If you were to aim your telescope towards the shores of Germany then you may just come across these here pirates who have stopped walking the plank and shoved some wheels on them instead. Formed from the flotsam that emerged after their own shipwreck, Wasted Youth have emerged as skate-and-destroy pirates ready to plunder, steal and get gnarly across Europe!
Have a peep at their introductory trailer below and be don’t be surprised if you’re made to skate the plank soon!
The Adidas international team have spent the early days of their summer shredding the marble dreamscapes that make up the island of Gran Canaria. Chewy Cannon, Kurt Winter, Raul Navarro, Petr Horvat, Günes Özdogan and Klaus Bohms got out there and filmed this super feel-good edit. Get hyped on this and go have some fun in the sun.
Gran Canaria sure looks a whole lot nicer to skate than when I used to holiday there as a kid. Better add that to your ever-extending list of places to take your plank then…
This must be the time of year to finally turn those ams who’ve been killing it for years into pro riders. At the end of last week Real Skateboards announced that Chima Ferguson is their newest pro.
A well deserved bump up for the Australian who has been clocking up some serious footage for the upcoming Real project. His latest episode in Lost Days and Throwaways is up for viewing pleasure now. If you’ve slept on Chima until now where have you been? Check out his interview with Chrome Ball posted this morning to catch up.
For those not in the know, Ralph Steadman is the genius behind every illustration that ever accompanied the Gonzo Journalism by heavyweight author, Hunter S. Thompson. The two of them go together like independent trucks and pool coping, a perfect match. Altamont collaborated with Ralph and brought a range of Tees that showcase work out of ‘The Curse of Lono’, the book referred to as Fear and Loathing in Hawaii! It’s one Tachen’s finest presses in my books and I highly recommend you get hold of a copy for Ralph’s drawings alone; every sketch is a cerebral piece.
Altamont’s collabs have been consistently good over the years and I like very much that someone finally put Steadman’s visuals on cotton, his work should be seen by everyone, it’s truly unique! If you ever thought of getting your hands on a classic Steadmans, then I highly recommend you start with The Curse of Lono. It’s filled with great art and Hunter S. Thomspon writes a damn good story as per usual, but who could doubt that?
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The Santa Cruz Skatepark threw a jam for Go Skateboarding Day in the US, enjoy the fun with NHS riders Ron Whaley, Alex Horn, Josh Mattson, Alex Foy and more here with some metal from the mighty High On Fire.
To celebrate the launch of a T-shirt collaboration between DC Shoes and Chemical Records the two companies are teaming together to throw a huge party in Bristol on the 17th July.
A promo featuring DC’s technical wizard from Bristol Dave Snaddon will be given an exclusive screening. The promo is filmed by Tim Crawley, fresh from filming Pritchard, Dykie and Leo’s run across the country, and is sure to be a banger.
They’ll also be music from the legendary Bad Company UK member dBridge, alongside sets from Data, Fantastic Mr Fox and Blue Daisy.
The party will be at Start The Bus, Bristol on the 17th July kicking off at 8PM. Entry is free and they’ll be DC goodies handed out on the night so don’t shun this!
Selected for Zoo York by the late legend Harold Hunter, Chaz Ortiz has proven himself worthy of being bumped up to pro status this week.
Since joining Zoo York his visable dedication and super natural ability on the board has gone from strength to strength, earning him a cracking section in P-Rod’s Proof and the sickest Bangin! section to come from The Berrics this year.
The boards rocking his name should be in your local skater-owned-shop real soon.
If you hadn’t caught the incredible Quartersnacks video-remix of Alien Workshop’s Mindfield when it was hot and fresh out the kitchen then don’t for a second think that it’s lost its flavour. Quartersnacks have finally uploaded their mix and match masterpiece onto Youtube last night on Go Skateboarding Day. Here’s Pappalardo’s dream compilation section re-cut to a video that makes him feel very much at home…
You can download the entire flick here on the Quartersnacks website.
Cardiff-based Crayon Skateboards have been going from strength to strength over the last year picking up some of the UK’s most revered skateboarders. Korahn Gayle’s arrival made Crayon’s increasingly good rep outside of Cardiff soar above the clouds and what way to celebrate with a couple of gorgeous collaboration decks with Cardiff born-and-bred psychedelic design warlock, Pete Fowler.
You’ve almost certainly come across his work before in the form of all the visual pieces that accompany the already tripped out electro-fuzz rockers Super Furry Animals. His trippy characters and flowing colour translate perfectly into Crayon’s graphic identity; slick, perfectly-crafted colourful characters that ooze idiosyncracy and a couple interesting quirks. I couldn’t think of a better way to compliment the bunch of oddballs that ride the waxy kid’s art toy influenced plank. Hell, I wouldn’t be surprised if they’ve used actual crayons to wax up ledges as a substitute for wax every so often… ‘who’s wax is this crayon now boyo?’
Crayon use everyone’s favourite Deluxe wood (okay, a sweeping statement but I’ve never heard anything but instant gushing from any skater’s mouth at the mention of Deluxe) so you’re guaranteed a solid piece of wood beneath you feet. The deck itself is a joy to ride and it’s not at all difficult to comprehend why when you see someone skate through Cardiff, that 90% of the time, they’ll be riding a Crayon deck. If they keep producing decks like this, and throwing launch parties where the artist in question breaks their ankle in the club’s lav (fully legit! ‘ave it Fowler!) then I wouldn’t be surprised if those odds aren’t just exclusive to Cardiff, but spread across the UK. Keep it homegrown, keep it fresh. Fowler helps Crayon keep things both real and unreal, and I encourage everyone to get on board.
Head over to the Crayon website for an exclusive interview with Pete Fowler himself.
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The first Go Skateboarding Day video edit has reached us already. Enjoy the good times had by the Get Lesta crew as they supped cold brewskies at Braunstone’s concrete paradise with editing machine Callun Loomes, Josh Walters and Will Wright. Send yours.