The ASR skate industry get-together in the US saw Volcom and the Skatepark of Tampa throw $10,000 big ones into the ring for this year’s mini ramp jam. Watch the highlights here..
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Noisia release single details
Dutch D&B masters Noisia have announced they will release new single Machine Gun on March 8th.
The track, which is definitely an ear-drum blower-outer, is taken from their upcoming debut album Split The Atom which is due for release on April 5th. The single comes with remixes from Spor, 16 Bit and Amon Tobin. Watch out for these guys in 2010, they’re gonna be rampaging!
Check out the video below for Contact, a track they produced for Foreign Beggars, it’s a lot!
Not strictly British news we know, but for those of you who like to be ahead of the game: PAUSE magazine comes from the beknighted hand of French photographic legend Benjamin Deberdt and is on sale imminently.
Deberdt is the founder of French magazine Sugar, and co-founder of pan-European skate mag Kingpin. You can also see his distinctive and much- copied photography in Cliche’s Resume book which is also out now.
Busy boy – expect a full interview with the man himself here soon.
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Placebo’s new Making Of video
Placebo are releasing their new single Bright Lights on February 8th and recently set the Making Of the video for the track live online.
Check it out below:
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Far unveil video for Pony
Having just released a pretty awesome limited edition vinyl of their Ginuwine cover in the UK, Far have presented their public with a unique animated fan-made video that accompanies the track. Check out the unique visual accompaniment below.
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The Who release Greatest Hits CD
The Who are releasing a Greatest Hits CD this coming Monday.
March 8th will see the legendary band, who are playing the halftime show at this year’s Superbowl, release their Greatest Hits / Greatest Hits Live album which will feature the classics My Generation, Pinball Wizard and The Kids Are Alright. The full tracklistings are below:
CD 1
1. Baba O’Riley / Original Version
2. Behind Blue Eyes / Original Album Version
3. Eminence Front
4. Happy Jack / Single Version
5. I Can See For Miles
6. I Can’t Explain / Original Mono Version
7. It’s Not Enough
8. Love Reign O’er Me / Single Version
9. Magic Bus / Original Stereo Version
10. My Generation / Original Mono Version
11. Pictures Of Lily
12. Pinball Wizard / Original Album Version
13. Real Good Looking Boy
14. Squeeze Box
15. Substitute / Single Version
16. The Kids Are Alright / Edit Mono Version
17. Who Are You / Single Edit
18. Won’t Get Fooled Again / Original Album Version
19. You Better You Bet / Album Version
CD 2 (additional live disc):
1. I Can’t Explain (Live at San Francisco Civic Auditorium 1971) – 02:33
2. Substitute (Live At San Francisco Civic Auditorium 1971) – 02:10
3. Happy Jack (Live at City Hall, Hull 1970) – 02:12
4. I’m A Boy (Live At City Hall, Hull 1970) – 02:43
5. Behind Blue Eyes (Live At San Francisco Civic Auditorium 1971) – 03:40
6. Pinball Wizard (Live In Swansea 1976) – 02:49
7. I’m Free (Live In Swansea 1976) – 01:44
8. Squeeze Box (Live In Swansea 1976) – 02:51
9. Naked Eye / Let’s See Action / My Generation (Medley) (Live At Charlton Athletic FC 1974) – 14:20
10. 5.15 (Live At The Capital Centre, Largo 1973) – 05:53
11. Won’t Get Fooled Again (Live At The Capital Centre, Largo 1973) – 08:39
12. Magic Bus (Live At Leeds University 1970) – 07:34
13. My Generation (Live At The BBC 1965) – 03:25
14. A Man In A Purple Dress (Live At Nassau Coliseum 2007) – 04:29
15. Who Are You (Live At Universal Amphitheatre 1989) – 06:23
16. The Kids Are Alright (Live At Royal Albert Hall 2002) – 04,04
GREATEST HITS LIVE eAlbum / iTunes exclusive:
Part 1
1. I Can’t Explain (Live at San Francisco Civic Auditorium 1971) – 02:33
2. Substitute (Live At San Francisco Civic Auditorium 1971) – 02:10
3. Happy Jack (Live at City Hall, Hull 1970) – 02:12
