We’ll start off with the bad news:
It’s official – Chocolate has lost two of it’s riders. Mike York left and Gino Ianucci retired from the professional ranks. Gutted.
Jereme Rogers and Jerry Hsu are getting pro trucks on Royal trucks…
Wait! That’s not bad news, that’s good news!
So, yeah… Jereme and Jerry will be hand-painting each truck individually, because if they don’t do something special, then what makes the difference between their personal colourways and the 6 or 7 new models Royal are about to drop..?
Sticking with the good news and new product, Chocolate have got a new Gun series out – but that might be a bit touchy considering the school shootings America’s suffering at the moment. Add to your shopping list a whole warm bunch of 4-Star goodies that include scarves, woolly hats, mittens and other festive outdoor apparel.
Did we mention 4-Star’s 10 year anniversary party? It went down a storm. So much so, that a London version is currently getting looked into with great interest. That is, when the Girl staff aren’t boggling at Brophy‘s incredible pop. He’s currently stateside leaping over Daniel Castillo! Boom!
Catch up with the Girl/Chocolate/Royal/Fourstar at these hot internet sites.
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www.crailtap.com
www.royaltrucks.com
www.fourstarclothing.com
When the weather is grim, it won’t stop the pilgrim.
In a purely personal opinion, I reckon that in a room of 100 skaters, only 6 of them will own up to riding Darkstar wood.
Honestly, I can’t knock Darkstar for what they’ve brought to the table this time around. I’m still riding the damn thing! It would seem like the carbon composite idea is a good one when it comes to keeping a boards pop and strength, so I guarantee you that a lot more companies are experimenting with different layers and veneers as we speak.
For anyone that’s ever ridden a skateboard, there had to be that one moment in time that made them want to start thrashing about on a stump wood. More often than not, that moment occurs in front of the shitbox (TV). You see, before there were 5 DVDs dropping every fortnight, or Radical television programmes and Extreme skate tournaments, coverage of our beloved culture was pretty damn sparse.
When you’re collaborating two successful things, the outcome is bound to work. Etnies and Dirty Sanchez psycho Lee Dainton got together to work on a Callicut desgn that incorporates top knotch skate shoe knowledge of Sole-Tech and the creepy inspiration of a crazed stuntman. The result is the Step-Up. Guaranteed for a good skate and good time!
Ever since your motor neuron skills gathered enough ability to grab that crayon in kindergarten, you could scribble. You work you’re way through life scribbling signatures, post-it notes, telephone numbers and usually tags if you’re young. Scribbling isn’t very artful though. That’s why you need to open your minds to one of the UK’s leading stencil activists, PARIS, at The Workshop (1-2 perry Road , Bristol) on Friday October 6th. Open from 6 to 9pm with drinks and good vibes, this Wet Shame Crew artist has some flavour for you.
For those of you that don’t know, Nick from 
Please note that the bottom of the bowl will be poured this weekend (8th October) and concrete takes 28 days to reach only 70% of it’s final strength.
Watch some footage of people skating the banks 
Crossfire caught whiff of a new Street park that got built in the French Jura region, Morteau to be more precise, and apparently it’s so good that people are coming from up to 200km away to ride it!
Keeping it rootsy,