Superdead Skateboards have launched a new site today featuring the full range of their summer 2011 catalogue stuffed with new deck designs, wheels, bolts and clothing. Visit www.superdeadskateboards.com for the full experience.
Click here to win a huge package from the team thid month including 3 decks, a tee, bolts and wheels!
If you are subscribed to updates on our facebook page then you would have seen our post of this ollie by Aaron ‘Jaws’ Homoki that graced the cover of Thrasher this month in the US.
Watch this beast of an ollie and try not to replay it. Click here for another of Jaws’ personal bests from last April.
The last 2 Downtown Showdown events that Vans have rolled out in Europe in the last 2 years have been amazing to watch from afar so it’s welcoming news today that this fantastic gathering will be hosted on our doorstep this year!
The VANS European Downtown Showdown event has been announced today to be held on the Saturday 20th August in Old Spitalfields Market, London and will be a free event for all. 50’000 Euro’s will be up for grabs for those pro riders invited to partake so get this in your diary and let your parents be aware in case they have plans to get out of the country in the school holidays!
Watch this footage of the Showdown in Torino/Italy in 2009 and get hyped on the news.
561 to NYC is the latest forthcoming visual offering from one of the more reputable Slap lurkers Mandible Claw. To generate a consistent flurry of anticipation and excitement for the full release he’s been drip-feeding sections via Vimeo and Youtube, including this latest clip, which features two time One In A Million finalist John Clayton. Mike Rosa has some tricks in there too. Scroll below the flyer to see it and get hyped.
The full video features the likes of Jimmy Lannon, Johan Stuckey, Billy Rohan, Sean Conover and many more. Full release details coming soon.
It’s not often that the UK and the US have a three day weekend at the same time, but you can feel assured that when they do, some absolutely fire edits are gonna be popping up all over the web. The good folks at Quartersnacks were amongst those that seized the time off and popped their creativity hats on, as shown in that little video embed below. The stylings of Billy Rohan and many other NYC locals are waiting for you at the press of a button. Get to it.
Did you film or edit some footage over the bank holiday weekend? Get that ish online and send it to us, either through here, facebook, twitter… whatever. We want to see it.
Carhartt team manager Bertrand Trichet is the latest photographer to tease you with a video trailer from Phil Evans‘ much anticipated full length film on skate photography Format Perspective.
Watch it here and look out for premiere details and a new website to drop in the next 2 weeks.
Us Crossfire folk are big on playing darts here so this little nugget was welcomed, especially when Eric Koston is involved.
Watch this Off The Grid video feature and find out what location Koston is sent to skate from the board here.
After completing a 10,000 Kilometer journey from Moscow to Hong Kong, Patrik Wallner is proud to present the continuation of the trail around the Asian peninsula with “The Mandalay Express“.
The route from south Vietnam to northern Myanmar is followed by Casey Rigney, Geng Jakkarin, Dan Zvereff, Kenny Reed, John Tanner, Laurence Keefe and Denny Pham. This skateumenatry style shot film displays the skateboarding and adventures of an one month journey through the exotic Southeast Asia.
DVD release is planned for Autumn 2011, stayed tuned.
We have a Bank Holiday classic for you to watch today featuring a skateboard comp filmed back in 1978. Press play to see how comps have evolved over the years and take note of those single matresses AND helmets to protect those who dare.
Too funny for words. Have a great day off.
When Don Brider‘s birthday comes round you skate ’till you puke down South. Enjoy this mini ramp footage of Greg Nowik and co accompanied by tunes from Bad Brains and Subhumans from the Donz’ celebration and learn more about one of the UK’s skate legends here from the Reskue blog.