A rad new deck series from Habitat Skateboards should be heading towards your local skate shop soon made from handmade puppets. Watch how the Squallis Puppeteers come to life in this new clip.
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Need new headwear for the summer ahead? Flicknife have it covered with their new 100% “Summer Weight” cotton twill snapback’s. These 5 panel’s are £25, come in in black and camo and can be ordered from the Flicknife online store.
The wonderful Jon Horner returns for more amazing illustration work for Cliché Skateboards this month. So much detail, so many characters which is a re-imagined version of ‘A Rake’s Progress’ by 18th century English artist William Hogarth.
Go grab this new rig by the scruff of the neck and shred it. You can find the rest of Cliché’s summer drop here.
Love Park is sadly now history and knowing DGK’s brand’s legacy was built on the iconic spot in Philadelphia, it feels right for them to release some exclusive decks and tees right now with Blabac’s iconic photography. Look out for them in your local shop soon.
If you are aware of reading maps to the skater’s homes, well, then you know. Tommy Guerrero knows that the struggle is never Real.
New decks out now from the OG Future Primitive.
From 1985…
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Squelch! Zine
If you are a big fan of skate art, graphics and fun gore, then head over to Jack Hamilton‘s blog this week and pick up a copy of his new 16 page zine Squelch!
His wonderful illustrations have graced a bunch of decks and tees over the last couple of years for the likes of Kill City etc, and now he has finally clipped a bunch of his work together into paper form for your viewing pleasure.
Head here to order yourself a treat for £3.50. Just email him from there and he will sort you out good and proper.
You would have to search hard to find a bigger skateboarding legend than Natas Kaupas, his contribution to the scene will be firmly set in the history books forever. Lakai, being one of the top skater run shoe companies out there, have rolled out a guest shoe with Natas this week as part of their exclusive Echelon range. Three colourways have been designed from their amazing Camby shoe that have a water-resistant film built into the canvas.
Look out for these beauties at those special skate shops that carry the Lakai Echelon range and click here for our interview with Natas in Marseille back in 2004.
Ye good olde Heroin Skateboards have turned British reprobate Craig Questions pro this weekend. Look out for his fresh wood heading to your local skate shop soon.
“This is good that I’m getting a board because it’ll piss off all those industry pricks, and some kids who actually skate will be into it.” – Questions.
Fresh off the back of their last retro graphics line, 5BORO are about to roll out another series in homage of the VHS video tape. Pro models from Rob Gonyon, Silvester Eduardo and Jordan Trahan are available. Ask your local skate shop about them if they float your boat.
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Emerica The Hsu G6
The last time I was sat with Jerry Hsu was at Meanwhile Gardens in London years ago. The poor b’stard had slammed hard and put his shoulder out which meant game over for his trip but he was still full of beans. His resilience is partly why he’s one of the most respected out there though, he’s an innovator who has melted minds over the years with his skills on a rig and no doubt will do again in the future.
This month sees his new pro shoe, the G6, hit your local skate shop and it has been designed to almost perfection. I’ve had a pair on my feet for the last 2 weeks and the first thing you notice is the comfort involved as they firmly cup your feet with a cushion type feel. It’s a protective feeling you only get from wearing mids too, something I’d completely forgotten about as my feet have been hugging slim vulc lows for ages.
These vulcs are super light, a remarkable difference from his last pro model. They also feel a lot slimmer too with support coming from every angle. This support comes from the upper inside the shoe, known as a G6 Welded Frame, from Emerica’s spiel. It works a treat as your feet don’t move about at all.
The only negative is the beautiful red insoles tend to leave your socks pink after the first few sessions, so best not to wear whites if you don’t want them pink. It washes out fine though so hardly a biggie. The Rebound Foam they use in their insoles should give you adequate support when hitting up stairs and rails too, if that’s your game.
These are top mids. Solid design and engineering once again from one of the best skater owned shoe brands of all time.
Go find them in your local SOS and get hyped for MADE Chapter 2 coming soon.
Zac
