Plan B have a video teaser out called Live After Death and have sent Crossfire 25 copies of this video that you can only download from the Plan B website.
Either go there and pick it up or enter one of this months competitions we have running here.
You can also find Globe Shoes, Sidewalk Mag subscriptions and Heathen decks up there right now as well, so be quick before someone else takes them home.
Click here to get there.
The East Coast underground company, Coda Skateboards, has taken to the high seas sending their riders far and wide in search of insane terrain.
Pat Smith and Conor Fay (c.f BS Smith ph. Tim Stanton) are off to Spain and Portugal, whilst Jerry Mraz and Dave Michael kick it over to Florida. Speaking of Florida, here is some footage of a recent Coda trip down South.
Big Dave from The Harmony has just set up an online store for you to purchase any goods emblazoned with his Old/New Shit harmony related graphics.
Visit the Big Cartel.
Any good skater will tell you that travel is an essential part to the skateboard lifestyle. So when you’re seasoned veteran and pushing the boundaries of skate terrain, you had better be sitting pretty.
At the Detroit Motor Show this month, Honda unveiled their new line of Scion cars to the public, and if you look carefully you might notice the Lakai people carrier.
Now, can Crossfire claim anything on these guys..?
This news is a little old, but the holiday season has a tendency to delay things like anyone traveling through London airports will know… Meanwhile Kev is now spinning Death Urethane, whilst the Death website has been updated with team profiles for Dave Allen, Boots and Zarosh.
On a side note, Kevin McKeon is also one of the elite members of the Crossfire Clothing team. More about that when our new Crossfire site launches this year.
Following the carnage of this years Crossfire Xmas Jam, the event has managed to attract a 2 page feature with sequences from head photographer Sam Ashley in Document Magazine. This new issue also has an in depth interview with Death skater Dan Cates, a Blueprint feature in the South of France and time with Ben Grove amongst other stuff.
Sidewalk Magazine went further with a whopping 6 page feature with sequences from Dom Marley and Leo Sharpe and a full write up from Andy Evans who was lurking behind the lens as usual.
The January issue also has a strong Leo Smith interview, coverage of Deathrace 06 and Boardroom Xmas Jam write ups and a Heathen trip to Europe we mentioned back in November.
Big thanks to Percy and Ben who edit these mags, now go get a copy.
A new trend is spreading through the industry like wildfire… Globalisation.
The Industry won’t settle with American companies setting up their cloned companies abroad in Europe and Asia, because various European companies are now going global with full international teams ready to drop for 2007.
The new face of skateboarding is here and it looks good.
As major skate video productions keep pushing back release dates in a hope to up the ante one knotch higher, and optimise shifting units, only to be raped and bootlegged onto the net before the credits have rolled, the sure-shot videos worth copping are the independent ones.
Get Familiar is Washington DC local, and East Coast steadfast Chris Hall‘s private project, and by running things solo, he gets good dibs at who gets to feature: Bobby Worrest, Fabio Cristiano, Casey Rigney, Donny Barley, James Craig, Reese Forbes, Zach Lyons, Joey Pepper, Mark Gonzales, Daewon Song and Darren Harper. Whoa! That’s a heavy line-up, and all of them come correct in the perfectly timed and mounted 40 minutes of footage.
With that many riders, plus a friends section, this review could get a bit long-winded and steal the merit this production deserves, so I’ll try and keep it short and sweet in resume. Bobby Worrest starts the show and all you really need to know about is his opening and ending lines. Creativity, acceleration and power mixed together to make a firestarter part.
Fabio Cristiano breaks it out like any self-respecting South American would with a solid part dubbed to some Portuguese rapping. Fabio has a good backside 360 on him.
Casey Rigney came as a surprise because I usually associate his name with video magazines and 3rd place ratings in street comps. Well, this is Casey’s time to shine as he throws down some heavy street tech manoeuvres.
After three amazing street parts, it’s about time someone took care of some transition- in the streets- and there’s only one man for the job: Donny Barley. Expect plenty of wallrides, thread the needle lines and ballsy moves.
Right, I might mix up the order here but that doesn’t really matter because the skating’s good all the way through with Get Familiar.
James Craig is back and in top form again. Wahey! I had honestly begun to doubt if James would ever make it back after his knee injury, and I’m glad to say he’s stamped his authority on this part.
Reese Forbes might be Leo Sharp’s estranged brother, either way this part illustrates the phrase “Witness the fitness”. Power pops and mad speed from Reese.
Joey Pepper has been a favourite of mine since his Aesthetic’s debut, and aesthetics are exactly what this Bostonian’s about. Speed and smooth skills play for one of the finer parts of Chris Hall’s video. On a side note, Joey, Reese and James all skate to some trippy headshop rock, and I must say it’s groovy.
Zach Lyons reps Washington in style and I reckon the retail price of brown corduroy will go up a knotch after this part alone. This kid has got a lot of pop for such a lanky frame, and I’m pretty sure Zach’s heading for bigger and better things in the very near future.
And then there were three.
I must admit that Mark Gonzales is quite a character who can produce epic footage even without his skateboard, but I was slightly worried when I heard classroom rumblings of madman antics and senile accusations in regards the Gonz. Either you get it or you don’t, and if you don’t then you probably haven’t understood skateboarding.
Daewon Song proves yet again that this year was his skateboarding wise with a part that rips every imaginable piece of architecture a new asshole. Just watch the body language on his 360 flip to fakie over the doorway at Channel Street. That’s control, and that’s why Daewon was crowned Thrasher’s Skater of the year for 2006.
Darren Harper seals the deal, and the jury might still be hung on this badboy done good. Darren was born and raised in the hood, so I can imagine image and wealth play an important role in everyday life. Possibly a skate video faux-pas bringing in homey Dre Black to rap over his part and blend the footage into a sub-rap video, Darren almost gets the thumbs down, but… The music is actually good (personal taste, obviously), and Darren does more than his fair share of incredible skating to top this video off. Just in case you thought Darren was too cool for school, Chris managed to edit in a hefty slam by Harper, and judging by the height Darren can carry his healthy frame (read- nipple height to us minions) it must have hurt.
Voila! Approximately 40 minutes of great skateboarding from a good selection of skate heads that you might already be familiar with, or need to get familiar with. Oh, and if you’re not already out the door after watching, check out the bonus section for old footy of various East Coast royalty such as Pepe Martinez (R.I.P.), John Igei, Chris Hall himself or Reese Forbes.
Click here for trailer.
Ralph L-D
09.01.07
Yet another chance to get a wicked skate in this winter when the Duffs UK team bless you with their presence at Interact Skatepark, Burnley, on the evening of Saturday 27th January.
In attendance: Ben Raemers, Rob Smith, Adam Howe, Mark Munson, Matthias Nylen (c.f. BS Smith), Carl Wilson, Ian Rees, Harry Bastard, John Cattle and Josh Parr.
The download Demi-gods that are Puzzle have dropped another free bomb for you guys to watch – Malaria, a Safari Clothing project from Switzerland, featuring Luc Kampfen, Seb Hepp, Stefan Herb, Daryl Hefti, Guy Kampfen, Stefan Bircher, Miguel Alzate, Sven Kilchenmann and Christian Zemp.