4. I’m A Boy (Live At City Hall, Hull 1970) – 02:43
5. Behind Blue Eyes (Live At San Francisco Civic Auditorium 1971) – 03:40
6. Pinball Wizard (Live In Swansea 1976) – 02:49
7. I’m Free (Live In Swansea 1976) – 01:44
8. Squeeze Box (Live In Swansea 1976) – 02:51
9. Naked Eye / Let’s See Action / My Generation (Medley) (Live At Charlton Athletic FC 1974) – 14:20
10. 5.15 (Live At The Capital Centre, Largo 1973) – 05:53
11. Won’t Get Fooled Again (Live At The Capital Centre, Largo 1973) – 08:39
12. Magic Bus (Live At Leeds University 1970) – 07:34
13. My Generation (Live At The BBC 1965) – 03:25
Part 2
1. I Can See For Miles (Live At Universal Amphitheatre 1989) – 03:45
2. Join Together (Live At Universal Amphitheatre 1989) – 05:10
3. Love Reign O’er Me (Live At Universal Amphitheatre 1989) – 05:54
4. Baba O’Riley (Live At Universal Amphitheatre 1989) – 05:17
5. Who Are You (Live At Universal Amphitheatre 1989) – 06:23
6. The Real Me (Live At Watford Civil Hall 2002) – 06:45
7. The Kids Are Alright (Live At Royal Albert Hall 2002) – 04:04
8. Eminence Front (Live At Brisbane Entertainment Centre 2009) – 05:51
9. A Man In A Purple Dress (Live At Nassau Coliseum 2007) – 04:29
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The Smoking Hearts album incoming
The Smoking Hearts will release their debut album Pride of Nowhere on the 8th March.
The band, who has opened shows for the likes of Gallows and The Misfits, recorded the record in Bedfordshire with Nick Mailing (Quireboys / Trashlight Vision) and Russ Russell (Napalm Death / The Wildhearts).
The Smoking Hearts have offered up the first taste of the album for free in exchange for your place on their mailing list. Check out album track George Street Wrestling here.
Get yourself down to Pioneer Skatepark in St Albans this Friday night for the evening sessions that have started up once again from 7-10pm. Here’s an old youtube clip with the ginger ninja Chris Oliver at the park to get you in the mood.
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Salman Agah in Label Kills
Here’s Salman Agah‘s Black Label part from the Label Kills DVD back in 2001 uploaded to the interweb overnight by the men with the best elephants and fire to ever grace a skateboard. Recently Salman has been working at The Berrics, click here for a very recent interview with him on the BL blog.
Black/Grey Pentagram
Venture Trucks have been a long time favourite truck for me as they very very rarely let me down. Having tried all the gimmicks out there, what it all boils down to in the end is a simple, solid truck that does what you want it to do, all the time.
These Venture Lows are no different from what I always expect from them. Bolt them on, a few carves to warm up the new bushings and you’re away.
The novelty of painted trucks is always fun for a while, as they provide near frictionless grinds for the first few weeks. Excellent for all you ledgetarians out there, but for those who prefer a more concrete coping diet, you’ll be best to wait until you wear down back to the raw metal. You can’t make paint spark anyway!
The only problem I ever had with Ventures was on one set that had a constantly slipping axle. Every few tricks you had to smash them back as one wheel would always lock up. No such problem to report with these black and grey ones, making me think I must have got a dud pair before.
This may sound strange but I am having problems skating these strapped to a black deck. It’s completely psychological, but not seeing a flash of silver or other colour, and instead a completely black underside of your board is pretty disconcerting. If, like me, you are a complete OCD tweaker with stuff like this, just don’t skate a black graphic deck. Easy enough, problem solved.
Saying that, it does look stealth as fuck. At night, no-one can see your board as it blends into the darkness. You can cruise around with just the roar of your wheels on concrete, pretending you’re a Stealth bomber pilot and people can only hear you coming. These new 5.0 Lows have just come out and are rad, nice work Venture!
Moose