Category: Skateboarding News

Look out this summer for the Zoo York team who will be skating throughout the following locations in the UK throughout June.

Familia Skateboards in South Africa have re-launched their online presence and uploaded a bunch of footage onto YouTube for your viewing pleasure. Go to www.familia.co.za for all the trimmings.

This years Quiksilver Bowlriders dates have been announced this week. The UK qualifier will be held at Camdens Cantelowes skate park in London on May 31st and the finals on 15th June in Malmo, Sweden.

The UK leg was won last year by Ben Raemers who has an amazing photo in Thrasher Magazine this month and has travelled extensively since. Don’t miss this event!

Check out the Master of Disaster and the Alba Brothers skating Pipeline Skatepark in Upland. ‘Aqua marine haired punk’…gotta love the roots.

No, not Abjekt’s favourite subject matter, but the new video from DVS, which will be available free on May 5th at your local skateshop and on the front cover of Sidewalk.

Dude, Dudes, Dudes will be featuring the likes of Mark Baines, Zered Bassett, Jeron Wilson, Paul Shier, Steve Berra, Torey Pudwill, Andrew Brophy, Kerry Getz, Daewon Song, and loads more, you can see the full line-up at www.dvsskate.com

The Matix team recently took a trip to Hawaii, with Torey Pudwill, Mike Anderson, Van Wastell, and Kristian Bomholt going along to soak up some sun and skate.

You can see the footage from the trip if you click right here

Greg Hunt, the man behind the lens of three Transworld videos, the DC video and now Alien Workshop’s upcoming Mind Field, has a really good, in-depth interview over on the Slap site.

Read what he has to say about making money in the skate video industry, growing up with Sean Sheffey, and filming polar bears in Alaska by clicking here

Girl Skateboards have collaborated with AIDS charity (Red) to produce a limited series of Eric Koston endorsed decks for their latest catalogue.

Designed by Girl art director Andy Jenkins as a double deck piece of artwork, the majority of the profits will be given to the charity which helps people with AIDS all across the world.

You can see a video interview about the ideas behind the project with Andy and Eric by clicking here

On April 10th, Supreme are releasing a series of decks featuring the artwork of photo-realist painter Marilyn Winter.

The artist who became famous for her fashion designs using pornographic images and beauty advertisements has made it’s way onto this series of decks, with stark images of models in less than glamorous conditions.

The Xynthetic Carbon & Chemicals tour is now over, but don’t fret, you can re-live the magic with this video filmed and edited by Johnny Clooney.

Xynthetic Carbon & Chemicals retrospective from Xynthetic on Vimeo.

www.xynthetic.co.uk