved to make a full length skate video on HD by that time and that it does not look so bad. Anybody who once filmed a line with an HVX200 and the Schneider Extreme fisheye knows what I am talking about…By now HDSLRs are here and you can get ridiculous high quality picture out of these small cameras.
Madars Apse cranks out a huge ollie. Photo: Marcel Veldman
Notable was the good feedback from those on message boards who normally aren’t so keen on Element as a brand. Were you aware of some of the opinions and did this influence your direction in any way?
I don’t care much about what people are writing on message boards; it is full of crap. I don’t bother too much what people think about Element. They got really big and of course skateboarders are hating because of that but they are great people. As far as making videos for them, I always saw it as a great opportunity to document some of the best European skateboarders and show it to a wider audience. Element has been taking good care of their riders and the people around them. They are supporting me as a skater and a filmer and have done so for a long time now and I am really grateful for that. Element does indeed probably have the most recognised (and well looked after) European team.
Do you think that maybe after the success of GBL that other US brands will do better to represent their European comrades rather than just stick their footage on as a DVD bonus feature?
I was very please to see an international section in the Habitat video. Then again, we can not blame them to run their companies the way they want. There is no convention stating that every American skate company needs to support European riders and make European segments in all their videos. If I would make my own company I would probably not care too much about them either.
Element Europe has proven to be a strong part of maintaining Element’s image and reputation with the ‘purer’ skaters – why do you think this is?
I honestly think because they (Element Europe) have been focusing on the right thing: get some good skaters together with a filmer and a photographer, send them on the road. By doing this you get some “real” stuff. Does that make sense? Now they have been doing more contests, demos and stuff like that but they are putting all the effort on that.
A lot of skaters featured in GBL that were previously under the radar (internationally at least) have become huge names…. how many skaters involved in the project were you filming for the first time and did anyone take you by surprise at all?
Altogether, I was probably filming with 10 riders or something. Some people had to go and new guys came in so it was more work for me for sure. Maybe Guillaume surprised me the most. He is so gnarly and pulled it off at the very last minute. Madars’ part came together last minute too, couple funky solo missions around Barcelona with him. Ross had a short section but it was super sick and he’s winning comps left right and centre.
Ross McGouran leads the way. Ollie in to bank. Photo: Marcel Veldman.
Great bloke too, did you enjoy your time with him? Does he land stuff as quickly as he does during comps?
Ross is tight. He landed his stuff pretty quickly yes. I wish we had more time to film together. He was pretty much on point every time, knowing quite exactly what he wanted to do.
Was that powerslide he does on the way to boardslide up bigspin out planned or did it just happen on the land? The amount of control he has is incredible… it’s stunning how underrated he is over here.
The spot is a bit downhill and he had to speed check bit to get to the ledge right. I let the skaters do what they feel right. I am no dictator filmer. It is actually one of my favourite clips.
element get busy living – Ross McGouran – part05 from ZiTAL on Vimeo.
What other UK skateboarders impress you right now, anyone you would like to get involved with filming?
Well the only UK skater I know is Lucien Clarke really. I am happy to see him where he is at now with Palace and stuff. Other that him, I have always liked Jensen, Danny Brady, Mark Baines, all the Blueprint heads really but that’s really all I know about the British skate scene… shame on me. I love the country though. There is something fascinating about the UK.
Michael Mackrodt frontside rock’s the hardest line. Photo: Marcel Veldman
Where else did filming for Get Busy Living take you? Any particular filming trip highlight?
Maybe that one trip with Michael Mackrodt in Southern China, that was memorable. We flew to Hong Kong skated around there and Macao, then took the train to the western cities looking for virgin spots, it was just great time, exploring new land and experiencing a totally different culture.
What trick took the longest to film?
Easy one. The manual combo Janne Saario does in the beginning of his section: frontside noseslide 270 to manual to frontside noseslide 270 to manual frontside noseslide 270… It took two afternoons, something like 300 to 400 tries if I remember right.
Increasingly heavy filming equipment and creative direction from filmmakers seems necessary to create something unique enough compete in a world where many videos end up online for free. But then some could argue that the spontaneity that made videos like Video Days so special is lost. Get Busy Living does not at all seem like every trick was planned. How do you find a balance?
This is very interesting. I have been skateboarding almost every day for more than 20 years, and filming and trying to put videos together for a good 15 years. I always wanted to follow the skaters and document it the best I can rather than direct them. I wanna be spontaneous, this is what I wanna do. I wish I could be invisible sometimes.
Now that both filmers and photographers are carrying more and more equipment with them on trips does this affect the notoriously edgy relationship between filmers and photographers during a shoot?
Depending on the person really. You can be cool with having to deal with a filmer next to you or not. I don’t care about it at all, I always let the photographed deals with his flashes and I get out of the way, maybe times it is a good opportunity to take an interesting angle.
You used to work with Eric Antoine who’s told us that you got on great together but the expected question still was brought up, who has priority for first choice angle dibbs, the filmer or the photographer?
