Category: Skateboarding News

Name one film about skateboarding that has ever been respected at the time of its release by actual skateboarders? There are not many that spring to mind, but some go down as classics such as Thrashin’. Will this? If it has top cheese factor then maybe.

Watch the first trailer for the new Nas-produced skate drama The Land. A story about Cleveland skateboarders who pursue their dreams of making it as pro’s against all odds. Erykah Badu and The Wire’s Michael K. Williams are involved with Steve Caple Jr as the writer and director.

UK Krooked rider Lewis Keen is welcomed to Cardiff’s City Surf team with warm arms. Short and snappy, but bumping off of everything as he shows us a few unexpected sights to be seen. fluent style and a strong hankering to hunk his foot from the board.

Ph: Ben Schroeder’s infamous transfer

Southsea’s magical sea-front skatepark has been revisited in a new web documentary that delves into the park’s cherished history.

This park, that is still open today, was an epicenter for skateboarding back in the 80s and hosted some of the most legendary events in UK skate history, from Shut Up and Skate to demo’s from the Powell team, who were at their peak at the time.

Get the teas on for six minutes of reminiscing with Don Brider and more locals. The only downside is wanting more!

Southsea was recently paid homage to in a new book on 80s skating in the UK. Head here for the sweets.

Ph: Will Sleigh

So, Gonz has decided to make his own Loveletters series on YouTube this week and gives Jeff Grosso a firm kick in the butt for being a difficult to please bugger. Ugly, awkward tricks are going down in this short flick with some good banter thrown in for good measure, no doubt.

Edit: Looks like Gonz took this one down overnight, sorry.

Alien Workshop released a bunch of archived footage filmed by Miguel Valle from Bunker Down today.

Press play for the footy featuring Joey Guevara, Paul Liliani, Frankie Spears, Max Garson, Brandon Nguyen, Yaje Popson and friends.

Smooth operations are going down in this new edit from Danish skater Alexander Risvad.

Need a hype trip? Get on this Hélas Polo Club Mixtape – it rips.

Anti-Hero powerhouse Jon Sciano is back with a fresh edit for Chat. Plenty of hillbombing and a mix of mainly street and a little park footy.

Have a go on James Tudor‘s section from the Yorkshire scene video ‘Fresh Eggs and Coke, which is available to watch in full below.

Watch the full flick with skating from Will Creswick, Long Pearskid, George Reid, James Tudor, Rob Salmon, Ian Brown, Ben Moulson, Reece Leung, Matty Smith, Owen Silverwood, Paul ‘Wapo’ Watson, Josh Cox, Laurie O’ Hara, Ben Rowles, Nathan ‘Panda’ Smith, Dave Morgan, Alan Callaghan, Mark Stern, Mark Kemp, Mani Haddon, Sam ‘Blinky’ Hutchinson, Myles Rushforth, Scott Parkin, Eamon Croghan, Farran Golding and Alex Bird.

Watch this ATV get stuck into everything that ends in a bunch of massive kinked rails.