Flip Skateboards have announced overnight that team rider Alec Majerus has joined the pro ranks and will have a new board release and a jaw dropping video part coming soon. Congrats!
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Wake up to the news that Central Skatepark in Manchester has been auctioned for sale on ebay today with a starting bid of just 99p! This is legit (christ, we hate that word) as this has come to us from the Black Sheep guys direct who unfortunately have to let it go after 8 years of love.
The park comes with a tonne of history and needs a new owner, so if you are loaded and want to own your own park, or if you are up for organising a consortium of friends together to take over the ownership of the park, then get in touch with Black Sheep to discuss the costs of running it and get bidding.
Black Sheep have announced that a farewell jam has been scheduled for July 5th so if you are local, get down there for what will be a damn good party.
The skateboarders of Southend, Essex received a nice surprise this week when a skateboard appeared on a £50,000 sculpture that sits outside Southend Victoria station. Originally crafted by Belgian sculptor Rene Julien, the deck, made to look like bronze from acrylic, is the handy work of artist Laura Keeble who managed to sneak the addition in this Monday.
The piece known as the Return, has been checked out by the local council, who seem to have accepted the gift since thumbs went up from local skaters who have cheekily added a pair of Vans and a can of drink to the structure. Word has it that skateboarders are now discussing possibilities of a new skatepark with them. Well done to all involved.
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éS Accel incoming!
Get hyped Accel fans, as Soletech’s boss Don Brown has unveiled the new 2014 éS Accel will be a reality after this image appeared on his instagram account last night.
For more information on the return of éS click here for essential reading.
Roger Skateboards rarely put out crap edits, they are always stuffed with fun skateboarding so this is no exception. Enjoy what Zachary Blatt brings to the table in this new clip that has jagged boardsliding, ditch slamming, truck rucking and much more to Eight Ball and MJG’s rap.
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Civic Affair – full video
Vancouver’s scene video Civic Affair has been posted online in full overnight. Get stuck into sections from Ben Blundell, Tyler Warren, Dustin Henry, Tyler Gaucher, Ryan Witt, Will Blakely, Magnus Hanson, Mike Campbell and Jed Anderson.
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Shogo Kubo RIP
Photos: Glen.E.Friedman
Skateboarding lost one of the original Z-Boys this week following the unfortunate death of Shogo Kubo who is said to have suffered a heart attack whilst paddle boarding in Hawaii.
Born in Kagoshima City, Japan in 1959, Kubo moved to Southern California and became one of the 12 members of the Zephyr skate team put together by Jeff Ho and Skip Engblom back in 1975, a team who dominated and pushed skateboarding forward tenfold. It’s said that he met Jay Adams at a Judo class who he bought a used surfboard from before the pair became good friends.
Known for his amazing style on a skateboard, he was an innovator, whose technique on a board was awe inspiring. So much so, that Shogo’s movements undoubtledly inspired the next generation of high flyers; the likes of Christian Hosoi and a plethora of others in the 80s due to his unique approach to his tricks, especially, full blown laybacks.
It’s a huge loss for a generation that kickstarted what we have today in skateboarding worldwide, and to skateboarding in general. Please raise a glass to an absolute legend. The King of Style.
Our thoughts go out to his family and friends.
RIP Shogo Kubo.
“Shogo was ALL about style. There was a time when style actually mattered…”
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Fourstar Clothing Anthology
Fourstar Clothing are whetting our appetite with this new montage clip in advance of their killer Australian tour video ‘Crocodile Done Deal‘ that is dropping soon. Catch up on some great moments over the years in this Anthology whilst we all wait for the fresh goods.
The Sabotage crew took to the streets of Philadelphia for this year’s Go Skateboarding Day avoiding cops, general nutcases and spiderman. Tight edit cut to Hive’s soundtrack.
Enjoy this documentary about the forward thinking behind the Bryggeriet skatepark in Malmö, Sweden that allows skateboarding to take place daily at school, a set up that has inspired skateboarding appearing on the school curriculum in British schools now too. This film put together by Chris Mulhern features Gustav Eden, John Magnussen and many more and is the first in a two-part series.