Eric of course! At the time I was working with him (for Sole Tech EU), I was beginning, I had never filmed on the road with professionals in other terms. Eric was well experienced already and taught me a lot. He was rude at times but it is just how you would be to a buddy really. He was telling me how bad my angles were, telling to get off the way when I was too close (still quite far…) and stuff like that. There was no compromising possible with him. We were arguing at times but I must say he was right most the time. Personally, to me, I think the person (the skater) is more important, not for him, he thinks the picture is more important than anything. He is a perfectionist and I respect that. He is the hands down one of the best European photographer. I learned a lot travelling with him and Oli Buergin. I owe them a lot.
How much van room do you collectively take up?
Not much really. I don’t know about him these days but for only a camera bag, my board and my fat butt. Definitely take less room in the van that Michi Mackrodt does, he has stuff all over the place, it’s insane! He is German.
Phil Zwijsen slides a fs noseblunt in Torremolinos. Photo: Marcel Veldman
Now that cameras are becoming easier to get hold of and in some ways make it easier for amateurs to produce work of an almost ‘professional’ standard and are able to host their work online for free what do you think this will mean to the already complicated skate video industry?
More video content to produce I guess. The demand is huge. Since everybody can put a video online, companies need to do more than that and are now producing shows, webclips, documentaries, video parts, etc. It is never ending these days, there is definitely space for that. Then again I think skate videos as we know them are getting more rare just because the world is moving to fast for them, Nobody wants to film for a video for 5 years anymore, things have to come out fast. I try to keep up but it eats me as well: the more I film, the more I put out, it is a vicious circle. Would be cool to put out a video every year, that is kind of what I have been trying to do for the last few years.
Will there be a wake-up call to some professionals? In some ways the online distribution method means that only the truly original, creative and talented filmmakers will earn a living from it. There are certainly pros and cons about it… have you given it much thought? Are you adapting your approach to work as a result?
In the industry, I think the ones that can film skateboarding well are still the ones getting the job. Maybe I am wrong. They are loads of people who can film well but very few good editors in the industry.
What do you make of the reverse effect; now that audiences are becoming accustomed to crappy i-phone footage and half-arsed edits (though that is not to suggest that they don’t have their own charm) will the quality and amount of effort put into skate videos decrease? GBL was an example of an accomplished piece of hard work… how can we make these things last?
Good question. Skateboard videos were never really made to last. Almost 100% of them are made to advertise brands. Then of course there are the gems, the statics, the eastern exposure, the independent videos. Then, sometimes, a video gets better with the years, like wine and get classic, but mostly not.
Actually I think the younger audience is more critic than most of us, older dude, we are still trying to figure it out. I think the younger digested it already and they don’t need us to educate them. They can still dig a good skate video, there are fed up with webclips and crap on the internet.
Yves takes 5 mins out for a quick smithgrind. Photo: Marcel Veldman.
I’ve read in an interview online that you’ve developed a little interest in the videos that are coming out of the Japanese skate scene. Would you fancy making a film inspired by the editing/filming style of the Far East Skate Network?
I don’t necessarily like the editing of these videos but I like how they approach street skating. They have developed their own type of skateboarding sort of. They are not trying to emulate what American’s do I think unless like us who are constantly trying to get up with them; most of us. These Japanese videos just makes me wanna go out and skate more than any others. I recommend you to watch “Night Prowler” and of course “Overground Broadcasting” if you have seen it yet, it’s amazing.
You’ve established a relationship with many of the skaters on Element Europe since filming Rise Up – who are your favourite people to film with and what is the best filming story from the making of Get Busy Living?
I always liked to go out skate and film with Phil Zwijsen. He has a real team spirit and is really generous person, more than anyone I got to film with.
What projects are you working on now and what can we expect to see from you in 2011?
I am working on a documentary film about Janne Saario for Element. The art of storytelling is a new challenge for me and I am really exited to work on this. It should be done by the end of 2011. Other than that there is always lot of work for Element: trips, edits, etc. On the side I am trying to figure out an independent video project, based on travels with friends and interesting skateboarders. Hopefully it will become a reality soon.
What are your three fondest memories from 2010, who were your three favourite skaters, three filmers that influenced you the most and the most important lesson you learnt that you will take on board for 2011?
Three fondest memories:
1) Living in Barcelona
2) Great trips with the Element Europe family
3) Moving back to homebase/ opening up a skateshop in Switerland called Chez Chonmar.
Three skaters (of 2010):
1) Madars Apse
2) Phil Zwijsen
3) Nassim Guammaz
Three filmers (of 2010):
Greg Hunt’s work is my favorite, not the best filming and editing but the final pieces are always amazing. Just good overall feeling about his videos. Jason Hernandez is obviously a good filmer/editor and is really progessive and I have to mention French Fred of course. Not that I am a huge fan of his work but he is one of the very few that has his own style and you can’t copy it, he is the only one who can master it… genius stuff. Mad respect to them…
Enjoy some local off cut footage released this week from the locals of Chez Chonmar skate shop.
