Category: Skateboarding News

Categories
Skateboarding News

Palmer and Moss pro for Death Skateboards

newdeathdecks2013

Death Skateboards kick off 2013 in fine style following the release of their epic ‘Ordinary Madness‘ DVD a few weeks ago. The team welcome two new pro’s to their ranks today. Dean Palmer and Adam Moss, will now have their names on infamous Death wood after some serious dedication to the brand. The Dean Palmer ‘Death dome’ model has been released first with art by Alastair Mooney and a new edit from Down Under that you can watch in this page. Look out for the release of Moss’ deck soon.

Richie Jackson has a new Stoned graphic pro model out this month as an 8.125″, and Patrick Melcher’s new Bottle deck will hit your local skate shop in 8.25″. Both decks have graphics by AyeJay. There’s a brand new Ordinary Madness swirl deck (graphic by JayBone) also winging it’s way into stores in 8.25″ size. Start 2013 with a new rig and get yours ordered today.

Categories
Skateboarding News

Watch James Pitonyak skate Trenton

james_pitonyakIf you missed this over the Xmas period then get stuck into James Pitonyak‘s incredible edit that will kick off our Skate Edit of the Week series this year.

New Jersey’s upcomer shreds Trenton’s local spots with much grace here. Press play for the goods.

Categories
Skateboarding News

Watch Leeside’s Fun City edit

We look forward to seeing footage from the Leeside Tunnel spot in Vancouver’s annually, especially from their Halloween events that are more than chaotic. Check out this new Fun City edit that dropped last week.

FUN CITY from Zenga Bros on Vimeo.

Categories
Skateboarding News

In Focus: Arto Saari’s Photography

Flip’s Arto Saari discusses his love of photography with Vivianne Lapointe in this recent interview.

Categories
Skateboarding News

Watch Dan Wileman drop 10 in Barcelona

Dan Wileman‘s legacy has been left in Barca’s playing fields. Here’s 10 tricks that he hucked out at the Forum Skate Park from 2012.

Categories
Skateboarding News

Help Manchester build a new vert ramp

Manchester has been trying to gain a vert ramp for many years now, and with the upcoming construction of “Beast Rampz Skatepark” in Ardwick this month, Reiss Johnson has set up a Go Fund Me page to help raise the £3000 needed to cover the cost of the build.

“After getting in touch with Tim – the owner of the soon to be skatepark, he informed me a vert ramp could be a possibility. After looking at the building we decided that a vert ramp could fit in however would be very expensive. We costed out the ramp and came to a figure of £6000 to cover materials. A private investor has already covered 50% of the cost and so we need around £3000 for the rest. We are currently in talks with possible sponsors meaning that this number could be even lower soon!”

Beast Rampz Skatepark is scheduled to be finished late spring/early summer 2013.

Categories
Skateboarding News

Keelan Dadd pro for DGK

Following a sterling section in DGK’s ‘Parental Advisory’ video that dropped in December and much more, Keelan Dadd turns pro for Dirty Ghetto Kids this week. His pro party and interview was recorded:

Categories
Skateboarding News

Winter Video Edit Comp 2013

WHAT IS THIS?

We all know that skate sessions are going to become increasingly more difficult due to the weather this winter, but as usual, the hardcore will be out there filming no matter how cold it is, indoors or out – so this video comp is for you.

Following the success of last year’s Winter Video Edit Comp, it’s time to roll call the faithful as we are once again ready to receive your skate videos for the second year in a row. Watch Danny Bulmer’s winning edit before you go any further.

WHAT ARE THE RULES?

There are no rules. It’s a straight forward skate video comp. Your video edit can be as short or as long as you like. You can film your video anywhere you like. In a skate park, on the streets, curb, bowl, vert, pool, anywhere, in any country- just get your friends together and start filming.

If you already have fresh footage sitting right there from the last month or so doing nothing. Use it. The winner will take home £200 and a supply of Ricta Wheels.

WHEN IS THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS?

