Category: Skateboarding

Monday 5th April 2010

Sunday April 4th 2010 will be remembered as the day the new Blueprint Skateboards video Make Friends With The Colour Blue premiered at the fully sold out Prince Charles cinema in Leicester Square, London. The film kicked off to loud applause after Paul Shier’s introduction speech lit the touch paper of Dave Mackey‘s opener alongside Dan Magee’s trademark graphics. There will be no other facts from this feature, no spoilers, no enders, no playlists, you will just have to find out for yourself as the film rolls out from town to town this month from the local premieres and demos that have been announced below.

This impressive production stuffed full of awesome street skating filmed all around the world shows just how far the Print has come over the last 2 years throughout many changes and also proves that if you dig deep to keep the dream alive you will always succeed in the end. Look out for the general release in your local skate owned shop very soon and well done to all involved, this was a top night out and there will be some pretty impressive hangovers going down today, that’s for sure!

Make Friends With The Colour Blue Trailer from Dan Magee on Vimeo.

Thrasher have it covered when it comes to Omar Hassan with a new edit that just dropped online featuring the Californian gnarler skating a multitude of pools, bowls, street, full pipes and ditches. Watch it here.

If you read the news and video we ran last week about the new Woodward park that has been built in Beijing, China you would know that this design and build is exceptionally special. DVS have dropped a video tonight featuring Jimmy Cao and Kerry Getz skating both the park and the streets in freezing cold weather. Warning, just one peak at this park will make you very jealous.

Last weekend’s War of the Shamrock events went down with great success as the Northern crew visited Dublin and the Southerners traveled up North. Paddy Lynn was the MVP at the Belfast leg and Kieth Walsh took the honours down in Dublin. Enjoy this video of what went down at both Unit 13 and SOFD skate parks featuring Walsh, Lynn, Coughlan and many more.

Bacon Skateboards have not unleashed a new teaser this Easter ahead of their new shipment of decks and clothing seen in the new catalogue arriving in the UK this summer via new UK distribution company Sporadic Skateboard Supply.

The Essex based distro will also be looking after Blood Wizard and Dreamland Skatepark clothing.

It’s that time of the year again and the annual Egg Hunt is on.

This year Element have provided us with a bumper package stuffed full of Spring goodness so get ready to find that egg and claim the prize.

One lucky winner will be sent a ltd edition copy of the Element Make It Count book and DVD of all 4 episodes of the documentary on the history of Element with interviews with pro riders, guests and the guys behind the brand. This winner will also be sent a full Element package with a deck, clothing and accessories plus a bunch of stickers…

What do you have to do to win?

1) Find the egg that is currently hidden on one of the pages in the skate zine
2) Pick any option on the contact page with the link (url) of the page you found it on
3) Leave us a brief reason why you should be sent the swag!

The competition closes next Thursday 8th April at midnight. The winner will be announced in the skate zine on Friday 9th April when the skate news drops. Start hunting and if it’s raining then get the kettle on and watch all 4 chapters of the documentary – Wind, Water, Fire and Earth right here.

MAKE IT COUNT – CHAPTER 1 “WIND” from ELEMENT SKATEBOARDS on Vimeo.

MAKE IT COUNT – CHAPTER 2 “WATER” from ELEMENT SKATEBOARDS on Vimeo.

MAKE IT COUNT – CHAPTER 3 “FIRE” from ELEMENT SKATEBOARDS on Vimeo.

MAKE IT COUNT, CHAPTER 4 “EARTH” from ELEMENT SKATEBOARDS on Vimeo.

The Rasa Libre team spent a day out in sunny Santa Cruz recently. Watch this park footage of Matt Field, Jesse Narvaez and more here.

Derby snakes and Santa Cruz banks from Rasa Libre on Vimeo.

DVS shoes have rolled out offcuts of Mark Baines section ahead of Blueprint’s MFWTCB premiere this weekend that includes a few tricks from Paul Shier, Danny Brady and Colin Kennedy.

The locals of Saffron Walden skatepark in Essex have organised an Easter jam for this Saturday April 3rd at their incredible Dreamland built park. Get down there from lunchtime for best trick comps from Bacon Skateboards and Duffs and general good times. Hit up the Facebook event page here.

Death Skateboards have posted Ableye’s video feature on Dan Cates overnight so if you missed this the first time round here’s a chance to find out all about what goes down in A Day In The Life with one of Death’s lifelong members. Odd shaped decks, the Death office and much more can be found in these 2 episodes, there’s a 3rd lurking on interweb but the sound has been nabbed by the powers to be for some reason but enjoy these 2 anyway.