Chez Chonmar Skateshop – January outtakes from Yves Marchon on Vimeo.
One of Britain’s finest exports, the Hertfordshire Baby Rhino and coping slayer known as Dave Allen has been making quite an impact on the Atlanta scene in Georgia over in the USA. This year his name has been cropping up a little more frequently as his Death From Above pro model for Death Skateboards dropped and the kind of frontside feeble that’ll make any other grown man cry was featured on the ATL Skater website as one of the photos of the year.
He joins us today for another series of personal reflections on the year that has just past. Have a read below and keep scrolling to find his top five video edits of the year too. Boom!
Best personal moment of 2010?
After what seemed like a forever of uncertainty, signing the paperwork and getting the keys to our house. Stoked.
Favourite skate trip?
I think it was when Zorlac was over here and we went drove down to Columbus for the Georgia Bowlriders. Myself, Nick, Will Boatwright and Shawn Coffman. We laughed all the way there and back. Shawn had the quote of the day “I don’t give a shit where we eat Dave” You probably had to be there I guess.
Favourite song or album?
I went to a club for a friend’s birthday and this dude was playing live. It’s not my usual taste but it left an impression on me for some reason.
Most satisfying trick filmed or landed and at what spot?
I’ve filmed some bits for the new Death video, but the most satisfying was shooting an invert fakie in the pool at Brook Run. It felt the nuts.
Newest trick learnt?
I re-learnt how to go in forwards on feeble grinds again just like the boss (Zorlac) does.
Favourite trick or line witnessed?
Grant Taylor at Mountain park, he’d just got back from King of the Road and was just cruising around doing more stuff in one line than I could hope to do ever.
Skate DVD you watched the most?
Creature Hesh Law
Your MVP of the year?
What the fuck is an MVP?
Fresh blood tip for 2011?
Obvious one, Grant Taylor. I’ve witnessed it first hand. He is the real deal. And Kevin Kowalski, don’t underestimate this kiddie.
What are you looking forward to most about 2011?
Skating again. I had knee surgery at the beggining of November, so I’ll be ready to start again in the new year at the new park they are building at the end of the street.
Smashing Up The Car
When I clicked on this I knew it was gonna be good. It’s worth watching just for hearing Renton Millar laugh. He loves this sort of stuff and I’ve never met anyone that gets off on the noise of stuff being smashed as much as him.
Stratosphere Skate Shop Halloween Edit
Crazy shit going down in this clip. Pure fun reminder of what skateboarding is really about.
Rumble In Ramona – The Final Stand
This one is a re-edit from the Thrasher website of the 2009 Rumble which they posted right before the 2010 one. I like it because it rekindled all the memories I had of what a good time it was. So much stuff went down and it was amazing to hook up with people I hadn’t seen in years.
Protec Pool Party – Jeff Grosso 28 Block Slider
Have you ever even done a boardslide? This one takes the piss, he passes the mental point and sticks with it. I sat up and watched this comp on a live feed and I was glad I did. Amazing to think he’s been to hell and back and he can still skate like a demon. Jeff Grosso will always be one of my heroes.
We Are The Music Makers
OK, so it’s not exactly new, but I love this scene. I was stoked when it appeared in Video Days.
In a very short period of time, Ben Nordberg emerged from the UK as a rare talent, complete with a bag of tricks unmistakably his own executed with a degree of nonchalance apparently reserved only for him. It wasn’t long before he was secured a position on the mighty Flip Skateboards. In 2010 he recovered from a brutal leg injury and was featured in the visual narrative of James Gardner’s ‘Flight Of Passage‘.
Read below as he reflects with us on the last twelve months and how stoked he is to be back on the plank.
Best personal moment of 2010?
The first tre flip after being out from an injury.
Favourite skate trip?
Flip West Coast Tour. Sick crew with good spots and parks!
Song or album you listened to most in 2010?
Black Sabbath – Die Young
Most satisfying trick made/filmed and at what spot?
A trick in Sacramento and the tranny wall spot… it was fun because Geoff was pulling me in using the van so it felt good to land it so it wasn’t all for nothing.
Gnarliest story?
When we pranked Langi and Luan on the tour, we made up two girls and said how they thought they were really cute and how they wanted to hook up in Sacramento; it went on for 8 days and in the mix of it Langi sent a photo of his dick randomly which was pretty gnarly… so when we were in Sacramento for dinner we revealed how they weren’t real and they were so bummed. I’d like to thank Ewan Bowman, Greg Hunt and Rune for been involved in the prank haha.
Newest trick learnt?
The Merlin Flip
Best trick or line you witnessed?
David did one of the gnarliest things I’ve ever seen… can’t tell you what though.
Skate DVD you watched the most?
Your MVP of the year?
Dylan Rieder
Fresh Blood tip for 2011?
Barney Page
What are you looking forward to most in 2011?
Barcelona
Dylan Rieder – Gravis Part
Obviously Dylan’s part… for sure my favourite part of the year! Such a good style and a great trick selection and also he’s a good mate and a really nice guy.
