The filthy work of Dirty Sanchez is to be revisited in a new documentary on the life and times of Matt Pritchard and Lee Dainton this winter. The Rise and Falls will reminisce how the pair met before hooking up with Pancho and Joycey to form one of the most brutal quartets born from the British skate scene.
This new flick narrated by Welsh legend Howard Marks is an hour long and laugh-a-minute. Get your mice pies around this trailer and expect gold. You can pre-order a DVD from here.
What a great way to the end the week. Bert Wootton switches more than his name in this rad new part.
Remember this rip-roaring rail grind? The longest grind ever recorded? Sit back and take in Derek Elmendorf’s full section from the East County Bound & Down video from Jesse Silva. Man is on a mission.
Pick it up for just $5 here.
Blast Skates have your griptape needs in their sight this month with an emergency grip knife that should assist you on the road. They hooked up with the good guys at Beach London for this collab, a snip at £15. Expect a blade, file, scissors, tweezers for when you have half a ramp stuck in your leg, and a tooth pick for the BBQ.
New tube socks have also landed with classic Blast designs. Barcelona based sock brand AparTTogether collabed with the South Londoners for these multi-sex beauties that come with a hidden message on the inside. Knee high and ready to be sent to your doorstep today with free postage. Get wise.
The South London lurkers of Blast Skates hit the road this summer with friends for a British camping schralp and came back with some footage of the carnage that ensued.
Go shopping after the workout.
If you went to any of the Thrasher Vacation tour stops in the last fortnight here in the UK you would have seen Ronnie Sandoval‘s trademark tricks from this first hand. Luckily he chose skater owned shoes for the ride so welcome to their latest slip on number, The Owen.
Scroll down for more footage of Ronnie in London from that trip.
Party with Creatures Ryan Reyes today. As mash ups go this is like coming to in a phone box on horse tranquilizers with your pants down and a sock in your hand.
Emerica have two new Leo Romero signature shoes dropping this month that look dope. The Romero Laced LX (seen in tan here) is build for Autumn shredding offered with a warm wool lining on the inside and a full-grain leather outer shell. There’s also a new Troubadour LX range coming in tan leather and grey suede. The leather versions come with a gusseted tongue for water resistance on the days you wished you stayed at home and both look like ultimate chillers.
Keep your feet happy with skater made, skater owned shoes from Soletech this month.
Ivan Rivado, Sergio Muñoz, Adrien Bulard, Fran Molina and Jorge Simoes went to Brazil with one mission in mind: explore the depths of Brazil and skate…a lot.
Following support for the Skateistan project since 2009, Jamie Thomas visted Afghanistan this year to meet everyone who fights for skateboarding and peace in the region. Watch this and pick up some knowledge of what’s going on out there and how skateboarding is bringing happiness to so many.