Here’s the latest news from the Relentless NASS Festival.
DuFFs rider Ben Raemers has won the street comp taking home £1200. Vans rider Joshua ‘Manhead’ Young came in 2nd alongside Ben Grove in 3rd.
Death Skateboards pro Andy Scott has taken first place on this years Goliath ramp comp winning £1000. Jake Anderson came 2nd and Rob Smith was awarded 3rd. We will update this as more comes in.
To celebrate the launch of legendary skate photographer Mike Blabac‘s photo book “Blabac Photo: The Art of Skateboard Photography” and the release of his limited edition DC Signature Shoe, DC is hosting an exhibition of his work from Thursday 23rd -31st July in London’s Maverik Gallery.
You can find this at 68-72 Redchurch Street, London, E2 7DP and via the www.maverikshowroom.com website.
The UK can be the most fun place to skate ever most of the time and you know even when it rains you will still go to whatever lengths it takes to get a decent session on. Here’s the latest edit from Drawing Boards making the most of a visit to Mile End and more.
The new World Industries team is also at the Maloof Money Cup in the US. Watch some more practice footage here.
Maloof Practice from World Industries on Vimeo.
A mere £5,062.05 gets you rolling on one of these Louis Vuitton limited edition skateboards.
Work out the maths and maybe it will come close to costing you £125 per noseslide. I’ll have two darling.
Here’s some fresh Death Skateboards news exclusive to Crossfire. Firstly, you can find their latest 7.9″ ‘Alternate Skulls‘ deck in your local skater owned shop from next week. Order it now in advance from your local shop as these will go pretty swiftly knowing that the original skull graphic is one of their best sellers.
In related Death news the skate industry’s most famous mustached men, Richie Jackson and Patrick Melcher appeared this week on Text Yo Self at the Berrics.
Click here to watch that and get hyped on the fact that both of these Death riders and the rest of the team are filming hard for the next video which has a working title of ‘Ordinary Madness‘. Get hyped.
Rick Howard is getting the practice in before he faces Corey Duffel at The Berrics.
Altamont just posted more in their “Cut from a different cloth” video campaign series (filmed by Patrick O’Dell of Epicly Later’d fame) which focuses on the unique and inspiring personalities and people behind the Altamont brand and its diverse cast of seasonal contributors. The latest installment features the words and philosophies of the inimitable A-Ron the Downtown Don who offers us a glimpse behind the scenes of his recent Off Bowery for Altamont collection that’s hitting stores this week.
Off Bowery part 1:
Off Bowery part 2:
More from the Berrics this week with Stefan Janoski Vs Peter Ramondetta. Click it for the results.
Note Skateshop celebrates 10 years of serving Manchester’s vibrant skate scene this weekend.
Various events will be happening in the area including a premiere of Joe Gavin’s film Bee Sides featuring Ben Grove, Tony Da Silva, Joe Gavin, Mike Wright and many more. This will be held this Saturday 11th July opposite the skateshop at Blink on Tib Street. The after party party will feature DJ sets from Jon Kennedy and Broke ‘n’ English and will run until late. Tickets are on sale now in NOTE for £5.
During the day The Harmony will be joining the celebration with a jam at the Pumpcage with their team. The ‘All You Can Rip Jam‘ will be the predecessor to the Note Olympics scheduled for Sunday 12th where mongo pushing, skate javelin and much more madness will go down at Platt Fields park.
Congratulations to all at Note for making it to 10 years of core service to British skateboarding, here’s to another!