Stefan Janoski – Habitat Origin
This isn’t online (you can buy it on iTunes here though) but any new Stefan footage is golden in my eyes.
Shane O’Neill – Berrics Part
Nothing to say really apart from that he’s probably the best skater in the world.
Austyn Gillette – Habitat Origin
Again, not online but that was so fucking sick!
Paul Rodriguez – Plan B Part
For years, Dan Wileman has remained an absolutely massive blip on our radar due to his idiosyncratic trick selection, balls out style and how often he comes to our jams and walks away with some cash. Our Xmas Jam in December was no exception, as he slayed the rail in the way only he could manage, smiling while saying “ha, I haven’t seen these in a while” as we handed over the Crossfire pounds. If he didn’t have such huge support from his family of sponsors we’d fear that the taxman would question why his bank was filled with DIY cash.
In 2010, Dan has maintained his position as one of the Bristol’s finest, ripping hard despite injury for Crayon Skateboards, 50-50, Venture Trucks and Hubba Wheels. Read below as he reflects with us on the twelve months that have just past.
What important lesson have you learnt from 2010?
Aint really learnt shit this year to be honest, but peace to the haters.
Best personal moment of 2010?
Being sung Happy Birthday at Basel by the whole arena and being caked in the face for getting best trick on my birthday.
Best skate trip of 2010?
Either Basel or the shop comp in Switzerland, both were on par. Rad crew and it’s funny times going anywhere with Kohran and four litres of rum. Couldn’t skate because of my foot so just got pissed and watched Fiddy represent. So sick.
Best song/album of 2010?
Skitz and Buggsy ina system buggsy coming straight outta Bristol and is one of the most chilled heads you have ever met. Killing it in UK hip hop scene.
Most satisfying trick landed/filmed?
Probably front feebs down this rail in Kent on the Venture tour. I think the biggest rail I’ve front feebed before was at Playstation so this was the first street rail for the front feebs and it came pretty easy so I want to step it up to a bigger one.
Newest trick learnt?
Nollie bigspin noseblunt.
Most watched video of 2010?
Motive – Dimensions or Bristol’s Finest.
Skater of the year?
Chris Jones I reckon, him or Dylan Hughes; he kills it more than anyone I see skate, he’s gotta be most underrated skater. Well, maybe not underrated but he should be making bare cash money.
Fresh Blood tip for 2011?
Barber or Tom Gibbs, watch out yo. And Dave Snaddon AKA DJ Mind State with his tunes big in the game, watch this space.
What are you looking forward to doing in 2011?
L.A. in February, gonna chill and skate with Benny. Gonna be sick.
Torey Pudwill – Hallelujah
Safest dude I’ve ever met. He was in bristol on his 16th birthday, we got him well pissed on tequila he spewed every where. Genius on the plank and cool as fuck off it.
Venture UK in Kent
One of the funniest trips I’ve been on. Mad crew and well productive; this was only like a three or four day tour. Sick as, big up Shiner.
Crayon – Malaga 2010
Another funny ass trip. Sunshine in January is always good and Leo’s reaction to the board being flung into the shop is priceless. Big up Symeon Jamal AKA Syme AKA L.A gangster and big up Crayon.
Basel on a Budget
Yet another funny mish, ended up being mad English crew in Basel. The last day there was this bit at the park with all balloons and there was like forty litres of booze and two bottles of rum and everyone but us and two dudes and a chick behind bar left. We got right on it. I took a HD mini cam with me and Crissy Oliver made one of the funniest edits. Lost a memory card with loads more footage on it due to the booze in the bar but ey, good times…
Sean Smith – Haze Wheels
Sean Smith… BADMAN.
At the beginning of 2010 Luan Oliveira turned pro for Flip Skateboards after a monsterous section that pushed street skateboarding’s ever redefined boundaries in Extremely Sorry, smashing the Tampa Am competition more than once and producing one of the most banging Bangin! edits to ever come from The Berrics. You’d think after the Hooters party to celebrate his deserved professional status he’d be taking it easy but when skating is as natural and fun as it is for Luan, undoubtedly one of the most exciting skaters of our time, you’d be wrong to think he’s doing anything other than smashing it.
Read below as he takes a little time out to reflect on his first year being pro and the five video edits he’s been watching all year to get him pumped for the session.
Photo: Andrew Shusterman
Favourite Skate Trip of 2010?
Flip West Coast Tour.
Favourite Song or album?
Jay-Z – On To The Next One
Gnarliest story?
Ask Ben Nordberg! He will tell you about the pillow one!
Newest trick learnt?
SS Flip BS Crooked
Skate DVD you watched the most?
Flip – Extremely Sorry
Fresh Blood tip for 2011?
ANDREW FUCKING LANGI
What are you looking forward to most in 2011?
Be happy, film a lot, shoot photos and have fun!
Rodrigo TX – Give Me My Money Chico
Rodrigo’s part is fucking sick. I like his style, the way he skates and the type of songs he puts in his video parts.
