Categories
Skateboarding News

Social networking for UK skaters

Well, a little more than that. The good folk behind the now-defunct Revert Magazine have created a website for users to post videos, photos and blogs on their local skate scene.

This could potentially result in the definitive guide to UK skate scenes, a helpful resource when picking what university you want to go to and a great way to promote your scene video. Dive in and sign up by clicking the screen grab below.

Categories
Skateboarding News

Daewon circa 1993

How about this to start your morning? Yesterday we saw him do a triple blunt but some clips of Daewon Song recorded around 1992/1993 were uploaded for the world to gawp at late last night. Are you able to comprehend how Daewon has been able to do whatever the hell he wants on his skateboard for almost twenty years now? We’re not.

Watch and enjoy below. Yowzers.

Categories
Skateboarding News

Element Skateboards welcome Boo Johnson

Element have welcomed a new rider to their am ranks this morning. Boo Johnson managed to get on their radar after winning an Elemental Awareness comp in California back in 2007 and has upped his game since.

Look out for more from the Tehachepi local with a full section on the forthcoming Element AM video that is being prepped for next summer.

Boo Johnson – Welcome to the Team from ELEMENT SKATEBOARDS on Vimeo.

Categories
Skateboarding News

Pontus and friends hit TBS

Martin Ottosson has posted a film documenting the premiere session of the newly extended TBS (Trainbank Skatepark, better known as the most fun spot ever built).

Warning: includes a nosegrind so awesome from Mr. Pontus Alv that you may have to go skateboarding.

TBS Tuesday from Martin Ottosson on Vimeo.

Categories
Skateboarding News

Matix: Made in the US

Colin Kennedy (this one) has made a short film on the Matix Capital Collection with some stunning statistics on how clothing sold in the USA has increasingly been produced outside of the USA.

Matix’s Capital Collection was made with pride in their home country, watch the excellently shot video to learn a little more about the skate industry in tough economic times.

Categories
Skateboarding News

Get Lesta get Experimental

The Nandos ExPERImental Jam went off at The Boardroom this weekend and as always, Get Lesta were down to get everything covered. Enjoy their swish edit of the day below.

Categories
Skateboarding News

Frankly Speaking with Tony Miorana

This week our eyes were treated to the absolutely professional talk-show hosting of Frank Gerwer as he spends a week with Tony Miorana.

It’s one of the more interesting things you’ll see in the skateweb this week so click on the screenshot below to see why. Warning: includes an example of what all adverts should look like. Anti Hero = do want.

Categories
Skateboarding News

Ten tricks with Dave Monoghan

One of Manchester’s most notorious heavy hitters, Dave Monoghan is now riding for Ekta Skateboards.

To honour the occasion, he went to the Pump Cage and knocked out ten amazing tricks for all the internet to enjoy. Watch it below. Style!

Categories
Skateboarding News

This week’s Agency Thursdays: Who Dat!

This week’s installment of Agency Thursdays over at the Stereo Sound Agency introduces the second ‘Who Dat!‘ clip, featuring some superb skating from the new Stereo flow mandem Brian Gille.

Click the screengrab below to get to it.

Categories
Skateboarding News

G1 Welcome Scott Keegan

Ah, the Welcome Edit, a little snippet of goodness to get you hyped. Offer out your hand to high five Scott Keegan who’s just been welcomed aboard the good ship G1.

Head here to get your ears close to the ground and check below for the goodness.