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Creature Get R.I.PPING

I don’t even know how to begin introducing this item.

Straight up, just look at this thing – is it not the baddest and raddest thing you have ever seen? In amongst the b/s smithers, self-indulgent mega rampers and woop-de-woo bankle wankers, the contemporary skateboarding world was desperate for a banana board comeback to even up the scales.

And not only is this new offering from Creature – in all its trademark green flavoured glory – perfect for cruising through crowded streets, bombing hills and throwing in a frontside grind whenever and wherever you possible can, but this shit is shaped like a shitting COFFIN.

Do you know what this means? Coffin rolls/grinds/whatever will finally be appropriate, all day, everyday! Coming with its own deadly home, this monster is shipping out on July 15th. Best get those wills written by then.

www.creatureskateboards.com

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Mike Wright hits the web

Blueprint’s Yorkshire magician Mike Wright has been handed a full edit on YouTube this week stuffed full of tech steez and northern nonchalance. Mike’s skating has been in the spotlight again since fresh footage of the boy wonder appeared in the much discussed Baghead Flats DVD. Look out for an interview with Ben Powell and Rye Gray about Baghead Flats here at Crossfire next week as they will spill the beans on the the whole project.

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Zoo York Tour incoming!

Here’s a reminder that Zoo York team will be skating throughout the UK from this week. Don’t miss this!!

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Dev Green Jam

Local skate jams are popping up all over the country as the summer threatens to kick in for us all.

Devonshire Green’s concrete park in Sheffield will get a roasting on July 5th in association with Story, The House and Sidewalk.

Get down there .

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New Drawing Boards

Drawing Boards have released a new deck for the summer on their blog this week and just in time for UK exams.

Please note that the the actions pictured on this graphic should not be copied, even under adult supervision…

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Todorovic gets Blazed

Swedish ripper Danijel Todorovic has many presents to unwrap this month. The people in the know have designed him some new Nike Blazer sneakers that match his brand new Blazer pro deck on The Harmony.

Look out for The Harmony on this years Big Push, you can find them lurking at www.theharmony.co.uk where you can also find the brand new pumps.

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Lovenskate go fucking mental!

Need fresh wood? Getting amped about the summer? Losing your mind? Well, here’s your solution.

Lovenskate are about to unleash a new limited edition run of decks this week and the message is plain and simple: LETS GO FUCKING SKATEBOARDING!

Stu from Lovenskate’s Mum allegedly sent him an email this morning telling him that no kid is going to buy this deck because of the rudeness in the swearing – prove her wrong and buy one of these planks today! You can find out how this week only at www.lovenskate.com

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Quiksilver Bowlriders – Cantelowes UK 2008

05.06.08
Photos by Andrew Vost.

Camden’s Cantelowes skatepark has now become the UK’s qualifying spot for the legendary Quiksilver Bowriders and once again the cradle of North London got rinsed.

Last year Ben Raemers stole the show in front of Britain’s very best and this year the bar was raised by yet another notch. The final consisted of seriously amazing skating that just got crazier by the run from start to finish with Aaron Sweeney taking the invite to the finals in Malmo at the end of the day.

The final six picked itself on merit and with that the finals supplied an energy that seemed to be a catalyst for the next session, it just got faster and gnarlier every run fueled by Slayer’s Reign in Blood.

Sweeney and Benson both took the comp to the next level and Benson had just landed in London at 8am that morning from a transatlantic flight from the US so god knows what would have happened if he had turned up fresh.

Sweeney had the longest lines full of tricks that included smiths, backlips, corner airs, reverts on the wall, backlips, blunt fakie, crails and grinds around the cradle, boneless ones, fs 5-0-reverts on the wall, a fs 5-0 hop from the wall into the deep, tweaked airs back lip revert on the wall and all served up in lengthy and seriously fun filled runs. There’s no doubt about it, the kid’s on fire and left the park with a fs 270 over the gap for the finishing touch and 1st place.

Benson jumped in though and ripped the place apart in a different way. The Scottish have a history of providing bowl riders and Benson here has the lot on lock. Every wall, every corner gets hit with his massive bag of tricks. His first corner air effort was the perfect foil for what was to come. Every time he hit the extension he threw melons and frontside grabs round those corners that looked effortless. This was followed by a kickflip indy over the hip, fs blunt slide 180 in on the wall, long tail slides, a massive ollie grab from the deep over the loveseat plus cradle chaos and went home in second.

Kevin McKeon steamrollered the park as usual and added his new way of dropping in via the leccy box before smashing the gap with fat frontsides and a monster beanplant fakie in the deep. Others who rode the finals were just not in the same level as these 3 rippers but overall it was amazing to say the least. Let’s just hope there’s a wildcard for Benson as he deserves to fly to Malmo for the finals.

Results

1. Aaron Sweeney
2. Benson
3. Kevin McKeon
4. Marek Maneggs
5. Sam Beckett
6. Nick ‘Park Shark’ Sharatt

Big shout out also to Bob Sanderson who rocked the mic on the day. I will leave you with his final words on the event itself: ‘there’s something going right in the world seeing ‘hood kids’ carving corners at full speed & learning to snake!…if we for instance notice the frogs are dying off mankind’s truly stuffed,the same goes for skateboarding..if transition gets neglected & suffers,then my dear friends listen out for the death knell of true flow and spirit in our beloved passion!…….donnie dorito & maneggs = skateboarding!’keep carving ya bastards!!…x

Zac

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Andy Scott’s Death pro models

Andy Scott’s new pro models on Death Skateboards will be in your local skater owned shop for you to grab this month.

Scotty just returned this Saturday from a lengthy US trip skating all over California and looked stoked as ever. Get stoked on these and get yourself some scrambled eggs.

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Winch Jam anounced

Winchester locals have organised a skate jam at Riverside skate park this Saturday 7th of June with DJ’s and prizes for comps.

Starts at midday and fueled by Strongbow, good lads.