CGK – Allday Iapi Everyday
Me and my friends made this video a long time ago and it seems pretty good, as you can see we have a lot of fun, haha that’s what skateboarding is for us!
Rodrigo Petersen – Give Me My Money Chico
Rodrigo Petersen is a gnarly man. He has so much pop and he’s such a good guy, I love to hang out with him. By the way, the song is perfect for a video part… OBRIGAAAAAAAA.
Antwuan Dixon – Baker 3
Antwuan Dixon is amazing. After Tom Penny he is the best ‘hands down’ on skateboarder. I like to watch this part before I go skate, the song is fucking sick and he is gnarly.
Cezar Gordo – Matriz #3
Inspiration right here man. Cesar Simonetto Daz Pozzolo AKA Gordo is fucking gnarly. This part is old, like four years ago. For Brazilians, this is the shit right here…the way he skates and his attitude make him one of the best skaters in Brazil, that’s why I like to watch him and skate with him.
RESPECT GORDO, MATRIZ FOREVER… EH NOIS!
The official Crossfire Xmas Jam 2010 edit by Alan Christensen. Filmed by Alan Christensen, Nick Richards and Joe Moynihan.
Words: Stanley
Photography: Tom Halliday and Dom Marley
Over the past eight years a lot has happened within the cozy sphere of living we call skateboarding. Shiny discs with easter eggs came in and locked VHS up in the junk room only to be touched by the boney skeletal finger of the digital grim reaper a couple years later, we lost a couple magazines, we gained a few new ones, scooters are selling more than skateboards for the first time ever and yet skate companies are being born as if an entire generation of UK skateboarders missed out on the business studies lesson where they covered contraception. It’s all a little confusing and unsettling to be honest. So, at the end of another confusing year we decided that there was only one thing we could possibly do. Invite you all to Bay 66 and go skateboarding. What else?
There really wasn’t any alternative; for a start we do it every year, and every year we love it more than ever. But more importantly, a jam is still one of the most positive things one can involve themselves in for skateboarding regardless of whatever the economical climate currently looks like. A jam provides UK skateboarders of all ages with a place to meet like-minded creatives and explore the myriad of ways in which one can get rad on their wheely-board, which sounds awesome enough, but on top of that you will always meet new friends, witness amazing talent and be reminded just how rewarding skateboarding is. We’re sure most of you know this already, but given the sad circumstances that surrounded the park in which we always – with great pleasure – hold all of our annual festive jams, it feels appropriate to point out just how effective these events are at giving the young people of the UK something postive to focus their attention on. So, in another attempt to remind the youth that there’s a lot more to life than drugs, disrespecting women and riding shitty little scooters we invited you all to London’s beloved sheltered park (hopefully not for the last time) and you all came and smashed it. As in, totally, totally smashed it. Good work.
After some trouble with the sound system which led to myself, Zac and Brewster twiddling knobs like Dickfingers does whenever he has nothing better to do, we finally had Brewster’s charming vocal stylings flooding into the ears of the London yoof. Good thing too, as it was high time for them to start throwing themselves over the little driveway for the chance of a fresh Blueprint deck and fifty quids worth of Slam City Skates vouchers. And throw themselves they did, in a kind of bizarre mature manner. Sure there was havoc, but maybe the 100 little Alfies that normally walk in the way and cock things up spent this winter with the snaking scooter crews in concrete parks throughout the country, meaning that the havoc was kind of controlled. Orderly queues were formed and boards were flying everywhere and we more stoked and impressed with the standards of the unsponsored jam than ever before.
We weren’t too stoked on the theft of Alex Diss’ tapes from the unsponsored jam though. Zorlac compensates his loss by being rad. (Photo: Tom Halliday)
Below: Darius Trabalza is sick. Watch out for him. (Photo: Tom Halliday)
We genuinely had to ask most of the winners if they were sponsored or not, especially considering how many pros and ams were sneaking in runs before their time. Daryl Dominguez got up early as if he intended to eat the driveway for breakfast, but it was the young and very smiley Darius Trabalsza who got the worm with a positively monstrous hardflip over the box to flat in a way that would impress Daryl himself. Huge catch and caught proper bolts. Brewster and I had little trouble awarding Darius with the prize, he really got the idea of a competition going and he fully earned his deck and should also earn your attention in the future. Look out for that smiley dude.
