One of our favourite parts of the year has been extended with a closer look into how Tiago Lemos managed top pull of such a rad edit stuffed full of technical wizardry. Get those teas on and take in the making of a master piece.
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Kids of the Black Hole – SMBH
Here’s one way to make a statement against the establishment. Super Massive Black Hole (SMBH)is a new movement from Essex skaters in the UK who have found their voice against “one of the most aggressive attacks on youth culture in modern times.” Quoting “audacious increases in tuition fees, blanket bans on drugs and most importantly the serial closing of world music renowned venues,” does this frustration sound familiar to you too?
Sometimes the best way to react to issues is to fight them with creative ideas and come together with others, so the SMBH have taken their frustrations out on the streets and DIY spots to form this clip, fueled also by the ever growing hatred of sports brand infiltration in the skate scene:
“Some of the largest globalised companies are investing millions into moulding it [skateboarding] into a ‘sport’, skaters constantly striving for more perfect and technical tricks, epitomised most with the recent inclusion in the Olympics.”
Vote with your feet.
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HUF’s Tour de Stoops Video
HUF’s latest tour video with Thrasher has been unleashed today with a proper crew lurking large over European spots, including English ones.
Dan Plunkett, Austyn Gillette, Jake Anderson, Tyler Bledsoe, Brad Cromer, Matt Gottwig, Josh Matthews
Joey Pepper, Dick Rizzo, Sammy WInter, Steve Forstner and Simo Makela all involved.
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Blast Skates do New York
Watch more footage from Blast and BMT’s cruise to the Big Apple with screeching sax at many well known spots put together by Ed Hubert.
Fred Mortagne‘s beautiful photography work is showcased in a new book, Attraper Au Vol released this month featuring his fave skate shots across many settings.
Shot both on film and digital 35mm format, Fred’s incredible photographs are framed by a foreword from world renowned photographer Anton Corbijn and an essay by Geoff Rowley.
Enjoy this full pipe shoot with Charles Collet and pick up the hard cover book from here.
He needs no introduction so get behind the scenes of the Boss’ part in the new emerica flick.
Lakai’s latest Riley Hawk shoe is well worth considering for the months ahead. As with most of Lakai’s signature range kicks, these were comfy straight out of the box and feel like they are there to support you 100%, not surprising though considering when Hawk was designing these as they are based on both a mix of the old Marc Johnson shoe that is now called the Daly, mixed with their rad Camby shoe and the Owen. If you know all three kicks, then you should be aware of how comfortable and durable these are when on your feet.
I much prefer a slim skate shoe with a vulc so this ticks all the boxes and also come with what Lakai call ‘luxe-lite insoles’. As soon as your feet hit them they carve out their own shape. The fact they are made by skateboarders, for skateboarders is also a bonus in this day and age of sheep wearing sports shoes. Plenty of different colorways on offer too. What more do you need?
A new London event to put in your diary this month is Paving Space, an unconventional encounter between maths, art and skateboarding.
This exhibition presents film, sculpture and photography, documenting a series of performances, at the Palais de Tokyo in Paris, Institute of Contemporary Art of Singapore and Sainte-Croix Museum in Poitiers.
The project originated with Carhartt WIP approaching Isle Skateboards to work on a collaborative collection. Isle, which started in 2013, has always prided itself on artist-led, conceptually driven ideas.
Carhartt WIP and Isle could think of no one better than artist and fellow skateboarder, Raphaël Zarka.
When they approached Zarka, he had been researching the work of 19th Century mathematician Arthur Moritz Schoenflies. Schoenflies – a master of geometry and crystallography – had developed his own three dimensional models that specifically captivated Zarka’s attention, inspired with their sculptural potential.
The exhibition invites you to view Zarka’s large scale reconstructions of Schoenflies’ models re-appropriated in a way never imagined before.
Date: Thursday, November 17th at 6pm-10pm.
Address: Protein Studios, 31 New Inn Yard, EC2A 3EY London, United Kingdom
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HONEY – Shaun Currie edit
Spend a minute with Shaun Currie as he does what he does best on a rig. Pure Jazz..
The annual Burnside Halloween romp went down in style as ever. Get dressed up and messed up!