Well, a little more than that. The good folk behind the now-defunct Revert Magazine have created a website for users to post videos, photos and blogs on their local skate scene.
This could potentially result in the definitive guide to UK skate scenes, a helpful resource when picking what university you want to go to and a great way to promote your scene video. Dive in and sign up by clicking the screen grab below.
How about this to start your morning? Yesterday we saw him do a triple blunt but some clips of Daewon Song recorded around 1992/1993 were uploaded for the world to gawp at late last night. Are you able to comprehend how Daewon has been able to do whatever the hell he wants on his skateboard for almost twenty years now? We’re not.
Watch and enjoy below. Yowzers.
Element have welcomed a new rider to their am ranks this morning. Boo Johnson managed to get on their radar after winning an Elemental Awareness comp in California back in 2007 and has upped his game since.
Look out for more from the Tehachepi local with a full section on the forthcoming Element AM video that is being prepped for next summer.
Boo Johnson – Welcome to the Team from ELEMENT SKATEBOARDS on Vimeo.
Martin Ottosson has posted a film documenting the premiere session of the newly extended TBS (Trainbank Skatepark, better known as the most fun spot ever built).
Warning: includes a nosegrind so awesome from Mr. Pontus Alv that you may have to go skateboarding.
TBS Tuesday from Martin Ottosson on Vimeo.
Colin Kennedy (this one) has made a short film on the Matix Capital Collection with some stunning statistics on how clothing sold in the USA has increasingly been produced outside of the USA.
Matix’s Capital Collection was made with pride in their home country, watch the excellently shot video to learn a little more about the skate industry in tough economic times.
The Nandos ExPERImental Jam went off at The Boardroom this weekend and as always, Get Lesta were down to get everything covered. Enjoy their swish edit of the day below.
This week our eyes were treated to the absolutely professional talk-show hosting of Frank Gerwer as he spends a week with Tony Miorana.
It’s one of the more interesting things you’ll see in the skateweb this week so click on the screenshot below to see why. Warning: includes an example of what all adverts should look like. Anti Hero = do want.
Words: Richie Inskip
Photography: Harvey Mills
A good bacon sandwich must be the best cure for a stinking hangover and this Sunday morning (5th September) had the same effect, but the pork came in the form of the HAM JAM. Fighting the early signs of rain, the day kicked of pretty early after a hard day’s Battle in Hastings. With the bruised warriors and fresh recruits a new day began. The mission was easy- to rip apart the best bowl in the country and take a share of the £1000 cash prize money. With the help of the sponsors (Santa Cruz, Ocean Sports, Independent) and 20 cases of Redbull, Shoreham Bowl was ready to stand up and see how many men would draw their pork sword and show some real balls.
The under 16 Jam saw 7 year old Luke Shoonbrood getting hooked up with Little and Gnarly after dropping the deep end first time and making himself the youngest skater to drop the bowl to date. It was cool to see these kids flying around concrete corners with rock n rolls and early grab lay back airs. Harry Phelps really showed the future for UK bowl riding and that it’s not just about kickflips and rails, these kids were rad!
Mark Munson gets inverted
Then it was the turn of the older boys, or masters as they liked to be called, and rightly so. You are only as young as the bowl you’re riding and these guys rediscovered the meaning of youth. It might have had something to do with sea breeze but they fully skated for over an hour with some obscene lines over the Deathbox (a.k.a the chicken box). With Jelly providing the rubber chicken, it was apparent that some of the old boys had not choked it enough recently. The best trick over the chicken box saw front smiths, board slide rocks and big frontside airs. Although, it was always Mark Munson’s invert over the Box that was taking home the bacon (and a slice of pool coping).
Pulley goes frontside while All-Terrain-Trev crosses his legs before an arm snapper
The Pro-Am jam saw, Greg Nowik, Jake Collins, Potter, Pulley, Trev (ATT), Sean Goff, Teabag, Paris and Col ‘Cannibal’ Adam amongst others fooking killing it. Teabag hopped in with the SYB boys to travel down from Edinburgh on the over night 10 hour coach trip to show his demon side and feed off the session. Hurricanes, massive front 5’s, switch Back D’s were all pocketed and Tea Stained. Scottish Col would have brought Elton John to his knees with his take of Rocket Man with massive Rocket airs and crazy egg plants, it was the invert on the Redbull Fridge that earnt him the most cash. Nowik was just himself (plus the bowler hat) and had faster feet than an Irishman on coke during paddy’s day. He must have loved the music with some crazy coping dance and huge air walk fakies. All Terrain Trev took home the highest air before snapping his arm over the deathbox. Get Well soon Trev!
Greg Nowik cranked dat superman
In all, the pork was roasted, the crackling was crunchy and everyone that turned up to the Ham Jam had their fill. See below for the meaty edit roasted by Mr. Danny Bulmer.
One of Manchester’s most notorious heavy hitters, Dave Monoghan is now riding for Ekta Skateboards.
To honour the occasion, he went to the Pump Cage and knocked out ten amazing tricks for all the internet to enjoy. Watch it below. Style!
This week’s installment of Agency Thursdays over at the Stereo Sound Agency introduces the second ‘Who Dat!‘ clip, featuring some superb skating from the new Stereo flow mandem Brian Gille.
Click the screengrab below to get to it.