Before we followed the schedule to the next spot, a couple of unashamed moshers were trying their hand at the ski jump to such ridiculous results that we almost contemplated throwing the entire schedule out the window and have a gnarliest backflip competition on the launch ramp. One backflip later though and our mosher tendencies were more than satisfied, permitting us to stop kidding ourselves and return to where all the good stuff was happening: BaySixty6’s new hip with the long jersey quarter on top of it. A perfect setting for some Busenitz grind action and maybe even some Cory Kennedy hip flip trick ridiculousness. Things were kicking off straight away as the obstacle was given its first Xmas Jam treatment, with Felipe Dalcin going in hard for a mighty kickflip noseslide sadly nailing it just after the whistle. With Brewster in charge Crossfire minutes are just 60 seconds long I’m afraid; Spanky runs a tight ship that’s for sure. A shame for Felipe as it was an early contender for trick of the day, but Jason Cloete’s stream of smooth technical wizardry (landing bigger flips cleaner than Marc Johnson) set the consistency level for the rest of the unsponsored comp, if you’re gonna win you’re going to have be better than this kid. It’s remarkable that he hasn’t landed a proper sponsor yet, though that fact might have something to do with how much of a sleazy bastard he was at the after party (props though, standard). Whatever you’ve heard about Jason Cloete, what you need to know is the little shitbag kills it.
Below: Jason Cloete prior to all the sleaze (Photo: Tom Halliday)
Indeed, the Cloete show continued as the jam took it to BaySixty6’s newer, gnarlier, Amazonian waterfall of a Wembley/Euro/Step Up gap. Backside 360 kickflips, triple kickflips and more first try bedwetters, probably before people learnt to get out the way of the landing area too. When it did though, Baystation 666 was subjected to technical madness at its very raddest. Drawing Boards’ Isaac Miller took his opportunity to front 360 and backside heel as fluidly and nonchalantly as one would nollie over a crack in the pavement. We originally had some doubts at how many unsponsored kids could tackle the new Euro beast but in just 20 minutes we had our uncertainties handed to us on a plate as Jamal Breniss tore the gap a new backside (this kid can also stick a mean sticker around; the decorations you see in these pictures before you are courtesy of myself, Jerome, Jamal and a couple of other helpful gents… next time you see them around, high five them for braving the cold. Except for me, I’m a scumbag and probably deserved it.). It was Harry King who took the biscuit though who with his solo late-flip fueled demonstration that left even Cloete’s head spinning.
In a year where ADHD ran riot over the Firefox generation we felt it right to conclude the unsponsored jam on whatever obstacle they wanted to skate, providing it was on the big driveway and me and Brewster could see it. So as we strained our eyes over the fog of fried chicken in the spectators stand many of you took it to the rail, manual pad and hubba ledge and we realised that judging this one could be a little difficult. Luckily Jamie ‘Arghhh’ Morley was saving his game changers for the pro comp and the unsponsored crowd stuck mostly to the rail like slippery glue. Though a few sneaky sponsored sorts tried to blag themselves a Blueprint deck it was John Howlett who impressed us with his consistency and extensive bag of tricks; no matter how many great feeble grinds were on display, no one trick wonder was walking away with this particularly awesome Nick Jensen deck. Look out for Howlett leaping out of a taco in a Mile End near you.
Below: New moves, same ol’ Smithy. (Seq: Dom Marley)
After a short breather (Brewster went out for some fresh tobacco scented air while I stayed in getting high off the fumes from the fried chicken boxes) it was time for the sponsored jam. First up, back to the mini-driveway and as the guestlist continued getting checked off it was those that got in early that were obviously warmed up enough to smash it. Daryl Dominguez went straight in and hammering down all the tricks he has on lock – 360 flip, lateflips, hardflip, all perfect. Isaac Miller was busy snaking all the unsponsored kids on the Wembley gap but his lofty heelflip to flat literally came out of no where, then dusted off like it was nothing. 2011 will be his year for sure. Now, this paragraph cannot be complete without mentioning Gav Coughlan, who sped through the park and landed on a monster frontside flip too many times without rolling away. When he finally conquered the beast we had already moved onto the next obstacle after drill sergeant Brewster announced time was up, but big up Gav for sticking to it. We were stoked on what the Irish powerhouse brought to the event. This obstacle was Daryl’s from the beginning however, he sleepwalked his way to the first batch of Crossfire pounds dished out.
By the time we hit up the hip again our massive guestlist was more or less fully checked off apart from a few notable names (Korahn Gayle probably thought he was supposed to get on a plane or something and missed it) so things were about to take a turn for the awesome. The entire spot got attacked from all angles; Crayon’s Paul ‘Barber’ Cooper got things going on top with that frontsmith of his that’s one of the finest in this country, Witchcraft’s Jamie ‘Arghhh’ Morley took a different route and boardslid his way into the jersey quarter the hard way (the only way the pirate knows) and Smithy shutdown the actual hip with that nollie bigger spin heelflip he was stoked on in his Reflections. The hip got a thorough seeing to but a face-off emerged between Kill City’s Jake Collins and Blind’s Chris Oliver. Chroliver could have shut the day down with his balls-out backtail and mach-ten kickflip 5-0 across the entire ledge (and if you haven’t got off your arse and seen Chris skate in person yet then sort it out, it’ll change your life) but Jake just kept pulling out bangers that we had no choice but to give him the Crossfire pounds. Crooks to regular, ninja finger backsmith, backtail, backlip and a ‘proper’ mayday in under twenty minutes? This guy is amazing.
