Death’s wizard pro from Down Under Richie Jackson is back with his fifth installment of his online series. The past is revisited with a peep into retro skateboard factories and he pulls apart Caballerial Flips with a wax ball. Not fakie full cab, Cab Flips.
We hear that something very special is coming in the next series. Keep checking in for the goods. Yes, even his own mouth is wide open for that one.
Heroin Skateboards celebrated their London premiere of Video Nasty this Saturday in an off-the-beaten-track room in Hackney that was full to the brim with those in the know. The anxiousness disappeared as soon as Rogie pushed the button on what was an inspiring 37 minutes of quirky Heroin video radness filled with new faces and a plethora of sick skating.
No spoilers will come from this report but for me personally, the Japanese chapter repping in this flick have pushed the goddamn boat out, but that’s not to take away from all involved in the overall fast-rolling speed of this production that has a bit of everything for everyone. From Manchester’s streets and Jim Craven’s sick filming, to Canada’s barrier kult wow’s, this has it all.
Our hangovers (on a 7 yesterday) have cleared now to reveal the remains of this drunken night out in East London. Unfortunately my camera blew up on the night leaving us with these awful shots. Fuck it though, this one was all about punk rock and doing it for the hell of it. Look out for Video Nasty coming to a skater owned shop near you soon. You damn well need it in your life.
It’s not often you see Mark Gonzales and Natas together but check this interview with Natas interviewing Gonz about skateboarding over the years. These guys changed skateboarding for the better, forever. Must watch.
Sebo Walker put down his knife, fork and spoon and waxed up a ledge in Rome for a session in this new clip from A Brief Glance.
Legendary street skater Ray Barbee speaks this week on his new Vans part, his music skills, his work on a new book, photography and much more in this new video interview.
BRIGHT MINDS // RAY BARBEE “THINGS TAKE TIME” from Dahahm Choi on Vimeo.
BRIGHT MINDS // RAY BARBEE, PART TWO “THE PURE JOY” from Dahahm Choi on Vimeo.
=Get hyped on the fact that Aaron ‘Jaws’ Homoki is about to drop some hammers at the DC Embassy this week.
Aaron Homoki | Preview from THE DC EMBASSY on Vimeo.
Crayon have released Liverpool ripper Andy ‘Evs’ Evans Five Year section today for your viewing pleasure. Hats off the Crayon for delivering the goods for so long. Press play for Evs and some cameo footage of his buddy Charlie Birch.
Andy ‘Evz’ Evans in Five Years from Crayon Skateboards on Vimeo.
James Harris & Josh Perrett took a drive down the M32 to meet up with Andy Coleman, Caradog Emanuel, Jess Young, Nicky Howells and Korahn Gayle for an afternoon of fun. They came back with a quick edit that ended with a hurricane.
Ph: Paul McConnach
Tom Shimming takes a trip via many of Glasgow’s street spots in this new video edit released over the weekend for Iron Giraffe. This edit shot by Paul McConnach, Mark Maloney and Scott Pearce celebrates the upcoming 25th anniversary of Clan Skates who have announced a Game of Skate on Saturday 17th August at the Riverside Transport Museum in Glasgow and a Kelvingrove Jam. If you are local, don’t miss these.
Clan has been around as long as we have been skateboarding, so hats off to everyone involved for their commitment to keep skateboarders stocked with goods, it’s an incredible achievement.
The Long Live Southbank campaign moves into yet another week, this time with a new video edit launched this morning from Henry Edwards-Wood and co behind the movement.
Whilst everyone awaits the decision made from Lambeth council regarding the Village Green status (in order to preserve the site itself for community use) a new open letter to the Southbank’s Artistic Director Jude Kelly in video form, alongside a letter regarding the process of the re-design of the new space that has is proposed to relocate skateboarders Hungerford Bridge has been issued.