The deadline for submissions February 18th so you have about 6-7 weeks to get this together. The best videos will be launched online the week after.

HOW YOU SUBMIT YOUR EDIT?

Edit your video, upload it to YouTube or Vimeo, keep it offline and submit a private link to us via our contact page so we can watch it. The best videos we receive will then be featured and the public will vote a winner.

Share this news and get amongst it.

wintervideoeditcomp2013

Categories
Skateboarding News

Crossfire Xmas Jam 2012 video

CrossfireXmasJam2012Logo

Here it is. Carnage from the Crossfire Xmas Jam on Saturday 15th December 2012. Follow your nose for the FULL feature.

Categories
Skateboarding News

Crossfire Xmas Jam 2012 results

Ph: Thomas Harrison ollies high to take the HUF jam.

Tomharrison_crossfirexmasjam2012What a day. The weather held, the atmosphere at BaySixty6 was electric and the people that mattered most traveled long distances to witness what went down at this year’s 10th Anniversary Xmas Jam event. It was absolutely amazing.

The level of skating was upped. All of the individual best trick jams were rife with NBD’s as predicted. The unsponsored comps seriously impressed.

The DGK video premiere worked a treat following the onslaught of skateboarding, so this day will be one that we never forget. HUGE thanks to the Bay staff, all of our filmers and photographers plus all who made the effort to be there. We are talking about everyone who traveled distances including so many UK pro teams and shops and didn’t just sit at home waiting for footage to drop. Those who repped know that you will never replace the energy that we witnessed on the internet. You cannot beat it live.

We are working on footage and gallery photos today and will drop a full feature as soon as we can. In the meantime here are the results. Look out for more visual treats rolling through our Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Big thanks to all of our sponsors Ricta Wheels, DGK, Superdead Skateboards, Grizzly Griptape, HUF, Slam City, and Stand Up Skate Shop who helped form this event and celebrated 10 years of good times.

UNSPONSORED BEST TRICK JAMS:

Tomas Monkevičius – Kickflip FS board slide on the small rail.

Nai Sukanant – Switch Hardflip on the small stair set.

Gytis Bluivas: Switch bigspin heelflip down the small stair set.

Craig Loveless: Nollie hardflip down the small stair set.

Alex Tibble: Switch fs flip over the small gap.

SPONSORED BEST TRICK JAMS:

RICTA BOWL JAM:

Best Hip Trick: Greg Nowik: FS late shuv and many more.

Longest Gring: ‘Chav’ Dan Hill.

Best tricks out of the bowl/transfer: Joe Habgood – FS nosepick on the outer wall/ FS 180 to nosestall and backside 180 to rock fakie into the barrier out of the bowl.

DGK HUBBA JAM: Gytis Bluivas – Crook nollie flip out.

HUF HIGH OLLIE JAM (driveway): Thomas Harrison (6 boxes).

SUPERDEAD GAP JAM: Split winners – Daryl Dominguez – 2 x kickflips, heelflip. Ewen Bower – FS Ollie revert, FS Stalefish revert, Benihana.

GRIZZLY GRIP TAPE LEDGE JAM: Thomas Harrison – FS tailslide fs 270 shuv out, in and out of ledge.

WALLRIDE JAM: Jed Cullen – Blunt fakie, Pivot fakie, fakie rock (on high section).

RAIL JAM: Luke Kindon – Crook to back lip slide.

STAIR SESH: Charlie Birch – FS Bigspin.

It was very difficult judging the winners on the day so there will be many honorable mentions in the main feature as it was tough to judge due to the amount of amazing stuff that went down. Look out for that soon and until then, take in these photos from Tom Halliday.

gytis_bluivas_crossfirexmasjam

Gytis Bluivas ripped hard and killed the DGK Hubba and small stair set. Someone sponsor him please.

Witchcraft’s Joe Habgood ripped all day long, spotted here in the backside disaster pose with an upcoming ripper.

ewenbower_crossfirexmasjam2012

Ewen Bower completes a hat trick over the Superdead Gap with a floating Benihana. Pisstaker.

More soon.