Below: Dan ‘270’ Wileman getting paper. (Photo: Tom Halliday)
Now, originally our schedule was intent on taking a Delorean back to the 90s with a recession-friendly best trick over the smashed up bin but given how many gnar-hunters were on the scene we had a little re-arranging session and decided to conclude the sponsored jam on the behemoth that is Bay 66’s famous vert wall. Firstly though, we took it back to the ADHD-encouraging driveway and let the sponsored heads run riot. The rail was tackled by the Blueprint crew with ease as Nick Jensen cruised around, Tom Knox summoned up a hurricane and Smithy boardslide-shoved his way into a few high fives. Daryl got tech on the rail with a ninja-catch flip frontboard but took one for the team while trying a trick front shove boardslide. I couldn’t sleep for days after watching that unfortunate credit card disaster. Yowzers. Good thing Jamie Morley and Dan Wileman were on the scene to remedy pain with gnar. Jamie took a break from photographing the dead animals near Portobello Road to catch a ridiculous kickflip out of a perfect 50-50 down the hubba ledge. They don’t call him ‘Kickflip’ for nothing kids. Dan Wileman doesn’t have a nickname yet but considering how many times I’ve seen him earn money from these variations I’m gonna start calling him ‘270’. No one does it better. £50 each, now on to the vert wall.
As we hoped, shit got REAL on the vert wall. Luke Jarvis was obviously waiting for this moment to arrive and we’re already taking bets on whether he has some sort of telekinetic speed device in that green hat of his… no one can move that fast naturally. Before we could even set up flashes he was there killing it and setting the bar high. As high as the Westway would allow anyway. Amidst dogpissers aplenty, Alex Lally got some training in for the following mini ramp jam, Ewan Bower got amongst it and Daryl fucking Dominguez confirmed his position as the undisputable ruler of BaySixty6. After playing around with what looked like a potentially groundbreaking hardflip he stomped down a kickflip fakie from the quarter (serving under the bloody reign of a severed pig’s head courtesy of Lee Dainton) and grafted away towards and elusive but eventually rewarding alley-oopbackside flip straight into the gullet of the beast. To quote the editor of the official Crossfire Xmas Jam edit Alan Christensen “best trick of the day hands down”. Like all the hammers, it was just outside of time, plus who else could have taken the vert wall monies but the young Sam Beckett. We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again, Sam is one of the best skaters in the UK right now and you should all recognise this. Floating a backside flip across the entire wall and not missing a single air in twenty minutes? Deny it if you can.
Daryl Dominguez shutting down BaySixty6’s vert wall. Utter madness. (Seq: Dom Marley)
Below: Nowick breaking the necks of observers. (Photo: Tom Halliday)
By this point and despite the cold we were all starting to get a little sweaty, so it could only mean one thing: time for one full hour of Slayer and bodies flying around in Baystation’s famous miniramp lovingly sponsored by Flip, Ricta and Mob Grip. And fly they did; an increasingly smashed Brewster called for high flyers and blunt 360 flips in, which combined resulted in a lot of smashed shins and tooth chippers. Or was that the product toss? Either way, shit was going down and the riffs were kicking off so there I was, standing on the corner with a notebook trying to make sense of what was going on while occasionally getting out the way of Jed Cullen’s nose-scratching airs. Judging by how illegible my notes are, it’s safe to say that everyone killed it.
Alex Lally got his post-Ben Nordberg miniramp moves on (bigspin back disasters, pop into sugarcane) and generally just ruled the liptricks, Sam Beckett continued his reign over all things transition, Barber got involved with some smooth operator lines and Kill City’s miniramp shredders Sam Pulley and Jake Collins more or less ran the ship for the first half hour with Jake getting the first ‘proper’ trick on the awkward extension (frontside disaster… mad!).
But once again, the miniramp jamp nearly turned into the Greg Nowick show, not that we’re complaining… that miniramp is absolutely his, but Jed Cullen avoided the snakes and and pulled some bonkers stuff out of his deep trick bag, all miles above the coping and so the MVP prize purse was split between the two. Best trick could only have gone to whoever first landed the elusive blunt 360 flip and since Daewon wasn’t around this took a little longer. Eventually Chris Coombs snuck a perfect one in between runs and walked away with £50. This year’s jam was the business!
Zac, Brewster and the miniramp rulers. (Photo: Tom Halliday)
Just gathering what I can recall from the day is getting the blood flowing again, what an absolutely terrific day for skateboarding in London. No matter how many kids were stuck inside playing Call of Duty or clogging up skatepark traffic on scooters the turnout for this year was nothing but skateboarders down for skateboarding and the atmosphere proved it. The good vibes flowed throughout the day and out of glasses at the unplanned and very messy afterparty. It was a great thing to be a part of. Big thanks to all of you that came down and had a good time with us, thanks to all the sponsors and support from the great companies that make this country so rad, all the riders they brought with them, Brewster for strong MCing, all the good folk at Bay 66, the friendly staff at Mau Mau’s, Tom Halliday and Dom Marley for capturing souls and Alan Christensen and Nick Richards for watching the entire event through a viewfinder. And of course, big thanks to Zac for not letting a gnarly spinal injury stop him throwing one of my favourite skate events of the year.
Try and spot the product they’re fighting over. (Photo: Tom Halliday)
Enjoy the rest of the photos not included above in the gallery below and stay tuned for the official edit coming VERY soon (little bit of technical trouble and logistical nightmares delviering it all thanks to that bitch Mother Nature). Oh, and if you thought you were safe after the night raids feature dropped last week, sorry, but Tom Halliday took a whole bunch more. Scroll further down for messiness and bring on Xmas 2011, but remember, if we don’t act now it might not be at Bay 66. Sign the petition here if you haven’t already and let’s keep our favourite park in London.
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Photos by Tom Halliday and Dom Marley. Double click to full-screen.
The combination of crippling recession, crippling spinal damage and the crippling flow of time that had Crossfire HQ in its malevolent clutches meant that there was no official after party for this year’s Xmas Jam. After countless emails and messages demanding one however, we asked Mau Mau’s if they wouldn’t mind us bringing a bunch of boozed up skateboarders to their bar and let them run riot after a full day of carnage. Thankfully – and somewhat stupidly – they accepted our request and by midnight the locals had already seen Jason Cloete’s nipples, a tramp armed with a bag full of tins getting more action than anyone else, Daryl Dominguez funking out, the Gnargore crew becoming progressively less coherant and Zac dropping more cheese than anyone could have possibly expected.
Inspired by Jerry Hsu’s messy photoblog, Stanley took a disposable camera and stumbled around like a twat lighting up areas where the sun should never shine. Here’s a brief insight as to what might have happened on that cold December night.
Zac packing the DJ bag with standard Crossfire punk and hip-hop fodder innocently unaware that he will be forced to play nothing but cheese at Mau Mau’s come midnight.
When Death head honcho Zorlac isn’t dishing out friendly advice to skaters outside he’s getting hassled by these two punks.
Special uninvited guest, came in through the back door.
Lady and the tramp.
Tom ‘Street Queers’ Halliday gets his soul captured for once.
Nick and Danny are pretty close. You should have seen the spooning action on Stanley’s sofa.
Jason Cloete gets a good vantage point to scout out anyone who might put him up for the night.
Brewer getting all euphoric and shit.
Getting passionate!
Arran Burrows proved popular in some DIY Crossfire shirt we knocked up in about two seconds.
Not too sure who started this shirts off business, but it caught on fast.
Real fast.
Though sadly it was mostly just Arran and Jason.
Tom Gillespie bringing the Wizard’s Council to Mau Mau’s.
Alan Christensen living the dream.
“The Crossfire Xmas Jam ruined my life” – Brewer.
Portrait: Dan Lonngren
Homepage Image: Pas
After laying down the goods at more or less every Crossfire event we’ve thrown in recent years, Daryl Dominguez has really made a name for himself this year. Many Londoners would have normally found him throwing down the best varial heels and 360 flips you’ve ever seen in Meanwhile 2 or Bay 66, but alongside an expanding trick selection Daryl has frequently escaped the big smoke while still maintaining that friendly local vibe and has proven to be one of the UK’s most capable at making a session awesome and fun. He also does backfoot flips every now and then and that shit should just be encouraged each and every.
After a busy year he joins us for another series of Reflections from 2010.
What did you learn most from 2010?
‘The only moment that ever exists is right now’ – Eckhart Tolle
Best personal moment of 2010?
Funkadelic at Glastonbury, tripped out.
Favourite skate trip?
I was in Holland for about a month in the summer, just skating and partying every night with good friends. Hit up the Dam AM then went to Basel for the ESC. Filmed a lot of stuff in between too.
Favourite song of 2010?
I listen to a lot of music man, it’s murder asking me that!
Most satisfying trick filmed/landed and at what spot?
I really shouldn’t say… It’ll be in my Haunts in Sidewalk though.
Newest trick learnt?
Nollie inward heels.
Skate DVD you watched the most?
Stay Gold
MVP of the year?
Nick Remon, he seemingly came out of nowhere and killed it!
Fresh blood tip for 2011?
Kyron Davis if he ever stops linking chicks.
What are you looking forward to most in 2011?
Finally getting this Haunts done, the Almost video and Euro trip.
Tom Asta on Spitfire Wheels
This is just a pisstake. Switch front heel kills it.
Same Shit, Different Daewon (HD)
Favourite skater… just goes to show he’s been killing it since day one!
Family Guy – Publishing Penquin
Not a web edit in any sense but amazing. Tea, biscuits, Family Guy. Penquins are dope too.
Robbin Oost – F/S Feebs
My good friend Robbin Oost. He comes from Holland, smokes trees all day and does shit like this. Look at that shit! He’s fucking surfing!
Lucien Clarke – Mag Minute
Lucien Clarke’s Mag Minute. What a badman. RELAXED, stylish and as sound as they come too. The edit itself is dope, music fits like a charm.
Bless, Daryl